Oh, Courtney.

[dissention]

Love to play porn star
http://www.news24.com/News24/Backpage/HotGossip/0,,2-1343-1344_1682166,00.html

Los Angeles - Courtney Love has agreed to play Linda Lovelace in an upcoming biopic of the infamous 70s porn star.

According to Variety the movie, called Lovelace, will be made by Jason Blum's Blumhouse Production company with Merritt Johnson as scriptwriter.

Lovelace, real name Linda Boreman, became a cult figure after starring in the 1972 porn movie Deep Throat which despite being banned in 23 US states went on to gross an estimated $600m.

The New York-born housewife, who claimed she was never paid for Deep Throat, later became a leading spokesperson for America's feminist movement and an anti-porn campaigner.

She died aged 53 in April 2002 after being injured in a car crash.

Love, 40, won acclaim for her role as porn publisher Larry Flynt's wife, Althea, in 1996's The People vs Larry Flynt.

I smell an Oscar nod. Hollywood loves that comeback ****.

[skcin]

I adore this woman. :laugh: I don't care what anyone says.




Shut up, Amber.

[dissention]

I adore this woman. :laugh: I don't care what anyone says.




Shut up, Amber.

Me, too. I'm in love with Courtney Love and I don't care who knows it. :cool: She's looking much better these days, too:

http://pagesixsixsix.com/uploads/img4249ab69975ed.jpg

This movie should be interesting, Ron Howard has been trying to make it for years and once had Meg Ryan attached to play Lovelace.

[amber]

wow, that could be a good role.

[SuzeQuze]

Oh she definitely looks healthier. I'm also a Love fan! :nod:

[Serrart]

Love to play porn star
http://www.news24.com/News24/Backpage/HotGossip/0,,2-1343-1344_1682166,00.html

Los Angeles - Courtney Love has agreed to play Linda Lovelace in an upcoming biopic of the infamous 70s porn star.

According to Variety the movie, called Lovelace, will be made by Jason Blum's Blumhouse Production company with Merritt Johnson as scriptwriter.

Lovelace, real name Linda Boreman, became a cult figure after starring in the 1972 porn movie Deep Throat which despite being banned in 23 US states went on to gross an estimated $600m.

The New York-born housewife, who claimed she was never paid for Deep Throat, later became a leading spokesperson for America's feminist movement and an anti-porn campaigner.

She died aged 53 in April 2002 after being injured in a car crash.

Love, 40, won acclaim for her role as porn publisher Larry Flynt's wife, Althea, in 1996's The People vs Larry Flynt.

I smell an Oscar nod. Hollywood loves that comeback ****.

For a pornstar role? In the year post Terri Schiavo and Pope's agony? They wouldn't have the courage. Even if I think that Courtney Love can be a great actress and deserved an Oscar for The people vs Larry Flint and did a wonderful job in Man On The Moon. :thumbsup:

Romy

[dissention]

For a pornstar role? In the year post Terri Schiavo and Pope's agony? They wouldn't have the courage.

Of course they would. The Schiavo bull**** didn't stop them from heaping the awards on Million Dollar Baby. If Courtney pulls it off, which she probably will because she's a talented actress, they'll nominate her just for the story alone; they *love* that kind of ****.

[dissention]

I remember ages ago I said how much I liked Courtney and I got attacked right here on this board for it!! I'm not kidding. Anyway, I'm glad to see some Courtney Love love (hehe)
I'm glad she's got her **** together because she is so smart and cool when she wants to be.

That solo album of hers was heinous, dear. :lol:

[Serrart]

Of course they would. The Schiavo bull**** didn't stop them from heaping the awards on Million Dollar Baby. If Courtney pulls it off, which she probably will because she's a talented actress, they'll nominate her just for the story alone; they *love* that kind of ****.

I still doubt it. We'll see... :)

Romy

[CreepingDeath]

I am so going to see that movie. :lol:

[strandinthewind]

As will the felonious La Ryder playing a loon in "Girl Interrupted" - one must wonder how much acting is involved with Love playing a drugged out slut or just a slut :eek:

I do like her though and hopr she is well and that this seemingly interesting comeback vehicle works for her.

[dissention]

Actually I agree with you. I thought it was okay at first but I have it on my iPod and everytime I have it on shuffle and one of the America's Sweetheart tracks comes on I almost break the damn thing trying to skip to the next track. But the artwork is fab, you must admit.

The artwork is great. :nod: But the singing and lyrics are atrocious.

I can't remember who attacked me for saying I liked Courtney, but they were all saying she's evil, a sociopath, she killed Kurt, blah, blah, blah - stuff like that.
I think she is completely nuts and at times a complete train wreck but she certainly makes the world a more interesting place.

All those conspiracy theories about her killing Cobain crack me up, they're so ludicrous. But to each his own, I suppose. :laugh:

She's a total train wreck, but she's fascinating, she's got balls, and she has more personality than most celebs I can think of.

[golddustwoman77]

I really like Courtney as well! :thumbsup: She is her own person; that is for sure! I can totally see her playing Linda Lovelace. This should be an interesting film with an interesting cast.

[strandinthewind]

. . .She's a total train wreck, but she's fascinating, she's got balls, and she has more personality than most celebs I can think of.

My all time fav. of many fav.'s is when she threw her shoes at Madonna in the MTV interview tower and then hauled herself up there uninvited :eek: Madonna's response was something like "on a lot of really good drugs?" :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

I remember ages ago I said how much I liked Courtney and I got attacked right here on this board for it!! I'm not kidding. Anyway, I'm glad to see some Courtney Love love (hehe)
I'm glad she's got her **** together because she is so smart and cool when she wants to be.

Yup, I remember that, which is why I cowered and kept my mouth shut.:shcoked: Hey, sorry I didn't get your back! :wavey: She really is bright. She wrote something in Kevyn Aucoin's "Making Faces" that was well-written, a prologue or something. His early death was tragic. :distress:.

[SuzeQuze]

My all time fav. of many fav.'s is when she threw her shoes at Madonna in the MTV interview tower and then hauled herself up there uninvited :eek: Madonna's response was something like "on a lot of really good drugs?" :laugh:

Oh that was hilarious. I was sort of embarrassed for Courtney for that one. And then she falls off the chair! Not her proudest moment.

[strandinthewind]

Yup, I remember that, which is why I cowered and kept my mouth shut.:shcoked: Hey, sorry I didn't get your back! :wavey: She really is bright. She wrote something in Kevyn Aucoin's "Making Faces" that was well-written, a prologue or something. His early death was tragic. :distress:.

Yea I remember the lack of Love love :laugh:

Interestingly, as a youngster, Kevyn Aucoin worked in my mother's hairdresser's salon in my homeotwn of Lafayette Louisiana. He was EXTREMEMLY talented even then. What a shame.

[dissention]

Yea I remember the lack of Love love :laugh:

I don't! Somebody find that thread for me! :laugh:

Gawd, I remember that Madonna thing on MTV. I almost lost it when Courtney went up there and started rolling aorund on the floor. Kurt Loder was just staring at her and Madonna was slyly smiling because she knew Courtney was making a fool out of herself.

[strandinthewind]

If I remember it correctly, it was when she was going into rehab the first time. But, that was awhile back and she has been back to it since.

[amber]

Oh that was hilarious. I was sort of embarrassed for Courtney for that one. And then she falls off the chair! Not her proudest moment.
Ho, I'm embarrassed right now just thinking about it. That was incredibly trashy and embarrassing...*cringe*.

[SuzeQuze]

Yea I remember the lack of Love love :laugh:

Interestingly, as a youngster, Kevyn Aucoin worked in my mother's hairdresser's salon in my homeotwn of Lafayette Louisiana. He was EXTREMEMLY talented even then. What a shame.

Wow, that's neat. He was with my friend Mike's cousin, I was trying to finagle a way in there ;) Okay, not really.

I love his Making Faces book, the transformations he made were amazing. The one of Love is her as a classic starlet and she was very moved by the way he "saw" her. He really was quite a talent and quite a human being. :(

[SuzeQuze]

If I remember it correctly, it was when she was going into rehab the first time. But, that was awhile back and she has been back to it since.

I think this is when she hit bottom, at least that particular bottom. No pun intended. The appearance was tragic but it was also very funny. Courtney managed to get the attention she was looking for and Madonna got to be the "better" star. MTV got a story. Everybody plays, everybody wins.

[amber]

I was embarrassed too but then so was Madonna, and there's something quite pleasing about the thought of embarrassing Madonna.
Yeah, but Madonna was embarrassed in a superior way....In fact, I don't really know if Madonna was even embarrassed. :laugh: Oh, man, I can't think about it anymore. Oh, and last year on Letterman, that was really bad, too. Yipes...I should just watch her in movies...

[SuzeQuze]

Wow, that's neat. He was with my friend Mike's cousin, I was trying to finagle a way in there ;) Okay, not really.

I love his Making Faces book, the transformations he made were amazing. The one of Love is her as a classic starlet and she was very moved by the way he "saw" her. He really was quite a talent and quite a human being. :(

I can't find a pic of Love's transformation online but here is Lisa Marie Presley as Marilyn:

http://www.twbookmark.com/images/24/43584.jpg

He was a genius.

[xdreamsunwindx]

I love Courtney. She may be a bit nuts, but I like her all the same. <33

[WelshWitchPMD]

I just got this book about concert photography and there are a few photos of a 16 yr old Courtney during a photo shoot. She is wearing a stripped dress and is totally hamming it up for the camera.

[GypsySorcerer]

My all time fav. of many fav.'s is when she threw her shoes at Madonna in the MTV interview tower and then hauled herself up there uninvited :eek: Madonna's response was something like "on a lot of really good drugs?" :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That was priceless. I love Madge......she looked gorgeous that night.

I don't mind Courtney, though. She's entertaining. :laugh:

[dissention]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That was priceless. I love Madge......she looked gorgeous that night.

I don't mind Courtney, though. She's entertaining. :laugh:

Did you hear what William Donahue said about Madge and Guy Itchy today?! :eek:

"It just goes to show you what a moral slug this man is that he would get dressed up as the Pope at a time like this. We're quite disappointed. We Catholics thought we had finally gotten rid of the witch when she discovered Kabbalah."

Ouch.

[amber]

Did you hear what William Donahue said about Madge and Guy Itchy today?! :eek:

"It just goes to show you what a moral slug this man is that he would get dressed up as the Pope at a time like this. We're quite disappointed. We Catholics thought we had finally gotten rid of the witch when she discovered Kabbalah."

Ouch.
why do you call him guy itchy?

[dissention]

why do you call him guy itchy?

I've been calling him that for years. :laugh: The tabloids said he had massive STDs when he and Madge started dating, so I just picked up on it and annointed him Guy Itchy.

[amber]

I've been calling him that for years. :laugh: The tabloids said he had massive STDs when he and Madge started dating, so I just picked up on it and annointed him Guy Itchy.
oh. "massive STD's" = Way Suck.

[sparky]

oh. "massive STD's" = Way Suck.

or..DON'T SUCK :lol:

[amber]

or..DON'T SUCK :lol:
exactly. :laugh:

[dissention]

or..DON'T SUCK :lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

[sparky]

She is a world class nutbag, but it has been compelling to watch the spectacle she has created of herself. Pretty damned entertaining. And I do like a lot of her music. Pity she is such a foul human being, but she is certainly one of a kind. I get a big kick out of the train wreck of it all.

[amber]

She is a world class nutbag, but it has been compelling to watch the spectacle she has created of herself. Pretty damned entertaining. And I do like a lot of her music. Pity she is such a foul human being, but she is certainly one of a kind. I get a big kick out of the train wreck of it all.
Courtney or Madonna? :p

[dissention]

She is a world class nutbag, but it has been compelling to watch the spectacle she has created of herself. Pretty damned entertaining. And I do like a lot of her music. Pity she is such a foul human being, but she is certainly one of a kind. I get a big kick out of the train wreck of it all.

I remember reading an article about her trying to stay sober and she was walking around backstage at an awards show very quietly and keeping to herself instead of running around and acting like her usual self. It said that just drank soda and kept rebuffing everyone who offered her booze, and that she was getting annoyed with Anna Nicole for bugging her about partying with her that night. It toally didn't sound like the Courtney Love we know and adore. :laugh:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I've loved Courtney forever..she's one of those either you love or despise people..

I have all of Hole's CDs, and I actually started to like "Americas Sweetheart" after a few listens..has some great songs..

She is doing so much better lately..she's gained massive amounts of weight, she says she's hired a trainer but hasnt put him to work yet...since according to her shes gained like 30+ lbs...but she looks much better, has her daughter back..
She'd def. play a great porn star..lol. I actually thought the Madonna thing WAS one of her proudest moments..

Chris

[dissention]

I've loved Courtney forever..she's one of those either you love or despise people..

I have all of Hole's CDs, and I actually started to like "Americas Sweetheart" after a few listens..has some great songs..

She is doing so much better lately..she's gained massive amounts of weight, she says she's hired a trainer but hasnt put him to work yet...since according to her shes gained like 30+ lbs...but she looks much better, has her daughter back..
She'd def. play a great porn star..lol. I actually thought the Madonna thing WAS one of her proudest moments..

Chris

I think she looks fine with the extra weight, it suits her. She certianly isn't fat by any means. She was too gaunt before. :laugh:

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I think she looks fine with the extra weight, it suits her. She certianly isn't fat by any means. She was too gaunt before. :laugh:

I completely agree..

here's some recent pics of her i love :

courtney kisses navaro (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10691036&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455587)

courtney on the town (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10690330&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455599)

Ok so shes gained some weight! (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10663719&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455614)

Looking nice going to court (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10656411&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455631)

compared to last yr at music midtown in ATL (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10485986&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455651)

odd pairing , courtney , celine and josh groban last yr (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10334106&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455674)

wild, crazy and terrible 04 (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10227266&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455674)

[GypsySorcerer]

Did you hear what William Donahue said about Madge and Guy Itchy today?! :eek:

"It just goes to show you what a moral slug this man is that he would get dressed up as the Pope at a time like this. We're quite disappointed. We Catholics thought we had finally gotten rid of the witch when she discovered Kabbalah."

Ouch.

:eek:

Where did you hear that?

[xdreamsunwindx]

Pity she is such a foul human being, but she is certainly one of a kind.

I wouldn't consider her "foul." When I think foul, I think Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, etc. Court's just a little... ****ed up. I still love her. <3

[SuzeQuze]

Here is Courtney as "The Starlet" made up by Kevyn. Also, below I'm transcribing her words at the end of his book, "Making Faces" in 1997.

I was so excited to be involved with Kevyn in this book. I used to read about him with fascination and the first time I felt his hands on my face I remember feeling total trust. Kevyn is the first makeup "artist" I have ever known; by artist I mean purely involved with transformation that is genderless and boundless. He knows the art of transformation, whether it's anarchy or high glamour or mixing blackberries into Vaseline.

When Kevyn made me up for the Golden Globes, I remember looking into the mirror and starting to cry. I had never before seen myself the way he saw me and his hands made me. It was overwhelming and far deeper than I can articulate.

Makeup is deception. Makeup is intellectual. Makeup is probably one of my favorite things in its ability to communicate all of the archetypes of a woman. Makeup is a grand luxury; not an imperative. Kevyn breaks every makeup "rule" because he is an artist and like any master he knows the crazed masonic secrets whispered throughout movie studios and by Avon ladies in small towns for decades. To this secret woman's knowledge he brings his own genius.

The origin of the word "glamour" is the verb "to cast a spell", and for Kevyn I can only think of my favorite quote from Emily Dickinson:

Then Sunrise kissed my Chrysalis -
And I stood up - and lived -

<img src="http://tinypic.com/2ip5iv" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com">

[amber]

Is that really her? The nose looks very, very short. If so, that is amazing...

[SuzeQuze]

Is that really her? The nose looks very, very short. If so, that is amazing...

Yup, its really her. I don't know how he did that. I wonder if the photo was retouched to make her nose look that small? But it is her. :nod: There's another one at the end of the book I'll post maybe tomorrow since my roommate is sleeping and I don't want to get the scanner going again.

[sparky]

I wouldn't consider her "foul." When I think foul, I think Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, etc. Court's just a little... ****ed up. I still love her. <3

Oh man. Sure she's foul. I could tell stories that would straighten your pubic hair. She has done epically cruel and hideous things to people I know. She is completely crazy. Fun to watch, but the wreckage she has spread is truly historic. She is quite a public figure, but no one I have ever met or worked with would ever accuse her of being nice or pleasant.

[amber]

Oh man. Sure she's foul. I could tell stories that would straighten your pubic hair. She has done epically cruel and hideous things to people I know. She is completely crazy. Fun to watch, but the wreckage she has spread is truly historic. She is quite a public figure, but no one I have ever met or worked with would ever accuse her of being nice or pleasant.
:) :) :)
knew it! :laugh:

[dissention]

Oh man. Sure she's foul. I could tell stories that would straighten your pubic hair.

Your way with words is my favorite aspect about you, dear.

[cliffdweller]

That solo album of hers was heinous, dear. :lol:

Yes, yes, Courtney needs to stick to acting. I don't think she's all that talented in the music world.

This oughta be interesting. And wtf?!?! Ron Howard has been wanting to make a Linda Lovelace biopic? That makes no sense whatsoever! And Meg Ryan?!? No way Jose.

[dissention]

Yes, yes, Courtney needs to stick to acting. I don't think she's all that talented in the music world.

This oughta be interesting. And wtf?!?! Ron Howard has been wanting to make a Linda Lovelace biopic? That makes no sense whatsoever! And Meg Ryan?!? No way Jose.

I kid you not. He bought the rights to her book "Ordeal" years and years ago and has been trying to get it off the ground with Brian Grazer. Meg Ryan signed on a few years ago in an attempt to give her career a charge, but they couldn't get the right script, so it was canned. Then Angelina Jolie wanted to do it, but couldn't fit it into her schedule. Howard and Grazer eventually just made a documentary about Deep Throat that came out last month. :laugh:

I did a paper on Lovelace for a women's lib class I took in college and she's fascinating. Truly weird and mysterious.

[gldstwmn]

Yup, its really her. I don't know how he did that. I wonder if the photo was retouched to make her nose look that small? But it is her. :nod:

She looks like Jean Harlow in that photograph.

[Pisces Queen]

I adore Courtney. Although I haven't always agreed with her antics I love her music and acting. The vocals were raw on America's Sweetheart to say the least but I loved 5 of the tracts. She is fascinating to say the least. Glad to see her with her **** together and hope that she stays clean.

[cliffdweller]

I did a paper on Lovelace for a women's lib class I took in college and she's fascinating. Truly weird and mysterious.

You know, the Lovelace Deepthroat debacle is very interesting to investigate. Apparently there's lots of mystery surrounding the whole thing like the mob ties, whether or not Lovelace was forced at gunpoint to "perform" in it by her loser boyfriend, how she got hoodwinked by him to appear in stag films and prostitution, her real stance on porn: was she really taking up the feminist anti-porn movement or was she just apologetic for ever having done it etc...fascinating indeed. A friend of mine who is a grad student in American Studies is doing her dissertation on Linda Lovelace, Deepthroat and American porn. Apparently she just recently interviewed people associated with the movie and I believe people who were close to Lovelace, perhaps family members. I can't wait to hear what she's found out.

[cliffdweller]

Howard and Grazer eventually just made a documentary about Deep Throat that came out last month. :laugh:

Have you seen this? If so, what did you think? I debated seeing it but it got pretty bad reviews in the Austin Chronicle.

[dissention]

Have you seen this? If so, what did you think? I debated seeing it but it got pretty bad reviews in the Austin Chronicle.

It wasn't what I expected at all. Pretty much just a documentary on how if affected pop culture and American society in general. They essentially glossed over every one of Lovelace's claims, which made it pretty dull. It wasn't nearly as good as it could have been, but it had some interesting moments. Wait for DVD is my recommendation. :laugh:

[dissention]

You know, the Lovelace Deepthroat debacle is very interesting to investigate. Apparently there's lots of mystery surrounding the whole thing like the mob ties, whether or not Lovelace was forced at gunpoint to "perform" in it by her loser boyfriend, how she got hoodwinked by him to appear in stag films and prostitution, her real stance on porn: was she really taking up the feminist anti-porn movement or was she just apologetic for ever having done it etc...fascinating indeed. A friend of mine who is a grad student in American Studies is doing her dissertation on Linda Lovelace, Deepthroat and American porn. Apparently she just recently interviewed people associated with the movie and I believe people who were close to Lovelace, perhaps family members. I can't wait to hear what she's found out.

There's no question in my mind that was abused, but one has to wonder about the extent of it when you read her first book (I didn't know what to make of her beastiality claims when I wrote my paper, to be honest). She supposedly passed tens of hours of lie detector tests before the publishers would print her book, too. I'm likely to believe her because as soon as she left Traynor, she didn't do anything that had to do with porn. I did, however, come to the conclusion that she was used and abused by the womens movement just as she had been by the porn industry. They used her up when they needed her and then threw her out like garbage. She led a truly sad life.

[skcin]

I completely agree..

here's some recent pics of her i love :

courtney kisses navaro (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10691036&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455587)

courtney on the town (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10690330&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455599)

Ok so shes gained some weight! (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10663719&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455614)

Looking nice going to court (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10656411&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455631)

compared to last yr at music midtown in ATL (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10485986&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455651)

odd pairing , courtney , celine and josh groban last yr (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10334106&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455674)

wild, crazy and terrible 04 (http://www.isifa.com/detfoto.php?ifoto=10227266&picnoonc=5&picnoonr=5&statid=455674)

The one with Josh & Celine - WTF? :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

Here's the other pic of Courtney from Making Faces.

<img src="http://tinypic.com/2jzg5t" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com"></img>