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Oscar Winner Christopher Plummer on Straight Actors Playing Gay: "We All Do a Great Job"
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"The sexual differences cancel each other out," Christopher Plummer, 82, explained to me backstage after nabbing the first Oscar of his life for playing a gay man.
I'd just asked Plummer if he felt Hollywood and the Academy liked showing support for gay roles, less so actors who are gay in real life.
Plummer was adamant:
Royal Feud Shocker! Sean Penn Slams Prince William's "Unthinkable" Deployment
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Attention, celebrities of the world. If you've ever wondered what the quickest way to achieve total villainization in the British press is, well, fear not—Sean Penn has done the leg work on that one for you.
And it's almost brilliant in its simplicity: Just launch into an unrelenting personal attack of Prince William.
No, really. So what on Earth could cause the Oscar winner to take to task the heir to the throne?
EXCLUSIVE!
Sean Penn Saves Bartender From Rowdy Boozer
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Sean Penn to the rescue—and not just in Haiti!
The actor probably thought he was going to have a peaceful time out last night when he hit the Zinc Lounge at the Shade hotel in Manhattan Beach, Calif., at about 11 p.m.
However...
Five Things to Know About the Sundance Film Festival—Besides That It Starts Today!
It is never too early in the year to start talking about next year's Oscar race or the newest, hottest face on the planet.
We're smack in the middle of the best-of-2011 awards season, the 2012 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today (and runs till Jan. 29) in Park City, Utah, and there is so much going on both onscreen and off, we felt it necessary to prepare a cheat sheet for the indie-film extravaganza.
Here's what—and who—will be making noise in the next 10 days:
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Kim Kardashian Joins George Clooney, Julia Roberts at Sean Penn Haiti Benefit
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Kim Kardashian is continuing to speak out in support of Haiti.
And last night, she did just that beside mega-celebs like Sean Penn, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio...
Kirsten Dunst & Brad Pitt Crowned Best Actors by National Society of Film Critics
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There ain't no melancholy for Melancholia star Kirsten Dunst and Moneyball, Tree of Life actor Brad Pitt!
The National Society of Film Critics honored the two stars Saturday at its 46th annual awards as Best Actress and Best Actor, as well as naming Dunst's Melancholia, directed by iconoclast Lars von Trier, as Best Picture.
Feud Alert: Who's Calling Sean Penn a "Communist A--hole"?
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Sean Penn ended up with way more than his luggage after landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday.
The star got quite an earful from his onetime costar Maria Conchita Alonso.
While the actress was picking up her mother from a Miami flight, she happened to spot the Oscar winner in baggage claim and decided to confront him regarding his support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Not surprisingly, it wasn't exactly the most cordial of conversations...
Morning Mail! The Blake & Leo Ex Games Are On! So Who's Winning?
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Dear Ted:
I am a Leonardo DiCaprio-Blake Lively fan but even I thought those Leo-Erin Heatherton park pics were staged as were the Blake and Ryan Reynolds park pics. C'mon Leo's been in hiding since forever down in Australia, now we have clear shots of him and a beautiful blonde looking cozy in an empty park? What's the story here? Point scoring?
—A
Dear Ex Games:
I'll admit, the pap pics of both these couples looked a little too par-fait, but that doesn't mean both couples aren't the real deal. Leo's simply back to his old ways and Blake's moved on to someone hotter. But we wouldn't be surprised it Leo wasn't inspired to reveal his new gal with all the puppy love photos of Blake and Ryan. The timing is just too good.
Dear Ted:
Let's be real about Kristen Stewart. I hope she's invested her millions wisely because I think once all the Twilight hullabaloo is over, so will her career as a leading lady. She only became famous because Twilight fans regarded her as the real-life embodiment of their fave heroine, not because of her "talent." She seriously plays every single character the exact same way—awkward pauses, lip-biting and hair twirling, included. Once the Twi-hards move on, it'll be back to indie films no one sees for Kristen.
—Twi-d out
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Watch Now: Sean Penn Hooks Up With Miley Cyrus, Zooey Deschanel and More to Help Haiti Home
Nearly two years after he first went to Haiti to help after a devastating earthquake, Sean Penn is still just as determined as ever to see positive changes take root in the disaster-ravaged nation.
So, with the idea of raising mucho dinero in mind, the two-time Oscar winner and a bunch of his famous pals have shot a new PSA—obtained first by E! News—to encourage folks to get involved with the J/P Haitian Relief Organization, founded by Penn in the wake of the 2010 earthquake that displaced millions of people.
The list of people onboard with the cause of course reads like a red carpet rundown...
Gotham Awards Torn Between Tree of Life and Beginners
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At tonight's 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony in New York City's Cipriani Wall Street, we learned one thing: When it comes to choosing whether it's best to see Sean Penn remember the innocence of his childhood, while trying to reconcile with papa Brad Pitt or seeing Ewan McGregor's character deal with the death of his father and finding out he had a young gay lover, we can't.
Or at least, the Independent Filmmaker Project couldn't.
