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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Jake & Reese at Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Jake and Reese attending and leaving the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, LA, on 22nd February, 2009.
Pictures courtesy of
Iheartjakemedia.com

Remote Control Helicopters

MOVIES FEATURING HELICOPTERS:

"Black Hawk Down"

"Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord which lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen which led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu, and the heroic efforts by various Rangers to get to them, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, commanding one Ranger unit named Chalk Four, leading Rangers to the first black hawk crash site, to Warrant Officer Durant who was only survivor of the second black hawk crash site and whom was captured, to Col". "Day After Tomorrow, The" [2004, USA ]

"This movie takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster, including multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age. At the center of the story is a paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Jack Hall (Quaid), who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Gyllenhaal), who was in New York City as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age. In addition to all of the other challenges Dr. Hall faces, he's also going against the flow as humanity races south to warmer climes, and he's nearly the only one going north"
Lonely Are the Brave [1962, USA ]

"In order to free his best friend Bondi, Jack Burns lets himself be imprisoned only to find out that Bondi does not want to escape. Thus Burns breaks out on his own and is afterwards being chased by sheriff Johnson with helicopters and jeeps".

Source: www.movie2b.com

Q: Can you talk about working with Chris Nolan?
Maggie: "I wanted to be able to make sure she was going to be a real thinking woman and she was going to be able to be fierce and feisty and care as much about honor and justice and the community she was in as much as any of these guys did. And Chris seemed to so completely agree with me about that. It felt to me as though the thing that was most important to me was just as important to him. Even so, I even thought, ‘OK, great, good. At least I know he agrees with me".
Source: www.collider.com

The Day After Tomorrow helicopters clip:


Trivia for "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004):

"The US Army loaned several UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for the rescue scene at the end, prompting the Canadian authorities to reassure the people of Montreal that they weren't being invaded by the USA".

"In the scene of the British helicopters crashing, producer Mark Gordon plays the pilot being instantly frozen".

"During filming of the scene at the US Consulate in Mexico (actually filmed on the US/Mexico border in El Paso, Texas) local residents were concerned about the military-appearing helicopters landing and flying low over residential neighborhoods, and the streets closed by the police for the filming, and some actually called the local authorities fearing that something was happening in the area". Source: www.imdb.com

Monday, February 23, 2009

Post-Oscar Questions



Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon attend the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Sunset Tower Hotel on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. More pictures of Jake with Reese in Gyllenbabble.blogspot.com

"I was left with some questions. Here they are:

1. Why hasn't Hugh Jackman been hosting this event for the past ten years (humma-humma-humma) . . . and why can't I do him? (That's not really two questions; one is rhetorical.)
2. Am I the only person who thinks the whole premise of Slumdog Millionaire is a monstrous copout . . . and wonders if any Dell employees served as extras in the movie?
3. Why the hell was Heidi Klum in the audience?
4. Who will remember any of the winners a year from now?
5. How badly do people sweat and/or itch and/or gasp for breath in those clothes?
6. Who paid for this shindig?
7. Am I the only person creeped out by that Benjamin Button movie? And Brad Pitt?
8. Why did documentaries with less than provocative subject matter (a tightrope walker and a girl with a cleft palate) win awards?
9. Who picked the clothes for a.) the presenter chick who looked like a 1960s tube of pallid pink lipstick, b.) the doofus with the skewed tie whose suitcoat was ready to pop a button into the camera, c.) the presenter chick whose dress looked like a bad case of corn smut?
10. Did that kiss they showed from Milk only seem like a squeamishly off-center smooch between two straight guys . . . or was it really?
11. Do attendees lust after people who aren't their dates?
12. Why can't I stomach Ben Stiller, and why won't he go away?13. How did a spud like Reese Witherspoon ever score with Jake Gyllenhaal . . . and why can't I do him?
14. Who could dispute the fact that Sean Penn gave the best acceptance speech ever, which began with "You commie, homo-loving sons of guns" and swung into "I want you to know that I know how hard I make it for you to appreciate me"?
15. Why did Heath Ledger have to die?"
Source: kzsnow.blogspot.com
Jake with Sean Penn at the Vanity Fair’s 15th Oscar party.

Sean Penn wins Oscar for "Milk"



"You commie homo-loving sons of guns. I did not expect this, and I want it to be very clear that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me, often, but I am touched by the appreciation.... For those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect, and anticipate their great shame, and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone". —Sean Penn, accepting the best actor Oscar for his role in "Milk".

Kate Winslet wins Oscar for "The Reader"



"I'd be lying if I said I haven't made a version of this speech before. I think I was probably 8 years old and staring into the bathroom mirror, and this would have been a shampoo bottle. Well, it's not a shampoo bottle now". —Kate Winslet, holding the Oscar she won as best actress in "The Reader".

Heath Ledger wins Oscar for The Dark Knight



Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008).

This is the award that I've been specially waiting for tonight, weirdos, I'm happy for Heath Ledger, for his memory, for his family and for Michelle and their daughter Matilda. Congrats to all of them and us fans that loved Heath Ledger's talent and his unforgettable Joker.


OSCAR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH IN MEMORY OF HEATH LEDGER TRANSCRIPTION:

Kim Ledger:
"First of all, I have to say this is ever so humbling. Just being amongst such wonderful people, such a wonderful industry. Firstly, I'd like to thank the Academy for recognizing our son's amazing work, Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan in particular, for allowing Heath the creative license to develop and explore this crazy Joker character. To Steve Alexander, Heath's mentor, special friend and agent for 10 years. We love you, Steve.

This award tonight would've humbly validated Heath's quiet determination to be truly accepted by you all here, his peers, within an industry he so loved. Thank you".

Sally Bell:

"Heath was such a compassionate and generous soul who added so much excitement and inspiration to our lives. We have been truly overwhelmed by the honor and respect being bestowed upon him with this award. Tonight, we are choosing to celebrate and be happy for what he has achieved".

Kate Ledger:
"Heath, we both knew what you had created in the Joker was extraordinarily special and had even talked about being here on this very day. We really wish you were, but we proudly accept this award on behalf of your beautiful Matilda. Thank you".

Robert Pattinson & Amanda Seyfried

Robert Pattinson and Amanda Seyfried presenting Romantic Moments in film 2008 at Oscars.

Milk wins Oscar to Best original screenplay


Oscars 2009: Dustin Lance Black gives his Acceptance Speech when he receives the Oscar to Best Original Screenplay for "Milk".


""Oh my God. This was, um, this was not an easy film to make. First off, I have to thank Cleve Jones and Anne Kronenberg and all the real-life people who shared their stories with me. And, um, Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, James Franco and our entire cast, my producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, everyone at Groundswell and Focus for taking on the challenge of telling this life-saving story. When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas to California, and I heard the story of Harvey Milk. And it gave me hope. It gave me the hope to live my life. It gave me the hope one day I could live my life openly as who I am and then maybe even I could even fall in love and one day get married.

I wanna thank my mom, who has always loved me for who I am even when there was pressure not to. But most of all, if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he'd want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights federally, across this great nation of ours. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you, God, for giving us Harvey Milk".
"
-Dustin Lance Black's acceptance speech.

Dustin Lance Black Oscar Acceptance - Gay Marriage

Penélope wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actress


Penelope Cruz accepts the Oscar for best supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" during the 81st Academy Awards, Hollywood, on 22nd Feb.
Congrats, Pe!! Another Oscar won by a Spanish actor!
You looked lovely in that
vintage Balmain dress.

"This is not going to be 45 seconds, I can say that right now. Has anybody ever fainted here? Because I might be the first one. Thank you so much to the Academy. I want to share this with my fellow nominees and with the amazing ensemble of actors that I had the privilege to work with in this movie. Thank you, Woody, for trusting me with this beautiful character. Thank for you having written over all these years some of the greatest characters for women. And I cannot talk about great female characters without thanking my friend Pedro Almodóvar for having made me part of so many of his adventures. Thank you, Bigas Luna, Fernando Trueba, for giving me my first movies. Thank you, Harvey Weinstein. I wanted to dedicate this to my parents and to my brother and sister, to my friend Robert Carlo, who is not with us anymore, and to everyone who has helped me from the beginning and you know who you are and I thank you from my heart.

I grew up in a place called Alcobendas, where this was not a very realistic dream. And I, always on the night of the Academy Awards, I stay up to watch the show and I always felt that this was, this ceremony was a moment of unity for the world because art, in any form, is and has been and will always be our universal language and we should do everything we can, everything we can, to protect its survival. So I thank you so much and I have to say something in Spanish, because everyone? [Speaks in Spanish]"
-Penélope Cruz's Acceptance Speech.

List of gay characters nominated to Oscar

"While Sean Penn is a serious contender for the coveted Best Actor award at today's Academy Awards, for his stunning portrayal of gay San Francisco activist and politician Harvey Milk in Milk, he is not the first actor to be nominated for a LGBT role".1968: Estelle Parsons - nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the upbeat lesbian friend of Joanne Woodward's title character, in Rachel, Rachel.

1971: Peter Finch - nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as a gay doctor involved in a bisexual love triangle, in Sunday Bloody Sunday.

1975: Al Pacino - nominated for Best Actor for his role as a gay man who attempts to raise money for his male lover's sex change operation, in Dog Day Afternoon.

1975: Chris Sarandon - nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Al Pacino's highly-strung lover, in Dog Day Afternoon.

1977: Marcello Mastroianni - nominated for Best Actor for his role as a depressed middle-aged gay man who teams up with a depressed woman on the day Hitler visits Rome, in A Special Day.

1981: James Coco - nominated for Best Supporting Actor as Marsha Mason's gay best friend, in Only When I Laugh.

1982: John Lithgow - nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a six-and-a-half-foot ex-pro footballer transsexual, in The World According to Garp.

1982: Robert Preston - nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a flamboyantly gay theatre veteran and mentor, in Victor, Victoria.

1983: Cher - nominated for Best Actress for the role which first proved her acting credentials, as the blue-collar lesbian best friend of Meryl Streep, in Silkwood.

William Hurt: Best Actor for gay role

1985: William Hurt - won Best Actor for his portrayal of a hopelessly romantic, effeminate gay man, in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

1990: Bruce Davison - nominated as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a gay man whose lover is dying of an AIDS-related illness, in Longtime Companion.

1991: Tommy Lee Jones - nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as a decadent gay man who may or may not have been a CIA spy, in JFK.

1992: Jaye Davidson - nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the partner of a British soldier, in The Crying Game.

1993: Tom Hanks - won Best Actor for his performance as a gay lawyer fighting an unjust sacking because of his HIV status, in Philadelphia.

1997: Greg Kinnear - nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Jack Nicholson's down-on-his-luck gay neighbour, in As Good as It Gets.

1998: Ian McKellen - nominated as Best Actor for his portrayal of elderly gay filmmaker James Whale, in Gods and Monsters.

1998: Kathy Bates - nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the future president's lesbian hatchet woman, in Primary Colors.

1999: Hilary Swank - won Best Actress for her role as young woman living as a male whilst preparing for sex change surgery, in Boys Don't Cry.

2000: Javier Bardem - nominated for Best Actor for his performance as gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, in Before Night Falls.

2002: Ed Harris - nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a gay poet in the final stages of HIV-related illness, in The Hours.

2002: Nicole Kidman - won Best Actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolfe, in The Hours.

2002: Julianne Moore - nominated for Best Actress for her portrayal of an 'experimenting' housewife who kisses Toni Collette, in The Hours.

Charlize Theron: Best Actress for bisexual role

2003: Charlize Theron - won Best Actress for her portrayal of bisexual American serial killer Aileen Wournos, in Monster.

2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman - won Best Actor for his portrayal of gay author Truman Capote, in Capote.

2005: Felicity Huffman - nominated for Best Actress for her performance as a transsexual woman reunited with her son, in Transamerica.

2005: Heath Ledger - nominated for Best Actor for his performance as a gay shepherd, in Brokeback Mountain.

2005: Jake Gyllenhaal - nominated for Best Actor for his performance as a gay shepherd, in Brokeback Mountain.

2006: Judi Dench - nominated for Best Actress for her performance as a meddling and deluded lesbian teacher, in Notes on a Scandal.
Source: www.gaynz.com

81st Academy Awards arrivals

Mickey Rourke.Marion Cotillard.Diane Lane and Josh Brolin.Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann.Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes.Penélope Cruz.Jessica Biel.
Natalie Portman.Amy Adams.
Meryl Streep.Evan Rachel Wood.
Robert Pattinson.Marisa Tomei.Anne Hathaway.Emile Hirsch.Amanda Seyfried.Sarah Jessica Parker.Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn.