Dinah Shore Weekend’s Mariah Hanson dishes on LGBT bacchanal
March 17, 2013 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Events, Interviews, Lifestyle, News
WEST HOLLYWOOD — Mariah Hanson, co-founder of the Dinah Shore Weekend, Palm Spring’s 22-year old annual Lesbian outdoor music and pool party, chats with Popdecay Editor-in-Chief Desiree Washington about putting on the infamous bacchanalian event, Related posts: Life As An LGBT Youth Is Tough Says New HRC Study LGBT characters at record high on U.S. [...]
Designer Dalia MacPhee dishes on Oscars 2013 red carpet fashion
March 10, 2013 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Events, Film & TV, Interviews, Lifestyle, Opinion
WEST HOLLYWOOD — Celebrity fashion designer Dalia MacPhee offers post-Oscars red carpet fashion tips. Related posts: British fashion designer Galliano seeks recovery from anti-semitic remarks This 2013, the Oscars Have Gone to the Beards Charlize Theron, Daniel Radcliffe to make special appearances at Oscars 2013 Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane says show will be off the [...]
Oliver Stone: ‘US has become an Orwellian state’
December 28, 2012 by Staff
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, News, Politics, World
Americans are living in an Orwellian state says Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick, both promoting their compelling Showtime documentary series and book titled “The Untold History of the Unted States,” Related posts: Bob Dylan Tells Rolling Stone Slavery Stigma Ruined America HBO Doc Searches For George. H. W. Bush ‘The Man’
Taylor Lautner finding new dawn after “Twilight”
November 7, 2012 by Staff
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews
As dusk sets on the “Twilight” saga with the final film, actor Taylor Lautner is looking at a new dawn for the next stage in his career. Related posts: Winners List – MTV Movie Awards 2012 Lohan Treated for Exhaustion After Filming Liz Taylor Biopic `Fifty Shades of Grey’ Author Titillates Fans at Comic-Con
Supermodels Dish on Drugs, Sex and Race in ‘About Face’
July 30, 2012 by Desiree T. Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, Lifestyle, News, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized, Video
Greenfield-Sanders does an excellent job of getting these powerful women to open up about sensitive topics. In an interview with Desiree T. Washington of Popdecay.com during the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival, he said that he got “great interviews because the subject is dear.”
‘About Face’ Review – LA Film Festival (video)
July 29, 2012 by Desiree T. Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, News, Reviews, Video
In HBO’s “About Face: Supermodels Then and Now,” documentarian and celebrated portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders employs his trademark intimate portrait style of framing images to reveal never before seen interviews with some of the best-known models of all time. Related posts: “Face 2 Face” Review – Outfest 2012 Films to Catch at The Los Angeles [...]
‘Sunset Stories’ Review – Outfest 2012
July 29, 2012 by Desiree T. Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, Reviews
Writers Ernesto Foronda and Valerie Stadler craft an authentic LA story about a Hollywood couple’s lives intersecting those of an assortment of Angelenos, including a street actor played by Jim Parsons
Patang (The Kite) – Review
July 25, 2012 by Desiree T. Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, Reviews, Video
First-time filmmaker Prashant Bhargava illuminates the transformative power of India’s annual kite festival, and the richness of Indian culture in “Patang (The Kite),
‘Trishna’ Review
July 14, 2012 by Desiree T. Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, News, Reviews
Loosely based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel “Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” Michael Winterbottom’s “Trishna” explores attraction between two people from different classes and the havoc such unions can bring. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna (Freida Pinto) meets a wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) who has come to India to work in his [...]
LA Film Festival: ‘It’s A Disaster’ Makes Doomsday A Laughing Matter
June 23, 2012 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, News, Reviews, Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Horror
It’s A Disaster isn’t a typical ‘end of days’ story. Death may be everywhere, Related posts: Jurors Announced for LA Film Festival 2012 Heavyweights Head Gala Screenings at LA Film Festival 2012 Films to Catch at The Los Angeles Film Festival LA Film Festival 2012 Line-Up Disney’s ‘Brave’ Set to Open Dolby Theatre at LA [...]
Four – Masterfully Told Character Study
June 20, 2012 by Jamaica Crawford
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, News, Reviews
Everyone struggles with demons, something which is on full display in the psychologically complex drama Four. Related posts: LGBT Films to Catch at LA Film Festival ‘Sister’ – A Provocative Coming of Age Story (review) Life As An LGBT Youth Is Tough Says New HRC Study Snow White and the Huntsman Review- White gets [...]
Introducing: The New ‘Amazing Spider-Man’
June 19, 2012 by Staff
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Horror
LONDON — Andrew Garfield takes method acting to extremes in preparing for his role in Related posts: Snow White and the Huntsman – A ‘Must See’ Gothic Tale (Review)
‘Sister’ – A Provocative Coming of Age Story (review)
June 18, 2012 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, News, Reviews
A dark story sprinkled with wisps of levity, “Sister” tells the story of a clever young boy in the early stages of adolescence who schemes and steals to care for his emotionally tormented older sister.
DC Comics Dishes on Upcoming Batman, Superman Offerings
April 14, 2012 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Interviews, Print
DC Comics bared all at its Friday afternoon C2E2 All Access panel in Chicago.
Robin Williams’ Penis ‘Isn’t a Dirk Diggler Effect’ Says Bobcat
August 20, 2009 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait focused on creating a sense of realism in his latest movie, “World’s Greatest Dad,” the new dark comedy written and directed by Goldthwait. But he knew working with a cast nearly full of comedians wouldn’t be easy. “I knew that me saying ‘ok everybody let’s get serious’ would be met with uh [laughter], Goldthwait said regarding the filming process in an interview with Popdecay last week in Los Angeles. “Everyone would just go mental for a while, and then… ‘now it’s nap time, let’s film.’” “Meds kicked in, here we go,” added Robin Williams, who plays main character Lance in the film, also interviewed by Popdecay last week.
Zombie Tales 2061: Review and Interview with Kim Krizan
August 18, 2009 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews, Print, Reviews
The undead reign supreme, at least for a while, in Kim Krizan’s “Zombies Tales 2061,” a Boom Studios comic book providing a refreshing stab at the zombie genre. Krizan, who wrote romance films “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset,” takes readers 25 years into the future to reveal a world where humans have become the chattel and food source of intelligent and organized zombies.
Rappers Dolla and Novelist Create Hip Hop/R&B Cartoon for Tweens: Interview
August 7, 2009 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews
Parents looking for new entertainment programming for children should consider “Da Jammies,” a music driven 3D animated sitcom offered by FarCor Studios and Toon Farm, teaching lessons about life and the music business.
The Collector: Review and Interview with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Spoilers)
July 30, 2009 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Entertainment, Film & TV, Interviews
“The Collector,” a new slasher flick opening July 31, 2009, is perhaps the most deliciously sadistic film ever. Written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (co-writers of “Feast” 1 – 3, “The Happy Finish,” and “Saw” IV – VI), “The Collector” stars Josh Stewart as Arkin, a thief who decides to rob a house he’s been hired to repair in order to raise cash to help his wife and kid.
District 9 movie info and trailer
May 12, 2009 by Staff
Filed under Film & TV, Interviews, Lifestyle, News, Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Horror
Hollywood’s abuzz about what many think could be the best sci-fi film of the year. District 9, a Tristar feature, follows the plight of an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth and suddenly finding a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology. Focusing on concepts such [...]
A TOTALITARIAN CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN
September 4, 2008 by Desiree Washington
Filed under Gossip, Interviews, Music, News, Opinion, Politics
In watching the televised Republican National Convention last week, viewers may have been struck by the lack of diversity on display. Few people of color were present. No discernable gays or lesbians. No noticeable disabled, aside from the presence Governor Palin’s publicized special needs child. Their concerns were barely mentioned in passing, if at all, [...]




