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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Bella's addiction for Edward Cullen

Robert Pattinson Says in this video/interview that Heading into Non-Twilight Territory is Scary:
“I’ve only done one movie outside of the ‘Twilight’ series, ‘Remember Me’, Rob said of his first true post-fame project, a March 12 romantic drama opposite Emilie de Ravin whose shoot was most notable for its security issues. “But even that I did with the same studio, so I guess I’m still a little bit blind as to what my actual economic viability will be outside of the series.” Undoubtedly, all eyes will be on “Remember Me” when it tests RPattz’s box-office clout in a few months. Following that and June’s “Eclipse”, his fans will have some other high-profile flicks to look out for.“I think the tentative time for ‘Breaking Dawn’ is fall next year,” Rob said of the fourth “Twilight” novel, which might be split into two films. “Depending on how things go, I’m doing a movie called ‘Bel Ami’ in February, an adaption to a Guy de Maupassant novel. And I’m doing — I hope — a Western with Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman called ‘Unbound Captives’ sometime around there as well. They’ve got to try and juggle things around until everybody’s schedules work.” Source: www.mtv.com

Catherine Hardwicke directed Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the first film of "Twilight" francise.

-Why do you think he's attracted to Bella?
-I think it's a progression. The way I did it the, whole thing comes as a complete surprise to him. He has so many issues. He's stopped killing people for 50 years, she comes in and he's like, "Oh, I can't control myself!" I just thought that the guy would think, "This fucking girl is not gonna ruin [me]," like, "She's not better than me and I can control my base instincts." It's like, "I can go a little bit closer to her, and closer and closer and closer," and then a joy comes out of that where he's just like, "See, eating my instincts again." Later on it's funny how wanting to kill her makes him realize he's in some way alive. And that's why she becomes so important, because the only thing he wanted to do before is become human and die.There's no way to pin down the story. I never really understood it the whole way through. I understood Edward's character. I didn't understand what Bella was all about. I really tried, and I was working with Kristen for ages. There's definitely some defining characteristics of young girls, which are very, very strange and which aren't really explored in movies. Troubled teens, especially girls, in movies are just so one dimensional it's ridiculous, and they always have somebody to fix them in the end. Whereas in Twilight she doesn't really get fixed she just gets this addiction.She's all right in the beginning and then she becomes completely dependent; even in last scene of the movie, she's saying, "Don't ever say you'll leave me." That's what makes the story unusual; when you read it at face value and it's just like, "Oh, it's an easy read." You can read it in a few hours, and it's kind of cheesy but as soon as you actually look at it you have to really take massive leaps to join the dots of the character. So I ended up putting tons and tons of thought into it, just to make it not be cheesy cash-in movie 95 percent of the people probably expect it to be. But then outsiders who also aren't really outsiders.Not anymore. When the outsiders become strong it's incredibly powerful. As the movie's been happening and the magazine covers, more people think it's legitimized and more people buy the book; everything is kind of galvanized. That's why I don't really feel bad about the hype or anything, because it's not someone who's forcing it down anyone's throat. The reason we were on the VMAs is 'cause all these fans sent e-mails accosting us. It's not someone who's paying for this — it's all fan-driven so it's completely out of anyone's hands". Source: www.rollingstone.com

Happy Birthday, Amanda Seyfried!

Happy 24th birthday to the lovely and talented young actress Amanda Seyfried, some pictures of her (from photoshoots and some stills of her films):
Amanda Seyfried holding a big white rabbit (Alice in Wonderland / Donnie Darko dejà vu anyone?).Amanda Seyfried at 14th GQ "Men of the Year" party, on 18th November 2009.Amanda Seyfried in Vogue Italy photoshoot, November 2009.
Kristen Stewart with Amanda Seyfried, Vanity Fair photoshoot.Amanda between Amber Heard and Anton Yelchin in "Alpha Dog".Amanda kissing Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Body".Amanda Seyfried with Channing Tatum in "Dear John".Amanda at TIFF "CHLOE" afterparty, on 13th November 2009.

Natalie Portman - Marie Claire photoshoot

Natalie Portman in Marie Claire photoshoot, January 2010.

Tobey Maguire was not in Brokeback Mountain!

Tobey Maguire with Jim Sheridan at "Brothers" NY screening, on November 22, 2009.

"Maguire learned about the toll war takes on families and what he's doing to find a new direction in his life.What surprised him about the military.
"I went to Camp Pendleton near L.A. and shared time with soldiers and went through some basic training. I have so much respect for them for putting their lives on the line. But, I was also just amazed at the camaraderie, the brotherhood and sisterhood and that sort of unique perspective on the world that they share with each other. It creates a really intense familial bond."
Trying to connect with a troubled dad.
"My character is a lot more at home with his military family than he is with his wife and kids, which is not the way I try to be. It was really heartbreaking to think about how people take things out on the ones they love, especially children who are so full of love and so fragile. That resonated with me as a father. I had some scenes where I did things to create havoc in the lives of my wife and children that I could never imagine doing."
Jake Gyllenhaal as the gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain".

He was not in Brokeback Mountain."I've been mistaken for so many different actors, it's just wild. I've gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, 'Loved you in Brokeback Mountain'. I've had that. I can't remember all of them, but Wes Bentley, tons of times, and Elijah Wood. When people ask me for my autograph and say, 'Oh, you were so great in such and such,' which I wasn't in, then I usually just sign the other actor's name and say, 'Thank you very much.'
Source: www.parade.com

Kristen Stewart in "Welcome to the Rileys"

Kristen Stewart, the 19-year-old co-star of the “Twilight” blockbusters, plays a New Orleans stripper in “Welcome to the Rileys,” which also stars James Gandolfini as a damaged businessman. Mr. Cooper noted that Ms. Stewart also has a noncompetition entry: in “The Runaways”, directed by Floria Sigismondi, Ms. Stewart plays a young Joan Jett". Source: www.nytimes.com

Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett on the set of "The Runaways", on 22nd June, 2009.

Kristen Stewart plays the the stripper Mallory in "Welcome to the Rileys" (2009).

"The snowy environs of Park City, Utah, will play host next month to the battle of It girls past and present when Natalie Portman and Kristen Stewart show up to support their latest indie projects, both of which will be screened in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.Stewart, who, like Portman, has done the indie-to-blockbuster thing, made a splash on the fashion circuit and weathered the storm of a questionable haircut, is starring in Welcome to the Rileys with James Gandolfini, whose bereaved father meets Stewart's 19-year-old stripper while on a business trip and promptly sets out to save her". Source: uk.eonline.com

Peter Sarsgaard's stillness is admired by Jake

Peter Sarsgaard and Jake Gyllenhaal - "InStyle" magazine photoshoot, 2007.

"We spoke with GYLLENHAAL recently about the film and he talked about playing the role quietly and not going over the top. The actor tells us that he greatly admires other actors who are able to play “still” and cites PETER SARSGAARD (his sister, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL’s, husband) as one of them. Listen (and download) it
here

Source: www.hollywoodoutbreak.com

5 tracks Jake enjoys listening to

Naomi Foner & Stephen Gyllenhaal with their son Jake Gyllenhaal.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was heavily influenced by his parents’ musical tastes and repaid the favor with a Guest DJ set dedicated entirely to family – from the folk song that his dad sang him to sleep to the live track that makes him sob on set. He also puts his performer hat on, with a host of great imitations – including a few of Director Jim Sheridan, who directed him in the new film “Brothers”.



Tracks chosen by Jake:

1.) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - The River (Live)
2.) Burl Ives - The Fox
3.) Danny Kaye - Inchworm
4.) Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
5.) Loudon Wainwright III - A Father and a Son

Read the whole KCRW interview transcript
in www.kcrw.com/music

"Brothers": terrific suspense


Brothers Movie Sneak Peak Starring Natalie Portman THIS VIDEO AUTHORIZED TO US AND PROVIDED TO US COURTESY Lions Gate Films Inc

"By dramatizing Sam's ordeal, Sheridan robs it of the potency it would have if we were forced to imagine it. Instead, as Sam tries to return to normal life, he's a stereotypical time bomb on a short fuse, because we know his horrible secret. There's no question that he'll do something that potentially puts all of their lives in danger -- it's just a question of when. He's so twisted up that, having betrayed his own ideals under threat of death, he assumes everyone else is betraying him, too.The suspense of the scenes with him, Portman and Gyllenhaal is terrific. Though both Tommy and Grace deny it, Sam is convinced they have cheated on him -- if they aren't still. The three actors give genuinely thoughtful performances, as the script allows". Source: www.huffingtonpost.com