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• Gay Times: As Brokeback Mountain celebrates its 20th anniversary, the film’s star, Jake Gyllenhaal, has shared a “profound” moment he had with a fan during the film’s initial release.
• OUT: Chicago could become first airport in the U.S. to have a gay bar as the city’s most popular queer bar, Sidetracks, has filed a proposal to open a venue at O’Hare. Continue reading “Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Memory + More News”
Johnny Depp appeared on the Hollywood Film Awards last night to honor Shep Gordon, the subject of Mike Myers’ new documentary, “Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.”
It looks like Depp had some trouble finding the microphone, which he then seemed confounded by. His speech introducing Gordon then had the audience leaning forward as you didn’t know what he was going to say next.
Myers, backstage, said the intro was very “rock and roll,” while the Twitterverse was thinking more along the lines of “wasted.”
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow only without the makeup and costume. https://t.co/LTWgrCBEMl
— Neil Cybart (@SammyWalrusIV) November 15, 2014
Johnny Depp drunk > Everyone else in the entire world— Mackenzie Kruvant (@mkruvant) November 15, 2014
I’m a fan of Depp and his work, and personally I love when these moments are much more “real” than the perfectly banal and scripted intros you usually see on awards shows.
Clip description from Disney:
“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests.
This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.
Starring the fab Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine.
Opens December 25, 2014.
First look at Meryl Streep singing in the upcoming movie adaptation of Into The Woods to be released Christmas Day 2014.
In this featurette, the cast and director Rob Marshall talk about bringing the musical about several fairy tales colliding in the woods on the same day.
Also stars Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, Daniel Huttlestone as Jack, James Corden and Emily Blunt as the Baker and his wife, plus Johnny Depp as the Big Bad Wolf.
And did I mention the clip features Meryl Streep singing?…
The first trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods” has been released and it looks fantastic.
Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt are among the stars with direction by the fab Rob Marshall.
“Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.”
(via press release)
Starring the imminently watchable Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.
Opens July 3, 2013.
For more info, check out the official website.
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| Armie Hammer as “The Lone Ranger” |
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| Johnny Depp as “Tonto” |
When Carol Channing heard that Johnny Depp wants to play her in a film, the 92-year-0ld responded with humor.
Her rep tells RumorFix, “Carol says she would be honored to have Johnny portray her in a bio-pic. The fact that he is a man, doesn’t phase her at all, she can’t recall having ever seen anyone imitate her who didn’t have five o’clock shadow.”
Johnny made the proclamation during a Q&A session at CinemaCon while promoting Lone Ranger.
(source)
From MSNBC: Actor Jonathan Frid, who played imposing and elegant vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows,” has died at 87. Frid passed away on April 14 from natural causes in his native Ontario.
“Dark Shadows” ran from 1966 to 1971, drawing 20 million viewers at its peak. Frid joined the show in 1967 and his character, an elegant vampire recently freed from his chained coffin and returning to his family’s estate, Collinwood, quickly became the unquestioned star.
Frid makes a cameo in the big-screen comedy based loosely on the series. That film, which stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas, will be released May 11.
Other famous alumni of the show include Donna McKechnie, Kate Jackson, Abe Vigoda, David Selby and Conrad Bain.
I watched the show as a child and always thought the opening theme music by Robert Corbert was very cool.