Dish of the Day #1159: Abs-olutely Fabulous!

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Top 10 Tuesday of Groovy Tunes: Pet Shop Boys are "Always on My Mind"

Each week I feature 10 groovy tunes that have appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 chart during the last 50+ years. You can vote for your three favorites, and the five with the most votes move on to the following week when five new songs will be added to the list.

Last week the Mamas & the Papas remained at the top with "California Dreamin'", which received 36 votes out of the 181 cast. And this week they will be challenged by Simon & Garfunkel, Sade and Pet Shop Boys.

Groovy Giveaway: A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951 on DVD

Courtesy of The Karpel Group and Wolfe Video, this week's Groovy Giveaway is three DVDs of A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951, the intriguingly-imagined drama about a Hollywood icon that The Advocate calls "Breathtaking."

Written and directed by Matthew Mishory and anchored by a knockout performance from the stunningly handsome James Preston, A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951 is a fearless, intimate portrait of the legendary ’50s movie star James Dean on the cusp of becoming both a great actor and an outsider icon.

Set in the early 1950s and focusing on Dean’s experiences as a rising star in Los Angeles, the film’s surreal and dreamlike vignettes blend biographical and fictionalized elements to present pivotal moments in his short yet remarkable life.

A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951 will be available on DVD June 4. For more information, visit www.WolfeVideo.com or www.joshuatree1951.com. You can also follow the film and Wolfe Video on Facebook and Twitter:

http://www.Facebook.com/JoshuaTree1951Film
http://twitter.com/joshuatree1951
http://www.facebook.com/WolfeVideo
http://twitter.com/wolfevideo

To enter to win this Groovy Giveaway, email your name and address to deepdishdrama@aol.com. Winners must have a US mailing address, and entries close at midnight on Monday, May 27 (CST).

Dish of the Day #1158: Abs-olutely Fabulous!

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67 Groovy Things about Cher on her birthday

Today I'm celebrating Cher's 67th birthday by sharing a "few" groovy things about her life and career:

1. Cherilyn Sarkisian was born in El Centro, California, on May 20, 1946.

Dish of the Day #1157: Abs-olutely Fabulous!

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Today's Dish is Roman Dawidoff.

Web Series Worth Watching: Where the Bears Are returns on June 10

Web Series of the Week: Where the Bears Are
My favorite comedy series about big, hairy, gay men returns for a second season on June 10, and you can check out its promo trailer below. For those of you who haven't watched the Bears before, it's about three roommates - Reggie, Wood and Nelson - who find themselves caught up in a murder mystery. Think The Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote - with a gay twist and yummy beefcake (I'm sure there will be plenty of shirtless scenes of Nelson's furry boyfriend Hot Toddy, but I'm hoping for some with the hunky Detective Winters). And the fabulous Margaret Cho shows up as a guest star this season. Sounds like the Bears are back and better than ever - and I can't wait!

Fall TV Preview: Super Fun Night with Dracula and The Goldbergs

The five major networks revealed their 2013-14 schedules this week, and once again I am quite underwhelmed with most of the new shows that they're hoping will become big hits. Last month I posted a list of 13 TV pilots that were being considered, but only six of them were picked up - ABC's The Goldbergs and Super Fun Night, NBC's Family Guide and Sean Saves the World, CBS's Mom and an untitled HBO gay dramedy starring Jonathan Groff (unfortunately, two of these shows I've already changed my mind about). I'm also disappointed that ABC passed on the Annie Potts dramedy, Murder in Manhattan, and the Jennifer Beals soap opera, Westside (especially after watching some of the yawn-inducing promos of the shows that were selected).

And I must admit that I was most excited this week by the news that Broadway legend Patti LuPone is joining the cast of FX's American Horror Story: Coven, which begins its third season in October. I can't wait to see what creator Ryan Murphy has in store for her and the rest of his amazing cast, which includes Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett.

So below you can check out six new series that I will be tuning in - for at least their pilot episodes - as well as 12 shows that I will NOT be watching next season (all times are Central Standard). You can see a complete list of shows and trailers at The Futon Critic:

Deep Dish Pool Party #19

The rules are quite simple - each week I feature 10 Dishes of the Day and you get to invite your three favorites over for some wet and wild fun at the Deep Dish Pool Party. The five hunks who receive the most votes get to stay, and the following week five new Dishes are added to the guest list. So enjoy the party - and please feel free to leave a comment and share your selections.

1) Dish #1094: Arnaud Dehaynin
LW #1, W13, 69 invites out of 418



2) Dish #1147: Dylan Carden
W2, 59 invites

Dish of the Day #1156: Kitchen Confidential

Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured. Click here to vote for your three favorite Dishes in this week's Deep Dish Pool Party poll.

Today's Dish is actor George Nader (1921-2002), who came out in 1986 (his nephew is Dynasty/All My Children actor Michael Nader).

Show Tune Showdown #39: 1964-68 Broadway Seasons, Round 2

In the 38th Show Tune Showdown, Chicago, A Chorus Line and Mack & Mabel won the most showdowns - and the following songs will be moving on to Round 3:

Chicago's "All That Jazz", "Cell Block Tango", "Mr. Cellophane" and "We Both Reached for the Gun"

A Chorus Line's "The Music and the Mirror", "Dance: Ten, Looks: Three", "What I Did for Love" and "Nothing"

Mack & Mabel's "Time Heals Everything" "I Won't Send Roses" "Look What Happened to Mabel" and "Wherever He Ain't"

The Rocky Horror Show's "The Time Warp", "Sweet Transvestite" and "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"

Godspell's "Day by Day" and "Save the People"

A Little Night Music's "Send in the Clowns" and "Every Day a Little Death"

The Act's "Arthur in the Afternoon"

Annie's "Easy Street"

The Baker's Wife's "Meadowlark"

On the Twentieth Century's "On the Twentieth Century"

Pippin's "Simple Joys"

Seesaw's "It's Not Where You Start"

Sweeney Todd's "Not While I'm Around"

The Wiz's "Home"

Working's "If I Could've Been"

PLEASE NOTE: The next Show Tune Showdown will be on Friday, May 31.

Now on to our 39th Show Tune Showdown, which takes us back to the 1964-68 Broadway seasons when the following 19 musicals opened:

Dish of the Day #1155: Kitchen Confidential

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Dish of the Day #1154: Kitchen Confidential

Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured. If you haven't yet voted in last week's Deep Dish Pool Party, choose your three favorite hunks in the sidebar poll.

Top 10 Tuesday of Groovy Tunes: "Only Yesterday" I was listening to the Carpenters

Each week I feature 10 groovy tunes that have appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 chart during the last 50+ years. You can vote for your three favorites, and the five with the most votes move on to the following week when five new songs will be added to the list.

Last week the Mamas & the Papas remained at the top with "California Dreamin'", which received 35 votes out of the 196 cast. And this week they will be challenged by Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond and the Carpenters.

Groovy Giveaway: BoysTown on DVD

Courtesy of Reidling Entertainment, this week's Groovy Giveaway is three DVDs of the new gay drama series, BoysTown, which explores the entangled lives of eight friends and lovers living in the heart of L.A. The cast includes J. Hunter Ackerman, Jesse Seann Atkinson, Albertossy Espinoza, Eric Dean, Chace Farguson, Jim Patneaude, Peter Welkin and creator/producer Ricky Reidling. The show is currently airing its first season on Canada's OutTV.

The DVD includes the first two episodes, a director's commentary and outtakes. For more information on BoysTown, go to www.boystown.us. You can also follow the series on Facebook.

To enter to win this Groovy Giveaway, email your name and address to deepdishdrama@aol.com. Winners must have a US mailing address, and entries close at midnight on Thursday, May 16 (CST).