HitRECord.org Interview The Electric Playground

HitRECord.org Interview The Electric Playground:
Miri catches up with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to find out about his new cultural remix project, hitRECord.org.
Source: www.elecplay.com

Kristen Stewart wins Woman of the Year

Kristen Stewart in Elle UK April 2010.

Kristen Stewart - Winner "Woman of the year".

- What are you wearing tonight?
- My dress is by pucci. I have been programmed to remember that tonight. That's why I choose one word designers! The jacket is by 1020 by nicole and the shoes are by bally.

- How so you feel about your award?
- To be named women of the year at 19 is pretty insane and so cool. I've never won anything like this before especially at something like the Elle style awards. It's fun to be invited into this world.

- What era do you most love from a style perspective?
- I actually love what's going on with fashion right now, but if I could choose and era I would like to go back to school back to the 1920's. It would be fun to get all decked out with hats and pearls. And I have cone to love the late 1970's having played joan jett in the runaways. I'm nostalgic for a time that I never lived in. But I almost feel like I did. Source: www.edwardandbella.net

Maggie & Peter at 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards

Jeff Bridges, winner Best Male Lead for 'Crazy Heart,' poses in the press room at the 25th Film Independent's Spirit Awards held at Nokia Event Deck at L.A. Live on March 5, 2010 in Los Angeles.

Actors Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal arrive at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards sponsored by Piaget held at Nokia Theatre L.A. on 5th March, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Robert Pattinson Doesn't Have Commitment Problems

Robert Pattinson Doesn't Have Commitment Problems VH1 chats with Robert Pattinson on the red carpet. And he makes a reference to to Kristen Stewart in the end.

Zombies and Nerds

"Ruben Fleischer began laying the groundwork for his film making career while working as an assistant for Miguel Arteta (Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl).
Jake Gyllenhaal as Holden in "The Good Girl" (2002) - Jack Fields Is The Enemy (Deleted Scene).

Mike White as Corny in "The Good Girl" (2002).Mike White in "Zombieland" (2009).

While Fleischer may have not set out to become a director initially, there is little doubt that he made a huge impact on the cinematic landscape in 2009. His directorial debut, Zombieland featured Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin as survivors in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by flesh-eating zombies. Jesse Eisenberg, Ruben Fleischer, Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson at L.A. "Zombieland" premiere on 23rd September 2009.


Two men have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-totin, zombie-slayin badass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.

-Who were some of the influences that you looked to as you came into the industry?

-When I started directing my own stuff, the path I took was doing music videos, so Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Jonathan Glazer and Mark Romanek were my music video influences. Once I started doing more narrative stuff and doing comedy, I would say my influences were more along the lines of the classic 80s movies directors that I grew up on like John Hughes, John Landis, Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis. They were big influences.

Neil LaBute moderates a Directors Close Up panel of comedy writers and directors. In this clip he discusses comedy directing with Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer and the Opposite of Sex director Don Roos.
-What was it about ‘Zombieland’ that jumped out at you and made you want to tackle this as your first feature film?

-Honestly, at first I wasn’t too sure about the zombie component of the movie, because growing up, I wasn’t a huge zombie fan. I wasn’t a huge genre fan but I just loved the characters and I loved the comedy. They felt very real and they were guys that I wanted to go on a journey with. It is really about their relationship, the kinda ‘Odd Couple’, buddy comedy aspect of it that I was most excited to explore.
-You mention the mix of comedy and horror. Was it difficult to find the right combination of actors to pull those elements off?-Well, as scripted, the characters were very different on the page. It was definitely that classic dynamic between “tough guy” and “nerdy guy”. Woody Harrelson was my first choice and he is who I went after for the part. When he agreed to do it, and I honestly can’t think of anyone better who could have done it, we did a pretty thorough series of casting to find Jesse (Eisenberg). He was a leading candidate but we did read three people opposite of Woody. Jesse seemed closest to the person on the page that we had all kinda fallen in love with.
-One of the biggest on-screen surprises for your film or any film in 2009 was the appearance from Bill Murray. How did that come about?-That was purely Woody pulling a favor at the last minute. We had originally scripted the part for other people but they had fallen through, so we were kinda scrambling the week before shooting. Woody offered to make the call to his buddy, Bill. Honestly, their couldn’t have been anyone better or more exciting for that role. It really took the movie to a whole different level and it is part of what makes it so special.
Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee crying in a scene from "Zombieland".

-What is the status of the sequel, ‘Zombieland 2′?

-We have been talking to the studio and we pitched them some ideas that they seemed to really like. We are definitely doing the film in 3D. Sony has their own 3D division now and we are going to go get a little tour of that on Tuesday (3/2/2010), of the 3D department. I know that the cast are all excited to be a part of the sequel, so it should be a great, fun movie to make! The script is about to be written and hopefully we will shoot it sometime towards the end of the year or early next year.
Emma Stone as Wichita playing golf in Bill Murray's mansion in "Zombieland".

-Did you have any reservations about doing a sequel?

-I didn’t because the movie was originally conceived as a television show, so it was kinda always meant to lead to another episode. There was no finality to the characters or the world in the original concept, so it’s not like we are stretching it. That’s why ‘Zombie Kill of The Week’ is ‘Zombie Kill of The Week’, because that is the kill of the week and next week there will be another one. That’s why I don’t feel that we are being oporrtunistic or too exploitative of the success of the first film. I feel that this is the way it was always intended to be.
-Will you be shooting with 3D cameras or is that something you are more likely to handle in post-production?

-Nothing has been determined yet but just from the little that I know about 3D, I would greatly prefer to shoot it in 3D.

RUBEN FLEISCHER - Zombieland FantasticFest 2009 Red Carpet.

-You are getting to the point in your career where you can look back and see some pretty big milestones. Large or small, what has been the most exciting thing for you so far?

-Some of my greatest memories from the past year, beyond making ‘Zombieland’, are getting to watch it with an audience in theaters. Hearing the laughs from the audience was an incredible experience, particularly because as a commercial director, you don’t typically get to watch your stuff with people. It is usually just on TV or on internet. It was really exciting to get to hear the public feedback. The movie gets a lot of laughs, so it was really fun. Then, there are some of the people who I have had the opportunity to meet through the film’s recognition. I got to meet Ivan Reitman, John Landis and some other people that I really have been a big fan of, so getting to talk shop with them has been pretty neat". Source: www.iconvsicon.com


"Miguel Arteta, the film-maker who gave us Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl, directs Cera in a fantasy teen comedy which is in bad taste, and often very funny. Cera plays Nick Twisp, sensitive soul, teenage virgin, callow Sinatra-on-vinyl fan and habitual masturbator. His father (Steve Buscemi) has quit the household, and now co-habits with a twentysomething girlfriend, leaving Nick alone with his mother Estelle (Jean Smart) and her noisome new trucker boyfriend Jerry (Zach Galifianakis).
Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday.

It is a potentially cheesy and over- familiar comic idea. But the Mr Hyde figure that Nick invents is weirdly plausible. With orangey contact lenses, he has an unnerving robotic glare; his moustache and side-parting add to the sinister look. There is a "teen fiction" feel to Nick's bizarre life: he is like a very nerdified Harry Potter or Alex Rider, and his life experiences, though not involving magic or spying, are just as far-fetched – and a lot more amusing. It is very silly, and it may take you some time to tune in to the giggle wavelength. Once you have, it's very funny". Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jake Gyllenhaal is glorious looking in Prince of Persia

Russian Prince of Persia Poster.

"This is no ordinary dagger" a voiceover warns as Gyllenhaal's character takes hold of it.

Despite starting out as an orphan from the streets, he rises to become Prince Dastan who is charged with protecting the world from a powerful legion of demon assassins". Source: wonderwall.msn.com


"I have definitely wanted to play superheroes in the past," Jake Gyllenhaal told MTV News in October 2007, "but for one reason or another, it hasn't ever worked out."

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"He was desperate to get his hands on the physical side of things," director Mike Newell told MTV News.

Though he packed on the muscle to become Prince Dastan, who must deliver the magical Dagger of Time to an ancient temple while avoiding the nasty demon on his trail, Gyllenhaal didn't make for the archetypal Hollywood hero of all pecs and no brains.
New publicity stills of Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time".

"You couldn't just have a hunk" said Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"). "He's got a sort of cheeky, devil-may-care light in his eye and at the same time he has a sensitivity, delicacy and thinness-of-skin. He is glorious looking, but you wanted more than that. You wanted women to be interested in him not just as a piece of eye candy. ... It was a huge opportunity to do a thinking woman's action hero."
Jake Gyllenhaal in GQ photoshoot, February 2010.

That may be where Gyllenhaal's abs come into play. Surely no set of stomach muscles have generated as much press since Taylor Lautner unleashed his flesh for "New Moon." Newell said that Gyllenhaal's brawny physique had nothing to do with moviemaking magic and everything to do with hard work.

"He worked his ass off," the director said. "A great deal of what you see in the movie is Jake. It's not a stuntman. He rides [horses] like a dream. He learned every one of those fights — it's like ballet. He'd get it wrong, he'd get it wrong, he'd get it wrong and then by God, he'd get it right! He's a very courageous young man." Source: www.mtv.com

Pattinson talks "Breaking Dawn", Kristen says she's not anti-Hollywood

"Robert Pattinson was on the London set of Bel Ami this morning, dressed in his old-timey costume and strolling behind the scenes with a mug of tea. He's home in England again after a whirlwind week of promoting Remember Me in NYC, with many interviews surrounding his big Monday night premiere with Kristen Stewart. He left town on Tuesday evening, but we just got a behind-the-scenes peek at him and Kristen having fun with his family at the screening's afterparty". Source: www.popsugar.com

Scan from "Entertainment Weekly".

In a recent interview for “Remember Me” Actor Robert Pattinson talks about the upcoming film “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” and the upcoming film “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” starring Kristen Stewart (Adventureland, The Runaways), Taylor Lautner, (My Own Worst Enemy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and Xavier Samuel (Road Train, The Loved Ones).
Source: www.shockya.com


The Runaways - New Full Length Trailer!
Yahoo! Movies has revealed the second full trailer for The Runaways, the music-fueled biopic on the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s, starring Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Stella Maeve, Alessandra Torresani, Hannah Marks and Brett Cullen. The movie opens in select theaters March 19 and goes wide on April 9.

"I won the Orange Rising Star Award at the Baftas last week. As I stood on stage at the Royal Opera House, I felt overwhelmed – in front of all these industry people, whom I don't just admire, but who are the foundation of what I want to do. It's hard to explain how it feels being in the same room as Kate Winslet. Perhaps it's similar to how a Twilight fan feels on seeing me in person.
Some people say I'm anti-Hollywood, but I'm really not at all. Kristen Stewart's first look at ELLE magazine new issue.

I just think it's pretty weird to show up at things that you have no reason to go to. To go out just for the sake of it is plain ridiculous.
Jesse Eisenberg with Kristen Stewart in "Adventureland" (2009).

I've been asked a million times in interviews about being a role model. Kristen Stewart when she dated Michael Angarano.

I don't really like to consider it. I'm aware that people look up to me, but I am myself for myself and not for anybody else. I choose my work impulsively.
Kristen Stewart attending "Remember Me" Afterparty.

I've been walking around London in a hoody these last few days looking at all the old buildings. It's all fine until a diehard fan notices your sneakers. But I can always see a crowd and turn around and walk the other way.
In terms of history, we have nothing in LA. Here you can feel Jack the Ripper lurking around every corner. It's nicer here because there's a sense that I'm a real person. Perhaps I'm more of a novelty. In LA I tend to get people who gawk at me like I'm an animal, take pictures and scream things at me. There's no way of being open in public anymore. There's a five-minute exchange every 30 seconds that prevents me from even buying a loaf of bread at the grocery store". -Kristen Stewart was talking to Charlotte Cripps
Source: www.independent.co.uk"