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Thursday, April 08, 2010

Jake Gyllenhaal in SFX magazine, June 2010

More stills of Jake Gyllenhaal & Gemma Arterton in SFX magazine, June 2010 issue.

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Denim jeans, Casual pants and Movie stars

Jake Gyllenhaal in GQ magazine Session #2

"Jake favors casual t-shirts, Bermuda shorts, loose fitting jeans, and hooded sweatshirts. Sticking to black, white, and muted shades, he doesn’t draw attention to himself with vibrant colors or flashy styles. Often looking more like a college frat boy or a Santa Monica surfer dude, he clearly dresses for comfort and function. To achieve this easy- going California style, keep it simple with a white v-neck t-shirt, a slouchy black zippered sweatshirt, and a baggy pair of knee-length shorts.
Loose fitting sweat pants, chinos, or dark jeans are also perfect for a casual lunch or a shopping excursion. Footwear choices can include slip-on sandals, flip-flops, or a pair of Vans sneakers". Source: www.mensflair.com

"Sometimes a fake is easy to spot. For example, there is a photograph where Jake Gyllenhaal sits on a white wooden chair, seemingly wearing a pair of black leather pants. However, the light falls on his upper body from a different direction than on the leather pants. In addition, there are differences in contrast and tone between the leather pants and the rest of the photograph.
Jake Gyllenhaal in "Dazed & Confused" photoshoot.

The basis for the fake is a photograph of Jake that appeared in the issue number 98 of the “Dazed & Confused” magazine in February 2003. Somebody pasted the leather pants afterwards. Sometimes a fake is a bit harder to spot. For example, there is a photograph where Jake Gyllenhaal stands with his hands behind his head, seemingly wearing a pair of black leather pants".
Source: jonalysis.wordpress.com

James Dean made fashion history as one of the celebrities responsible for putting denim into fashion. He again made fashion history half a century later in 2006, when his Lee jeans were auctioned off for $35,850.


Where did the name Denim Jeans come from?

The Serge de Nîmes fabric was originally a wool silk mix, twill weave. By the 19th century in England, denim had a white warp and a navy woof (weft). Denim was considered a hard wearing sturdy fabric, ideal for heavy labouring.

Paul Newman.

Film Stars Influence Denim Jeans in the 1950s

Once film stars like Marlon Brando or James Dean sported them, they became desirable internationally in the 1950s and are associated with rock and roll and pop music.

Chris Pine and Farragut North co-star Olivia Thirlby grab dinner at Louie in downtown LA, 8th Jan 2010

By the 1980s, ripped, frayed and torn jeans were a normal sight. Coloured jeans from white through to pastels were also popular as were stonewashed blue jeans.

Lycra in Jeans

The 1990s saw some changes such as denim with an added percentage of Lycra to enhance fit and comfort. Jeans with lycra are very comfortable. They fit and cling around the buttocks in a way that accommodates less than perfect figures.

Jeans After the Millennium

The Earl jeans were superior to any Armani styles and this is the key to jeans - trying different types even in the same size. Feel the quality of the denim, look for deep dyeing and pre washing to avoid excessive dye loss when you launder.

You also can find in the net a selection available of
men's pants: Casual Pants, Comfort Waist, Dress Pants and Jeans with good prices, and nice appearance of quality.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Michelle Williams candidate to star in Baumbach's The Emperor's Children

Michelle Williams attending the New York premiere of "Shutter Island" on 18th February 2010.

"Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams is circling one of the three lead roles in Noah Baumbach's "The Emperor's Children."
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Noah Baumbach at 'Margot At The Wedding' Movie Screening in 45th New York Film Festival 2007.

The Oscar-nominated "Greenberg" filmmaker has already adapted Claire Messud's 2006 best-selling novel about a trio of Brown University graduates struggling to make something of themselves as they approach their 30s burdened with lofty expectations. The novel was set in New York in the months leading up to and following 9/11.
Michelle Williams gives daughter Matilda a piggyback ride around their Brooklyn neighborhood, February 2010.

Williams would likely be playing the character of Danielle Minkoff, a TV documentary producer from the Midwest, though the actress' representation at CAA would not comment to TheWrap. There is no deal in place yet, but insiders confirm that Williams has met with Baumbach about the role.
Noah Baumbach and Ben Stiller at the Hollywood premiere of the ''Greenberg'' at the ArcLight Cinemas on March 18, 2010

Furthermore, Baumbach's recent attachment to the family friendly Ben Stiller vehicle "Mr. Popper's Penguins" raises questions as to whether "The Emperor's Children" will be his next film.

TheWrap previously broke the news that Keira Knightley, Eric Bana and Richard Gere are attached to star in the dramedy.
I've been a huge fan of Williams since her days on "Dawson's Creek" and firmly believe that she is one of Hollywood's best actresses under 30 years-old, if not the very best.

Williams most recently played Leonardo DiCaprio's wife in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island." She recently re-teamed with her "Wendy and Lucy" director Kelly Reichardt for the period film "Meek's Cutoff" and is already earning Oscar buzz for her performance in Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" opposite Ryan Gosling". Source: www.thewrap.com

The new poster for the upcoming comedy/drama Greenberg has appeared online.
Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is at a crossroads in his life. Out of a job and none too interested in finding one, he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, thereby getting a free place to stay in Los Angeles. Once settled in, Greenberg sets out to reconnect with his old friend and former bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans). But times have changed, and old friends aren’t necessarily still best friends, so Greenberg finds himself spending more and more time instead with his brother’s personal assistant Florence (Greta Gerwig), an aspiring singer and herself something of a lost soul. As their relationship develops through a series of embarrassingly awkward romantic encounters, even someone as irascible as Greenberg might have at last found a reason to be happy.

Noah Baumbach serves as both director and writer for the movie, while Scott Rudin produces the film.
Source: www.filmofilia.com

"The Runaways" scenes clips

New still of Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as The Runaways.
Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie in "The Runaways".

"The Runaways" scenes clips featuring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning:


The Runaways Band fight-breakup


The Runaways Cutest smile - "Crimson & Clover"


The Runaways Cherie lighting a cigarette the wrong way


The Runaways Joan grabs the alcohol


Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart kissing during The Runaways

Vote for The Runaways and Kristen Stewart at
MTV movie awards in the categories: The Runaways - Best Female Performance + Global Superstar + Best Movie

"Holy Rollers" trailer



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Holy Rollers, directed by Kevin Asch, starred by Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, etc, is inspired by a true story of a young Hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 90s.

"Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end" -The Talmud.


Jesse Eisenberg attending "Lend Me A Tenor" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals & Curtain Call on 4th April 2010.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Remembering Kurt Cobain

"Wanting to be somebody else is a waste of the person you are."
"It's better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not." - Kurt Cobain.



Kurt Cobain commited suicide on this day in 1994.

Kurt Cobain, who shot himself 16 years ago yesterday, at the age of 27, so bow your head in reverence, was a prolific musician, and not just when he formed his iconoclastic band Nirvana. This fact was proven when 30 tracks, recorded on cassettes, were unearthed and then purchased at a garage sale in Washington state. Quick, someone call Courtney Love. Honestly, she has probably already unleashed the dogs (ahem, her lawyers) on the poor chap! Apparently, the initials "KDC " were inscribed on the tapes with black marker. The man who bought the tapes retained a lawyer, contacted Cobain’s estate and his record label and the tapes were verified as being from Cobain. For those keeping score at home, "KDC " stands for "Kurt Donald Cobain."
Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain.

The fine folks at NPR have theorized that the tapes were recorded before Cobain even hit double digits in age, since some of the titles reference the years 1974 and 1975. There is even a ukulele version of "The Joker", the famed Steve Miller band anthem2.
Source: www.artistdirect.com


A video featuring stills from Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling, starring Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd - Happy 41th Birthday!-, etc.
songs "Saturday" by Sparklehorse and "About a girl" by Nirvana, written/sung by Kurt Cobain.

Jake Gyllenhaal says "Prince of Persia" has a story line that makes sense



"I played their original side-scrolling version of the game when I was a kid," laughed 29-year-old Gyllenhaal recently, remembering his first encounter with "The Prince of Persia." "And then I took a little hiatus."
On May 28, Gyllenhaal will portray Prince Dastan in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", the first video game movie ever to be written by the father of the game — in this case, Jordan Mechner, who introduced "Prince of Persia" on the Apple II computer in 1989. "I was actually kind of tripping out on that with Jordan the other day," Gyllenhaal said of portraying a character he once could only play with a controller in his hand. "I was saying to him, Who knew when I was playing it — after I closed out 'Oregon Trail' and went over to my 'Prince of Persia' game when I was I don't know how old, maybe 8 or something — who knew I would be playing the Prince of Persia? It's kind of awesome."
Jake Gyllenhaal - 'Prince of Persia' Facebook Q & A (Video #2)

"The reason why most video games movies haven't been successful up until now is the fact that most of the action that takes place is stuff that we've seen before [in the game], but hasn't had a reason in the story line that makes sense," Gyllenhaal explained. "So, in this movie we decided that everything the prince did in the movie had to have a reason. If he were going to jump on a wall and run over to get away from somebody, or he's going to jump from building to building, there had to be an obstacle. It had to be based on something that he had learned, or based in the story line.

"Most of the time you just see really cool stunts and people doing really cool things, but you don't know why", explained Gyllenhaal, who has flat-out said that there's never been a good video game movie made. "[Our action] all ties back into the ultimate story."
Source: www.mtv.com


Gemma Arterton Cover Shoot video.
SEE InStyle's beautiful May cover girl Gemma Arterton as she is photographed wearing pretty nudes and sexy chiffons for Spring.

Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning "The Runaways" Interview

Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Taylor Lautner.

Q: So, Dakota, Cherie Currie said there was a moment you felt like it was fate intervening for you to get this role?
DF: Yes! I had a cherry temporary tattoo that I had put on for fun that day, and I came home from school, and my mom was reading the script, and she said, "You need to read this." I always try to get more information from her before I read anything, but she never tells me much -- she doesn't want to bias my opinion -- so the only thing she would say is that the girl I would play had a tattoo just like that, so I was like, "Wow!" It was just a little thing where it's a sign that it was meant to be.

Q: Did you get much help from Joan Jett and Cherie Currie to prep for the film?
DF: Cherie, the mike move she does during "Cherry Bomb"? She taught me that so I could do it, too.

KS: That was crazy. I had never seen that before. Yeah, they filled us in on little stuff that was probably random but gave us a sense of what it was like to live back then. It was good that they were around, we needed them to fill in the blanks, but we also saw the videos they've got of themselves when they were younger, so we got a lot from that.DF: And they were in the studio with us. I was definitely nervous, but the only way to rerecord the songs would be if I had the voice to do it, so I was thrown in the studio and we recorded the songs, and that's what you hear in the movie. I thought I'd be recording them a bunch of times, not just the first few times and that's it. But that was probably good, because that's how they recorded them. They were just thrown in and just did it a couple of times.
KS: Joan was helping me be better at guitar. She's pretty good. She's got a really unique connection to the music, the way it comes out of her. She was telling me -- and this is the only way to describe it, and I've said it before, but it's the only way that feels right -- she says you have to fuck your guitar. I'm sorry, I don't know how else to say it! [Laughs]

Q: How did spending time with them help you develop your roles?

DF: I think when you know a character well, you know what to do. Cherie, she was a completely different person onstage than she was off stage. And still to this day, she's kept that vulnerability and innocence. And Cherie's become my friend, so that makes you want to be the best you can at this for them.
Kristen Stewart and Joan Jett.

KS: Joan has no regrets, I know she doesn't, and that was huge to her. Everything in your life makes you who you are, and she's really loving life right now. I've never seen anybody walk into a room that completely confident, and she doesn't even realize that other people might not be like that, too. It's not overcompensations. She's not trying to be a certain way.
And to see them interact now, together, that was really helpful, too, because they turn into the people they were then, and they still really love each other. It's hard to describe. It's such a unique friendship and they relied on each other so strongly, and it's like you add a kiss to something and suddenly it makes it like, "Oh. My. God. They love each other and they are lesbians!" They kissed one night, no big deal. They're just really close.
Kristen Stewart & Dakota Fanning as Joan and Cherie in "The Runaways".

Q: For some people, this might be their introduction to who the Runaways were and what they meant to rock and roll.

DF: I think probably for the younger audiences, and maybe that will lead them to go back and listen to the music or watch Live in Japan. I didn't know who the Runaways were when I first read the script.
KS: Oh, man. If we didn't tell this story right, since this is the version of the Runaways story that people my age would know about, that thought drove me crazy. When you care about something so much, it's scary. Usually if the movie isn't good or it doesn't turn out the way you thought, that's the way it goes. But this? We didn't have any other options. The guilt I would have harbored for the rest of my life? It would turn my stomach. It would be horrible. Source: www.filmcritic.com

Jake Gyllenhaal competent swordfighting and singing

Jake Gyllenhaal attening 'Prince of Persia' Press Conference - WonderCon 2010 on 3rd April 2010.

"While promoting Prince of Persia at WonderCon over the weekend, Jake Gyllenhaal mentioned that he is currently filming a science fiction movie called Source Code with Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright and that it is going to “blow our minds.” I don’t know that much else about the film, except that it’s directed by Duncan Jones. But frankly, that’s enough for me.
Duncan Jones with his father Davie Bowie at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the exhibition of Moon. Photo by David Shankbone.

Jones is the son of David Bowie. Far more pertinently, he directed Moon, a Sam Rockwell-starring head trip of a homage to early ’70s sci-fi and, in my opinion, last year’s most tragically underseen movie (you can check out the trailer after the break). The less you know about Moon before you see it, the more fun you’re going to have — suffice to say that Rockwell very much earns his money, and in more ways than one. If Source Code is anywhere near as good then I’ll be a very happy bunny. (And if it’s even as half as good as the Gyllenhaal-starring, giant bunny-featuring head trip Donnie Darko then I’ll be even happier.)
Source: popwatch.ew.com

"Not a month ago Graff revealed to MTV News his grand plans for a big-screen remake of the Faustian "Damn Yankees" staring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jim Carrey, including plans to update the central story of a baseball fan who sells his soul to Beelzebub with a new focus on steroids.


"Man, this is–- this has been a conversation I don't know why I keep having," Gyllenhaal told MTV's Larry Carroll when asked about the project this past weekend at WonderCon in San Francisco. "I've definitely been fascinated by that musical for a very long time, but I guess it's still in development. Still being worked out. We'll see."

In the meantime, the former "Brokeback"'d one wishes to assure you that if and when it DOES come time to patrol the ivy covered walls of Wrigley Field (updated from the Washington Senators in Graff's take on the story), the once and future "Prince of Persia" is more than up to the song and dance challenge. Mostly.
Jake Gyllenhaal at MTV TRL UK on 28th May 2004 in London.

"Yeah, I mean look man, I have been singing since I was a little kid. It's something I've done alongside acting–- probably singing longer than I was acting so I am confident in that," Gyllenhaal laughed. "My dancing, not so much. [But then] I never thought I'd swordfight either."

"We'll figure it out if need be."

Monday, April 05, 2010

Jake Gyllenhaal, enjoying the comedy

Jake Gyllenhaal at 'Prince of Persia' Panel at WonderCon 2010

"Jake Gyllenhaal loves comedy.
The 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' actor insists he wants to make more movies that do not take themselves seriously, because it is such a challenging genre to get right.
He said: "Comedy is really what I enjoy the most. And it's what I find hardest. Earnest is f**king easy.

"Finding the comedy in a situation is always the hardest thing, and I think as an actor you should always try and find the hardest thing."
Despite claiming to find comedy difficult, Jake had no difficulty getting laughs with his 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' co-star Gemma Arterton, which she claims is because they forged such a good friendship off camera.

She explained: "We have this kind of banter anyway, as Jake and Gemma. So that kind of transfers to the characters. There's a lot of witty remarks, cutting each other down."
Source: www.contactmusic.com