Would you rather?

We haven't wasted time with Instagram and celebrity fantasies in ages. So... we've sifted through various photos we screencapped from the past month or two to offer you up a now-rare WOULD YOU RATHER...

• pet a kitty w/ Matthias Schoenaerts?
• stroll in Parisian rain w/ Billy Porter?
• football and burgers w/ Laura Dern?
• join a tickle party w/ Romy & Michelle?
• grab a margarita w/ Michelle Monaghan?
• spot Luke Evans while he lifts concrete?
• get a tattoo with Ryan Phillipe?
• lunch with Douglas + Zeta-Jones?
• slip up with Lady Bunny? 
• have a night out w/ John Barrowman in WeHo?

The pictures are after the jump to help you decide...

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Sydney Film Festival: '54' Rises Like a Phoenix

Glenn here offering thoughts on some of the films at this year's Sydney Film Festival. Here he is on the '54: Director's Cut'.

The history behind Mark Christopher’s wannabe decadent, sexually-charged disco epic 54 is almost as interesting as the real life nightclub it uses as its setting. Originally conceived as a disco-themed coming-of-age drama like Saturday Night Fever blended with the hedonistic dungeon-like underworld of Cruising, all signs pointed to the film being a crazed and sexy paean to a world that no longer exists. And then Miramax got involved. There's a long history of director's cuts of famous films or those from famous directors (Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now) or cult titles (Dark City). 54 was neither, so how did it get into this position?

After a few fated audience test screenings, Miramax decided to change tact with 54. Cutting out 40 minutes of footage that showed an openly queer antihero and replacing it with 25 minutes of newly filmed material aimed to exploit the exploding popularity of stars Ryan Phillippe and Neve Campbell. Released to scathing reviews, the film ultimately limped at the box office, Mike Myers had a supporting actor nomination rescinded by the New York Film Critics Circle (at least according to the director) and was likely never thought much of since. Mark Christopher’s career was essentially ruined in the process.

Knock on wood with more after the jump...

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