Scene Three – Prey For Rock & Roll & Realistic Sex

An historic panel convened recently at the Writer’s Guild of America.  Produced by POWER Up and moderated by filmmaker J.D. Disalvatore (Gay Propaganda), the panel featured Laura Nix, writer/director The Politics of Fur; Lydia Marcus, freelance writer and entertainment journalist; Roberta Marie Munroe, film programmer with Sundance; Kirsten Schaffer, Director of Programming with Outfest; Maria Lynn, president of Wolfe Video; Trish Doolan, comic, actress and writer/director of April’s Shower; and last but certainly not least, Cheri Lovedog, the founder, singer, songwriter and guitar player for Lovedog, an all girl punk rock band on the L.A. club circuit in the early 80’s.

Chari Lovedog at the POWER Up Panel.  Photo by Nicholas Snow of www.NotesFromHollywood.com.

A Hollywood success story, Lovedog wrote an autobiographic play which was produced in New York, and has become the hot new independent film which recently wowed crowds at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and is set to screen on Outfest’s coveted Awards Night—Prey for Rock and Roll.  The movie stars Gina Gershon, Lori Petty, Drea DeMatteo, Shelly Cole, Ivan Martin and Marc Blucas.  At the POWER Up panel, Lovedog explained that producers wanted to tame down the sex scenes, which ultimately remained true to her vision and are quite provocative.  “They’re f*cking,” Lovedog explained.

By the way, POWER Up (www.power-up.net) launched their San Francisco chapter during the S.F. Gay & Lesbian Film fest at Club Cherry after the screening of their short films, and 500 people showed up!