‘May equality live long and prosper’

Actor George Takei, left, and his partner Brad Altman sign documents as they get their marriage certificate permit in West Hollywood, Calif., on Tuesday, June 17.

“Star Trek” star George Takei became the first gay celebrity to get a marriage license in California this week, and he and his partner of 21 years, 54-year-old Brad Altman, have announced plans for a Sept. 14 wedding ceremony in Los Angeles.

The 71-year-old actor, best known for his role as Sulu on the sci-fi TV series, was the first to pay $70 for a marriage license in West Hollywood early Tuesday, June 17. The marriage license is good for 90 days.

Takei was jubilant, saying, “It’s going to be the only day like this in our lives, and it is the only day like this in the history of America.”

He told reporters and a swelling crowd outside the West Hollywood city auditorium, “May equality live long and prosper.”

Word is Takei’s fellow “Star Trek” alums Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) and Walter Koenig (Mr. Chekov) will be standing with George and Brad at the wedding, but that William “Captain James T. Kirk” Shatner is NOT on the guest list, thanks to an old rift between Shatner and Takei. But hey, that’s just gossip.


Butler to Rove: ‘I Love You’
What happens when a liberal gay Hollywood actor falls in love with an arch-conservative political strategist?

The consequences of such a strange crush are explored in the latest indie comedy from writer-director Dan Butler, “Karl Rove: I Love You.”

Best known for his role as Bulldog on “Frasier,” Butler stars in this self-produced mockumentary as “Dan Butler,” a depressed careerist actor in 2004 who dreams of making the leading-man fame-leap by creating a one man show about President Bush’s top (at the time) political adviser.

The goal? The win-win scenario of both swaying the 2004 election and getting his own name above the title for once.

The Hollywood/D.C. satire is Butler’s debut as a quadruple threat — producer, screenwriter, director and star — and audiences can see the finished funniness as it makes the film festival circuit rounds, starting right about now.


Jenna Jameson teaches “How to Make Love to a Woman”
Yes, the upcoming indie comedy “How to Make Love to A Woman” stars attractive young acting talent you’ve seen on TV: Ian Somerhalder (“Lost”), Krysten Ritter (“Gilmore Girls”) and Josh Meyers (“That 70s Show”).

But the story of young heterosexuals suffering from sex dysfunction isn’t the reason queer audiences might be interested.

That reason is Jenna Jameson, the iconic, pneumatic adult film star who’s done more to bring porn (and, specifically, faux-lesbian porn) into the mainstream than just about anyone.

She plays herself and is, according to leaked plot details, brought in to assist the befuddled men in making love to the woman of the title (we presume that’s Ritter).

And while the politics of casting Jameson are quintessentially incorrect and also very Hollywood (“Real lesbians? Still too scary”), it can’t be denied that she’s definitely the most straight-guy-ticket-buying-friendly option. Here’s hoping female pleasure ensues.


‘Project Runway’ goes to the movies
Winning “Project Runway” may have been great for last season’s Christian Siriano, the sassy wunderkind who’s become a household name after his “fierce” TV debut.

But what about season one’s winner, the independent-to-a-fault Jay McCarroll? What happened to him?

The documentary “Eleven Minutes’ follows McCarroll as he navigates the treacherous terrain that is the fashion industry, a world that didn’t quite know what to do with the man who seemed poised to become fashion design’s newest star, but whose insistence on controlling his own destiny made for a rockier road than even he imagined.

Much like the Isaac Mizrahi documentary “Unzipped,” “Eleven” goes behind the scenes as McCarroll pulls together a collection. And if audiences warm to it (it’s currently making the film-festival rounds), it should be a welcome shot in the arm to the talented, knit-cap-wearing designer’s career.