FFG DVD not being released in February now!

You get a beautiful picture today because the news is crap, not at all unexpected, but still crap.

The date for the Falling for Grace DVD release has been put back a month from February 9th to March 9th. This isn't on either Fay's or the FFG Twitter pages and neither Facebook page has this news. No, the only reason we know this is because she emailed a friend and that friend very kindly posted the news on livejournal. This is what she wrote:

The distributor just pushed the DVD release date back to March 9th. It's a moving target, I guess. We'll need a lot of help spreading the word!

What's this all about, "we'll need a lot of help spreading the word!"? Put it on Facebook, Fay, tweet about it. You'll be surprised how fast the news spreads!

Anyway, this isn't at all unexpected, especially when, as I posted here, only a couple of days ago Fay was saying that she was still "gathering all the materials to go to press."

If we all didn't have our tongues hanging out waiting for any new and exciting news about Fertile Ground, I expect this setback would have hit harder. As it is, it just feels like a minor inconvenience! Oh well, I suppose I'll get to see this film eventually... that's if I live long enough of course! :)

Any excuse to post a Gale pic... and a Randy one!

I was obviously far too deeply immersed in the "is he or isn't he" question of Gale's involvement in the film Fertile Ground to notice this, but someone asked Fay a question on her Facebook page yesterday.

The question was "How is the DVD coming along?"

Fay's reply:

It's definitely coming along. We are gathering all the materials to go to press. It's kinda crazy how hard it is to "deliver" to distributors - almost harder than making the movie :)

Hm, in other words it's not coming along much at all. The good news is she obviously has distributors for the DVD, the bad is that those distributors have presumably not received anything from her as of yesterday! What the hold up is, I can only imagine. Something to do with the editing of all those commentaries she's done with various people, perhaps! ;)

As some of you may know already, Randy is going to be chatting - rather a long chat actually as it's scheduled to last two hours - with Dr. Kenneth Elliott, who is Assistant Professor of Theater in the Department of Fine Arts at Rutgers University - Camden. You can find more information here.

No new picture for the poster on this event, I'm afraid, and I wonder what Randy thinks about "star of Showtime drama series "Queer as Folk" and Broadway's hit show Wicked" being picked out as his claims to fame! ;)

Randy poster comes via the lovely Kinwad on lj.

Gale's new movie... let's hope!

So, there's been plenty of speculation over the last few days as to whether Gale really is associated with a new horror movie called Fertile Ground.

The very reliable Kinwad on livejournal first broke the news a couple of days ago that Gale had been filming this new movie. (Although she has now locked both her posts, probably because the poor girl was being pestered for her source.*) This news tied in with the Gale sighting in Des Moines, first mentioned on Twitter, which is apparently near where the filming was taking place.

The equally reliable StellaDallas on IMDb has managed to find some information on the plot here - be careful though, her post obviously contains spoilers for the movie!

When I first heard about this and posted about it briefly here, I was not at all happy about Gale doing a horror movie. I don't enjoy most trashy guts and gore horror movies and never particularly want to see Gale in one - that's not to say I wouldn't watch it, because if he's in it how could I possibly resist, it's just that I would hate it! ;)

I am therefore oh so very pleased that, on paper at least, it sounds much more of a psychological/paranormal type movie, rather than a zombie/brain eating/blood and guts one! In fact, because of the, I think, very reliable sources this information has come from, I am allowing myself to tentatively look forward to it!

The Production Designer for the movie is **Hannah E. Beachler and she has posted some set pictures from the movie on her website. Here they are, click and they get bigger:







It would be rather nice to have some pictorial confirmation of Gale's involvement in this sooner rather than later!


*The lovely Kinwad's posts are back! That's great, although it's still true that nothing official has been released!

**This bit of blurb is on Hannah Beachler's website

Currently Hannah is
Production Designing the
Feature Film "Fertile Ground"
Directed by Adam Gierasch
Produced by Limor Diamant

Passenger Side and a new Gale project... perhaps!

Okay so I'm thrilled to bits now as I've just booked my tickets for the October 25th showing of Passenger Side here in London.

I was late booking today because I had to go out first thing, so by the time I got around to booking just now, lots of seats had already gone! This film is obviously very eagerly anticipated by other members of the BFI. Not necessarily just the Gale fans, like me, either! ;)

I know Gale's part in this is very small, but just having the chance to see him on the big screen again after all this time is fabulous! It's been 5 years since Particles of Truth was shown here, so it's been a long, long wait to see him again.

I'm not really sure about the other Gale news today. One part of me is very pleased because we get to see more of him, and it is, of course, very good that he's working. The other part of me isn't quite so happy about him working on a straight to DVD horror film, although my niece will be thrilled as she loves that type of film. I must agree with StellaDallas on IMDb (who is one of a small handful of people over there I value the word of), please, please let this film be more of a psychological thriller than a blood, guts and gore type! I really wouldn't want Gale to do one of those. :(

UPDATE: Here's another link with more information on that new movie... maybe. :)

FFG in China? Well, maybe...

The interesting thing about this new tweet from Fay is the fact that Gale may go with her to China this time. This may only be wishful thinking on Fay's part at the moment, we'll see, but if it happens, how fantastically lucky for you Gale fans in China and how lucky for Gale - a, hopefully, all expenses paid trip to China! The same for those of you in Florida, how wonderful if it does open at a theatre near you. I wouldn't hold my breath though if I were you.

Falling for Grace may go to China...Gale & Fay may go as well...More requests to open theatrically - this winter in Florida perhaps?

I am quite jealous and I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but why has she never tried getting this shown at any film festivals in the UK or Europe?

Oh, well, roll on February 9, I shall be pre-ordering my DVD as soon as I can!

Hotlanta!

Hal Sparks is in Georgia and tweeted this a few hours ago:

It's Hot here in Atlanta...

well you know where my mind went immediately!

Yep, you've guessed it:

Okay, you lucky buggers in Louisville, Kentucky...

you get the chance to see Gale on the big screen! This according to Fay's latest tweet:

Falling for Grace going to Louisville, Kentucky next! Love that the word for the film keeps growing in the most unexpected places.

I can't help but agree with her, it is amazing that after all these years and a couple of name changes, Falling for Grace is still being picked up as though it were a new film!

Why did it never come across the pond, I wonder? Hmm...

Oh, and apparently the composer of FFG is climbing the A-list! I don't think doing the music for FFG exactly gave him the leg up he needed to achieve this, but well done anyway. Here's Fay's tweet:

Andy Hollander, composer of FFG, was on the front page of Variety featured as one of the next wave of A-listers. Congrats Andy!

A Gale pic...

...as no one liked the video. :(

Nothing. Zilch. Nada. No Gale news today...

So here's a kiss.

It's POT.

It's short.

It's intense:



Gorgeous, eh?

If anyone else has any news, PLEASE let me know! *begs*

My Dad...

It's my father's birthday today, he would have been 103 years old!
He was already quite old when I was born, so I didn't have
as much time with him as I would have wished.

He died 22 years ago. I still miss him.

Happy Birthday, Dad.

More commentary on FFG with other people this time??

I'm really confused now! This from Fay's twitter page:

Getting ready to do more commentary for Falling for Grace with ace composer, Andrew Hollander and set decorator, Shannon Finnerty & more...

Never heard of this before. I'm no expert, but I always thought that if commentary was being done for a film, they got everyone together and recorded the commentary. Not do some commentary with the stars of the film, i.e. Gale, then do some more with the composer, set director etc... How is this going to be edited? How will it work? Does anyone know?

Passenger Side at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival in October...

There's really good news for anyone who would like the opportunity of a brief glimpse of a naked Gale here in London! Passenger Side is going to be here at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival in October.

It will be shown at the NFT2 on the Southbank on Sunday, October 25 at 20:30 and again on Tuesday, October 27 at 13:45.

There is absolutely no likelihood of Gale showing up as his part in the film consists of a tiny cameo, so this will be the THIRD time I've seen a film here in London that Gale is connected with and the THIRD time he hasn't been here! :(

ETA: Forgot to say, booking, both online and by telephone, for BFI Members starts 23rd September and for the public on 26th September. See you there! ;)

FFG DVD to be released February 9, 2010...

She'll be the death of us all! Actually, I'd probably faint at this point if she started putting all the updates in the same place! :)

Fay has put this in the bio on the Falling for Grace twitter page:

Falling for Grace DVD - out on 2/9/10 in time for Valentine's Day!

So, remember if you're looking for this, it ISN'T a tweet, it's just an updated bio.

*rolls eyes*

ETA: I've been thinking about this all afternoon, wondering why she didn't just make an announcement on Facebook or, at the very least, tweet about it. I wonder if this is so that the date can actually be changed quite surreptitiously! I could be totally wrong and it's just that she hates us Gale fans and loves messing with our heads! Of course, it may all mean nothing and I'm just totally paranoid... ;)

Dog fighting gang convicted...

I am so very relieved that this woman and the others involved in this dog fighting syndicate have been found guilty and will be sentenced later this month. Yet again I'm left wondering how people become involved in such an horrendous so-called 'sport'!

The footage that the truly courageous BBC undercover reporter, Stephen Ibinson (R.I.P.), got after infiltrating the gang is absolutely sickening. I just hope that the sentences given will reflect his courage as well as the horror and cruelty these poor dogs endured. Please, please let the Judge hand out long custodial sentences and not just fines and community service, because these dogs suffered terrible fear, unimaginable pain and endless abuse. Unless the sentences for these crimes get heavy enough to deter these inhumane bastards, dog fighting will continue.

Dog-fighting trio found guilty after BBC Panorama investigation

A mother-of-three was found guilty today of being involved in one of Europe's largest dog-fighting syndicates, the RSPCA said.

Claire Parker, 44, was convicted alongside Mohammed Farooq, 33, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at Lincoln Magistrates' Court.

The trio, who were involved in a dog-fighting ring which spanned the country, were found guilty by a district judge after an investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme.

It found that the syndicate had links to a gang in Northern Ireland, with paramilitary connections, who supplied illegal American pit bull dogs.

Members of the ring attended fights as far away as Finland.

Parker, of Kexby Lane, Kexby, Lincolnshire, a mother of three young children, was found guilty of holding a fight in the garage at her home, which she shared with her husband, John Parker.

He has since died in prison.

She was found guilty of being present at a dog-fight, keeping a premises for dog-fighting and possessing three pit bull dogs. She denied all the charges.

Mohammed Farooq, 33, of Daniels Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, was found guilty on two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and possessing training equipment for dog-fighting.

The youth was convicted on two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, and keeping dog-fighting equipment.

Both he and Farooq earlier admitted owning banned a pit bull.

They were the time-keepers at the fight at Parker's home.

The RSPCA said it was one of the biggest cases of dog-fighting it had ever prosecuted.

Chief inspector Ian Briggs, from the RSPCA's special operations unit, said: "Dog-fighting is a barbaric and cruel so-called sport which belongs in the Dark Ages and horrific suffering is caused to the dogs involved.

"Those that continue to pursue this activity should understand that the RSPCA and the police will continue to bring those responsible before the courts."

During the trial, the court was shown a video of the BBC programme Inside Out in which an undercover reporter called Steve Ibinson can be seen chatting to 38-year-old Gary Adamson, a keen dog-fighter.

The reporter met Adamson after he started drinking with the Farmers Boys, a dog-fighting gang based in a small town called Tandragee, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

The reporter has since died in Afghanistan but District Judge Richard Blake was shown graphic footage of a dog-fight in Finland attended by Adamson.

Ibinson said: "He (Adamson) sees himself as the Don King (boxing
promoter) of pit bulls. He was very relaxed in the company of the Farmers Boys, who made it clear that he was their guy in the North East of the UK.

"For the Farmers Boys he was part of one of the biggest dog-fighting syndicates in Europe."

Ibinson went on to describe how one fight left some of the dogs involved so badly injured that they would have had to be put down.

He added: "The last dog in that incident was killed by putting on to its tail a crocodile clip and another one on to its ear and then connecting it to the main electrical system."

Footage, filmed secretly by Ibinson, also showed Adamson playing with three of his pit bull dogs.

In one clip Adamson, a part-time odd-job man, said he was looking for a swimming tank in which he could train his dogs.

He kept them at the side of his house in Yarm, North Yorkshire, in reinforced pens.

Claire Parker was caught after Adamson told Ibinson about a fight at the home of John Parker, who was known as "Odd Bodd".

Parker invited Adamson and his dog Pablo for a fight in a garage at his house after changing the location of the match at the last minute.

It was at the Parkers' house in Lincolnshire that Farooq and the youth acted as time-keepers, while Claire Parker was accused of knowingly letting the fights take place.

Her husband was already banned from keeping dogs and had convictions for dog-fighting, the court heard during the week-long trial.

When police officers and RSPCA inspectors raided the Parkers' home they found treadmills, veterinary equipment and breaking sticks used to separate dogs during fights.

They also discovered scales and harnesses for the dogs, which were kept in separate pens to prevent them attacking each other, as well as a bloodstained dog-fighting pit constructed in the garage of the house.

Adamson told the reporter that, during the fight in the Parkers' house, Pablo received a "ragging" during a fight with a dog called Chief, which was owned by a man called Kenneth King.

Adamson claimed Pablo lost because he was travel-sick on the journey to Lincolnshire.

He was still badly scarred around the muzzle, head and hind quarters when Ibinson next visited Adamson's house.

But despite this, Adamson did not seek professional veterinary help, preferring to treat the animal himself.

In his statement, Ibinson added: "The dog was lethargic and looked very swollen, dehydrated and did not want to come out of its kennel. It also had staples over some of its wounds.

"Dog-fighting's greatest myth is that time will heal dogs, but this dog needed veterinary treatment, which it had been denied."

Gary Adamson, 38, of Ramsey Crescent, Yarm, North Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to six charges in connection with illegal dog-fighting last week.

Kenneth King, 35, of Main Street, Ragnall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, admitted eight charges related to fighting banned pit bull terriers during the same hearing.

Owen Batey, 40, of Cannock Road, Middlesbrough, admitted setting two pit bulls on each other, being present at a dog-fight and owning a pit bull.

Christopher Burgess, 42, of Longstone Way, Ladybrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was told he would probably receive a community sentence during the same hearing after he pleaded guilty to one charge of keeping a banned dog.

All seven will be sentenced on September 25.

Original Source: 24dash.com.

Patrick Swayze, R.I.P.

What a sad, sad day. Such a nice man.
He fought so very hard and gained extra time with his family.

R.I.P.


ETA: There is a lovely tribute to Patrick at Deep Dish here.

So Fay is to make an announcement this week on release of FFG DVD...

Don't hold your breath, but Fay's answer to this question "do you have any idea when the dvd for ffg will be released?" on her Facebook, was:

Yes, we will be making the announcement this week!

So, we'll have to wait and see what she says, but if an announcement is made this week, surely that means that things are far more advanced than she'd have us believe. She couldn't possibly be making an announcement on its release, if she hasn't even got the money to promote it, could she? Iz confused...

Any bets that when we eventually get our hands on this DVD it will resemble the Wake DVD I and everyone else bought at first, with no artwork, no bloopers, in fact no extras at all. ;)

P.S. Isn't that a gorgeous pic of Gale... *faints*

Come on, own up! Who's been offering money for Gale's jeans?

Fay has posted this on the Falling for Grace Facebook page:

Been getting some requests to sell some items from Falling for Grace - eg. a watch that Andrew wore, jeans, signed theatrical posters, etc. We need to raise a substantial amount of money for p.r. in preparation for a major DVD release. Any thoughts?

Well, I'm quite lost for words! Wonder who the requests have been coming from? People trying to get a private sale, rather than competing with the rest of Gale's fans? Funny that it's the watch and jeans being mentioned again. It was the watch and jeans she tweeted about three days ago. Hmm...

Okay, say she does auction memorabilia from the film and gets enough money to finance the P.R. - although why she thinks that will cost much I don't know, we're all sitting here just waiting to hand our money over, so a couple of tweets should do it - for the DVD, does that mean the people who win the items get the DVD free? Only seems fair. ;)

Seriously though, I'm all for independent film makers, but why try doing everything yourself? Get yourself a distributor, love, for all our sakes!

After the commentary, Gale and Fay do lunch...

A tweet this morning from Fay on the "fallingforgrace" twitter page:

"Met Gale last week in L.A. to do commentary. We had a great time, hung out and had a fab lunch! Took some pics and will upload on facebook!"

Well, isn't that nice. They had a lovely time. I wonder if she had to prod him to keep him talking during lunch? ;) No pics yet though!

ETA: Two hours later... still no pics. No rush, Fay!

ETA2: Seven hours... *drums fingers*

Okay, so we may be having an FFG fundraiser!

Two tweets from Fay today, this one:

"Trying to deliver a film for tv or DVD is far more difficult than getting the movie made. It's practically as expensive!"

followed immediately by:

"May have to do a little fund-raising by selling items from movie. Perhaps Gale fans would be interested in jeans or watch he wore :)"

So get your money out people, we may have to have an auction to get this damned DVD made! Jesus! :)

Of course Brian Kinney doesn't cuddle...

It's 01:32 here, way past my bedtime, but I'm feeling very sad and nostalgic tonight, so before I go I thought I'd post a couple of pics. What a sad, sad scene this was. Played to perfection by both Gale and Randy. Oh, how it broke our hearts to see this and to guess that this was the end. Of course, it gave the lie to Brian Kinney never cuddling, because what else could it possibly be when he covered Justin with the duvet and left his arm around him holding him close... aah. I miss this show.



ETA: Of course they get bigger...click!

A Gale doll anyone?

Someone found this website offering custom made dolls. If you scroll down you'll come to a male doll "inspired by Gale Harold".

I'm glad it states "inspired by" because to be perfectly honest I can only see a vague resemblance. Without being too picky, I think the main problem is the clothes. The black jeans are probably okay, but I don't recall Gale or even Brian Kinney wearing anything like the rest. I think it's a black shirt with a waistcoat over the top which I've never seen him in. I think the black shirt on its own would have been better or maybe a sleeveless one. I have no idea how much one of these dolls would cost, but I don't think I'll be enquiring.

I'd much rather have one of those free-standing, life-sized cardboard cut-outs, you know the ones, they have them of lots of celebrities. My friend, B, acquired one of Spike for me back in the day. He's a bit crushed now, in fact I think his neck is broken, but he's probably deterred many a burglar in the last few years!

Anyway, I've always fancied one of Gale from this photo on the left, if only it came full length in those white pants he had on... phew!

Does the man in your life wear 'skin-tight budgie smugglers'...

...well, apparently he'll need a pair if you visit France or Belgium. I know this is old news, but when I first read about Alton Towers banning Speedos from their water park because it has been deemed inappropriate for men to wear skimpy shorts when around women and children, I just thought it was the mad English at it again and promptly forgot about it.

However, what has emerged is that in some towns and cities in both France and Belgium it is compulsory to wear nothing bigger than Speedos in most public pools and the reason for this is not the one which automatically comes to mind. No it's NOT because European men are born with some kind of innate pride in their meat and two veg and want every opportunity to proudly display them in the smallest, tightest little trunks imaginable!

Non, non, say the French, it's definitely NOT to show off a Frenchman's impressive, or not, tackle, it's purely for "hygiene" reasons!? Apparently because more generous shorts and trunks can be worn elsewhere during the day, thereby picking up sand and dirt in their voluminous folds. If those same shorts are then worn in a pool, said sand and dirt is deposited in the pristine waters. The pools then need far more filtering to keep them clean!

So, now you know! It isn't a cultural difference whereby the men of France and Belgium are born with a lot more... ego to shove in their shorts and are altogether far more exhibitionist than their English counterparts. Who, apparently, enjoy the confidence building feel of copious amounts of material flapping around their nether regions, thereby disguising exactly what they have hiding under there!

Personally I'm sitting on the fence on this one. I've always quite liked the element of surprise, but at the same time I feel quite envious of those lucky women of France and Belgium. For if size DOES matter, they, at least, will never be disappointed! ;)

ETA: I posted this last night, but couldn't see it this morning and didn't know where the hell it had gone! It turned out that I somehow managed to post it in the middle of August! Mysterious! Anyway, here it is, very late as I said.

Falling for Grace commentary goes "really well" although Gale "stopped talking"!!

Hmm, not sure about this. Exactly how could the commentary go "really well" if Gale "stopped talking at some point"? Doesn't make sense. What's the real reason Gale stopped talking? Dare I say he was... bored! ;)

This is from Fay Ann Lee's Facebook page, and perhaps she did take notice of my comment to her, because she's updated the FFG page, too, this time:

The commentary with Gale went really well. The last time we saw the film together was on Opening night at Tribeca. I think we were both too nervous to enjoy the movie. During commentary, Gale stopped talking at some point because he was really getting into the movie and I felt bad every time I interrupted him to actually say something. It was really great to see that he really enjoyed the film, as a viewer!

Hmm...

Big thighs anyone?

I've been in a battle with my thighs all of my life. My thighs are only happy if they are carrying around every spare bit of fat my body has to offer. At times in my life my thighs have brought me to tears. But not any more!

Here are two - yep you heard it TWO - fabulous reasons to have big thighs.

The first is health:

Bigger thighs are better for health

Men and women with large thighs have a lower risk of premature death and heart disease, a study has shown.

People whose thighs measure at least 23.6in (60cm) in circumference were less likely to develop heart disease or die early, a 12-year study of almost 3,000 men and women in Denmark found.

Professor Berit Heitmann said thigh size could be used by GPs as "an early marker to identify patients at later risk of cardiovascular disease and early mortality".
More News

"A small thigh circumference was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases and total mortality in both men and women," he said.

"A threshold effect for thigh circumference was evident, with greatly increased risk of premature death below around 60cm."

He added: "The fact that more than half of the men and women aged 35-65 have thigh circumference below the threshold is worrying."

The Monica (monitoring trends in and determinants of cardiovascular disease) project, published online on bmj.com, found there was no added protective effect for people with thighs in excess of 60cm.

Body fat and other high risk factors such as smoking and high cholesterol were taken into account by the study.

Prof Heitmann, director of the research unit for dietary studies at Copenhagen University Hospital, said: "The adverse effects of small thighs might be related to too little muscle mass in the region."

This is the best reason though, for the cat:

Gale and Fay to do commentary on Falling for Grace

Okay, so it looks like we're going to have a similar commentary on Falling for Grace with Gale and Fay Ann Lee talking about the film, as we had with Jennifer Elster and Gale on Particles of Truth. This is potentially really great news. The commentary on POT is absolutely fabulous, with Gale's mumbled quips and beautiful laugh, their chemistry and obvious liking for each other, the whole thing was worth the price of the DVD any day! Let's hope the same chemistry comes through during the commentary with Fay. We get a chance to suggest what we'd like them to talk about, too!

This is from Fay's facebook:

In L.A. now getting ready to do commentary with my friend, Gale Harold, for the Falling for Grace DVD. Hmm...what are we going to say? I never watch the movie at screenings and I know Gale doesn't like to watch himself either...so this will actually be a fresh look at the movie! Any thoughts on what you'd like us to talk about?

UPDATE: Strangely she didn't post this on the FFG Facebook page! I've commented to her asking that she get someone to update that page with any news, so we'll see. :)

Some crops of Gale I made from the caps I posted yesterday...

He's just adorable! He is so emphatic and animated when he starts talking. Trying to get his point across with passion and he does so well, but then he kind of loses all confidence in what he's trying to convey! It makes me just want to grab him and tell him that it's all right and just hug him. I'm so glad the guy with him (whoever he is - no one answered me in my post the other day asking who he is) was supporting him. Good job Gale.

Okay, so here are some crops I made from the caps I posted on Monday. There really is no such thing as too much where this man is concerned, caps of this video are probably everywhere, but, hey, who cares, right? ;)

Oh, btw, I can't get any clips or caps of Gale in the Desperate Housewives DVD extras, unless someone kindly uploads it to YouTube. The DVD doesn't come out here in the UK until November! How shitty is that? Considering the season finished here only a couple of weeks behind the US and yet we have to wait another 2 to 3 months before getting the DVDs!