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Ron Howard

October 20, 2010 by · Comments Off on Ron Howard 

Ron Howard, Following the recent suicides as a result of bullying gay, Vince Vaughn, was attacked when he defended a joke of his character in the upcoming Ron Howard comedy “The Insider.”

Vaughn’s character in the film says that “electric cars are gay.”

GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) was quick to condemn the dialogue and urged supporters to promote the study to eliminate the phrase from the movie.

But last week, NBC’s hit “The Office” appears like a joke.

In the October 14 episode entitled “Sex Ed” Michael (Steve Carell), herpes contracts and orders for Oscar (Oscar Nunez) to his office because “once absorbed the face as part of a presentation of the office to destroy stigma on the gay kiss and now feels Oscar may have given “a sexually transmitted disease.” Carell character and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and then embark on a diatribe against a surprised and confused Oscar.

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Dwight: I need a list of all men have ever had sex, I’m talking about train stations, the men’s room

Michael: flower shops, party fireworks

Dwight: fence with a hole in it

Michael: moonlight gondola, carriage ride through Central Park

Dwight: The woods behind the liquor store, the reservoir behind the old house

Michael: electric car dealers

Dwight: The Democratic primary

This is another example of the kind of language GLAAD and others were upset with?

Apparently not.

NBC representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

CNN Anderson Cooper, host, which drew public attention to the joke of “The Insider” movie trailer when he appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, also declined comment.

GLAAD declined to comment, either.

In defending his “dilemma” joke last week, Vaughn gave support to the outraged by “intimidation and persecution of people for their differences,” but also questioned whether the joke was noted.

“Drawing lines of division over what can and can not joke about doing exactly that, but it divides us. Most importantly, where does it stop,” he said.

So where does it stop? Who draws the lines? And why is not the scene in “The Office” condemned in the same way “The Insider” was?

“‘The scene of’ The Office ‘definitely pushes some boundaries in terms of stereotypes,” said pop culture expert Scott Huver Hollywood. “It is somewhat surprising, however, that Oscar is not the last word to emphasize Michael and Dwight red herring.”

TheFrisky.com ‘s editor in chief Amelia McDonell-Parry, who previously said that Pop Tarts “Dilemma” gay joke was “lame” and then inappropriate given the current social climate, does not believe “The Office” should be compared with the film. She said the program has a standing item clumsily portray characters Carell is inadequate when it comes to homosexuality from its employee, Oscar.

“Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is an endearing character, but also a complete buffoon – the whole show is based on that idea. Although often makes jokes and inappropriate comments or ignorant of the Oscars being gay – as in This latest episode – is not Michael, Oscar, that the audience really laughs. He and his stupidity and ignorance, is the real target of jokes, notOscar “said McDonell-Parry. “If this with the fact that all so-called ‘gay jokes’ in’ The Office ‘is much better written than a cheap shot, it’s only message is that” gay = lame,’ in ‘The Dilemma’ and has a clear case of not the same at all. ”

So what is and is not acceptable by the standards of Hollywood when it comes to “gay” jokes?

“Our society has entered a delicate territory when it comes to mining the comedy of gay characters and situations. While there is so gay issues more openly and directly, often attempts to do fun things will the buttons of certain people, and probably rightly in many cases, “said Huver. “Without a specific objection by the public, it is unlikely that the scene of ‘The Office’ is deleted, and chances are gay audience members are genuine humor in it. But the comedy is always so subjective, no matter the subject. Just as a public dialogue on gay issues th characters continues to evolve, there may be several unexpected landmines for writers of film and television comedy along the way. “

Kim Novak

October 20, 2010 by · Comments Off on Kim Novak 

Kim Novak, Kim Novak, the famous Hollywood actress, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. 77 years old, was diagnosed after a routine mammogram, says the Hollywood Reporter.

Novak manager, Sue Cameron, said: “All the doctors say it is in exceptional physical condition and should recover well.” Novak is perhaps best known for his starring role in 1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” in which she played a ‘Madeleine Elster, “and starred with James Stewart. Also had a recurring role on the series’ Falcon Crest’ between 1986-1987, and was recently featured in the drama of 1990, British-German ‘El Ni?o’, which was directed by Tony Palmer and also starring Ben Kingsley.

Novak retired from acting in 1991 and began raising livestock veterinarian with her husband at his ranch in Oregon, however, she made a rare appearance in Hollywood in July 2010, the promotion of a DVD collection box set of their work. Despite the diagnosis, Novak remains optimistic and his manager reiterated that the disease was “caught in time.”

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