Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Looking Forward to 'Love and Other Drugs'

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal, Venice 2005
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal
Venice Film Festival, 2005

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Anonymous said...

Last of the Samurai
Man. Pure. Hot. Cool.

'Inception' actor Ken Watanabe wins over Christopher Nolan: 'He's such a huge movie star, it's amazing'

Christopher Nolan's "Inception" has perhaps the deepest cast of any film this year, with six past Oscar nominees or winners at the top of the credits: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Michael Caine and Tom Berenger.

With that dream team (as well as on-the-rise actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cillian Murphy), Nolan is far too smart to publicly pick any favorites, but last year on the set of the film, he acknowledged that getting to know Watanabe as a person and a performer has been a particular highlight of the "Inception" experience.

"It's brilliant working with Ken Watanabe," said Nolan, the writer and director of the movie that opens July 16. "We worked briefly together on 'Batman Begins,' and I've been looking to do something with him ever since. This is a more substantial part, and his work really comes through."

Nolan said the 50-year-old native of Kiode, Japan, more than held his own on the "Inception" set. "He's just got such incredible charisma, and he's such a huge movie star, it's amazing," Nolan said. "There's such a sensitivity in his performances. It's just been brilliant."

-latimesblogs

Anonymous said...

Last of the Samurai:

http://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/ken-watanabe.jpg

Mickey Rourke said...

Men with the soft facial features of a 16-year-old girl don't attract

I'm available.

Atticus said...

I'm available.

Sorry but I wouldn't go out with you to a dogfight.

Atticus said...

Ok well maybe if you bought me a four pound steak and a giant ice cream cake. But don't be expecting any kissing or sex at the end of the date.

Atticus said...

Ok but only if I'm the top.

Anonymous said...

Count me in as one who still believes Austin and Jake are together. Actors spend lots of time apart. It goes with the job. Its the time they spend together that counts. And they do spend time together. Both have proven that they can move about without being spotted when they want. As someone pointed out many times we hardly ever saw them together during Reeke or POP yet Ted says they are still very much a couple. So nothing has changed except they are better at hiding. PR no doubt got soundly rebuked for the Reeke debacle. Still a believer in baby tile too. Ted said there is a child and a child does not just disappear.

Boo said...

a child does not just disappear.

I did.

Atticus said...

*cough* *burp*

Anonymous said...

BAD dog!

Anonymous said...

Count me in as one who still believes Austin and Jake are together. Actors spend lots of time apart. It goes with the job.

Jake is NOT working and he's spending the time before Austin goes to work a few thousand miles away from him. Why would Jake do that if there is a family?

Irritating Fratboy Jake said...

"They take it up the ass .. this is only for taking a shit. With this look, who's going to think I'm gay? I don't lend myself to that type of confusion. Do I look like a homosexual? Do I talk like them? Do I move like them?"

— Mel Gibson, circa 1991, reminding the movie-going public that he hates gays as much as he hates blacks and Jews [via, via]



Hmm, wonder if this approach would work for me?

Anonymous said...

Mickey Rourke said...
I'm available.


LOL.

But also sad.
The pretty that was..

Another victim of plastic surgery:
Rupert Everett

At least there's one hottie we know will never botox himself.
100% au natural male

Atticus said...

OK, that was my stand-in.
I am not self-conscious about my ears.
<a href="http://a.imageshack.us/img139/1064/atticusti8.jpg'>I am sexy and perfect just the way I am.</a>

Anonymous said...

LOL. Paws don't work on keyboards well.
I am sexy and perfect just the way I am.

Anonymous said...

Yes, you are :)

Austin said...

I just read the first three episodes of OTH season 8. It will be the best season yet!!
about 12 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Jake Gyllenhaal: We Can Make Cancer History said...

Jake Gyllenhaal shows his support for Stand Up To Cancer in this new video!

The 29-year-old actor, who wore a SU2C hoodie late last month, shared, “MLB has teamed up with Stand Up To Cancer. We believe that when we all stand up together, we can make cancer history.” Jake’s PSA will air TONIGHT (July 13) during the MLB All-Star Game on FOX!

SU2C’s televised event, hosted by Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams, will air September 10 at 8/7c on FOX.

Just Jared

Anonymous said...

At least there's one hottie we know will never botox himself.
100% au natural male


:)

OT said...

If Christian Bale called Mel Gibson...

snip snip said...

100% au natural male

Minus testicles. 100% au natural gelding.

Atticus said...

*cries*

Anonymous said...

Jake, how could you do that to Atti???

Anonymous said...

Just saw Jake’s ad. His eyes were very blue but he was a bit crossedeyed. Wish he spoke with a deeper voice.

I love Jake's girly voice and I love Harrison Ford's manly voice - being yourself is appealing :)

Anonymous said...

...being yourself is appealing :)

ITA. Trying to be something you're not is never a good thing :)

The Advocate said...

Montgomery Clift 'The Most Beautiful Man in Film' (ever, according to the Advocate)

Montgomery Clift has long been regarded a brilliant, influential actor and a closeted, tormented gay man. Now one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic stars gets a reappraisal.

Well remembered for the staggering effect his film performances in classics such as A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity had on post-World War II movie audiences, Montgomery Clift is equally known today as one of Hollywood’s greatest casualties. A mysterious, sensitive antidote to the blandly handsome bobby-soxer idols of the day, Clift ushered in a new, naturalistic style of acting, years before Marlon Brando and James Dean, who both worshipped him.

The camera adored him as well. Clift was described by one biographer as “having a face of impenetrable beauty,” and Elizabeth Taylor, his close friend and frequent costar, claimed her heart stopped the first time she saw him. After a near-fatal auto accident in 1956 ravaged his perfect face, Clift, now addicted to alcohol, painkillers, and, by some accounts, tormented by his closeted homosexuality, began a downward spiral that would last until his death at 45 in 1966. Marilyn Monroe, Clift’s costar in 1961’s The Misfits who was tortured by her own demons, famously called him “the only person I know who’s in worse shape than I am.” But in The Passion of Montgomery Clift (University of California Press, $24.95) Dartmouth film professor Amy Lawrence performs an academic autopsy on the late actor’s legacy and challenges the myth of Clift as the tortured, self-destructive film star. Lawrence discusses with The Advocate the reasons we’re still under the spell of the charismatic actor.

The Advocate: There are so many biographies of Montgomery Clift and numerous websites devoted to him. What was the biggest surprise you learned about him while researching your book?
Amy Lawrence: I was most impressed by Clift’s canny understanding of his own image. Many biographers depict him as refusing to participate in the Hollywood star system, but that didn’t mean he was ignorant of it. He understood how an actor’s image was built and maintained. In giving interviews or choosing roles, he knew exactly how to shape a performance to achieve the effect he wanted — and to resist the efforts of others to simplify a character. For instance, he was aware that screenwriters and directors often wanted to make the hero perfect; Clift wanted to make the character human, complicated, and not always admirable.

Clift is often spoken of in context as a “gay actor” or in conjunction with Marlon Brando and James Dean. What do you see as Clift’s singular legacy?
Brando and Dean both thought of Clift as singular. Brando saw Clift as his only major competition, and Dean saw him as a model, an ideal to emulate. Unlike those performers, Clift’s best work has not become dated. In Red River, From Here to Eternity, A Place in the Sun, I Confess, and half a dozen others, his performances are impeccable. At his best he is never mannered or predictable. His performances are subtle, intelligent, graceful, and deeply empathetic regardless of the character’s flaws. (continued...)

The Advocate, Part 2 said...

How did Clift’s being gay — or bisexual, as some suggest — when it was still taboo affect his drinking, drug taking, and ultimate downward spiral?
The homophobia of the time, which intensified nationally just as Clift’s career was beginning in the late 1940s and early ’50s, certainly exerted pressure on Clift. A serious relationship with choreographer Jerome Robbins in the ’40s threatened both their careers when Robbins was blackmailed into testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings regarding communists and other “subversives” in Washington and the entertainment community. I would be hesitant, though, to cast Clift as a “sad young man,” “self-loathing homosexual,” or fit him into any other category into which gay men were sorted from the 1950s to ’70s. Alcoholism affects everyone, and in the postwar period heavy drinking was routine across the board. By the time Clift’s drinking became full-blown alcoholism, it was impossible to disentangle from his devastating car accident, the prescription painkillers he needed at the time, and his professional fear regarding the damage done to his face. In the latter part of his career, his drinking and drug taking were so dominant in his life that he couldn’t function without them. Paradoxically, at the point when he worked with unsupportive or openly hostile homophobic producers and directors, the drugs and drinking sustained him as much as they destroyed him.

You write about the fan magazines of the 1950s that frequently used sexually suggestive headlines such as “Who Is Monty Kidding?” How well known was the truth about Clift’s sexuality during that era?
Clift worked in a period when fan magazines were challenged by scandal magazines, each promising “the truth” about stars’ private lives. Ironically, even the scandal rags did not want any “truth” firmly established because that would rob them of the chance to repeatedly tantalize readers with the next promised exposé. Biographical information suggests that people who worked with Clift always “knew” in exact proportion to what they wanted to know. Fans likewise. Everyone minimized the complexity of Clift’s emotional relationships — with men, older women, young women — in order to maintain the image of the actor that appealed to them most.

A recent article in Newsweek suggests audiences can’t accept gay actors as romantic leading men when we know the truth about their real-life sexuality and uses Rock Hudson as an example. How do you think this applies to Clift, who had such intense chemistry on-screen with Elizabeth Taylor and other actresses?
When audiences think they know something about an actor’s personal sexuality it becomes available as a touchstone to spectators watching a performance but is never mandatory. People judging a performance often appreciate it most the more it varies from what we think we know about the performer — casting against type, nice people playing psychos, beautiful actresses playing ugly. If we think of Clift as an actor, then his persuasiveness as a romantic lead opposite Taylor, Olivia de Havilland, or Jennifer Jones increases our appreciation of his skill as he seems to become inseparable from the role.

Another issue is history itself. As new generations are introduced to Clift and Hudson, they often react to the performers without knowing any biographical information about them. They are also less invested in “the truth” than those who experienced a change in their perception through revelations and the exposure of secrets. The freer sexuality of Brando or Dean, for instance, has not come to dominate their images.

The Advocate, Part 3 said...

How do you think Clift’s career would have progressed if he hadn’t been in the auto accident in 1956?
Although the accident had a major effect on him psychologically and physically as well as having an effect on audiences and their reading of his performances in relation to the accident, I believe his alcoholism would have continued and that his career would have been much the same. His drinking affected his work on the set of From Here to Eternity, which was shot in 1953, well before the accident. In the three-year break he took after that film his face began to show the puffiness and aging effects of alcohol abuse. When he returned to film for Raintree County in 1957, people would have been surprised by how he had aged if they hadn’t had the accident to blame it on.

How do you think Clift would have fared personally and professionally if he began his career today, with the intrusion of the Internet and paparazzi?
The intrusion of the media today is offset by the openness of some gay performers — though not romantic leading men just yet. As Tom Cruise’s career shows, it is possible to withstand rumors and media speculation if you have the power and the will to do so. Because Clift was never as closeted as Rock Hudson, I don’t believe he would fight terribly hard to maintain the illusion of offscreen heterosexuality. He might be more likely to take a Keanu Reeves approach, where the actor neither courts nor tries to dispel the fantasies of any fan. In several roles in the severely repressive 1950s he even courted audiences to read his characters — and maybe himself — as gay in the casually flirtatious scenes in Red River, the rejection of heterosexual relationships in I Confess, Suddenly, Last Summer, and Freud, the material on gay Army life that acts as a subtext throughout From Here to Eternity, and the relationship with Frank Sinatra’s character in the film.

Why does Clift continue to hold such a fascination for film buffs 44 years after his death?
Clift was a brilliant actor. His performances often seem completely natural and effortless. His complex performances of masculinity in films such as Red River, From Here to Eternity, The Misfits, A Place in the Sun, and The Heiress appeal to gay men and women as well as heterosexual men and women. Fans find in Clift everything from a romantic icon or sexual fantasy figure to a model of courage, commitment, and integrity. His characters are often simultaneously stoic and vulnerable, lithe, stubborn, and funny.

Margaret Cho said...

Jess: Fran Drescher recently mentioned that the man she was married to for 21 years turned out to be gay. Have you ever unwittingly dated a gay man?

Margaret: Not unwittingly, no. I very consciously dated many, many gay men.
...
Jess: Isn’t that just a friendship?

Margaret: It is a friendship. But romance is a kind of modified friendship. It sort of goes a little deeper. If you’re not involving sexuality, I think, for me, relationships can be a lot deeper. You can get into a spiritual realm, and that’s really deep, so I’m very happy with my relationships with gay men. Maybe it’s sort of what Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift had, a very romantic relationship that wasn’t sexual, but that was very deep.

Anonymous said...

Clift was a brilliant actor. His performances often seem completely natural and effortless. His complex performances of masculinity in films such as Red River, From Here to Eternity, The Misfits, A Place in the Sun, and The Heiress appeal to gay men and women as well as heterosexual men and women.

A Place in the Sun - Clift and Elizabeth Taylor, the most beautiful Hollywood actress.

Anonymous said...

Just married

Congratulations Penelope Cruz & Jarvier Bardem!

Anonymous said...

*cough*

Anonymous said...

Because Clift was never as closeted as Rock Hudson, I don’t believe he would fight terribly hard to maintain the illusion of offscreen heterosexuality. He might be more likely to take a Keanu Reeves approach, where the actor neither courts nor tries to dispel the fantasies of any fan.

Amy Lawrence, what are you saying about Keanu?

Anonymous said...

nycness: Penelope cruz & javier bardem? If gay marriage were legal, it would have been Cruz & Hayek. Fucking politics.
about 8 hours ago

OT - next 'reality show' stars said...

This has "REALITY SHOW" written all over it, doesn't it?

America's Favorite Couple Got Engaged!


Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston reveal exclusively in the new Us Weekly that they are getting married. And, they tell Us Weekly, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been kept in the dark about their plans … until now.

“We got engaged two weeks ago,” Bristol, 19, tells Us Weekly. “It felt right, even though we don’t have the approval of our parents.”

Bristol and Levi, 20 — who famously called off their previous engagement two weeks after welcoming son Tripp in December 2008 — tell Us Weekly they reconnected three months ago while working out a custody plan for their 18-month-old son.

“I really thought we were over,” Levi tells Us Weekly. “So when I went, I had no hope. I think we both just started talking — and then we took Tripp for a walk.”

Says Bristol, “When he left that night, we didn’t hug or kiss, but I was thinking how different it was. He texted me: ‘I miss you. I love you. I want to be with you again’ … I was in shock.”

Now comes the hard part: Getting the blessing of Sarah Palin, who has made no secret of her feelings for Levi. He provoked her fury last fall when he claimed that she had called her infant son Trig (who has Down syndrome) “retarded.” She fired back, telling reporters that anyone who posed for Playgirl would “say and do anything for even more attention.”

Later, during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, she dubbed him “Ricky Hollywood” and called his “aspiring porn” career “heartbreaking.”

Says Bristol, “It is intimidating and scary just to think about what her reaction is going to be. Hopefully she will jump on board.”

Anonymous said...

^^^ LOL!

Nailed said...

Posted on WDW

David O. Russell quits long-delayed 'Nailed'

Add another nail in the coffin of the long-delayed political satire/romantic comedy "Nailed," starring Jessica Biel and Jake Gyllenhaal, which THR has learned exclusively will be finished without the involvement of writer-director David O. Russell.

Russell has withdrawn from the $26 million production after one-on-one negotiations with financier Ronald Tutor, who controls rights to the movie with Pangea Media Group CEO David Bergstein, broke down.
...
"This has been a painful process for me," Russell told THR on Tuesday. "The multiple production delays and stoppages, which were caused by David Bergstein and preceded Ron Tutor's direct involvement with me, have now spanned two years, and the circumstances under which the film would now be completed are much different on several fundamental levels than when we embarked several years ago. I, unfortunately, am no longer involved in the project and cannot call it 'my' film. I wish Ron Tutor well."

Tutor also expressed his disappointment in an interview last week with THR: "(David O.) Russell conducted himself like a perfect gentleman. I understood his position. It really didn't have anything to do with him but with others, and we just reached a point where I couldn't do what he wanted. But it was a decent negotiation between the two of us. No lawyers. No idle threats, just two people trying to clean something up, and we couldn't get there. It was surprising and disappointing, but I understood."

Added Tutor, "So we're going to go ahead probably with 'Nailed' and try to hire another director and finish it."
...

Hollywood Reporter

Nailed said...

To do the reshoots, stars Biel and Tracy Morgan will be required to participate. Bergstein has said that there are contracts with these actors requiring them to do the reshoots without additional compensation. On Tuesday, publicists for the stars didn't respond to a request for comment.

Anonymous said...

The Man Who Walked Between The Towers

Thanks for the link! He has a great voice for voiceovers, I think, and he did a really nice kid-friendly job reading the story :)

Anonymous said...

A Place in the Sun - Clift and Elizabeth Taylor, the most beautiful Hollywood actress.

Isn't she? And he was so beautiful too. Elizabeth was probably the most beautiful actress of centuries, IMO! :)

Anonymous said...

The Giant - Liz and Rock

Anonymous said...

Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean

Anonymous said...

Oh Gah, I loved Giant. I always wish that James Dean would get Liz, though. ;)

Anonymous said...

That's a great pic of Rock and Liz too - looks like Jack's truck in the background. :)

Anonymous said...

Rock sure was hunky and handsome. Just look at him. I liked James Dean's underdog character tho.

Ted said...

Ironically, even the scandal rags did not want any “truth” firmly established because that would rob them of the chance to repeatedly tantalize readers with the next promised exposé.

Don't believe it, kids. I'd never string you along.

destiny said...
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destiny said...

Interesting article about Monty, although the author of the book contradicts herself about whether the drinking was related to his being gay. She seems to be saying the drinking problems were due to the times, and later the accident, but then she says he had problems on the set of Here to Eternity. More importantly, she seems to admit he probably drank to help with the pressure of being gay with the following:

Paradoxically, at the point when he worked with unsupportive or openly hostile homophobic producers and directors, the drugs and drinking sustained him as much as they destroyed him.

It's possible Austin does some of this (he sure seems fond of drinking) and maybe Jake (some of those Reeke photos when he looked like he was on something).

Anonymous said...

Ironically, even the scandal rags did not want any “truth” firmly established because that would rob them of the chance to repeatedly tantalize readers with the next promised exposé.

Ted Said:
Don't believe it, kids. I'd never string you along.


this needs to be sent to OMG because the regulars there are really Ted's pawns. He check mates very often and wins the chess game. very gullable.

Anonymous said...

...although the author of the book contradicts herself about whether the drinking was related to his being gay. She seems to be saying the drinking problems were due to the times, and later the accident, but then she says he had problems on the set of Here to Eternity. More importantly, she seems to admit he probably drank to help with the pressure of being gay ...

I didn't really read that as a contradiction - the causes of drinking problems are complex and don't necessarily arise from one single factor in someone's life.

Anonymous said...

Fans find in Clift everything from a romantic icon or sexual fantasy figure to a model of courage, commitment, and integrity.

This is what acting is all about. Thanks for posting this article! :)

Anonymous said...

"I remember Owen Gliebermann was one of those who compared Jake to Montgomery Clift - I didn't see that so much, but I liked the way he preceded that by saying "he has a quicksilver quality" - as Ang Lee would say, I like the taste of that word, quicksilver, in relation to him."

From BetterMost forum

Anonymous said...

I thought it was Annie Proulx who used the word "quicksilver" to describe Jake's acting?

Anonymous said...

Yes. :)

Anonymous said...

Heath as Ennis reminds me of James Dean in Giant, and then you've got Jack looking like Monty. *swoon*

We need a remake of Giant.

Ricky said...

#Argentina vamos! Los mismos derechos con los mismos nombres para tod@s. #GAYMARIAGE #HumanRights #MatrimonioGay #DerechosHumanos
37 minutes ago

(Go Argentina! The same rights with the same name for all)

tweet

Ted said...

Bitch-Back!

Dear Ted:
Of your Team Awful's Top 5 Couples Who Should Reunite, do you think any of them actually have a chance of doing so?
—Emily

Dear Crystal Blue Balled:
No, Em. Totally sucks, too, don't you think? While we know these stars are all mucho in need of a reunion, most of ‘em are too proud to ever return to their former flames. Mostly 'cause at least one half of each duo thinks he or she is better than the ex—any guesses who that person is in each twosome?


Dear Ted:
I have been a huge fan of Edward Norton ever since Primal Fear, and I thought he was robbed of an Oscar for American History X. Is he cool or somewhat of a diva? I guess I wouldn't be too surprised if he had some Vices—he did date Courtney Love, after all! He is a great actor, but I'm wondering how he is behind the scenes.
—Mike

Dear Misinformed:
Norton's seriously all about his work, which many folks in this town mistakenly assume means someone's got divaitis. Not so with E.N. Keeps to himself, but very cool. Like Ryan Gosling.


Dear Ted:
My puppy, Lucy, and I would like to know who would be more likely to adopt a rescue dog, Judas Jack-Off or Dashed Dingle-Dream?
—Jules

Dear Doggy Style:
Neither. The only real warm and fuzzy stuff both guys are interested in is each other.


Dear Ted:
I used to have a huge crush on the bad-boy Colin Farrell. What has happen to him? What naughty things has he been up to? Do I have to find myself another bad boy? My baby Frisko says hi, he's a sweet Siberian husky who stole my heart.
—G

Dear Batty for Bad Boys:
Col doesn't quite have the same lookin'-for-trouble 'tude that he once had, but we love him all the same. Maybe he doesn't fit your bad-boy mold anymore, but he's a stand-up fellow. Especially when he's speaking out for gay rights. Licks back to Frisk!


Dear Ted:
Does any of the gossip you hear ever get boring even though it might be fascinating to your readers? Out of these B.V. subjects, who do you find the most and least interesting to write about? Toothy Tile, Crescent Kumquat, Judas Jack-Off, Grey Goose and Nevis Divine.
—Meg

Dear T-town Twist:
To answer your first question, I stick with those celebs who are relevant currently and making goss worth gabbing about, that way it doesn't get boring for me or you. As for the Vices, I'd say I'm mucho intrigued by Cres and Nev and the ways they're exploring their sexuality. None really bore me, but T2 hasn't exactly been causing any trouble lately. Care to fix that, Tooth?


Dear Ted:
I think you are wrong about Kate Bosworth and Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd—they seem like a real, legit couple to me. They are always together these days.
—Dasha

Dear Tabloid Truths:
Just because two people are together doesn't mean they're together.

Jake said...

None really bore me, but T2 hasn't exactly been causing any trouble lately. Care to fix that, Tooth?

No.

Anonymous said...

Regardless of whether Kate and Alex are really together, they are starting to annoy me in the same way Reeke did. Too much fame-whoring of the relationship.

Anonymous said...

None really bore me, but T2 hasn't exactly been causing any trouble lately. Care to fix that, Tooth?
Jake said...
No.


LOL. If boring Toothy = non-bearding Jake, I prefer boring :)

Argentina Senate to Vote on Gay Marriage said...

#Argentina vamos! Los mismos derechos con los mismos nombres para tod@s. #GAYMARIAGE #HumanRights #MatrimonioGay #DerechosHumanos

BUENOS AIRES — Already known for having one of the most gay-friendly capitals in the world, Argentina is in the throes of a debate this week over granting the broadest marital protections to gay people in Latin America.

In what is expected to be a fierce discussion, Argentina’s Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill allowing gay people to wed. The proposed law has increased frictions between the Roman Catholic Church and the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, which is pushing the bill.

The war of words continued on Tuesday as church leaders staged large protests around the country against the proposed law. On Sunday, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, had declared it a “destructive attack on God’s plan.”

Mrs. Kirchner harshly criticized church leaders on Monday, saying that their discourse on the issue resembled “the times of the Crusades” and that they failed to acknowledge how socially liberal Argentina had become. “They are portraying this as a religious moral issue and as a threat to ‘the natural order,’ when what we are really doing is looking at a reality that is already there,” the president said from Beijing. “It would be a terrible distortion of democracy if they denied minorities their rights.”

Gay rights advocates said Mrs. Kirchner and her husband, former President Néstor Kirchner, are responding to polls showing that nearly 70 percent of Argentines support giving gay people the same marital rights as heterosexuals.

NY Times

Anonymous said...

If boring Toothy = non-bearding Jake, I prefer boring :)

Come on Jake, find a boyfriend and give Ted new, exciting material :)

destiny said...

What a great statement from the President of Argentina.

Anonymous said...

((((Cristina!!!))))))

video said...

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Speaks Out for Same-Sex Marriage in Response to Church Attacks as Senate Prepares Vote

Anonymous said...

@Blabbeando is live-tweeting the #ARG Senate debate on marriage equality - don't forget to refresh the page :)

twitter.com/Blabbeando

Anonymous said...

Hooray for Argentina! :)

Anonymous said...

Ted Said:
Don't believe it, kids. I'd never string you along.
this needs to be sent to OMG because the regulars there are really Ted's pawns.


Awww, don't be like that, give OMG regulars some time to process Jake and Austin's break up.

Anonymous said...

“They are portraying this as a religious moral issue and as a threat to ‘the natural order,’ when what we are really doing is looking at a reality that is already there,” the president said from Beijing. “It would be a terrible distortion of democracy if they denied minorities their rights.”

Amen. And thank you, Madame President.

Atticus said...

We need a remake of Giant.

Daddy please get the part so you'll take me on location and I can play with the steers.

President Obama, Oprah On Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Guest List said...

President Barack Obama and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey are among the 500 A-list guests invited to attend the wedding of the year for Chelsea Clinton and Mark Mezvinsky, RadarOnline.com learned on Tuesday.

The Hudson Valley News is reporting the guest list of the July 31 nuptuals that will be held at Aster Court in the picturesque village of Rhinebeck, New York.

Locals are preparing for a celebrity overload in the rural town, which is located 90 miles north of New York City, as Hollywood royalty and political powerhouses join Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to celebrate the marriage of their only daughter.

President Obama is expected to land at Stewart Airport in Newburgh, New York and take Marine One across the Hudson to Rhinebeck.

The Clinton family has frequently visited Rhinebeck for vacations and political fundraising. The historical town is a favored weekend retreat for many wealthy New Yorkers.

Among those who will watch Chelsea walk down the aisle are singer Barbra Streisand, Kate Capshaw and Steven Speilberg, former Clinton advisor Harold Ickes, Clinton money man Terry McAuliffe, former British Prime Minister John Major, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, media moguls Ted Turner and long-time Clinton friend Denise Rich.

Chelsea, 30, announced her engagement to investment banker Mark Mezvinsky in November, 2009. The pair began their romance when they met in Washington D.C. (Mezvinsky is also the offspring of two politicians) and continued at Stanford University.

RadarOnline

Anonymous said...

500 A-list guests? I guess Jake is on the list.

BI said...

A Staged Breakup of a Reality Relationship

BlindGossip – It would be refreshing to see a reality star involved in a real relationship with someone who genuinely cares about them. This isn’t one of them. She wants a real relationship, but her man is gay, and in it just for the publicity. She kept thinking that he would change, but her hopes were completely dashed when she caught him in her bed with another guy. Even more shocking is that fact that the other guy is her brother. The couple’s breakup is being scripted and will occur in front of the cameras complete with her dramatically throwing her man out of the house. As of right now, though, you should not expect to see a take on why the relationship ended that includes the outing of the significant other or the brother.

Blind Gossip

Anonymous said...

LOL at least it wasn't her dad.

Anonymous said...

500 guests????? That sounds like Democrats' convention :)

Austin said...

For those of you looking for #onetreehill info. I can't really help. All I will say is, my lips are sore. :)
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Just finished first day back at #onetreehill. Great to crawl back into julian's skin and walk around.
14 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Stephen Fry dumps long-term partner for young actor as love life becomes Quite Interesting said...

After years without a lover, punct­uated by periods of self-loathing — he once said relationships were for ‘other ­people’ — Stephen Fry has separated from the man who rescued him from ­celibacy, his partner of the past 14 years, Daniel Cohen.

Just weeks after comedian and actor Fry, 52, put his £2million North London home up for sale, I learn he has moved out of the ­eccentrically designed terrace house in West Hampstead and is to be found living in a rented flat in Central London.

Fry, the host of TV quiz QI — the title stands for Quite Interesting — has generously told former make-up and vitamin salesman Daniel, who is 12 years his ­junior, that he can keep the proceeds of the sale, but friends say their break-up includes a binding confidentiality agreement.

According to pals, Fry has made no secret of the collapse of their romance and has, I gather, been spending a lot of time with ­aspiring young actor Steven Webb, 26, who appeared in Alan ­Bennett’s acclaimed play The History Boys at the National Theatre.

The two men have been spotted out in public together at several events, including the first night party at Sadler’s Wells of ­Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake and a ­reception for musician Herb ­Alpert in Los Angeles in April.
...

Daily Mail

Anonymous said...

LOL at least it wasn't her dad.

:)

OT said...

Speaking of Stephen Fry, his partner and London - LOL how the mind works, I always wondered why John Barrowman's husband Scott Gill isn't an actor. He's totally hot, way hotter than Barrowman imo. And he's older than JB too..wtf?!

Anonymous said...

Austin said...
For those of you looking for #onetreehill info. I can't really help. All I will say is, my lips are sore. :)
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®


Oh, God. Is there no one close to this guy who can speak to him honestly and tell him to stop acting like a 13 year old?

OTH producers said...

All I will say is, my lips are sore.

The pleasure was all ours.

Robert Buckley said...

All I will say is, my lips are sore.

You're welcome!

Anonymous said...

Oh, God. Is there no one close to this guy who can speak to him honestly and tell him to stop acting like a 13 year old?

You think that would help?

Jake the pap sidewalk spitter said...

Is there no one close to this guy who can speak to him honestly and tell him to stop acting like a 13 year old?

Don't look at me.

Anonymous said...

Oh, God. Is there no one close to this guy who can speak to him honestly and tell him to stop acting like a 13 year old?
You think that would help?


Probably not :/ But if I had a friend who was making a public ass of himself, I'd say something.

Anonymous said...

Austin has friends and family, I guess they don't see anything wrong with his tweets.

Anonymous said...

But if I had a friend who was making a public ass of himself, I'd say something.

Well nobody around Jake obviously said anything to him about Reeke, which was just as bad imo.

Anonymous said...

You can't compare Reeke and Austin's tweets.

Jake did Reeke photo ops and kept his mouth shut. Austin is doing phot ops and keeps posting idiotic tweets, including tweets about his love for Sophia.

Anonymous said...

Well nobody around Jake obviously said anything to him about Reeke, which was just as bad imo.

It's not really the same thing, imo. The people "around Jake" are the ones who set up the whole Reese thing, but I have to believe his "real" friends knew that, even though he did it, it was eating away at him. I'm not talking about the "bearding" per se, maybe Austin's friends and family think it's necessary for his career, idk. But the immature tweets certainly aren't. But, who know, maybe the tweets reflect his natural personality and they're used to it. :/

Anonymous said...

Jake did Reeke photo ops and kept his mouth shut

Yes, as much as I detest bearding, at least Jake did keep his mouth shut. In that respect, he seems smarter than Austin.

Anonymous said...

But, who know, maybe the tweets reflect his natural personality and they're used to it.

I'm sure they do. Unfortunately.

Jake said...

That's why I like Austin. He makes me look smart.

Anonymous said...

I can't imagine Jake being OK with Austin's tweets.

Atticus said...

He makes me look like friggin Einstein.

ESPYs said...

CJStarchild: I remember when Lance Armstrong hosted the ESPYs one year and he tried to roast Jake Gyllenhaal.
about 4 hours ago

Ruffalo said...

Glee creator Ryan Murphy and Mark Ruffalo – star of the gay parenting flick The Kids Are Alright – will team up in the upcoming big screen adaption of the AIDS drama The Normal Heart.

The movie is based on the semi-autobiographical Larry Kramer play by the same name. The play's 1985 premiere was critically acclaimed. Kramer has signed on to write the screenplay. “I just signed on tentatively with Ryan Murphy to do The Normal Heart, which is the Larry Kramer play,” Ruffalo told MTV News. “It's really powerful and strong and beautiful.”

Ruffalo will play the lead character of Ned Weeks, a gay writer-AIDS activist who founds an advocacy group in New York City during the early years of the AIDS pandemic. Ned's confrontational style thrusts the unprepared group into the media spotlight.

“It's a juicy part,” the 42-year-old actor added. “It's just a great role, man. He's a fighter, you know?”

Murphy's capacity in the project has not been announced.

Anonymous said...

Let's hope that Nailed never sees the light of day. I wouldn't be surprised if someone deliberately bought Russell out to kill the project.

Anonymous said...

Oh now Austin is bringing up race... this won't end well.

Austin said...

HuffPostGreen NAACP Slams BP For Sticking Minorities In The Most Hazardous Clean-Up Jobs http://huff.to/aY6xEw
about 11 hours ago via API

When I was down at the gulf, we encountered many clean up crews, contracted by BP. They were all black and not allowed to speak to us!!!
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

They were scared when we approached with a camera and yelled for their "boss" to get us away, Who was a mean white man.
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

The mean white man yelled at me to "get away from his workers.".
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

I'm so afraid that these black workers did not have proper breathing gear. Shame on BP!!!!!
about 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Anonymous said...

Let's hope that Nailed never sees the light of day.

My fingers are crossed for Nailed, I bet this movie will be better than PoP!

Anonymous said...

Jake said...
That's why I like Austin. He makes me look smart.


lol. too true.

Anonymous said...

Michelle is photographed taking a smoke break on her latest film project, Take This Waltz, which is being filmed in Toronto, Canada.
"There’s Probably No One on Earth Who Can Hate Michelle Williams"

^ rly? I think I know one or two here. ;)
idgaf, I like her style.

Anonymous said...

^ Take This Waltz is a cool project. With Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, plus Sarah Polley is directing. She did a brilliant job directing Away from Her.

Anonymous said...

They were all black

LOL maybe the workers were just covered with oil.

Nikke said...

OT biz news

- Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice made about $4 million today ... for a 5-day projection of less than $30M / extremely disappointing for the costly Jerry Bruckheimer tentpole. At 2 1/2 weeks out, Sorcerer's Apprentice was tracking worse than his U.S. underperformer Prince Of Persia.

- RATINGS RAT RACE: Massive Audiences For 'Deadliest Catch,' 'Covert Affairs' Solid In Debut, 'White Collar' Down
Covert Affairs followed the 2nd-season premiere of White Collar (4.3 million), which was down 20% from its first season premiere as the show has moved to the anchor position on Wednesday and faced much-hyped The Deadliest Catch.

- Mark Ruffalo In Late-Stage Talks To Be Marvel's New Hulk in 'The Avengers'
He's always been an actor's actor and is getting critical raves in The Kids Are All Right. He's now in late-stage discussions between Marvel and his brand-new agency United Talent to play this key member of The Avengers ensemble. Like Edward Norton, whom he'd be replacing, Ruffalo would bring real chops to the role. But, unlike Edward Norton, he wouldn't an on-set asshole.

- Magnolia Will Platform Joaquin Phoenix Mockumentary By Casey Affleck Sept. 10
Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles tells me the film is set for a platform release on September 10, with wide release a week later. Bowles was among the distributors who attended buyer screenings .. Some distribs walked away .. They weren't sure if this was an Andy Kaufman-like hoax, or a great actor's meltdown. Among other hijinks, Phoenix is seen snorting coke off the breast of a prostitute. "No matter what I thought coming in, I came out feeling this was a pretty amazing piece of work, jaw dropping but dimensional..."

Argentina rules :) said...

.@Ricky_Martin #Argentina votes yes on gay marriage law! A great nation making history #MatrimonioGay
44 minutes ago via TweetDeck

http://twitter.com/Blabbeando

Ricky said...

#Argentina votes yes on gay marriage law! A great nation making history
about 1 hour ago via web

#Argentina,nacion pensante,tolerante y justa hace historia al decir SI al #matrimoniogay!Ejemplo para el resto d latino America!Felicidades!
41 minutes ago via web
(# Argentina, thinking nation, tolerant and makes history by saying YES to #gaymarriage! Example for the rest of Latin America! Congratulations!)

http://twitter.com/ricky_martin

Argentina Passes Gay Marriage Bill said...

In a debate that lasted well into the early hours of Thursday morning, Argentina's Senate voted 33-27 to make theirs the first country in South America to legalize same-sex marriage.

Gay rights activists had predicted a close vote. According to reports, debate in Buenos Aires lasted until four in the morning.

The subject of marriage has been a hot button issue in Argentina for the past several months. In December, Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre (pictured) became the country's first legally married same-sex couple because of a legal loophole.

Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson issued the following statement early Tuesday morning: "Today's historic vote shows how far Catholic Argentina has come, from dictatorship to true democratic values, and how far the freedom to marry movement has come as twelve countries on four continents now embrace marriage equality. Argentina's vote for the freedom to marry marks an important advance for fairness and family values as more couples around the world will now share in marriage, with families helped and no one hurt. Today's vote adds momentum to the international movement to secure the freedom to marry for all loving and committed couples.

"Key to Argentina's human rights achievement was strong leadership from legislators and the president. It is time we see more of our own elected officials standing up for the Constitution and all families here in the United States. America should lead, not lag, when it comes to treating everyone equally under the law."

Advocate + kiss

Anonymous said...

At 2 1/2 weeks out, Sorcerer's Apprentice was tracking worse than his U.S. underperformer Prince Of Persia.

Bad year for Jerry.

Anonymous said...

Like Edward Norton, whom he'd be replacing, Ruffalo would bring real chops to the role. But, unlike Edward Norton, he wouldn't an on-set asshole.

LOL! According to gossip, Edward Norton is arrogant, insufferable asshole.

Advocate comment said...

Name: Nicolas
Date posted: 7/15/2010 4:31:33 AM
Hometown: Buenos Aires

I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This day will be always remembered. If someone had told me ten years ago that in my country the senate would vote for gay marriage I would have thought he was crazy. Luckily, evolution cannot be stopped. Sooner or later all countries will get it. I still cannot believe this, I'm so happy.

Advocate comment said...

Name: Linda
Date posted: 7/15/2010 4:48:32 AM
Hometown: Bloomington IN

Senator Picchetto (the leader of the President's party who supported the vote) quoted Thomas Jeffereson during the debate. Sad that countries in South America are quoting Jefferson for marriage equality and we can't even get Obama to speak up for it here.

Anonymous said...

Michelle is photographed taking a smoke break on her latest film project, Take This Waltz, which is being filmed in Toronto, Canada.

Smoking?! Bad, bad girl!

Anonymous said...

When I was down at the gulf...

Austin, your 3,5 hours spent there and pictures posted by Just Jared made such a difference. *rolls eyes*

Anonymous said...

Comments from CNN readers (a 180 from 6 months ago)

flipnlucky10
funny how the US is called "the land of the free" has become "the land of judge and tell other people how to live their lives"

kwreader
Good for them. Too bad America can't do the same, thanks to the the right-wing bigots and "family values" homophobes (and, it seems, hypocrites) who cry "freedom" while imposing their dubious morality on us.

commonsnse3
it seems intolerance is now a family value......... at least for the people who believe in fiction story characters.

wifeofMCvet
Good for Argentina. Kind of depressing that a highly Roman Catholic society for the most part is more tolerant than the U.S.A. unfortunately..its just one of the MANY social issues that this country is behind on.

tpno2005
Why is it that gay people are always blamed for the social ills of society? Are gay people causing the 50% divorce rate in this country? Are gay people causing the high teen pregnancy rate? A fail to see how two people wanting to enter into a loving commitment has such a devastating effect on the morals of everyone else. Get real people!

Anonymous said...

Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre (pictured)

LOL his vest that says "Lost"

Anonymous said...

"Lost"? It's LGBT :)

Advocate comment said...

Name: J.B.
Date posted: 7/15/2010 5:33:16 AM
Hometown: Montegut, LA

I can't even sleep. It's so satisfying to have seen a country first vote down civil unions as an unconstitutional seperate but equal institution before debating and then voting yes to marriage. I'm still in awe. Wow. No to civil unions. MARRIAGE for all. Same title. Same benefits. Equal. No ambiguity. Equal. And here we're fighting for scraps at our Master's table while watching others freely dine. Vicariously experiencing the joy tonight with the Argentines reignited something in me. I want to run out in the street and shout: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" I'm tired of being docile and restrained. This bullshit needs to end. I don't need the law to legitimize my existence. I'm a good person and I help people when I can. But by denying my rights, the law gives license to the bigotry that ensures my second-class citizenry. Fuck that! It must end. Tonight my heart is in Argentina. Where all citizens are now equal and love is free.

Anonymous said...

LOL to me it looked like Lost with the colors of the NBC/ABC peacock. Like they were at a Lost fan convention.... !!

USA said...

LOL now Argentina can cry for us.

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
Just wondering, have you seen Alexander Skarsgård's "going wild" video? Do Europeans really do that once they're drunk? Or is it just Alex? And after the video surfaced, he and Kate came out shopping together. Some pals said this is some kind of PR damage control. What do you think? Should we expect more "shopping trips" from them?
—Mabel

Dear BAC-helor:
Babe, don't think that kind of booze-induced behavior is strictly limited to the Euro crowd. Some dudes are just more...affectionate than others. It's especially not that peculiar within T-town, rest assured. As for shopping sprees with the GF, same old crap as always. Expect plenty more trips out on the town. Totally groan-worthy, no?


Dear Ted:
Many thanks for yesterday's update (albeit disappointing) on my two favorite Blind Vicers, Toothy Tile and Grey Goose. I was starting to think you had thrown in the towel on these two. With the news that G.G. is now the least likely to step out of the closet, does this mean G.G. might actually genuinely be falling for his beard? As sad as it may be, is this the end of Toothy and Goose's erratic relationship?
—Lovelorn

Dear Heart of the Matter:
More like G2 is genuinely falling for his booming career—his beard is just helping him get there.


Dear Ted:
In light of everything that has happened, how can Jodie Foster possibly be friends with Mel Gibson? I couldn't believe she defended him during the entire "sugar tits" drama. Given her public persona and his psychotic rampages, it just doesn't make any sense to me! I can't believe this woman would be friends with someone like that!
—Sweet Subversion

Dear Foster Friend:
Folks have their opinions and are entitled to them. And while I think she's hurting herself by sticking up for him, you have to admire her loyalty. Well, I lied—you don't have to. I don't.


Dear Ted:
How's a girl supposed to know who is bi, gay or otherwise when it seems like even the ones long suspected of same-sex shenanigans are shacking up and having babies? One of your old timer Blind Vices just announced a baby on the way and I was sure he was gay and used to be with a famous beard. I mean at this point I wouldn't be surprised if Grey Goose and his beard announced a marriage and a kid on the way, and now you're saying the oh-so-gay Parrish Maguire (nice name by the way) is doubting his gayness! Please! Seriously!
—Marissa

Dear Miss Mariss:
That's the problem with assumptions about my Vices—you never quite really know who they are, do ya? And unless they out themselves, that Hollywood-encompassing Venn diagram of gay and nay isn't gonna happen. To quote the greatest pop star of our time (Adam Lambert), Whaddya want from me!?


Dear Ted:
We all know how superclose Jackles are, but I'm wondering are Jared Padalecki and Danneel Harris friends? And how about Jensen Ackles and Genevieve Cortese, friends or no?
—Lilith

Dear Chummy Chums:
Friendly enough.

Bitch Back

Anonymous said...

Sorry for the triple post. I got an error "URL too large to process" and none of them posted until later (all three). LOL and WTF.

Anonymous said...

4 Kb = 4096 characters = blogger comment limit

Anonymous said...

Testing.

Bitch Back

Anonymous said...

But if it was over the character limit why did it post anyway? It said the URL was too big (and it was a long one: (other symbols put in to show)

(a href ='http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/the_awful_truth/b190350_bitch-back_whats_up_with_boozy.html">Bitch Back(a)

I think Blogger was just being hinkey.

& said...

4096 characters = blogger comment limit

How in hell is Google expecting us to count each character in a comment?! Also after all these years they still can't figure out how to put an ampersand " & " in the name ______ said... section?!!

Anonymous said...

I think Blogger was just being hinkey.

Blogger hates me too! :)

Anonymous said...

It said the URL was too big

I've seen tons of different blogger errors, but never that one + I've posted much longer URLs without problems.

Anonymous said...

Twitters acting up too. I'm trying to go back and read all the rentboydiaries posts and when I press "More" the page repeats or they skip pages or go to the current top one..wtf? Of all things to be difficult on, the juicy stuff! Grr.

Anonymous said...

Twitters acting up too.

Not surprised, it's like that every day, too many users and tweets.

Anonymous said...

I'm trying to go back and read all the rentboydiaries posts...

If only Austin's tweets were 1/10 as interesting ... lol

OT rentboy LOL said...

All of the sudden I had this picture in my head of this fat man sweating onto me while trying to fuck me, not a nice picture so I quickly turned it into picture of £20 notes.

Anonymous said...

Lie back and think of England Queen on £20 notes! :)

Anonymous said...

Sorry for the triple post. I got an error "URL too large to process" and none of them posted until later (all three). LOL and WTF.

That's exactly what happened when I was posting the Advocate/Montgomery Clift articles yesterday! First time I'd ever seen that error message, too.

Google blogger team said...

We're always coming up with new ones!

Anonymous said...

Dear Heart of the Matter:
More like G2 is genuinely falling for his booming career—his beard is just helping him get there.


Booming career? LOL. Is tweeting considered a career now?

Anonymous said...

One of your old timer Blind Vices just announced a baby on the way and I was sure he was gay and used to be with a famous beard

Which BV just announced a baby on the way that "used to be" with a famous beard?

Anonymous said...

Vince Vaughn?

LOL said...

Just think, rentboydiaries twitters will be in the Library of Congress.

Anonymous said...

Love rentboydiaries tweets!

Just think, Austin's tweets will be in the Library of Congress. Oh God.

Anonymous said...

Vince Vaughn?

Oh, okay. That's probably who they mean. But anyone know what his BV name is supposed to be? I never really thought he was gay or that Aniston was just his beard.

Atticus said...

While I was laying in the bed collared & leashed he kept saying how much he missed me

Gah I know the feeling.

Anonymous said...

While I was laying in the bed collared & leashed he kept saying how much he missed me

Rentboydiaries?

Anonymous said...

Yes. Lol not Austin's (but don't we wish)

video said...

gyllenhaaljake: Jake Gyllenhaal & Scott Cooper talk about their connection to #cancer and why they teamed up for @SU2C #SU2C - http://youtu.be/1hgsNFXVQSs
about 2 hours ago

Anonymous said...

Wonderful news about Argentina! :)

Anonymous said...

"There’s Probably No One on Earth Who Can Hate Michelle Williams"

Not pretty. For being a smoker since her teens, she still has nice skin though.

Warning!!! Bomer Post (sorry, not a pictorial, lol) said...

Exclusive: 'White Collar's' Matt Bomer interviews new USA star Piper Perabo of 'Covert Affairs'

Over on the USA Network, a night of crime is a pretty good thing. “White Collar” returned for its second season Tuesday night, and drew 4.3 million viewers, down 20% from its series premiere but still 12% higher than its freshman season average. It seems a bank heist is what the viewers want!

Continuing the evening of good-looking television was the series premiere of “Covert Affairs," starring Piper Perabo ("Beverly Hills Chihuahua"), which brought in 4.9 million viewers and is the highest-rated cable series premiere so far this year.

We’ve got a Q & A with Matt Bomer, who stars as “White Collar's” charming con man Neal Caffrey, and Perabo, the newly minted CIA operative from “Covert Affairs.”

(continued at link)

LAOD said...

Just thought I'd drop in and say that I saw this movie at a screening in Pasadena back in March and it was AAA-MAZING. I haven't always been the biggest fan of Jake's movie choices in the past (don't get me wrong - I love the man - but I'm picky ), but I had absolutely zero complaints about this movie. It was hilarious, sexy, touching... BRILLIANT. It has a lot of depth... more than I would have guessed from some of the summaries I've read about the film!

As for the question about Jake's nekkidness... heh. I'll start off by saying that the theatrical cut may be missing some of the stuff I saw at the screening. SO MANY SEX SCENES/NUDITY. HOOOO DOGGY. You see Anne's bosoms a lot, but Jake gets his fair share of nakey shots too... a scene that particularly sticks out in my mind is this part with a video camera that is placed very strategically over Jake's man-bits... heheheh. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that that stays in the final cut.

I won't give too much away, but I can absolutely from the bottom of my heart say that I CAN'T WAIT 'TIL NOVEMBER. AHHH.


Source: IHJ, Jake's movies.

Anonymous said...

As for the question about Jake's nekkidness...

Don't really care about Jake's nekkidness, just hope that sex scenes will be OK. *still shell-shocked by Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry*

Anonymous said...

don't get me wrong - I love the man - but I'm picky
video camera that is placed very strategically over Jake's man-bits... heheheh


Picky teenager, lol.

Anonymous said...

over Jake's man-bits...

...and his merkin :)

Anonymous said...

Exclusive: 'White Collar's' Matt Bomer interviews new USA star Piper Perabo of 'Covert Affairs'

Bomer: I’m always so inspired by Jeff Eastin’s writing. My main challenge of the day is how do I really service this material. Fortunately, [my character] Neal’s the type of guy who really likes to have fun no matter what he’s doing. That certainly helps. But, I would say, Sunday morning to Friday night my life is really committed to doing the show, coming home and figuring out the next day’s stuff.

Matt Bomer's Heterosexual White Collar Con Man Purposefully Strikes Out With the Ladies said...

Last night, USA Network's "most wanted" (get it?) series White Collar returned for its second season! Matt Bomer, the out-ish actor and partnered gay father of two, plays con man Neal Caffrey. He sometimes enjoys flirtations with members of the opposite sex!

In almost every episode, Bomer's character catches a wink, nod, or a naked pool playdate with a lady. It's all part of Caffrey's signature gimmick, which USA's shows are known for: He's such a suave fella, the show tells viewers to remember, that he can talk his way (or twinkle his eyes) into a bank vault or private art collection just by winning over a helpless gal with his charm. (That he works with, and not against the FBI means he's using his powers for good.) Last night's season premiere was no different: Caffrey bewitched this red head with far off travel dreams while his associate (aka "The Gay From Sex and the City) stole her BlackBerry to copy its SIM card, only to purposefully turn her off so he wouldn't have to go home with her.

And generally that's what Caffrey does: He's not eye-nailing these girls to take them to bed, but to play them as pawns. Which is how real life gay guys always treat women!

Queerty

Anonymous said...

Does anyone think Matt looks like Montgomery Clift? :)

Anonymous said...

Caffrey bewitched this red head with far off travel dreams while his associate (aka "The Gay From Sex and the City) stole her BlackBerry to copy its SIM card, only to purposefully turn her off so he wouldn't have to go home with her

LOL :)

Jake said...

Does anyone think Matt looks like Montgomery Clift?

NO.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone think Matt looks like Montgomery Clift? :)

Sometimes a little, yeah, depending on the angle and the pic. :)

Anonymous said...

"Neal Caffrey on paper. No so great."

LOL.

Anonymous said...

I won't give too much away, but I can absolutely from the bottom of my heart say that I CAN'T WAIT 'TIL NOVEMBER. AHHH.

Source: IHJ, Jake's movies.


This reads like a plant.

Also the emphasis on nekkid bits makes me wonder if the movie is really that good. They had to turn to Jake's abs to promote PoP pretty early on, too.

Anonymous said...

This reads like a plant.

Who knows? At this point, I think most of Jake's fans on here hope that LAOD will turn out good. He wasn't in a good or commercially successful film since BBM and Zodiac. It's about time.

Jake said...

*cough*

DL gossip said...

Going back to the gay thing: again, sucking your way to the top doesn't mean gay or straight. Just means you do what it takes. Yes, Eastwood sucked on a few powerful dicks, as did so many others. Some did more. Did you know that for a few years, Chuck Norris was known as Buttfuck Chuck?

Selleck is an interesting case. If you look ast some of the Magnums carefully, you'll see that the camera only shows one side of his face. That's because he liked it rough, and sometimes would show up on set with bruises make-up couldn't cover.

And yes, we all know Travolta is gay; a sweet and fairly stupid man, he liked to sleep with directors who became father figures to him... if that's what you mean by a father, of course.

Mackenzie Phillips said...

he liked to sleep with directors who became father figures to him... if that's what you mean by a father, of course.

That's what fathers are for!

Anonymous said...

Dear Ted:
Many thanks for yesterday's update (albeit disappointing) on my two favorite Blind Vicers, Toothy Tile and Grey Goose. I was starting to think you had thrown in the towel on these two. With the news that G.G. is now the least likely to step out of the closet, does this mean G.G. might actually genuinely be falling for his beard? As sad as it may be, is this the end of Toothy and Goose's erratic relationship?
—Lovelorn

Dear Heart of the Matter:
More like G2 is genuinely falling for his booming career—his beard is just helping him get there.


Get where? End of OTH?

Anonymous said...

His Twitter career.

Anonymous said...

His career in geology, marine biology and business communications.

Anonymous said...

LOL!

Anonymous said...

As sad as it may be, is this the end of Toothy and Goose's erratic relationship?
More like G2 is genuinely falling for his booming career—his beard is just helping him get there.


Hmm... Ted didn't answer nor comment 'end of the relationship' part.

Anonymous said...

Hmm... Ted didn't answer nor comment 'end of the relationship' part.

LOL. No, he kind of overlooked the last question, didn't he? He knows Sophia is Austin's beard (duh!), but I don't think he's known for a long time what goes on between J&A.

OT said...

Remember Courage the German Shepherd who was almost staved to death by his owner? Well now he's..... chubby. Beautiful dog. Atticus would love him!

Atticus said...

I'm hungry!

Courage said...

Atticus you don't know what hungry is. Try being starved to 35 pounds when your normal weight should be 80, eating dirt and rocks and getting only drops of morning dew for water, to survive, then you'll know what hungry feels like. You're a spoiled Hollywood dog!

Anonymous said...

Poor dog :(

Anonymous said...

I don't think he's known for a long time what goes on between J&A.

Well, all Ted has to do is visit WFT2 from time to time ;)

destiny said...

LOL the Queerty description of White Collar this week. Bomer's character does get the girl on occassion, although he may get to milk the "pining for the dead girlfriend" excuse for awhile. ;)

And sounds like White Collar did pretty well, especially given it probably had more competition than usual (the Allstar game, plus previous premiere was on a Friday when nothing is one) and the fact that it moved to 9 from 10.

I'm so excited about Argentina... and depressed that we don't have enough politicians who'll stand up for civil rights in this country.

Anonymous said...

Well, all Ted has to do is visit WFT2 from time to time ;)

Oh, I'll bet Ted already does :)

Anonymous said...

And sounds like White Collar did pretty well, especially given it probably had more competition than usual (the Allstar game, plus previous premiere was on a Friday when nothing is one) and the fact that it moved to 9 from 10.

Actually, it did really well considering it was up against 'Deadliest Catch' earns a record 8.5 million viewers

Anonymous said...

Take This Waltz is a cool project. With Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen is so cute. I'll take him over DiCap, Gosling or even Jake any day.
Love NPH in HIMYM and am proud of him for coming out, but I have a crush on Jason Segel.

I guess I'm not too much into conventionally pretty/hot guys. ;)

Mickey Rourke said...

I guess I'm not too much into conventionally pretty/hot guys.

That's ok!

Verne Troyer said...

I guess I'm not too much into conventionally pretty/hot guys

Call me maybe we can hook up.

Anonymous said...

^^Oh no! Michely Rourke is just GROSS. He completely destroyed his face with plastic surgery. Sad.

Anonymous said...

LOL true but I'd take Mickey over Verne.

Anonymous said...

What happened to the 'inner beauty is most important' thing?

Anonymous said...

It only works if they have a bag over their head.

Anonymous said...

That's why they invented doggie style.

Jake said...

I want to be loved for my inner qualities, not just for my ravishing beauty!

Anonymous said...

Jake said...
I want to be loved for my inner qualities, not just for my ravishing beauty!


Good! Next time you promote a movie don't talk about your abs, your biceps, or your "merkin" ;)

Jake said...

OK, I'll talk about my incredible naughty bits!

csi said...

Pics or it was never incredible.

Anonymous said...

'White Collar's' Matt Bomer interviews new USA star Piper Perabo of 'Covert Affairs'

I wonder if she'll follow his glass closet example... I think she beards though so probably not.

Jake said...

Pics or it was never incredible.

Sorry, can't post pictures! Fangirls and gays would become more obsessed with me, straight boys would be jealous and hate me forever!

Anonymous said...

'White Collar's' Matt Bomer interviews new USA star Piper Perabo of 'Covert Affairs'
I wonder if she'll follow his glass closet example... I think she beards though so probably not.


Piper Perabo is gay?

2 Men Dance Together, Kiss On Reality Talent Show And Nobody Dies said...

In the United States, watching two man dance together on a reality television contest scares industry professionals. In Brazil, it's simply hot.

These two gents recently appeared on Qual É O Seu Talento? (What Is Your Talent?). Sure, there were gasps in the audience (and a noticeable "Uhhhh!" from the show's Ryan Seacrest) when the pair smooched at the end, and while I don't speak Portuguese, I think the judges liked it?

Queerty reader Luc Santos says this is the first gay kiss on Brazilian television — or at least the first "more than a peck" kiss.

Queerty

Anonymous said...

She was recently linked to Chris Pine which didn't help his gay rumors either.

April 28, 2007
She's dating Sam Rockwell ("Moon", Duncan Jones).

After Ellen forum gossip

Anonymous said...

Bad year for Jerry B.

Was PoP really a flop? Some say it didn't really lose money but others states that it should have gained at least the double if its production costs to make it a success.

What is the final verdict on PoP's box office?

PoP said...

Domestic: $89,004,440 27.4%
+ Foreign: $236,220,000 72.6%
= Worldwide: $325,224,440

On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross:

325 * 0.55 = 178,75 million

Anonymous said...

Definitely a flop, then?

Anonymous said...

I wish I got a 178 mil loser paycheck.

Anonymous said...

"I wish I got a 178 mil loser paycheck"


The bad thing would be that you only had to GIVE a U$300.000.000 check to get those 178 m.

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