Notes From Hollywood®
Reports & Profiles of People Passionately Pursuing Professions in the Entertainment Industry!Orignially established by Nicholas Snow in 1990 as a syndicated column (to examine and strengthen the relationship between the entertainment industry and the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement, thereby positively impacting the movement itself), Notes From Hollywood® features “Reports & Profiles of People Passionately Pursuing Professions in the Entertainment Industry.” (Visit this link for information on pitching guests).
LGBTQ+ Singaporean Singer/Songwriter Claire Gohst Releases New Album: Wandering Gohst
At the age of 17, Claire was kicked out of home when her family found out she was gay. She eventually left school to pursue music as a full-time career, starting out in the local live music scene around Singapore, playing the violin and singing in bars, clubs and restaurants with different rock and folk bands.
Armistead Maupin calls Author David Eugene Perry’s UPON THIS ROCK “An elegant, twisty thriller.”
David Eugene Perry’s “Upon This Rock” is a critically acclaimed mystery novel praised by “Tales of the City” author Armistead Maupin as “an elegant, twisty thriller” and by best-selling writer/Guggenheim fellow Fenton Johnson as “The gay DaVinci Code but a whole lot better.”
Carlton Wilborn: Dancer. Healer. Visionary.
Carlton Wilborn became known to the world as one of Madonna’s back-up dancers, as revealed in the riveting documentary, Truth or Dare – and in the follow-up documentary, Strike a Pose – and he’s been daring to be truthful ever since.
Sapphire Hart: Thriving to Be a Voice For Others | Notes From Hollywood
As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Hart is incredibly open about her history. At one point she was living in NYC homeless shelters but was able to come out of that experience and follow her passion for performing.
Sudi (RIck) Karatas explains, “How Catering Sucked The Life Right Out of Me”
With over 25 years of catering experience in both New York and California, in his new book – HOW CATERING SUCKED THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF ME – Sudi (Rick) Karatas shares the worst and the best of them. Mostly the worst.
Inside The Beauty Bubble: The Documentary
Have you ever wanted to be part of bringing an important story to the screen? Step inside the production process for the compelling documentary, Inside The Beauty Bubble, and learn how you can help, on this episode of Notes From Hollywood…
Aidan Park: His Ongoing Story of Humor, Tragedy and Triumph in Hollywood
Aidan Park is a stand-up comedian headliner, speaker, working actor, certified life coach, certified master practitioner of NeuroLinguistic Programming and published author.
The Untold Story of Two Women in Love Who Helped Changed Military Policy | Surviving The Silence Doc
The powerful, new SURVIVING THE SILENCE documentary tells “The Untold Story of Two Women in Love Who Helped Change Military Policy.” PromoHomo.TV Producer/Host is honored to welcome to Notes From Hollywood the films Director/Producer Cindy L. Abel, Producer Marc Smolowitz, as well as Colonel Patsy Thompson and Barbara Bass, both subjects in the film.
Sideways Smile: A (Hilarious) Queer, Asian-American Web Series
Producer/Host Nicholas Snow is thrilled to welcome Creator, Writer, Director Hang Nguyen and Producer/Actor Diane Chen to the red carpet to discuss their hilarious web series, SIDEWAYS SMILE, the queer, Asian-American comedy about Alex, a young Brooklynite on a journey of self-discovery after reluctantly enrolling in a class on sexuality to learn how to have an orgasm.
About One of The Most Influential Lesbians You’ve Never Met: AHEAD OF THE CURVE Doc
“ZIPPY, INSIGHTFUL AND DEEPLY MOVING… First-time director Jen Rainin’s portrait of Stevens, Curve’s achievements and blindspots, lesbian progress during the Clinton era and the uneasiness with the “lesbian” label among many queer women today is accomplished, resonant and deeply moving.” …The Hollywood Reporter