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1984: Guiding Light's Darcy held Beth and Alexandra hostage.

1984: Santa Barbara's Jade was upset when her brother was called "Killer Perkins".

1985: Mike Horton arrived in Salem on Days of our Lives.

1994: General Hospital's Lulu was born."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Another World, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) convinced his daughter, Lee (Barbara Rodell), that he still loved her.

1973: On The Doctors, Dr. Mike Powers (Peter Burnell) continued to pop pills before picking up Penny Davis (Julia Duffy) so they could go watch the eclipse.

Breaking Glass Pictures has announced their acquisition of the North American rights to Matthew Montgomery's Devil's Path. The film will be released in theaters sometime in March, with a DVD and VOD release to follow. Also in today's Horror Highlights: The Luring's Panic Fest premiere details and a new trailer for Søren Juul Petersen's Danish horror film Finale.

Devil's Path North American Theatrical, DVD, and VOD Release Details: "Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the riveting Lgbtq psychological thriller Devil’S Path, the feature debut from writer/director Matthew Montgomery. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in December in a deal negotiated between Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff and Montgomery on behalf of Proteus Pictures. The film will arrive in North American audiences in March for a limited theatrical, followed by a DVD/VOD release.

Praised as an “intriguing and bloody psychological thriller” (Amos Lassen...

Award-winning cruising thriller marks feature directorial debut of Matthew Montgomery.

Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Lgbtq psychological thriller Devil’s Path and will stage a limited theatrical release in March followed by DVD/VOD.

The thriller is the first feature directed and written by Matthew Montgomery, and is co-written by Stephen Twardokus, and produced by Steve Callahan and Jon Gale.

Devil’s Path follows two strangers who meet in a wilderness park known to be a spot where gay men cruise for sex. An innocent and random encounter turns into a nightmare as the two become...

Award-winning cruising thriller marks feature directorial debut of Matthew Montgomery.

Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to Lgbtq psychological thriller Devil’s Path and will stage a limited theatrical release in March followed by DVD/VOD.

The thriller is the first feature directed and written by Matthew Montgomery, and is co-written by Stephen Twardokus, and produced by Steve Callahan and Jon Gale.

Devil’s Path follows two strangers who meet in a wilderness park known to be a spot where gay men cruise for sex. An innocent and random encounter turns into a nightmare as the two become...

1984: Guiding Light's Darcy held Beth and Alexandra hostage.

1984: Santa Barbara's Jade was upset when her brother was

called "Killer Perkins". 1985: Mike Horton arrived in Salem.

1994: General Hospital's Lulu was born."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Another World, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) convinced his daughter, Lee (Barbara Rodell), that he still loved her.

1973: On The Doctors, Dr. Mike Powers (Peter Burnell) continued to pop pills before picking up Penny Davis (Julia Duffy) so they could go watch the eclipse.

1979: On The Edge of Night, Margo (Ann Williams) reminded David he owed her a favor.

On this date in...

1979: On The Edge Of Night, Draper received the news that he did not get the job with Seward, Paxton & Whiteside.

1994: On General Hospital, Lesley Lu "Lulu" Spencer was born. Editor's Note: They grow up so fast.

1995: On All My Children, Trevor told Michael's class about Vietnam. Watch it here.

2006: ABC announced they were changing Ugly Betty's timeslot before the show had even premiered moving it to Thursday instead of Friday.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Dustin Hoffman (Chester, Luck) - 74

Veronica Redd (ex-Maimie, The Young And The Restless) - 63

Keith Carradine (ex-Wild Bill, Deadwood; ex-Frank, Dexter) - 62

Steve Callahan (ex-Police Officer, Days Of Our Lives) - 44

Chris Beetem (ex-Tate, One Life To Live; ex-Jordan, As The World Turns) - 42

Enzo Cilenti (ex-Carlo, Mi-5) - 37

Tawny Cypress (ex-Brenda, Army Wives; ex-Simone, Heroes; ex-Shambala, All My Children) - 35

Lindsay Sloane (ex-Marcy,...

I’m back! And coming to you from the shiny new AfterElton.com satellite office in Sophia, Wv. Yeah, everyone else thinks it’s weird I’m here, too. Did you miss me? I missed you. Well, some of you. I’ve got a mix of new news and things I think we should have talked about last week, so let’s get to it.

Peter Jackson has decided to release his Hobbit films in December of 2012 and 2013. He’s also decided to title the first The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and the second The Hobbit: There and Back Again. He’s yet to name the giant vault he must be building to put in all the money that he’s going to make.

While we were all spending time with friends and family in the U.S., honoring those who served and gave their lives, not everything went well.

This week: Who’s really the most powerful gay guy in the world? Is Mark “Money for Nothing” Knopfler homophobic?

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!

Q: Recently, I've been reading about the movie Role/Play starring real-life boyfriends Matthew Montgomery and Steve Callahan and it got me thinking about gay-themed movies in which the gay leads, romantic or otherwise, are portrayed by openly gay actors. So far I've come up with seven other movies: Adam & Steve, Back Soon, Eating Out 3, A Four Letter Word, Long Term Relationship, Save Me, and Shortbus. Are there any others out there? -- Aaron, Chicago

A: There are surprisingly few.

Generally speaking, the lower the budget, the more likely the actors are to be gay and out. Why? Well, not to be unkind to some very talented indie actors,...

Role/Play

Directed by Rob Williams

Written by Rob Williams

2010, USA

BearCity

Directed by Douglas Langway

Written by Douglas Langway & Lawrence Ferber

2010, USA

“Most gay men have the emotional maturity of adolescent girls,” states one character from writer-director Rob Williams’ Role/Play, a so-called romantic comedy featured at this year’s Image+Nation film festival. While the audience laughs in recognition of the stereotype that inspires such a line, a similar statement can be made of gay-themed movies, particularly those classified as “romcoms.” I don’t wish to imply that Role/Play and Douglas Langway’s BearCity, another American “You’ll Laugh! You’ll Cry! You’ll See Tons of Male Flesh!” effort, are representative of what the festival had to offer. Rather, I would argue that they are emblematic of the audience’s low standards when faced with the festival’s lighter fare. In the case of both films,...

As soon as David Beckham’s contract runs out with Emporio Armani, he’s launching his own line of underwear. As long as he’s the model, I predict strong sales.

While Defense Secretary Gates says that he wants the lame duck Congress to move on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal, the newly appointed Commandant of the Marine Corps (nice appointment, President Obama) says leave it in place. What actually happens probably depends on the other service chiefs.

Adam Carolla says he’s all for legalizing pot, but if anything ever happened to him, he’d prefer a straight couple raised his kids rather than a gay couple. I guess he learned nothing from years with Dr. Drew.

Hugh Jackman has turned down hosting the Oscars this year, saying he’s too busy prepping for the new Wolverine movie that starts shooting around that time.

The Great Falls...

Role/Play

Directed by: Rob Williams

Cast: Steve Callahan, Matthew Montgomery

Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: October 8, 2010 (limited)

Plot: A disgraced former soap star meets a divorcing gay-marriage advocate at a Palm Springs resort.

Who’S It For? Gay men who don’t like subtlety.

Expectations: I hadn’t heard anything about this film before it arrived at my house. However, the cover of the film showed two naked men making out … so that’s all I had to go on.

Scorecard (0-10)

Actors:

Steve Callahan as Graham Windsor: Callahan makes a credible soap star, if only his character wasn’t supposed to be a real person as well. He’s not bad looking, but his performance lacks emotion. For someone who’s supposed to be at some sort of crossroads, he just seems bored. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any chemistry with his costar, Montgomery, either.

Steve Callahan, Matthew Montgomery in Rob Williams‘ Role/Play (top); Jake Yuzna‘s Open (upper middle); Joe Wilson‘s Out in Silence (lower middle); Julia Kots‘ Nothing Happened (bottom) Alicia Silverstone, The Evening Dress & 19th-Century Lesbian Romance: Outfest 2010 (July 11) More at Outfest 2010 on Saturday, July 11: Rob Williams‘ Role/Play, Jake Yuzna‘s Open, Joe Wilson‘s Out in Silence, and the shorts program "Cherchez la Femme." Starring real-life partners Steve Callahan and Matthew Montgomery, Role/Play chronicles the emotional ups and downs of a recently outed soap opera actor (Callahan) and a recently divorced gay marriage activist (Montgomery) who meet at a Palm Springs resort. Open is described as a movie that "blurs the borders of gender and sexuality." In the film, two transgender women "alter their bodies to become a single Pandrogynous being," while a young gay transman dates a "cisgender hipster." In the documentary Out in Silence:...

Matthew Montgomery, Steve Callahan, Role/Play (top); Montgomery in Robert Gaston’s Flight of the Cardinal (bottom) Described as "an unheralded superstar in the American independent gay filmmaking scene," Matthew Montgomery, among whose credits are Gone, But Not Forgotten, Back Soon, Socket, and Pornography: A Thriller, will be the recipient of the 2010 Artistic Achievement Award for Acting at this year’s Philadelphia QFest, which runs July 8-19. Montgomery, 32, will be honored at 7:15 on Sat., July 10, at the Ritz East Theater 1. The award presentation will be followed by a screening of Rob Williams‘ Role/Play, in which Montgomery co-stars with his [...]...

By Greg Hernandez

HollywoodNews.com: Outfest 2010, the 28th annual Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, does not begin until July 8 but I’m starting the onslaught of pre-festival publicity because it is very necessary to make your choices and plan your schedule for 11 days of movies, parties and events.

I’m so proud to be a media sponsor this year – for the first time – because this is an event that has given me so many rich memories as a film lover and as a gay man.

Last week’s kickoff party was a real blast and I was so happy to see friends like Steve Callahan and Matthew Montgomery (pictured with me) who co-star in the Outfest entry Role/Play.

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Real-life gay couples who both act, and whether Mark Indelicato and Chris Colfer will end up bitter and typecast like Sean Hayes! Plus, a Simon Rex sex-tape scandal primer!

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)

Q: I have always had a massive movie crush on the ever-darling Simon Rex. I was not of the generation that lived through his rise to stardom and/or the revelation of pre-stardom past. How did he survive it? How did the gay community go through it? It seems stunning to me that the news of his past is not more widely discussed. Was it well discussed in the past, or simply a notch on a tabloid page? Did he ever fend off allegations of him being gay? – Maharajah, West Palm Beach, Fl

A: I appreciate your interest in gay history,...

If his career keeps moving in the same direction, Matthew Montgomery may end up being the gay Parker Posey. Having played leads in at least seven independent features in just five years, plus another handful of supporting roles, he has established his indie street cred at a time when gay cinema seems to be exploding. Fans of gay cinema will probably remember Montgomery from Gone, But Not Forgotten, Long-term Relationship and the supernatural-tinged Back Soon.

Getting his start in Reign Of The Dead, a living dead short lensed in and around “Zombie Ground Zero,” Pittsburgh, he’s made his way up the indie food chain and appeared in other genre films, including Socket (which I wrote and directed, natch), Fear House and the upcoming Pornography.

But Montgomery isn’t just an actor in horror and sci-fi flicks; he’s a fan of them as well. A professed sci-fi nerd, Montogmery...