Because of an early-morning badge snafu, I was unable to catch the press screening of Roman Polanski’s Carnage , the movie I was most looking forward to seeing here in Venice. Add that to the fact that I arrived here too late to see The Ides of March , and it’s a double bummer. But my consolation prize was not bad — at least in a so-bad-it’s-almost-good kind of way: I did get to see Madonna’s W.E. , which is in some ways just the kind of movie you’d expect from an artist who once, with a delightful lack of irony, declared herself a material girl.
Kenneth Lonergan has finally finished Margaret , his long, long, long delayed follow-up to You Can Count on Me , which stars Anna Paquin as a flirtatious teen who may or may not have caused a fatal bus accident. Allison Janney, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo and Matthew Broderick (who reportedly fronted Lonergan $1 million to finish the project) co-star. Let’s take a look at the trailer for the drama and decide whether it was worth the six-year wait.
Diablo Cody has her own movie to anticipate with the release of her third feature Young Adult this December (featuring a thoroughly unamused Charlize Theron ), but the Academy Award winner took time out tell Movieline which three films she most looks forward to seeing. What will make the cut? The Iron Lady ? Carnage ? A Dangerous Method ? Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip Wrecked ? Click through for her adroit (and quite cheeky) observations.
‘It was necessary, because these are the things that happen in real life,’ director Chris Robinson tells MTV News. By Rob Markman Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News The lyrics of Lil Wayne’s ballad “How to Love” are probably best described as romantically tragic, but after Weezy premiered the video online Wednesday, the song took on a more dire meaning. The Chris Robinson-directed clip tells the story of an abused mother, who unintentionally leads her daughter to relive her own vicious cycle. “I have a daughter, Wayne has a daughter, and he really wanted to tell the story,” Robinson told MTV News. “We were talking about statistics of abuse in our community. We were talking about really telling this story for every young woman in the world.” The video follows the life of a mother, who is beaten by her boyfriend while her baby daughter watches. As the little girl grows older, she visits her father in prison, and then as a preteen, she is molested by one of her mother’s lovers. From there, the young lady, played by model/actress Chanta Patton, grows up to become a stripper and eventual prostitute who contracts HIV. The cautionary clip is heavy in its message and not necessarily easy to watch. It wasn’t easy to film, either; Robinson talked about the difficulty of filming the molestation scene, where we see the young girl wearing pigtails trying to fight off her adult attacker. “That was a harsh scene; it was difficult for us to shoot,” the director said. “It was necessary, because these are the things that happen in real life. And you can see the trajectory of where that took her.” The video in some ways is reminiscent of TLC’s 1995 video for “Waterfalls,” in which the song drives a narrative with a deep message. Weezy’s performance shots are almost an afterthought. “Speaking to Wayne, his performance — actually seeing him — was secondary to him,” Robinson explained. “He really wanted to communicate what his thought was, what he really felt when he wrote these lyrics, and that was the priority for us.” In fact, it was the rapper’s lyrics that drove the story home. Key scenes fell in sync with Tunechi’s rhymes. “For me, I think Wayne’s performance, we really showed him when he said these poignant lines, things that really connected,” the director explained. “The concept is more a narrative. It’s a story about two paths in someone’s life and how one small choice that you make can affect your whole life.” Lil Wayne, who hits the stage as a performer at Sunday’s VMAs , will drop Tha Carter IV at midnight after the big show. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year’s highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com . Related Artists Lil Wayne
You may recall the Sarah Palin-endorsed, gay-baiting, anti-masturbation, pro-AIDS, former witch and Delaware senatorial hopeful Christine O’Donnell who used to run an ex-gay group even though she has a lesbian sister. Piers Morgan’s CNN show last night to discuss her new book, Troublemaker. What she didn’t want to discuss however is anything relating to her Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Queerty Discovery Date : 18/08/2011 15:51 Number of articles : 3
The image of a frisky senior citizen chasing buxom candy stripers around the nursing home is so nonthreatening it’s almost charming. But if that same senior was making passes at the male orderlies, America wouldn’t look on it so kindly. As the first generation of gays to live out and proud ages into the adult-care Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Queerty Discovery Date : 18/08/2011 16:57 Number of articles : 2
Here’s a video of a few porn stars showing their dancing skills. I recognize Tori Black but the others, I haven’t seen their work. I’ll be sure to check them out. *Submit sexy, funny, interesting videos here Adult Stars Dancing Video More AmaTuna
Last night on Adult Swim, the Children’s Hospital gang skindulged in some sexual healing by renting out the hospital for a porno shoot. Starring as herself in this XXXcellent adventure was Joanna Angel , proprietress of the uber popular alt-porn site Burning Angel . Joanna is a porn star as well as a businesswoman, and while she did look super sexy in leopard print underwear in the show, snatchurally she can’t show off the really good stuff on basic cable… …that’s why we’ve got nude pics of Joanna Angel after the jump!
Conservative Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Martha MacCallum tonight that Obama’s performance today showed “he is not the adult in the room.” “I never believed the president negotiated in good faith. If he was really serious about this, Martha, he … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 23/07/2011 04:48 Number of articles : 2
A new day, a new J. Lo and Marc Anthony rumor . This time from the good folks at US Magazine. Apparently Marc objected to his wife’s sexy clothing, saying that a 40-year-old mother shouldn’t be dressing like a 25-year-old pop star: “He would make her feel terrible about herself if she wanted to wear something sexy,” says another source. “He likes her to dress in a demure, ‘wife’ style. He hated the fact that she was a sex symbol.” “Marc has always been a very dominating husband,” another insider says of the couple, who announced the end of their marriage last Friday. “He wants to control everything Jennifer does.” The article even alleges that Jen reached out to Ben Affleck for help and guidance just days before the couple filed for divorce. That sounds like one big mess. But they sum up the couple’s issues like this: “It was a very bad marriage, and Jennifer got the courage to end things,” an insider says, adding, “[Marc] was a terrible husband.” Jennifer Lopez actually suffers from low self esteem that Marc preyed upon. He must have, for her to put up with that mess for that long. Stay tuned until tomorrow when another rumor pops up.
