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  • Tom Daley In Russian Emergency Landing

    Reports are coming in that Diver Tom Daley and partner Dustin Lance Black have been involved in an emergency landing in Russia.

    Tom Daley and partner Dustin Lance Black have uploaded pictures showing that their Virgin Atlantic flight, which was carrying 301 people, had to make an emergency landing in Russia.
    On Instagram Tom Daley wrote,
    ‘Just had to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia on the way back from Shanghai. Here’s the pic of the fuel dump before landing.’
    The worrying picture shows the Virgin A340 jet from Shanghai dumping fuel as it prepared to emergency land in Russia. Virgin Atlantic have an incredible safety record and the Airbus A340 is one of the safest long-range airliners in the world.
    Dustin Lance Black wrote, ‘EMERGENCY LANDING into a Russian town. This was our view over Mongolia. #VirginAtlantic #ScaryAsHell’
    Video from Dustin Lance Black’s account shows thousands of litres of fuel being dumped, over Mongolia before the jet was put down in the Russia town of Irkutsk, which is in southeastern Siberia.

    A spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic said,

    ‘Virgin Atlantic can confirm that the VS251 travelling from Shanghai to London Heathrow has diverted to Irkutsk Airport, Russia, as a precautionary measure due to a technical issue. Safety and security is always our top priority.

    ‘The aircraft is currently on the ground and our customers are being looked after by our cabin crew. Our priority now is to ensure our customers resume their journey as soon as possible. The airline would like to thank passengers for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused. ‘

    A few months ago Dustin Lance Black was involved in another emergency landing, when the landing gear of the aircraft he was in failed.

     

    Writing from inside the plane, Dustin Lance Black said,

    ‘Locked in the broken plane. No word on what’s happening. #EmergencyLanding in Russia. #FireEngines abound….’

     

  • Harvey Milk speechwriter and and author Frank M Robinson dies, 87

    Frank M Robinson, who was a renowned science fiction and thriller writer has died at the age of 87 today.

    Born in 1926, Frank M. Robinson moved to San Franciso in the 1970s where he became a a speechwriter for Harvey Milk. He also had a small role in the film Milk.

    He was the author of 16 books, 3 of which were made into films, The Power, The Glass Inferno (made into The Towering Inferno) and The Gold Crew.

    Dustin Lance Black paid tribute to the author saying, ‘This morning FRANK M. ROBINSON left this world. He was Milk’s speech writer, an acclaimed sci-fi author and was like a father to me. To say the earth feels made of quicksand lately makes it sound too solid. Frank, I’ll miss your thunderous laughter, your protective love and your razor sharp writer’s mind. #HarveyMilk’

    A note on Frank’s website notes meeting Dustin Lance Black and the making of Milk saying, ‘An amazing experience. They had a guy picked out to play me–met him later on–and then Sean Penn, Gus van Sant (director), and Lance Black (screenwriter–smart, talented, a workhorse and friendly) came over to the house and Penn interviewed me for an hour and a half about Harvey (I used to be Harvey’s speechwriter). Afterward, took them all to dinner at an upscale Burmese restaurant on Castro. Sean had to leave early and I entertained Gus and Lance with tales about Rogue and Playboy. Naturally they were fascinated (translation: bored stiff).’

  • Dustin Lance Black Reveals His Creative Process

    Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black invites you to share in his creative process in a brilliant and intimate short film.

    In a short film made for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black opens up about his creative process.

    He shows how he puts together the ideas for his scripts – up to a year before he even touches the first draft, – which he calls his ‘vomit draft’.

    He keeps an archive of research and hundreds of interviews per project.

    AMPAS has launched it’s first original digital series “Academy Originals” which debuted last week. ​The initiative is a documentary-style video series which examines everything from the creative process, to the moments that changed the course of filmmaking, to the artists who are charting its future.

    New Academy Originals are available each week on Oscars.org/AcademyOriginals and YouTube.com/AcademyOriginals

  • Dustin Lance Black In Aircraft Landing Gear Failure Drama

    Award winning screenwriter and LGBT activist feared for his life after a landing gear failure on his flight to San Francisco.

    Dustin Lance Black, 39, who is currently dating Olympic diver Tom Daley has written how tears hit his script as the Captain announced on his United Airlines flight to San Francisco that the land gear had malfunctioned.

    ‘Quiet #tears hit my script when the captain announced the landing gear broke on my #UnitedAirlines flight to SF. Aborted landing. Circles. Rough touch down. #ALIVE!’ DLB wrote via his Instagram.

    Earlier in the month, DLB spoke opening about the leaked sex pictures of himself and a former boyfriend saying, ‘If you invade my privacy, this is what you will find,” he wrote. ‘I have sex. It brings me joy, fosters intimacy and helps love grow…I am the victim of this “scandal”, not the perpetrator.

    ‘People have been so incredibly supportive.

    ‘It was about time [I addressed the picture leak]. I always just sort of think it’ll disappear, but it came up again.

    ‘Cleve Jones, who’s in Milk, is like a mentor to me, and he said, ‘Girl, you need just to say it and let people know what’s up’, so I went ahead and did that. It was good to finally get it done.’

  • We Want To Work With Dustin Lance Black

    This guy ooozes style and panache. (we love that word) (more…)

  • Dustin Lance Black Speaks Out About Leaked Sex Pictures

    Screenwriter and LGBT Activist Dustin Lance Black has spoken out about his sex pictures and his relief at finally being able to address the leaked photos.

    Dustin Lance Black, Oscar-winning screenwriter and LGBT activist has finally spoken out about 2009 leaked sex pictures on the red carpet, whilst out with his boyfriend Tom Daley.

    Perez Hilton originally published the pictures of Dustin Lance Black engaging in bareback sex with an ex-partner.

    In an interview with Digital Spy Lance-Black said:

    ‘If you invade my privacy, this is what you will find,” he wrote. ‘I have sex. It brings me joy, fosters intimacy and helps love grow…I am the victim of this “scandal”, not the perpetrator.

    ‘People have been so incredibly supportive.

    ‘It was about time [I addressed the picture leak]. I always just sort of think it’ll disappear, but it came up again.

    ‘Cleve Jones, who’s in Milk, is like a mentor to me, and he said, ‘Girl, you need just to say it and let people know what’s up’, so I went ahead and did that. It was good to finally get it done.’