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«Oldest ‹Older 2201 – 2400 of 3159 Newer› Newest»Austin: @SophiaBush leaves ME breathless
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LOL. Okay, Austin, whatever you say!
He’ll be filming at an actual mall in Queens next weekend, he says, still urinating, and the movie will star the performance artist John Kelly, who’s best known for appearing onstage, in drag, as Joni Mitchell.
What was the name of the NYC performance artist who tweeted about his his dinner with Jake in Montreal?
JGL's next movie "Hesher" with Nat Portman is a 8.0 on IMDB.
He's not Tommy Solomon anymore, that's for sure :)
Clip from Hesher
What was the name of the NYC performance artist who tweeted about his his dinner with Jake in Montreal?
Oh yeah. Wasn't he a friend of Rufus? Or am I thinking of someone else? I thought they had dinner in NY?
I remember NYC performance artist and drag, visiting Montreal, dinner with Jake in Montreal, puking stains on his shoulder (kid).
According to his mother, Betsy, Franco has been this way since he was born. In kindergarten, he wouldn’t just build regular little block towers—he’d build structures that used every single block in the playroom. At night, he would organize his Star Wars toys before he slept. When Franco was 4 years old, a friend of the family died. Betsy gave him the standard Mortality Talk: no longer with us, just a part of life—yes, but hopefully not for a very long time. Little James burst into tears. He was inconsolable. Eventually, he managed to choke out, between sobs, “But I don’t want to die! I have so much to do!”
I remember NYC performance artist and drag, visiting Montreal, dinner with Jake in Montreal, puking stains on his shoulder (kid).
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking of (I remember the puke stains, lol). They were visiting Montreal then, okay. Do you remember Rufus being there?
No, I don't remember anything about Jake, Rufus and Montreal.
One defining characteristic of adolescence is, of course, our emergence into the world as sexual beings. In this sense, too, Franco seems to be living an extended public adolescence. Many people are obsessed—and Franco has given them ample reason to be—with the question of whether he’s gay or straight. For a Hollywood heartthrob, he’s been unusually drawn to gay or bisexual roles: Allen Ginsberg, James Dean, Harvey Milk’s long-term boyfriend Scott Smith. Even seemingly straight roles—e.g., the pot dealer in Pineapple Express—end up bursting, in Franco’s hands, with homoerotic energy.
Although Franco has been silent on this subject, he seems to enjoy stoking the controversy. His art, across the spectrum, revels in gay culture. His student film The Feast of Stephen involves an extended fantasy scene in which a group of teenage boys gang-rape another boy—who then smiles meaningfully at the camera as the screen goes dark. (An intimate screening of the film was sponsored, last summer, by Butt magazine.) The narrator of Franco’s Esquire short story asks a friend: “Don’t you ever get jealous of those girls in pornos that get to be on their knees in the middle of all those dicks?” Franco researched his role for the 2002 film Sonny by hanging out at gay strip clubs in New Orleans, and even tagged along with a stripper as he serviced a male client in a hotel room. In a guest spot on 30 Rock, he played a version of himself whose sexual obsession with a Japanese body pillow is an open public secret—a perfect allegory for his alleged homosexuality.
Franco, you might say, is queering celebrity: erasing the border not just between gay and straight but between actor and artist, heartthrob and intellectual, junk TV and art museum. His obvious relish for gay roles challenges the default heterosexuality of Hollywood leading men like Clooney or Pitt. He seems more interested in fluidity, in every sense, than in a fixed identity. As a commenter on the website Queerty put it: “He’s the World’s Gayest Heterosexual!” But he’s also the world’s most heterosexual gay, the world’s highest lowbrow, and the world’s most ironic earnest guy. It is also possible that he’s just engaged in the world’s most public, and confused, coming-out process.
Given all of this, “James Franco’s girlfriend” would seem to be a fraught position. And yet Ahna O’Reilly seems not to be bothered. “You do a movie where you’re gay,” she says, “or, in James’s case, more than one, it’s going to happen. I know that a lot of people wish he were gay, or think I’m not his real girlfriend. But there’s nothing you can do about that.”
NY Magazine, 'The James Franco Project' comment: "After reading this love letter, I'm seriously interested in what REALLY happened in the men's room."
As Franco adds layer upon layer, wink upon wink — as he slides further along the continuum from Gyllenhaal to Warhol — his entire career is beginning to look less like an actual career than like some kind of gonzo performance piece: a high-concept parody of cultural ambition.
Franco’s publicist has recently informed me that—after all these months of e-mailing (he always responds immediately, and likes to sign off with “Peace”) and brief conversations—Franco and I are no longer allowed to talk. He’s signed an exclusivity agreement with another magazine. Under no circumstances am I to speak to him, I’m told, not even to say hello.
...
One of the other visitors walks out, and suddenly there are only two of us, here in the house that contains an image of its own destruction, and the other person is James Franco.
...
A few seconds pass.
“Hi, Sam,” James Franco says.
I feel the same low-grade thrill of intimacy I felt at our first meeting in the NYU bathroom—this time spiced with a new kind of danger.
“I think we’re not supposed to be talking,” I say.
“Why, what happened?” he says. “Did somebody call you? Did you get a talking to?”
I tell him that his inner circle has done everything short of surrounding him with barbed wire.
“You know that’s not coming from me, right?” he says.
I don’t know if this is true, here in the room that’s consuming itself, or if James Franco is just trying to paralyze me with his charm. But my heart melts a little anyway. I have the feeling I had once when I ran into Bill Clinton, randomly, and he shook my hand in a way that made me want to devote the rest of my life to hugging him.
Franco slaps me on the shoulder. “Don’t be scared,” he says. And he walks back out into the thickening crowd.
By Sam Anderson
Sam, can you please write an article like this one about Jake? He's as lovable and interesting as James! :)
Sorry, don't know much about Ledger, never met him. As I said, I know the stars of the 50s through the 80s the best. By the 90s, I was losing interest in it all.
Will say that what other people told me about Ledger usually centered on his severe lack of self-confidence. Was difficult to work with because he was so unsure of himself. Was considered one of those guys who was constantly miscast--he never wanted to be the pretty boy, he always wanted the be the Serious Actor. Also, as far as I know, he was straight.
Michelle Williams, however... a very difficult woman.
Oscar whorthy
5:21 it's a mistake but damn it's a good one! Whorthy!
:)
11:35 AM - even more BS from DL. *rolls eyes*
Sounds credible to me.
LAOD not in the Toronto line up either.
indiewire
Toronto Film Fest lineup announced. "Love and Other Drugs" not on it; "Blue Valentine" will have a special presentation.
"Black Swan" will play at Toronto.
If a movie isn't chosen for any festivals, does it automatically mean it's not good enough?
Dear Ted:
If you were to reveal every B.V., which one would have people most surprised? Which one would be the most devastating for their career? And which one would have people shrugging their shoulders in indifference?
—Bastiaan
Dear Grand Viceroy:
Way to put me on the spot there, champ. Your first two questions garner one answer: the closets! Whether it's Crescent Kumquat, Jackie Bouffant, Nevis Divine or even age-old Toothy Tile, it's always the closet cases that shock. But gosh, I wish they would realize their careers wouldn't be devastated, only different—and maybe for the better. It's a new age. Fake à la Ferocity would, without a doubt, suffer the most career damage if her personal activities were known, and if Morgan Mayhem‘s identity were revealed, I think people might actually yawn.
Bitch Back
Look at the bright side - more garden time for Jake!
If a movie isn't chosen for any festivals, does it automatically mean it's not good enough?
No, it could mean they are still working on the movie or aren't interested in festival promotion.
Stupid question, was BBM screened at Toronto? I know it was at Venice.
No, it could mean they are still working on the movie or aren't interested in festival promotion.
There were a few pre screenings, that means the movie is probably ready. Who wouldn't want festival promotion?
Stupid question, was BBM screened at Toronto? I know it was at Venice.
Yes, it was.
"Brothers" didn't play at any festival. It got mixed reviews and was overlooked during award season, except for that GG nod for Maguire. I predict LAOD won't fare much better.
If a movie isn't chosen for any festivals, does it automatically mean it's not good enough?
Idk. Seems though that a lot of movies are in festivals so they can be seen by potential buyers/distributors. Maybe LAOD already has its financial ducks in a row?
There were a few pre screenings, that means the movie is probably ready. Who wouldn't want festival promotion?
People who think that marketing $$$ can be better spent.
Blue Valentine already has a distributer "Weinstein Company". It already played at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals, received great reviews. It's not necessary anymore for it to play in Toronto. It still does. Even though LAOD already has a distributer, some exposure at festivals sure ain't a bad thing, yet it isn't featured in any festivals.
Movies don't need festivals to be good or great.
Movies don't need festivals to be good or great.
Hopefully that's the case with LAOD.
I've seen a couple of short scenes of Blue Valentine on the net. They are awfull, typical pretentious indie stuff. Michelle does a good job as always and Ryan is just ok, but the cinematograpphy and the dialogs... horrible.
Another proof that the critics,in general, don't know shit of what they're talking about.
Michelle does a good job as always and Ryan is just ok,
She's an overrated actress. Her and Gosling are annoying. Gosling was seen at a party kissing Weinstein's ass and there was a video with MW and Weinstein where she did the same. They sure want their second Oscar nod. Ambitious litte shits.
Inception is a sure contender for a best picture nomination. There is also buzz for Annete Bening for The Kids Are All Right.
There is nothing wrong on wanting fame, money and status in HW. This is their profesion after all.But neither of them is special or bringing anything new in the art department.
The bulk of Oscar contenders is yet to come. Early predictions mean squat.
But neither of them is special or bringing anything new in the art department.
I agree. I find both of them dull, unexciting actors.
She's an overrated actress.
You must be joking.
I'd bet all my cash that LAOD isn't as good as some early reviewers said it was. For some weeks now I've been thinking that the early revs were probably plants to talk the movie up.
Gosling was seen at a party kissing Weinstein's ass and there was a video with MW and Weinstein where she did the same.
What did Gosling and Michelle talk about with Weinstein?
MW is a good actress but with a very limitated range.
Her "essence" is the same in all her films.
But what she does,even if it's always the same, she does it good and sometimes is all it takes to make public like it.
Besides, she is incredible beautiful and classy, the only thing I don't like about her face is the strange nose job she had during Dawson Creek. And I wish she stop cutting her hair... ;)
but everything alse, i think she is ok.
What did Gosling and Michelle talk about with Weinstein?
I remember there was a report of Jake being at an industry party where Gosling chatted with Weinstein the whole time. In the video MW was at a party with Weinstein who introduced her to several people.
I believe in a recent interview Jake was asked which actor he'd most like to work with and he named Ryan Gosling. As with any actor there are going to be different opinions, but RG is very highly regarded as one of the best young actors out there right now, along with JGL.
Weinstein distributed I'm Not There, he and Michelle seemed pretty friendly even in 2007.
M & Mr. Weinstein
Weinstein company will push for an Oscar nominion for MW and RG. 100% sure of it. And it'll probably happen.
Harvey Weinstein looks like a fucking pig.
Harvey Weinstein looks like a fucking pig.
He probably is.
RG is very highly regarded as one of the best young actors out there right now, along with JGL.
True but they've yet to deliver an iconic performance, something groundbreaking that makes them probable future screen giants. Heath had a shot after his Joker role but the idiot swallowed those damn pills and threw it all away.
All this talk about ducks and pigs is making me hungry.
From the younger actors DiCaprio is already a living legend.
True but they've yet to deliver an iconic performance, something groundbreaking that makes them probable future screen giants.
Same is true for Leo.
living legend =/= screen giant
What is the difference?
JGL is officially the most-viewed star on IMDb.
Hooray! He's adorable, and he really does have that certain "je ne sais quoi". ;) And very attractive. People have gone a little crazy for Inception, I think, and that's great. :)
living legend =/= screen giant
Who would you say falls under this category in HW right now in the younger generation of actors? (I think Brando was a living legend while he was living. DeNiro is probably considered a screen giant among an older generation.) I agree that Heath was on his way to that :(
^^^ Oh, wait. I read too quickly. You're saying living legend and screen giant aren't the same. Yeah, what is the difference and who makes that determination?
Heath was definitely one who would have been. **cries**
Leo and Johnny.
From the older generation, Depp is definitely a living legend, as mentioned DiCaprio from the younger. Gosling and JGL have potential.
Leo is very, very good, but not great nor iconic in any way.
Gosling and JGL have potential.
Yes. JGL really has that quality that can get to you - I haven't seen Mysterious Skin yet, but from the clip I saw, he broke to my heart, so vulnerable underneath a tough exterior. :(
Atti, let's go look for some fresh roadkill and I'll cook it up for you.
Leave squirrels alone!
Mmmmm, squirrel.
BAD dog!
Uncle Chris I want a deer or about 20 squirrels.
Eat potatoes and vegetables!
I don't know who could be the next DiNiro. It takes an entire career, I guess.
Yes, it does.
:) You're a living legend too, Meryl.
Marc Jacobs' now-confirmed ex Lorenzo Martone is romancing former *Nsync-er Lance Bass, say the gossips. Now it's just a matter of time before someone claims Lance came between them.
"A source close to the couple tells us Martone and Bass met shortly after Lorenzo started seeing Jacobs in 2008, but the two men’s relationship has only heated up in the weeks since Jacobs and Martone" split," reports Gatecrasher. "Based on Martone’s tweet, he and Jacobs had already called it quits when they attended a June 3 AmFAR benefit together and held hands while watching Cyndi Lauper perform. The two men then headed to the AmFAR afterparty at The Park restaurant in Chelsea, where, interestingly, they hung out for a while with Bass and pop star Ricky Martin."
And since then the pair have been skipping around New York taking their romance to the streets, but a "friend of Bass" says the relationship is doomed: Lance likes younger, prettier dudes.
Meanwhile, neither Lance nor Lorenzo have taken to Twitter to confirm or deny the story, so you know it's true.
Queerty
That clip of Hesher looks good. JGL is such a natural. He always reminds me of a boy from my neighborhood. :)
The slim, wiry, sexy tough guy from my old neighborhood. *swoon*
Based on Martone’s tweet, he and Jacobs had already called it quits when they attended a June 3 AmFAR benefit together and held hands while watching Cyndi Lauper perform. The two men then headed to the AmFAR afterparty at The Park restaurant in Chelsea, where, interestingly, they hung out for a while with Bass and pop star Ricky Martin.
Boys just want to have fun!
Who would you say falls under this category in HW right now in the younger generation of actors?
I can't think of one. Maybe everything that can be done on film has already been done and there's nothing original left, I sure hope not.
Living legends are widely popular actors, off screen as well as on screen that influenced the showbiz. They don't have to be brilliant, very good is good enough. DiCaprio, Jolie, Depp are living legends.
Screen giants are actors that changed the cinema via some of their iconic, brilliant performances. Brando, DeNiro, Olivier, etc. Virtuosi of acting.
What iconic performances has DiCaprio given? If he dies he will be know for being in Titanic, a great body of work, and his public persona but not for one mindblowing performance.
Deniro will be forever remembered for Jake La Motta, Travis Bickle.
That's my take on it, at least.
Destiny you're an idiot. You mean you didn't kidnap Boner, take him home and fuck his brains out? Sheesh.
I would've picked him up, thrown him over one shoulder and run like hell.
LOL! I'd never be able to explain that one.
What was the name of the NYC performance artist who tweeted about his his dinner with Jake in Montreal?
Justin Bond
Forgot to say, while I don't think that you have to go to Toronto to be an Oscar contender, TIFF is considered to be the opening of the Oscar-seeking film season, and I don't think it is a good sign that a movie like LAOD, that hasn't opened yet, won't be shown there.
TIFF is considered to be the opening of the Oscar-seeking film season, and I don't think it is a good sign that a movie like LAOD, that hasn't opened yet, won't be shown there.
Agree with that.
As for the early buzz..."Please!" (as Barney Stinson would say)
What was the name of the NYC performance artist who tweeted about his his dinner with Jake in Montreal?
Justin Bond
Thanks!
Yawn. It's Destiny's show again... i'll come back later on.
*rolls eyes*
30 Rock’s Cheyenne Jackson is joining the cast of Glee in a major recurring role, sources confirm to me exclusively.
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/07/27/glee-cheyenne-jackson/
If Hathaway's performance was so awesome and Oscar-worthy they'd have picked the film for any of the festivals for people to see it.
Annette Benning's sex scene in American Beauty (with her legs around her ears) put me off of hetero sex for 3 years.
Vomit inducing. I can't believe she got an oscar for that.
"Brothers" also got rapturous buzz.
Annette Benning's sex scene in American Beauty (with her legs around her ears) put me off of hetero sex for 3 years.
That position is very popular among gays. Doggie style is much hotter imo.
Anonymous said...
Annette Benning's sex scene in American Beauty (with her legs around her ears) put me off of hetero sex for 3 years.
Vomit inducing. I can't believe she got an oscar for that.
Annette has never won an Oscar. This could be her year. She is one of the favorites for her role in "The Kids are Alright". American Beauty won an Oscar for Best Picture and the biggest closet queen of all-time Kevin Spacey won an Oscar for Best Actor in the movie.
What iconic performances has DiCaprio given? If he dies he will be know for being in Titanic, a great body of work, and his public persona but not for one mindblowing performance.
Your kidding right. Leo has been a great actor since he was a kid.
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
Titanic.
The Aviator(he was awesome)
Catch Me If You Can(he was awersome)
The Gangs of New York(he was awesome)
Leo will be nominated for Best Actor this year for Shutter Island or Inception and he very well may win an Oscar.
Anonymous said...
If Hathaway's performance was so awesome and Oscar-worthy they'd have picked the film for any of the festivals for people to see it.
Anne is on most lists as among the favorites to win a Best Actress Oscar for her role in LAOD. LAOD is also very likely to be nominated for Best Picture and Jake is beginning to be listed on some Best Actor lists also. I am not sure the movie will be in any movie festivals before it opens.
There was a journalist back at the end of 2006/beginning of 2007 that predicted that Jake and Reese Witherspoon will fall off the A List. I don't think he followed the rumores about "Gyllenspoon" or hated them or anything, he just predicted which up and coming actors have a good future and which don't. I remember that pissed all the Gyllenhaalics off quite a bit.
Doggie style is much hotter imo.
I totally agree!
6:25 PM, Jake was never on the A-list.
I miss when we talked about jake on this blog. I don't care anything about anybody else. I know jake is boring right now, so i guess i understand, but i just think it's sad that he can't even hold our attention for a month on a site devoted to him when he goes undercover. I think he's a really interesting person and he has a lot of stuff going on in his life and he's probably at a crossroads, trying to figure out a good plan for the future. I hope he finds something that makes him happy. I really don't think his current path is doing that anymore.
s.
Your kidding right. Leo has been a great actor since he was a kid.
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
Titanic.
The Aviator(he was awesome)
Catch Me If You Can(he was awersome)
The Gangs of New York(he was awesome)
Leo will be nominated for Best Actor this year for Shutter Island or Inception and he very well may win an Oscar.
Leo was wonderful in Gilbert Grape and Catch me if you can. I wasn't impressed with his performance in Titanic, nor the one in GONY (I thought he was miscast).
Inception will get a nomination for BP, but I doubt it'll get acting noms. Doubtful if Leo will get nominated for SI either, he was good, but IMO not "Oscar nomination" good.
6:29 PM, what do you mean by "his current path"?
DiNiro, Pacino, and Nicholson are living legends. Depp and DiCaprio are screen giants. People will go to a movie just to see Depp or Leo.
Streep, Fields, and Spacek are living legends. Angelina is a screen giant. People flock to the movies to see her films.
Actually one thing that is sad is that Tom Cruise was once a screen giant. He has blown it with his antics to hid his sexuality.
"s." as in sienna?
Anne is on most lists as among the favorites to win a Best Actress Oscar for her role in LAOD. LAOD is also very likely to be nominated for Best Picture and Jake is beginning to be listed on some Best Actor lists also. I am not sure the movie will be in any movie festivals before it opens.
All this is based on the reviews from people who posted on various sites that might all have been plants. Didn't you predict last year that Brothers will get some award attention? You were wrong.
Jeffrey Wells friend's early review wasn't a plant.
Jeffrey Wells friend's early LAOD review isn't a plant.
Leo is a very talented actor. Nuff said.
When I first saw "What's eating Gilbert Grape", I thought to myself It's interesting and good to have a real retarded (mentally challenged) person in this film who acts. Who would've thought, what a stretch for the producers and the director.
I did not know of or ever heard of Leonardo. I was really floored that he was not a retarded person who was put in that film.
He was robed at the oscars.
Blood Diamond and The Aviator was great acting from him also.
He's GOOD.
Anonymous said...
Anne is on most lists as among the favorites to win a Best Actress Oscar for her role in LAOD. LAOD is also very likely to be nominated for Best Picture and Jake is beginning to be listed on some Best Actor lists also. I am not sure the movie will be in any movie festivals before it opens.
All this is based on the reviews from people who posted on various sites that might all have been plants. Didn't you predict last year that Brothers will get some award attention? You were wrong.
Brothers was a step down from the Best Picture list as was the actors in the film.
He's GOOD.
I don't like Leo as a person, but he is good. I think he is miles ahead of Gosling or JGL (whom I actually like as a person) even. :D
Quick, someone give Tom a clue.
Anonymous said...
Quick, someone give Tom a clue.
I consider myself pretty knowledgeable in this area. Thank you very much:-)
You need two clues then. ;)
I see nothing wrong with talking about other subjects while Jake is practically in hiding and there is nothing new.
IMO there is no fun in blindly speculating about what Jake is up to or how LAOD will do when we have no new information.
IMO talking about other gay actors or actors like Franco, Leo, Bomer, JDL are relevant to our discussion about Jake, a closeted actor trying to build a career in HW.
I don't understand how LAOD can have so much "buzz" when there isn't even a trailer out there to support that statement.
It is so obvious that awards and critics world is nothing but a charade and that everything is nothing but a big PR business...
btw, I agree Di Caprio is a great performer, it's just that his celebrity status casts a shadow over his amazing acting job.
The only thing i don't like is his pitchy voice, something Jake should work on it as well.
IMO talking about other gay actors or actors like Franco, Leo, Bomer, JDL
Who is JDL?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
^^Maybe you meant JGL? But as far as I know, he is straight.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I already figured, but I don't think he's gay.
R.I.P. Maury Chaykin
And on his birthday, holly fuck! :(
wofstargirl: Emma T's special guest speakers at her Walk of Fame ceremony will be Hugh Laurie & Maggie Gyllenhaal and a couple of little surprise guests.
about 4 hours ago
I'm starting a movement. It will take the country by storm. #twowheeltuesday. Ride your bike to work or school!!!
about 9 hours ago
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about 9 hours ago
Emma Thompson's and Maggie's new movie is getting excellent reviews:
RT
6:25 PM, Jake was never on the A-list.
For a short while he was. During his good year in 2005. His career went downhill since then.
I miss when we talked about jake on this blog. I don't care anything about anybody else. I know jake is boring right now, so i guess i understand, but i just think it's sad that he can't even hold our attention for a month on a site devoted to him when he goes undercover. I think he's a really interesting person and he has a lot of stuff going on in his life and he's probably at a crossroads, trying to figure out a good plan for the future. I hope he finds something that makes him happy. I really don't think his current path is doing that anymore.
Well, anyone is free to start a conversation, so what about Jake would you like to talk about specifically?
living legend =/= screen giant
I forgot to mention DDL.
Jake will be back, I'm sure of it. We'll have plenty of movies to discuss. I think it's ok to talk about his contemporaries in the movies on occasion.
My favorite Johnny Depp movie will always be Edward Scissorhands. His face said it all. I hope to see The Kids Are Alright this weekend! :)
I forgot to mention DDL.
How could we forget him?
My favorite Johnny Depp movie will always be Edward Scissorhands. His face said it all.
IA.
Tom, I enjoy reading your comments and opinions but could you please indicate what you're quoting and responding to by using italics or quotations or ^^^^ ? Thanks.
I have not idea if JGL is gay or straight; I just included him in that list because he is young and like Jake (post Third Rock) started in indie films.
There has not been that much buzz about LAOD and as noted most of it sounds planted. Remember all the raves about POP from viewings at Bruckheimer's house. Early buzz was there for Rendition, Jarhead and Zodiac too. They were decent films, but none made Jake an A list star. Jack Twist and Brokeback Mountain have yet to be surpassed.
Emma Thompson's and Maggie's new movie is getting excellent reviews
Nice.
I don't come here everyday and not wanting to start a war, so can someone answrr this nicely. Why did a post say about Michelle and Matilda, ? Has Jacquie or Destiny banned them or something? Please put rules for what's banned on the homepage. ThankU. Peace!
post say about Michelle and Matillda, "no place for that here"
What else is banned? Please list. Thanks!
3:11 AM,
Michelle and Matilda are NOT banned, and there is no list of banned subjects.
As Nikki Finke would say, Toldja the second season of Glee was going to flame so hot it'd but the first season to shame. Joining the cast (and replacing Idina Menzel as the coach of Vocal Adrenaline) is Cheyenne Jackson, the Broadway-cum-television star who's taking on a multi-ep gig. Because if ever this show needed somebody who can sing, dance, and act, well.
It's a nice career trajectory after finding out his ABC pilot It Takes A Village wasn't being picked up, yes?
Queerty
Has Jacquie or Destiny banned them or something
3:07AM, I think this is a good example of how misunderstandings come about. Nothing was said about banning anything. If you re-read Destiny's post you'll see she said she wasn't interested in discussing Michelle or Matilda so she simply scrolls by those discussions. That's a good idea and it would help if everyone scrolled by topics they don't like or don't have interest in instead of complaining about them.
Hollywood actress ANNE HATHAWAY is winning over locals while filming a new movie in London - by embracing the hard-partying pub scene.
Hathaway is currently in the British capital working on an adaptation of David Nicholls' novel, One Day, and has spent her time off relaxing in the Prince Arthur pub in Hackney, East London.
Anne is filming, maybe that's one of the reasons LAOD skipped summer festivals?
I think this is a good example of how misunderstandings come about. Nothing was said about banning anything.
Exactly x 2!
Always the beacon of rationality, The View's shining star Elisabeth Hasselbeck this morning offered sociology's secret explanation for why middle-aged women are going gay: Old guys are going for younger gals, leaving women in the 40s and 50s and 60s to do nothing but start finger banging chicks.
Sorry, Sherri: This means you're about to become a dyke. Also, one point for the audience applause!
Queerty
True! Older gay men are going straight because all gays are going for younger men!
Chelsea's gay wedding planner
Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Women Going Gay Later In Life Because Old Men Are Choosing Younger Women said
jfc, hasn't this clueless bitch embarrassed herself enough? Doesn't she ever learn? I love at the end where she says "We've done studies ..." LOL. Who the hell is "we"?
True! Older gay men are going straight because all gays are going for younger men!
LMAO!
I love at the end where she says "We've done studies ..." LOL. Who the hell is "we"?
Elisabeth and her girl pals! Duh! :)
:( She is something else, isn't she?
Mon Jul 26, 2010
ABC's "The View" has welcomed many notable guests, but none more prominent than President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to visit for Thursday's edition. Walters will make a special return to the studio for the occasion, joining co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd.
Has Jacquie or Destiny banned them or something
3:07AM, I think this is a good example of how misunderstandings come about. Nothing was said about banning anything. If you re-read Destiny's post you'll see she said she wasn't interested in discussing Michelle or Matilda so she simply scrolls by those discussions. That's a good idea and it would help if everyone scrolled by topics they don't like or don't have interest in instead of complaining about them.
You're too generous 6:54. 3:07 and 3:11 was just the trolly having a conversation with himself.
But it is still good advice that bears repeating.
Dear Ted:
My boyfriend seems to think that talking about celebrities is not worth the time. I, on the other hand, disagree, and think that they're fun to live vicariously through and to gossip about. We've been together for five years, and celebrity watching is a big part of my life. You think this will ever hurt our relationship in a big way?
—Miss
Dear Missguided:
As Beyoncé says, if you like it then you shoulda put a long, emotionally invested conversation on it.
Dear Ted:
Are there any Blind Vices that you don't write about on A.T.? Is there anyone who has barely even received a passing mention, or not at all, except for hidden under a fake moniker in a B.V.? I feel like some people guess the most famous/most obvious choice, when there are about a bajillion peeps in T-town that could be B.V.s, we just don't know them as well or don't hear about them from your column. Any truth to that? I don't have any rescue pets to pimp out, but I do volunteer at PAWS every month to give the lonely pups some much-needed cuddlin' love!
—JR
Dear Shall Not Be Named:
While most of the B.V.s are regularly written about (because we just love gossing about even their less-Vicey antics), there are a couple whose names only ping my radar when they're up to no good. Trust, they're not D-list though—just not my usual crowd. Thanks for your PAWS work, terrific organization.
Dear Ted:
What juicy things can you tell us about the cast of The Hangover? Or what juicy B.V. tidbits can you not tell us about the cast? We know one of the leads is a B.V. superstar!
—Lee
Dear Viced in Vegas:
Let's just say that Bradley Cooper was making a name for himself in the B.V. Hall of Fame long before he was making a name for himself on the big screen.
Bitch-Back! Is Jennifer Aniston a Wronged Woman?
My boyfriend seems to think that talking about celebrities is not worth the time. I, on the other hand, disagree...
Miss, you need a gay friend.
Celebrity 'Coming Out' Show on VH1
Over the past two decades, public-relations exec Howard Bragman has helped close to a dozen celebrity clients (from Meredith Baxter to Dick Sargent to Amanda Bearse) come out of the closet, and you can expect that number to climb when his one-time reality special, Coming Out, premieres on A&E during the fourth quarter of 2010. The program, which was greenlit last week, will focus on famous people going public with their homosexuality, and Bragman says he views it as “an opportunity to change the world a little.” We caught up with Bragman to ask him about his dream cast, fear of spoilers, and the criticism that his show is simply unnecessary.
What would you say to folks who respond to the concept of Coming Out by saying “What’s the point of this show? We don’t need to know about these people’s personal lives!”?
Oh come on, we love knowing about people’s personal lives! Look at your sister publication, People magazine! I mean, we want to know every detail, every nuance. Heterosexuals don’t seem to be ashamed about selling wedding pictures and baby pictures, and we have to start telling our stories, too. And you know what? If you don’t want to know about it, we have this wonderful thing called the remote control: Use it!
Are you envisioning this as a live show, where people pop out from behind a curtain and say “Hey, I’m gay!”? Or will it be more of a behind-the-scenes look as they go through the planning and process of coming out?
The latter. It’s going to be very documentary-esque. We’re going to be telling people’s stories, and you have to do that with a certain amount of sensitivity. You know as well as I do, none of us gets out unscathed from coming out and growing up gay. I don’t care if you’re the best looking kid in the world and go to the most liberal school and have the best parents: It still screws your head up to some extent, and we all get a little damaged as a result of it. And hence we get stronger and more creative, and lots of good comes out of it, but it’s not easy.
What’s the typical time frame for your clients, from the time they hire you till the time they actually make the announcement?
Every case is different. Chely Wright, I met with a year ahead of time. Meredith Baxter, thanks to the tabloids, we had about five days. I think of myself as a midwife: Every person who comes out is a unique and beautiful creature, who does it for whatever reason they want, and God bless ‘em. I have to say there are “wows” and “duhs.” Meredith Baxter probably qualifies as a “wow.” Clay Aiken might’ve been more of a “duh.” But they’re all important, and they’re all courageous. Because realistically, the cumulative number [of major celebs who've come out] ain’t that big. We’re talking a couple dozen people, not hundreds. It’ll be interesting when the show’s not needed, and everybody’s out, but we’re certainly not at that day. (continued)
You'll be happier if you're out than if you're a closeted action star
I don't think so!
That said, we’re at a time when Adam Lambert is openly gay and in the midst of a very successful summer tour, and Neil Patrick Harris is out and up for an Emmy playing a straight man. How big a consideration for your clients is the fear of losing work or income if they do go public with their homosexuality?
Everybody worries. Music it seems to be less of an issue, though in Chely Wright’s case, she had legitimate fears about coming out in country music. In acting, it’s an issue. But it’s all a balancing act. These kids come to me, they’re 25 and want to be the next great action star, and they’re gay, and they’re scared to death. Well, my advice is, play the odds. Odds are you’ll have a happier life if you’re out than if you’re a closeted action star. But it’s a shockingly personal decision. I will tell you, though, as I talk to people and cast this show, there’s a big difference between having my phone ring and having someone say “I’m coming out, can you help me?” and me calling someone and saying “Have you every thought of…” [Laughs.]
Have you made those calls, seriously?
I’ve done it where I have an inkling. But people have reached out to me, too, after hearing about the show.
I know this is a tricky subject, but as soon as you hear about this show, it’s hard to stop your mind from wondering, “Will A, B, C, and D be involved?” Do you have a wish list already?
I’ll tell you a couple of things. First, it doesn’t have to be the biggest star in the world to make it interesting. I don’t think Chley was the biggest star in the world. I don’t think John Amaeci, the NBA player, was a huge star, but that got tremendous publicity. It’s really about the story. And there is hope: Adam Lambert gives me tremendous hope. Cheyenne Jackson is amazing and courageous, and nobody sees him on 30 Rock and says “Oh, I’m not buying him as a love interest!” I don’t care if you’re boy, girl, or sheep, he’s sexy!
It seems like it’ll be hard to keep it a secret about which stars are going to wind up on your show. Do you worry about spoilers?
I don’t think it matters. Most of the time, these things come out ahead of time — I hope they don’t, but most of the time they do — and it just builds interest. It’s the world we live in: Blogs buzz about it for days beforehand, but people will still watch.
So if we see you walking down the street with a celebrity, and cameras are rolling all around you…
It’ll probably be shot a little more discreetly than that! I don’t think we’ll be standing at the podium at the GLAAD awards saying “Shhhh! Don’t tell anybody!” [Laughs.] It’s really an honor, though, to do something like this. There’s no greater political act than the simple act of coming out. And there’s no harder or more courageous act. And to document this really life-changing moment for people, it’s beyond what I could have imagined.
Have you thought about spinning this concept out to regular everyday people, not just famous folks?
I don’t want to look beyond what’s ahead. I want to do the first one, do it really well, take a breath and see what works and what didn’t.
The initial reports said this was conceived as a one-time special, but is there any chance it could become a series, or turn out to be something more than a one-night telecast?
I’ve been asked not to discuss that at this point.
Fair enough. Crazy question, but do you ever have the worry, unlikely as it may be, that someone might say they’re gay for the sole purpose of landing on your show — in other words, having someone play gay just to get on TV or revive their career?
That would be a great scandal! I’d love that, are you kidding? Robert Redford would end up making a movie about it. You’re talking to a publicist here, okay? That would be beyond my wildest dreams if some young, hot stud pretends he’s gay to get on the show! I hope that happens. And I hope he’s a stud and he hits on the host of the show. [Laughs.]
Seriously, though, why do this show, and why now?
I want people to understand that standing up and saying “Yes, I’m gay” is a huge deal. Right after Chely Wright taped Oprah, five days after she came out, she found out that at the little high school she went to in Kansas, three kids went to the guidance counselor and said, “We’re gay. In honor of Chely, we’re coming out. We’re dealing with it.” And the high school promised them a safe place to learn. That was huge for Chely. That made it all worth while. We have to understand what the suicide rates are for gay teens, and the damage that some of the hatred in the world does to people. We’re in a country that’s very divided on this issue, but it’s not okay to be homophobic; it’s that simple. If we change a few minds, then the show has been successful, no matter what the ratings are. You used the term “post-gay world” when you blogged about the show last week, and some people disagreed with you. But my theory is the revolution is over; we’re now in the evolution. Evolutions take longer and produce fewer results than revolutions, but we’re getting changes incrementally.
Right after Chely Wright taped Oprah, five days after she came out, she found out that at the little high school she went to in Kansas, three kids went to the guidance counselor and said, “We’re gay. In honor of Chely, we’re coming out. We’re dealing with it.” And the high school promised them a safe place to learn.
:)
The program, which was greenlit last week, will focus on famous people going public with their homosexuality, and Bragman says he views it as “an opportunity to change the world a little.”
Fingers crossed for that!
Heterosexuals don’t seem to be ashamed about selling wedding pictures and baby pictures, and we have to start telling our stories, too.
ITA! Equality in civil rights and gossip :)
Geeat review by Janet Maslin (NYT) of the Morton book on La Jolie.
A Home-Wrecking Humanitarian, Footnote Free
I hope she reviews Ted's promised book.
^ Great
A Home-Wrecking Humanitarian, Footnote Free
Nonsense. She forced Brad to have sex with her? Angelina didn't wreck any homes, Brad Pitt did that.
I hope she reviews Ted's promised book.
Ted, hurry up, we are waiting!
Re Steve McQueen: he may have been the sexiest man I ever met. He was Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, and Daniel Craig rolled up into one man. I don't think that always came across that way on the screen, but in person he melted men and women. And he knew it all too well. I was once in a meeting with him and the classic gay tragedy struck. Even though I was only a junior member of the meeting, SM kept looking at me, and his beautiful blue eyes bored deep inside my gay skull until I got a raging erection, something that's only happened a few times in my career. Then again, I was only 27, when wood springs eternal. Toward the end of the meeting he looked over at me and said, "Hey, how tall are you -- you're about my height, right?" I just nodded. "Stand up," he said. "You could be my double." He knew full well I couldn't stand up. No one else knew what was going on. "Come on," he said. I had no choice. I had to stand up, and anyone who cared to look could see how excited I was; my pathetic seersucker suit was at full attention. He then laughed and said, "See you around." I sat back down, and thought I was going to be fired. Luckily, I think the others in the room were so mesmerized by SM that they didn't bother to look at me. No one ever said a word.
Happens to me all the time!
Everything I've read about SM makes me think he was a real bastard. I guess some find that appealing, but not me.
I love gay mens powers of visual when recalling past events. They're always fine tuned to the last detail.
1:47 PM - never thought of that, you are right :)
Oh hey, it's your weekly installment of White Collar's Matthew Bomer playing a straight guy who checks out chicks. In this scenario, our resident con-man Neal Caffrey is on the hunt for a painting counterfeiter, which takes him to a college art class where there's a naked lady. Wink wink, y'all! (video)
Queerty
Ted, hurry up, we are waiting!
Ted, take your time!
Inception star Tom Hardy tells the Daily Mail that he's had sexual relations with men:
"The 32-year-old Inception star, who is engaged to British actress Charlotte Riley, 28, and also has a two-year-old son with a former girlfriend. But asked if he'd ever had any sexual relations with other men, the broody actor said: 'As a boy? Of course I have. I'm an actor for ****'s sake. 'I've played with everything and everyone. I love the form and the physicality, but now that I'm in my thirties, it doesn't do it for me. I'm done experimenting but there's plenty of stuff in a relationship with another man, especially gay men, that I need in my life. A lot of gay men get my thing for shoes. I have definite feminine qualities and a lot of gay men are incredibly masculine.'"
The paper adds: "In an interview with Now magazine, the former party-boy who has battled drink, drugs and crime to turn his life around, added: 'A lot of people say I seem masculine, but I don't feel it. I feel intrinsically feminine. I'd love to be one of the boys but I always felt a bit on the outside. Maybe my masculine qualities come from overcompensating because I'm not one of the boys.'"
Towleroad
Towleroad comment:
First of all of course Tom you have had sexual relations with another man because I am one of them. It was 2007 in South Wales, we ran into one another several times over the course of my stay there. We ended up finally saying "hello" near Holland Park and with no more than that we were chatting like old friends. I did take note of your smile and told you so but you were a bit shy so I left it alone. Soon we worked our way to the outskirts of Chelsea; I needed to check in with a friend and you "awkwardly" agreed to wait for me. the rest of the evening was full of laughs and slight touches on the leg and shoulder. Grabbing a black box around 1AM, I said I was done for the evening. With great ease you leaned forward and kissed me full on the lips; while shocked i accepted and we retired at my place in Knightsbridge. Tom you are a prince full of manners and desires. I do think about you!
Posted by: True Words | Jul 28, 2010 2:14:16 PM
That is great about Hardy. I just saw Inception over the weekend with a group of friends and we were all in agreement that he is might fine to look at on the screen.
Oh hey, it's your weekly installment of White Collar's Matthew Bomer playing a straight guy who checks out chicks.
I knew it! How bad is it that I was thinking about what Queerty would say while I was watching last night.
I knew it! How bad is it that I was thinking about what Queerty would say while I was watching last night.
LOL! destiny, I had the same thought while watching! As soon as they walked into that art class, I knew someone at Queerty was already typing away!
As soon as they walked into that art class, I knew someone at Queerty was already typing away!
ROFLMAO.
Source Code update:
Slashfilm
Duncan Jones looks so much better with short hair and clean shaven.
Wow, I didn't know Tom Hardy is playing Mad Max in the remake.
Do we have our first openly bisexual male action star?
Do we have our first openly bisexual male action star?
Not yet:
As a boy?
I've played with everything and everyone.
I'm done experimenting
Not yet:
As a boy?
I've played with everything and everyone.
I'm done experimenting
We have no way of knowing if it's true, of course, but that Towelroad comment says he had sex with a man in South Wales in 2007. That was three years ago when he was 29. Hardly a boy and past the teen-age "experimenting" stage.
*cough*
As a boy?
I've played with everything and everyone.
I'm done experimenting
Hmmm, well, technically speaking maybe he isn't or doesn't identify as bisexual, and who knows that he means by "boy". Even so, it's still something that we've all been lead to believe will scare away the fanboys.
I wonder how he's defining boy:
1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age.
2. a young man who lacks maturity, judgment, etc.
3. Informal. a grown man, esp. when referred to familiarly: He liked to play poker with the boys.
Dictionary
Young man:
As a boy? Of course I have. I'm an actor for ****'s sake. 'I've played with everything and everyone. I love the form and the physicality, but now that I'm in my thirties, it doesn't do it for me. I'm done experimenting...
Anne is filming, maybe that's one of the reasons LAOD skipped summer festivals?
I don't think so. Actors have a right to take time off to promote another movie. LAOD was probably not chosen, because it isn't that good.
According to an astute poster on IMDB, this Daily Mail interview was lifted from a Now Magazine (UK) interview, neither of which ever happened. The exact quotes, given to Attitude (UK), in an interview from December 2008, go a little like this:
Have you ever had any sexual relations with men?
As a boy? Of course I have. I’m an actor for *beep*’s sake. I’m an artist. I’ve played with everything and everyone. But I’m not into men sexually. I love the form and the physicality but the gay sex bit does nothing for me. In the same way as a wet vagina would turn someone else into a lemon-sucking freak. To me it just doesn’t compute now I’m into my 30s and it doesn’t do it for me and I’m done experimenting.
Have you done it all?
Not all but I can imagine. We’ve all got an *beep* and I can imagine. It just doesn’t do it for me, sex with another man. But there’s plenty of stuff in a relationship with another man, especially gay men, that I need in my life. A lot of gay men get my thing for shoes. I don’t think I’m metrosexual but I’m definitely my mother’s son. I have definite feminine qualities and a lot of gay men are incredibly masculine.
You seem very masculine.
A lot of people say that but I don’t feel it. I feel intrinsically feminine. I went to an insight course at the parachute regiment. I thought, “I want to join up, do three years, go to Iraq, do my bit, get physically fit.” So I went to White City barracks and I realized I had a real phobia about groups of men. I’m frightened of them, I feel much more comfortable around women. I’d love to be one of the boys but I always felt a bit on the outside. Maybe my masculine qualities come from over-compensating that I’m not one of the boys. Anyway, it was *beep* horrible man. I signed up for three years and after forty minutes I had to talk my way out of it. They don’t need people like me, they need someone who’s prepared to go over and kill people.
See what they did there? They left out very important bits. Like the fact that he's not into men sexually and that the gay sex does nothing for him.
Hmmm... Tom Hardy, we'll keep an eye on you!
Thanks 5:17 PM.
Wow. Good for him. I don't think this is going to hurt him with the public. On the contrary, I think this will increase his appeal with women.
First of all of course Tom you have had sexual relations with another man because I am one of them. It was 2007 in South Wales...
Posted by: True Words | Jul 28, 2010 2:14:16 PM
Who is lying? Tom Hardy or True Words?
I think this will increase his appeal with women.
Women like men who experiment with men?
Is it possible this is jake gyllenhal staring at me on the train? Yes it is.
Location: Brooklyn
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Is it possible this is jake gyllenhal staring at me on the train?
Yes, you look like a boy.
Why does everyone still call me a boy?
Hallelujah, Atticus isn't hungry! :)
I'm hungry.
LOL
Jake Gyllenhaal does gay porn now as a ginger, tattooed hunk from the UK and going by the name Kennedy Carter!? Well, no, he’s not. A guy can dream, though!
See, my June Crush, Mr. Kennedy Carter, tells me he doesn’t see the resemblance between himself and the A-list celeb. Hopefully this will now change!
Not Safe For Work
RE. LAOD (IMDB Messageboard) - notice how the one poster who saw the movie and didn't like it is a regular poster. The other 2 or so posters who said it was an amazing film just posted once or twice. Coincidence?
oops
Still hungry
Tom Hardy wakes up with a naked man, a gun and a cat.
Jonathan Ross clip
FYI, Bulletproof Monk, the film he refers to, came out in 2003. So he would have been in his 20s when this happened.
7:55, I noticed that too. Shades of "Brothers" early "this is the best film ever made" early buzz.
That regular poster works behind the scenes in the TV and film industry--but not in PR. He/she posts a lot on imdb.com.
Tom Hardy.
UNF UNF UNF.
He looks like a young Brando in some pictures.
holy hell this man is so effin hot
Please, more Tom.
LAOD’s director is a very good director. Glory, Defiance, Blood Diamond were very good movies. I like his movies for the most part and could list more. I found the Brother’s director more hit and miss, more miss since his great earlier work. Stop being negative. Plenty of good movies don’t go to festivals and plenty of terrible ones do. Some of you are so hopeful for Jake’s failure that it is sad that you come here. None of us have seen the movie so we have no idea what it is like.
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