In something akin to blasphemy, MTV is giving the green light to a project that remakes the cult movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. To say that RHPS, which debuted in 1975, helped generations of queer kids find their inner-sweet transvestite isn’t giving enough due.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show has, for more than 30 years, allowed queer kids to ceremoniously gather at midnight with their simpatico straight buddies — some of them wearing fishnet stockings — and wave their freak flag high.

Before we hear the announcement of the inevitably disappointing new cast, we here at AfterEllen.com (OK, just me) have assembled a cast of our own from the AfterEllen.com Fantasy Players, an all LGBT thespian troupe. It wasn’t easy. I mean, who nowadays could do this?

Or this?

After several grueling meetings wherein we took each actor’s body of work into consideration, we came up with a cast.

In the role of Brad: Neil Patrick Harris. Harris is excellent at playing a square and has no problem with every joke being at his expense. (See: Doogie Howser, M.D.; Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay). Also, Harris can appreciate the travails of a mad doctor (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog).

Brad’s nerd-to-knock-out wife, Janet: Sarah Paulson. Paulson’s an actress used to playing someone too wholesome for her surroundings (See: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip). … continue reading

Listen, I love movies. I’ve loved them for as long as I can remember. And I’ll watch almost any genre — comedy, drama, romance, action, suspense, you name it and I’ll bring the popcorn. But there is one genre I don’t love. In fact, I would have to say I hate it. And, for the life of me, I can’t understand why it has become so popular. That’s right, I’m talking about the incomprehensible trend of torture porn, otherwise adorably referred to as gorno.

I speak of the Saws and Hostels of the world, not to mention the upcoming flick Captivity, whose oh-so subtle tagline is “ABDUCTION CONFINEMENT TORTURE TERMINATION.” When did going to glorified snuff films become a fun way to spend a Saturday night? … continue reading