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chud.com - 3/20/2009

HOW GAY IS TOO GAY? JIM CARREY JUST FOUND OUT

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Britain's Times Online is claiming that I Love You, Phillip Morris , the Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor gay comedy that premiered at Sundance ( where I really enjoyed it ) has been unable to find a distributor and may be forced to go straight to DVD in the United States. That's a pretty big ...

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timesonline.co.uk - 3/20/2009

McGregor gay film too risque for cinema

— timesonline.co.uk — A prison comedy starring Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey as gay lovers may not be shown in... American cinemas because it is considered too risqu . I Love You Phillip Morris, in which the stars play inmates who find love behind bars, has failed to find a ... (more) McGregor gay film too risque for cinema

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filmofilia.com - 3/26/2009

Sean Penn, Jim Carrey and Benecio Del Toro Are The Three Stooges

— filmofilia.com — MGM and the Farrelly brothers are closing in on their cast for “ The Three Stooges .”... According to Variety , Sean Penn has signed on to play Larry in The Three Stooges remake. The studio is also entering negotiations with Jim Carrey to portray Curly and Benecio del Toro to ... (more) Sean Penn, Jim Carrey and Benecio Del Toro Are The Three ...

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slashfilm.com - 3/22/2009

Is the New Jim Carrey Comedy “Too Gay” For American Audiences?

— slashfilm.com — Britain’s Times Online is claiming that I Love You, Phillip Morris (not to be confused with I... Love You, Man , which is in theaters today) might be going direct-to-dvd in the United States. The Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor comedy premiered at ... (more) Is the New Jim Carrey Comedy “Too Gay” For American ...

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Is the New Jim Carrey Comedy “Too Gay” For American Audiences?
/Film — ... 10 minutes, but I think audiences in more liberal cities don’t really care. This film doesn’t need a huge wide release. It was filmed independently for only $13 million, and has already sold theatrical distribution in UK markets. It seems strange to me that an American distributor wouldn’t at least take a chance putting the film out and a few hundred theaters. I would think that Jim Carrey’s star value alone would be enough to make the money back. As Devin from Chud said, “you can make 30 to 40 million on this movie if you’re smart”. ...

Open Forum Friday: Is There a Double Standard for Sex Scenes with Gay Characters on Screen?
Film Junk — ... Devin over at CHUD brings us an interesting update regarding Jim Carrey’s latest film I Love You, Phillip Morris, based on the true life story of a prison escapee who falls in love with his cell mate. It seems that despite the fact that it features two high profile actors (Ewan McGregor plays the cell mate) and garnered decent reviews at Sundance, the movie remains stuck in limbo without a distributor. The suspected reason? It features some pretty explicit gay sex scenes. To put it in Tropic Thunder terms: apparently Jim Carrey ...