If you were Loving Annabelle, then you were loving lesbian filmmaker Katherine Brooks, co-writer and director of the film. Loving Annabelle definitely nestled itself into the hearts, minds and online DVD rental queues of the women-who-love-women crowd. Well, there's some casting news about Brooks' new project, Waking Madison. Sarah Roemer (Disturbia, The Grudge 2) and Elisabeth Shue have signed on to star in the film. Roemer has been cast as Madison and Shue as Madison's therapist.

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LGBT filmmaker J.D. Disalvatore (Eating Out 2, Shelter, Gay Propaganda) has informed me that she's going to be co-hosting the Frank DeCaro Show with Doria Biddle on Sirius OutQ radio (Channel 109) this Friday from 8-11 a.m. PT (11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET). And that's not all: Their guests will be actor/writer Guinevere Turner (Go Fish, American Psycho, The L Word), director Katherine Brooks (Loving Annabelle) and event producer Mariah Hanson (The Dinah).

"We'll be sipping DOM starting at 8 a.m. Pacific Time and dishing the lesbian dirt, telling it like it is for three hours," J.D. told me. Even better? You can call in (866-305-6887) and ask questions — "the more outrageous the better," according to J.D.

If you don't get Sirius satellite radio, you can listen for free on your computer with a three-day trial (go to siriusoutq.com and click on "Listen Online"). Just get some earbud-type headphones and nobody'll even notice you're listening at work! … continue reading