In high school, I always loved movies; yet, I always looked at them passively. Only rarely did I become involved in the events or with the characters I saw on screen. In fact, prior to Brokeback Mountain I can't think of a single instance when I felt a profound emotional reaction to a film. I remember getting a little choked up while watching the end of Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia, but that's as close as it ever got to my becoming emotionally invested in situations taking place in a movie.
I watched Brokeback Mountain with my father on opening weekend back in late 2005 — though we had actually gone to see Capote instead. When we tried to buy tickets, we realized there was only one showing of Capote four or five hours later. Brokeback Mountain, however, was playing in just an hour; so, we bought two tickets and went to Borders to wait.
Since at the store they had a display with E. Annie Proulx's short story, my father and I each grabbed a copy and read it while we waited to see the movie, which had been getting phenomenal reviews. Curiously, I remember feeling underwhelmed by the short story. I thought to myself, "I don't even know if I'm excited to see this movie anymore." But since we had already bought the tickets, there wasn't really any turning back.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain"
After the hour passed, we went in. As I sat there watching Brokeback Mountain unfold, something changed within me. I don't know what caused it exactly, but I remember that I started crying when Gustavo Santaolalla's "The Wings" began playing while Jack and Ennis are at the campfire. I had never, ever cried because of a movie. And frankly, I did not understand how or why anyone would. Still, as I sat there in the theater, I could not contain my tears.
Eventually, I stopped crying, but the tears began streaming down once again when Ennis collects Jack's shirt and hugs it, fighting to hold on to the man he loved. I shed more tears at the end of the film, when Ennis opens his closet door, looks at the shirt, and the credits slowly start to roll.
I don't know why, but ever since that first time I saw Brokeback Mountain, my entire movie-watching experience has been radically different. After that, I have revisited movies I had seen before; suddenly, I was looking at them in a new light; at times, I was able to connect with them where before I had been emotionally and/or intellectually detached.
In addition, whether or not I'm watching a movie for the first time, I have been able to find layers to characters and settings that would have been out of my reach before. In essence, Brokeback Mountain made me realize how much I truly love the art of film. It also inspired me to start writing about it.
I mustered the courage to start posting my film commentaries online only in 2008 or whereabouts, but I had never considered writing about movies prior to Brokeback Mountain. In a profound way, that same-sex love story set in the American West made me realize there were tangible differences between bad cinema, good cinema, and great cinema. Needless to say, I'm fully aware that my Brokeback Mountain experience was exceptional, for having such a visceral response to any film is something quite unique.
Even though I cannot fully explain my personal reaction to the film, I must credit the filmmakers for it. Had Brokeback Mountain not been crafted the way it was, I find it impossible to believe that I would have been so deeply affected by it. After all, I had felt quite unenthusiastic after reading E. Annie Proulx's short story.
I have watched Brokeback Mountain many times since that first viewing. My experience has been different each time, but the film's power has never been lost. As we grow, our experiences change; our hope is that they will change not for the worse, but for the better. Thanks to Brokeback Mountain, I can happily say that mine have been forever changed for the better.
Source: Meditations on BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN: Multilayered Love Story
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Chely Wright talks to Greg In Hollywood about her activism and the unfortunate Jake Gyllenhaal joke on the Country Music Awards
I’ve written a lot about singer Chely Wright in the past year but had never met her.
That changed on Saturday night when we chatted on the red carpet at the An Evening of Women event benefiting the women’s programs at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center.
The country music singer, whose biggest hits are Single White Female and Shut Up and Drive, came out publicly last year has announced her engagement to LGBT civil right activist Lauren Blitzer who was with her at the event over the weekend.
They plan to be married in Connecticut Aug. 20.
I wanted to know how her life had changed since her very public coming out last year and Chely told me she is busier than ever because she’s not only an country music artist, she’s also an in-demand LGBT activist.
“My advocacy opportunities are plentiful,” said Chely (pictured meeting Cyndi Lauper on Saturday). “I could work seven days a week with these opportunities to be talking about LGBT issues. It’s a big balance for me. I am a musician, I feel that is what I was born to do but now I have these amazing opportunities that I feel like I fought for. My life is very full and very busy. Before, when I was hiding, I was tired and it was a bad tired. Now I’m tired and it’s a good tired. This is a good reason to wear myself out and burn the candle at both ends. I feel like I’m making progress in initiating progress in a genre of music where the dialogue had never been anything but a rimshot or a da-dum-dum joke.”
I then brought up the recent Academy of Country Music Awards where Jake Gyllenhaal was the brunt of a gay-themed joke during the opening monologue by hosts Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire.
“I understand what humor is about,” Chely said. “But I think at this point, where we are with the civil rights of LGBT people, I don’t think any type of gay joke ever getting a laugh is appropriate. Right now when young people are afraid to be the butt of a joke, I don’t think it’s ever appropriate for that to get a laugh.”
http://greginhollywood.com/chely-wright-talks-to-greg-in-hollywood-about-her-activism-and-the-unfortunate-jake-gyllenhaal-joke-on-the-country-music-awards-48072
I love me some NYC in the springtime. http://twitpic.com/4mhfht
Mr and Mrs Soapy ar both in ny, LOL!
Link please!
First Mr. Soapy tweets a pic we assume is from NU, probably taken from across the street at wherever hotel they are staying at an d then Mrs Soapy tweets this:
SophiaBush
.NYC peeps asking -- #WineAndRoses is at 73rd and Columbus. My best friend Seth Levine is the head chef. MOLTEN RED VELVET CAKE!!!
2 minutes ago
.If you live in NYC & you've never had the red velvet molten cake at #WineAndRoses you are SERIOUSLY cheating your mouth out of heaven.
20 minutes ago
Then again according the loons they could be faking like they faked being in GA this weekend!
Sophia, I hope you'll find a job soon! #secondhandembarrassment
Walked by Wine and Roses twice in the last hour (doing errands). Didn’t see them. Head chef of a bar? Color me not impressed.
They seem to have a menu of both food and dessert. Check Yelp for some glowing reviews. :-)
3:44 PM, it's a matter of principle to ignore publicity whores' advertisements :)
I was thinking if Jake (gay, bi or straight) likes African American guys and/or gals? Those slender, blonde types are getting boring. Most blondes aren't even real blondes. IRL most of my guy pals prefer brunettes. Though most Hollywood guys seem to prefer the light blonde type.
Jake doesn't care about gals, blonde or black. African American guys - I think Jake is a size queen :)
His good friend and co-star in Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger, died in 2008. It’s still difficult for Jake to talk about him. “That movie was unforgettable, an amazing experience for everyone involved. But Heath’s dead was… It was a very hard time.” At the end of the same year, his godfather Paul Newman died. A year later, in 2009, his parents divorced and his two-year relationship with Reese Witherspoon ended in a break-up. It’s been a process of growing up quickly, Gyllenhaal says with a sarcastic tone of voice and ditto look in his eyes. “Some relationships last a lifetime and some don’t. At least I’m more comfortable with myself nowadays; I feel better in my own skin. All that’s left is becoming a father and then I’ll finally be a big boy.” A subtle hint? “Oh no, not at all. We should talk about that a few years from now.”'
More: WDW
All that’s left is becoming a father and then I’ll finally be a big boy.”
Sorry Jake, doesn't work that way, you should be a man BEFORE you decide to have kids.
'Prince of Persia, last summer, Love and Other Drugs, last January and now Source Code make Gyllenhaal into a very present figure in the cinema and countless magazines, papers and tv shows. Is he ever afraid of an overkill? “You know, talking about my work is part of the job. My work remains the most important thing, of course. I notice how I’m getting more and more fussy lately; I allow myself less space to move. People take in an interest in every actor whose face shows up in the cinema every other season and I think that’s reasonable. But despite all that I do wish to keep my private life private, including both the joys and the tears.”'
'It’s a noble ambition, but just look outside the entrance of the hotel: a group of paparazzi photographers, waiting for Jake to hop on his Triumph Bonneville again. It’s upsetting, but not something that makes him nervous or cautious. “Of course I lose myself in a good party every now and then, but I’m very aware of what I’m doing. We live in a world in which everything is connected. The more self-conscious you grow, the more you are able to take care of yourself in this world. But by self-conscious I don’t mean cautious. It has a lot to do with taking risks. I can be who I want to be and if that’s not enough, then what I am will do. I’m not a faker anymore and I won’t spend my energy trying to live up to other people’s expectations.”'
http://www.wetdarkandwild.com/2011/04/jake-gyllenhaal-conquers-world-pop-was.html
I can be who I want to be and if that’s not enough, then what I am will do. I’m not a faker anymore and I won’t spend my energy trying to live up to other people’s expectations.
Lies like that are the reason I don't feel bad for trashing Jake's bearding and fakeness.
But Heath’s dead was… It was a very hard time.”
Yes, we remember the photo ops with the chin.
All that’s left is becoming a father and then I’ll finally be a big boy.” A subtle hint? “Oh no, not at all. We should talk about that a few years from now.”
That BITCH!
If indeed that interview is new, then Jake hasn't learned anything and he hasn't changed at all.
Talking again about Maggie screening his girlfriends for him?
Insinuating that he is not a father?
If that necklace he wears is just a gem from Maggie, why on earth does he hide it all the time? And that certainly wasn't no Maggie Magadascar stone on the end of that chain in that crutches picture from several years ago when the wind flapped open the middle of his shirt.
Jake can be such a stinkin' liar. He hacks me off when he does this crap.
But despite all that I do wish to keep my private life private
If this were true, he would not have posed for USWeekly staged cover with Swift. Unless, of course, he doesn't consider bearding his private life, lol. Maybe it's just another acting job to him.
I’m not a faker anymore
Anymore? So, at what point were you a faker, Jake?
Insinuating that he is not a father?
What's there to insinuate. That guy's not a father...yet.
That was a very odd interview of Jake... or maybe he just want to sound deep or something. But it was definitely a strange thing to say
All that’s left is becoming a father and then I’ll finally be a big boy.” A subtle hint? “Oh no, not at all. We should talk about that a few years from now.”'
Okayyyy!
So this should put to REST the looney theory of a BabyTile.
Jake has said "all that's left for him to do is become a father".
Which says, he's NOT a father, He has NOT become a father yet, When he (has a child), he will consider himself a big boy. Which spells out there is NO B*A*B*Y*T*I*L*E.
I guess Ted got the 2 wrong boys swirling their love juices together to create a baby.
Ya think?
Well some have said the story was fake and {may} have been concocted by Jake's people and was spoon fed to Ted. Ted ate it up, put it out there and the loons went crazy.
J/A find out what fake friend kept giving Teddy C new spoons to eat with. Now Ted doesn't get food, no need for spoons.
So this should put to REST the looney theory of a BabyTile.
Ain't going to happen sweety. We have proof of baby footprints, BT with nanny in Paris, stroller pic, AND Ted gives us clues all the time.
All that’s left is becoming a father and then I’ll finally be a big boy
Nurse - please confiscate all sharp implements over at OMG. Stat!
What he means is that you will be talking about the kids he hid in a couple of years. It will come out sooner or later. Most of that article was a mish mash of old stories used in other magazines. They just updated it a bit to make it seem fresh.
1:57 AM - sane people don't have kids so they could deny them and hide in the basement.
What he means is
LOL! You can't possibly know what he means. You're just spinning.
And the article is new (according to WDW)
And the article is new (according to WDW)
Article is about Source Code, how could it not be new?
What he means is that you will be talking about the kids he hid in a couple of years.
Jake said something else: "All that’s left is becoming a father and then I’ll finally be a big boy."
It puts nothing to rest.
This changes absolutely nothing for me. This article appears to me to be recycled quotes. But of course, for the website that it interestingly enough is posted on, it just feeds a particular image. It helps to mold someone's idea of the perfect Jake.
The guy is a dad; hate to break it to her.
Yeah, Maggie screened. She screened Kirsten Dunst for him and she publicly endorsed ol' Tay for him. If that's his idea of screening, okay! Then she's a screener. Whatever you say, Jake.
But 6:09, you make a good point. There is the SC stuff blended in.
I don't know. All I know is that it is a squee article for that website to put up. It says all the right things. I have never paid any attention to that website before but only recently have I looked over there because it comes up on my twitter searches and what has caught my eye is that the host seems miraculously capable of getting some different kind of information. This would be beside the apparent fact that one personal meeting with Jake doesn't seem to be enough. Like Groundhog Day, it must be done again and again.
it just feeds a particular image
It's just another interview, nothing special about it.
it just feeds a particular image.
ITA. We all know Kate pushes JiS BS.
It puts nothing to rest.
Jake talking about becoming a father is just one argument "against" BT. The point is that there are other arguments too and there are no real reasons to believe that BT exists.
We all know Kate pushes JiS BS.
Jake and his PR are selling JiS bullshit. Kate is just another fangirl who posts their BS.
WTF are you talking about?. WDW posts every article and interview about Jake. This one is no different than the 30, 100 before it.
it just feeds a particular image.
Yeah it fits in with barrow Kate is pushing.
"I looked over there because it comes up on my twitter searches and what has caught my eye is that the host seems miraculously capable of getting some different kind of information."
^^I noticed that as well PG.
host seems miraculously capable of getting some different kind of information
What does that mean? Please give us an example.
I don't know.
Thank You! You know nothing.
It puts nothing to rest.
according to YOU. why so hostile PG?
The guy is a dad; hate to break it to her.
WoW, YOU seem livid about someone you don't even know. Why so upset. He have said he's not a father, except it. The world won't fall apart. What's wrong with you. Maybe you need a vacation from Jake's and Austin's life! Ya Think???
Just as Jake and Conan talking endlessly about "beards" seems to be for the beard rumor, something tells me the "Im not a father / "all that's left is becoming a father" comment was for the LOONS also.
And especially PG.
He knew she would go to war. LMAO
Whatever would Teddy say now?
Just as Jake and Conan talking endlessly about "beards" seems to be for the beard rumor
Beard rumor? LOL! Jake and Taylor Swift showmance confirmed bearding with Reese Witherspoon.
"Just as Jake and Conan talking endlessly about "beards" seems to be for the beard rumor"
Some still don't realize that Jake was taking the piss out of the loons
7:49 AM = trolling loon
7:49 AM - is that why Jake's showmance with Swift was do short? Because he's happy pretending and playing a fool in public?
7:49 AM - is that why Jake's showmance with Swift was do short? Because he's happy pretending and playing a fool in public?
Trolly we know Jake has been faking from the 10.000 pap pics of Reeke - NO chemistry whatsoever. We also know that Ted gives us clues that they are showmances.
Why is trolly pissed off?
Why is trolly pissed off?
Because Jake is still gay! :)
There is only one "Jake is a father" scanario that would sound realistic to me - Jake having a kid with a civilian and stay-at-home dad.
kramergirl: New OTH tonight and its @aus10nichols directorial debut!!!!!!!! SO PROUD OF HIM!!!!! Everyone watch and show your support!
19 minutes ago
About to start a radio tour for NY, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Dallas, somewhere in Wisconsin and maybe more. Turn on your radio.
1 hour ago
I am doing a bunch of radio interviews because my directorial debut airs tonight. RT. Tell your tweeps to watch.
1 hour ago
Happy Birthday, James Franco! (come out wherever you are!)
LOL :)
I'm too busy to come out!
WDW posts every article and interview about Jake. This one is no different than the 30, 100 before it.
I seriously doubt whether she puts up every single interview that he does.
No, the ones that are privileged to be posted on the website are ones that endorse Straight Jake.
And the way I understand it, WDW used to give a link for OMG but now that has been removed.
Isn't that interesting? Special still gives one for WDW but apparently there has been something objectionable about OMG now that caused it to be removed.
Kate supports Jake's bearding 100%, but there are NO interviews which endorse Gay Jake so you can't blame Kate for that.
WDW used to give a link for OMG but now that has been removed.
Removed long, long time ago. Kate kisses Jake's and PR's ass all the time, what did you expect? lol
Some still don't realize that Jake was taking the piss out of the loons
Please. LOL!
according to YOU. why so hostile PG?
Stop shouting, I can read fine. Not hostile at all. Just giving an opinion.
WoW, YOU seem livid about someone you don't even know. Why so upset. He have said he's not a father, except it. The world won't fall apart. What's wrong with you. Maybe you need a vacation from Jake's and Austin's life! Ya Think???
Again - stop shouting. You seem to be projecting. I'm not hostile, not upset.
I'm not accepting crap just because you say so. See, here's the difference. Someone I know has taken the time gathering pictures, articles on the internet, interviews, twitter, facebook, and the study & putting together of dates on timelines to put together our theories.
These theories & timelines involve the two guys' meeting during auditions for TDAT and their relationship/breakup/reunion/family formation since that time.
I'm talking hard copy in a Word document. Dates. Specific events. Pictures. Internet posts. Interviews/quotes.
It's all documented. Can you say the same? Or are you just going to say words like "always" and "never" and "have to accept"?
When you look at these timelines, you better believe these guys' stories come to life with a light switch and an A-Ha. That's what it's taken for me and I no longer doubt at all.
They make me mad with their bearding & lying, but I have seen it all laid out.
But no one has to believe. It's a free world. I would just like the ability to say that I do believe.
Okay, back to work! I've overstayed my lunch hour!
But no one has to believe.
I would believe if there was something to suggest that Jake and Austin are still together or that Jake acts like a parent. But we can see that Jake and Austin don't care about being together and that Jake doesn't do anything that would suggest he has a kid.
I'm talking hard copy in a Word document. Dates. Specific events. Pictures. Internet posts. Interviews/quotes.
The problem with the Word document - if you take Ted's gossip out you have no BT case.
I'm talking hard copy in a Word document
LOL because your friend M&M compiled all this in a "Word document" doesn't make it any more legit.
I’m not a faker anymore and I won’t spend my energy trying to live up to other people’s expectations.”'
ROFLMAO.
Little bit of Word Doc envy, Jack?
Why envy? We all know all there is to know about Jake, Austin and Ted's BT gossip - Internet is your and everyone's elses source.
And there is no reason to envy wishful thinking that is part of the Word document and every OMG discussion.
Thanks to @robynrossTVG for a great interview. Check it out soon.
mmk_83: RT @yeahmanloads Photo: Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal appreciation post. http://tumblr.com/xb426log5t
31 minutes ago
NotJakeOwen: Looks like Source Code is a box office bomb. Jake Gyllenhaal hasn't been in anything successful since Taylor Swift.
Damn! And Jake wasn't in Taylor Swift either! LOL
I wonder if SC is gonna do better business overseas, like his previous 2 movies?
That should be default for all movies because overseas is bigger market than USA & Canada.
PG at 1:30Pm, I'm not shouting. That's the way I put emphasis on MY comments. YOU do it your way and I'll do it MY way. What's up with this shouting shit? Now you're trying to tell me what to do and how to do it.
PG I respect your information and time lines of Jake and Austin's life and all of the precieved goings on, (Seems like stalking to me), but one thing is missing out of it. One REAL thing that is a part of Life. Almost NOTHING last forever.
Nothing!
This includes countless relationships. Straight and Gay. Especially GAY Relationships. Let's not talk about the ones that are in the closet. Are you aware of this? Unfortunately there are so many situations that could cause issues for them.
You're talking about what, 2003, 04,05? It's 2011 Now !! OK
But you can hold steadfest to this idea that J/A are madly in love and have children while they travel the corners of the world apart and with others attached by the hip.
One question, Are the children locked in the cellar or the Attic.
Believe what you want though.
Ya gotta wonder what sort of pleasure 4:47 derives from posting that tweet, which really isn't 100% accurate.
^^That tweet was retweeted a 100 times.
So??
Jake will be happy, some people think he had sex with Swift! lol
Yeah I'm sure Jake is over the moon people mocking his BO appeal.
Yeah I'm sure Jake is over the moon people mocking his BO appeal.
^^ yeah, his True Fans, you know most of the fans here on this site ((complaining)) about who he has sex with.
Real True Fans mocking his BO appeal.
Real Ture Fans
Oh Mofo Superior is back!
Poor troll. Still spinning the same story. She does not seem to grasp the meaning of being in the closet. We dont see Jake and Austin together because they are hiding. We dont see the baby tiles because they are being kept hidden. Ironically the troll is always apparent through their constant misspellings.
We dont see Jake and Austin together because they are hiding.
We can't see Jake and Austin together because they are never in the same city at the same time - nothing to have with their closet.
they are never in the same city at the same time
That's what they want you to think. But we have it all recorded in a Word document.
Yeah I'm sure Jake is over the moon people mocking his BO appeal.
Jake can't hide his BO results, but is trying to hide his gayness so I'm sure he's happy when that works.
simy124: Congrats to @AUS10NICHOLS for an incredible directorial debut, Loved the episode and the flashbacks<3 #oth
about 1 hour ago
holdonyourdream: @SophiaBush sophia ! tell austin his episode of #onetreehill is stilla trending topic ! 6 and half hrs after it aired!!!
about 3 hours ago
But we have it all recorded in a Word document
What does this even mean? Do you think if you collect all your wishes and things you spin to fit your wishes and put them in a word document that it somehow makes it real?
What does this even mean?
I think PG is suggesting that Word document contains info/pictures that only some OMG posters know about (those who communicate via e-mails).
I thought it had to do with secret tweets from Austin, the famous director
Of course OMG people have stumbled upon pics and info that they keep to themselves. All the little pieces add up to a whole picture (and not the one PR is trying to push).
7:33 AM - Word document contains codebook for decoding Austin tweets? That would make sense :)
Of course OMG people have stumbled upon pics and info that they keep to themselves.
Sorry 7:37 AM, there is nothing "of course" about not sharing things you can find on the Internet within fandom.
Of course OMG people have stumbled upon pics and info that they keep to themselves.
Who are "themselves"?
PG, SK, M&M
Are other OMG posters OK with being "second class citizens"?
Sorry 7:37 AM, there is nothing "of course" about not sharing things you can find on the Internet within fandom.
No need to be sorry. Consider this: every time they post something as "evidence" of Jaustin, it gets rubbished by trolls/whoever. They have learnt to keep their cards close to their chest. As PG said, they are collating all the info. One bit of "evidence" doesn't prove much, but when it is all put together, a whole different picture emerges.
They have learnt to keep their cards close to their chest.
There is no such thing when your only source is Internet.
Not to mention how rude and unfair that is when there are posters who share all info on the blog.
There is no such thing when your only source is Internet.
That's true in one way. But, for example, there are pics on IHJ that have been there for many years, no-one noticed anything "odd" about them. Then suddenly, someone has gone back and had a closer look, and has seen something that wasn't obvious before.
You have to be looking for something to find it.
What would be the point of having public OMG blog if PG, SK, M&M keep such things to themselves? To use other posters to provide info?
prairiegirl said...
Someone I know has taken the time gathering pictures, articles on the internet, interviews, twitter, facebook, and the study & putting together of dates on timelines to put together our theories.
These theories & timelines involve the two guys' meeting during auditions for TDAT and their relationship/breakup/reunion/family formation since that time.
I'm talking hard copy in a Word document. Dates. Specific events. Pictures. Internet posts. Interviews/quotes.
It's all documented.
April 19, 2011 1:30 PM
Maybe they are keeping it to themselves until they have completed their Word doc. They have been burnt before by releasing bits and pieces that are not that convincing/eart-shattering as stand alone evidence. The trolls jump on it straight away.
^earth-shattering
The trolls jump on it straight away.
So what? Why should people discuss J&A with trolls in mind? Just delete troll shit and that's it.
The trolls jump on it straight away.
I've noticed that. Wonder if that will stop PG putting the Word doc out for public consumption.
. But we have it all recorded in a Word document.
^^^ What The F***
LMAO You have to be joking.
Trolly, that word doc may contain the "proof" that you are always screaming for. LOL!!
They have learnt to keep their cards close to their chest. As PG said, they are collating all the info.
Ok I'm calling the police. It's sounds like stalking to me.
that word doc may contain the "proof" that you are always screaming for.
Well, Post it Sherlock. If they don't, it's only bullshit fiction and wishful thinking.
OK old Lady
Trolly ?
Ok I'm calling the police.
Who? Da Internetz Sheriff?
Ha! Blogger eats clickable links :)
PG's sooper sekrit Word Document
LOL :)
They have learnt to keep their cards close to their chest. As PG said, they are collating all the info.
Ok I'm calling the police. It's sounds like stalking to me.
Sure! Copy / paste from the Internet and into Word document sounds like criminal activity!
"There is no such thing when your only source is Internet." So true so true. The evidence is all out there for all the world to see. You just have to look more than once and be patient. An item one day may seem random but 6 mos later the connection is made. Like Jake being seen with a man on crutches and its later revealed that Austin was on crutches. Like Leadville.
Like Leadville.
See link at 10:36am
Like Leadville.
Really BAD example, everyone can see and prove that the man wasn't Austin.
Biometric devices use a technology to measure a physical characteristic or a personal behavioural trait used to provide irrefutable proof of identity. Techniques include: Fingerprint, hand geometry, ear shape recognition, iris & retina recognition.
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Sort of OT. What happened to Jake's fandom? There's so little activity even with SC barely out compared to a few years ago. Even here on WFT2. There used to be 200 comments per day now they're like 50. The BBM fandom is dead, that's understandable, but Jake's fandom should be a lot more active than it is IMO.
What happened to Jake's fandom?
Too much lies, pretence and hiding. You could argue that a lot of fakers have tons of fans, but they either work hard to sell PR bullshit and be "interesting" or have a "quality" that public likes.
Jake Gyllenhaal: Let's settle this once and for all.
Do you think Jake Gyllenhaal is gay? Please take my poll.
Current Results:
Poll results: Do you think Jake Gyllenhaal is gay?
Yes -- 40.49079754601227%
No -- 43.86503067484663%
Unsure -- 15.644171779141105%
total votes: 326
Too much lies, pretence and hiding. You could argue that a lot of fakers have tons of fans, but they either work hard to sell PR bullshit and be "interesting" or have a "quality" that public likes.
What you are saying is people were only interested in Jake because they thought he was gay.
I say you are wrong. I think the ambiguity in around 2004/05 helped, then BBM helped even more. But BBM is history now.
The interesting question is, Why are you here.
fan - not fan?
fan of Gay Jake "ONLY"?
Fan of Jake the actor?
What you are saying is people were only interested in Jake because they thought he was gay.
No, my comment doesn't even suggest that.
The interesting question is, Why are you here.
That is an old troll question, question only silly fangirl would ask.
Too much lies, pretence and hiding.
I think this is true for the more mature fans, especially the gay and gay embracing fans. But usually the fandoms of young, good looking actors like Jake are 90% fangirls who don't bother trying to look beyond appearances and just fawn over the actors. On IHJ there used to be lots of fangirls, I guess what I'm wondering is what happened to the old ones and why there are few new ones. Even if PoP and LAOD weren't box office hits I expected a new wave of fangirls what with the heavy emphasis on the looks in both movies but it didn't happen.
Looks aren't enough to become a fan, check out any gossip site and you'll have no problem finding 100 guys who are hotter than Jake.
Even if PoP and LAOD weren't box office hits I expected a new wave of fangirls
The young ones seem to go for the younger actors (18-25yrs). If he starred in Twilight movies, he might have more boppers screaming after him.
He's older now, and dull in their eyes.
Looks aren't enough to become a fan, check out any gossip site and you'll have no problem finding 100 guys who are hotter than Jake.
I didn't mean just looks but the whole package. Jake did lots of promo shows and interviews for his last movies and he knew how to be charming even if he was faking it. Fangirls aren't smart anyway. Jake owns both looks and charm, more than DiCaprio for exmaple. Yeah, age is a factor but then DiCaprio still has many fangirls.
A lot of success = many fangirls.
What has Jake's fandom been reduced to? A Word document put together by stalkers.
1:54 PM - you don't know the meaning of the word "stalker". Ignorance isn't sexy.
The young ones seem to go for the younger actors (18-25yrs). If he starred in Twilight movies, he might have more boppers screaming after him.
He's older now, and dull in their eyes.
So true. Back when PoP came out I asked my niece (age 16) if she was interested in seeing it or if she was interested in Jake and she said no. There's a whole new pack of younger actors that generate new fans. But Jake shouldn't worry. UV and FL will never leave him! Who needs fan-girls when you can have fan-oldbats!
Sorry, but the whole "word doc" thing just sounds hilarious - and a little creepy. LOL.
Ignorance isn't sexy.
Neither is trying to sound profound and failing.
You don't have to be young to qualify as a fangirl. UV, FL are fangirls too.
2:00 PM - nice try, lol.
'Fangirl' is about being crazy and fanatic, not about age.
What kind of fans Jake expect to have / wants? Tabloid readers?
How convenient of you to forget PG, Destiny, Special K, M&M and M
They aren't fangirls. Use Google.
all "Gay Jake" Fangirls
There is no such thing as "Gay Jake Fangirl". Fangirl by definition supports her idol 100%, including his lying and faking.
The most famous celebrity I've met in Iceland is certainly Jake Gyllenhaal. I served him at the bar where I work and witnessed how the people around him behaved. Yes, they all wanted a piece of him.
I felt almost embarrassed to watch Mr. Gyllenhaal being approached by several fans. Ok, mostly by women, who were basically throwing themselves at him. So classy.
Even hours after he had left people were asking about him. One guy even ordered: “the same that Jake Gyllenhaal had.”
Don't get me wrong, I understand the attraction such a famous person has. I, too, was impressed and a bit star struck when the Prince of Persia suddenly stood before me and ordered a beer.
I even bragged about having served Donnie Darko, I mean Jake Gyllenhaal, and about the tip he gave me. But I stayed totally cool while serving him.
I might admire famous persons from a distance, but I would never approach them and try to hit on them.
One guy even ordered: “the same that Jake Gyllenhaal had.”
Spotted dick?
LOL :)
SK, M, M&M and PG are fangirls and the worst kind: blaming the bearding on the women, their hatred of other women are disgusting and they are always making excuses for "jaustin".
Also they have a hard time seperating slash fanfic from RL, I sign of a slash fangirl, and considering their ages, that's pretty pathetic.
What's the diff between Kate from WDW actually stalking Jake and and her fangirls stalking and obsessing over him online.
Trolly, why do you insist on insulting everyone's intelligence with shit like "people who follow celebrities on INTERNET are stalkers"???
By that criteria you are a stalker who deserve to be locked away, we all remember your posts.
Fans like Kate who follow celebrities around are seriously creepy.
^^Lisa, too. Yikes.
Lisa who?
5:25: Fangirl stalker trolly, that description hits home, eh?
We all remeber your creepy stalker posts, obsessing where Jake is and fucking 24/7 and smearing any woman that even stands next to him.
This is what's left of Jake's fandom, no wonder his career is swirling down the drain.
What's the diff between Kate from WDW actually stalking Jake and and her fangirls stalking and obsessing over him online.
Atending public events is not stalking. Reading and posting on the Internet is not stalking.
Lisa who?
Lisa, the one half of Ted& Lisa.
I see, thanks.
And creating a site for a rumored Hollywood actor to finally come out and believing he has a hubby and two or three hidden kids is not creepy? If you tell some sane people with lives about this site, they'd just shake their heads. Just as creepy as Kate and Lisa following celebs around. All the same creepiness.
^^...for a rumored gay...
There is nothing 'rumored' about Jake's gayness, his bearding was very, very public and obvious.
She and Ted are Brokies and we all know how upset they all were when Jake never spoke about Heaths; death and I thnk we figured out that they lied when they said that they asked Jake if he attended his memorial, they never had the guts to ask, that's why it took 2 months for them to writer fiction.
Wrong.
Just because you are a liar who has no problem with making up bullshit doesn't mean that all people are like you.
I really doubt Ted and Lisa had anything to do with the DSF incident. DSF wanted to provoke Jake so he used Jake's famous dead costar from his gay movie as means to do it.
Not only did Ted and Lisa lie (that's why it took so long for them to write their report, true slashers) but Lisa thinks that Jake is into her, not my words but hers.
Your lies are pathetic, Lisa said Jake is gay.
There is nothing 'rumored' about Jake's gayness, his bearding was very, very public and obvious.
Obvious to WFT 2 posters. ;)
Why are so many people here accusing Jake of misbehaving in the wake of Heath's death? How should he have acted and what should he have said? I read some comments on Datalounge where Jake was attacked for bringing Heath up, but when he does't he's still blamed? It was his prerogative to talk about him when he was ready. And I bet he offered his help to Family Ledger and especially to Michelle. But this time was a private time for Heath's closest, family and friends, and they deserved their privacy and private time. If Jake acted like such a jerk, Michelle hardly would want to be near him. And IMO she likes him and probably not because of his pretty baby blues, but because he maybe isn't such a jerk like many seem to be thinking on here. Maybe he's even one of the nicer fellows around? Who knows?
SC is doing okay. It made about $20,000 less yesterday (Tuesday) than it did the week before (Tuesday). It may not be a big, quick hit, but it is holding its own (make your own joke).
Only two major new movies are coming out this weekend so that should keep the movie in the top ten.
There is nothing 'rumored' about Jake's gayness, his bearding was very, very public and obvious.
Obvious to WFT 2 posters. ;)
Not just WFT2 posters, check out articles posted on WFT2 when Reeke ended.
Jake didn't attended the memorial service for Heath so either Jake lied or Ted and Lisa lied. I don't really care either way, it's just strange that some people can't accept it.
6:20 PM, maybe Jake's photo ops with Reese while his PR was planting stories in People that he was too distraught to issue a statement bothered people?
6:31 PM - cut the crap, you have no idea what Jake did or didn't do.
6:38 PM, keep on playing stupid.
No one is playing stupid 6:48 PM - your OPINION is just your opinion, not the truth.
Of course Jake would attend the service and no one would care enough to snap a picture or report about it. Not like they'd make tons of money. Not like everyone was wondering where Heath's bff was. It makes perfect sense. Sure, you're not playing stupid, 6:53 PM.
7:01 PM, what is wrong with you???
There were no pictures, none, what fucking morons would think about taking pictures during memorial service???
7:16 PM, there you go again playing stupid. Not "during", after or before. Do a Google search and you'll find pics or reports of co stars, friends or peers of Heath who attended.
7:24 PM - there are NO pictures from the memorial service. And there are no reports and no pictures from private memorial services.
stop beating that dead horse.
Heath has passed on now. Leave him alone. Leave Jake alone also. Heath was Jake's friend, not yours. Get it. Jake spoke about his feelings when ((HE)) wanted to.
This continued (((Manufactured DRAMA))) that's so Upsetting is Absurd and junvenile at best. Still, some act like 10 year olds, have tantrums about it and won't move on.
Jake spoke when he wanted to, GET OVER IT...
7:29 PM, you are exhausting to talk to. There are pics of people going to/coming from the service, Emile Hirsch, Josh Hartnett, Tom Cruise, Naomi Watts, Gemma Ward, Lilly Cole to name a few. There are also reports. You are in denial it's not even funny.
7:32 PM, this is not about Jake and Heath but this poster's refusal to accept reality and embrace logic. It's ridiculous.
There are pics of people going to/coming from the service, Emile Hirsch, Josh Hartnett, Tom Cruise, Naomi Watts, Gemma Ward, Lilly Cole to name a few.
So? That is not proof that Jake wasn't there. Or that Jake didn't attend one of private memorial services. So please stop pretending you know what Jake did or didn't do.
Funny that those others were papped and not Jake. It's obvious he wasn't there.
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