Renee At Comic Con - Photos by Janna

Janna is back from the San Diego con and she has the good fortune of bumping into Renee at the convention.

Photos contributed by Janna


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Bitch Slap Video Sister Batril and Mother Superior

Bitch Slap Video of Mother Superior and Sister Batril talk about their roles on Bitch Slap. This video was released quite some time ago but it has now been added to the Bitch Slap Movie Facebook page. Click on the image to watch two very gifted actors trying to outdo each other. In this instance I think Renee wins this round if only for the rosary beads and praying advice. The look on Lucy's face is just priceless.
 

Hollywood Film Festival 5-8 August - Words Unspoken

Renee has posted on her site that she will at the following event where Words Unspoken will be shown.

PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER TO HOST WEST HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL Four-day event to feature more than 100 films from around the world. WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif .,

-- Passion, protests and corrupted politics are just some of the themes covered in this year8 0s Second Annual West Hollywood Film Festival , taking place Aug. 5-8 at various West Hollywood theaters . This year's WHIFF 2009 kicks off in a new venue, as opening night will be showcased at the ultra-modern Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave., in West Hollywood .

Renee O'Connor's Words Unspoken will open the festival, followed by the star-studded and highly electric film Annul Victory , which documents the ongoing battle to win civil rights for gay and lesbian couples. A panel discussion and question-answer period will follow the showing of Annul Victory with ROBIN TYLER, who with her wife DIANE OLSON were the original litigants in the historic Supreme Court equality case; MARC SOLOMON, Marriage Director for Equality California ; LORRI JEAN, Chief Executive Officer of the LA Gay & Lesbian Center JON DAVIDSON, National Legal Director of Lambda Legal ; MATT PALAZZOLO, co-founder Equal Roots; OLGA VIVES, Executive Vice President of the National Organization for Women (2005-2009) and Director of NOW's Equality Marriage Campaign; and other special guests to be announced.

The evening starts with a red carpet and reception at 6:00pm and ends with an after-party at The Abbey. ANNUL VICTORY is a civil rights film, with a highly entertaining mix of dramatic protest marches, celebrity commentary and an uplifting soundtrack, featuring CYNDI LAUPER , DONNA SUMMER , MADONNA and ADELLE.

Featuring more than 100 independent features, short and documentary films from a more than a dozen countries, WHIFF 2009 is also continuing to bring new technology to the industry, including high-definition films and superior sound systems.

Last year's debut of the West Hollywood Film Festival was a huge success, with more than 100 films featured from all over the world. This year's festival promises to be even bigger, with more star-studded support and high-quality filmmakers. Some of the top names in Hollywood that can be found in films at WHIFF 2009 include Danny Glover ( Tiny Tears ), Mickey Rooney ( The Yesterday Pool ), Eric Roberts ( The Cookie Thief ), Joe Cortese ( Shut up and Shoot ), Gary Busey ( Shut Up and Shoot ), Tom Sizemore ( Shut Up and Shoot) , O'Connor ( Words Unspoken ), and many others.

Tickets for WHIFF are $10 each and $7 for West Hollywood residents. Students and seniors are $5. A four-day festival pass is $125 and VIP passes are available for $150 each. The Opening Night extravaganza is $30, with a $5 discount for seniors. For the complete festival schedule and ticket information, visit: www.westhollywoodfilmfestival.com

Renee Photo With Annie at Comic Con

Renee at SyFy Party - Getty Images

Will Renee Be in Spartacus?

At the recent Comic Con Spartacus panel on 24 July, Rob Tapert was asked if Renee was going to be in the first Season of Spartacus.

Unfortunately for Renee fans, the news isn't good. The answer was no. Rob didn't rule out a role for Renee in Season 2.

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Reporting From Comic Con

AUSXIP's dynamic sidekicks (Lori and Annie) have reported back...

Annie, to her absolute pleasure, reported that out of 120,000 people or so at comic con who does she run into but Renee who was looking as fabulous as ever. Made her day!

Lori reports that Renee was at the SyFy Party and we need to watch the media sites for pictures to come from that.

Renee at Comic Con on Saturday

For those lucky bods who are going to Comic Con on Saturday, keep an eagle eye out for Renee. She won't be on any panels or promoting Ark but she will be around. Renee posted the following on her Official Forum:

Yes, I will be going on Saturday. I don't have any plans to promote Ark since they are finalizing it now. I will be walking around taking it all in....

So if you happen to be at Comic Con and see someone that looks like Renee...well it probably is Renee! <g>

Renee Painting on Ebay...

Bitch Slap Premiere at Toronto Film Festival Sept. 10-19

The following was posted on the Official Bitch Slap Facebook Page: For those that have forgotten, Renee is Sister Batril and pretty darn cute from her cameo appearance at the 2009 Xena Convention in January!


We're going to Toronto, baby!

Check out The Hollywood Reporter's announcement of the
OFFICIAL BITCH SLAP WORLD PREMIERE
during Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival!!!

Bitch Slap is up on the Official TIFF Site.

Ticketing information can be found over at the TIFF Box Office.

See you there, eh?

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Press release regarding films to be shown at the festival can be found on The Hollywood Reporter and Variety

News submitted by LB and Barbara Davies

Renee to Attend West Hollywood Film Festival August 5

The following upcoming Renee event at the West Hollywood Film Festival was posted by Sharon Delaney to AUSXIP Talking Xena ROC Chat

West Hollywood Film Festival, taking place Aug. 5-8 at various West Hollywood theaters. Opening night will be at the Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave., in West Hollywood.

Renee O'Connor's Words Unspoken will open the festival.

The evening starts with a red carpet and reception at 6:00pm and ends with an after-party at The Abbey.

Tickets for WHIFF are $10 each and $7 for West Hollywood residents. Students and seniors are $5. A four-day festival pass is $125 and VIP passes are available for $150 each. The Opening Night extravaganza is $30, with a $5 discount for seniors. For the complete festival schedule and ticket information, visit: www.westhollywoodfilmfestival.com

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"How do you experience God" Videos on Renee's Site

Renee has posted on her site that they are now showing the "How Do You Experience God" videos submitted by fans

Click here to view them

Gabrielle: Top 11 Lesbian/Bi Sidekicks on AfterEllen

afterellen.com made a top lesbian/bi sidekicks ranking and our Gabrielle is [insert drumroll] #1

1. Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor), Xena: Warrior Princess

 

While there were plenty of questions surrounding Gabrielle's relationship with Xena - Are they or aren't they? Will they or won't they? Do they already, and it's just not on-screen? - the one thing everyone agreed on was this: Without Gabrielle, Xena the Warrior Princess would never have survived.

The Battling Bard of Potidaea could talk her way out of (or into) anything; her flair for dramatic storytelling saved them numerous times. She also learned stellar warrior skills, arming herself with an Amazon staff, and agreeing to fight for the greater good.

Together, she and Xena traveled the world, forging literally to hell and back again.

Their subtext was eclipsed only by the number of times Gabrielle saved Xena's life, and in the end Lucy Lawless said it best: "They're married, man."

Because when you find a sidekick like Gabrielle, you want to make it permanent.

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