i love you phillip morris
Loving ‘Phillip Morris’
3:51AM Seth | Let’s get this out of the way: Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor make just about the cutest, most gaga-in-love couple we’ll likely see in any movie at Sundance. More »
The 5 Films Likeliest To Cause A Sundance ‘09 Bidding War
1:54AM STV | Those tall, icy piles of matter smothering Park City every January aren’t always snow — they could just as easily be discarded Sundance dreams. But as usual, a few lucky ones will avoid the freeze. More »
I Now Pronounce You Mc and Carrey
2:44AM Kyle Buchanan | For all those hopeful that the success of Brokeback Mountain would lead to more films with A-list male stars in the throes of gay romance, here is what you have wrought: the Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor romcom I Love You, Phillip Morris. A trailer for the film just emerged from France (of course it would be France!), detailing the wild true story of Steve Russell (Carrey), who was a devoted family man until a car accident turned him gay. Watch out, Morgan Freeman! The newly liberated Russell quickly turns into a con artist, eventually ending up in jail, where he falls head over heels for the incarcerated titular character (McGregor). Suddenly, a gay audience that’s clamored for more on-screen kisses will be forced to confront the terror that is Carrey initiating them. The clip, after the jump: More »
Seen At Cannes: Phillip Morris Is Jim Carrey’s Boo
8:30AM Seth | Snapped at Cannes by Cinematical, it’s the only known billboard for Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor con-on-con gay prison romance I Love You Phillip Morris. At first glance, the tasteful campaign seems to be going for something like an Anderson Cooper Christmas card. A mere ten seconds later, however, the slats on the mechanized sign rotate, revealing a far edgier tableau of a Versace-clad and spray-tanned Carrey offering horsey rides to a bethonged and delighted Rodrigo Santoro. More »
