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Saturday, April 02, 2011

Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon: Interviews and Behind The Scenes from Water For Elephants

Robert Pattinson - "Water for Elephants" Interview

Reese Witherspoon - "Water for Elephants" Interview

Behind the Scenes "Water for Elephants" part 1

Behind the Scenes "Water for Elephants" part 2

20th Century Fox has release 8 clips and 17 high resolution images from the upcoming drama, Water for Elephants. Directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend), the film stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz. Source: collider.com

Stills of Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon in "Water for Elephants" (2011)

Jamie Campbell Brown talks about the Volturi in "Breaking Dawn", Twilight and Harry Potter

Jamie Campbell Bower chats with Access about being a part of two major film franchises. What were his favorite parts of making each series? Plus, what was he able to take home with him from the sets?
Source: www.accesshollywood.com

Friday, April 01, 2011

Baseball fans: Jake Gyllenhaal, Charlie Sheen, Humphrey Bogart

Jake Gyllenhaal playing softball in Hollywood on 6th August 2005

Jake Gyllenhaal Standing Up To Cancer with Baseball Major League

"Charlie Sheen has released the ad promoting his upcoming "My Violent Torpedo of Truth - Defeat Is Not An Option" Tour ... and the after party.

The embattled actor, seen holding a baseball, looks like he's ready to get to business ... and possible trash all those standing in his way.

The NJ police are reportedly on standby for the event".
Source: x17online.com

"Most actors need all the technical help they can get to look like the real deal on the diamond. But Sheen was good enough to convince without any funky angles, soft-focus lenses, jump cuts, or pitching doubles. He could throw 83 or 84 mph and get the ball near the plate. Which might be why he's been somewhat modest about his accomplishments. "I could compete", he told Time magazine in 1987:
"I had a decent arm".

"Charlie was the first kid I went to as a reliever", said his SaMoHi coach, Jose Lopez, in an A&E "Biography" profile. "He was a tough kid, a focused kid, and a team player." Sheen did dream of playing pro ball. He told the L.A. Times in 1989 that the University of Kansas had offered him a scholarship. "I don't regret not continuing with baseball," he said, "but I'll always wonder."

Charlie Sheen as Oscar 'Hap' Felsch in "Eight men out" (1988)

Ken Rizzo of the reknowned Mickey Owen Baseball School recalls Sheen's four summers at the rural camp. "He did have post-high school abilities, There's no doubt he could have played in college. Maybe even at a lower level Division 1 school. He had baseball skills. But he wasn't going to be playing at Arizona State, or Stanford, or UCLA." Source: sports.espon.go.com

"That's baseball, and it's my game. Y' know, you take your worries to the game, and you leave 'em there. You yell like crazy for your guys. It's good for your lungs, gives you a lift, and nobody calls the cops." - Humphrey Bogart on baseball

Enjoy Opening Weekend, baseball fans!

Gyllenhaal's charm and emotive face make him one of the most watchable stars, will Jake appear in 'End of Watch'?

Jake Gyllenhaal at "New Eyes For The Needy Kickoff Silent Auction" on 31st March, 2011 in New York City

"Gyllenhaal, with a director for a father and screenwriter for a mother, was born into filmmaking, and his career began early when, at age 11, he played a small part in Billy Crystal's City Slickers".

Jake Gyllenhaal's first film role. At age 10 he played Billy Crystal's son in City Slickers.

Donnie Darko (2001)

"The Original: Jake Gyllenhaal plays the eponymous teen troubled by visions of a coming apocalypse, and stalked by a giant rabbit. Some jiggery-pokery involving a wormhole allows poor Donnie to avert the end of the world, but only after some considerable personal cost… With Added Doc Brown: This is DB’s modus operandi: helping out-of-their-depth teens get to grips with the basics of time travel. However, with his trusty DeLorean on hand, there would be no need for Donnie to sacrifice himself, as he wouldn’t need the wormhole at all".
Source: www.totalfilm.com

"He began his ascension to stardom playing awkward adolescents in Bubble Boy, The Good Girl and cult classic Donnie Darko, a personal favorite.

Gyllenhaal's effortless charm and emotive face make him one of the most watchable stars in recent memory. With the exception of one ill-advised attempt at franchise-making (Prince of Persia ), he has selected varied, thought-provoking roles.

He has been a Marine (Jarhead) , a Marine's deadbeat brother (Brothers) and a CIA analyst (Rendition) . His turn as Robert Graysmith in David Fincher's Zodiac was a high point and came after his powerful portrayal of Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain.

Despite the crude jokes that greeted Brokeback Mountain , it's a film whose resonance has grown with each passing year (and the passing of its other star, Heath Ledger). It might take 50 years, but I think Brokeback Mountain will eventually be regarded as a masterful, important achievement". Source: chronicle.augusta.com

Progress appears to be swift because, just a week ago at SXSW in Austin, Jake Gyllenhaal confirmed he had a next project that he was excited about but he was not allowed to talk about it. It appears that now he can.

Still of David Ayer and Keanu Reeves filming "Street Kings" (2008)

"At the beginning of the month we reported that David Ayer was raising finance for his next gritty LA cop drama End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal attached as lead. During the LA junket for the excellent Source Code this weekend, Gyllenhaal confirmed to Access Hollywood that he was about to begin work on Ayer’s film.

Clearly, End of Watch is further ahead than we thought".
Source: www.bleedingcool.com

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan have real heart in "Source Code"

Michelle Monaghan and Jake Gyllenhaal at "Source Code" NY screening, on 31st March, 2011

Jake Gyllenhaal as Jamie Randall in 'Love & Other Drugs' (2010)

"After his Goldilocksian casting misadventures in 'Prince of Persia' and 'Love & Other Drugs' the role is an excellent fit -- which is no doubt why Gyllenhaal grabbed the script for himself and brought it to [director Duncan] Jones." - Lisa Schwarzbaum, EW

"Knowingly futile as his quest is to save people who have already met their fiery demise and who also forget him with each flip of the hourglass, Gyllenhaal sells that personal sense of wish fulfillment with real heart." - Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

"Gyllenhaal brings a sense of passionate belief and commitment to Stevens that "Source Code" could not succeed without." - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Jake Gyllenhaal: Each piece of action is connected in "Source Code"

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"The entire movie was a debate and the entire movie was also having to ask all the questions that the audience might be asking," Gyllenhaal revealed. "Which is why I find it so successful that when you watch the movie, you can ask whatever question and think you know the answer, and we've already asked it or answered it," he said, adding that the audience is constantly surprised. "Even if you've found out who the bomber is halfway through the movie, you don't really know what's going to happen."

Duncan Jones, Michelle Monaghan and Jake Gyllenhaal attending "Source code" NY Premiere on 31st March, 2011

Gyllenhaal went on to say that everything came together perfectly in order to execute the story in the most entertaining and interesting way possible.

"It's brilliantly written, it's very clearly and brilliantly directed, which is so hard with a sci-fi movie and also at the heart of it is a character [for whom] we created a backstory that we thought a lot about," he explained. "Each piece of his action is connected to what he does and why he does it and his own fate. I think, overall, we thought all the time, and that's what made it so fun." Source: www.mtv.com