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Margaret Cho, Sundance, Backstreet Boys, James Bond
Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho is All About Sex

Sure, TLC gave us the anti-gay scourge that is the Duggars. But here’s some good news: We’re getting a new Margaret Cho series. It’s called _All About Sex_ and it’ll involve a variety of segments related to that human desire for conscious coupling. The queer comic will share the spotlight with Chelsea Lately regular Heather McDonald, Hairspray ’s Tony Award-winning Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry, a sex and relationship therapist. Look at that, not one mansplainer in the bunch. How refreshing. And according to TLC, the series will tackle “the kinds of questions that you’re too embarrassed to even Google.” Given that Cho’s fearless comedy routinely dives deeply into all sorts of sexual taboo, we believe it. This journey to the center of your bedroom will have its premiere on TLC in January, so begin formulating your timid inquiries now. Your orgasm may depend on it.

Sundance, bloody Sundance

Going to the Sundance Film Festival at the end of January? Well, dress warmly, and don’t forget to check in with the round up of LGBT films having their premieres. When the gay film fests are rolling these out this summer you can say you already saw the following:

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The Amina Profile : Filmmaker Sophie Deraspe’s latest about an outspoken Syrian-American revolutionary and queer blogger named Amina and her online affair with Canadian Sandra. And then Amina finds herself kidnapped…
Tig : Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York’s documentary about acclaimed stand-up comic Tig Notaro follows the funny lesbian as she deals with breast cancer and love. Sounds like a tearjerker, but Tig’s no softie. You’ll laugh plenty in the middle of all those feels.
I Am Michael : The true story, from director Justin Kelly, of a gay activist who renounces his homosexuality to become a born-again Christian minister. It stars James Franco (who else?), Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts. Get ready for some angry, anti-gay Christians to freak out over this one.
Grandma : Paul Weitz’s comedy sees Lily Tomlin as a grumpy old woman whose 18 year-old granddaughter comes along to shake up her golden years. Best news: a supporting role for _Orange Is the New Black_ star Laverne Cox.

Backstreet’s back

Stephen Kijak is a gay filmmaker who’s made a name for himself with the acclaimed music documentaries Stones in Exile – about the creation and lasting impact of the Rolling Stones’ classic album Exile on Main St. – and _Scott Walker: 30 Century Man_, an in-depth look at the life and career of the 60s pop-star-turned-avant-garde-musician. Kijak’s also finished Jaco , an as-yet-unreleased doc about legendary musician Jaco Pastorius. Important stuff. What important musical act do you focus on as a follow-up, then? The Backstreet Boys, of course. Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of , due in theaters at the end of January 2015, has at least one thing in common with _30 Century Man_: It’s about what happens after a blast of intense fame. The film will follow all five members of Backstreet as they navigate life post-pop-stardom and what happens when boys grow into men, and it’s pretty much guaranteed that Kijak will treat the material with more dignity and respect than music critics ever gave the BBs. You won’t even have to have liked their old songs (but you probably did) to find this one fascinating.

Cool Rumor Alert: a lesbian bond villain?

File this one under “Yes Please”: rumor has it that, in addition to the heftiest budget price tag in Bond history – they say it’s pushing $300 million already – the next movie in the James Bond franchise, Spectre , could very well feature a lesbian Bad Guy. Now, we’ve been down this road before in the 1960s, with Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore (Sean Connery always seemed to be saying “pushy,” which never ceased to be hilarious) and Lotte Lenya as the gloriously stern Rosa Klebb. But it sure would be nice to have a powerful lesbian villain test Bond’s powers all over again. As of right now, two contenders are in the running. Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux are already cast in the film, so it could be one of them, both of them, or neither. But our money is on Bellucci: older, wiser and, frankly, probably the one most capable of on-screen smolder. We’ll just wait and see. And dream.