Seattle Gay News
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 37, Volume 39, September 16, 2011
A Glee-ful read
Getting comfortable with Yara Sofia
Jane Lynch’s new memoir is a mighty win
by Joshua Michael Rumley SGN Contributing Writer
by Jeremy Behrens SGN Contributing Writer
Yara Sofia is the feisty Puerto Rican drag performer who dazzled viewers during the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. While Sofia didn’t take the ultimate title in the reality show, she made it to the top four and secured herself as the fan favorite of the season for her grace, humor, passion, and amazing assortment of beautiful costumes. Sofia will be making her Seattle debut with the entire cast of Le Faux at Julia’s on Broadway on September 2324.
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Yara Sofia
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Joshua Rumley: What have you been up to since RuPaul’s Drag Race? Yara Sofia: Oh baby, I’ve been traveling a lot. It’s crazy. My entire life is pretty much in a suitcase right now, and it’s totally stuffed. It’s been crazy, but I love all of the traveling I’ve been doing since the show. It’s been one show after
SGN’s 2011 fall film preview: Part II by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer
Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar
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Jane Lynch
a third time (this time the doobie is in 3D), and the first half of the closing chapter in the Twilight saga begins its pregnant assault on teenage girls and their precious heartstrings. On the plus side, there are new films from Clint Eastwood (J. Edgar), Martin Scorsese (Hugo), Alexander Payne (The Descendants), David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method), and the always controversial Lars von Trier (Melancholia) to look forward to, so it isn’t going to be a total loss. As for December, some of the more intriguing titles on the docket make appearances, like Steven Spielberg’s WWI drama War Horse, David Fincher’s supposedly gruesome take on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody’s Juno follow-up Young Adult, Roman Polanski’s Carnage, Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with Gary Oldman all making an appearance. Add to that high-profile sequels like Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and – can’t forget this one – Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and you’ve got the makings for a potentially intriguing capper to 2011’s cinematic slate. Here are some of the films scheduled to hit Seattle screens see fall films page 33
The Horrors play short, tight set at Neumos by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer The Horrors September 8 Neumos The disheveled, sloppy rock quintet I anticipated seeing at Neumos last week never showed up. Instead, a surprisingly delightful and cool, calm, and collected five-piece band played solidly for just over an hour. British industrial group The Horrors are the rage overseas, though the interest level here in the U.S. is much lower. This was evidenced by a half-full venue and closed-off balcony on the
night they played Seattle. Still, the crowd that did assemble itself to watch these guys – who regularly appear with prickly hair, eyeliner, and mostly black attire in their publicity photos – came to connect the talent with the hype. Gay men who follow the alternative rock scene were among the curious onlookers. They opened with “Changing the Rain,” which doubles as the leadoff track from The Horrors’ newest album Skying. Tall and rail-thin lead singer Faris Bad-
The Horrors
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Keith Bernstein
Looking ahead toward November, it is clear that Hollywood is going for the tried and true to win your precious holiday boxoffice dollars. Shrek earns a spin-off with Puss in Boots, Kermit and company return to the big screen with The Muppets, second doses of Happy Feet and Piranha stake out their respective territories, Harold and Kumar toke it up for
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Gary Coleman had Diff’rent Strokes, Macaulay Culkin had Home Alone, Drew Barrymore had E.T. By the time these three were teenagers, their careers were already on the upswing. However, despite her best efforts when she was young, Jane Lynch (Glee, A Mighty Wind) was by no means a “child star.” In fact, her first big break didn’t come until meeting director Christopher Guest (Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman) in her late 30s. This is just one of many in “a series of happy accidents,” as Lynch describes as her life. In her debut memoir, aptly titled Happy Accidents, Lynch chronicles her less-than-shining rise to fame, her struggles with