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Friday, December 18, 2009

Stadiums, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arena events

Aw, do you remember that big smooch Jake gave Reese almost a year ago at the Trail Blazers Vs LA Lakers Game?

"Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday night to claim the best record in the NBA, but that bit of news seemed to play second fiddle to the "smooch seen round the stadium". During the "Kiss Cam" portion of the evening, actor Jake Gyllenhaal planted a big one on girlfriend Reese Witherspoon. Now I'm not usually one for celebrity gossip;" Source: www.examiner.com

From now on, will Jake have to attend LA Lakers games with Austin maybe? Here Austin Nichols and Jake Gyllenhaal are watching a LA Lakers game, on 11th February 2006.

"Love and Other Drugs is directed by Ed Zwick (Defiance, Legends of the Fall, Blood Diamond, Glory) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and Jill Clayburgh. The movie is set in 1997 during the boom of Pfizer and the birth of Viagra.
Jake Gyllenhaal with one of the casting extras on the set of "Love & other drugs".

The scene they need extras for will shoot on October 13th and will be a Pfizer event and rally which will require over 400 extras to portray Pfizer employees at Mellon Arena".
Source: www.onlocationvacations.com

"Have you ever dreamt of sharing the big screen with Jake Gyllenhaal or Anne Hathaway? Who hasn't, right?The scene will be a Pfizer rally shot inside Mellon Arena on October 13th". Source: www.jaunted.com


The Pittsburgh Steelers badly need a win and they could be in luck when they take on the hapless Browns. NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan and Jason Horowitz have the preview.

Stadium Concerts:
In the 1970s, stadiums became the main venue for staging concert performances of popular music. Popular performers attracted audience sizes anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 people at a time. Rock music--with its mass participation and the sheer volume that was necessary to reach so many people at once--was particularly suited to playing concerts at football stadiums and in sports arenas. Rock musicians looked to the stadium as a way to play in front of the most people, for the most money, as audiences broadened during the seventies. Rock's dominance on the concert circuit continued into the 1990s. Of the 20 top-grossing North American concert tours between 1985 and 1994, the average tour grossed $55 million and visited 42 cities; nearly all of them were rock artists.
By 1967, outdoor rock festivals began attracting audiences on an even larger scale. The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 drew more than 50,000 people, while the 1969 Woodstock festival attracted more than 400,000. -from "St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture".

Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Trailer #2

Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter as the White Queen & the Red Queen in "Alice in Wonderland" (2010).

Nora Zehetner: "Everybody has secrets"

Nora Zehetner, Photo by Mattias Segerholt, October 2009.

"New doctors mean new drama on Grey's Anatomy, and there will be plenty of it with the introduction of Reed (Nora Zehetner) and her Mercy West cohorts.

TVGuide.com caught up with the 28-year-old Zehetner (Brick, Heroes) to get the scoop on what's coming up. Expect a lot of fighting, and a few new relationships. Find out what else ...
Nora Zehetner plays Dr. Reed Adamson in "Grey's Anatomy" TV series.

TVGuide.com: Did you have fun taking on this persona unlike anything you've played before?
Zehetner: Yeah, it's different. It's probably the most grown-up role I've had. My friends all laugh whenever I tell them I'm playing a doctor. The doctor stuff is really hard, not just the medical terminology, actually the multitasking. Having to do these surgeries or medical procedures while saying lines, it's like rubbing your head and patting your tummy at the same time.
TVGuide.com: So tell us about Reed and the other doctors coming into Seattle Grace.
Zehetner: It's like going to a new school. It's like two schools being merged together and you're trying to figure out where do I fit in? You want to be the best and do the best job. We're all worried about our jobs. Reed's very feisty and a very hardworking doctor. She's maybe a little overeager, trying really hard.TVGuide.com: Which Seattle Grace doc would you say is similar to Reed?
Zehetner: Maybe a bit like Cristina [Sandra Oh], maybe a bit like Karev [Justin Chambers]. In terms of how motivated she is, maybe Cristina. I definitely butt heads with quite a few of the characters. It's kind of in her nature; she can be a little abrasive.
TVGuide.com: Is there anyone Reed actually gets along with?
Zehetner: She's very good friends with Sarah Drew's character, April, whose one of the new doctors coming in. I think the Mercy West doctors are somewhat friendly. Whether they were good friends before that, I don't know, but once you go together, you band together because it's us vs. them.
Ellen Pompeo plays Dr. Meredith Grey in "Grey's Anatomy".

TVGuide.com: Do the four new doctors bring any secrets over to Seattle Grace that we'll discover as we get to know them?
Zehetner: Everybody has secrets.
TVGuide.com: No judgment. McDreamy, McSteamy and Alex Karev.
Zehetner: [Laughs] I also think Kevin McKidd is super sexy.

TVGuide.com: Him too! So no sharing any kisses yet?
Zehetner: No, but I keep making this joke during all the surgery stuff. I'm, like, just throw me in that make-out closet, I'll be fine there, I don't need to do surgeries, but I should probably not say that as it is a show about surgeries — partially".
Source: www.tvguide.com

Nora is equally mysterious in real life than in her movies.

"Spooner stars Christopher McDonald and Nora Zehetner chat with MPM about the redeemable qualities in McDonald's character, and what they aspire to in their lives".

Interviews by Elliot V. Kotek
Video by Per Larsson
Source: www.movingpicturesmagazine.com

Jake Gyllenhaal: 'filmmaking is a collaborative process'

The Gyllenhaal clan: Maggie, Naomi Foner, Stephen Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal.

"There's nothing that I do that doesn't relate to my family," he says, somewhat less abrasively. "I think this is why with Jim ultimately, although I may have been a complicated person to work with at times, I think we share a lot in common in that way. My father and I definitely have an interesting and complex relationship."
While happy to make fun of Sheridan's modus operandi, Gyllenhaal is reluctant to talk about the almost incestuous fishbowl syndrome of Hollywood, in which he and Tobey Maguire grew up, going to the same schools and parties, even dating the same actresses and models.Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, on-screen couple in "Spiderman" movies.

Most of his girlfriends have been well-known actresses, including Kirsten Dunst in 2002, with whom he had an on-off relationship, Natalie Portman, with whom he co-stars in Brothers, and his relationship, with Reese Witherspoon, who he had been dating since 2007 when they met on the set of Rendition.[After this interview was conducted, the pair were reported to have split up.]
"There are all these interesting rumours that fly around about Tobey Maguire and myself and it was so long ago at this point. Our relationship on Brothers definitely was awkward, but respectful as a result," he eventually admits."Things unsaid went into the process of making this movie. I admire Tobey's career, I always have. But there was undoubtedly competition and people have mistaken me for him throughout the years. But I'm always game for complications, and this was one that Jim helped engineer."Given how critical he is of Sheridan's working style, would he work with him again? "Oh yes, definitely," he says emphatically. And given how difficult Sheridan admits to having found Gyllenhaal to work with, does he think he would get asked back onto one of Sheridan's sets. The question really bothers him."What do you mean by that? I have great respect for Jim and it's important that you respect someone's work. The work is not always the same as who they are as a person and navigating that is always difficult and there are lots of different egos and personalities in this business," he says, seeming both hurt and defensive. "I don't mean to wear the fact that I like to challenge people as a badge of honour. I think that's something I've moved beyond."I was born into the film industry and all of us grow up thinking we have a perspective on film-making that's different from the job. But only very recently I realised that film-making is a collaborative process. When I was younger I had an idea that I was the actor there to do the job."For somebody who's gotten to the place where they are directing or writing a movie, they have to have a pretty interesting personality to be doing that. So I realise now that I am in service of somebody else's vision and I think it's changed the whole situation."
Is he competitive with his sibling, Maggie?
"I don't read her scripts or give her ideas and she doesn't to me either. Occasionally, we did in the past, but our interest is more in having a relationship as a family. She has a daughter now and that's more important to me than our performances."
Interview conducted by Patricia Danaher.
Source: www.herald.ie

The Runaways: the real deal

Kristen Stewart plays 70's rock icon Joan Jett in "The Runaways".


"A lot of people are excited to see Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett in The Runaways. I am -- I think she's the real deal. But I'm even more interested in seeing the film because it's Floria Sigismondi's directing debut. Sigismondi is an artist, photographer and music video director whose well-known clips include videos for the White Stripes, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie and many others. I think Jett, Cherie Curie et al are a great match for Floria's sharp eye and smart sensibility".
Source: www.filmmakermagazine.com

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Runaways Movie Trailer MTV


The Runaways trailer starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. Property of MTV

Source Code director says Jake is lovely


"Before the screening, the 38-year old Duncan Jones (christened Zowie Bowie) was probably best known, if known at all, for being the son of the rock legend David Bowie and for directing a brilliantly bizarre UK television commercial for oven chips.
Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell in "Moon" (2009), directed by Duncan Jones.

Today, he is preparing for a round of meetings in LA as he crews up in preparation for his next project, a Jake Gyllenhaal (“a very lovely guy”) film called Source Code that was offered to him complete with Hollywood star power, facilities and budget. It’s a giant step for the director, who is cheerfully embracing the Hollywood machine with the good-natured air of confidence he has been nurturing over the past year.

“It’s interesting,” he says, of his first megabucks, all-singing, all-dancing project. “It’s a much bigger budget, it’s a Hollywood film, there are a lot more people involved in the decision-making process. I think my background in advertising is a benefit – I’m somewhere between trying to please everyone else and trying to maintain the integrity of what it is I would like to do as a director. So it’s not too different to doing a commercial, to be honest, but it’s definitely a different beast to Moon.”
Source: www.thenational.ae

Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Eye of the Storm' segment from "The day after Tomorrow" (which was filmed between November 2002 and March of 2003 in Montreal, Canada).

"Duncan Jones’ sci-fi thriller “Source Code” begins pre-production early next month in Montreal and is due to begin filming early March.

Juan Solanas’ sci-fi romance “Upside Down” is scheduled to start a 4 month shoot beginning early March".
Source: www.beforethetrailer.com

Jake shopping in West Hollywood

Jake Gyllenhaal Shopping in West Hollywood, on 16th December 2009. Pictures courtesy of Iheartjakemedia.com

Teaser Trailer The Runaways

Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett on the set of "The Runaways".


Here is the teaser trailer for The Runaways. Enjoy !

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Preview of The Runaways trailer video


Longer Preview video of The Runaways trailer.


The Runaways exclusive clip - sneak peak trailer.

Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, rocker chicks in the all-girl band "The Runaways".

"If the five seconds of Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart on screen together in "New Moon" weren't enough to tide you over, we at Hollywood Crush are happy to announce we will exclusively be debuting the very first "The Runaways" teaser trailer tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST!
We know we're excited to have a first look at Kristen's acting, especially since it already got Joan Jett's approval". Source: hollywoodcrush.mtv.com

Jake Gyllenhaal won't voice the Prince in videogame

Prince Dastan killing a Sand Monster in the videogame.

"During a recent Ubisoft preview event, Michael McIntyre, director of level design for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, talked to Joystiq about the new sequel to the old trilogy, establishing its connection to the Sands of Time game series and the Bruckheimer film.
Jake Gyllenhaal in Yahoo! - Prince of Persia: Behind The Scenes With Dastan

The Forgotten Sands is a side story, based in the Sands of Time universe, bridging the seven-year gap between the original Sands of Time game and its sequel, Warrior Within.
How long how has The Forgotten Sands been in development, and when was it decided it would be a continuation of The Sands of Time series?

The game's been in development for a year and a half now, and it was decided that it would be part of The Sands of Time franchise fairly early in development -- that it would be the same Prince, same universe.

ow exactly, then, will The Forgotten Sands connect with next year's film, if at all?

Basically, the film is telling the story of The Sands of Time trilogy, which Ubisoft made, and this game is a story that happens on the side of that. So, it's the same character.

Will Jake Gyllenhaal voice the Prince in the game?

No.
Source: www.joystiq.com

Michael Cera regrets not finishing Elvis' biography


Jack Black and Michael Cera discuss their new comedy “Year One.” Did the two of them crack up on the set all the time? Plus, when did Jack Black think he went too far with the gross-out comedy?
-What's your last meal?
-I don't know. Something with salsa on top.

-While you were a live, what did you spend the most money on?
-Drugs and coffins.

-What book do you most regret not finishing?
-Normally, I regret not starting books. But I do regret not finishing Elvis' biography -- I liked where it was going.

-What's the wildest thing you ever did?
-I can't remember. That was a long time ago.

-If you could come back and spy on someone who's still alive, who would it be and why?
-Probably Elvis. He's still around, right?

-Name one thing you're glad you'll never have to do again on Earth.
-Brush my teeth. If somebody had told me they were just going to rot away eventually anyway, I could have saved so much time.

-What is your proudest accomplishment?
-Finishing Charles Grodin's autobiography.

-What is your biggest regret?
-Remarrying my wife.

-When were you happiest?
-During the eight months when our divorce was active.

-What are people saying over your coffin?
-"It's too bad we never got a chance to ask him what Jack Black was like to work with."

-Are there any last words you'd like to share with the world?
-It's too hard to live on a planet where you're a monster for not being moved by Susan Boyle's performance".
"The first official picture from SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, directed by Edgar Wright, is out. The film stars Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kieran Culkin. The movie is based on the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley, where Cera’s character has to defeat the seven ex-boyfriends of the girl of his dreams to win her heart. The film is scheduled for release in 2010". Source: www.flix66.com