Tuesday 24 June 2008

Truth, Lies and Ted

Dear Ted:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in your recent Truth, Lies, and Ted video, there are at least two comical clues as to why Jake and Reese will not be living passionately ever after. One clue was visual, the other verbal, but both reaffirmed your status as gossip's most clever columnist! Kudos!
Judy
Dover, N.H.

Dear Between the Lines:
Was that when I was cleaning out the cat litter?
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Dear Ted:
Love the column, Ted! Especially Sex, Lies and Ted! Great to see you in the flesh again, baby. I've noticed a few let's say "dubious" pairings in H'wood. How many reasons are there for a phony romance? Particularly when it is a serial occurrence?
Silvia
New York City

Dear Repeat Offender:
First off, it’s Truth, Lies and Ted. Sex, Lies and Ted would be quite a different show, but glad to see where your mind is going. And faux-mances are all formed for one thing: publicity.
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Dear Ted:
I think just about every man in Hollywood has been suggested for Toothy, so there is only one guy left: It’s gotta be Carrot Top! Please Tedly, tell us someday soon—I might be dead by the time you spill...
Margot
El Paso, Texas

Dear Not the Top:
Don’t insult the annals of this column’s beauty, darling, please.
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Dear Ted:
Hold on there a minute, mister. What do you have against Illinois, the land of Lincoln? We have everything you've got if not better. So in the fashion of honest Abe, I expect you to answer this truthfully, to redeem yourself, as I know you're sorry for that tawdry remark: Is Toothy's hair dark or light?
Monika
Chicago

Dear Abe-l:
Somewhere in between, sorta like the truth. Calm down about Illinois, Oprah lives there, so I suppose you have half a point, at least.

Source: Ted Casablanca's The Awful Truth and The Awful Express newsletter

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June 25, 2008

I Want Eye Candy
Two reality stars start up just as soon as one of them is about to hit the road, while Jake Gyllenhaal apparently gets choosy when it comes to personal (assistant) matters. ...

It's a Woman's World

As if Naomi Campbell wasn’t exacting enough, now we’ve got our darling Jakey Gyllenhaal being a tad pushy, too. It’s all so treacherous these days watching celeb-ville get more and more cantankerous. Did you know Mr. G is currently looking for a new assistant? Must be all those coffee and yoga dates with Reese-love—I’m sure they’re all hell to put together, those sweaty appointments. Help is needed by the dimpled dude!

But don’t bother applying if you’re a guy. Insiders knowledgeable with the star who’s dating the chick known for always buying two calendars (in case one gets too smudgy half way through the year), say Gyllenhaal is more interested in a female assistant. Doesn’t surprise moi, really, ‘cause everybody knows men gossip more than women. Known fact, babe-cakes.

Source: Ted Casablanca's The Awful Truth

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Anonymous said...

Everyone is Waiting For Toothy. Personally I think Jake is very feminine. As far as a guy who would come off as wow he is gay I cant believe it would be Wentworth.
Nothing against feminine men but someone like Wentworth coming out would would show that attractive very masculine men can be gay.
The same can be said for Neil Patrick Harris is is very masculine. Its awesome.

Anonymous said...

Gay men & masculinity, that's an interesting, never-ending subject.

I must say I never thought Jake is feminine.

Anonymous said...

Great International Day Against Homophobia video from Germany:

Protect every kiss

Anonymous said...

Nothing against feminine men but someone like Wentworth coming out would would show that attractive very masculine men can be gay.

I hope people already know that. Rock Hudson is an perfect example - masculine, beautiful, closeted.

Anonymous said...

Chace Crawford on gay rumours

A number of gossip websites have been speculating about your sexuality. How do you deal with that?
You’ve got to laugh it off. You haven’t made it unless there’s been a gay rumour about you. There are so many fabrications. They take your picture with someone and then say you’re having a relationship with them. I let it roll off my back.

So you’re not having a secret gay fling with ex-’N Sync singer JC Chasez?
No, of course not.

http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=191206&in_page_id=11

Anonymous said...

You really couldn't get too much more masculine looking than Rock Hudson.

Anonymous said...

"I hope they have a long and miserable sexless life together!"

ITA

Anonymous said...

Personally I think Jake is very feminine.

ITA. I have nothing against feminine men, by the way.

Anonymous said...

^^It's a very desirable quality, in a man. I think all people are a misture of each element to varying degrees, and it's a beautiful thing.

Anonymous said...

^^mixture, sorry -

Anonymous said...

It's a very desirable quality, in a man.

What femininity? Hm. It depends, while as I said I'm ok with feminine men, I always go for the masculine looking ones that have a certain vulnerability to them. It's all a matter of taste.

Anonymous said...

Personally I think Jake is very feminine.
ITA. I have nothing against feminine men, by the way.


What do you find feminine about Jake?

Anonymous said...

That's what I mean too - a certain sensitivity and vulnerablity, artistic sense in a masculine body. Throw in humor and fun geekyness, and you've got a perfect man.

Anonymous said...

I don't think they are necessarily feminine qualties. Tradtional sexism has dictated that they are feminine, but they really are human. There are just as many women I know who have all of the sensivity of a rock. ;)

Anonymous said...

That's what I mean too - a certain sensitivity and vulnerablity, artistic sense ...

I don't see those qualities as feminine.

Anonymous said...

What do you find feminine about Jake?

First of all his voice, then his looks (no matter how much muscle he puts on I still find him a little feminine) and he way he carries himself sometimes. But this is only my opinion and I can't stress enough that I don't consider that a flaw in a man, far from it.

Anonymous said...

I don't see those qualities as feminine.

Me neither.

Anonymous said...

^ either

Anonymous said...

^^you didn't read the rest of my post, I said the traditionally sexist view had a male as the strong silent type, emotional expression as feminine. Makes a big difference if you read.

Anonymous said...

Gay men and masculinity

Gay men have an ambivalent attitude towards masculinity. The word comes up all the time in personal ads – you know, “masculine guy seeks same.” We often equate masculine with sexy. At the same time, many gay men privately worry they are somehow deficient in the manliness department, no matter how much time they spend at the gym.

So what is masculinity, anyway – a hairy chest and the ability to change the oil in your car yourself? Being congenitally unable to ask for directions when lost? Can you be “too masculine?” Is being a top somehow more masculine than being a bottom?

One of the ways homophobes misunderstand gay men is in assuming we secretly want to be women. Gay men sometimes respond with camp humor, calling one another “girl” or “she.” This is a funny way of defusing hate directed toward us, but it can cause us to become confused in relation to how we feel about being men.

Growing up, gay boys are sometimes taunted with words like “sissy,” that imply they are deficient in the masculinity department. Many of the images of gay men in the media are unmanly in way that’s supposed to be funny – La Cage aux Folles, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Small wonder that one of the things that so upset the ‘phobes about Brokeback Mountain was the image of two virile men with their lips locked on one another. More than one right wing critic has speculated that John Wayne must have been spinning in his grave.

What characteristics do you associate with the word masculine? It’s easy to over-generalize about gender roles, but it’s clear that some qualities are positive and some are negative. On the plus side, being masculine is often associated with strength and competence, as well as secondary sexual characteristics like big muscles and lots of body hair. On the negative side, manly men often seem over-aggressive, stubborn, close-minded…perhaps not too bright.

Since gay men are attracted to other men – duh – a certain amount of testosterone is inherently attractive to gay guys. A gay man is a man’s man! Not a problem unless we fetishize hyper-masculinity. Many of the qualities that lead us to see a man as manly may make him a great sexual fantasy, but a questionable candidate for a flesh-and-blood relationship. Successful relationships typically require an ability to empathize or support your partner when he needs it – qualities that are more often associated with women than lumberjacks or fighter pilots. Sometimes our first choice for a sweaty fantasy isn’t our best choice for a partner.

We gay men wound ourselves when we learn to think of masculinity as something that resides outside of our own selves when we see other men as masculine, but not our selves. This is more likely to happen when our view of masculinity has become too narrow and too focused on physical parts (the size of this or the amount of that). A broader sense of what it means to be a man can allow us to cultivate other masculine qualities in ourselves: the ability to take action, for instance, to master tasks that are important to us (regardless of whether that task is changing a tire or cooking a fabulous coq au vin), to pay at least as much attention to developing our inner strength as to inflating our pecs.

Men are sometimes advised to get in touch with their “inner feminine.” Maybe gay men need to get in touch with their “inner masculine” instead. Identifying those aspects of being a man we most value and then cultivate those parts of our selves can lead to a healthier and less distorted sense of our own masculinity.

http://gayspirituality.typepad.com/blog/2006/03/gay_men_and_mas.html

Anonymous said...

^^Wow, thanks for that - says it perfectly. :)

Anonymous said...

"What do you find feminine about Jake?

First of all his voice, then his looks (no matter how much muscle he puts on I still find him a little feminine) and he way he carries himself sometimes. But this is only my opinion and I can't stress enough that I don't consider that a flaw in a man, far from it."


Well i find nothing feminine in him , boyish yes but feminine not at all.

Anonymous said...

I don't see those qualities as feminine.

This was the rest of my post, just so we're all clear:

"I don't think they are necessarily feminine qualties. Tradtional sexism has dictated that they are feminine, but they really are human."

Anonymous said...

Jake's voice if you listen to certain interviews is feminine. When he is not at work with the corporation he tends to dress in a softer feminine style. I will say this Jake is not exactly the most macho guy in the world. I tend to believe he is less masculine in his private life.

Anonymous said...

I love his voice!

Anonymous said...

He has a soft voice, quite feminine.

Anonymous said...

Jake's voice is very pleasant so I hope he won't try to butch it up - I've read that Clooney did that.

Anonymous said...

Well, in response to the big secret (lots of bad news about Nailed and swirling gay rumors), Jake's pr is erecting the big lie : more fabricated rumors and photos from US Weekly. Brace yourself.

Anonymous said...

I don't find it feminine at all, quite or not; what's lovely about his voice, just the way it is, is that it varies in pitch and timbre. Probably a tenor. It makes it quite soothing to listen to, like in his narration of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.

Anonymous said...

You are right. It's soothing to listen to and it's a good match with Jake's looks, something that can't be said about David Beckham :)

Anonymous said...

I've never heard Beck's voice, I'll have to give it a listen. ;)

Anonymous said...

You are right. It's soothing to listen to and it's a good match with Jake's looks, something that can't be said about David Beckham :)

I agree, his voice suits him. Both looks and voice are soft.

Anonymous said...

I've never heard Beck's voice, I'll have to give it a listen.

Tell us what you think:

David Beckham Interview

Anonymous said...

I'll tell you, having a British accent give Becks extra points in my book, but I'll listen to the clip. ;)

Anonymous said...

Becks has quite a little voice, it's probably the least attractive thing about him. Like some of the other posters here though I think Jake has a feminine, boyish, androgynous quality - however you want to describe it - a light voice, narrow jaw and gentle physicality - I think it makes him more attractive. I like boyishness in women, too.

Anonymous said...

Whoever posted that Chase Crawford interview did Chase no service. I am now more convinced he is gay. What he said is the generic answer all gay men give in Hollywood to that question. Both Jake and Austin have basically said the same thing. No denial at all.

Are you having a secret gay fling with JC. No of course not. Yeah right Chase. You can bet your butt they hooked up.

Anonymous said...

I thought the same when I read the Chace interview yesterday. Bit like Jake, pre-Reeke I thought he was bi, now I believe he's gay.

Anonymous said...

"What he said is the generic answer all gay men give in Hollywood to that question. Both Jake and Austin have basically said the same."


Funny they must teach that line to all the gay guys in high school drama club.

Anonymous said...

Extras Needed for Ang Lee film about Gay Woodstock Figure

If you're anywhere in the Albany, NY area this weekend and you're interested in being in Ang Lee's film about gay Woodstock figure Elliot Tiber (more on the film here and here), there's an open casting call:

"An ad in today's paper says the production partners, Focus Films and Tuxedo Terrace, are seeking 'all types (college kids, hippies, townspeople, police, etc)" for various filming dates beginning in mid-August and running through mid-October in Columbia County. The casting calls take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in Hudson at the Smith Middle School, 215 Harry Howard Ave.; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in Albany at the College of Saint Rose Event & Athletic Center, 420 Western Ave.; and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in New Lebanon at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 732 Route 20. Applicants should bring a non-returnable photo and must be a legal U.S. resident. The production is also looking for vintage vehicles from the era; if you have one, bring a non-returnable photo and a description of its make, model and condition."

Towleroad

Anonymous said...

June 26, 2008 12:58 PM

Gay Man,

I like what you wrote :)
indeed

Anonymous said...

Matilda Ledger out for a stroll with her mother and Heath's friend:

Matilda

Anonymous said...

^^^
"Actress Michelle Williams, 27, was joined by Heath Ledger's best friend Trevor DiCarlo while out for a stroll with daughter Matilda Rose, 2 ½, in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday."

About Trevor DiCarlo:

"Does anyone remember how Heath used to say his best friend was Trevor DiCarlo from Perth and how they'd been close since they were 5 years old? And has anyone heard anything about how he's doing? And whether they had remained close these last couple years or if he was at the funeral, etc.? I haven't heard a single thing...

Edited to add: From Heath's bio, "Also appearing in the show [Sweat], as Tom Nash, was actor Martin Henderson. Though four years older than Ledger, he got on really well with the younger kid and recognised in him something special. On his return home to Sydney, Henderson called Ledger and told him he should come to the big city and give acting a real shot. Ledger was unsure but decided to dip his toe in the water. Arriving at Henderson's apartment with just a small bag and a surfboard, he camped in his friend's living-room and was introduced to a wider world of film, TV and theatre. As well as new surfing spots.

Though only 16, Ledger decided to give it a go. He returned to Perth, left school, gathered his belongings and, along with Trevor DiCarlo, his best friend since the age of 3 (he still gets DiCarlo hired as an assistant on his movies), he drove the 3,200 kilometres back to Sydney. Here he, DiCarlo and Henderson would share an apartment in Bondi for around a year. Ledger would teach Henderson to surf, rising at 6am to ride the waves at sunrise on the northern beaches. Henderson would lead his young westerner friends in a merry riot of girls, beer and parties."

http://community.livejournal.com/inmemoryofheath/2008/02/16/

Anonymous said...

Reese, Jake 'living in Notting Hill'

Anonymous said...

^^^ Repeated Hello UK "story".

Anonymous said...

Hello UK "story":

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2008/06/22/rachel-reese-london/

Anonymous said...

Here he, DiCarlo and Henderson would share an apartment in Bondi for around a year. Ledger would teach Henderson to surf, rising at 6am to ride the waves at sunrise on the northern beaches. Henderson would lead his young westerner friends in a merry riot of girls, beer and parties.

:)

Anonymous said...

Why didn't he name Trevor as Matilda's godfather? I will never understand why Jake got that honor.

Anonymous said...

Why didn't he name Trevor as Matilda's godfather? I will never understand why Jake got that honor.

Heath and Jake got really close ( I think in a platonic way) while filming and promoting their movie and Matilda was born while the promotional stuff was going on and Jake spent a lot of time with them. Maybe it just seemed right at the time...

Anonymous said...

That sounds like a reasonable explanation.

Anonymous said...

Maybe it just seemed right at the time...

What a huge mistake that turned out to be!

Anonymous said...

What two hunky actors are refraining from any public displays of affection now that spies on their set are suggesting they're more than friends?

ONTD guess - Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles:

ohnotheydidnt

Anonymous said...

Michael K is wicked as usual:

"Yes, Jakey Poo is in the picture above. He's walking backwards so that the paps can get a shot of his hot ass. Power bottoms love to show off their best feature. ..."

Dlisted

Anonymous said...

I hope they have a long and miserable sexless life together.

LOL.

I don't like them together. I think there's something off and I'm not even convinced he's gay.

Either way, now they seem inseperable, but I think it won't last.

Anonymous said...

Speaking as a woman, I always thought Jake comes across as very feminine as well. Sure he has masculine traits physically, very masculine. But his demeanor, style, interests, his reactions, voice, how he interacts with people, especially around Austin, are very feminine. Nothing wrong with, just the way he is. Opposite Reese, who is an extemely strong woman, it makes him appear weak. He disappears. Opposite a man, it makes him appear sensitive and arty.

Anonymous said...

Opposite a man, it makes him appear sensitive and arty.

Or opposite a woman too - it's just that Reese doesn't seem his type, nor he hers. She's not a bohemian arty type, at least it doesn't appear she is. Maybe he isn't either, I have no idea what is going on anymore! ;)

Anonymous said...

Maybe he isn't either, I have no idea what is going on anymore! ;)

Maggie G. is the artsy type. Jake not so much.

Anonymous said...

I think Austin is feminine too, since we’re on this subject.

I agree with 9:57, Jake’s demeanor, voice, interaction with people - mainly men, especially Austin and even more so Heath are very feminine, but I think it’s so cute.

Anonymous said...

Posted on OMG

Oh my god. Chris Fischer has a TV show called Edible Island. Link was posted on DC forum. Hope this works. If not findit in DC forum/Jakes eyelashe. It's a real hoot to hear him speak, see his personality. A bit Jake like, but less exuberant. Here is the link.

Edible Island - Local Lamb

Edible Island - Scallops

Edible Island - Asparagus

A Young Chef Comes Home to Grow

Anonymous said...

Jake came off a lot more confident and cool when he all thought he was single and gay. He looks like a wimpy little puppy dog around reese. If he wanted to beard he should have found somebody more suited for his personality. This hasn't worked. He is boring as hell.

Anonymous said...

Dumped Reese, Rendition and same CAA manager made bearding with Reese easy and risk-free.

Anonymous said...

Those videos with Chris are adoreable. Ne has never looked so hot. And very sweet.

Anonymous said...

Posted on OMG

"We've been contacted by entertainment reporters - within days of each other - from the NY Post and the NY Daily News. They both wanted to share a juicy piece of info - too juicy to print, they said.

Seems like on-set sources, which the pubs tell us are reliable, have told each paper that Chace Crawford and Gossip Girl co-star and real-life roommate Ed Westwick are in a relationship and not trying to hide it, at least on set.

BOTH NY papers tell us that Chace and Ed were recently seen kissing, open-mouthed on set (in Chace's trailer).

Very interesting!.... So…. Are Chace and Ed dating????

Well, it's either true or someone(s) is/are trying to spread rumors to both New York papers about the Gossip Girl co-stars.

We hope it's true - they'd be a hot couple!"

Anonymous said...

Those videos with Chris are adoreable.

Videos won't play for me :(

Anonymous said...

Jack Nicholson & Ben Stiller Tell Tom Hanks To STFU

You probably haven't noticed unless you live here in LA. I mean why would you care about the actors possibly going on strike at the end of the month when there are floods, tornadoes, a war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Madonna and Guy getting divorced for the 38th time, high gas prices, low wages, falling home prices, no jobs and poisonous tomatoes? Well here in LA we don't really care about anything or anyone but ourselves and Tom Hanks proved that last week when he suggested that all the actors take a really crap deal because Tom thought it was a good deal. Well that's because Tom Hanks isn't affected by the deal because he makes a bazillion dollars a picture.

What the deal does is eliminates middle class actors. It creates actors who are wealthy and those who are poor. You won't just be able to make $60,000 a year acting. You will either be forced to work two jobs forever or just quit acting to find a job that pays.

Ben Stiller and Jack Nicholson decided they cared about the actor and not lining their own pockets and so they came out today and basically told Tom Hanks to blow himself.

Remember this the next time Tom Hanks does his aww shucks kind of thing and pretends he is just a regular guy. Call him out on his hypocrisy and boycott his films.

http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2008/06/jack-nicholson-ben-stiller-tell-tom.html

Anonymous said...

You probably haven't noticed unless you live here in LA. I mean why would you care about the actors possibly going on strike at the end of the month when there are floods, tornadoes, a war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Madonna and Guy getting divorced for the 38th time, high gas prices, low wages, falling home prices, no jobs and poisonous tomatoes?

LOL!

Anonymous said...

Betting Odds on Hollywood Actors Strike

Just as Hollywood was getting back on its feet after the writer's strike, the threat of a work stoppage by actors has studios and the entertainment industry in a fit. Studios are putting a hold on production starts for feature movies and TV pilots amid news that the Screen Actors Guild will call a strike immediately after the June 30 expiration date of the current labor deal. For example, movies like "Transformers 2," have a built-in hiatus next month; the next batch of features, including "2012," "Prince of Persia" and "Nottingham," won't start until late summer as a precaution.

So how will all of this play out? Fans of Hollywood find it as gripping as an Alfred Hitchcock thriller and are desperately looking for answers. This being the case, the largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on all things Hollywood Strike. Come to think of it, sounds like the title of a movie…

"Our site has seen an enormous amount of traffic and dollars wagered on the heels of the news surrounding the possible SAG strike," stated BetUS.com spokesman Reed Richards. "Site users and curious visitors came in looking for predictions as to what might happen and they found exactly that. We've got odds on every single possible scenario surrounding the strike."

Analysts at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the possible SAG strike:

Odds that the SAG goes on Strike: 2/1
Odds on a lockout: 10/11
Over/Under on amount of days a strike would last: 21

Odds on the actor most likely to cross the picket line:
Colin Farrell: 1/1
Tom Hanks: 10/1
Tom Cruise: 14/1
Jack Nicholson: 25/1

Odds on actress most likely to cross the picket line:
Britney Murphy: 1/1
Sandra Oh: 10/1
Julia Roberts: 14/1
Diane Keaton: 25/1

http://onlinesportshandicapping.com/news/Entertainment/BetUS.com-posted-odds-on-all-things-Hollywood-Actors-Strike-062608.html

Anonymous said...

Those videos with Chris are adoreable.

Videos won't play for me :(


Give it a little extra time, maybe 5-10 minutes (make a cup of coffee lol). Even with a good connection they take a long time to load and then sputter a bit at first, but once it's loaded it runs fine.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, I'll try that. I really want to hear Chris speak :)

Anonymous said...

Reminder

Not only is Bravo airing the GLAAD Media Awards this Friday, but it's following it up with the network television premiere of Brokeback Mountain, and is advertising both together.

Anonymous said...

^^Thanks for the reminder! :)

Anonymous said...

I agree with 9:57, Jake’s demeanor, voice, interaction with people - mainly men, especially Austin and even more so Heath are very feminine, but I think it’s so cute.

Heath and Jake had a very sensual chemistry, even more so in real life than on screen. No, I'm not alluding anything naughty, I just think they clicked together naturally.

Anonymous said...

Opposites attract.

Anonymous said...

Opposites attract.

That's true!

Anonymous said...

Chris's voice sounds so much like Jake it's amazing.

Anonymous said...

Grrr... those videos still hate me :(

Anonymous said...

What two hunky actors are refraining from any public displays of affection now that spies on their set are suggesting they're more than friends?

DL gossip:

"Its definitely Jake and Tobey. I worked at Tobey's agency in LA for two years and he would bring in boyfriends all the time. The rumor around the office was that he and Leo DiCaprio had an on-and-off thing for a few years. And Jake has had many boyfriends. It's funny how some things that are in such plain sight to people in the biz are completely mystifying to those outside it.

My mother was one of those surprised people when Rosie came out. just shocking to me.

Jake, Tobey and Leo are all gay. This is not a rumor, it's truth. Thet all just choose to stay closeted in the public eye, but any one of them can be found at a party flirting with boys and in the case of Leo, making out in the corner with them."

Anonymous said...

I don't know about you guys but right now I don't believe almost anything Jake related that comes from DL. There have been so many rumors there lately that I just don't buy them anymore, anyone can make up stuff and post there. And before I get called a troll/babbler let me say that I think Jake's gaaaaaay!

Anonymous said...

Heath Ledger delivers brilliantly as the Joker


The buzz over Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" for the last several months was justified. With his final full film role, Ledger delivers what may be remembered as the finest performance of his career.

A press screening of the "Batman Begins" sequel Thursday night had the audience cackling along with Ledger's Joker, a depraved creature utterly without conscience whom the late actor played with gleeful anarchy.

At times sounding like a cross between tough guy James Cagney in a gangster flick and Philip Seymour Hoffman's fastidious Truman Capote, Ledger elevates Batman's No. 1 nemesis to a place even Jack Nicholson did not take him in 1989's "Batman."

Nicholson's Joker was campy and clever. Ledger's Joker is an all-out terror, definitely funny but with a lunatic moral mission to drag all of Gotham, the city Batman thanklessly protects, down to his own dim assessment of humanity.

Spewing alternate personal histories for how he got the horrible scars on his face, the Joker hides behind distorted clown makeup that looks like a chalk drawing left out in the rain.

The Joker masterminds a series of escalating abductions, assassination attempts, murders and bombings, all aimed at calling out Batman (Christian Bale) and proving to the tormented vigilante hero that they are two sides of the same coin.

"You complete me," the Joker tells Batman, dementedly borrowing Tom Cruise's sappy romantic line from "Jerry Maguire."

Long before Ledger's death in January from an accidental prescription drug overdose, his collaborators on "The Dark Knight" had been describing his performance as a new high in the art of villainy for a comic-book adaptation.

Director Christopher Nolan, reuniting with "Batman Begins" star Bale, told The Associated Press earlier this year that Ledger came through with precisely what he had envisioned for this take on the Joker, "a young, anarchic presence, somebody who is genuinely threatening to the establishment."

"It was though they'd taken the Joker and all the colors, everything of it, and just kind of put him through a Turkish prison for a decade or so," Bale told the AP. "It's like he's gone through that personal hell to come out being this, if you can even call him mad, at the end here."

A best-actor Academy Award nominee for "Brokeback Mountain," Ledger has earned fresh Oscar buzz for "The Dark Knight," which could land him in the supporting-actor race.

Running just over two and a half hours, "The Dark Knight" is a true crime epic. Throughout, the Joker's bag of tricks is bottomless, twisted to the point of horror-flick sick.

"Some men aren't looking for anything logical," Michael Caine's butler Alfred tells Bruce, who's trying to decipher the Joker's motives. "Some men just want to watch the world burn."

Come July 18, when "The Dark Knight" lands in theaters, the world will be watching Ledger burn up the screen.

Anonymous said...

Nothing wrong with DL. Anyone can make up stuff about anything and post it anywhere on the Net.

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad Heath did an outstanding job with the Joker and that he gets so much praise and TDK isn’t even out yet but it makes me feel worse about his death. It’s such a terrible loss. :(

Anonymous said...

"Oh my god. Chris Fischer has a TV show called Edible Island."

I just looked at them, and they are interesting. This is badly needed spiritual hygiene, as far as I'm concerned. Chris seems to have more integrity in his little finger than Jake has in his whole body right now. Let's hope and pray that they stay best friends. I have a feeling that Reese and Jake's pr would be happy as a clam if they don't.

Anonymous said...

Heath and Jake had a very sensual chemistry, even more so in real life than on screen.

My opinion is that after the acting, this is what made bbm what it is - the unbelievable chemistry.

Anonymous said...

spiritual hygiene

:) yeah.

Anonymous said...

I never did like a campy and clever villain. I like a real, deep, edgy and scary villian, but one possibly you might just have an eensy-teensy bit of sympathy for, and it seems like Heath's Joker is just the one. Can't wait to see. Gah, I wish there was a Harley Quinn in this one.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if Tobey is gay, but I don't think that BI is them; for one thing it's written in the present tense, and Brothers finished months ago. It seems pretty clear it is Chace and his co-star, now that we have gossip about them kissing on the set.

Anonymous said...

Interesting that even the Babblers acknowledge that the US Weekly story is totally planted by R&J's PR people.

Of course they feel that Jake and Reese HAVE to do these things to ensure their "privacy". How do they justify the lies that are their just to make Reese and Jake look good? I don't know how anyone could be a fan of either of these people.

Enjoy their movies but they are such wormy people. Yuck.

Anonymous said...

Babblers are just typical brainless fans - Jake can't do no wrong, can't pretend, can't lie.

Anonymous said...

PRIVACY! I feel like I'm in this relationship with them. I know about every vacation they have ever taken, restaurants they went to, meals they've eaten etc. etc.

Meanwhile I know that Abby and Ryan went to a store once in December of 2007 and to an award show in June of 2008.

Now I realize Jake and Reese are much more famous but Ryan is famous because he was with Reese and if he was out with another woman it would be news worthy. So have they never eaten at a restaurant, stayed at a hotel or taken the kids somewhere (besides a strip mall)? Or are they just not selling their relationship?

The BS that Reese and Jake are promoting is nauseating. I do stay a Jake fan because I think he'll return to his senses when this is over and I think it is beyond what he thought it would be. I do think he does pretend can lie but it's not is normal way of living like it is with Reese.

Anonymous said...

Abbie doesn't need to sell shity cosmetics and romcoms.

Anonymous said...

Chace Crawford's rep is denying rumors that the actor, 22, is having a fling with his Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick. (Blogs had claimed the two shared an open-mouth kiss on the set of their CW hit.)

“These endless rumors are absolutely untrue,” his rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.

It isn't the first time Crawford — who split with Carrie Underwood earlier this year — has dodged gay rumors. Earlier this year, blogs claimed he and JC Chasez were an item, prompting the NSYNC singer to declare his heterosexuality on a radio station.

"That whole story got blown out of whack," Chasez told Us at a Stride Gum bash in L.A. on June 20. "It was so stupid, but I’m happy for him because his show is doing great, and he is a great guy.”

http://www.usmagazine.com/chace-crawford-ed-westwick-gay-rumors-absolutely-untrue

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Anonymous said...

Oh my, Chris is a cuite :)

Anonymous said...

Forum gossip:

"I heard about the gay rumours around the time he did Donnie Darko which was before BM"

"Same here, heard a little of the rumors after Donnie Darko, then they really heated up when he did The Day After Tomorrow with "BFF" Austin Nichols. Let's all remember Jakey also dated Snaggletooth Drunkst so that right there is a huge confirmation that he's not straight. No straight man would touch that unless under some serious drugs!"

Anonymous said...

Snaggletooth Drunkst - No straight man would touch that unless under some serious drugs!

LOL
Yes, I know I'm bad.

Anonymous said...

Neil Patrick Harris Now a Horrible Doctor

In today's NPH news, the trailer for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog hit the internet this week. It's a project writer/director Joss Whedon started during the WGA writer's strike, a three-part series to be aired on the internet. Neil Patrick Harris stars as Dr. Horrible, and it also features Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day.

Says Whedon: "It’s the story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to."

Watch the trailer, AFTER THE JUMP...

Dr. Horrible

Anonymous said...

My opinion is that after the acting, this is what made bbm what it is - the unbelievable chemistry.

Great acting and best chemistry I've seen in a movie.

Anonymous said...

Hey Hottie-Jake Gyllenhaal Edition

Saw Jake Gyllenhaal walking on 10th and 1st on Wednesday night around 8PM, but then auto reaction turned on and screamed like a 5 yr old girl, "OMG its jake gyllenhaal!!!" and he pulled his baseball cap down and walked faster. UGh. Why do i scare the hot ones away. Anyone know what he was doing in the east vil? So Hot.

http://serhorn.blogspot.com/2008/06/hey-hottie-jake-gyllenhaal-edition.html

Anonymous said...

Maybe Jake is in the city this weekend for Gay Pride (the parade is on Sunday).

Anonymous said...

"Saw Jake Gyllenhaal walking on 10th and 1st on Wednesday night around 8PM"

Thought Jake was in London having his perfect romance with his perfect "girlfriend". So if he's in NYC right now, maybe Reese to a plane to Japan again and won't be back for a couple of months.

Anonymous said...

I thought Jake would stop in New York City after going to London to see his sister and niece (and dare say I--his goddaughter).

Anonymous said...

Maggie and her family were photographed in Venice a few days ago.

Anonymous said...

There was a gawker sighting of Maggie in NY on Wednesday afternoon, the same day this blogger saw Jake in NY. The pics say they were taken on Wednesday as well in Venice, but she couldn't have been in 2 places at once. So either the date of the pics are wrong, maybe they were taken Monday or Tuesday, or the gawker sighting was wrong or made up but why would someone make up a Maggie sighting.

I'll go with the date of the pics being off, wouldn't be the 1st time. I hope he makes the rounds and sees family/friends i the States before he goes back o thr UK and Morocco for filming, he will be gone for awhile.

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Anonymous said...

Sorry, I don't believe Jake was in London unless I have photographic proof of it. And I don't mean a pic that's posted 10 days after it was supposed to have been taken.
It has come to a point where I don't believe anything written about Jake - by tabloid or blogger unless there's irrefutable proof like a pic. But who the hell knows about these either? they can be taken one day and said to be of another day altogether.
All that is certain is that J&R are media whores who will do anything to keep their flagging careers going....oh yeah, and don't forget they're the most private couple ever! LOL

Anonymous said...

I believe he was in London and now he is in NY. Why make up stuff like that? I don't see how that helps promoting Reeke. The plane and the NY sightings were featuring Jake only, no Reese.

Anonymous said...

I believe he's in NY now too, but not with Reese.

Anonymous said...

^ and not with Reese.

Anonymous said...

"and I think it is beyond what he thought it would be."

You seriously think Jake didn't know what he was getting into with Reese? Come on, he's not a child.

Anonymous said...

God I cannot wait for TDK! It sounds so awesome. Christian Bale and Heath together? I'm drooling already. And trying not to focus on the sadness. :(

Anonymous said...

God I cannot wait for TDK! It sounds so awesome. Christian Bale and Heath together? I'm drooling already.

Same here.

Is it only me or is this totally HOT?

Joker

Anonymous said...

"Why make up stuff like that? I don't see how that helps promoting Reeke."

To keep Jake's private life, private. Nothing to do with Reeke.

Anonymous said...

You seriously think Jake didn't know what he was getting into with Reese? Come on, he's not a child.

Of course he knew what he was getting himself into but you know it's easier to keep telling ourselves that he didn't. That way we can pretend he has more integrity than he actually has and that he’s Reese’s and his PR’s poor victim. (eye roll)

Anonymous said...

You seriously think Jake didn't know what he was getting into with Reese?

How could he? It's not like he bearded with her before. (Nothing to do with excuses and integrity.)

Anonymous said...

Awww...6.18, don't be naive!

Of course Jake knew what he was getting into. The only thing he probably didn't expect was the ridicule on the net. Wouldn't be surprised if he expected them to be like Brad & Angelina and that's why he latched on to Reese ( a A-lister) Of course it helped that Reese is still hung on her ex and is hellbent on revenge...poor Reesey, husband cheated on her & bf is gay!

Anonymous said...

I'm sure the fauxmance started because Reese needed it, not because Jake thought Reese would make great beard.

Anonymous said...

The fauxmance started because Reese needed it, Jake needed it and they both thought it was a great idea.

Anonymous said...

Joker has a nice butt. ;)

Anonymous said...

Awww...6.18, don't be naive!

I'm not naive, I just read posts more carefully. The poster said: "... and I think it is beyond what he thought it would be."

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't be surprised if he expected them to be like Brad & Angelina...

LOL
No way, Jake isn't stupid.

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