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«Oldest ‹Older 601 – 754 of 754Each state can do anything or nothing, as it sees fit. Civil unions, marriage in full, or domestic partnerships, or ban it completely, without Federal protections.
Well, 9:09, other gay people disagree with you. Elton John and his partner live in the UK and their laws, not in the US. I don't know what civil union means in the UK.
David O. Russell to tackle 'Grackle'
Director in talks for McConaughey comedy
David O. Russell is in talks to direct Matthew McConaughey in "The Grackle," a raucous comedy for New Line. McConaughey is producing with his j.k. livin' accomplices Gus and Mark Gustawes.
The script by Mike Arnold and Chris Poole prompted a bidding battle two years ago (Daily Variety, June 23, 2006), before New Line got it as part of a two-picture deal. McConaughey will play a barroom fighter in New Orleans who hires himself out for $250 to settle disputes for people who can't afford to hire a lawyer. Harsh language and quick fists are his weapons of choice.
The project will aim for an R rating and fits more closely in the mode of "Wedding Crashers" than some of the romantic comedies and adventures in which McConaughey has starred recently.
Russell just completed "Nailed," the Jessica Biel-Jake Gyllenhaal film that had halted production several times because of the cash crunch experienced by financier Capitol Films. Pic is in post-production.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995766.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
^^lol - sounds very funny. ;)
Pic is in post-production.
Good! I want to see it.
I am straight and I agree with Elton, AND I would love the right to have a civil partnership. Marriage is loaded with religious and sexist baggage.
Stuff marriage, give us all the same legal rights.
Equal rights for gays and heterosexuals = allow gays to marry.
Could it be simpler? Could it be more fair? I don't think so.
We Did It
Thanks to everyone who showed up to the NYC protest tonight. It was a huge success. Things may be starting a little later this morning as I was up very late, but I'll have plenty of links and a round-up very soon. Feel free to leave your links in the comments. I'll check them out.
NYC protest
Posted on WDW
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Get ready for tonight! Prince of Persia Preview on ET!
It's tonight! Unless another general election is called in the US at short notice and scuppers the TV schedules again, Entertainment Tonight will feature its Prince of Persia preview tonight!
And huge thanks are owed to Stephanie at IHJ (who will no longer be chained to ET each evening), for posting the Preview Preview so that we can all join in the thrill of our first proper look at Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince. Just look at him!
YouTube - Prince of Persia - ET Preview
WDW
I would love to hear what John Barrowman has to say. :)
Again, that's fine for you, 5:50, have a civil partnership if you want, but you can't speak for everyone. Others don't want to settle for that. Marriage doesn't have to come with religious and sexist baggage, or maybe the couple does want that, it's what each couple wants it to be. It's for them to decide.
The bottom line is, it's a basic part of society and human culture that everybody has a right to take part in. Some people want that, and all people should be able to marry if they want. The issue is equality, just like when there were laws against interracial marriage. There shouldn't be a different one kind of union for some people, and not for others. They don't have to exercise that right unless they want to, but everyone should have it. People just don't seem to get that concept.
People just don't seem to get that concept.
And it's simple like a piece of cake :)
The other thing is, making all marriage civil unions for both heterosexual and homosexual couples, and changing years of secular law and religion isn't realistically feasible. It's ridiculous. It's more realistic to work with what society has had in place for thousands of years.
It is simple like a piece of wedding cake, Anon. 6:55. :)
JustJared has pics of the Chin from the CMA red carpet. She looks frightful. She's got a wicked witch of the west look going on. The chin could cut concrete, the make-up is way to much, her red lipstick is blinding, the hair looks like she stuck her finger in a socket and the dress is overpowering. Once again the Chin has proved she has no taste.
YouTube - Prince of Persia - ET Preview
Hair looks good :)
She's got a wicked witch of the west look going on.
That's the part she was born for. lol
PETA Responds To Maggie Gyllenhaal's Fur Pics
Hot off the press - this is the exact email I received from PETA a few minutes ago responding to the fur piece Maggie Gyllenhaal wore to the Moma Film Benefit:
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PETA likes to give everyone, celebrity or average Joe, the benefit of the doubt that any fur that they might be wearing is totally faux. So after seeing pictures of Maggie Gyllenhaal in her latest fashion risk, PETA contacted her rep for a simple confirmation that she wasn't really sporting the body of a dead animal. Unfortunately, we've received no response.
Considering the fact that Maggie has aligned herself with a number of "green" charitable projects, it would be ironic and obviously hypocritical for Maggie to be draped in fur—the product of violence and environmental degradation.
Of course, we still hope to hear from Maggie that her vest isn't as vile as it seems, but if we don't, we can only assume that Maggie has joined the likes of the Trollsen Twins, who are known for routinely wearing real fur.
We’ll certainly let you know if we receive a response.
Best,
Amy
PETA
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And there you have it! I wonder what they will say when Maggie's rep confirms it was real fur...
http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2008/11/12/peta-responds-to-maggie-gyllenhaals-fur-pics
NYC protest last night
"Hey Hey - Ho Ho ... Homophobia's Got To Go!!"
Fierce, fabulous & fantastic - that was my experience at the Prop 8 protest tonight. There were a few thousand people there - men, women, children, gay, straight, and everything in between. We were loud, we were boisterous and we snarled traffic - which is the true test of any Manhattan civil disobedience. Once you stop traffic, you have truly MADE AN IMPACT in NYC.
...
And this being NYC, of course there were celebs. First of all, Judy Gold - stand up comedian and Emmy-award-winning writer/producer from the Rosie show was marching. She was there with one of her sons, and kept telling the press that "My Ex is gonna KILL me!" for giving press interviews with their child. The kid (who was adorable) kept sticking his tongue out for the cameras. I respected Judy's wishes and didn't take a picture of her son. Bitches, you should have seen me - I was acting like a reporter/photographer from the New York Times. I was taking pictures while walking backwards, and then I'd pull my notebook out and take notes. Lois Lane ain't got NOTHING on me. Please take note, Pulitzer Prize committee...
Judy's sign. Hysterical...
Wait, I think this lady might be a celebrity. What's her name again?... Oh THAT'S RIGHT - Ms. Whoopi Friggin' Goldberg!!!!...
The press was all over her. She was holding a handmade sign that said something like "Marching For My Friends". Fierce.
...
"Hey Hey - Ho Ho ... Homophobia's Got To Go!!"
Jake Gyllenhaal as 'The Prince of Persia': 'I've Gotten Buff'
Jake Gyllenhaal plays a 6th century prince who holds the fate of the world in his hands in the sweeping fantasy-adventure 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,' and ET's Thea Andrews got up close and personal with the newly minted action hero on the London set! So, how did Jake get that buff bod?
"I over-prepared myself because I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do, so I just made sure I'd be hopefully able to do anything," a playful Jake tells Thea.
The former 'Brokeback Mountain' star trained for months before the arduous Moroccan desert shoot, and has been training daily to maintain his action-hero physique, gaining five pounds of muscle.
"I guess I've gotten buff," he shrugs. "There's a lot acrobatics in the movie -- a lot of running up walls, and jumping on things and Parkour, so it requires muscularity, but it requires a lot of aerobic ability too."
When filming finally wraps, Jake promises with a smile, "It's going to turn into fat and I'm going to be happy."
'Pirates of the Caribbean' blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer is bringing 'Prince of Persia' to life, based on the hugely popular video game and scheduled to open in theaters on May 28, 2010. The story finds Jake as Dastan, a young Persian prince who must join forces with the beautiful and feisty princess Tamina (played by 'Quantum of Solace' Bond girl Gemma Arterton) to prevent a villainous nobleman (Ben Kingsley) from possessing the Sands of Time -- a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
"I'm running away from family and I'm running away from bad guys and I'm trying to prove my innocence," says Jake, trying to keep the play-by-play plot details a secret. "There's so many extraordinary elements throughout the movie."
Watch ET for more with Jake and 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'!
ET Online
ET Online
Ay, I can't listen to it now - what's Jake talking about in the ET Online video?
ET Online video
Sticking his tongue out is a nice touch. LOL
Jake Sticking his tongue out
^^^ Jake saying hello to WFT2.
Queerty
10,000 New Yorkers Turn Out to Protest Prop. 8
Columbus Circle in New York City was filled with chants of "Gay, Straight, Black, White, Marriage is a Civil Right!" as thousands of protesters came out in opposition to California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California last week. The event was the largest protest outside of California so far and shows how quickly and rapidly organized opposition to Prop 8. has sprung up across the country.
Marchers began at the Mormon Temple, located just north of Lincoln Center and marched down along Broadway, shutting down traffic and overtaking Columbus Circle. LDS spokesperson Michael Otterson told the AP that the church does not understand why it is being singled out, saying "This was a very broad-based coalition that defended traditional marriage in a free and democratic election".
The protest was organized in part by Corey Johnson, Michaelanhelo Signorile and Ann Northrop and was rapidly disseminated through social networks like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, causing some to ask if we are entering a new age of digital activism. Seen among the protesters were Dan Savage, Whoopi Goldberg and Larry Kramer.
A nationwide protest is scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 15th. For more information, go to www.jointheimpact.com.
We want your stories, photos and videos! Send us links in the comments and if you attended, tell us what your thoughts. We'll be featuring some of the best of them throughout the day.
NYC protest - pictures and video
Reese Witherspoon presented last night at the CMAs looking so happy and so healthy, in red lips and black lace and big hair and embracing the country spirit.
Reese is just kicking off promotion now for Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn. Movie poster is attached. She really is that short. He really is that tall. And despite her big smile and what she’ll say in interviews, he really is that much of a dick.
Been told repeated by sources on and off set, throughout the entire process, she could not stand him. He’s a buffoon. But their chemistry is hilarious.
Real actors are so much better than reality ones, see?
As for Reese and Jakey G – never mind the recent low ragging tab reports that she’s asking for marriage and he’s balking at marriage. Because they’re fine. More than fine. They’re super cake with frosting mushy happy.
Lainey
LOL
Oh Lainey, I bet you feel stupid writing bullshit like that.
Why is Lainey such a fan of RW? It's not that i really care (it's her opinion after all) but Reese doesn't look like her type of girl, she is too goddy and Lainey seems to have a more acid personality
oh well, the mistery of life......
"It's going to turn into fat and I'm going to be happy."
Is this Jake's cryptic way of saying he's happy with Reese? ;)
No.
That's one of those settling down kinds of comments, fat and happy after you are married. ;
It's going to turn into fat...
Jake said his big muscles are going to turn into fat. I'm sure he doesn't plan or want to get fat.
He is so not ready for marriage! What is wrong with being BF/GF? Why they have to make it so traditional? She is recently divorced and he is...well...GAY!
I hope not either! I haven't seen the clip yet, but I thought from the preview he looks great - his hair looks real, there's no substitute for the look of real hair. He's transformed into the Prince. I wish we could see an actual clip. I can't watch until I get home. :(
I'm so happy all the protests are going so well - that's the spirit, not anger and threats. I'm going to one this weekend. I think some people against gay marriage are afraid of change happening too fast, change to their culture, beliefs, what they are used to - it won't happen. All people want is the definition of marriage to be inclusive to all, that's all. :)
Huh?
Why are you taking that tabloid shit seriously ?!?
Not really. :)
At Mormon Temple, a Protest Over Prop 8
Thousands of people gathered on Wednesday evening in front of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the Upper West Side to protest the Mormon church’s support for Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex marriage in California last week.
Those at the front of the march held a banner proclaiming “God Loves Gay Marriage.” There were chants demanding equality and signs with slogans like “Would Jesus spend tax-free dollars to support hate and injustice?”
Some in the crowd said they simply wanted to take a public stance in support of friends or relatives. Others said they were also motivated by anger over the idea that a religious institution would use the ballot process in what they saw as an attempt to impose religious values in a democracy based on separation of church and state. Riding on a Segway at the front of the march was Christopher Harrison, 47, from Hell’s Kitchen, who said he was a fifth-generation Mormon but disagreed with the church on the matter of same-sex marriage. “It is time to promote love,” he said. “If they want to call themselves Christians, they have to do as Christians are supposed to do.”
The crowd started gathering on sidewalks around 6 p.m. outside the temple, which opened in 2004, on Columbus Avenue at West 65th Street. Police officers with metal barricades and news vans with satellites were also present, and soon the crowd grew and swelled into nearby streets. Just before 7 p.m., the crowd began marching south on Broadway. Lawyers said the group had negotiated with police commanders at the scene and reached an agreement that because of the size of the assembly, the crowd would be permitted to march in the roadway for about six blocks, until reaching Columbus Circle.
Similar demonstrations to denounce Proposition 8, as the measure was called, have been held in the last week in California cities like Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and in Salt Lake City, where the Mormon church is based. After the measure for a constitutional amendment banning same sex-marriages in California was placed on the ballot, the church played an important part in the Proposition 8 coalition and donated money to helping get the amendment passed. California had permitted same-sex marriages since May, when the State Supreme Court there ruled that the ban on the unions was unconstitutional.
Phone calls to the Mormon church in New York on Thursday morning were not answered. In the past, church leaders have asked that people debate the issue with civility. The Mormon church was one of several denominations that proposed in 2006 that Congress amend the Constitution to prevent same-sex marriage; marriage has long been a matter for the states.
As the marchers reached Columbus Circle, its members spread across a wide plaza and into a lane of traffic on 59th Street. For a brief time, police officers deployed orange netting to separate the crowd from the cars. Some in the crowd echoed a criticism that has been made by Mormons themselves — that the Latter-Day Saints, of all religious groups, should be tolerant of nontraditional forms of marriage, given that the early Mormons were persecuted for polygamy (a practice the church renounced in 1890).
Standing near the entrance to Central Park, Lindsey Dixon, 26, a public school teacher from City Island, held aloft a placard with a reference to the church’s charismatic founder that read: “Joseph Smith had 28 wives. Why can’t I have one?” “We should be given equal rights,” she said. “I pay taxes. I served four years in the military.”
Nearby, Mitchell Stout, 41, an actor from the Upper West Side, said, “We want to have the freedom and liberty to express our love for our partners the same way and American has.”
NY Times
I would love to hear what John Barrowman has to say. :)
Well, JB is in a civil partnership with his partner, and has said that he doesn't call it a marriage because that is a religious construct and so many religions hate people like him.
^^It's awful - I think that God does love gay marriage, it's people who misinterpret his word.
At any rate, religious groups have a right to freedom to their relgion under the First Amendment, it's what this country was founded on. Why can't they give the same respect to others? It's called freedom, remember? They can believe what they want, but I don't think they have the right to impose their beliefs on others. They may not agree, but they should be tolerant, if not totally accepting.
They can believe what they want because church and state are separated and their religious believes should be irrelevant - state protects equality and civil rights.
^^^^
oh but most of religious groups have lots of money, that seems to be enough reason to impose their way of life
that's how our shitty world works
^^Well, I hope the gov't will step in and set things right. There was a time when religious groups were persecuted for their beliefs too. They came here to escape that, and created a Constitution to protect those freedoms, among others.
Why Prop 8 Can – and Must – Be Overruled
When SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera sued last week to overrule Proposition 8, I didn’t expect him to prevail – as much as I appreciated him trying. As wrong as it sounds, the initiative process allows a bare majority of California voters to change our state constitution – and with other states having passed similar marriage amendments, I couldn’t see how the courts would repeal it. But after having read Herrera’s well-written brief and done some legal research, I am now more optimistic that justice will prevail. Prop 8 was not your typical “amendment” that merely tinkers with the California Constitution. It was a drastic revision that deprives a “suspect class” (gays and lesbians) of a fundamental right under equal protection. And a simple majority vote of the people is not enough to take that right away – especially when the purpose of equal protection is to shield minorities. While other courts have upheld marriage amendments in other states, they have different Constitutions – and court rulings have changed considerably in a short period of time. And unlike many states, California has explicitly found sexual orientation to be a “suspect class.” If the Court overrules Prop 8, it will be a powerful affirmation for justice – capping what has been a powerful year of “change.”
It’s been hard for me to be happy about last week’s Election results – despite Barack Obama’s landslide victory, a more progressive Congress and a good night locally for San Francisco progressives. People are angry and depressed about the passage of Proposition 8 – because unlike other states where gay couples had no marriage rights, here the right has just been stripped away. And if there was one state where we felt we could defeat such an amendment at the ballot box, it would be California.
It doesn’t seem right that a bare majority of voters can change the Constitution by taking away peoples’ rights. The purpose behind California’s initiative process was to allow voters to pass laws when the state legislature wouldn’t act – giving the “power of the people” a sovereign role. But even a Constitutional amendment just requires a majority vote – with the only “protection” being a higher signature threshold than an initiative statute. However, as Mayor Gavin Newsom said after Prop 8 passed, “protections in the Constitution have always been there to respect the rights of the minority versus popular opinion.”
Amending the federal Constitution is far more difficult than the California Constitution – as we don’t have a federal initiative process, and you need a two-thirds vote of the U.S. Senate and three-fourths of state legislatures to ratify it. The Federal Marriage Amendment that George Bush championed in 2004 was never about amending the Constitution – because the right-wing couldn’t realistically get a supermajority to make it happen. It was just a political ploy to get Bush re-elected. Karl Rove knew a majority of the country doesn’t support gay marriage, making it the perfect “wedge” issue to accomplish a short-term goal.
Likewise, Massachusetts has a higher threshold for changing its Constitution. You can’t just gather signatures and then let the people decide – the state legislature has to formally vote to put it on the ballot. After the Massachusetts Court ruled for marriage equality in 2004, the right wing tried to launch a Constitutional amendment. But the Democratic state legislature refused to put it on the ballot – and as more and more gay couples got married (and people saw that the sky didn’t fall), public opinion evolved to support it.
But Dennis Herrera’s lawsuit on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco – which Santa Clara and Los Angeles Counties have now joined – highlights a critical distinction in California’s Constitution that gives me hope. Even if voters pass a Constitutional Amendment, the courts can still decide if it was merely an “amendment” – or a substantive “revision.” And if it was a “revision,” voter approval by a simple majority is not enough – it also requires an okay by the state legislature (which probably wouldn’t happen), or a constitutional convention. Why the distinction? Because mere “amendments” tinker around the edges; “revisions” are far more fundamental changes.
And the Courts have thrown out such changes to the Constitution as “revisions” under the right circumstances.
In June 1990, California voters passed Proposition 115 (the Crime Victims Justice Reform Act) – a conservative “law-and-order” measure that said certain criminal defendants would not have more rights than provided by the U.S. Constitution. Prop 115 had passed as an amendment, but the state Supreme Court called it a “revision.” Why? Because, in Raven v. Deukmeijan (1990), they said Prop 115 had “such a far-reaching change in our governmental framework as to amount to a qualitative constitutional revision, an undertaking beyond the reach of the initiative process.” Prop 115 adversely affected a defendant’s right to due process, equal protection, assistance of counsel, and the standards for “cruel and unusual punishment” – which effectively made it a “revision.”
Likewise, Prop 8 is a drastic “revision” (if not moreso) because it violates equal protection for a minority group.
Last May, the California Supreme Court found that depriving same-sex couples the right to marry violated equal protection – and that LGBT people are a “suspect class.” A “suspect class” is a group that has suffered discrimination and needs protection. The central purpose behind equal protection is to protect unpopular minorities from a political majority who could take away their rights. You can’t simply change the Constitution by majority vote to take away the right of gay people to marry – because that right comes from the equal protection clause. As Herrera wrote in his brief, “without a judiciary that has the final word on equal protection, there simply is no such thing as equal protection.”
Of course, not all Constitutional amendments are “revisions.” California’s term limits law, for example, significantly altered how long members of the legislature can stay in office – but it did not violate the foundational nature of our Constitution. Even a Proposition that said the death penalty was not “cruel and unusual punishment” (which, like in this case, overruled a Supreme Court decision) was deemed acceptable – because one of the standards for determining what is “cruel and unusual” punishment is public opinion. On the other hand, what do you do when the people pass an amendment that violates the fundamental rights of a minority?
What if in the aftermath of September 11th, California voted to change its Constitution to require all Muslims to travel with passes? What if California – afraid that undocumented workers were “invading” the state – voted to expel Latino kids from school, or deny them medical treatment? That would violate equal protection, but would it be constitutional just because proponents gathered the minimum number of signatures necessary so that it was a “constitutional amendment” (rather than a statute)? It isn’t hard to see that, without some safeguards in place, our state’s equal protection clause can become Swiss cheese.
Granted, I was at first skeptical that Prop 8 could be found unconstitutional – because after all, a lot of other states have passed similar marriage amendments through the initiative process. Hasn’t this been tried before, and weren’t those amendments upheld?
Yes, but the facts are distinguishable. Alaska’s voter-approved amendment, for example, was upheld – but Alaska can’t just change its constitution by collecting signatures and having a bare majority of voters approve it. Like Massachusetts, you need two-thirds of the legislature to put it on the ballot – which makes Alaska’s “amendments” the functional equivalent of a “revision” in California. So it has some minimal safeguards for initiatives that California does not have. Moreover, Alaska’s Constitution does not recognize LGBT people to be a “suspect class” – so the violation under equal protection was harder to prove.
In Oregon, however, the state Supreme Court upheld its marriage amendment – and even rejected the notion that it was a fundamental “revision” to their state’s Constitution. But that ruling, Martinez v. Kulongoski (2008), was flawed – and our state Supreme Court would be wise not to follow it. In Martinez, the Oregon Court almost exclusively relied on a decision from 1994 that found an anti-gay measure to be an “amendment” rather than a “revision.” If you read the case, it actually gave the subject short shrift.
But a lot has changed in the field of gay rights since 1994 – as far as court rulings are concerned – that should influence the Prop 8 ruling. In Romer v. Evans (1996), the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a Colorado proposition that repealed anti-discrimination laws protecting gays and lesbians – because they said hate is not a “rational basis” for violating equal protection. In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Texas’ sodomy ban – because the right to privacy extends to consensual sex (it also said you can’t make it illegal for gay people while making it legal for straights.) The Martinez court ignored both cases.
Finally, California’s marriage ruling on May 15th was not just remarkable for granting marriage rights to same-sex couples. The most important part of the decision was that gays and lesbians were deemed a “suspect” class – and discrimination based on sexual orientation must pass strict scrutiny. Even if voters later passed Prop 8 to eliminate the right to marry, the other parts of the decision stand – meaning that to discriminate against gays violates equal protection of the highest order. The Supreme Court must overrule Prop 8 – asserting that a simple vote of the people just can’t do it.
Why Prop 8 Can – and Must – Be Overruled
There you have it! Yay!!! :)
The only thing he's mistaken about, I believe, is that gays and lesbians are suspect class. That hasn't happened yet, but I believe will. The Court applied the strict scrutiny standard anyway is how I read the opinion, which they may do. It really says, and I think this is important, that not calling a same-sex relationship a marriage, and calling it by another term, be it civil union or domestic partnership, regardless of whether or not it includes the same rights, when you would call the same relationship and rights of an opposite sex couple a marriage, is discriminatory. That is the issue at hand, the differential treatment. :)
PoP
Jake Gyllenhaal's five pounds of "Prince of Persia" muscle haven't gone to his head
Entertainment Tonight crashed the set of the upcoming action epic Prince of Persia, which of course stars honorary gay Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. The discussion of course soon turned to the remarkable body transformation that the Brokeback Mountain star made in preparation for the role, but Jake assures us that it's simply five pounds of muscle and that he can't wait to get fat once shooting is over.
That's cool with us, Jake. Bears are totally in!
Check out the clip after the break, but be warned, it may lead you to actually attempt sexual congress with your computer screen.
After Elton
^^ :)
Aww, gays still like Jakey!
PoP
On 'Persia' Location With Jake: The Accent! The Coiffure! The Cleavage!
Because there is no morning so terrible that it cannot be rendered less terrible with some one-on-one time with Jake Gyllenhaal in a cleavage-enhancing under-chemise, we bring you this ET footage from the set of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time—a Jerry Bruckheimerian extravaganza the superproducer says will be cinema's greatest headdress-and-scimitar-heavy triumph since Lawrence of Arabia. If you listen carefully, you can hear smacking sounds coming from the reporter as she gets her first taste of Jake's "convincing" accent (like the hunky love child of Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren), then later observes, "There's been so much buzzz about your physeeque!" There certainly has been—some of it emanating from Defamer HQ as worker drones vigorously rubbed their wings together to this photo. Though it doesn't open until May 2010, we can hardly wait to check out Jake's vast array of camel-gadgets.
Defamer
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/why-dan-savage.html
Camel gadgets? O gawd sounds SO thrilling!
The interview seems to be creaming her panties big time
too bad sweetie - he is not on yr team. (Im glad to see it, to be honest)
but - he's gonna get off steroids and get fat? right. this would mean goodbye Disney franchise and the boyz.
o gosh Im glad Im me.
so much "buzz" about his fucking "physique" -
people have been urping in their barf bags. that constitutes "buzz"?
whatever.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/why-dan-savage.html
NYC protest, Whoopi Goldberg, Anderson Cooper, Dan Savage and Mormon Church Representative video
"camel gadgets"
new sex toys. let's see - I dunno - double hump? - ? ? ?
c'mon, gimme a clue!
Sex Camel
The rare sex toy in the shape of a Camel. Discovered by Tupac in a small pawn shop in north africa, it was stolen after his death.
I heard that Sex Camel increses sexual pleasure by 500 percent.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9804/02/teens.smoking/link.joe.camel.lg.jpg
phallic image of Joe Camel
omg! men and women moaning in the night
camel sex is smokin' hot!
SM Camel
Gay and out camel
Ha!
Showtime Developing Gay Superhero Show
Showtime is developing an hourlong project from comicbook icon Stan Lee that tracks the life of a gay superhero. Project is being exec produced by Lee and the president and CEO of his Pow! Entertainment banner, Gill Champion.
Story, which focuses on an up-and-coming superhero who struggles to hide his secret identities, is based on the book "Hero" by Perry Moore.
Moore is penning the script and also exec producing along with Hunter Hill.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/12/showtime-developing-gay-s_n_143468.html
Yes, we can.
You kept saying that the old Jake had been gone. He hasn't gone anywhere. He is still goofy and funny and happy with his life.
Hurts much?
Yes, we're doin' it!
still goofy funny and gay as a goose. yay!
Hurts much?
Are you crazy?
I'm glad to see goofy and funny and happy Jake.
Good to know that bearding isn't fun.
"Hurts much?"
Where you comin' from? Anuther planet? Sheeeesh! Some people.
^^^ From Silly GB Fangirl planet. lol
Thanks Whoopi!
Whoopi Goldberg Talks About NYC Prop 8 March on "The View"
THANK YOU, Whoopi Goldberg! Hasselbeck, of course, defends the haters. Check out some photos of Whoopi at the march here.
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...
Whoopi talks about NYC march and gay adoption
^^^
"My mom is a daddy and my daddy is a daddy." :')
NYC protest, Whoopi Goldberg, Anderson Cooper, Dan Savage and Mormon Church Representative video
Cool! But ... I can't watch video, so can you tell me, is AC at the protest? Or is he interviewing from the office?
[i heart AC and JG despite their occasional shortcomings lol!]
AC is interviewing from the office.
Dawg! Oh well, maybe someday ;) Thanks!
We hope you are a very patient person.
I always had trouble with that term "suspect class." Why should blacks (or gays) be labeled as a suspect class? That didn't seem very nice.
Then somebody explained to me that the idea is that a law cannot designate a class of people as suspect. So you can't subject blacks to a more restrictive law than whites. That made me feel better about the term.
I don't see that interpretation being used very much in the current conversation (not here at wft2 but elsewhere). But just the same, thinking about it that way helps me re-ground myself to what (I think) we're talking about.
J&A - hah! not my strong point.
Jake and Anderson sittin in a tree.
Oh man!!!! :) :) :)
26 October 2005
Suspect Class Status
The United States Supreme Court applies what is called "suspect-class status" when it wants to give a certain minority group special protection. A suspect class is defined as (1) an obviously distinguishable minority, (2) subject to a history of discrimination, (3) that is so politically powerless as to be in need of special assistance. The United States Supreme Court has established only three suspect classes: (1) race (2) national origin and (3) alien status.
Though homosexuals have been granted “suspect-class status” in a lower court ruling, on appeal in subsequent higher courts including the United States Supreme Court homosexuals have not been granted “suspect-class status”.
http://banap.net/spip.php?article60
Ted Casablanca on Prop 8 - front
... and rear
I believe the CA Supreme Court viewed Prop 22 as a violation of the fundamental right every person in the US has to get married under the Bill of Rights, and precedent.
I like to say "protected class" myself. I do think gays and lesbians should be in this category. I'm far from an expert, but I find this so interesting, I want to know all about it.
Jake is happy and himself since he is cooling it with Reese. The fake wedding is off.
^You just commenting on the tabloid news, or do you know something we don't? Fake fake wedding, or fake real wedding?
There never was any wedding to begin with. Hell, I'm still waiting for the engagement!
New clip
Entertainment Tonight - Prince of Persia (First Look)
^^^ I should have known that, one way or another, the bitch is unavoidable. lol
Now we know why ET / Reeke PR postponed Prince of Persia First Look. Pathetic.
ET Online
Hillary Clinton to Team Up with Barack Obama in the White House?
President-elect Barack Obama is reportedly considering Hillary Clinton for a highly important role in his administration. Sources tell the Associated Press that Clinton is one of Obama's candidates for secretary of state, the president's foremost spokesperson on U.S. foreign policy matters.
Obama's transition team had no comment, says the AP, which adds that former presidential hopeful John Kerry is also thought to be a contender for the position. Earlier this year, Obama and Clinton famously vied for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Dear Ted:
I think Hilary Swank is Shafterella Shoshstein from One Sneaky Dame Blind Vice. Chad Lowe totally took the tabloid fall for that one. Is it the Swankster, or am I at least in the ballpark?
—Squiddly
Dear Swing and a Miss:
You're in the ballpark regarding talent.
Dear Ted:
Due to the increasingly fickle nature of fans and pop culture, what do you think is the average shelf life of current Hollywood stars before they become irritating and annoying? A few years ago I enjoyed Reese Witherspoon in movies and now I can't stand her. Same goes for Jake Gyllenhaal and Will Ferrell. Do new up-and-coming movie stars even have a chance?
—Fred
Dear Worse With Age:
Who they screw often determines everything. I mean, if Will doesn't cheat on his wife soon with one of the Girls Next Door, he's a goner, fer sure.
That Pop segment was fimed in London on 10/2 I know this for a fact, the same week Reese was there. It coincides with the sightings of her there, blog/extra sightings and ending with their lingere shopping spree by the paps on 10/10.
Acting himself/no wedding/cooling things off my as. You must have missed the other photo ops after that. The blogger from ET said the segment was supposed to air at the end of October and was "pushed back".
Jake is a phony, self-promoting HW tool like Reese.
PS: You have to be engaged to tell someone to cool the wedding plans. More BS. Look for more photo ops full force once he is done filming that crap.
After seeing that little POP promo, it convinced me of what I thought. POP will have great special effects and will be visually stunning-it's Disney money after all-but I'm convinced that Jake won't be able to pull off being the big action hero prince. I think he'll come off looking like he's trying to hard and campy. 6:04 AM, ITA with the more photo ops from Reeke. The chin's movie looks like a bomb and if it opens the same time as Australia, it's dead for sure. Reese must be starting to get desperate.
6:16: I don't agree that Four Christmases will be a bomb that movie and Australia have 2 different audiences. Even if Christmases gets crap reviews people will still go se it, especially right after Thanksgiving , the kind of brainless movies the masses like. A movie about a war in Australia that most never heard of? Not so much, it will do well with the art house crowd and i'm a bit surprised it's going wide on it's first day.
That Pop segment was fimed in London on 10/2 I know this for a fact, the same week Reese was there. It coincides with the sightings of her there, blog/extra sightings and ending with their lingere shopping spree by the paps on 10/10.
There were picturtes of Reese in LA during 10/2 - 10/9.
You must have missed the other photo ops after that.
We didn't. Yawn.
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ET Visits the Set of Prince of Persia
Entertainment Tonight visited the London set of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Watch the video above to see some footage from the massive Morocco shoot, and it looks like ET was on set for a night scene where Gemma Arterton’s character Princess Tamina is trying to stab Prince Dastan, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
I had the fortunate opportunity to visit the set a couple days before ET (from the looks of it), and while I’m not allowed to talk about anything I saw (just yet), I will say this — the film has the potential to do for video games what Jerry Bruckheimer did for that little theme park ride turned film — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/11/14/et-visits-the-set-of-prince-of-persia/
6.04 you don't know shit. Stop posting your opinion as fact.
I'm convinced that Jake won't be able to pull off being the big action hero prince.
I don't know. I'll have to see the movie to make up my mind.
EXCLUSIVE: Shepard Fairey 'Defend Equality' Art for Marriage Equality
Shepard Fairey, the graphic designer and illustrator who created the iconic images for Obama's campaign, has turned his focus to the current fight for equality in the gay and lesbian community, designing a poster intended specifically for use at this weekend's rallies in California and elsewhere. The image is inspired by the art of a young man named Aaron Harvey. Thanks to the donations of two print sources, posters will be donated for the rally this Saturday at City Hall, which is part of the larger nationwide action called Join the Impact. More info will be forthcoming later today.
Defend Equality - Love Unites
FYI
Larry King announced that Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz will appear on his show this Friday to join in the discussion of the recent passing of California's controversial Proposition 8 (CNN 9 pm EST). Others joining him that night include Joy Behar ("The View") and the mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom.
but I'm convinced that Jake won't be able to pull off being the big action hero prince
Have to say I agree. Jake was never one to move gracefully and there's something effeminate about him regardless of the bulked up body. And the high pitched voice doesn't help either.
Hey, what happened to Gay is OK?
Oprah Fridays Live: Melissa Etheridge Speaks Out
Oprah talks with Gayle King and Mark Consuelos about some of this week's hottest topics, including the latest headline news out of California. Rock star Melissa Etheridge shares why she's fired up about the passage of Proposition 8, the California proposition that makes same-sex marriage illegal.
"Hey, what happened to Gay is OK?"
Jake, gay is OK. Actually, the way you've been for the past year, it would be an improvement. You're trying so hard to be Mr. Straight Man, Soccer Step-Dad, Perfect and Devoted Boyfriend with Reese that you've turned yourself into a wimpy, ball-less Mr. Witherspoon.
Don't try to change the subject - you were talking about "effeminate" and "high pitched voice ".
7:14: If you do a search on those pics on 10/9, you will find out that they were actually taken from a set dated in August, the pics with her kids and friends outdoors. Since she was papped in London on 10/10, we can asume she was at leaset en route to London.
The Interview was actually taken on 10/3 in London a Friday, Reese was spotted the following week in London: a sighting from Heat magazine and the 10/7 and the arguing sighting on 10/8, both sighting may be bogus but the fact that pics from August were posted in October make me think that they wanted to make it seem like she was in LA and not abandoning her kids runnig to the Pop set yet again.
They did that again, and they used pics of her with long hair, so those pics were probably almost a year old. So if she wasn't in London on 10/3 she was there the following week.
8/16 with the kids:
http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/reese-witherspoon-family-hiking-trip-206074/
Posted on 10/10, notice they don't actually say when they were taken, it's just assumed it was taken 10/9the day before. With out the kids but it's from the same set and don't tell me she just happened to be wearing the same outfit and jewlery 2 months later:
http://x17online.com/celebrities/reese_witherspoon/but_wheres_jake-10102008.php
Not X17 pics, picture of Reese in the city on 10/9:
http://crabbieshollywood.blogspot.com/2008/10/take-me-to-your-leader-earthling.html
Anyway, we (YOU included) don't know how long she was in London and no one cares.
Join the Impact!
Prop 8. Protests to Go National This Weekend
In what looks to be a historic day, on Saturday, Nov. 15th, thousands of people, in this country and across the globe, are expected to turn out for a simultaneous demonstration in support of equal marriage rights for same-sex people. The event is organized by the grassroots group Join the Impact. The group formed a week ago today, a sign of how quickly the movement has spread via the Internet, organized and coalesced around a purpose. The group's mission statement reads:
"Our movement seeks to encourage the LGBTQ community not to look towards the past and place blame, but instead to look forward toward what needs to be done now to achieve one goal: Full equality for ALL. We stand for reaching out across all communities. We do not stand for bigotry, for scapegoating, or using anger as our driving force.
Our mission is to encourage our community to engage our opposition in a conversation about full equality and to do this with respect, dignity, and an attitude of outreach and education. JoinTheImpact, as an entity, will not encourage divisiveness, violence, or disrespect of others and we do not approve of this. We do not stand for pointing the finger at one group and placing blame.
The LGBTQ community comes in all different colors, creeds, religious beliefs, and political parties. If we allow ourselves to place blame on one community or another, then we are no better than those who oppose us. We will not pit one community against another."
Organizers are urging protesters to cooperate with police and local officials and to demonstrate peacefully and visibly. The group is taking special pains to remind protesters that sticks for picket signs can be no thicker than 1/4 inch or they will be considered weapons by the police. You can locate protest locations here. Protests against Prop. 8 have been ongoing since the measure was narrowly passed in California last Wednesday and show no sign of letting up in the near future.
Protests to Go National
Whe cares about Reese or when her photos were taken or when they weren't? The only thing obvious to me is that Jake always looks happier when she's not around.
Daniel Craig made a flick called Flashbacks of a Fool which opened October 17, played in two theaters and is already on DVD. It made barely any money, but he's NAKED in it, hello. But Bond's getting all the attention. PS: Bond opens today! [Fox 411]
"Money is certainly going to dry up for a lot of people on a lot of fronts, especially in the giving area. But I believe art can survive, it's like grass growing through a crack in the sidewalk. No matter what the economic conditions, art will always survive. I'm hopeful that the more art gets realized as an important factor in the world we live in, more and more people will donate some money and maybe, more importantly, time to the quest."
— Robert Redford. [Reuters]
9:15, ha, ha! Another old picture, taken in July from another set, that site got it from Us and they posted it on the day before saying it was from the other day, hmmm.. See a pattern? Posting old pics both on 10/9 to cover up the fact that she was on her way to London and was there at least from 10/10-throgh the weekend.
Ain't this sweet, he is always talking about her according to this extra!:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/board/thread/121101253?d=121563665&p=1#121563665
To +notice+ he's got a fairly high pitched voice and some swoony ways is not saying "gay is bad" -
swoon, baby, swoon. . . (but not in my arms until you get rid a that five pounds of extra muscle and cro mag hair.)
10:25 AM
Try to use your head. Why would Reese or Reeke PR try to "cover up the fact that she was on her way to London"???
Jake talking about his "girlfriend" to an extra?!? Same one he was talking to in Morocco? LOL
10:25 AM, stop insulting our intelligence.
To +notice+ he's got a fairly high pitched voice and some swoony ways is not saying "gay is bad"
But didn't you imply that Jake is too gay "to pull off being the big action hero prince"?
"To +notice+ he's got a fairly high pitched voice and some swoony ways is not saying "gay is bad"
But didn't you imply that Jake is too gay "to pull off being the big action hero prince"?"
That was not me, that was someone else. I think a gay action hero prince would be to die for.
Gay action hero prince, not gay actor playing straight prince, right?
I agree :)
personnally i don't think he looks too gay , but certainly too boyish !!
Jake is not gay, gay, gay! He is just gay, gay.
A goyishe papa, a yiddishe mama and their gorgeous gayishe boy.
O Jakey, my barmitzva beauty, you are indeed a prince! come home to your yiddishe mama!
A movie about a war in Australia that most never heard of? Not so much, it will do well with the art house crowd and i'm a bit surprised it's going wide on it's first day.
Well, I'm spending the day after Thanksgiving in 1930s Oz, and can hardly wait. How do you know what people have ever heard of, or how well it will do? ;)
Nothing against Reese and Vince in Four Christmases, it's just that Australia is more my kind of film.
Great to see how everyone, everywhere is coming together for equal rights and love, not hate. I have a good feeling about Prop 8 being overturned. Live and let live I say. :)
It's yr fault, Naomi. Shoulda made the kid stick with a basic college education. Whut were you thinkin'?
Yr boy sez he's "political" - HAHA - I don't think so -
I am So Disappointed in Jake.
Whut, he burried his brains - way back - when?
Lookit the courage and intelligence of Jon Stewart - Jake! - where are you, boy!
(I really want to understand. . . )
Enigma is my middle name.
Gay Is the New Black?
...
Whoever you are, it’s time to come out. Because, as I was reminded the morning after the election, it’s faces -- not arguments -- that will close the deal on marriage equality. I was in a taxi on Market Street, and as we passed City Hall the driver mentioned the protest and asked me what I thought of gay marriage. I flipped the question back to him. “I used to be against it,” he answered, “and then I saw it. When I saw it I understood.”
The driver, whose name was Ali, told me he was from Yemen and he’s straight. When a friend recently came to visit him, the two went sightseeing. “I took him to City Hall and we saw all these people getting married. We saw men marrying men and women marrying women,” Ali said. “I was really surprised. They were so happy.”
His voice was low and unsentimental, but the first syllable of “happy” was so full of amazement it shot almost an octave higher than the second. The word seemed to crash down through a roof. He kept repeating it. “I have seen a lot of things,” he went on. “I have seen bisexuality, gay, lesbian. The sexy parts. I had never seen the love before. But I saw these two guys get married and I realized, This is their happiness.” As he turned onto Castro Street, Ali said, “Everybody has a right to their happiness. Nobody should have the power to take your happiness away.”
We gave into another post-election temptation too. Many drew a simple parallel between our struggle and the black civil rights movement. Signs at protests said, “I have a dream too,” “Welcome to Selma,” and “Gay is the new black.”
There’s something to this, but it’s dangerous territory, and we have to be careful not to lose our bearings here. Gay is the new black in only one meaningful way. At present we are the most socially acceptable targets for the kind of casual hatred that American society once approved for habitual use against black people. Gay is the dark pit where our society lets people throw their fears about what’s wrong with the world. (Many people, needless to say, still direct this kind of hatred toward black people too. But it’s more commonly OK to caricature and demean us in politics and the media in ways from which blacks are now largely exempt.) The comparison becomes useful, though, in forcing us to consider the differences between our civil rights struggle and theirs.
Except in a few statistically insignificant cases (the gay kid who happens to be the child of gay parents), being gay begins with recognizing your difference from the people with whom you have your earliest, most intimate relationships. As such, it’s an essentially isolating experience and therefore breeds in many gay people certain qualities -- such as independence and perfectionism -- that can undermine our ability to cooperate and compromise with others. Though some of us were lucky enough to find role models, mentors, or gay friends early in life, we weren’t born into the kind of beloved community that the African-American church aspires to be. Today, the church is still the strongest black American institution, and though it is far from a perfect place, for its members it’s a cradle of love and shelter from oppression.
Our oppression, by and large, is nowhere near as extreme as blacks’, and we insult them when we make facile comparisons between our plights. Gay people have more resources than blacks had in the 1960s. We are embedded in the power structures of every institution of this society. While it is illegal in this country to fire an African-American without cause and in most places it’s still legal to fire a gay person for being gay, we are more likely to have informal means of recourse than black people have. Almost all gay people have the choice of passing. Very few black people have that option. Of course, we shouldn’t have to make that choice, and our civil rights struggle is about making sure that we don’t have to.
On a deeper level, though, the gay civil rights struggle is about preventing discrimination based on our proclivity to love, as distinct from the messier foundation of racial discrimination, which primarily has to do with protecting white privilege and wealth. No one would deny that fear of mixed marriages significantly inhibited the progress of the black civil rights movement. (Blacks won employment and voting rights a full three years before the Supreme Court finally struck down miscegenation laws in 1967.) But love and sex were not, as is the case with gay civil rights, unambiguously the heart of the matter. This is the reason our progress has been slow: Love cannot be understood in the abstract. You cannot understand it until it touches you or you find your way into its orbit.
We have to stop rage from getting the best of us right now, and keep love at the fore of everything we do and say in this battle. We are close to winning everything we want. We are so close that we do not have time to rehash the Malcolm/Martin struggle between anger and peace, force and nonviolence. Let’s call the Mormons out on the campaign of lies they funded, but let’s find a way of doing it that steers clear of hatred. Enough with the “Fuck Mormons” signs. Some Mormons are gay, not all Mormons voted against us, and a few of them publicly put themselves on the line for us.
We are taking to the streets now -- while writing this, I received an e-mail from a friend pointing me to an online organizing of protests on November 15 in all 50 states -- and we are angry, probably not least at ourselves for our own complacency and cowardice, for not working as hard as we could, for not giving as much as we could, and for letting so much slip from our grasp. Let’s find a way of channeling the passion of this flash point and harnessing this energy for the long haul so we can do the hard work of claiming the full rights and realizing the full lives that we know we can have.
When you use faggots to start a fire, you don’t just dump a bunch of twigs on a few logs and hope something catches. You choose your tinder carefully, you bundle it vigilantly, you place it carefully -- then, and only then, you set the fire.
On Election Day the No on 8 campaign prepared statements for its website to post in the event of a victory or of a loss. One of the people in charge of this task left the office that night with her eyes full of tears. “I am so angry,” she explained, “that they dragged us into this shit. And they shouldn’t have. We already won, and still, they are making us fight for what we already won.” She pulled herself together. “But we’re going to win. We have to win. I am 23 years old,” she said, “and this is my civil rights battle.”
For a moment I was overcome with admiration for this woman’s passion, and at the same time, with a shiver of thought that, if it were made of words, would consist of something like the phrase You are going to die. It was a keen intimation of mortality, of the sense in which our lives, even in the moments of our most focused and profound presence, are merely fragments of the endless story of the human struggle for dignity. A friend in Los Angeles said he saw a sign at one of the protests saying, “Rosa sat so Martin could march so Barack could run.” For us, as for the African-Americans who lived through the ’60s, many apparent failures will, in retrospect, clearly be progress. We lost a lot on this Election Day, but we gained a lot too. Not least was a president who has shown almost every sign of goodwill we could wish for and a Congress eager to follow his leadership where we are concerned.
A lot of us have been fighting for as long as we can remember, trying to keep the world from seeing us as faggots. Maybe it’s time to give up that fight and choose another one instead. Go ahead and be a faggot, in a way that shows the world that a faggot is a person. Start a fire, but let your fire be a beacon. Let your fire burn away your hate, and it will burn away the hate of your enemies. Let your fire be the light that shows your love. If you do that -- if we do that -- we will win the world, and soon.
Gay Is the New Black?
Wonderfully said. :')
"Jake said...
Enigma is my middle name."
Enigma schmanigma. . . !
Yr middle name is mud, bud.
Love ya anyway. Long live Baby Tile!
I think Brokeback did a lot for showing the love of a same sex couple as love between real people - thanks to Jake and Heath, and Ang and everyone involved for that. So many people talk about how it touched them, people who never thought about it before, and it may have changed viewpoints for some. Jake may be busy filming now, but he'll get political, I'm sure of it.
I really don't see how Jake can regain credibility at this point.
I found the latest interview with "Reese's boyfriend" repugnant, with interviewer all sexed up and Jake saying he wanted to be fat and happy.
I know, I wasn't crazy about that either. What about calling her Jake's girlfriend? But I guess that isn't done. :( Of course, he could be looking forward to a lifetime of being fat and happy with another parter and family he may have referred to. ;)
Maybe he is Reese's boyfriend, but she's not his girlfriend.
"fat and happy with another partner and family he may have referred to. ;)"
I 'spect so. ;)
"fat and happy with another partner and family he may have referred to. ;)"
I 'spect so. ;)
Jake saying he wanted to be fat and happy.
Jake did not say he wants to get fat. I think he's talking about working out less and eating normal food:
"I guess I've gotten buff," he shrugs. ... When filming finally wraps, Jake promises with a smile, "It's going to turn into fat and I'm going to be happy."
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First Video from Disney's 'Prince of Persia'!
The first behind-the-scenes video from the set of Disney's Prince of Persia has made its way online, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, and in it you'll get to see a glimpse of the sets in London at Pinewood Studios (where they're still shooting for about another couple of weeks), as well as a taste of what was done in Morocco and a quick chat with the Prince himself, Jake Gyllenhaal. But don't let Jake's regular old American accent fool you -- the dude has taken on a whole new accent for Persia, but you'll have to wait a little while longer before we're allowed to share the type of accent it is.
Cinematical was lucky enough to visit the set of Prince of Persia earlier this month, and while we can't really go into details, we have no problem placing a bet now that Persia will go down as the most successful (in terms of quality and box office numbers) video game adaptation of all time. This sucker is a monster, and you have my word that it looks damn good. Much more coming soon -- in the meantime, check out ET's video over here.
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/11/14/first-video-from-disneys-prince-of-persia/
I hope it does great. :)
Yr middle name is mud, bud.
I'm like a pink pearl in the mud.
And Poetry in Motion :)
Blab Blab Blab: Message to Toothy Tile
“Harvey’s central message was: Gay people must come out. All surveys, all studies show that those people who finally become aware that they have gay people in their families or as their coworkers or neighbors are less likely to take away our rights.”
—Gay rights activist Cleve Jones—played by Emile Hirsch in Milk—about the first step in gaining equality. Try convincing all of H'wood of that
My closet is nice and comfy. I'm staying in.
President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said.
"President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting"
If she's smart, she'll stay away from him, and focus on becoming Senate Majority Leader and the '12 campaign. Let Obama dig his own foreign policy quagmire.
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
- John F. Kennedy
Gay people must come out.
Yeah. Sorry but this closet business is harmful.
Why do you hate Obama? :,(
Milk
Massive Civil Rights Movement May Actually Be Clever 'Milk' Marketing Campaign
We just went over to the brand-spanking new site Seven Weeks to Equality and honestly, we're not sure what to make of it. From the front page:
"We call on all supporters of equality to sustain and intensify the nationwide campaign of mass protests and non-violent civil disobedience, for seven weeks, starting on November 27, 2008, the thirtieth anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, and to then gather together in mass, from all corners of our country, in Washington, DC on the morning of Tuesday, January 20, 2009, to honor the inauguration of our President, Barack Obama."
Well, that sounds like a nice enough, vague, feelgood idea– even though sustained, intensified protests seem to be coming along quite nicely on their own, without waiting til' November 27th. Wait, isn't that Thanksgiving? Is it such a good idea to kick off a campaign like this when many of us will be away from our homes, doped up on turkey tryptophan? Maybe encourage people to talk to their families or something, that could work. Also, the About Us section confusingly says, "We will march and protest until November 20, 2009, then halt all actions to observe the inauguration of President Barack Obama." Huh?
But mostly, the site mentions Harvey Milk a lot:
"On November 27, 1978, gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk was assassinated in San Francisco City Hall. Thirty years later, his struggle continues…It has been thirty years since Harvey Milk gave his life in our struggle for equality. We will not wait thirty years more…We also call on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to heed the call of Harvey Milk, when he spoke thirty years ago on the steps of San Francisco City Hall: “You must come out, my brothers and sisters, you must come out…starting on November 27, 2008, the thirtieth anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk…Harvey Milk has shown us the power we possess when we make our voices heard…""
Did we mention that one half of the duo behind this cause is Dustin Lance Black, screenwriter of the soon-to-be-released Milk? Now, don't get me wrong, Harvey Milk's an inspirational man, but isn't there something a little craven about centering a start-up political website around a guy you are currently promoting a biopic about? I know having massive protests in the name of Harvey Milk during awards season would be a neat trick, but couldn't you have called for your campaign without wrapping it in a big bow of Milk, so as to avoid accusations that you're co-opting a growing movement for personal gain? While Harvey Milk's struggle was important, isn't this our struggle?
I know, I'm a terribly cynical human being.
Queerty
Fingers crossed for tomorrow's national protest for gay rights!
Dlisted
Jakey Poo or Fabio? - Towleroad
Why are gay men, and those that pretend they are, on Towleroad so intolerant? Years of being held down by The Man? I still see a long road ahead for teh ghays.
I love that most all the comments are lovin' Jake at Towleroad. He's totally adorable. :)
7:26 PM
Which comments are intolerant?
A few of the commenters apparently aren't familiar with the videogame, maybe that's what 7:26 means? They are talking about why a Persian actor wasn't chosen - not seeming to realize that the videogame character has blue eyes, and the character isn't a real person.
Gay Marriage Supporters Plan Proposition 8 Protests For Saturday
SAN FRANCISCO -- Thousands of gay-marriage supporters plan to take to the streets Saturday to protest gay-marriage bans in California, Arizona and Florida.
Protesters are focusing on California, where the state Supreme Court declared same-sex marriages legal in May before voters tossed them out Nov. 4. California's Proposition 8, which passed 52.2% to 47.8%, "eliminates (the) right of same-sex couples to marry."
Proponents of same-sex marriage say its passage has only energized the gay rights movement. Activists are using a grass-roots network of websites, e-mails and text messages to coordinate protests in about 300 cities -- from Fayetteville, Ark., to Omaha.
Andrew Sullivan at The Atlantic says he will be covering the protests tomorrow.
Tomorrow, a virally-generated national day of protest across America is taking shape to protest the attack on the core civil rights of a small minority in California. It's a protest to demand equal treatment under the law for gay couples. It's a radical demand for a traditional institution and also a protest against those who seek to impose religious restrictions on civil law. It is a defense of both religious freedom and the freedom of those whom many (but not all) religions condemn.
The Dish will devote Saturday to covering the protests. Please send me stories, anecdotes, photographs, music, Youtubes, and graphics that reflect what's going on around the country. As on election day, we'll try and let you speak via this blog to the wider world, and convey a sense from the ground up of how people are feeling and arguing and acting.
The Huffington Post
President-elect Obama's office gave the media a new way to present him as Franklin Roosevelt 2.0 by announcing Friday that it will be posting weekly addresses - fireside chats for the web generation - on YouTube.
The first address will appear on Change.gov this Saturday, after it airs in audio. An Obama spokesperson says that this innovation is just the beginning of the digital, transparent presidency.
This is so wonderful and exciting! :)
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