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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Porn stars & Goddesses: "The girl next door", "Sucker Punch", Ginger Lynn and Charlie Sheen

Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch and Chris Marquette in "The girl next door" (2004) directed by Luke Greenfield

"Sure, we had Can’t Hardly Wait and American Pie, Clueless and Ten Things I Hate About You, but it feels like the genre is still strangely empty. And then I remembered 2004’s The Girl Next Door. It’s not your conventional high school movie — it’s filled with gratuitous nudity, copious swearing, drug use, and all kinds of other fun stuff. It’s one of those films that I feel oddly guilty about liking… no. Fuck that. I love this flick.The story is rife with cliches, and perhaps worse, it fails to tackle any of the difficult choices or themes that are so obvious given the subject matter (Matthew is never bothered by Danielle’s sexual history and it doesn’t touch on any of the harsh realities of the adult film industry). And yet, it works.
That success is in large part due to Stuart Blumberg’s breezy, banter-filled and heartfelt screenplay. Blumberg, who also co-wrote this year’s excellent The Kids Are All Right and is currently working on adapting Jonathan Lethem’s outstanding novel Motherless Brooklyn, injects the film with just the right balance of raunchy sex humor and sweetly honest charm. It’s a weird combination that, with a few flashes of brilliance, works in spite of itself". Source: www.pajiba.com

Still of Emily Browning as Baby Doll in "Sucker Punch" (2011)

"It's not hard to get the "incoming metaphor" message, so we're obliged to use a couple of brain cells to figure out the symbolism of placing a young woman in a mental institution that becomes a whorehouse that becomes a series of increasingly cheesy action movies.
Jena Malone plays Rocket in "Sucker Punch" directed by Zack Snyder

A few possible interpretations are:

1. Insane people and sex workers are interchangeable.

2. Women can only triumph over adversity in their dreams.

3. Action movies spring from the imaginations of enslaved, mentally unstable prostitutes. Source: io9.com


"Everyone has by now heard about the manic, tough-talking Charlie Sheen, the sitcom actor who publicly insults his bosses and makes T-shirt-ready boasts of "winning" and having tiger blood. But former porn star Ginger Lynn says she got intimate with another side of TV's top-earning actor.
"There's a side of him that I don't think many people hear about" Lynn said -"Especially because right now, everyone's focusing on the negative. I have the soft, the considerate, the sensitive, the warm, the scared, the encouraging sides — I have all these sides of Charlie that no one's talking about."
A hand-written note "To Ging, From one Druggie to Another. Love- C," by Charlie Sheen is inscribed on a page inside the 1991 Consumer Report, The Complete Drug Reference, a gift from Sheen to Porn star Ginger Lynn after her drug incarceration.
There is a baseball cap from his beloved Cincinnati Reds, with Sheen's inscription on the brim. A signed, self-published book of Sheen's poetry. Intimate letters. A vest the actor wore in a film. A strand of pearls he bought her during a trip to Japan.
"Charlie has a very specific, individual, warped sense of humor, which I love", Lynn said from behind the desk of her home office in her spacious house on a Woodland Hills street dotted with handsome, $1-million-plus properties. But their relationship ended a long time ago. "I don't know Charlie today. I haven't seen him in over 15 years."
Referring to the items up for auction, she said: "There's someone out there who's going to appreciate these more than I do today."
Sheen — already a movie star thanks to acclaimed performances in "Platoon" and "Wall Street" — was smitten and pursued her aggressively, she said. But she agreed to a first date only in a group setting.In August 1990, Sheen showed up unexpectedly at her house with a playful love letter he'd written in rehab (now one of the items to be auctioned): "I'm sitting in bed writing to you from my penthouse suite at the Hotel du Cap. The view up here is incredible. I can see the Eiffel Tower, Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, Riverfront Stadium … and I can see you as well, which happens to be my favorite sight of all." He added: "I must admit that I cannot go through this alone. And so far you've been with me every step of the way." The couple decided to enter rehab together.
Lynn insists that despite numerous allegations of Sheen violence against wives and female companions, he never abused her.
"Not one time did he raise his voice", she said. "No violence".
Source: articles.latimes.com

"Tickets to Charlie Sheen's one-man show, Charlie Sheen LIVE: My Violent Torpedo of Truth, are selling briskly – and, in some cases, selling out –
"Charlie has hired some sort of coach to take his ramblings and form them into something more structured", the source adds. "He's also hired a musical director". Although Scoleri says Sheen, 45, remains "big on his manifesto", he won't be alone with a microphone on the stage. "There'll also be video components to the show, too", Scoleri reveals.
Still unclear – just how involved Sheen's so-called goddesses, Natalie Kenly and Rachel Oberlin, will be. Oberlin's rep tells PEOPLE that she will be taking part in the performance, though would not reveal details. Meanwhile, Scoleri says he "can't confirm or deny if [Sheen will] have the goddesses on the show, but he likes having them around".
Scoleri does say about Sheen, "He's one of the most creative people I've ever met in my life. If you want Charlie Sheen, you'll get vintage Sheen with this show. The guy's a media juggernaut". Source: www.people.com

Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Duncan Jones: empathetic in "Source Code"

"Jake Gyllenhaal joins the Hoyle Jackson launch party as they present their men's collection at Bloomingdales Santa Monica, with artist John Van Hamersveld, Friday evening, March 18, 2011, in Santa Monica, California. Credit: deedee deGelia New designer jeans brand Hoyle Jackson held a launch party at Bloomingdale’s Santa Monica, where the design team mingled with style mavens and denim devotee Jake Gyllenhaal joined in the fun". Source: thisisbrandx.com

"[Duncan] Jones knew the chemistry between the two leads would be paramount. He required an actress who was energetic, intelligent and 'cute', that's the word" he says, with a chuckle.
"When Jake and I first started talking about who could possibly play Christina, I immediately remembered how much I loved Michelle in 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang', the Shane Black film. There was a chemistry between her and Robert Downey Jr. that was unique. She was smart - I hate the word 'sassy' but that kind of encapsulates what it was. I thought, if we can capture that, it'll really work with Jake. He was going to be throwing so many different performances at her in these repetitions of an event. We really needed someone who was going to have that liveliness to be able to react to all of the different things he'd throw at her. So she was perfect."
"Honestly, it's not too hard to have a really good rapport with Jake," Monaghan says in a separate interview. "He's a terrific guy and a really supportive actor. For me, this is what drew me to the film - that it was reliving the same event over and over again and what I could do with nuance."Duncan's a really collaborative filmmaker. We would huddle in this train car for usually about a half hour, an hour, and really try to figure out what the arc of each source code was, what we wanted to achieve emotionally, what these characters needed to do. It was a really amazing exercise for an actor."The train scenes between Gyllenhaal's and Monaghan's characters were carefully structured so each would reveal new pieces of the puzzle Colter is desperately trying to solve, but they also invited improvisation to help the relationship grow organically.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays pilot Colter Stevens in "Source Code" directed by Duncan Jones

Jones says, "There were a lot of lines and things that came out purely from the improv, some of which we weren't able to put in the film, some of which didn't work, but it was just that sense of creativity and license to be able to do that which permeated that part of the shoot that made it very easy. That exuberance that comes across."
Monaghan says, "I remember it was one of the last source codes, (Gyllenhaal's character) says, 'I'm going to get us a cup of coffee, but I'm going to save the world first.' We improvised that scene and I said, 'I knew he was a keeper!' Everybody kind of giggled ... but they kept it in there. We watched it last night, and the audience loved it. It was a validation that Duncan's instincts were right about when the movie starts to take itself too seriously and when to pull back."
Film director Duncan Jones with his father, singer David Bowie, at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009

But Jones maintains that those concerns alone "would not be enough to make me want to do a project, but the fact that is part of the material certainly appeals to me. But it has to be about, 'Can you feel empathetic toward this protagonist? Do you actually care what happens to them?' That's the most important thing". Source: www.sfgate.com

Friday, March 25, 2011

Critics' Pick: 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'


'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf', starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. A. O. Scott takes a look at a very unusual relationship at the heart of Mike Nichols's 1966 film, adapted from Edward Albee's Broadway play.

Early candidates for the role of Martha included Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, Rosalind Russell and Patricia Neal. Early candidates for the role of George included James Mason, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Arthur Hill, Jack Lemmon and Peter O'Toole.

Jake Gyllenhaal & Duncan Jones get "Source Code'd" (Funny or Die video)


Jake Gyllenhaal & Duncan Jones get "Source Code'd"
Interviewer Weston Green from MakingOf experiences "Source Code" in an interview with actor Jake Gyllenhaal & director Duncan Jones Source: www.funnyordie.com

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Jake Gyllenhaal - Jimmy Kimmel Live interview


Jimmy Kimmel Live - The first part of Jimmy's interview with Jake Gyllenhaal talking about Source Code


Jimmy Kimmel Live - The second part of Jimmy's interview with Jake Gyllenhaal


Jimmy Kimmel Live - The third part of Jimmy's interview with Jake Gyllenhaal


Jimmy Kimmel Live - The fourth part of Jimmy's interview with Jake Gyllenhaal


'My mum went to try and find Banksy when she was in London,' said Gyllenhaal in the animated interview on US TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. 'That's like trying to find the Unabomber', said Kimmel.'She went to places she thought he might be in London… and I can imagine my mother, because she really is pretty badass, just throwing thugs against the wall and being like 'where’s Banksy, I know where you hide him?'' he joked.The Brokeback Mountain star also said that he still gets people assuming he is gay. 'It's because my manager and all these people walked in while my friend was doing up my tie once', he recalled. Gyllenhaal said the fires of suspicion were stoked further when the same friend shouted out 'Yeah Baby!' when he won his Bafta. 'Everyone in the crowd just looked at him and whispered 'did he just call him baby?' he joked". Source: www.monstersandcritics.com

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson on the cover of Entertainment Weekly

While they always try to keep their personal life as private as possible, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart certainly showed their affection towards one another in newly released private photos. The "Twilight" co-star couple looked ever-so lovey-dovey as they both attended a mutual friend's wedding this past year. Source: www.celebrity-gossip.net

Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, April 2011

Mark Ruffalo's directorial debut "Sympathy for Delicious"

Mark Ruffalo and Jake Gyllenhaal as Inspector David Toschi and Robert Graysmith in "Zodiac" (2007) directed by David Fincher


SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS TRAILER

Description: Recently paralyzed DJ "Delicious" Dean battles the mean streets of Los Angeles, struggling to survive in his wheelchair. Yearning to walk again, and fighting to spark the ashes that were once his career, Dean turns to the dubious world of faith healing and gets much more than he bargained for. Lured by easy money and the heat of fame, Dean sells out to an unstable rock band, stomping the dreams of so many who see him as their only hope. World-famous DJ "Delicious" must now tackle his own worst demon—himself—if he is ever to conquer his “handicap” and find true healing.

Jake Gyllenhaal backs out Doug Liman's "Moon"

Jake Gyllenhaal at 'Source Code' Press Conference in Beverly Hills, CA on 18th March 2011

"Jake Gyllenhaal wants to start directing films. The Oscar-nominated actor recently said that while he doesn't plan to quit acting any time soon, he does want to try and helm his own film projects in the future.

"Well, I do have a number of things that I'm developing," he said. "That's probably where the future lies for me - but I'm not going to give up the day job just yet. I'd like to see where it goes."
"You're always wondering how long this will last. It's a piece of being an actor. There's always someone more talented or younger than you. But I also like to write. In years to come, I think that will expand. I won't just be scrapping for the next job. Maybe I'll create something for myself". Source: www.411mania.com

"Director Doug Liman’s film MOON is finally moving forward with a slew of actors and actresses up for roles. Publicity still of Jake Gyllenhaal in "Love and Other Drugs" (2010)

Originally the male lead was to go to Jake Gyllenhaal but he has since backed out and now the three actors up for the male lead include: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’s Andrew Garfield, INTO THE WILD’s Emile Hirsch and STAR TREK’s Chris Pine. For the female lead we have a bit more of a diverse group of women that include: Megan Fox, Rachel McAdams, Rosario Dawson, Eva Mendes, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Wilde. The story follows a group of renegade space employees lead by a woman (yay!) who are gathering some space equipment, along with an ex-NASA employee, to go to the Moon and steal an energy source. Sounds intriguing, no?" Source: www.flix66.com