Episode: Is Jake Gyllenhaal sexist?
Source: Ted Casablanca, Truth, Lies & Ted video - July 10, 2008
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 335 of 335I did read some of them during BBM release, and I am aware of her praise for Heath. Heath gave an outstanding performance in BBM, but still, Jake's performance (did)it for ME. Not a debate, just commenting on how his character's constant wanting and needing to be free TOUCHED ME. And Jake played it Well I must say.
It's great his performance touched you so much and you wanted to follow Jake ever since you saw the movie. :)
I also felt I was watchin more than acting from Jake.
Hm, me too. ;)
Jake's character resonated with me completely because he played a post-Stonewall gay man tragically trapped in a backwards world. And Jake did this from his imagination.
blah blah blah...
Mr. Ledger, who refused to play Jack because Twist was too gay LOL
took the most daring, courageous part in the most controversial film in a generation, and he deserved an Academy Award. LOL
This statement is hilarious on so many levels.
Jake played Jack from his imagination? Have you read Annie Proulx's story? Jake played Jack as better-looking, more mama's boy, and more upper class than he was written. This is not playing from imagination. This is called playing yourself.
I'm not saying Jake wasn't very fine as Jack, but I would credit Ang Lee with shaping Jake's limited range into something that worked very well against Heath's Ennis. Heath played Ennis as written, and what he did was acting.
Pointless to debate who was better because people here have iron-clad prejudices, so I'll just say they needed each other to shine. But Jake certainly did not deserve an Academy Award, unless it's for being willing to Walk Close to the Brink by playing a Not Gay playing Gay while being Ambiguous. Titillating!
As for Mr Ledger refusing to play Twist because Twist was too gay, that's the funniest thing I've heard in ages. Yeah, Heath knew he could not have carried off all that mincing and lisping Jake had to do in the role.
Get a grip, you Heath hater. Trying to knock Heath and elevate Jake by suggesting Jake's acting is some kind of "post-Stonewall" political creation rather than a character portrayal actually denigrates Jake's acting ability.
I suspect Jake would very much dislike what you had to say.
Will Heath Ledger become the River Phoenix of his generation? Do anyone remember River, he was an awesome actor.
8:52 PM Nice try but we'll talk Heath here as much as we like, with or without your blessing. So quit pretending you care about what Heath deserves when it's crystal clear all you want is for him to no longer be discussed on WFT2. Not gonna happen.
I think Heath deserves to be discussed and talked about where his real fans are ...
Be constructive - give us list of sites / links you can recommend.
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"Whether the Star story is true or not, it's out there, and it makes both of them look bad. Reese the biggest bitch that ever lived and Jake a total wimp. There goes the straight male fan base. He probably did not have much of that to begin with. It makes me wonder if they pissed off someone at Star."
ITA
Wow! Just watched the Ted vid and he ends the Jake section with the ironic sign-off "Good for you, Jake, you..dude-shafter"! It's a play on words about "shafting dudes" because Jake wants a female PA but it's obvious what it means.
Could Ted get any closer to calling Jake gay?????
I have no respect for anyone who would treat they're fellow actors like that. Texting on your blackberrys while people are trying to give a preformance?!
They both deserved a kick in the butt for this.
And what are those things? "Some of them are run-of-the-mill," explains the source. "He has to take off his shoes when he's in the house; trash must be taken out when the can is 3/4 full, and no feet on the coffee table."
Star magazine crap makes them both look retarded. lol
Posted on WDW
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Ted and Lisa's Excellent Adventure - A day with Jake Gyllenhaal
No doubt many of us remember the ACLU auction last year - well, now we reap the rewards. At the end of April, two special people had the opportunity to spend a day with Jake Gyllenhaal, hairpiece and all, on the set of Nailed in Columbia - Ted and Lisa. Ted had the dubious pleasure of watching Brokeback Mountain next to me in Oxford, and no doubt suffered bruises from being gripped by me through every emotional scene - and this is a movie with a lot of emotional scenes. I'll never forget it. Through him, and all through Jake, I have had the chance to get to know another friend, Lisa.
I was just thrilled this evening when Lisa sent me the photos of herself, Ted and Jake from their day, along with a link to their Excellent Adventure. You have to leave a comment to be befriended and then you can read all 70-odd pages of the encounter. I'm now reading it myself and will be back to discuss - Good job I have the day off tomorrow!
http://dontwanttosaygb.livejournal.com/10050.html
Not true and Jake is probably not gay, maybe bi. The thing with Reese is real.
Real? Then poor Jake has some emotional dependency issues.
Dating a woman who is a control freak, not sexy, older, with 2 kids...shows a desire for a mother figure.
I guess everyone needs a mother figure to turn to in a time of crisis.
And a man or woman who struggles with same-sex attraction may have an even greater need to connect emotionally with an authority figure who offers a refuge from their inner conflict.
Not true and Jake is probably not gay, maybe bi. The thing with Reese is real.
Jake might be straight but even that wouldn't make it real. Nothing is real about the PR campaign called Phonyspoon.
Posted on OMG by Hjulia (Austin Media)
Chris Carter film is covert operation
'X-Files' creator quietly working on a dark drama
Chris Carter, the creator of "The X-Files," knows a thing or two about secrets. So it's no surprise that he has managed to keep his latest film project under wraps for so long. Carter is in the midst of directing "Fencewalker," a dark drama starring several up-and-comers, including "The Tudors" star Natalie Dormer; David Cassidy's daughter, Katie Cassidy; rapper-turned-actor Xzibit; and Derek Magyar and Mehcad Brooks.
Neither Carter's reps at ICM nor the actors' reps would confirm that the film is shooting, but the story is essentially a coming-of-age semiautobiographical character piece with no supernatural elements. (After "X-Files," Carter created the similarly spooky series "Millennium," which ran for three seasons on Fox.)
The feature is shooting in the Los Angeles area, including in Carter's hometown of Bellflower.
Carter wrote the script for what is thought to be his passion project some time ago and raised the financing himself. The film has a modest budget and no distributor at this point. Dormer appeared in 2005's "Casanova," while Cassidy was a regular on TV's "Supernatural." Xzibit appears in Carter's upcoming "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," while Magyar is in post on the horror thriller "Train."
The veil of secrecy surrounding "Fencewalker" is not only in keeping with Carter's persona but also reminiscent of the shroud that surrounded J.J. Abrams' "Cloverfield."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i39a618183fe30fd52f58f5593e8b8b9c
Nice to hear that Austin is busy too :)
Could Ted get any closer to calling Jake gay?????
Yes, he could, but he won't ;)
Do anyone remember River, he was an awesome actor.
Of course we do, River is unforgettable. BTW, "Running on Empty" was written by Naomi.
New updated pictures on IHJ. I must say Jake and Reese annoy me to no end. He seems so arrogant now.
No doubt many of us remember the ACLU auction last year - well, now we reap the rewards. At the end of April, two special people had the opportunity to spend a day with Jake Gyllenhaal, hairpiece and all, on the set of Nailed in Columbia - Ted and Lisa.
...
http://dontwanttosaygb.livejournal.com/10050.html
Very interesting.
I will mention just one thing: "... he [Jake] always talked about Heath in the present tense, never using the words was or were, always is and are".
In the new set of pictures Jake's outfit reminds me of what Heath used to wear. The striped shirt and beanie.
I also felt I was watchin more than acting from Jake.
Hm, me too. ;)
Me. three. Jake has never had such an intense connection with any female costar.
In the new set of pictures Jake's outfit reminds me of what Heath used to wear. The striped shirt and beanie.
And the messenger bag.
Looks like Reese is telling Deacon and Jake what clothes to wear. Both boys have on matching shirts. And, ever notice how whenever there are shots of Reeke lately, Jake never cracks a smile with her, but if he's talking to someone else or walking away by himself he smiles? Must be the relief of having someone take away the Chin's attention from him.
And the messenger bag.
Agreed. Look at pictures of Heath, this combo seemed to be his favourite style.
I'm a Jake and Heath freak alike that's why I know those things. ;)
Jake looks like a homeless bum in those pics...
"Jake looks like a homeless bum in those pics..."
That's what people used to say about Heath. LOL.
I like the style.
He does remind me a lot of Heath in these pics, and I think that's great. Jake looks great like this, a little like Colin Farrell too. :)
I will mention just one thing: "... he [Jake] always talked about Heath in the present tense, never using the words was or were, always is and are".
It's very hard to accept when you lose someone, to come to terms that they are gone. It's a process that takes time.
Aaron Eckhart always talks about Heath in the present tense too.
"Me. three. Jake has never had such an intense connection with any female costar."
How about Jennifer Ainiston? on & off screen? but I don't see anyone jumping to any conclusions like in Heath's case. Why??
No doubt many of us remember the ACLU auction last year - well, now we reap the rewards. At the end of April, two special people had the opportunity to spend a day with Jake Gyllenhaal, hairpiece and all, on the set of Nailed in Columbia - Ted and Lisa.
...
http://dontwanttosaygb.livejournal.com/10050.html
Well at least now the babblers won't be able to claim that they were never friends - Jake said “He is one of my best friends...”; “We are very close...“.
Regarding the issue of being Matilda's godfather or not - "(guy's name) said to Jake, “and aren’t you her Godfather?” Jake responded in the affirmative".
Regarding the issue of being Matilda's godfather or not - "(guy's name) said to Jake, “and aren’t you her Godfather?” Jake responded in the affirmative".
Isn't it a well known fact he is her godfather anyway? He confirmed it officially a few years ago.
I still think he isn't seeing her too much because he's busy with his new "family".
Just putting it out there, could this be damage control on Jake's part after the anger at Jake's silence after Heath's death? Be all nice about Heath to some blogger so it will get reported in his LJ? Would n't be the least surprised....
"... he [Jake] always talked about Heath in the present tense, never using the words was or were, always is and are".
Shit. Now I can't be pissed with Jake at least for a week.
Just putting it out there, could this be damage control on Jake's part ...
I'm trying not to think the worst of people.
I think of Jake taking into account what he has shown me and that does not include sincerity towards Heath. Not after the way he behaved and the awful damage control his PR did in the tabloids after things got nasty for him.
Just putting it out there, could this be damage control on Jake's part after the anger at Jake's silence after Heath's death? Be all nice about Heath to some blogger so it will get reported in his LJ? Would n't be the least surprised....
Everything is possibel I guess.
Ted and Lisa's Excellent Adventure - A day with Jake Gyllenhaal:
"... we can say the old Jake that many people feel is now gone, is still alive and kicking, as we hope many of you picked up from our story"
9:52 ITA, that LJ report doesn't excuse Jake's behavior after Heath's death at all but at least now people won't be able to use the same excuse that they weren't friends and that he isn't the godfather. Because damage control or not Jake said those things @ 9:37 himself.
^ 9:52 #1
I think of Jake taking into account what he has shown me and that does not include sincerity towards Heath. Not after the way he behaved and the awful damage control his PR did in the tabloids after things got nasty for him.
Agreed
I think of Jake taking into account what he has shown me and that does not include sincerity towards Heath. Not after the way he behaved and the awful damage control his PR did in the tabloids after things got nasty for him.
At least all the BBM fanboys and girls are happy now and loving Jake again. If he wanted to achieve that he achieved it successfully.
Is it just me or does anyone else think the babblers don't like Heath. Why is that?
At least all the BBM fanboys and girls are happy now and loving Jake again. If he wanted to achieve that he achieved it successfully.
Not so fast, the BBM fandom is fucked now and a simple LJ report won't fix that.
Not so fast, the BBM fandom is fucked now and a simple LJ report won't fix that.
Nah, not too sure they are that critical. ;)
What about those who claimed that Jake and Heath were just estranged ex-colleagues?
"Because damage control or not Jake said those things @ 9:37 himself."
10.00 am, people can say a hundred million things but what is important is whether what they say are honest & true. We all know Heath & Jake were friends and he was the godfather of Matilda. Don't need a LJ for that. So the old Jake still lives, does he? Oh my! Damage control much?!
What about those who claimed that Jake and Heath were just estranged ex-colleagues?
Mostly babblers who didn't want to believe precious, clean Jake could be a friend of druggie Heath Ledger.
Is it just me or does anyone else think the babblers don't like Heath. Why is that?
Any male with a potential to be Jake's love interest is a threat.
But they love Chris?
Any male with a potential to be Jake's love interest is a threat.
Oh, got it! ;)
10:14, that must be why they hate Austin too.
But aren't these babblers slash fans? You would think they'd enjoy the prospect of Jake getting down with another guy.
But they love Chris?
Show me one picture where he looked at Chris the same way he looked at Heath! Show me one picture where he looked at anyone (besides Austin) the same way he looked at Heath.
10:11 no.1 But the babblers and the apologists keep claiming that they weren't friends ever, only simple co-stars and Jake was just Matilda's celebrity godfather at best so why should he say anything if Sienna Miller and Matt Damon didn't?
Now Jake, whether honest or not, said they are best friends and very close and he is M's godfather. That's my point, people won't be able to make the same excuses for him because these things are from the horse's mouth.
Like that Reese fanatic Jackbourassa on imdb--the one who always abuses people everytime they hint Jake may not be 100 percent straight--he is always insisting that Jake/Heath were nothing more than co-stars and that Brokeback Mountain was just a movie (who said it wasn't?)
Maybe he's saying that--how Heath is one of his best friends--out of deep guilt--especially because he wasn't there for him at the end.
Maybe he's saying that--how Heath is one of his best friends--out of deep guilt--especially because he wasn't there for him at the end.
Unless you can read his mind, you can never know how and what he really meant.
Maybe he's saying that--how Heath is one of his best friends--out of deep guilt--especially because he wasn't there for him at the end.
I knew this was coming. lol
Blinded By the Slight
Since Tobey Maguire has been such a queenly douche butt, we're foregoing the standard Monday ayem Pissed List and devoting a whole capsulized version to Spidey himself. Here's why: T.M. got quite pissy himself last week while leaving Madeo in WeHo. Seems the pap's flashes were meddling with the diminutive dude's action-hero powers as he was leaving the restaurant, so he therefore dropped ef bombs left ‘n' right while yelling quite aggressively to his archenemies. Such duplicitous behavior. First off, if you choose to be famous, just get friggin' used to being followed by cameras. Or at least take some meditation classes so we don't have to hear your bitching. And secondly, don't go to stalkarazzi hangs if you don't feel like being captured. Sheesh.
But aren't these babblers slash fans? You would think they'd enjoy the prospect of Jake getting down with another guy.
I know it's weird but they really are slash fans, you should see how they bitch that usually Heath tops and Jake bottoms in stories. That really gets their dander up, it's downright hilarious.
IHJ has new pictures of Jake, Reese and the kids. Jake playing with the kids.
^^^ Reese and Jake playing with mobiles. lol
IHJ has new pictures...
From July 11.
Jake playing with the kids.
Jake lifting Ava up and making her smile. Everyone looks bored.
Why does Reese always seem so cynical? What's her problem? She's a movie star, has millions on her bank accound and two healthy children. Even if she's bearding, they can still have a good time. What's the matter with them? Jesus.
Good question.
"Greasy Jake Gyllenhaal And Reese Witherspoon Still Galavanting Around
Gay Paree is the place to be for Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon. Here they are running around. Why does she look so friggin' uptight all the time. She always looks like she's afraid someone's going to snatch her purse. I don't like his new gross hair either, but he can cut it after the movie's done shooting. She needs to unclench a bit. You're rich, have a fairly easy job and you've got a hot man. Well, ok, you've got a hot gay man but it still looks good on paper."
Socialite Life
She always looks like she's afraid someone's going to snatch her purse.
LOL
Babblers now claiming what Jake said about Heath is made up. WTF is wrong with them?
The New Classics: Movies
The 100 best films from 1983 to 2008
1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
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http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207063,00.html
Made up by Ted and Lisa the two who visited him.
12:24 PM
Babblers now claiming what Jake said about Heath is made up. WTF is wrong with them?
But that's perfectly normal reaction for babblers.
If they were wrong about Jake and Heath then it is possible that they were/are wrong about something else too. Simply unacceptable!
Babblers now claiming what Jake said about Heath is made up. WTF is wrong with them?
Heath is a male so of course Jake couldn't have been "very close" to him, damnit!
Need I say more?
The New Classics: Movies
The 100 best films from 1983 to 2008
So glad that Brokeback is #39 in this great list of films. So many great ones - Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, Edward Scissorhands, Room With A View, Schindlers List, Do The Right Thing. I may have to see some of these again. :)
Regarding the new pictures of them in the park on IHJ, I would be very uncomfortable with a man I was dating picking up my daughter the way Jake is doing to Ava. It's inappropriate. Sorry but that is not the way you handle a prepubescent child that does not belong to you.
Hm... Is it OK when the man is gay?
Look at Reese's face she sure didn't look happy when Jake picked up Ava.
It's perfectly innocent. You should be ashamed of yourself for implying otherwise, simply because of hatefulness.
I don't think little girls should be manhandled by their mother's boyfriends. I would not allow it. I think it's a personal space issue and Jake is certainly not a pedo but it's inappropriate. I don't hate Jake at all but Ava is not three or four and there are differences when you are dealing with an opposite sex child who is nine. Jake doesn't have kids and he may not be attuned to things like that.
So glad that Brokeback is #39 in this great list of films.
#31
Sorry, #31.
I'd hardly call it manhandling. Lots of dads and stepdads pick up their daughters and stepdaughters, let them ride on their shoulders. You are suggesting that he can never go near her because she's female, and only Deacon? I thought she was only eight. There's an argument for what you are saying either way, and it's an evil implication. Just because someone is male doesn't mean they have bad intentions toward a child, and innocent affection should be encouraged - Dads have been left out of parenting for far too long. If he wasn't close to the family, I might agree with you, but it appears now that he has become so.
Just let it go guys. Ava didn't seem uncomfortable and Reese always makes a sour face it's not because Jake is picking up Ava.
Let's move on!
Absolutely! :) In front of the world, the paps, her mother and little brother. This is a new high in lows to stoop to, even for here, so I say move on as well.
Be constructive - give us list of sites / links you can recommend.
BBM fansites have threads dedicated to Heath and there is his imdb board. I think afte TDK there'll be 1 or 2 fan blogs too, which he hasn't at the moment.
It looks as though he was only lifting her up so she could take a picture, so there's no need to jump to conclusions.
This is a new high in lows to stoop to, even for here...
*cough*
Would you like to rephrase that? lol
Jake Out For A Walk In Paris - July 14
http://www.iheartjakemedia.com/thumbnails.php?album=1238
Why so many pictures?
What else was the point of going to Paris?
What else was the point of going to Paris?
I'd be completely annoyed. Some stars like the attention though..
another Jake pic in Paris
http://www.iheartjakemedia.com/thumbnails.php?album=1239
The Late Show With David Letterman:
Guests include Pierce Brosnan (Tuesday), Meryl Streep (Wednesday), Maggie Gyllenhaal and Neil Young (Thursday), and Ricky Gervais (Friday).
Prime, post-11pm weeknights.
Finally! There's a sport I would love to do watch!
Naked Rugby In New Zealand Perfect For Daily News
You know it's a slow news day when the Daily News decides to run a nine-page photo gallery of a naked rugby match on a beach in New Zealand. In the "News" section, no less. Or maybe an intern just got confused. "Oh you said you wanted a NEWS gallery? Uh, actually, nevermind, that's not gone live yet." NSFW, obviously.
Gawker
NSFW, obviously
Well, ok, you've got a hot gay man but it still looks good on paper.
Socialite Life
LOL
I don't remember previous "anti-Reeke" posts on Socialite Life.
Just Jared
Reese Witherspoon strolls along the streets of Paris, France on Monday morning.
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/07/14/reese-witherspoon-pierced-purse/
Nine year old girls love being thrown around by handsome men - it's nothing to do with fiddling! Eww! It's just a rehearsal for dealing with guys. Perfectly normal and Jake would be perfectly nice doing it.
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'I never thought I would stand up for the cause'
Handsome, charming and openly gay, actor and presenter John Barrowman has become one of the best-loved faces on British television. But, as he explains to Alice Wignall, success has brought unexpected responsibilities
John Barrowman thinks that I fancy him. I'm not sure why - I said something complimentary about the male characters in Doctor Who, the series in which he makes occasional scene-stealing appearances as Captain Jack Harkness, and he appropriated it for himself, because he's gorgeous and used to people fancying him. Now we're talking about the fluid nature of sexuality and attraction. "You could find Captain Jack attractive. Hey, you could find John attractive," he says, twinkling away at me like a rope of promenade lights on a gusty night, "and I could find you attractive. But that doesn't mean that anything's going to happen." I am suddenly hotly aware of the close confines of the dressing room buried beneath the BBC's Television Centre in which we are cocooned. "Right?" he says.
Too right - not least because of the new BBC1 show he's here to talk about. The Making of Me asked three celebrities to use scientific testing, psychology, brain science and genetics to investigate the origins of their defining characteristics, each in their own show. Vanessa Mae asks why she is musical, Colin Jackson wonders why he is fast, and Barrowman finds out why he is gay: a fact which I think is going to stand in the way of our blossoming mutual attraction. The results of the programme - is it nature, is it nurture? - are a closely guarded secret, though Barrowman has always been convinced that sexuality is not a choice. "I've always known who I am," he says. "That's what I believe. I feel I was born this way. I've never questioned that."
Until now, of course, and the issues that the programme addresses do raise one potentially uncomfortable point: if the conclusion is that homosexuality is a choice, learned behaviour or the result of a particular experience at a certain time, does that mean that gay people can choose again, or unlearn their preferences? Could he? "It's not going to change who I am," he replies, instantly. "I always said, if the outcome is you're born this way, I'm going to be ecstatic. If the outcome is that it's something that happens to you, a trauma or it's your choice, I will have to reflect and think about that, but it's not going to change who I am because I like who I am." If it is a choice, it's a choice he'd make again.
And why wouldn't he? As he tells it, Barrowman's experience of life as a gay man has been overwhelmingly positive. At 41, he has a supportive and devoted family, a 15-year relationship with his partner, Scott Gill, and a successful career (before starring in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood, and graduating from there to appearances as a judge on the find-me-a-star reality shows Any Dream Will Do, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and I'd Do Anything, he enjoyed a long and happy period as a leading man in the West End, mainly in musical theatre).
He mentions interviewing a Seventh Day Adventist "ex-gay" man while filming The Making Of Me, who believed that homosexuality was incompatible with a fulfilling life. "His idea was that you had to have the white picket fence and the farm and he was talking about it like it was something that I could never have," says Barrowman. "And I actually said to him, 'Yeah, but Ron, I have a partner, I have a dog, I have really nice cars, I have a beautiful home, I have a home by the sea and the beach. You can have that and be gay.' But he just couldn't see that."
Barrowman can see it. He and Gill are thinking about having children. "We're building a house in Cardiff on the beach. We're going to have six bedrooms in it and we feel like we've got a lot to offer." He says that from talking to different families for the show - both accepting of homosexuality and not - he learned that "a family unit is what you make a family unit".
Almost the first thing Barrowman does when he starts talking about the programme is insist that he's not a campaigner. "I never thought I would be like this," he says. "I never thought I'd be someone who would stand up for 'the cause'. I don't want to be a militant gay, because that's not me." But it's clear that he is naturally possessed of strong opinions. Since he and Gill became civil partners in 2006, Barrowman has always been adamant that it's not a "marriage". "I don't call it 'marriage' for my own reasons - and I would suggest to gay men and women that they don't call it a marriage, because it connotes religious organisations that don't like them, and why do we want to take that on board?"
But the recent escalation of his fame has put him in a position where he senses an obligation to do more. "I have to put it this way," he says. "There are some days that I sign, like, 400 pictures, autographs and stuff. And among those I generally get a bunch of, say, four, five emails and some written letters from young men and women who are struggling to come out of the closet and they don't know who to turn to because they're afraid of their family's reaction and they're afraid of their community's reaction. So when they approached me to do this [The Making of Me], I thought, 'Yeah, you know, I really kinda have to do it.' I do think I've got a responsibility to help change perceived attitudes or try to change them."
It's all a bit at odds with Barrowman's popular image, which starts with his showman's grin, an expert line in saucy banter and a reported fondness for showing everyone (especially co-stars who are trying to film a scene) his penis. His autobiography - Anything Goes, of course - tells stories of a carefree life in the limelight, hanging out with Claudia Schiffer on Valentino's yacht and having affairs with Spanish flamenco dancers called Paco. It's not that Showbiz John is a character that Barrowman plays for the public. Though he's clearly a born performer, there's no hint of concealed anguish beneath. It seems that he really is this upbeat, this positive, this happy, all the time. In TV appearances, he throws himself into the job with force: always eager to get the joke, make the joke, be the joke. It looks like uncontainable exuberance; sometimes it looks like he is having so much fun he may burst.
There is, actually, something slightly comic about Barrowman. He's so absurdly good looking, for one thing, and in such an obvious way: the teeth, the hair, the wide cheekbones and the blue, blue eyes. His American accent is almost too reassuringly warm (though he is able to segue into a broad Scottish brogue in seconds, a legacy of the first nine years of his childhood spent in Glasgow before moving with his family to Illinois, which is incredibly disconcerting; like being dragged across the Atlantic by your ears. He says both accents are his "natural" one) and his speech is peppered with phrases that, looking back, seem like fortune-cookie clichés: "I don't ask that you like me. I just ask that you respect me," is a favourite.
But at the time, and on him, it all works, because it's so patently sincere. He is just instinctively polite - waiting for me to turn over the tape in my Dictaphone before continuing a point, which hardly anyone ever does - and conscientious, diligently checking his notes from the programme to make sure he's getting it right. He is thoughtful and articulate, talking in long, seamless sentences, with passion and certainty. He might employ a hackneyed phrase every now and again, but it's because he believes them. And he has a natural solidity. You can see why he works on stage: he's tall and broad and booming; he's sure of what he's saying, and of himself.
In that, he's similar to his Doctor Who/Torchwood character, Captain Jack, who first appeared as a wayward interplanetary scoundrel who found friendship and redemption in the company of the timelord. On the one hand, he's cookie-cutter, old-school hero, all jutting jaw and big guns. On the other, he's a cheeky pan-sexual adventurer ("so many species, so little time") who landed a kiss on Christopher Eccleston's Doctor in the concluding storyline of the first series.
But - and this seems to be very Barrowman, too - Jack feels no tension or conflict about who he is. He lives in the confident expectation that the universe will order itself around him. Which it does. Captain Jack is one the best-loved of the returning characters - Torchwood was created pretty much to keep him on our screens - and his unapologetic eye for the gents as much as the ladies seems only to add to his appeal.
"I was doing a signing at a convention," Barrowman says, "and this father brought his son over and he said, 'Do you want Captain Jack's autograph?' and the kid said, 'Yeah, Dad, I don't care if he likes boys, he's still my hero.' And I thought, 'That's why I'm doing this.'
"I'd love to be a hero and that's why I love playing him, because he is a hero. But then, funnily enough, people have written to me and said I am their 'hero'" - he says the word with self-deprecating verbal air quotes - "because of standing up for what I believe in".
John Barrowman - The Making of Me is on BBC1, July 24
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/14/television.gayrights
"I was doing a signing at a convention," Barrowman says, "and this father brought his son over and he said, 'Do you want Captain Jack's autograph?' and the kid said, 'Yeah, Dad, I don't care if he likes boys, he's still my hero.'
So sweet.
July 14, 2008
Gay sex scandal politician dropped from McCain website
Alabama Attorney General Troy King found himself in the midst of a gay sex scandal last week after reports began to circulate that he was busted having sex with a male assistant by his wife, Paige King, in the couple’s own bed.
Now to add fuel to the fire, King, the chairman of John McCain’s Alabama Leadership Team, has been removed from the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee's website. Last week, reports began hitting the news wires that Troy King, a conservative Christian Republican who has called homosexuality the "downfall of society," may be on the way to resigning his post as Alabama Attorney General over a gay sex scandal.
After being caught having sex with his male aide by his wife, Troy King was reportedly banished from his home in Montgomery by his infuriated spouse, according to PerezHilton.com. So far, King's office has denied the rumours of the affair and state the Alabama Attorney General has no plans to resign from his post. King is a long-time supporter of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his name has been tossed about as a possible candidate for Alabama governor in 2010. King was previously listed as the chairman of John McCain’s Alabama Leadership Team on the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee's website.
However, King now appears to have been wiped off the site, leading some media sources to speculate that the rumours of King's impending resignation over a gay sex scandal may indeed be true. According to Pensito Review, a press release featuring King on McCain's site was removed after the reports about the rumoured gay affair began to circulate. As detailed by EDGEBoston.com, Pensito Review was investigating the connections between King and McCain when they came across the press release about Alabama politicians working as part of the Senator's 'leadership team' in the state. After publishing a story that linked to the press release, Pensito Review was notified by a reader a few minutes later that the press release had vanished.
A blank page came up instead, leading Pensito Review to speculate the press release had been "scrubbed" from McCain's site. No mention of King or the missing press release can now be found on the site.
As a law student at the University of Alabama, King wrote frequent editorials for The Crimson White in condemnation of gays, affirmative action and abortion. In his editorials for the student newspaper, King called homosexuality the ‘downfall of society’ and said AIDS could be cleansed from America if "this nation’s current purveyors of perversion would refrain from committing sodomy."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8349.html
New pics on IHJ
Just Jared
Maggie Gyllenhaal - “Marie Claire” August 2008
Maggie Gyllenhaal (in Peter Som) dishes to Marie Claire in their August 2008 issue, on newsstands nationwide July 15.
The 30-year-old Dark Knight actress opens up about the highs – and surprising lows – of blockbuster-size fame and being a mom. Maggie also shares how she keeps her edge, her adjustment to motherhood, and dealing with the heart-wrenching death of neighbor, friend and costar Heath Ledger.
On her younger brother Jake Gyllenhaal: “We lived with him in Los Angeles when [my fiance Peter Sarsgaard] and Jake were making Rendition. Jake has a beautiful house, much nicer than a hotel. He’s great with kids - it comes naturally to him. He really has that touch.”
On the death of Heath Ledger: “We live pretty close to them. [But] it was disgusting. I had journalists call me on my cell phone. There were these two shy girls sent from some rag magazine to camp in front of my house. I came home with [my daughter] Ramona and I was so shocked and angry. These poor girls (Michelle Williams and daugther Matilda), it wasn’t their fault. They were out of their element.”
On turning the big 3-0: “I’m not the youngest person at the table anymore. I’m not the young precocious one. I feel like I’m engaging with people in a different way now. I am a woman. I’m treated with respect, as an equal.”
To read the full interview, visit MarieClaire.com. There’s also behind-the-scenes photos from her cover shoot here. Bigger cover pic inside…
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/07/14/maggie-gyllenhaal-harpers-bazaar-august-2008/
I'm sad, I don't find Jake attractive anymore. He lost the softness and cuteness in his face. And he's too wimpy when he's with Reese. :( Come back old Jake!!!
Who knows, maybe one day soon ...
Ted and Lisa's Excellent Adventure - A day with Jake Gyllenhaal:
"... we can say the old Jake that many people feel is now gone, is still alive and kicking, as we hope many of you picked up from our story"
Even more new pictures on IHJ, Jake smiling with Reese and Reese forcing a smile. I'm starting to think they are together, but he's kind of more into her than she into him. Maybe she misses the daddy of her children?
I'm not trying to sell Reeke, I don't like them btw.
Give me a break! lol
Looks like Jake was amused by the driver.
Hell that was heavy Reeke promotion in just a few days.
It's A Dirty Business, But Someone's Gotta Do It!
LOL.
The 'Dark Knight' New York premiere has a black carpet
Word from tonight's "The Dark Knight" premiere in New York - starting in about two hours - is that the red carpet is a funereal black.
Even the publicists and most of journalists lining the arrivals line are wearing the somber hue. Which, to be honest, is fairly normal for a big film premiere.
It's also the first cloudy day in weeks in the Big Apple, with the last rays breaking through at the day's end. But it's far from a sad night. There are hundreds of people lined up already, and there's a festive mood.
The rampant carpet rumor is that Heath Ledger's "Brokeback Mountain" costar and friend Jake Gyllenhaal might show up with his sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and her husband, Jake's pal, Peter Sarsgaard.
I kind of doubt it. Doesn't sound like the kind of appearance Jake would make. But you never know. Ledger's family reportedly has flown in for the world premiere as well.
More as it happens! In the meantime, check out the final "Dark Knight" trailer.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/07/the-dark-knight.html
How can Jake attend when he's in Paris? Some people aren't up to date, or maybe they just aren't as Jake obsessed as we are to follow his every step.
Any guesses how much of a cut reese is getting from the PoP contract. I say she is getting at least 40%. Great job actually for her. She doesn't have to date because she is still in love with Ryan. She gets to spend time with the kids because she doesn't have to be on location filming. Plus what the heck else does she have to do?
Well, after the limp wrist fiasco did you really not expect to be Reeked left, right and center? C'mon!
TDK premiere pics on ONTD. Every cast member is there only not Heath. Then you realize again, fuck he's really dead.
"Even more new pictures on IHJ, Jake smiling with Reese and Reese forcing a smile. I"
When Jake smiles (ie. when he's not morose, drunk, brooding alone or exhibiting his outer homo) it's because he's clear about the relationship and she isn't. He's gay, lonely and loving the companionship; she's smitten, bored and sexually frustrated.
Once again, Will and Grace aren't seeing eye to eye.
BBM fansites have threads dedicated to Heath and there is his imdb board. I think afte TDK there'll be 1 or 2 fan blogs too, which he hasn't at the moment.
I hope Heath will not be reduced to the ignominy of a fan blog. Nothing against this one, which I enjoy, but fan blogs are for actors who are celebs or heart throbs. Heath didn't want to be either.
Most serious actors hate fan blogs (though of course they love attention - that's the contradiction of actor egos).
Heath's family attends the NY premiere. By the way, Heath's stepmother's name is Emma, not Ines. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212519,00.html
During the meeting with Jake, Ted and Lisa, she asks him to autograph her favorite picture. It's of Jake and Heath, laughing, looking at each other with huge smiles. Jake related the story that they shot 4 scenes that evening. One being the one with all the meat hanging from the elk. They broke up laughing all night thinking about the homo-erotic image conveyed by the large display of meat, including that moment caught on camera. I really liked learning what was behind the photo.
Any guesses how much of a cut reese is getting from the PoP contract. I say she is getting at least 40%.
That's too much - Reese is lousy beard. lol
Since you asked for it ... Reeke Watch Bastille Day Fireworks "family" pics
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/25684536.html
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Pictures' Premiere Of "The Dark Knight" - Outside Arrivals
Oh Jake the fireworks photo ops taken probably a few hours earlier than the TDK premiere are a new low, even for you. Can you say tacky? :(
Blame it on the time zones!
TDK premiere pics on ONTD. Every cast member is there only not Heath. Then you realize again, fuck he's really dead.
:'(
Ted and Lisa's Excellent Adventure - A day with Jake Gyllenhaal:
"... we can say the old Jake that many people feel is now gone, is still alive and kicking, as we hope many of you picked up from our story"
I'm sure parts of the old Jake are still there, and Jake may see himself as a good friend of Heath's, but actions speak louder than words.
This was a PR-sanctioned encounter (no fan gets time with a star otherwise). Jake was presenting himself to BBM-loving, slash-writing (!) (did Jake realize!?) fanatics - people he didn't know from Adam but who he was certainly conscious would talk about the meeting. What's he going to say, "Heath stinks"?
Image is important for an actor and you can bet that Jake is very, very conscious of how he appears.
Now, Jake may sincerely believe everything he told these fans. And even given the calculation of his camp's damage-control PR leaks after Heath died, there was no doubt that Jake was strongly affected by the death. People who said he and Heath weren't friends didn't have a clue what they were talking about. Jake never wallowed in places where Heath wallowed, but he has always been a Heath fanboi. Trust.
My beef is that this actor I quite like never lifted a finger to defend his pal when the wolves were circling.
Most people will forget about all this as the memory of Heath fades, TDK moves on into the next installment, etc. And Jake will talk about Heath eventually. But timing is all. The man who says after the lynching, "well, he was actually quite a good guy," has nothing on the one who steps into the seething crowd and says, "stop - this person does not deserve this treatment."
Some said it was just a (in my opinion, misjudged) desire to stay above the fray, but then the whole Reeke thing came along, with all its sly image-making, and you realize, PR rules Jake's world.
Ah, fame.
As for Paris images, no way TeamJG was going to allow even the slightest hint that Jake was moping alone while TDK [etc etc CUT]
Xcuse the verbiage.
You all know that.
Maggie on the death of Heath Ledger: “We live pretty close to them. [But] it was disgusting. I had journalists call me on my cell phone. There were these two shy girls sent from some rag magazine to camp in front of my house. I came home with [my daughter] Ramona and I was so shocked and angry. These poor girls (Michelle Williams and daugther Matilda), it wasn’t their fault. They were out of their element.”
"They were out of their element." I like Maggie, but this strikes me as condescending. Michelle as some hick who can't deal with Heath, the media, the situation. Michelle dealt well enough.
Blame it on the time zones!"
I don't think so. I blame it on Jake.
There were these two shy girls sent from some rag magazine ... These poor girls (Michelle Williams and daugther Matilda), it wasn’t their fault.
Michelle and Matilda? That doesn't make sense - I think Maggie was referring to the rag girls.
My beef is that this actor I quite like never lifted a finger to defend his pal when the wolves were circling.
Most people will forget about all this as the memory of Heath fades, TDK moves on into the next installment, etc. And Jake will talk about Heath eventually. But timing is all. The man who says after the lynching, "well, he was actually quite a good guy," has nothing on the one who steps into the seething crowd and says, "stop - this person does not deserve this treatment."
ITA
As for Paris images, no way TeamJG was going to allow even the slightest hint that Jake was moping alone while TDK [etc etc CUT]
Agreed
Jake was presenting himself to BBM-loving, slash-writing (!) (did Jake realize!?) fanatics ...
I wonder if they mentioned BBM slash-writing to Jake. lol
"They were out of their element." I like Maggie, but this strikes me as condescending. Michelle as some hick who can't deal with Heath, the media, the situation. Michelle dealt well enough.
I read that the same way. She shouldn't talk about Michelle when she, as his co-star, avoided everything relating Heath for six months and only talked about him now to promote her movie.
These poor girls (Michelle Williams and daugther Matilda), it wasn’t their fault. They were out of their element.
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