Jake Gyllenhaal & Jennifer Aniston in "The Good Girl" (2002).
Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Aniston in Premiere magazine, photoshoot by Erin Patrice O'Brien.
"One school holds that the key lies in her girl-next-door image. A sometime waitress, she made her name on TV, not Broadway. She doesn't flaunt herself on yachts with the world's celebrity plutocrats. Instead of putting on Tinseltown airs, she remains ever demure and self-deprecating.
The butt of the critics' contempt can act impressively when she feels like it, as anyone who remembers The Good Girl will know. Anyway, she's a box-office wow – Hollywood's second-biggest female earner. If she really wanted a boyfriend, she could have her pick". Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poster of "Along came Polly" (2004) with Ben Stiller and
Jennifer Aniston.
"Ben Stiller has played hapless loser types since There’s Something About Mary, and he has played intensely corporate types since Reality Bites. So this role, a mélange of the two types, is not exactly a stretch for him. Nevertheless, he is both endearing and hilariously funny, and the flip side is that this is a role that does, in fact, play to his strengths. Similarly, the role of Polly is, as written, nothing but a more bohemian version of Aniston’s typical girl-next-door role; however, she does plenty with what she’s given. Her portrayal of Polly deftly balances the flighty and the more grounded qualities of the character, creating a likable, realistic character. The interactions between the two leads never fall into the carpe diem clichés that are so common with “free-spirit-meets-uptight-guy” films. Polly is not here to teach Reuben a lesson; it turns out that she is just as flawed and fearful as he is".
Source: www.jenniferanistonwatch.com
Jennifer Aniston - W MAGAZINE photoshoot.
"Jennifer Aniston says there's "a long story" behind her perfume name, Lolavie, which roughly translates into "laughing at life."
"And, honestly, it's too personal to tell," teases the actress, 41, to Women's Wear Daily.
The bottle, though, was inspired by Aniston's affinity for modern architecture, she says -- a shared hobby with ex Brad Pitt. (She once deadpanned that she, Pitt, and Angelina Jolie were in an "insane Bermuda triangle.")
Aniston says her scent, which will cost between $46.50 and $61.95 and be released first in the UK this June, will smell "sexy and clean... floral, but not too flowery."
"I am not a big perfume-y fragrance fan," she explains. "I want people to go, 'What is that? You smell great!' But most of all, I wanted it to smell natural." Source: www.usmagazine.com
Jennifer Aniston in Harper's Bazaar UK May 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Celebrities in Coachella Festival 2010
Fun Facts About ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
Scan of Jake Gyllenhaal in Game Informer magazine.
Scans of Jake Gyllenhaal in Entertainment Weekly May 2010.
Scans courtesy of Wet Dark & Wild
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) - Movie Storybook
AIM HIGH — The first shooting location for "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" was at an altitude of 8,200 feet in the mountain village of Oukaimden in the High Atlas Mountains, surrounded by indigenous Berber communities. The cast and crew had to acclimate themselves before proceeding with the demanding action sequences filmed there.
SANDS OF TIME, INDEED — The production battled ferocious sandstorms in Little Fint, outside of Ouarzazate, Morocco.
HEATED — Morocco offered 100+-degree Fahrenheit temps during production. Massive, air-conditioned tents were erected at the Lycee Hassan II school in Marrakesh. One, which was the size of a football field, housed wardrobe, hair and makeup for the film's background players. And adjoining tent was built just for washing and drying. It was a mind-blowing 124 degrees on the last day of Moroccan filming (Merzouga Sand Dunes outside of Erfoud). According to Morocco Facilities Manager Gregoire Mouveau, during filming in that country the "Prince of Persia" company consumed 1,114,894 bottles of water.
OSTRICHES — Typical warnings on call sheets in Morocco: 'PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE OSTRICH ON SET TODAY' or 'BEWARE – SNAKES & SCORPIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LOCATION UNDER AND AROUND THE ROCKS. BE CAUTIOUS.'
IT TAKES A VILLAGE — In Morocco, there were a combined 1,350 cast and crew members, including 800 local Moroccans. Adding the 500 people working in post-production, the total cast and crew amounted to more than 1,850.
SNAKE DUDE — A local Moroccan was hired to clear the shooting areas in the desert of a vipers and scorpions. Donning a t-shirt emblazoned with "Snake Dude", he was easy to spot.
LOCAL LANDMARKS — The Nasaf marketplace and city gates were built adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, but the original structure was untouched by the filmmakers.
DAGGERS — Some 20 different versions of the Dagger which holds the Sands of Time were fabricated for the film — from the "hero" version, made of steel, to latex versions, created for stunt sequences.
OSTRICH RACES AND ROMANCE — The only other ostrich race scene other than the one shot for "Prince of Persia" was for another Disney movie — the 1960 version of "Swiss Family Robinson." The moment in which Alfred Molina, as Sheikh Amar, kisses his favorite ostrich on the neck was completely unscripted. "I thought I would either get my eye poked out," notes Molina, "or that I would get away with a funny moment."
STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE — The film's parkour adviser is none other than France's David Belle, who actually invented parkour.
A NUMBERS GAME — The exterior set of Alamut, designed by Wolf Kroeger, was constructed around the actual 700-year-old walls of the village of Tamesloht, 20 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh. It required 30 miles of scaffold tubing and 400 tons of plaster, with 350 members of the construction crew. The colorful frescoes and mural paintings which adorn the set were painted in seven weeks. The Alamut Eastern Gate set built at Pinewood Studios' "007 Stage," also designed by Wolf Kroeger, required 3,000 eight-by-four-foot sheets of wood, 70,000 feet of three-by-one inch timber, and 40 tons of casting plaster for moldings. It was constructed in a relatively brief 14 weeks.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS — Armorer Richard Hooper and his department fabricated 3,500 individual items, including swords, shields, spears, axes, arrows, bows, quivers, scabbards, bow cases, daggers and Hassansin weapons.
EPIC A.D. — Working on the film for a few days at Pinewood Studios in England was legendary British assistant director Michael Stevenson, who knows a thing or two about epics having worked on "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Fall of the Roman Empire", "Doctor Zhivago", "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Barry Lyndon."
COSTUMES — With more than 7,000 costumes created and fabricated for the film, costume designer Penny Rose's wardrobe department exceeded that of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, which she also served as costume designer.
TRICKS OF THE TRADE — The patchwork coats worn by Alfred Molina as Sheikh Amar were made from Indian bedspreads sewn together. Their shredded look, revealing the different layers of fabric, was achieved by rubbing cheese graters across the coats. Other costumes were aged by throwing them into a cement mixer with stones.
MULTI-CULTURED COSTUMES — Costume designer Penny Rose discovered fabrics used for the film's costumes in locales as diverse as India, Thailand, Italy, France, Malaysia, China, Great Britain and, of course, Morocco.THE UNCLE'S NEW CLOTHES — The character who has the most wardrobe changes is not Tamina, played by the beautiful Gemma Arterton, but Nizam, portrayed by Sir Ben Kingsley. Source: www.tv.com
Scans of Jake Gyllenhaal in Entertainment Weekly May 2010.
Scans courtesy of Wet Dark & Wild
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) - Movie Storybook
AIM HIGH — The first shooting location for "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" was at an altitude of 8,200 feet in the mountain village of Oukaimden in the High Atlas Mountains, surrounded by indigenous Berber communities. The cast and crew had to acclimate themselves before proceeding with the demanding action sequences filmed there.
SANDS OF TIME, INDEED — The production battled ferocious sandstorms in Little Fint, outside of Ouarzazate, Morocco.
HEATED — Morocco offered 100+-degree Fahrenheit temps during production. Massive, air-conditioned tents were erected at the Lycee Hassan II school in Marrakesh. One, which was the size of a football field, housed wardrobe, hair and makeup for the film's background players. And adjoining tent was built just for washing and drying. It was a mind-blowing 124 degrees on the last day of Moroccan filming (Merzouga Sand Dunes outside of Erfoud). According to Morocco Facilities Manager Gregoire Mouveau, during filming in that country the "Prince of Persia" company consumed 1,114,894 bottles of water.
OSTRICHES — Typical warnings on call sheets in Morocco: 'PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE OSTRICH ON SET TODAY' or 'BEWARE – SNAKES & SCORPIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LOCATION UNDER AND AROUND THE ROCKS. BE CAUTIOUS.'
IT TAKES A VILLAGE — In Morocco, there were a combined 1,350 cast and crew members, including 800 local Moroccans. Adding the 500 people working in post-production, the total cast and crew amounted to more than 1,850.
SNAKE DUDE — A local Moroccan was hired to clear the shooting areas in the desert of a vipers and scorpions. Donning a t-shirt emblazoned with "Snake Dude", he was easy to spot.
LOCAL LANDMARKS — The Nasaf marketplace and city gates were built adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, but the original structure was untouched by the filmmakers.
DAGGERS — Some 20 different versions of the Dagger which holds the Sands of Time were fabricated for the film — from the "hero" version, made of steel, to latex versions, created for stunt sequences.
OSTRICH RACES AND ROMANCE — The only other ostrich race scene other than the one shot for "Prince of Persia" was for another Disney movie — the 1960 version of "Swiss Family Robinson." The moment in which Alfred Molina, as Sheikh Amar, kisses his favorite ostrich on the neck was completely unscripted. "I thought I would either get my eye poked out," notes Molina, "or that I would get away with a funny moment."
STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE — The film's parkour adviser is none other than France's David Belle, who actually invented parkour.
A NUMBERS GAME — The exterior set of Alamut, designed by Wolf Kroeger, was constructed around the actual 700-year-old walls of the village of Tamesloht, 20 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh. It required 30 miles of scaffold tubing and 400 tons of plaster, with 350 members of the construction crew. The colorful frescoes and mural paintings which adorn the set were painted in seven weeks. The Alamut Eastern Gate set built at Pinewood Studios' "007 Stage," also designed by Wolf Kroeger, required 3,000 eight-by-four-foot sheets of wood, 70,000 feet of three-by-one inch timber, and 40 tons of casting plaster for moldings. It was constructed in a relatively brief 14 weeks.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS — Armorer Richard Hooper and his department fabricated 3,500 individual items, including swords, shields, spears, axes, arrows, bows, quivers, scabbards, bow cases, daggers and Hassansin weapons.
EPIC A.D. — Working on the film for a few days at Pinewood Studios in England was legendary British assistant director Michael Stevenson, who knows a thing or two about epics having worked on "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Fall of the Roman Empire", "Doctor Zhivago", "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Barry Lyndon."
COSTUMES — With more than 7,000 costumes created and fabricated for the film, costume designer Penny Rose's wardrobe department exceeded that of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, which she also served as costume designer.
TRICKS OF THE TRADE — The patchwork coats worn by Alfred Molina as Sheikh Amar were made from Indian bedspreads sewn together. Their shredded look, revealing the different layers of fabric, was achieved by rubbing cheese graters across the coats. Other costumes were aged by throwing them into a cement mixer with stones.
MULTI-CULTURED COSTUMES — Costume designer Penny Rose discovered fabrics used for the film's costumes in locales as diverse as India, Thailand, Italy, France, Malaysia, China, Great Britain and, of course, Morocco.THE UNCLE'S NEW CLOTHES — The character who has the most wardrobe changes is not Tamina, played by the beautiful Gemma Arterton, but Nizam, portrayed by Sir Ben Kingsley. Source: www.tv.com
Friday, April 16, 2010
Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor video
Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor video
Song "Hollywood" by The Runaways (written by Kim Fowley, Joan Jett and J. Fox)
“We Make Our Own Destiny: Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia" book
"A new Prince of Persia book has been released titled “We Make Our Own Destiny: Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” by Michael Singer.
The book includes a forward by Jerry Bruckheimer and an Afterword by Jake Gyllenhaal AND we want to give you a special copy of the book that was signed by Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Bruckheimer, author Michael Singer, writer Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia Graphic Novel), and Director Mike Newell!
ABOUT THE BOOK: We Make Our Own Destiny: Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time immerses readers in the filmmaking process, recounting the saga that began with Jordan Mechner’s video game and culminated in a production of monumental proportions. Every grain of sand in the hourglass is examined—from horsemanship training to set construction to ostrich racing to the art of parkour. Detailed cast biographies reveal the personalities underneath the charismatic characters, and fascinating sidebars divulge insider information about crucial props and weapons, feathered and furry co-stars, and the lethal Hassansins, each of whom specializes in a different brand of death-dealing. Abundantly distributed throughout the narrative is gorgeous photography shot on location that showcases the awe-inspiring landscapes and meticulously constructed sets that coalesced to create the world of ancient Persia.Also featured within are several spreads of photography by Jerry Bruckheimer, whose unique perspective provides a window into the realm behind the camera. A Foreword written by Bruckheimer and an Afterword written by Jake Gyllenhaal provide ideal book-ends for the spellbinding tale, and quotes from the entire cast and crew are liberally woven into every chapter". Source: www.disneydreaming.com
The book includes a forward by Jerry Bruckheimer and an Afterword by Jake Gyllenhaal AND we want to give you a special copy of the book that was signed by Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Bruckheimer, author Michael Singer, writer Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia Graphic Novel), and Director Mike Newell!
ABOUT THE BOOK: We Make Our Own Destiny: Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time immerses readers in the filmmaking process, recounting the saga that began with Jordan Mechner’s video game and culminated in a production of monumental proportions. Every grain of sand in the hourglass is examined—from horsemanship training to set construction to ostrich racing to the art of parkour. Detailed cast biographies reveal the personalities underneath the charismatic characters, and fascinating sidebars divulge insider information about crucial props and weapons, feathered and furry co-stars, and the lethal Hassansins, each of whom specializes in a different brand of death-dealing. Abundantly distributed throughout the narrative is gorgeous photography shot on location that showcases the awe-inspiring landscapes and meticulously constructed sets that coalesced to create the world of ancient Persia.Also featured within are several spreads of photography by Jerry Bruckheimer, whose unique perspective provides a window into the realm behind the camera. A Foreword written by Bruckheimer and an Afterword written by Jake Gyllenhaal provide ideal book-ends for the spellbinding tale, and quotes from the entire cast and crew are liberally woven into every chapter". Source: www.disneydreaming.com
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