Sorry for the delay on my post about the biggest hits in music this week, but I’ve been dealing with some “real” work stuff as my short comedy Dirty Talkcontinues across the festival circuit. (We just played Boston and won the Audience Award at the Miami LGBT Film Fest!!) … But back to the music world, Grammy winner Michael Buble nabs his fourth # 1 album as To Be Loved debuts atop the Billboard200 Albums chart. He holds off fellow Grammy winner and American Idol winner Fantasia who lands at # 2 with Side Effects of You, her third top ten album and second # 1 R&B Album. Also debuting in the top ten are alt-rockers Phoenix, metal head Rob Zombie and Will.I.Am with a slightly disappointing #9 debut for his latest. Take a look at the full top ten below and head to Billboard for more on all the Albums charts.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. To Be Loved- Michael Buble (debut)
2. Side Effects of You- Fantasia (debut)
3. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 3)
4. Bankrupt!- Phoenix (debut)
5. Save Rock and Roll- Fall Out Boy (lw~ 1)
6. Based on a True Story- Blake Shelton (lw~ 4)
7. Venemous Rat Regeneration- Rob Zombie (debut)
8. Indicud- Kid Cudi (lw~ 2)
9. #willpower- Will.I.Am (debut)
10. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 10)
You saw P!nk‘s long running hit album hanging on for another week in the top ten above, and a big reason why is the third top ten smash from the album “Just Give Me A Reason” featuring Nate Ruess which holds on to the top spot of the Hot 100 Singles Chart for a third week. She fends off a strong charge by Macklmore & Ryan Lewis and will have to face some new competition by Swedish dance duo Icona Pop who charge into the top ten with their fist top ten hit “I Love It”. Take a gander at the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all the singles genre charts here.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Just Give Me A Reason”- P!nk w/ Nate Reuss (lw~ 1)
2. “Can’t Hold Us Down”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikkey Ekko (lw~ 6)
4. “Thrift Shop”- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 3)
5. “Mirrors”- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 7)
6. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
7. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~8)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 9)
9. “I Love It”- Icona Pop (lw~ 13)
10. “Radioactive”- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 12)
And here’s Michael Buble’s new single “It’s A Beautiful Day” from his new chart topping album To Be Loved.
After my appearance on The New Normal last night, it didn’t seem like my week could get any better. However, this week marks the beginning of the Out in the Desert: Tucson LGBT Film Festivaland I am thrilled that 3 of my projects will be screening there this year. The annual festival begins tonight (1/23) and runs thru Sunday (1/27) and will screen hundreds of shorts, documentaries and features. I’m so excited to have the two films I co-produced and co-starred in, Dirty Talk and the things i cannot change, playing on Saturday the 26th plus the great animated short comedy Troy: Naked Boys Behind Bars Sing! that I did a voice part in plays tomorrow 1/24. Take a look at all the screening information below. If you’re in Tucson, I hope you can make it and I will see you there! … Also, Dirty Talk (now in its 9th film festival) is nominated for the Best Comedy Film Crystal Cactus Award, so come enjoy the film and vote for us! Take a look at all the screening information and links below! And thanks for supporting our films!!! Hope to see you there!
Dirty Talk
written/directed by Jeff Sumner
produced by Harrison Bloom, Jason Boegh & Jeff Sumner
starring: Jeff Sumner, Jason Boegh, Ralph Cole Jr., Jeffrey Christopher Todd & Claude Knowlton Saturday 1/26 at 9:45am (Q & A to follow with Jason Boegh, Jeff Sumner and Harrison Bloom to follow!)
* nominated for the Crystal Cactus Award for Best Comedy Film
tickets and information:
the things i cannot change
written/directed by Chris Phillips
produced by Jason Boegh, Cory Schneider, Chris Phillips
starring Jason Boegh & Cory Schneider Saturday 1/26 at 11:15 am (Q& A with Jason Boegh to follow)
tickets and information:
Troy: Naked Boys Behind Bars Sing!
written/directed by Michael Derry Thursday 1/24 at 4:50pm
* nominated for Crystal Cactus Award for Best Animated/Experimental Film
tickets and information:
Well, 2012 is coming to an end today and I just wanted to thank all of you for reading my blog. I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Thanks for a great 2012 and watch for lots more entertainment updates, awards news and predictions, reviews and fun videos in 2013…. And of course, I’ll be updating you with information on my acting/producing projects and appearances as well. Speaking of that, I’ll have info on my appearances on Guys with Kids and Days of Our Lives for ya in the next two weeks, plus Dirty Talk and the things i cannot changeare hitting more festivals in January! … So, thanks again for all your support everyone and have a wonderful, fantastic and safe New Year!!!
Happy New Year Everyone!!
And here’s new American Idoljudge and Grammy winning icon Mariah Carey to sing you into the new year. (P.S.~ I’m a little too excited about the new season of Idol!!!)
I am headed out-of-town again for another screening of our great short Dirty Talk. After premiering in Palm Springs at the Cinema Diverse International Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and being named a “Festival Favorite”, our little comedy played Out on Film Atlantalast week and the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival this past Tuesday. Now, we are headed to Sacramento for SIGLFF, the Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. We premiere there Saturday night Oct. 13 in the Shorts Program at 7:30pm at the Crest Theatre. Head to the SIGLFF website or the Dirty Talkwebsite for tickets and more info…. And if you’re in Sacramento, come to the screening and say hi to me and Dirty Talk director/writer/producer/star Jeff Sumner.
From one film festival to the next, I am all over the place! Last weekend, the hilarious short I co-produced and starred in, Dirty Talk, had its premiere at the Cinema Diverse Palm Springs International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and this weekend, the first short I co-produced and starred in, the things i cannot change, will be having its New York premiere at the Reel Recovery Film Festival. I’ve got you covered with comedy and drama from coast to coast! things is a wonderful and emotional dramatic short written and directed by my friend and a recent New York transplant, playwright Chris Phillips starring myself (Jason Boegh) and the brilliant Cory Schneider. The film explores the lives of a recently deceased drug addict’s ex-lover and best friend who unexpectedly collide in a heated confrontation. Old grievances are aired and blame is tossed about like a weapon as the two come to grips with losing the man they both loved. things was adapted from Phillips’ GLAAD Award nominated play revolver. It’s a very personal film for all of those involved and I really hope you get a chance to see it.
All of the screening information is below. We will also be playing the Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale editions of the Reel Recovery Festival this fall. For more on Reel Recovery Film Festival (born from the Writers in Treatment group) which focuses on films that deal with addiction, alcoholism, recovery, and treatment etc, head here. For more on the things i cannot change, head to our Facebook page here…
Thanks so much for your support. I hope you enjoy our film!!!
the things i cannot change at the Reel Recovery Film Festival
the things i cannot change
Produced by Jason Boegh, Chris Phillips & Cory Schneider
Written & Directed by Chris Phillips
Cinematography by David C. Bryant and Daniel Thron
Edited by David Quantic
Music by Michael Patrick Coughlin including the original song “Some Things”
And here’s the trailer for our film, the things i cannot change:
Dirty Talk at Cinema Diverse Palm Springs International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
~Sunday Sept 23rd at 7pm before the feature Love or Whatever
(buy tickets for the film Love or Whatever starring Jennifer Elise Cox and Kate Flannery from The Office that also includes Dirty Talk)
* our cast, crew and filmmakers will all be present for this screening and the Q & A! http://cinemadiverse.ning.com/
Dirty Talktells the story of Nathan (Jeff Sumner), a conservative English teacher who tells his best friend Zach (Jason Boegh) about a one night stand with a hot Latin man (Claude Knowlton) who loves to talk dirty and takes him out of his comfort zone.
If you are in Palm Springs today, I also recommend you see the wonderful animated short Troy: Naked Boys Behind Bars Sing!I did a small voice part in this great film by my friend, the talented Mike Derry, that was adapted from his popular Troy Comics series. Head here for tickets to that film which airs before the great feature Elliott Loves. And check out the trailer for Troy below
Troy Naked Boys Behind Bars Sing! trailer
Hope to see some of you in Palm Springs and across the country for our film festival tour of Dirty Talk!
Thanks so much
Jason Boegh
As a lot of you readers know, I produced and co-starred in my second short film this year, Dirty Talk. We wrapped the shoot for the hilarious comedy in June and we are now starting our film festival journey. I’m thrilled to announce we will be having our official world premiere at the Cinema Diverse Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festivalon Sunday September 23rd at 7pm. We will be showing before the new romantic comedy Love or Whatever, so you will be getting two great gay comedies for the price of one. So, if you are in the Palm Springs area or just want to take a trip out to the desert during the festival from Sept. 20-23, grab a ticket to see our film debut. You will be the first public audience to see it aside form a select few at our cast/crew/donor preview a few weeks ago and I think you will have a fantastic time. Take a look at the info about our film Dirty Talk below and head to the Cinema Diverse website here for more information and tickets.
Dirty Talk was written and directed by Jeff Sumner(Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) who also co-produced the film alongside Jason Boegh (Scandal, Hot in Cleveland, Parks & Recreation, The Middle) and Harrison Bloom with music by Michael Teoli, cinematography by Jorge Luis Urbina and was edited by David Neuendorff. The film tells the story of Nathan (Sumner) a conservative English teacher who tells his best friend Zach (Boegh) about a crazy one night stand with a hot Latin man (Claude Knowlton of The Closer and The LWord) who takes him out of his comfort zone. The hilarious Ralph Cole Jr.(Two and A Half Men, Dexter, Desperate Housewives) also stars as a sassy waiter while Jeffrey Christopher Todd (Free Agents, Switched at Birth) plays Pip the cocktail boy.
Learn more about Dirty Talk at our website and become a fan of Dirty Talk on Facebook and Twitter. Spread the word and watch our film traverse the country this fall and into next year. We will also be playing Atlanta’s Out on Film Festival the first week of October and another festival we can’t name quite yet. Watch the website, Facebook and my blog here for more updates about screenings, and thanks so much for your support!!!
And here’s a little taste of Dirty Talk to get you in the mood. Hope to see you in Palm Springs!!!
The best pageant of the year is back. I’m talking about the hilarious, irreverent and ridiculously entertaining Best in Dragcompetition that returns to the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles this October 7th. The show, which pits drag queens against one another as they battle for the crown in traditional categories like bathing suit, talent and evening gown, is also a fundraiser for Aid For Aidsand they have raised tons of money for this wonderful cause over the years…. The show also features a host of guest celebrity judges (past attendees include Vanessa Williams, Melanie Griffith, Rita Wilson, Holland Taylor, Camryn Manheim, and even Charlie Sheen) plus Kathy Griffin opens the show. I have worked on the show for several years and it is a wonderful and moving experience, not to mention a laugh riot. Tickets are on sale now. Head to the Best in Drag website herefor all the information. You can also find info on Twitter and Facebook, and check out their great promotional video below edited by my friend (and my Dirty Talk film editor) David Neuendorff.
So, my life has become a little busy and I’ve been unable to blog with as much regularity as I like. While it’s good because that means I’m working on lots of other great projects like the two web series I’m doing, Sammy Kingsford: Manager to the Stars and The Adventures of Velvet Prozakand my short film Dirty Talk, it’s a little bit of a bummer because I am not giving you my great So You Think You Can Dancerecaps on time! … Alas, I apologize and am giving you a brief quick wrap today… This year the show is looking for both a guy and girl winner and will only be airing once a week with eliminations at the end of the show as chosen by the judges after America votes. The judges will choose between America’s lowest vote getters and next week’s first elimination will say goodbye to two guys and two girls… So, who’s in danger? Let’s rank the performances…
SYTYCD Quick Wrap Rankings from 7/11/13
1. Audrey & Matthew- Contemporary: this routine by Travis Wall was simply stunning. 2. Lindsay & Cole- Paso Doble: I agree with Mary this might have been the best Paso ever on the show and Cole destroyed it! 3. Tiffany & George- Contemporary: a beautiful and romantic piece by Sonya 4. Janelle & Dareian- African Jazz- totally awesome… these two could end up being a power couple 5. Amelia & Will- Hip Hop (Character Pop): easily one of the most entertaining of the night, even if it seemed like easy choreography. And I didn’t despise her as much as usual! 6. Alexa & Daniel- Jazz: while American may not understand this number, these two are incredible technicians and Daniel is adorbs. 7. Eliana & Cyrus- Broadway: sure it was very entertaining but there wasn’t much skill on display if you ask me. Tyce totally made it easy for Cyrus… .Eliana is brilliant though. 8. Witney & Chehon- Samba: she totally schooled him in this number, but I hope his hotness keeps him in contention. 9. Amber & Nick- Vienesse Waltz: it was nice, but forgettable in the end 10. Janaya & Brandon- Hip Hop: I appreciated this attempt at a relationship in dire straits due to alcoholism, but it just didn’t quite connect the way it could’ve.
So, there ya have it. My first quick take on this season’s So You Think You Can Dance. Watch the show next week for the first eliminations. Who are your favorites and will they make it? My current favorites are Matthew, Eliana, Daniel and Janelle. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for them next week on SYTYCD Wednesday on Fox. And P.S. how much have we missed the brilliant and beautiful host of SYTYCDCat Deeley. She better get another Emmy nomination next week. I’m just sayin’!
Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, turns 30 years old today with the start of its annual festival. As usual they will be presenting a huge number of films, documentaries and shorts over the next week and a half. I have been a member for a few years now and am always thrilled to support independent filmmaking and gay and lesbian cinema. I’ve appeared in films here in the past like Hollywood je T’aime and The Closet and will be submitting a few projects next year including our latest hysterical short Dirty Talk. In the meantime, I will just be enjoying the films that run from today July 12 thru July 22nd’s closing night feature, Struck by Lightning, written by and starring Glee‘s Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer.
Opening the festival tonight is the documentary Vito about gay rights activist Vito Russo while other big premieres include the comedy I Do(by my friend David Ross), Cloudburst starring Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, and Bearcity 2: The Proposal. There will also be a Hairspray sing-along and a special panel on the hilarious sitcom Happy Endings... For more on all the films and Outfest, head here.
Below is a list of films I will be seeing (and I’m sure I’ll be adding more in the days ahead)…
Any Day Now (starring Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahaunt) Elliott Loves I Do My Best Day Gayby(a hilarious comedy I saw at the LA FIlm Fest) Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean Beauty(a fascinating and tense foreign drama) Struck by Lightning
And enjoy this preview reel of some of the great films that will be playing this year at the 30th Anniversary of Outfest.
