Sean Penn pushed for more gay sex in ‘Milk’
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Actor James Franco says his co-star Sean Penn urged writers to pen more raunchy gay sex scenes for their new film “Milk”.Franco, who plays an important role in the biopic of Harvey Milk, California’s first openly gay elected official, was surprised to find more same-sex sex scenes in the script. Thesun.co.uk quotes him as saying: “In the original script I read, there was only one real kissing scene. A month after the director Gus Van Sant asked me to do it, the

James Franco Says: Sean Penn Requested More Gay Sex Scenes For ‘Milk’
Sean Penn asked for more gay sex scenes to be written into the script of his latest motion picture, Milk. James Franco, who stars with the actor in the biopic, which depicts the life of California’s first openly gay elected official Harvey Milk, was surprised when he found that the script had been rewritten to include [...]

Sean Penn Wants More Gay Sex Scenes Written Into Movie 'Milk'
James Franco - who stars alongside Sean in the film, which tells the story of Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected official - was surprised when he found the script had been rewritten to include more raunchy scenes.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/tittletattle/article_212190228.shtml"><b>More</b>

Sean Penn Wanted the Gay Sex
I saw Gus Van Sant's film Milk this weekend, and while it was very good I couldn't stop thinking "Damn Sean Penn had to do a lot of man kissing." Not to mention his naked, ass slapping sex scene. Well it turns out there may have not been enough man kissing in the movie for Penn. According to Page Six and co-star James Franco, the sex scenes were all Penn's idea. Frano said "A month after [director] Gus [Van Sant] asked me to do it, they sent me another script, and on Page 5 there was a full-on love scen

MILK Doesn’t Quench Thirst
LYNN: Where was the nudity? ALEX: MILK makes you thirsty for justice and leaves you in awe of Harvey. DAVID: I was a little disappointed, it was a little Liftime-ish but I liked it. We loved it buuuuut…..where’s all the sex that Sean Penn and James Franco went around promising on the late night talk shows? still worth your [...]

Film Awards get into the 'Spirit' of things
'Rachel Getting Married,' the dysfunctional-family drama starring Anne Hathaway, is one of three movies to earn six nominations for the 2009 Spirit Awards BY GREG HERNANDEZ >STAFF WRITER "Rachel Getting Married," the dysfunctional-family drama starring Anne Hathaway, is one of three movies to earn six nominations for the 2009 Spirit Awards - among the most coveted of honors for independent films during the jam-pa

2009 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
It’s impossible to pay attention to all the movie awards announcements each year, because there are just so many of them. But the Independent Spirit Awards is one of the second tier (read: non-Academy/Globe) Awards shows that I actually respect and pa attention to. Today the 2009 Indie Spirit nominations were announced. Frozen River and Ballast lead with six nominations each, followed by Rachel Getting Married with five nominations, The Wrestler, Milk, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and The Visitor with thr

Never too early for awards season
Sure, they won't actually hand out the winners of this year's Independent Spirit Awards until Feb. 21, 2009, but why not announce the nominees now? Best feature "Ballast" "Frozen River" "Rachel Getting Married" "Wendy and Lucy" "The Wrestler" Best director Ramin Bahrani, "Chop Shop" Jonathan Demme, "Rachel Getting Married" Lance Hammer, "Ballast" Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River" Tom McCarthy, "The Visitor" Best first feature "Afterschool" "Medicine for Melancholy" "Sangre De Mi Sangre" "Sleep Dealer" "S

Indie Spirit noms
The nominations for the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards were announced yesterday and one of the big winners was Oscar favorite RACHEL GETTING MARRIED. The Anne Hathaway film scored six nominations tying it with BALLAST and FROZEN RIVER for the most nominations. To all the bat-fanboys out there, The Dark Knight wasn't nominated for anything so you might want to start a petition or something. Strangely enough, while MILK did very well in the acting categories, the film itself and director Gus Van Sant were

2009 INDIE SPIRIT AWARDS Nominations
I didn’t get to watch most of the independent movies that are nominated this year for THE 2009 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD but if I were to have my pick, I’d say FROZEN RIVER for Best Picture, Courtney River (Frozen River) for Best Director, Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) for Best Male Lead, Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) for Best Female Lead, James Franco (Milk) for Best Supporting Male, Debra Winger (Rachel Getting Married) for Best Supporting Female, Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

Bitch-Back! Act Up, Not Gay!
While I have no arguments over who can play what role artistically, I have a big problem as a gay man with Hollywood refusing to cast openly gay men in films such as Milk for leading roles. Harvey Milk was all about visibility in real life. Therefore, once my company begins filming, gay men will be playing gay roles. This was where Prop 8 failed. We counted on other people to "represent" us instead of ourselves. So simple, yet nobody, gay or straight, in Hollywood, wants to get it. By the way, you "represen

K-Fed Opens Up; Kelly Ripa Denies Split [Dirt Bag (After Dark)]
K-Fed is opening up about his marriage to Britney in this week's People. " I never thought that I would get married but it wound up happening. That was a really, really, happy, exciting moment. I pretty much realized that I was giving my life to her, and I was doing it without question," the Fed says. [People] Are Kelly Ripa and longtime hubs Mark Consuelos dunzo? The National Enquirer says that the pair is separating. However, it is impossible to tell if Ripa is shedding silent invisible tears under that r

Brand New Images From ‘Wolverine’
Check out these fresh new shots from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman.

Sienna Miller looking for film to make with Balthazar Getty
Sienna Miller has a reputation for dating her co-stars but now she’s reportedly keen to turn that on its head - by finding a film to star in with current boyfriend Balthazar Getty. The actress, who was previously engaged to Alfie co-star Jude Law, dated Layer Cake co-star Daniel Craig and was linked to Camille lead James Franco, is said to be looking for the ideal script to star in opposite Brothers & Sisters star Balthazar - but her managers have advised her the public won’t get behind th

Sean Penn requests more gay scenes
The actor who stars in the movie “Milk” about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official, wanted the movie to have more gay scenes. Apparently, he might have done this only as a little act of showing-off to his former wife, Madonna, who also had her share of such experiences. His co star in the movie, James Franco said: “After our kiss, Sean texted Madonna and said, ‘I just popped my cherry kissing a guy. I thought of you. I don’t know why.’” If this might be some i

Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams Pass First Oscar-Season Test (E! Online)
E! Online - Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and James Franco, your tickets to Oscar season have been punched.

Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams Pass First Oscar-Season Test
Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and James Franco, your tickets to Oscar season have been punched. Mickey Rourke, you've been punched, too. In a good way, this time. All...

Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Lots of Independent Spirit nominations for the oh-so-self-consciously indie Rachel Getting Married.  It’s December, and that means plenty of top ten lists, best of lists, and yes, nomination lists are going to come out. First up, we have the Film Independent’s Spirit Award nominations. The awards will be given out on February 21st.   With big stars crossing over to showier roles in smaller movies, and financing coming from major studios, the definition of indie has gotten pretty blurred. We

Britney Sticks To What She Is Good At…
So, after one day and thanks to the delirium bought on by lack of sleep/ Cheetos, I am back firmly at the helm of the Britney Spears bandwagon. WTF? I hear you ask. Well, I was briefly swayed by the delights of James Franco, but you all know by know that my heart will always belong to Britney ‘I hate her, but I am so obsessed with her, that the only way to make the madness stop is kill myself dead, really hard in the face’ Spears [Website – Amy Grindhouse]. These images are from “I

Mark Ronson Trades Up to Elton John
Oh that Mark Ronson! Is there anything he can't do? After all, he handed Amy Winehouse one of the most enduring records in the pop world. But having had no shortage of success, the dreamy DJ recently slagged Winehouse after she botched their chances to record the theme for Quantum of Solace. This in turn subjected us to this dreck. Perhaps we should spurn Wino similarly? Ronson also wearies of Lily Allen -- as her personal problems interfere with the creative process. Never mind the fact that she's poised t

James Franco on the Cover of BlackBook
On the cover of our December-January 2009 issue, James Franco relaxes along with the rest of the New Regime army -- 28 up-and-coming monster talents detailed and described for your pleasure. The issue hits newsstands on December 9, but be sure to come back here for the full story online. And won't you please spend a moment tripping down memory lane in our online cover gallery.

Rachel Getting Married Leads 2009 Independent Spirit Noms
After all the acclaim heaped on Rachel Getting Married, the family drama starring Anne Hathaway, it makes sense that the movie would lead (along with two other films that also received six nominations each: Sundance favorites Ballast and Frozen River) the year's batch of nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards. Other titles in the Best Feature category include the heartbreaking Wendy and Lucy, starring Michelle Williams, and the Mickey Rourke drama The Wrestler. Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Sean Penn Propositions James Franco for Sex
reports Sean Penn really wanted to get it on in Gus Van Sant's biopic "Milk." The film's namesake, Harvey Bernard Milk, was the first openly gay (emphasis on "openly") American politician to be elected to public office. We assume Penn was making this choice for artistic reasons, but as always the Post could not avoid its own spin. The New York Post seems to have painted James Franco as slightly homophobic and Sean Penn as looking for a little more action:  James Franco sa

With love from me to you
I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed Variety’s recent series of articles in which prominent actors champion some of their personal favourite performances of 2008, including many of the most discussed contenders of the season. It’s a simple idea, but executed with real thought and sincerity. The pieces are interesting not just because of the more empathetic perspective a fellow actor can offer on a colleague’s craft, but also because the selections and combinations are so varied and frequently

‘Ballast,’‘River,’‘Rachel’ lead the Indie Spirit nods
I’m late to the table on today’s Independent Spirit Award nominations because I’ve been toiling away on the latest Oscar column (which should be up shortly).  Obviously, Sony Pictures Classics dominated the scene but I’m glad to see that this year’s crop is more “independent” than in years past. One nomination that stuck out to me was James Franco in the supporting actor category for “Milk” (a film good enough for four nominations but not for Best Pict