The Hollywood Reporter has a pretty great video series where they interview Hollywood types. Actors, writers… People you like. For some pre-Emmys fun, they round up some awesome TV and movie women for a chat about showbiz. Their “Women of Comedy” incudes Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Christina Applegate, Jane Krakowski, Mary-Louise Parker and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss talking shop.

The clip above gets good (Watch out: There may be some foul language.) when the women talk about age in Hollywood. More than one of them read to be Jonah Hill’s mother in a script recently! AfterEllen’s got more good commentary about it. And check out HollywoodReporter.com for more good clips.

I’ve blogged about the awesome Holly Miranda very briefly before. I sort of worship this amazing up-and-coming Brooklyn/Tennessee-based singer/songwriter… And you will too. Kanye West even reveres her, which means lots.

Holly’s playing a show in NYC this coming weekend; teaming up with another killer out singer, Joan As Police Woman, for a hot gig at the 92nd Street Y – Tribeca on Saturday, January 25th. If you’re in NYC, go. You won’t be sorry.

And above, watch the hilarious queer comic and AfterEllen vlog-host Liz Feldman in her final “This Just Out” vlog of the season, in which Holly visits. First, Liz’s mom appears, and Liz’s usual guest Raimie, but about 20 minutes into it comes Holly with a searing live performance and a fun chat with Liz. Hurrah!

Holly Miranda, as snapped by Celesta Danger.

Trust. The future is all about Holly Miranda. Get ready!

Our smart/sassy friends at AfterElton shared the above video last week showing what would happen if Twilight’s Edward Cullen ever set his creepy stalker sights on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The video, created by Rebellious Pixels, makes use of the teen dramas to highlight just how much ass Buffy kicks and how weird and slightly disturbing Edward Cullen is.

Maybe it’s because I’ve never read the books or seen the movie, but I’ve never understood what’s so special about the Twilight series or the apparent romantic god that is Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson. I love that this movie turns the vampire storyline upside down and hilariously portrays Sarah Michelle Gellar as the ultimate bad ass. Check it out!

“Do you love me little surfer grrrl?”

Hey sports fans, I highly advise you to check out AfterEllen.com’s completely fun list of “The 10 Hottest Women in Sports Movies.” It’s, well… hot. And jock-tastic.

Remember how hot Kate Bosworth (seen in Blue Crush, above) was before you knew anything about her? Same for Kiera Knightley, who was butch and adorable in Bend It Like Beckham.

The list runs the gamut from Zoe Saldana to Katharine Hepburn… Go see if your fave made the cut. And I won’t tell you whether or not Mariel Hemingway’s turn in Personal Best got picked or not.

Go team!

Wham, bam, thank you CAM!!!

Tonight in NYC is the taping for the NewNowNext Awards (yep, the show is like our fancy, high-profile cousin!) and all kinds of honors will be doled out for things like "Most Addictive Reality Star" and the "AfterEllen Award for Best Lesbian Kiss" or the simply titled "Cause You're Hot" award.

Also on deck, a prize for the Brink of Fame Actor, which will honor an up-and-coming thespian who we expect to hear a lot more from! And the nominees are a nice bunch! They include Twilight uber-hottie Cam Gigandet (above, and there's one more Cam shot coming), and a bunch more from hot shows like Fringe, True Blood & The L Word, as well as films like Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist & Between Love and Goodbye. Read on! And enjoy the pics!

Fringe's Jasika Nicole is up for the Brink of Fame prize. Fun-ness!

True Blood's super-fabulous Lafayette (aka Nelsan Ellis) is in the running, too. Looooove him!

The hotness that is Clementine Ford is in the mix. She rocked The L Word, now stars on The Young and the Restless, and is Cybill Shepherd's gorgeous lesbian daughter in real-life. Ayyyyy!

He was a cute gay rocker in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Jason-bait in Friday the 13th. Props to Aaron Yoo, y'all!

Simon Miller (from the gay indie film "Between Love and Goodbye") is a Brink of Fame nominee, too. Can we please see more of him?

And just cause… Here's Cam again!!! He's got about 10 movies in the works, including "Kid Cannabis" with fellow nominee, Aaron Yoo!

Check back here later for news about tonight's show. And lots more dish tomorrow! And go spy on all the nominees for all the awards at NewNowNextAwards.com.

Cynthia Nixon at the Broadway Impact rally in NYC. Call her Mrs. Big, perhaps?

Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon is engaged and plans to get hitched! At yesterday’s big Broadway Impact rally in NYC to voice support for gay marriage, Nixon announced she and her longtime girlfriend Christine Marinoni have swapped rings and plan to make it official! Nice!

Watch a great video of Nixon’s empowering speech at Broadway.TV. And there’s more coverage on AfterEllen and JoeMyGod, too! And yes, DListed (Nixon and Marinoni’s #1 fan) is on it, too!

Other stars at the massive rally included Cheyenne Jackson, David Hyde Pierce and the cast of Broadway’s Hair. And if you’re a fan of Hair’s leading man, cute out actor Gavin Creel, he’s been blogging about the Broadway Impact marriage cause for awhile.

Presenting the king and queen of gay sexy-land!!!! Via AfterElton & AfterEllen.

Or maybe we should call them Neil Patrick Hotness and Portia de Hotsi? Today the big gay sites AfterElton and AfterEllen have revealed the results of their annual HOT 100 survey, wherein gays and lesbians from across the land voted for who they think is most shag-tastic. And NPH and Mrs. Ellen came in on top for who the queers love!

Yep, Neil Patrick Harris knocked Jake Gyllenhaal off of the top spot (Jakey had won the last 2 years); and Portia de Rossi took this year’s lesbian crown of foxiness, which had been worn by Tina Fey and Leisha Hailey in the past. It’s kinda cool to have actual out gays topping the list, right?

So, did your picks make the list? Go see! Both Barack and Michelle Obama made the lists; which means for the first time in a looooong time, the U.S. has a sexy first couple! (But you knew that already.)Also, both sites have lists of the Hottest Out Gay Men/Women, the Hottest Men of Color and the Hottest Women of Color, and since we’re all about MILFs and DILFs, there are lists of Hot Women Over 40 and Hot Men Over 40 (the “Hot Men Over 40″ link’s not working yet; for now, go to the main Hot 100 wrap-up).

Enjoy! Now have a whole bunch of new hotties to choose from when decorating your locker! Dreamy!

Click thru for the full coverage of the AFterElton Hot 100 and the AfterEllen Hot 100 lists for 2009.

Another slice of movie goodness for you, this time it’s the new trailer for Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child and the fab Amy Adams as food blogger Julie Powell. So good!

AfterEllen’s got a full post about this (including some good background on the film and Julie Powell’s “Julie/Julia Project” blog, in which she spent a year cooking all of Julia Child’s recipes from her 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking). Bon appetit!

Is it wrong to cry at a foodie movie? I just might. The trailer already got me excited and swoony.

Attention all your horn-dogs and revved up lesbians! Sugar daddies and cougars take note! Twittering twinks and bad-ass butchies, pay attention! It’s the time of year when we all get to cast a vote, and let our voices be heard! YES WE CAN, vote for who’s the hottest man and woman ever (right now)!!!

Our big gay showbiz sibling sites, AfterEllen and AfterElton have opened the voting for their 3rd annual HOT 100 Lists. And folks are already sounding off!!!

This time around there are extra-special categories, too. You can get specific and also vote for the Hottest Person of Color, the Hottest Out (as in openly gay/les) Person and the Hottest Over 40 (Woo-hoo! DILFs!).

For the last 2 years, Jakey Gyllenhotness has swept the AfterElton honors. But it’s been a quiet year for Jake. Will he top the list again? I’m thinking he might wanna watch out for James Franco…

Woman-wise, last year Tina Fey won, and in ‘07 it was Leisha Hailey. Who’s up next?

I’m guessing Rachel Maddow ranks high. And maybe even our scorching First Lady, Mama Obama!

VOTE and COMMENT (on hot guys)! VOTE and COMMENT (on hot women)! VOTE and COMMENT now (on all the hotness)!

More after the jump, including a deluded but lovable Daniel Leary vlog!

Like I said, here’s comedian Daniel Leary urging you to vote for the AfterElton hot parade… Bless his heart.

Finally, I just discovered the hotness that is Rescue Me’s Mike Lombardi. I’ll be voting for him. A lot.

And the Krod Mandoon guy (Sean Maguire) ain’t bad either. Nice sword!

And check back here all month for more of my HOT picks!!!!

Have a schwinging Easter weekend!

AfterEllen’s got a fun update on what some of your favorite lesbians (and almost lesbians) are up to on their Twitter feeds. Their TwitterWatch serves up a peek at what Joan Jett, Ellen DeGeneres, comedian Marga Gomez and others are tweeting about. Fun!

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