In
this week's episode, there were some touching scenes with
Sheryl and Denise, and a lot of time focused on Sheryl's
invention, but Sheryl was ultimately eliminated from the
competition. If she had only offered the judges half her
liver...
OR
EVEN BETTER: "HAVE YOU SEEN MY AWARD-WINNING
TRAILER?"
PlanetOut has partnered with Frameline to host a trailer
competition for the annual San Francisco gay and lesbian
film festival, the largest GLBT film festival in the country.
You have until April 29th to submit a 20-second short
promoting the festival (get more info here),
and if you win, your short film could be seen by 50,000
people this summer. And who knows what that could lead
to? Sundance, a studio film, or just a great pick-up line
("Have you seen my trailer?").
WHAT
I'M READING THIS WEEK
We
don't have room to do as many book reviews on the site
as I'd like, so occasionally I'm going to mention here
some of the new-ish lesbian-related books I'm reading.
This week, it's Tania Katan's excellent memoir My
One-Night Stand with Cancer, which makes my ongoing
battle against Internet Elbow seem just a little bit trivial,
and Sofia Quintero's funny novel Divas
Don't Yield, about four Latina college students
on a road trip, one of whom is a lesbian and determined
to tell her best (straight) friend she's in love with
her. Yes, the latter is like watching a train-wreck in
slow motion, but it's a fun ride!
LESBIANS
ON DVD
Lots of new DVD news this week! Julie
Johnson and April's
Shower will both be released on May 23rd; The
Aggressives will be released on June 20th; and
the first season of HBO's historical soap Rome
will hit shelves on August 15th (HBO has also begun production
on a second season of Rome, to debut in 2007).
Check here
for a complete list of upcoming lesbian-related DVD releases.
But
the best DVD news this week is that Portrait
of a Marriage is finally coming to the U.S.,
on May 30th. For those who haven't heard of this, don't
worry, it's not another documentary about gay marriage.
It's a 1992 British mini-series set against the backdrop
of post-World War I England that tells of the romantic
relationship between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West
(Janet McTeer) and novelist Violet Keppel (Cathryn Harrison).
We'll do a thorough review of it on AfterEllen.com to
coincide with the DVD release, but for now, trust me,
this is one to look forward to!
That's
it for this week! Check back next Friday for a new installment
of Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. or read past
installments here.
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