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«Oldest ‹Older 2601 – 2800 of 3460 Newer› Newest»I expect to see Sophia in Toronto, too.
I agree that the story is a non-starter, though, and nothing like the Tiger Woods story.
Story about real John Travolta outing would be much more interesting than Tiger's whoring. I agree that Travolta seems like a good person so I can't wish for that to happen. Damn.
Hurricane Earl Clears Beaches of All but Surfers
The surfers had their share of disappointment, too. Around 3:30, a whole new crop of them materialized, breaking out into eager jogs as they came in view of the water. Austin Nichols, 30, an actor on “One Tree Hill,” which is taped in Wilmington, said he had shot a scene in the morning but had gotten off in time to get some surfing in.
“I think hurricanes should have menacing names like, ‘Hurricane Edward Scissorhands,’ ” he said. “Hurricane Earl sounds like a guy drinking a beer on a porch. That’s not scary.”
Mr. Nichols was not impressed by Earl’s somewhat erratic effect on the waves, either. By late afternoon, in fact, the beach was dotted with surfers standing in perplexed clumps, scrutinizing the water and wondering what exactly had gone wrong. The waves were “closing out,” or cresting all at once instead of in a ripple. Or they were coming too fast. Or maybe it was the tide?
“For the storm to be right here, it should be a lot better,” said Richard Edwards, 33.
Story about real John Travolta outing would be much more interesting than Tiger's whoring.
Oh, I agree that a story that could actually be proven would be much more interesting.
I agree that Travolta seems like a good person so I can't wish for that to happen. Damn.
As much as I deplore Scientology, I can't wish that on him or his family either, especially after his son's death.
destiny said...
Two things that have nothing to do with Sophia and the fauxmance.
Yeah, and that's the kind of publicity Austin should be seeking, things that highlight him in his own right. I think it would be mistake for him to take Sophia to Toronto - he should keep the focus on himself if he wants to be taken as a serious actor.
My goodness, everyone loves Darren Aronofsky's psychological ballerina flick Black Swan, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and features Natalie Portman making out with Mila Kunis, who plays her archnemesis. Or does she! The film "provides bountiful stimulation", but is "anything but a Brian De Palma-style erotic escapade."
http://www.queerty.com/well-natalie-portmans-lesbian-affair-is-1-reason-to-see-darren-aronofskys-black-swan-20100902/
Stupid blogger is eating posts with clickabel links.
JJ had a C. Hayden post yesterday in which he refers to the man he's with as a "mystery male." Interesting choice of words for JJ.
I wonder who else will be named in that book about the secret gay spa sex circuit.
Join me at the Toronto Film Fest for Beautiful Boy on sep 12. Our screening is at 630pm.
Sep 12 = Sunday, no problem for Sophia to be there.
Chris Colfer Makes His First Visit to a Leather Bar
GLAAD executive director Jarrett Barrios, seen above with his sons, announced today that he is divorcing his husband. Together for sixteen years, the pair married in Massachusetts almost six years ago. Barrios made the revelation in a lengthy Boston Globe editorial today.
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Chris Colfer Makes His First Visit to a Leather Bar
Gah he looks like he's already thinking about setting up a payment plan at the proctologist's.
he is divorcing his husband
I treat everyone equally!
Happy Beverly Hills Day!
Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I keep seeing things go up here not long after they're posted on OMG, including just today the NYT article about Austin and the 90210 reference.
If it is not a coincidence, it would be nice if you could credit where you saw it given that some people here are so fond of bashing SK and OMG and going on at length about how there is nothing of worth over there.
Happy Beverly Hills Day!
Ha! :)
I've heard that they have coming out of the closet gay character.
GLAAD executive director Jarrett Barrios, seen above with his sons...
Are they BTs?
some people here are so fond of bashing SK and OMG and going on at length about how there is nothing of worth over there
We trash SK and OMG for turning into BT babblers, but no one ever said "how there is nothing of worth over there" and we all know that's not true.
Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I keep seeing things go up here not long after they're posted on OMG, including just today the NYT article about Austin and the 90210 reference.
If it is not a coincidence, it would be nice if you could credit where you saw it given that some people here are so fond of bashing SK and OMG and going on at length about how there is nothing of worth over there.
Or maybe someone is being paranoid. I posted the NYT article today. The New York Times is hardly an obscure site. I visit it every day and today that article caught my eye. I don't know who posted the 90210 article, but I did see it on ONTD, another very popular site,and it was also all over TV this morning.
We trash SK and OMG for turning into BT babblers, but no one ever said "how there is nothing of worth over there" and we all know that's not true.
It is true. Someone spent days here talking about how delusional OMG and SK are, and how they never post over there because it is such an awful place anymore.
I said the cross-posting could be a coincidence, and if it is, so be it. I just asked that if was not it would be nice if OMG and SK was acknowledged as the source. It just seemed to me there was some cherry-picking going on by someone who didn't want to admit there is anything good about OMG.
Someone spent days here talking about how delusional OMG and SK are, and how they never post over there because it is such an awful place anymore.
Please try to make distinction between different things.
SK and some other OMG posters are delusional because they insist on ignoring facts and treat everyone who don't believe in BT as a troll. We trashed that BT dogma and still feel the same.
it would be nice if you could credit where you saw it
LOL I posted the 90210 reference and guess what, I haven't looked at OMG at all today. I'm in LA and the 90210 quip is all over the local news. If you really want to know I saw it on the ABC7 Eyewitness News at 11 AM (PST) today although I saw it first last night on FOX13 News at 11 PM (PST). I would add footnotes but I can't remember who the newscaster was who announced the story.
I would add footnotes but I can't remember who the newscaster was who announced the story.
A-ha, caught! ;)
The dog ate the footnotes.
Oops I mean the cat.
LOL :)
If it is not a coincidence, it would be nice if you could credit where you saw it given that some people here are so fond of bashing SK and OMG and going on at length about how there is nothing of worth over there.
The Bevery Hills thing has been all over the news, as in any notable date, i.e. 08-09-10. OMG and the blogs are not the center of the universe. You need to broaden your horizions.
^^as nice and informative, creative and original as they are. :)
:)
It is true. Someone spent days here talking about how delusional OMG and SK are, and how they never post over there because it is such an awful place anymore
Oh how I hate that phrasing. I bristle whenever I see it. It's just wrong. There's only one person I know in the Jake fandom that uses that.
*waves* Hi Destiny. Should really use your blogger ID next time.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I am not Destiny.
Please try to make distinction between different things.
SK and some other OMG posters are delusional because they insist on ignoring facts and treat everyone who don't believe in BT as a troll. We trashed that BT dogma and still feel the same.
That is total bullshit.
I'm sick & tired of seeing this line. For those of us who have discussed BT on OMG, we've done it over there minding our own business. I was on here several months ago talking about BT but in reaction to alot of comments and I was explaining why I believed in BT. I wasn't doing a sales pitch.
Other than that, we have done it over there amongst ourselves. You guys know the score over there and don't tell me you don't. You know full well where Special stands. Where I stand. Where Destiny stands. Her & I have stated we do believe there is a child both here & on OMG so there cannot possibly be any misunderstanding or lack of awareness of that.
So when you or my own personal troll WoW/Cute/OMG comes over there and trounces on myself or pokes fun at Special or someone else, what in the heck do you call that? It's trolling, I'm sorry.
When you know full well what the belief is but you come over there anyway and curse at, ridicule or tell myself that I'm "moving fences" and stirring up the you-know-what, that's not expressing an opinion. That is not having a discussion. That is not simply asking a question.
It's trolling. So you know what? Boo hoo that you get treated like one.
And I can say the same thing. I used to love you guys. I used to laugh my head off. I used to like it over here. But there's a time for every season, I guess, because I have sadly and totally lost respect after that day & a half about a week ago when this blog was filled with trashing myself, Special, Tom, m and OMG in general. And alot of it by someone who I used to consider a friend but apparently has not felt friendly towards me for a long time.
If it is to be, then just trash me. I'll take it all; I don't give a flying leap anymore. Heap it all on me. But leave those people alone. They're not trashing you over there. Special's never said one single unkind word over there about WFT2. But me? I'm a whole different species. I don't care. But I won't do it over there. I came here and said it out in the open. With my name on it.
Hi Prairiegirl!
SK and some other OMG posters are delusional because they insist on ignoring facts and treat everyone who don't believe in BT as a troll. We trashed that BT dogma and still feel the same.
That is total bullshit.
I wish it was.
I'm TB since 2006, I've posted on WFT and OMG from the beginning. Just because I believe Jake and Austin aren't together anymore and there is no BT, OMG posters called me troll more than once.
It's trolling.
No. For example, trying to discuss FACTS is not trolling. It is 'trolling' to you because facts don't support your opinion.
If it is to be, then just trash me. I'll take it all; I don't give a flying leap anymore. Heap it all on me. But leave those people alone.
We aren't insulting anyone.
We will continue to discuss everyone we please, respectful opinions are always welcome and there are no untouchables.
But there's a time for every season, I guess, because I have sadly and totally lost respect after that day & a half about a week ago when this blog was filled with trashing myself, Special, Tom, m and OMG in general.
Do you expect us to be happy after your BT dogma stopped us from posting on OMG? You are forgetting that OMG was our blog too until you decided that only one opinion is the right one and that there is no need for fair discussions.
I think BT believers have shit for brains but trashing them on a daily basis is not only rude but unnecessary aggressive.
They trashed me daily while I was posting on OMG and they had no problem with that.
6:42 PM #2 - IIRC we are trashing their OPINION, not posters.
Atti, we will play like this soon!
I don't think so.
"As The World Turns" is ending it's 54 year run in two weeks. The gay characters are the only ones who do not get a happy ending. Depressing. :(
So typical!
I haven't even posted on there for about a week - it's all yours.
I shouldn't have to reiterate this. But I have said on here WFT2 how many times? I don't care if you don't believe in BT. I understood. It is crazy. How many times did I say that? And I don't care if you don't believe J&A aren't together anymore.
There are facts. My beliefs are not based on pies in the sky. There are dates and pictures which I perceive to back up some of the dates and times of things happening. Some of which are not discussed on the OMG blog. Do I need or have to disclose? No. I don't ever have to explain crap.
Do I care if you care? No. What is OMG? A Jake and Austin blog. Many days there are about 18 comments, hardly any even mentioning both guys in the same comment. So what on earth is stopping anyone from commenting over there, I have no idea. It's not anyone's problem but the person who won't go over and comment.
Do you expect us to be happy after your BT dogma stopped us from posting on OMG? You are forgetting that OMG was our blog too until you decided that only one opinion is the right one and that there is no need for fair discussions.
Do you care if I'm happy? No. So why should I care if you are. OMG is not my blog; it's everyone's, but it is owned & manned 24/7 by Special. She can take it down anytime she wants to - people forget that. You want to say whatever you want, open up your own blog and talk all you want.
I'm done on here. It doesn't matter what I say or anyone else. You guys will spin anything around and slap "sh_ _ for brains" on it anyway.
And no, sienna, I was not talking about you. And how dare you send me such a nasty email to my home email. Whatever you have to say, you can say right on here.
Now go ahead & spew all you want because I will most definitely not be back to even look.
Come on Prairiegirl, we know that you will be back to look :)
I understood. It is crazy. How many times did I say that? And I don't care if you don't believe J&A aren't together anymore.
As we can see, you do care and that is OK. What is not OK is the way you trash people who don't share your opinion. And don't try to deny it - your posts are still there, for everyone to see that everyone is an enemy if he/she doesn't agree with you and tries to present his own opinion.
Atticus said...
The dog ate the footnotes.
Aw, Atti, are you hungry again? Maybe BT(s) will share their food!
PG: i don't HAVE your private home email. I sent my message to your LJ. If you don't want messages there, you can block them.
I didn't say anything nasty in that email. I quote a bit of your rant over here, plus the original post about OMG which was not mean or hateful. I stated that i disagreed with the OMG philosophy and felt you were being unkind to Jake by labeling him a BAD DAD. However, i ended my post with Live and Let Live, so wtfe. And yes, you did shit yourself out of a faithful reader by cutting us all because you didn't want your blog life to cross over with your LJ life. She couldn't give a flying fig about your blog life. She was just enjoying your story. However, wtfe about that too.
I used to be just about as obsessed with you - not quite, but i had folks telling me i needed to step back and reevaluate my interest in JBG. I wouldn't DARE suggest you do such a thing, but i'll just say i'm a lot happier for not caring so much.
Sorry we aren't friends anymore. S.
Sienna,
I was reading your post and after page refresh your post disappeared. Damn blogger. Sorry.
Just want to make sure you know I didn't delete your comment.
Sorry - i've never been obsessed with you, PG, but i was once just as obsessed as you with Jake. That was a sucky time in my life. :(
Sorry. The blog was acting weird and i accidentally deleted it. You'll get the gist if you read the above posts by me. S!
Prairiegirl, sorry, but you take all this shit way too seriously and go way too overboard with it. You said you haven't posted in a week, and maybe that's a good thing because tbh it's unhealthy to be so invested in celebs that you get seriously upset over what they're doing/not doing. Most people over here like to laugh and joke about Toothy and don't believe the sun rises and sets on all this crap. Sorry you're so upset, but maybe it's a sign that you should step back and re-evaluate like S said. Peace.
It's also unhealthy to be obsessed with OMG and certain posters over there. You only see one color when you go over there too, because you ignore the fact that I often have a very different opinion about things from Special and PG, as does Tom. For example, I've made plenty of comments to the effect that if BT is real, then Jake and Austin are lousy parents. Others at OMG would never say that.
I like both sites, and I think most posters at both sites get along. But unfortunately there seem to be a few people that are so threatened by the idea that some people think Jake and Austin are still together and have a child that they want to burn the place down.
Nobody on OMG reads WFT2 and runs back to OMG and bashes posters here. If we have things we want to discuss about this site, we say it here. Same can't be said of certain people who post here. I find it very sad that people who passed themselves off as friends of people at OMG have taken to coming here to stab them in the back. I won't bother with names, because you know who you are.
Destiny (blogger is not working)
I Have not posted in months on any site. Read post here and there when the moment hits me. Much too busy with my own life's (great moments and few slight challenges).
I used to be just about as obsessed with you - not quite, but i had folks telling me i needed to step back and reevaluate my interest in JBG. I wouldn't DARE suggest you do such a thing, but i'll just say i'm a lot happier for not caring so much.
^^ I feel you on this one S. Same here. Although I would've been to ashamed to tell friends I was so invested in a celeb. who did not know I existed. Early on they looked at me like I was crazy. "What"? Also, somehow I feel Jake's going thru some things for some time now, and I think he will work it out in his time. It comes with age and time. It's his life, not mine.
Interesting post toningt.
EastCoastFan
I agree with the comment that Jake seems to be having some issues. I'm always amazed at some of the folks who think he's all happy and life is good. He looks one step away from some sort of major break down to me, but that's jmo. I could be totally off. I don't even like looking at the recent pics of him, tho. He's just bleeding misery imo. :( S!
On a lighter note, catching up on Bomer. Wow is that picture from the Today show slashy, and I mean that in the best possible way. Love the pictures of him in a police uniform too. I love the fact that they're not afraid to give the fans what they want, and that DeKay is so comfortable with the bromance. Nothing sexier than confidence.
11:46 Henry Cavill broke his heart :>
SK and some other OMG posters are delusional because they insist on ignoring facts
LOL it takes one to know one.
He's just bleeding misery imo.
I don't know if he's that miserable but yeah, he does look unhappy and it's not a surprise to me. Jake's career is in the worst place it's ever been, POP flopped and while it wasn't Jake's fault I think a lot of the blame is laid on his shoulders. IMO he can't get the work he wants either, work that goes to other actors from his generation, albeit crappier actors. The Safe House role Jake wanted went to Ryan Reynolds, now the role in Farragut North Jake was interested in went to Chris Pine. That has to hurt especially because Jake has nothing lined up, that we know of at least. :(
4:27 am, Well I don't know about that. He has LAoD coming up and that is getting very good test screening reviews. Looks like that one will be very well received. And then there's Source Code.
LAOD: ONTD
^^User comment:
saw this movie last week--it's not great; it's sort of a bawdy sex comedy mixed with a maudlin romantic drama, and it doesn't really work. However, there is much nudity. So yeah.
I think if LAOD is between 60 and 70 % on RT and Anne really good in it, she has a chance for a GG nod. AA nod? I doubt it.
4:27 am, Well I don't know about that. He has LAoD coming up and that is getting very good test screening reviews. Looks like that one will be very well received.
I wouldn't be too optimistic about that. I mean, I hope you're right, but we'll have to wait and see.
But unfortunately there seem to be a few people that are so threatened by the idea that some people think Jake and Austin are still together and have a child that they want to burn the place down.
Those people can be only REAL trolls.
We are posting on OMG and WFT2 BECAUSE we were convinced Jake and Austin were a couple or are a couple - by definition TBs can't be "threatened by the idea of Jake and Austin together".
Natalie at Hollywood Foreign Press party.
Just Jared
Looks like it will be a busy award season for Ms. Portman.
Those people can be only REAL trolls.
We are posting on OMG and WFT2 BECAUSE we were convinced Jake and Austin were a couple or are a couple - by definition TBs can't be "threatened by the idea of Jake and Austin together".
You can be a TB, but still don't believe Jake and Austin are still a couple. Dudes rarely seem to be spending time together or in the same city. IF they are still an item, what kind of relationship is that? And if some don't like Austin, it's their prerogative. Some of his tweets make him seem like an idiot.
Also this site is called Waiting for Toothy aka Jake G. I don't believe Jake and Austin are still dating. Therefore I don't give two shits about Austin anymore. It's not that I don't like him, I don't care about him.
You can be a TB, but still don't believe Jake and Austin are still a couple.
I am a TB who doesn't believe J&A are still together. My point was that no one here can be "threatened by the idea of Jake and Austin together" - except trolls.
IF they are still an item, what kind of relationship is that?
Every relationship is negotiated between the individuals. As outsiders it's not up to you or me to define the parameters and judge whether or not it's satisfactory and meets our needs.
Every relationship is negotiated between the individuals. As outsiders it's not up to you or me to define the parameters and judge whether or not it's satisfactory and meets our needs.
If they're still together, I very much doubt it's a satisfactory relationship. Being rarely together (looks like it) and hiding.
I don't believe they are together anymore anyway, so.
insist on ignoring facts
First, define facts. Many "facts" are, in fact, assumptions and speculations.
Nobody on OMG reads WFT2 and runs back to OMG and bashes posters here.
DUH!!! They ignore and spin everything that doesn't support their opinion, of course they don't mention it. BTW, I bash OMG OPINIONS - not posters.
First, define facts. Many "facts" are, in fact, assumptions and speculations.
We all know the definition of facts.
Fact - Jake leaving Austin in LA to visit Chris.
Fact - Jake leaving Austin in LA to visit Chris.
Not just for Chris, but Jake is spending almost every summer for a few weeks on MV with his family.
Hmm, this is what I get on rentboydiaries at Twitter: "Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!" I wonder if Twitter deleted him because it was too racy or he quit it? he was at 1602 followers. Thank god I copied all his entries last week.;)
I'm really depressed. Facebook won't let me login, rentboydiaries twitter is deleted, I accidentally saw a site that had memoirs written to German Shepherds on Rainbow bridge that had me bawling and I go to the dentist today for a root canal. Shit.
Aw, sorry, 7:03AM. The Rainbow Bridge stuff would make me cry, too. Good luck with the root canal.
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rentboydiaries didn't have porn pics. Is talking about being a rent boy promoting prostitution?
4:27 AM, ITA. It makes me sad that Jake worked so hard to promote PoP and it still flopped. It's not like it was worse than Clash of the Titans, for example, which was a bo hit. Jake must be very disappointed.
No one can really know what is going on in Jake's mind, but anyone would be disappointed if a movie they invested so much in (I'm not talking financially) didn't get the desired result. He promoted his ass off and had to have been hoping for a huge hit. It does look like the publicity for LAOD is going to really push the bawdy, sexy angle and play up all the nudity. I just hope they don't overdo it so it becomes a joke and isn't taken seriously. It's a fine line.
I just hope they don't overdo it so it becomes a joke and isn't taken seriously. It's a fine line.
Me too, and no more merkin jokes, PLEASE!
Me too, and no more merkin jokes, PLEASE!
Yeah, exactly. That can get real old real fast.
I think Jake gave the better part of three years of his life to POP, between the Reeking, getting in shape, the long shoot, being a good boy/family friendly guy, hiding and lying about who he is, and of course as someone said above all the promotion work.
But he did get $7 million for it--but I guess it turns out money doesn't buy happiness.
PoP wasn't even that bad. IDK why it did so badly domestically.
Hmm, this is what I get on rentboydiaries at Twitter: "Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!" I wonder if Twitter deleted him because it was too racy or he quit it? he was at 1602 followers. Thank god I copied all his entries last week.;)
Damn, looks like he deleted the account :(
6:30 AM, did I ever tell you how wonderful and organized you are? :)
Jake is a good but limidted actor a la Clooney. He needs to star in a good movie in which he gives a solid performance. He's not the type of actor who can elevate a film with his overly amazing performance. But, as I said before, he's solid enogh, he just needs a good movie again.
(((((7:03 AM)))))
rentboydiaries didn't have porn pics. Is talking about being a rent boy promoting prostitution?
I don't think so + if that was the case, I would expect his account to be suspended, not deleted.
Every relationship is negotiated between the individuals.
Jake and Austin aren't old married couple. Young, healthy and attractive men aren't in relationships with people they don't want to spend time with.
PoP wasn't even that bad. IDK why it did so badly domestically.
I happened to enjoy POP. Was much better than Clash of the Titans.
I think Jake did a Great job in the movie and it really kept my attention. The time invested in the movie had to hurt with the dismal US movie market.
I think it was more of what another poster said about the movie. POP was about a game most people don't know about and more could care less about. "Most" people go to see movies because of the subject of the movie, not the stars in it. I think going to see a movie because of the star in it is something like the 3rd reason people pay to see a movie unless you are a fawning 11 / 12 year old girl who only likes what other girls their age like.
Me too, and no more merkin jokes, PLEASE!
Yeah, exactly. That can get real old real fast.
I fear Jake will bring on the merkin jokes full force come promo time.
Me too, and no more merkin jokes, PLEASE!
Yeah, exactly. That can get real old real fast.
Yeah, Jake should talk about beards!
Jake needs to be less jokey in interviews because it gets tedious. And it feels forced.
Jake needs to be less jokey in interviews because it gets tedious. And it feels forced.
I noticed that too, the forced part. Like he feels the need to be funny all the time in interviews. I noticed it in some PoP interviews especially. He should be himself.
I think Jake gave the better part of three years of his life to POP
That's why I believe that PoP's bad BO = no more PoP movies is a blessing in disguise for Jake.
I noticed that too, the forced part. Like he feels the need to be funny all the time in interviews. I noticed it in some PoP interviews especially. He should be himself.
I think it's a defense mechanism. When Jake is nervous he's constantly joking and laughing like Heath was constantly fidgeting. Only people interpret it as Jake being funny and Heath being a drug addict. ;)
^^ You may be right. People react to nervousness different. Heath was too nervous in interviews. I would have suggested not doing them unless he got some kind of coaching on how to give a good interview without looking/seeming nervous. Most peoples nervousness go undetected.
I hate Robin Williams interviews. He doesn't know when to be serious. Too much silliness. I think that's nervousness also.
I'm dreading all the merkin jokes too. Also, i'm not excited about all the sex/nudity promotion. I'm not a prude at all, but i dunno - maybe when it comes to jake i am. I just feel ick about the whole thing. I want to be excited because i haven't liked any of his movies since BBM, but i'm not. He's always kinda given the impression that his looks were a side issue and he wanted to be appreciated for his talent. It feels like he's given up on that and is now saying, "OK, you guys want to see me naked and doing the nasty? Ok, here you go." TBH, no i don't want to see that. Ugh. S!
TBH, no i don't want to see that.
Same here.
He's always kinda given the impression that his looks were a side issue and he wanted to be appreciated for his talent.
I very much disagree. Jake has NEVER uglied himself for a role, like other great actors. I want to see him do that, put his vanity aside and disappear into a role.
Jake has NEVER uglied himself for a role, like other great actors.
Because he never got such a role.
Because he never got such a role.
Maybe, maybe not. The point is, to say that "his looks were a side issue and he wanted to be appreciated for his talent" isn't really true. PoP dismisses that idea and if Jake will stress on the nudity aspect of the movie, so does LAOD.
I'm sure Jake didn't accept LAOD role because he wanted to show off his ass and other assets.
He has never uglied himself and he had a nose job to boot. So looks matter to him. He wanted to be a leading man. But you cant be a great actor without laying yourself bare emotionally. And you cant do that if you are hiding your true nature all the time. I think he has been hiding so long he has lost the ability to stop hiding even if it is just for the time it takes to film a movie role.
I'm sure Jake didn't accept LAOD role because he wanted to show off his ass and other assets.
Not saying that's why he accepted it, just that he may use said assets to sell it. I guess it's great for most people that he's naked half the movie but as a long time fan of his, I'd hate to see Jake turn into one of those actors who rely on their physical appearance in moves. We'll see come promo time.
He's always kinda given the impression that his looks were a side issue ...
Wow... I've never gotten that impression from him. I think he wants to be taken seriously as an actor, sure, who doesn't. But I think being a "heartthrob" is very important to Jake. Man, when he was on Kimmel talking about those stupid merkins there were a bunch of stupid screaming fangirls and he was playing up to them bigtime. I think he loves that image and definitely does not want to lose it - another reason he might see for not wanting to come out.
He has never uglied himself and he had a nose job to boot.
Of course he didn't, why would anyone ever wanted to do that? :)
So looks matter to him.
DUH! Have you any idea about the gay men competition?
Angel, a 19-year-old gay man living in Tel Aviv, was kidnapped by his family three times before authorities managed to indict his abductors. Displeased with Angel's chosen profession — drag queen at a nightclub — his family began threatening him after seeing photos of him in drag on the Internet. There was the one time in May, where he was handcuffed and beaten, but didn't make a big deal about it since there was a family wedding coming up. At which he was assaulted a second time, running into the woods and requiring the police to drop in.
And then the August 23 assault, where his family members arrived at his apartment, pepper sprayed him, shoved him into a car, blindfolded him, tied him up, and threatened to knife him if he put up a fight; they eventually chained him in a locked room. Eight members of his family have been brought up on kidnapping and assault charges.
http://www.queerty.com/19-year-old-tel-aviv-drag-queen-kidnapped-beaten-tormented-by-his-own-family-20100903/
And you cant do that if you are hiding your true nature all the time. I think he has been hiding so long he has lost the ability to stop hiding even if it is just for the time it takes to film a movie role.
Not so sure that is the case with his movies, but I think it does affect his interviews, another reason for all the joking.
I do think Jake's looks and image matter to him, which is why I find it kind of odd that he seems to be hiding and looks like a mountain man right now.
I'd hate to see Jake turn into one of those actors who rely on their physical appearance in moves.
Something Jennifer Aniston and Mathew Mc does all the time. They make nothing but Romco now. Mathew used to be a serious actor in the start of his career, but I guess he's playing to his strengths huh. Jennifer too, but she always plays Racheal*^@%^???? Besides the movie she did with Jake, she always plays the pretty, everybody wants me romco. It gets old.
Kicking Henry Cavill's virtual ass!
In movies many more people will see him than in private.
^^Reply to 12:41 PM.
You know what would be even shittier, if Jake used the casting couch to get PoP and the bigwig was Jerry B. No wonder Jake looks depressed.
There were some pics of Jake and Jerry at a hockey game earlier this year looking like they were on a "date".
Ewwwwwww!
Gross, I know, but I definitely think it's possible. Jerry sounded enamored with Jake in interviews, talking about how handsome he is, what a great body he has etc. Do producers usually talk like that about actors?
First, define facts. Many "facts" are, in fact, assumptions and speculations.
We all know the definition of facts.
Fact - Jake leaving Austin in LA to visit Chris.
Jake took Chris to Austin, Texas for Austin's birthday several years ago. Fact. Pictures available.
All the time!
Do producers usually talk like that about actors?
All the time!
Jake took Chris to Austin, Texas for Austin's birthday several years ago. Fact. Pictures available.
True - several years ago. And please don't forget that some folks believe Jake and Austin have a kid(s).
Jake took Chris to Austin, Texas for Austin's birthday several years ago. Fact. Pictures available.
Wrong! Show me the pictures of Jake Chris and Austin! There are pictures of Jake and Chris together, but "NONE" of the 3 together. If I'm wrong I will admit it. Until you post picture of the 3 together, like the pictures or J/C together, this Fact you talk about only exist in your head. Since you were not there. That's a Fact.
I'm ready, Put egg on my face.
Eggs? I'm hungry!
Don't forget that Jake's and Chris' childhood friend David Modigliani also lives in Austin, TX.
^^ Pictures of Jake and Chris together in Austin?! Wow, I just had visions of Jake and Chris in big tall Austin.
I'm getting "moist".
Oh well, I can dream can't I?
There is no pictures of them together in Austin Texas.
Well, to be fair, 3:39 PM didn't claim that Jake and Chris visited Austin, The Man.
Ouch!
Atti would you like bacon with your eggs?
Belief is not the same as fact.
Hit me!
Well, to be fair, 3:39 PM didn't claim that Jake and Chris visited Austin, The Man.
That little weasel! :)
Where, where?
Don't forget that Jake's and Chris' childhood friend David Modigliani also lives in Austin, TX.
Yeah, didn't J go down there for David's b-day last year? Don't think Austin, the person, was there, though.
The only pic of Jake and Chris in Austin, TX the WEEK of Austin's birthday was of them aiting at some hotel wating for a room while looking at a lapop, it was taken by someone staying there.
That was spun into they were there for the b'day. In fact their friend David had wrote a play that was plaing in some theater there that week.
We may not see pics of Jake doing something or with someone, but remember, this doesn't make it a fact. It's a belief, a theorem, a supposition. We are all guilty of doing this, it's a tool we use to get thru life. The problem is, we need to be aware of how easily our minds make a leap from a few tidbits of information to belief, and then unconsciously turn it into "fact." It can be hindering, and sometimes in real life even dangerous.
The only pic of Jake and Chris in Austin, TX the WEEK of Austin's birthday was of them aiting at some hotel wating for a room while looking at a lapop, it was taken by someone staying there.
That was spun into they were there for the b'day. In fact their friend David had wrote a play that was plaing in some theater there that week.
Believe that and I will sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
The only pic of Jake and Chris in Austin, TX the WEEK of Austin's birthday was of them aiting at some hotel wating for a room while looking at a lapop, it was taken by someone staying there.
That was spun into they were there for the b'day. In fact their friend David had wrote a play that was plaing in some theater there that week.
Believe that and I will sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
Where, where?
Oops sorry... all gone.
Believe that and I will sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
What about Jake staying away from Austin this summer? Is that a fact?
I hate Chris , David, Peter, Ramona and Matilda!!!
That was spun into they were there for the b'day. In fact their friend David had wrote a play that was plaing in some theater there that week.
Believe that and I will sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
It is possible. Jake was in Austin, TX for David's birthday, it's not like he needs to go to TX to see Austin.
That was spun into they were there for the b'day. In fact their friend David had wrote a play that was plaing in some theater there that week.
Believe that and I will sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
^^ Do you know something noone else knows? There are NO pictures of Jake, Chris and Austin together in Austin, Texas. Spin as you may but you might get dizzy.
Now, Hoping that Jake and Chris was there for Austin N's bday is another story, but you can't seem to bring yourself to admit that "Fact".
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LOL I would have thought it was a female body part with a tic.
LOL :)
Anyone see yesterday's TMZ TV? I swear Harvey Levin is coming out in a sly way. It's thought that he's Ted's Blind Vice "Whorehey" from about a year ago, someone who was closeted. Anyway in addition to the last few hints TMZ and Harvey has dropped, last nite's episode had 2 huge references. One was that lady matchmaker, she was interviewed on the street by a pap and she said Harvey was good looking, she asked if he was married, what kind of women he likes, and she said she had a few prospects for him to meet. Then Harvey, after they showed the vid, laughed and commented that no, she wouldn't have anyone for him.
Then a little later in the episode a pap was talking to some other woman celeb/whatever on the street, and she complained that whenever TMZ has talked to her in the past, her clips are never used in the show. She said Harvey must not like blondes with big boobs. TMZ showed him smirking, and one of the guys said "Oh I wonder why?!" and then he made a sound and gesture like a bell going off in his head and everyone laughed.
Seems like almost every show, at least 2 or 3 times a week, there's references to Harvey being gay. There never used to be, before Ted came out with the Whorehey BV. I think Harvey found a way to sidestep the gossip without having a "I'm Gay!" People cover. He's slowly making it a "common knowledge" thing. Good for him.
OMG. The M-W Word of the Day yesterday. Vulpine. I always wanted a fresh pine scented personal product.
Seems like almost every show, at least 2 or 3 times a week, there's references to Harvey being gay.
Wait a sec, I thought he was out???
Harvey was never in a closet. He has been out forever.
Problem for Jake is that he is not a "guys guy". He is not seen as someone who could kick ass. This is usually NOT a problem when you stick to movies like ZODIAC or Rendition, but he wanted to be a leading man - and failed.
The guys who will see LAOD want to see Anne naked. I don´t think they are interested in a RomCom. So whats the main target group?
He could be lucky with Source Code - Duncan Jones has build a strong fanbase and many people are eagerly awaiting his second film.
If I was Jake or his agent I would try to get him a job in the next Nolan or Tarantino film. He needs to convince the guys that he is able to kickass - otherwise his leading man dreams will be flushing down the toilet.
So whats the main target group?
Girls and women.
"Harvey was never in a closet. He has been out forever."
Um, no. If you're savvy in the gay community like how we are then yes you would know but ask any common person and they think he's straight. In Ted's BV it wasn't that he was deep in the closet, it was that he keeps it under wraps. He never mentions having a bf, living with his bf, he never says he thinks some guy is attractive/sexy, you never see him holding hands with his bf or being affectionate.
Jake needs to step out of his comfort zone and play a badass villain. Look at Heath, he played a hardcore mofo and made all the people who whined about Nolan choosing a gay cowboy or pretty boy for the Joker after Nicholson eat their words and change their undies. Jake really needs to work with a great director again, too. Nothing is lost, Jake is still very young.
Jake, fire your agent immediately and hire us, we'll take you to the top in no time. For free! ;)
He never mentions having a bf, living with his bf, he never says he thinks some guy is attractive/sexy, you never see him holding hands with his bf or being affectionate.
That doesn't make him straight or closeted, just private.
Apr 23, 2010
“I’m thinking back a long time when I was starting out as a TV reporter at a local station in LA and I remember at the time – I was probably in my late 20s – and I remember this hell-like fear that if anybody in that newsroom found out that that I was gay, that it would be over,” he said. “I built it up in my head. I was so terrified that somebody would find out.”
Now 59, Harvey remembers a time when he desperately tried to keep his lives separate: “I compartmentalized my life. Obviously friends knew I was gay but professionally I had to shut it out. And I believe, at the time, there was good cause for thinking I’d get fired. It got to a point where I was agoraphobic. My biggest joy was just never having to leave my house.”
He remembers that when he was out with friends and if they were in a gay establishment, he used his ability to scan a room “in three seconds” to find out if there was anyone he knew there.
“I’d would immediately look for someone who worked sat the station,” Harvey said. “I remember walking into this restaurant that was primarily a gay restaurant and I ran into this woman who worked at the station and I thought, ‘Oh my God, it’s over.” … I was so upset that I left.”
“It got to a breaking point with me where I just finally said, ‘This isn’t worth it.” And I just let it go. And nothing happened.”
http://greginhollywood.com/tmzs-harvey-levin-talks-about-being-gay-in-the-news-business-i-was-so-terrified-that-somebody-would-find-out-26368
Now that Jake Gyllenhaal has scratched his superhero itch with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, he can move on to movies that actually matter. He headlines Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code, a thriller that co-stars Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. The first photo from the movie appears in Empire Magazine, and we’ve found a scan of it courtesy of Wet Dark and Wild. Check out what Jake is holding in his other hand below…
Source Code is a time traveling thriller that centers on a soldier (Gyllenhaal) who, as part of an experimental government program to investigate a terrorist incident, finds himself in the body of an unknown commuter living and reliving a harrowing train bombing until he can find out who is responsible for it. Farmiga plays a hands-on communications officer controlling Gyllenhaal as he travels through time, and Monaghan is a fellow passenger and his love interest.
This story sounds intriguing and terrifying at the same time. Talk about the Groundhog Day from hell! Who wants to relive a bombing over and over again?
Source Code is slated to hit theaters on March 11, 2011.
link
I just don't get it.
How hard is to distribute a few high quality screen shots from the movie on the Internet?
Anonymous said...
Believe that and I will sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
What about Jake staying away from Austin this summer? Is that a fact?
How the hell do you know he hasn't seen him?
How the hell do you know he hasn't seen him?
WTF???
Are you trying to say "it is normal that people in relationship aren't together when they can be, even though most of the year they can't be together because they work in different cities"? Well?
I can't get excited about LAOD or Source Code. Jake hasn't given a great performance since BBM and other than Zodiac, all his movies have been 2nd class. imo Brothers was awful (Jake was tepid and Tobey gave me the motts with his undisciplined scenery chewing). I guess Jake doesn't interest me as an actor anymore.
I like his role as Toothy, however. But since Ted has TT domesticated with kids, there's not much excitement there, either. :(
I keep hoping Jake finds a man to have a fling with.
11:12 have you noticed like I have that Jake's pap pics lack chemistry/charm/sexiness? A few years ago he could walk down the street in an old white tee and junky jeans and exude sex. Nowadays, nothing. And I don't think it's my imagination or perception or that I'm used to seeing his pics over the years...he's just not flirting with the camera anymore. Whether it's from being tired of being papped, not wanting to act anymore, or being occupied and not the center of his universe because (if) there's a BT taking up his time and thoughts, sadness from a breakup (from whoever!), family illness, whatever, Idk. But the chemistry is definitely missing.
i agree that he has lost a lot of his zing. he still CAN look good, but he generally doesn't, and even if he looks ok or even handsome, it gets cancelled out by his grim attitude. there were a few pics of him leaving gyms this summer where he smiled and at least faked being half-way happy, but it didn't seem genuine to me, and in most pics he gives off a very grrrr vibe. i think part of that is because of all the negative crap that comes out every time a pic gets posted. historically, over the past 3 years, ever since reeke started, his pictures have not gotten good feedback on the internet. i'm sure he's tired of providing more fodder to get beaten up with. s!
What is "motts?"
I broke his heart.
If I was Jake or his agent I would try to get him a job in the next Nolan or Tarantino film.
You may have something there. But I don't agree with the second part of your statement of Jake having to prove that he can kick ass. I think Jake needs a good film. Take a step out ot the box. Play a drug addict, a Mentally unstable person, a drifter, or a character with all of these traits. Push the boundaries some. Get dirty. As I think of it, BBM was pushing the boundaries for Heath and Jake, well, on screen anyway. "just kidding". I thought Jake's Tommy part in Brothers would highlight Jake's inner asshole, but it was rather mild. Tobey was the standout in that movie. Jarhead was a really stretch for indie goofy Hollywood Jake though, and he did well. The movie's subject just did not ressinate with the masses though at the time.
whatever, Idk. But the chemistry is definitely missing.
IA. Jake's mojo has gone south. He had youthful energy in DDarko. In BBM he was good and had chemistry with Heath. In Zodiac he had a tough director, which is what he needs, but he hasn't excelled in any film since then. Source Code U.K. release date of March 11 makes me doubt it's going to be a comeback movie for him.
Another thing - the actors he works with. No one really exciting, imho. Anne in LAOD is nice, but there's not an edginess there, nothing like the cast of Inception, which made everyone moist.
Jake's mojo started going south with Rendition and kept on going, on personal level since Reeke Jake has been looking like happiness was sucked out of him. After the charade ended he still looked miserable although visibly relieved, a few grins and jokes for photos and interviews during promotional work don't mean much. He's a good actor but some things he can't hide because his face and eyes are too expressive.
@ 11:36 PM, so now he has to dress up and smile for the paps, is that what you're saying? I wonder if you would smile and put on a show if you were stalked by those vultures EVERY day?
He is not stalked every day. We did not get a glimpse of him during most the summer, only some Twitter sightings.
During the Reese days he allowed himself being tabloid/pap fodder.
"Take a step out ot the box. Play a drug addict, a Mentally unstable person, a drifter, or a character with all of these traits."
I am not sure - does Jake really want to do this - BBM was the last time, perhaps Jarhead, he tried something "ballsy".
IMO the damage Reeke has done to Jake's career and image is greater than we imagined. I wonder if it's part of the reason Jake doesn't get great work.
Perhaps we should wait and see how LAOD will be received by audience and critics.
And - like someone said before - Duncan Jones is respected among the "fanboys". Hopefully the film kicks ass.
Fingers crossed!
If Jake is tired of constant paps taking his picture, he's in the wrong line of work. If his goal is to become a really famous and rich A list movie star, than being followed by paps is part of that title. If willingly signed on to Reeke and the entire goal of the showmance was to generate to PR. He agreed to photo ops. If his showmance bit him in the ass, he has no one to blame but himself. If he thinks that Reeke hurt his career and image, he can only blame himself. His PR may have pushed a showmance, but when he saw it was a big fail, he should have pulled out. I agree that Reeke sucked out the fun, sexy vibe he had. It has gotten better since Reeke ended, but not as much fun as before. Also that homeless man beard chic he has going on does nothing for him.
homeless man
LOL I wish real homeless guys would look like him.
I'm voting for #13, LOL the woody. It'd be great to see him sucking from that on his show.
comment: If you turn #14 upside down it looks like a butt plug =( Don't use it HARVEY!!! It's gross, and I'll laugh for the whole 30 minutes if you're holding that thing =)
"Take a step out ot the box. Play a drug addict, a Mentally unstable person, a drifter, or a character with all of these traits."
I've said this before on this blog and I'll say it again--he would be a GREAT villain. I also think he would be wonderful as a drug addict but then would he want to go there (in light of what happened to Heath)?
LOL people are voting for either the #13 woody or the #14 buttplug.
If Jake is tired of constant paps taking his picture, he's in the wrong line of work. If his goal is to become a really famous and rich A list movie star, than being followed by paps is part of that title. If willingly signed on to Reeke and the entire goal of the showmance was to generate to PR. He agreed to photo ops. If his showmance bit him in the ass, he has no one to blame but himself. If he thinks that Reeke hurt his career and image, he can only blame himself. His PR may have pushed a showmance, but when he saw it was a big fail, he should have pulled out.
IA. Yeah, I'm sure it sucks to be papped - but if you're going to use them when you want publicity for your fake romance then you don't have much room to complain. Plus, he clearly wants to be at the top of the HW food chain and that's all part of it. Out of six billion people in the world, I'd say he has it pretty damn good compared to most.
I also think he would be wonderful as a drug addict but then would he want to go there (in light of what happened to Heath)?
And? Jake said in an interview that he didn't notice anything wrong/strange about Heath before he died. Heath also played a drug addict, and contrary to what posters here think I don't believe he was one.
Which interview was that?
Heath's death related to pills made public and media speculate about his alleged addiction. I do think he was into drugs but if you think about it, the way he died is not an uncommon thing. People think prescription pills are not as dangerous as illegal drugs.
I mean,at the end, what happened to Heath could happen to a hard drug user or to a simple reckless person as well. We'll never know which case was Heath's.
Play a drug addict, a Mentally unstable person, a drifter, or a character with all of these traits."
The Good Girl = mentally unstable person, a drifter, or a character with all of these traits.
I hated the movie, but I think Jake would be great in a character like Ewan mCGregor did in MOULIN ROUGE
Playing the romantic but violently passionate idealist would suit him,IMO
ITA, but I love The Good Girl :)
Which interview was that?
It was a Russian interview but I don't have a link.
I see, thanks.
Jake said in an interview that he didn't notice anything wrong/strange about Heath before he died."
He's full of shit. Or he hadn't spent any time with Heath before he died. ANYBODY with two eyes and a brain could see from Heath's last photos--particularly his ghastly and scary appearance at the I'm Not There premiere, his interviews where he's scratching himself and he looks out of it and those sad shots of him near the end of his life on the Dr Parnassus set that he was not only NOT doing well but physically unwell. Jake is a liar if he said that. I'm a fan and I knew when I saw Heath in photos before he died, that something was clearly wrong with him.
ITA, but I love The Good Girl :)
^^
Me too!! Sorry, I meant I hated MOULIN ROUGE (but Jake would be good doing a character like Ewan's)
IMO the damage Reeke has done to Jake's career and image is greater than we imagined. I wonder if it's part of the reason Jake doesn't get great work.
Jake seems to have lost his mojo since Reeke, I thought it would come back, but so far it hasn't. Without it he doesn't have that "it" factor, and that may be hurting him in terms of getting a lot of the roles going to his peers. Jake seems to have lost his self-confidence, and repressing who he is doesn't help either.
And Jake is too young for a lot of the more serious roles where it is more about the acting than the sex appeal.
POP being a flop hasn't helped either.
his interviews where he's scratching himself and he looks out of it
Are you talking about I’m Not There interviews? I don’t think it’s drugs or he's out of it, he just seemed really tired and bored after a day of giving interviews back to back. In some interviews he’s scratching and is restless, in others from the same day he is just fidgety as usual but other than that he looks fine, I doubt he did drugs between interviews.
"I doubt he did drugs between interviews"
Probably, he didn't. And the fidgety state was because of the withdrawal.
I agree that is impossible to know how bad was Heath's drugs use, but nobody can deny how different he looked during the last year of his life.
The last we saw of Heath seemed like a total different person from the Heath of BBM promo and before.
Being away from his daughter smashed him hard, but honestly, I doubt that it was all of it.Specially, when it was kind of clear that if he wanted to, he could have stay with both Michelle & Matilda,at least for the next years to come.
I know some posters here don't like the Heath subject but we can't talk about Jake's hobo facial hair all afternoon,so...
we can't talk about Jake's hobo facial hair all afternoon
Why not? There's enough of it for a month!
I know some posters here don't like the Heath subject but we can't talk about Jake's hobo facial hair all afternoon,so...
I doubt those posters would mind Heath being called a drug addict, prostitute etc. so knock yourself out. ;)
11:19 AM, well he said it. Whether Jake is a liar or he and Heath didn't keep in touch I don't know. Wouldn’t it be ironic if his ex Kirsten saw Heath more often than Jake did?
Kirsten, Heath and friend
The Russian interview with Google translate:
"- It's no secret that you were a friend of Heath Ledger. You did not notice his behavior is nothing strange about that?
- No, I have always admired. He was restless, it's true. And he was a very sensitive person, but to survive in Hollywood, you have to be thick-skinned."
link
I have no doubts that something very bad happened to Heath right after BBM promo. He went downhill in record time. Strangely, his career was getting better and better also in record time.
Some serious shit was happening with him,and I know i'm a morbid prick, but i'd love to know what the hell was what it happened ;D
I'm very curious,i can't help it!
but i'd love to know what the hell was what it happened ;D
His on set fling got pregnant and forced him to live a life that she wanted, but not he. He got miserable, dumped said fling. Filng got pissed (even more pissed when she found out about pretty little Gemma), started to hold his drug use against him in order to prevent him from seeing his kid.
I think all the above got him miserable. And it's pretty much what Terry Gilliam said in that VF interview.
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