Watching the Detectives

Perfect for a Throwback Thursday,  it's Jake and Melissa Leo talking about  Homicide and speculated that,  that's where Jake learned all his detective skills .


Almost 20 yrs ago Jake was on an episode of Homicide that his dad directored

When Melissa was a detective on the show

And yes, Jake's dad was played by Robin Williams

Pulling the short straw

 Jake has become the go-to guy to make the rounds to hawk Prisoners to the Hollywood community? Because Hugh is over and out from Prisoners, and Jake's the one who is working Night(crawler) and still selling.

 Even Denis isn't sent out to sell it. 

Does that mean Hugh's nom is a lock?

That Hugh didn't have the campaign clause in his contract?

That this is one of the exec producers, Mark Wahlberg's plans to work Jake until Jake says he says "Uncle" and agrees to  do a cameo in the new Entourage movie?

 

That Warner Bros.  thinks Jake has a good chance a nom but needs "a little more work"?

That Jake and Maria pulled the short straws at the cast lunch?

Or is it a "chat about the movie/ one less 'date' with her" token economy?

Comfy Cozy

 Don't call him Clapton  because he's no slow hand.  Jake has been getting around LA just fine and it looks like filming is really over for Nightcrawler now.

Monday night Jake attened the 2013 Casting Society of America’s Artios Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.  And it was just all for fun?  Nope  He had some work to do presenting.

Could  this be award show training?  Or is he now going back for all those cheese puffs he passed on for the last 2 months?

And today found Jake getting some Jewish Deli comfort food at Nate ‘n Al restaurant.

Talk about comfy Jake's got a soft and cozy cashmere sweater draped over his hurt paw.  Is it a little TLC ?   Or a little cover from those prying eyes that are trying to get a better look at it? Or that he didn't want any one to see what he was bringing home in the take home container.

One thing is didn't want to hide, is his big chain. It's back and you  can't miss that.

A Stitch and Time

Jake was spotted as was he trying not to get spotted at the Dr's last Friday, Nov 15.

 Maybe he didn't want to add to the worry to all the reports of his trip to the hospital.

 Of course with all the stitches they said he had to have done to repair the damage for the on set incident reported to have happened on the previous Wednesday  you would need a follow up.

 But you don't take the stitches out after 2 days,  a week yeah, but two days?

 So did he hurt himself a little earlier than reported?

Or was there another (little) reason he was trying to sneak into the Dr's office?

Out Spotlight

Today's Out Spotlight was a gay rights activist who helped build a black LGBT community in the 1980s. He was the editor of “In the Life,” the first collection of nonfiction works by and about black gay men. Today's Out Spotlight is Joseph Beam.

Born December 30, 1954, the native Philadelphian, Joseph Beam attended Franklin College in Indiana, where he studied journalism. He was an active member of the black student union and the Black Power movement. After college, Beam received his master’s degree in communications. 

In 1979, he returned to Philadelphia. He explored literature on gay figures and institutions while working at Giovanni’s Room, an LGBT bookstore. Discouraged by the lack of community for black gay men and lesbians, Beam began writing articles and short stories for gay publications.

In 1984, Beam received an award for outstanding achievement by a minority journalist from The Lesbian and Gay Press Association. In 1985, he became the first editor of “Black/Out,” a journal produced by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. He served as a consultant for the Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the American Friends Service Committee.

Beam continued to collect materials about being black and gay. In 1986, he produced the first collection written by black gay men, called “In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology.”

In 1988, while compiling “Brother to Brother,” a sequel to his anthology, Beam died from AIDS-related complications. His mother, Dorothy Beam, and the gay poet Essex Hemphill completed the work, which was published in 1991.

“We are black men who are proudly gay."

Left hook

Nothing like a hurt paw is going to keep Jake from his appointed rounds.

First it was the Prisoners Variety screening with Maria Bello onThursday.  And from folks who tweeted and fb'd about it said he gave a inspiring and heartfelt speech about acting.

And next up it was Jake at AMPAS  (5 points for those who know that the acronym stand for) Governors Award

You can see Jake knuckles are fuller on his left hand.  He must have popped that mirror good.  But breaking a mirror Jakey brings 7 yrs bad luck.  Not what you want going into award season buddy.

 

But its not just his fingers fuller.  Check out that puss.  No longer that gaunt look Jake great with his cheeks and those dimples back.  Don't lose them again Jake.

L. E. Phant

While Jake was nursing a busted up hand,  Austin was concerned about the elephants.

Thursday the Texas Tweeter popped up like a media meerkat and tweeted:

30k elephants killed last year. Want to put an end to this? Let's start in the U.S. Pls sign & share: http://bit.ly/1cYOBtz  #ivorycrush

and


Thanks @LeoDiCaprio for all that you do for Earth.

There is a real crisis to the poach of ivory and the killing of elephants for their tusks and there are things we can do help stop this from happening. Please do what you can by signing and sharing with others.

Austin's tweet comes with good intentions but the it's the timing that seems a bit random.  And we know Austin's randomness is not random.

Like tweeting about elephants is more about the elephant in the room, than elephants in danger.

Happy Austin Friday.