Jake & Anne on the set of 'Love and Other Drugs'

Jake Gyllenhaal on the set of 'Love and Other Drugs' In Pennsylvania, on 28th October 2009. Pictures courtesy of Iheartjakemedia.com

"Hollywood is back in Pittsburgh as a new movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway began filming in Squirrel Hill. The romantic comedy is titled "Love and Other Drugs". Because many movies are shooting in the area, producers are calling Pittsburgh the "Hollywood of the east". Source: www.wpxi.com

"A camera captured video of actress Anne Hathaway and photos of actor Jake Gyllenhaal on a movie set in Pittsburgh Tuesday. Hathaway and Gyllenhaal were filming a scene for "Love and Other Drugs" along the Mexican War Streets on the North Side". Source: www.wpxi.com

Jake: "Sesame Street" 40th season host

"Sesame Street" welcomes a whole host of famous faces -- Cameron Diaz, Adam Sandler, Eva Longoria, Ricky Gervais, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, Hugh Jackman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Matthew Fox and Michelle Obama -- and one totally non-famous one -- me!

I recently had the privilege of visiting the world's most famous address, but more on that closer to the Nov. 10 season premiere. In the meanwhile, please enjoy this pic of my favorite furry friend, Jake Gyllehnaal Elmo, spending some QT with the equally adorable Jake Gyllenhaal". Source: www.nypost.com

Stephen Gyllenhaal - Zioncheck for President

Jake Gyllenhaal with his father Stephen in New York, on 25th October 2009. Pictures courtesy of Iheartjakemedia.com



Stephen Gyllenhaal talks about his project "Zioncheck for President" (2009).

"Zioncheck for President—the book by former Stranger writer Phil Campbell chronicling his stint as campaign manager to former Stranger writer Grant Cogswell during his 2001 run for Seattle City Council—has been optioned for a film that will be directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and shot in Seattle.
Veteran producer/director Stephen Gyllenhaal has bought the film rights to Phil Campbell's memoir, Zioncheck for President: A True Story of Idealism and Madness in American Politics.According to Gyllenhaal: "I think Zioncheck is a very honest and real portrayal of what happens when two citizens, who know very little about the political process, jump into that process. It's wonderfully funny, it's poignant, and it gives you the sense that anyone can accomplish something if you put your mind to it."
Digital video technology now makes it possible to shoot a film cheaply and without sacrificing on quality, he said.
"Zioncheck for President is about doing things by the skin of your teeth," Gyllenhaal said. "And I want to do things the same way."

He added: "I want to film in Seattle because that's in keeping with Zioncheck, too. Seattle is a beautiful city, and there's a lot going on there. The music and the progressive politics are important to this story". Source: slog.thestranger.com

Also, Stephen's daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal is the new host of Independent Lens aired by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS):

Indie film favorite Maggie Gyllenhaal, the new host of Independent Lens, kicks off the series premiere, Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Source: www.pbs.org The new season showcases 27 independent films—a unique collection of stories unlike anything else on television.

"Independent Lens is public television's equivalent of This American Life, a completely freeform program with no apparent rules for what passes. Lens airs a decidedly brilliant mix of drama, documentary, even comedy, and provides an imaginative array of unusual, unknown and immensely engaging stories.
—Paste Magazine

Reese Witherspoon at Avon Foundation for Women Gala

Reese Witherspoon's scans of her photoshoot for "InStyle" magazine - November 2009.

Reese Witherspoon with Courtney Cox at Avon Foundation for Women Gala at New York City’s Cipriani - 42nd Street on 27th October 2009.

Reese Witherspoon at the Avon Foundation for Women Gala New York City 27 October 2009.

Ang Lee's favourite memories

Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal kiss each other fierceley in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005).

"Director Ang Lee has spoken out about his favourite memory of Heath Ledger - a kissing scene between him and Jake Gyllenhaal while new girlfriend Michelle Williams was watching.Lee was directing the trio in Brokeback Mountain, which won Heath a best actor Oscar nomination for his role as a gay cowboy."I was directing Heath kissing [Jake Gyllenhaal] and I told him that you would never kiss a woman that hard", he told Metro exclusively."He needed to do it in a heroic Western way, more passionately.""I remember seeing Michelle watching while we filmed - at that point they were already 'friends' - and she had a look of concentration on her face because she also thought he should be stronger with Jake."

"The director was in London to promote his new film Taking Woodstock, a comedy drama about the infamous music festival set in 1969.The film was praised at the Cannes Film Festival for one colourful sequence when the main character Elliot Tiber (comedian Demetri Martin) takes LSD for the first time.Asked if he'd ever taken drugs, Lee replied: "My wife and son were just teasing me and making fun of me being the stern dad by suggesting that I should take drugs as research."He did, however send his extras on a two-day hippy "camp" where they would learn all about the era in a "hippy handbook"."It was kind of like school. I gave them books to read and they had to take exams. They watched loads of documentaries. I think they really enjoyed it." Source: www.metro.co.uk

The real Elliot Tiber (1969) and Max Yasgur on his farm (1970), played by Demetri Martin and Eugene Levy in "Taking Woodstock" (2009).