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Entries in HBO (2)

Tuesday
Aug092011

Yes! Chris Lilley (of 'Summer Heights High') Returns to HBO With 'Angry Boys'

Oh this just makes our day... Summer Heights High tranny creator Chris Lilley is hard at work on a new series down in Australia called Angry Boys, which HBO has already picked up for a late-2011 run. The show will feature Lilley doing his signature age- and gender-defying drag, including the portrayal of twin teenagers Daniel and Nathan Sims (pictured) -- and he'll be doing one better with the drag this time, playing Japanese mother Jen Okazaki, who decides to make her skateboarding son famous by having him come out of the closet, even though he isn't really gay. [HBO via Queerty]

Saturday
Feb062010

HBO Plans Anita Bryant Biopic, YouTube Commenters Still Hate Her

Darren Star of Sex and the City fame has signed on as director for an Anita Bryant biopic at HBO films, and we smell an Emmy for Julianne Moore! (No actress has signed on yet...) The Christian singer, activist, and orange juice spokeswoman gained some renewed attention after figuring briefly, via archival footage, in 2008's Milk. Bryant made it her life's work to campaign against gay rights, and the movie, says Star, will be a nuanced portrayal that will help us "answer the questions around what drove her to do the things she did."

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