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"Zodiac" #14 Best movie of the decade

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:36:00 +0000

Jake Gyllenhaal as the obsessive cartoonist Robert Graysmith in "Zodiac" (2007), directed by David Fincher.

"David Fincher’s true crime masterpiece about a serial killer that terrorized Northern California throughout the late 60’s and early 70’s may very well be one of the best police procedural dramas of all time. Film Junk’s Best of the Decade #14: Zodiac.Starring an incredible ensemble cast of Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Jake Gyllenhaal and Chloe Sevigny, Fincher puts forth a film of immaculate detail and an endless investigation that became an obsession of many of San Francisco’s media and law enforcement members.As the killer collects more victims, James Vanderbilt’s screenplay becomes that much more riveting. Fincher films some death scenes that are gut-wrenching to watch and it all builds up to an ending that is both satisfying and unsatisfying at the same time.
Jake Gyllenhaal and David Fincher in The San Francisco Chronicle (DVD Extra) from Zodiac: The Director's Cut (2008).

After a career of Se7en, Fight Club, The Game and Panic Room, David Fincher knows suspense and if you’re a fan of any of these then Zodiac belongs on your must-see list. Check out previous Top 20 Films of the ’00s". Source: www.filmjunk.com

Nora Zehetner Highlights (2009 Western Regional Grand Finale)

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Nora Zehetner presents the awards for Best Drama, Best Comedy and Best Picture at the Campus MovieFest 2009 Western Regional Grand Finale in San Francisco.

DiCaprio & Hirsch: "Every rose has its thorn"

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:39:00 +0000

A musical video featuring some stills and scenes starred by Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo & Juliet, Blood Diamond, stills of Inception, Shutter Island, etc.) and Emile Hirsch (The girl next door, Into the Wild).

Song "Every rose has its thorn" by Poison.

Evan Rachel Wood: Flaunt Magazine video

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:00 +0000

Evan Rachel Wood photographed by Yu Tsai for Flaunt Magazine session, August 2009:

Some of this decade's best performances

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:21:00 +0000

25. Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman The Pianist (2002)
While many great performances rely on dramatic and affecting dialogue, Adrien Brody’s turn as real life musician Wladyslaw Szpilman in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama The Pianist is hushed, a sullen-eyed lost soul hanging on to a world cloaked in gray. As the title character, Brody became a living skeleton, an all-too-real representation of one of history’s darkest periods. 24. Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff Juno (2007)
Ellen Page walks the delicately fine line between pitiable pregnant teen and resilient, plucky feminist in this film that manages to be both a cautionary tale and a story of love and compassion. Page displays intelligence and wit while clearly conveying the moments of humiliation that come with being pregnant in high school, producing an utterly endearing, memorable character. 23. Adam Sandler as Barry Egan Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
In a dark romantic comedy plot complicated by phone-sex scams and Healthy Choice frozen dinners, Sandler handled this starring role in the same manner in which he shuffles down that grocery store aisle – with ease. This will shock any moviegoer who’s watched any of his mediocre comedies or who got to know the Saturday Night Live comedian for his spats with Bob Barker and feuds with imaginary penguins. 22. Penélope Cruz as Raimunda Volver (2006)
As prominently displayed in his most recent works, director Pedro Almodovar found his muse in Cruz in the same way that Woody Allen did in Diane Keaton years ago. Here, with a performance displaying both maternal and primal instincts, made as equally compelling and complex as the plot in itself, Cruz shows most clearly why such idolization is deserved. 21. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles Ray (2004)
Jamie Foxx might have seemed an odd choice to star in Ray Charles’ biopic, but he surpassed all expectations. Sadly, Charles died just before Foxx brought all of the R&B titan’s frailties and triumphs to life on screen. 20. Anne Hathaway as Kym Buchman Rachel Getting Married (2008)
No one expected Anne Hathaway to take on the role of an ex-junkie in Rachel Getting Married, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t deserve it. Hathaway nimbly sidesteps the clichés inherent in her character and creates a moving portrait of renewal and hope. 19. Gene Hackman as Royal Tenenbaum The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Owen Wilson was brilliant in this film. Ben Stiller was brilliant in this film. Anjelica Huston was brilliant in this film. But it was Gene Hackman as the title character and family patriarch who made The Royal Tenenbaums the one of the 10 Best Movies of the Decade. 18. Laura Linney as Sammy Prescott You Can Count on Me (2000)
Laura Linney may have been the decade’s best everywoman, giving import to the daily stresses of juggling work and family dysfunction. That distinction began with 2000’s You Can Count on Me, with a wayward brother, an overbearing boss, an infatuated new boyfriend, an abusive ex-husband and a fatherless son spinning around her center of gravity. 17. Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Perhaps the best actress of her generation, Kate Winslet brought a stunning performance to every film she made, regardless of how inconsequential they may have been. No movie showcased her talents better than Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which allowed her to bounce from serious to playful in a matter of moments.16. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Her best of a fourth decade of outstanding performances. No one’s better at giving proper justice to a good script and a strong cast. 15. Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar American Splendor (2003)
It’s hard to forget his wine-whiney lines in Sideways, but his dour portrayal of comics writer Harvey Pekar in American Splendor was a more complete, singular performance. 14. Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove Monster’s Ball (2001)
Berry’s Oscar-winning performance as down-and-out death row widower Leticia is startlingly unglamorous and fearlessly honest. In a film that is full of deeply flawed, unvarnished characters, Berry displays the kind of raw vulnerability alongside steely, almost vicious, resiliency that stays with you long after the final credits roll.13. Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II The Queen (2006)
There are few bigger challenges than portraying a living celebrity whose private life feels completely foreign to us commoners. Helen Mirren fully inhabited the queen of England as she navigates a world that has changed tremendously during her lifetime.12. Julie Christie as Fiona Anderson
Away From Her (2007)
Julie Christie got her first Oscar nomination in 1965. Her fourth came 22 years later for her turn as a victim of Alzheimer’s in Sarah Polley’s directorial debut, Away From Her. Christie makes us fall in love with her character before we see her slip from her husband’s grasp, make the loss so much more palpable than it otherwise would have been. 11. Sean Penn as Jimmy Markum Mystic River (2003)
Playing a man distraught over the murder of his daughter this is Penn at his emotional zenith (yes, a half-an-iota better than Milk) with excellent direction from Clint Eastwood. But really, Penn could be on this list for a number of roles.10. Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar Brokeback Mountain (2005)
While his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight certain deserves the acclaim it’s been given, Heath Ledger’s true tour de force was his understated work in Brokeback Mountain. Ledger brought a driving force to the movie which complimented its contemplative tone and showed a true, classical brilliance in acting that left you convinced that his character was real. 9. Don Cheadle as Paul Rusesabagina Hotel Rwanda (2004)
As director Terry George found from his own research, this story of the 1994 Rwandan genocide unfortunately wrote itself. On the other hand, Cheadle’s portrayal as its hero seemed to rise from a passion he held within himself, transforming the role into a career golden standard still relevant today.8. Felicity Huffman as Bree Osbourne Transamerica (2005)
Between her TV roles on Sports Night and Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman showed her amazing range, playing a transexual woman who finds out she’s a father a week before her sexual reassignment surgery. 7. Mickey Rourke as Randy “The Ram” Robinson The Wrestler (2008)
This tale of a professional wrestler 20 years after his prime resembles the life of the starring actor himself, who returns to Hollywood one boxing career, one shattered cheekbone and five nose operations later. And as the wrestler searched for solace from everything he once abandoned from his sport, the role tore apart Rourke’s surgically reconstucted, sun-weathered exterior to reestablish his niche in Hollywood, if only because of one line: “I’m an old, broken-down piece of meat, and I deserve to be alone.” 6. Amy Adams as Ashley Johnsten
Junebug (2005)
She might have technically been a supporting character, but Amy Adams made the most of every moment on screen. Born in Italy and raised in Colorado, she was the rare non-Southern actor who seemed to be molded from North Carolina clay.

Read 5-1 best performances in

Source: www.pastemagazine.com

Hubble telescope spots the oldest galaxies

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:13:00 +0000

"Astronomers have used the Hubble space telescope to discover the faintest and most distant galaxies ever seen. A new camera fitted to the orbiting observatory in May by shuttle astronauts has captured dim red "star cities" that formed only 600-900 million years after the Big Bang.The universe is thought to be around 14 billion years old and this new glimpse of them is a look back in time more than 13 billion years. Two teams from the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh picked out the candidates for most remote galaxies in images taken in infrared light by Hubble's new Wide Field Camera 3". Source: www.scientificamerican.com

Lindsay's Private Party - Muse magazine video

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:50:00 +0000

Lindsay Lohan in Muse photoshoot, January 2010.

Credits:
Lindsay Lohan
Petey Wright At Ford Models
Martina Nilsson for Opusbeauty.com
Photographic Assistants Dax Henry and Trever Swearingen
Digital Welly Lo for 88phases.com
Makeup Fiona Stiles For The Wall Group
Hair Jen Atkin for The Wall Group
Prop Stylist Alex Bain for Opusreps.com
Videographer Sergio Bautista For 88phases.com
Video Production 88phases.com
Editing 88phases.com
Location Chateu Marmont Hollywood
Retouching 88phases.com
Production Jorge Perez And Bobby Heller At Opusreps.com
Graphic Design Lloyd & Co
Special Thanks to Ali at Women Management

Directed by Yu Tsai. Music by Stereo Alchemy (feat. Melissa R. Kaplan of UHP)

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:58:00 +0000

"Taking a page from a hair band classic, Miley Cyrus is remaking Poison frontman Bret Michaels's '80s rock ballad: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."'Every Rose' is one of her all-time favorite songs and she is really excited about cutting it," Miley's mom Tish Cyrus says.Miley, 17, might be young but her love for Poison runs deep. Her first concert experience – other than seeing dad Billy Ray Cyrus onstage – was watching the band perform in Nashville. And now she’s been in the studio with Michaels – along with other producers – putting her own spin on the '80s ballad. She recorded the song in New York, her rep confirms". Source: www.people.com

VGAs will host a new clip from Prince of Persia

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:38:00 +0000

"Not only will the VGAs host the premiere of Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, but it will also be the premiere of a new clip from Disney's upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time film. Jake Gyllenhaal - Promotional Artwork of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (2010).

But the Hollywood connection doesn't simply end there, as Geoff Keighley has revealed (vis Twitter) that actor Jake Gyllenhaal (who plays the Prince in the film) will introduce the clip personally. How's that for star power?" Source: www.destructoid.com

Jake attends "Crazy Heart" premiere

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:14:00 +0000

Maggie Gyllenhaal at "Crazy Heart" Press Conference 2009.

"Susie pointed out the massive age difference between Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal, his co-star in "Crazy Heart"--he's 60, she's 32-- while Steve had Tiger on his mind.

Maggie's brother Jake Gyllenhaal snuck in for the screening only, with no sign of current galpal Reese Witherspoon. Even Maggie left hubby Peter Sarsgaard at home". Source: www.la.com

Maggie Gyllenhaal arrives at the Premiere of Fox Searchlight's 'Crazy Heart', Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, on 8th December 2009.

Crazy Heart Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Duvall Scott Cooper Hollywood Dailies | Movie Trailers

Crazy Heart - Premiere video with Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, and Maggie Gyllenhaal hitting the red carpet.

"Jake Gyllenhaal showed up dateless to his sister's Los Angeles movie premiere Tuesday night – Gyllenhaal happily showed up without her at the premiere of Crazy Heart, which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal. Jake 28, stuck close by his big sis and their family for most of the night."He seemed very normal and relaxed, and very happy for his sister," said a fellow theatergoer. "Tonight was all about her."
Maggie Gyllenhaal at Film Independent's "Crazy Heart" Screening

Maggie plays a journalist and single mom who struggles through an off-and-on relationship with an alcoholic West Texas singer played by Jeff Bridges, whose bravura performance has already been garnering Oscar buzz.

According to a source, at the film's heartfelt finale, Jake, 28, wiped his eyes and nose and appeared to be fighting back tears". Source: www.people.com

10 most fantastic fashion faux pas video

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:59:00 +0000

TIME's Belinda Luscombe goes through the 10 most fantastic fashion faux pas of the year Source: www.time.com

10 Questions for Stephenie Meyer video

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:56:00 +0000

10 questions for Stephenie Meyer, author of "Twilight" books. Author Stephenie Meyer has developed a devoted following weaving tales of romance and suspense in her young adult vampire novels

Source: Source: www.time.com

Kristen Stewart in The yellow handkerchief clip

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:44:00 +0000

New pictures of Kristen Stewart from USA Today. Source: KStewart Fans LJ

HD clip from the motion Picture The Yellow Handkerchief: "The Mystery is gone", starring Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne.

Michael Cera is the anti-Edward Cullen

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:12:00 +0000

Second trailer for the comedy 'Youth in Revolt'. Starring Michael Cera, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liota and Jean Smart. Added by Monsters and Critics.com.

Anna Kendrick - Entertainment Weekly scan, November 2009.Anna Kendrick in Vanity Fair magazine, January 2010.

"Michael Cera, who co-stars with Anna Kendrick in next year’s Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, is the star of next summer’s Youth In Revolt, a picture which might have previously had little to do with The Twilight Saga: New Moon".Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Edward and Bella in "New Moon" (2009).

"The film centers on “Nick Twisp” who’s got his eyes set on a girl and he won’t take no for an answer - instead transforming into a suave ladies man persona by the name of “Francois.”“Francois” in this hilarious spoof poster issued by (according to Digital Spy) the movie’s film studio for a few laughs, is made to look like Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga: New Moon".
Source: www.examiner.com

Robert Pattinson, world-wide sex symbol.Michael Cera, alternative geek sex symbol.

Michael Cera in "The one where Michael leaves" episode - Arrested Development Season 2.

"Arrested Development has become the poster child of TV critical darlings that couldn’t win mass appeal. In the show’s final episode, after the show was officially cancelled, executive producer Ron Howard mentioned, with a wink and nod, that a movie was a possible next step. Since then, the development of the Arrested Development movie has been a soap opera of sorts, with several reports claiming that Michael Cera was holding up the project. Cera has been quoted as saying that he wasn't confident that an Arrested film adaptation would work, and he decided to spend his time instead on other film projects. Fans of the show took to the virtual streets, though, and apparently convinced both Cera and the film's backers to move forward.This past February, Cera confirmed that he was indeed joining the cast. And slowly, all the pieces of the puzzle seemed to be coming together. Last month, creator Mitch Hurwitz confirmed he would be directing the film and that the screenplay was more than halfway finished. We’re thinking the film will be the best thing Ron Howard has produced since his daughter (not including, of course, the original TV series)". Source: www.blackboomag.com

Anna Kendrick on David Letterman interview

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:09:00 +0000

Ray Romano (Men Of A Certain Age) and Anna Kendrick (Twilight, Up In The Air)

Late Show with David Letterman 12/7/2009

"Brothers" Unraveling in wartime

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:39:00 +0000

Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal in 'For Your Consideration' Ad - Brothers (2009)

Listen to "Brothers" movie review by Npr.org Fresh Air from WHYY: 'Brothers': Family Ties, Unraveling in Wartime

Source: www.npr.org

"December 4, 2009 - DAVE DAVIES, host:
Mr. JAKE GYLLENHAAL (Actor): (As Tommy Cahill) Look, you know, just say it, you know what I mean, all right. He told me I could borrow the car whenever I want.

Ms. NATALIE PORTMAN (Actor): (As Grace Cahill) Sam's dead.

(Soundbite of sobbing)

Mr. GYLLENHAAL: (As Tommy) What are you talking about?

Ms. PORTMAN: (As Grace) He's dead, Tommy, (unintelligible).

Mr. GYLLENHAAL: (As Tommy) Why didn't you call me? Why'd you let him go over there, Grace?

Ms. PORTMAN: (As Grace) Tommy.

Mr. GYLLENHAAL: (As Tommy) Well, what now, huh?

EDELSTEIN: It's not a spoiler to say top-billed Tobey Maguire does not, in fact, die in the first 15 minutes. But for much of "Brothers," he's thought by his family to be dead. Director Jim Sheridan skips among the three protagonists - Sam in Afghanistan, and Tommy and Grace back home -but he never loses the story's pulse. That's because the story isn't Sam or Tommy or Grace individually but the family unit. It's how Sam's actions when he's captured relate to how his dad raised him and what he owes Grace. And how Tommy's assumption of responsibility is partly because Grace is so pretty and her older daughter is so needy, and partly to prove something to his dad that he couldn't when Sam was alive.
Who'd have guessed that stars who made their names as nerd heroes Peter Parker and Donnie Darko could be so credibly messed up and volatile? Maguire isn't big physically but his tautness radiates power. Responsibility is his mantra. When he's thrown in a pit with one of his men, he coldly orders the soldier to forget his family, forget everything but his name. But as we jump back to Sam's wife and daughters, we wonder, can he really forget his own? Copyright © 2009 National Public Radio®.

Read the whole transcript in Source: www.npr.org

Robert Pattinson: a homewrecker?

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +0000

"Is Robert Pattinson's sex appeal so utterly overwhelming that he's capable of destroying relationships just by co-starring with someone? The New York Post reports that Uma Thurman, who's scheduled to share the screen with Pattinson in the upcoming romance flick Bel Ami, has split up with her fiancé, hedge fund manager Arki Busson, making Busson the latest in a long line of victims of what many (okay, so far, "we") are calling The R-Pattz Co-Star Curse.The earliest recorded instance of The R-Pattz Co-Star Curse (copyright pending) occurred early this year, when Gentlemen Broncos actor Michael Angarano, who had been dating Pattinson's Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, suddenly disappeared from Stewart's life with the swiftness and completeness of a Soviet dissident.
Robert Pattinson on the set ot "Remember me", June 2009.

But this was just the beginning of R-Pattz's relationship-wrecking streak. Back in June, as she prepared to film the romantic comedy Remember Me with Pattinson, Lost star Emilie de Ravin announced that she was parting ways with her husband of three years, December Ends thesp Josh Janowicz. And thus, a pattern emerged.If we were The Wrestler director Darren Aranofsky—who's engaged (for now anyway) to Rachel Weisz, who'll be co-starring with Pattinson in the upcoming historical drama Unbound Captives—we'd be pretty worried right now.
Natalie Portman and Darren Aronofsky on the set of 'The Black Swan', on 8th December 2009, shooting in Lincoln Center.

Then again, given that Aranofsky is currently preparing to film an angry, aggressive sex scene between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, he might have already mentally checked out of that relationship". Source: www.celebuzz.com

Blondes, Elisha Cuthbert in "The Forgotten"

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:22:00 +0000

"A few months ago it was reported that Scarlett Johansson was leading a list of actress under consideration to play Marilyn Monroe in director Simon Curtis' biopic, My Week with Marilyn. Kate Hudson, Amy Adams and Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) were also mentioned as possible contenders for the role.Production Weekly has now learned that Johansson is out of the running and that its Williams who is in-talks with Curtis to top line the movie, set to begin lensing in June, 2010.My Week will be based on the diary of Colin Clark, an employee of Laurence Olivier, who looked after Monroe when she came to London to film Olivier's "The Prince and the Showgirl" in 1957. Although Colin was technically considered the third assistant director, his unofficial role was to keep Monroe out of Olivier's way". Source: www.cinemaspy.com

I am convinced Michelle Williams will do justice to the role of Norma Jean if she finally accepts the role proposal, but at a pure physical appearance level, my idea of a translation on-screen of the mythical Marilyn would suit better by other actresses, for me Jaime King or Elisha Cuthbert have that "bombshell ingenués" look more accused than Michelle does.

Elisha Cuthbert as dreamy ex-porn star Danielle in "The girl next door" (2004).
In this photoshoot by Mark Seliger, Elisha gives off this classical resonance (in special with Marilyn's Santa Monica beach photoshoot by George Barris):
Happy belated birthday to the lovely Elisha Cuthbert, her b-day was on 30 November!
"Elisha Cuthbert (24) has joined the cast of ABC drama series The Forgotten, where she will appear in a recurring role.Cuthbert will play Maxine Denver, described in press materials as "a strong and successful Chicago professional who is forced to put her skepticism of 'amateur detectives' aside when The Forgotten Network begins investigating a case close to home."

Her first episode is slated to air in February. The Forgotten recently received an additional five-episode order from ABC". Source: www.televisionaryblog.com

DiCaprio & Hirsch: corporate world threatening their characters

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:49:00 +0000

Emile Hirsch in "Into the Wild" (2007).Leonardo DiCaprio in "Body of Lies" (2008).

Leonardo DiCaprio talking about his character Danny Archer in "Blood Diamond" (2006):
“First off on the script, it was such a powerful character. It was such a powerful storyline and that’s what you look for first. I wasn’t personally going out seeking films with a social and political message, just to do it for the sake of doing it. It has to have an entertainment value. To me, it was very representative of a huge issue in the world today of corporate responsibility and what these corporations do, and certainly Africa has been a prime target for it - all the way to gold and rubber and all kinds of other natural resources. And here was this character that was exploiting others that were less fortunate than him, dealing in the black market and not really being conscious of the world he lives in. I just felt it was a really powerful". Source: movies.about.com

"Speaking about his character, Hirsch said, “Speed is a very serious, passionate guy.” He admires that the character is “not willing to sell out to the big corporate conglomerate.” Then Hirsch joked that in taking the role he was “so excited to sell out to a big corporate conglomerate.”Hirsch was a fan of the “Speed Racer” series growing up. “I used to watch it in the morning with my cereal, and I would pour soda into the cereal.” He described the show as “one of those crazy shows you’d watch on a sugar rush. The colors and the action and the sense of adventure” brought that immediate appeal. Looking back on the show now, he said it has a “retro cool.” Source: www.comicbookresources.com

Brothers and Esquire's top 2009 women

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:23:00 +0000

"Brothers" clip "He's dead":

"Maguire plays a Marine, Sam, who volunteers, much to the dismay of his wife (Portman) and young daughters, for a second tour of duty in Afghanistan. When he is reported killed, his widow has difficulty accepting it. But she has his brother (Gyllenhaal) to help her and her daughters go through the ordeal and even bring a sunny presence into the home.But, after torture-filled months as a hostage, Sam returns, a changed man. Maguire is fine at being creepy. Yet the actor uneasily makes the transition from the good-guy father to the clearly traumatized vet, despite the fact his war experience has been depicted graphically by the script and director Jim Sheridan. The family is complicated by the father (playwright-actor Sam Shepard), an alcoholic former Marine officer who terms Sam the superior son. But the fact is, Sam can only function in the violent aspect of the military.Gyllenhaal comes off best. He has an easy role to play, except for one scene in which he is seen preparing to make amends to the teller whose bank he robbed". Source: blog.syracuse.com

Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst at "Spiderman 3" premiere in Tokyo, Japan, 2007.

“I didn’t go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse,” Dunst told E! on the set of her next movie, "All Good Things." “I went there for depression.""The 26-year-old actress told E! that it was her decision to enter the celeb-popular Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah". Source: www.foxnews.com

Jake Gyllenhaal & Zooey Deschanel at Sundance Film Festival http://www.sundancechannel.... Take a look at some classic moments from past Sundance Film Festivals. The 2008 Sundance Film Festival takes place January 17-27 in Park City, Utah.

Kirsten Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal arriving to the Sundance Film Festival, on 24th January 2004, Park City, Utah.

Kirsten Dunst with Eva Longoria at Teleton in Mexico City, 4-5 December 2009.
Kirsten Dunst
We know what it's like to have a rough few years, so we won't fault you for Wimbledon, Marie Antoinette, or Spider-Man 3. It made us miss even more the Kirsten we'd been so charmed by in Eternal Sunshine.Anna Friel (February)
"I had a greasy threesome with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and another actor called Jeremy Northam, and we were literally in a bed for two days."Kate Mara (March)
She talks about being nervous about her photo shoot since she spent the last month in London, working on a play, thirty nights at the pub.Katy Perry (April)
"If a man could ride this roller coaster with me and come out alive, then I guess we'd deserve each other's company."
Megan Fox (June)
"I just think he's a lame superhero. He's not interesting. He's not dark. He's just kind of a douchebag."
Bar Refaeli (July)
"It's all in the definition of the bones."
Abbie Cornish (October)
"Mixed martial arts, fighting, swords, weapons, choreography, personal trainers," she enumerates proudly, the beguiling accent of a proper sheila. "We add gun stuff at the end of the day."Kate Beckinsale (November)
"This whole notion of being named Sexiest Woman Alive is going to earn me quite a beating," she says. "You can't have that title with four brothers. I'll get wedgies. Headlocks. Noogies". Source: www.esquire.com

Jake Gyllenhaal is a proxy father in "Brothers"

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:24:00 +0000

"On the other hand, the movie only hints at Tommy's past, and Gyllenhaal is left to do the heavy lifting.

He pulls it off beautifully. Consider the dinner scene early in the film, and Tommy's face-off with his father (Sam Shepard), intent on goading and belittling him; there's so much unspoken family history packed into Tommy's increasingly unsuccessful attempts to contain his anger while his dad throws insults. And consider the suggestion, subtly planted, that Tommy is using his brother's apparent death -- and the resulting opportunity to be a "good guy" -- as a self-esteem boost to make up for decades of playing second fiddle to his star athlete, war hero brother. It's a fantastic, troubling performance -- smaller and quieter than Maguire's, to be sure, but more impressive for it". Source: www.cinematical.com

"Grace and her daughters struggle to survive in the wake of the news, and Tommy soon becomes a part of their everyday existence. He serves as a proxy father to the girls, and his relationship to Grace grows from dislike to dependence. But the new life they've begun to build shatters when Grace receives the news that Sam is alive. The man who returns from Afghanistan bears little resemblance to the one who left, and he grows jealous of Tommy's closeness with his daughters and his wife".
Source: www.cinemaspy.com

Jake Gyllenhaal at 78th Annual Academy Awards on 5th March, 2006 in Hollywood. He was nominated as Supporting Actor for his role Jack Twist in "Brokeback Mountain".

"I wouldn't mind seeing Gyllenhaal get a nod for Brothers considering I thought his was the best performance in it… but for what category? Lionsgate has placed him in the Best Supporting Actor category, but in reality all three (Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman) are co-leads in that film if anything, which could cause voting confusion". Source: www.ropeofsilicon.com

2000's Unfairly overlooked movies

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Heath Ledger as the demented Joker in "The Dark Knight" (2008), a character impossible to overlook.

"When people look back on the early years of the new millennium they'll remember it for movies like The Dark Knight and Lord of the Rings. Or they'll geek out with their friends about the cult classics they discovered together, rewatching copies of the original version of Donnie Darko or spreading around copies of Idiocracy and laughing at its accuracy".

Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Roberta Sparrow/Grandma Death in "Donnie Darko" (2001).

The Girl Next Door (2004)Elisha Cuthbert, Luke Greenfield (director of "The Girl Next Door"), Emile Hirsch and Timothy Olyphant.

Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch leave their prom dance victorious after an improvised amateur porn shooting.

The Girl Next Door had the gross misfortune to be released at the height of America's religious fervor back in 2004. The Passion of the Christ was the biggest movie in the world and covering up Janet Jackson's nipples was our new obsession. So it's no surprise that a no holds barred teen raunch-comedy would slip out of theaters with barely a notice. That doesn't make it right. Sure The Girl Next Door is down with nudity and sex as entertainment and sure a lot of it takes place at a porn convention. But Emile Hirsch plays the lead and makes it something special beyond that, with a character that it becomes impossible not to identify with while whatever crazy hijinks ensue. It's legitimately hilarious and beneath the movie's tits and ass veneer is a movie that John Hughes would have been proud to call his own back in 1984. Timothy Olyphant steals scenes as a porn king and the movie's soundtrack kicks ass. Even now it seems like somewhere along the way there should be some sort of cult audience for a movie like this. Maybe it'll find it yet.

25th Hour (2002)Edward Norton as Monty Brogan in "25th Hour" (2002).

In 25th Hour Edward Norton gives what is perhaps the best performance of his career in what is easily one of the best movie's of Spike Lee's filmography. Norton plays a convicted drug dealer headed to prison for seven years. Before he goes Monty Brogan has twenty-four hours to say goodbye, and he spends most of them coming to grips with his father and friends while venting his anger and frustration at the path he's taken. Anyone who's seen it will particularly remember Brogan's massive tirade against New York, America and everyone in it. “Fuck you all,” says Monty Brogan as his anger pours out of the screen. It's Lee's most compelling and thoughtful film, one that puts a new spin on the types of choices we're all faced to make. You'll identify with Monty Brogan, or you would have, if the movie had gotten enough attention to talk people into seeing it. A little movie like this needs support from critics and awards givers and somehow, 25th Hour never really got it.

The Lookout (2007)
Joseph Gordon Levitt as the amnesic Chris Pratt in "The Lookout".

Scott Frank's brilliantly written and directed heist movie should have earned, at the least, an Oscar nomination for star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Instead, in part because it was released too early in the year to stick with Oscar voters and in larger part because it never received any real promotion, almost no one seems to realize it exists. The Lookout stars Levitt as a young man with brain damage. He's not exactly stupid he just has trouble keeping things straight. Through circumstance he finds himself involved in a complicated heist plot and things spiral out of control while Levitt tries to remember brush his teeth. Jeff Daniels co-stars as a blind roommate and delivers one of the best visually impaired characters this side of Scent of a Woman. But Gordon-Levitt is the film's anchor and he's stupendous in his portrayal of a former prom king reduced to disability assistance and a janitorial job at the bank after a reckless accident. The heist plot is just the icing on the cake as Levitt's Chris Pratt gets in over his head.

The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page, 50's pin-up and bondage model.

"In an era of sexual repression Bettie Page got out the whips and chains, but there's more to her biopic than the kink you've seen on posters flaunting the iconic pin-up. Gretchen Mol delivers an epic performance as Page, who, didn't really understand the impact her pictures had in a time when sexual repression and censorship fought with freedom. She challenged the establishment, but almost inadvertently. For Bettie, it was just a good time playing dress up. The story of America's first sex icon is compelling and yeah, of course, also sexy as hell. But mostly it's the story of a beautiful, purely innocent soul and a love for life which made her sometimes dark pinup pictures endure and end up on your bi-sexual girlfriend's t-shirt. Unfortunately awards voters overlooked Mol's performance and, of course, general audiences were scared off by nudity. Oh the irony". Source: www.cinemablend.com

"Brothers": a monster struggling to find humanity

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:09:00 +0000

“Brothers” is a story of human characters made by a group of actors that are at the top of their game. Adding to this perception is a stoic but viciously pinpoint turn of Sam Shepard as the father to these two boys who is now remarried to a different woman than their mother who died. Another standout also permeates in the form of Bailee Madison as one of the young daughters of Portman and Maguire. She matches most of the grown up actors toe to toe without being presumptious. Like Jake, in my mind, she deserves an Oscar nomination for their work because it is so purely emotional. Source: insidereel.wordpress.com

Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal at 'Brothers' Q&A At The Arclight Theater, on 3rd December 2009.

"Sam's younger brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal), an ice-blue-eyed charmer who's fresh out of prison for bank robbery, but who redeems himself with his sister-in-law -- who never liked him -- by slowly discovering a responsible side.Meanwhile, back in Afghanistan, Sam isn't actually dead, just being tortured in a remote Taliban outpost. When he's finally rescued and returns home months later, a gaunt, catatonic version of his former self, it's to a family he no longer recognizes, and that no longer recognizes him.This is where the real movie begins. Or rather, it begins just before Sam's return, when something bad -- something real bad -- happens to Sam in Afghanistan. Something that turns him into the kind of monster that only war can create, and might leave you wondering if he wouldn't be better off dead. Sam certainly wonders that."Brothers" is the story of that monster, and his struggle to find his humanity.Is it a movie you'll enjoy? Not enjoy, so much as appreciate. Or maybe recognize". Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Interviews with Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Tommy Cahill in Brothers. 1. On his first reaction to the film. 2. On his personal connection to the character. 3. On Tobey Maguire. 4. On Natalie Portman. 5. On the relationship between Tommy and Sam. 6. On Sam Shepard. 7. On the relationship between Tommy and Hank".

"Brothers" videos and reviews

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:42:00 +0000

"Maguire told Access Hollywood he took on an "intense" process to drop the weight in five weeks to play a kidnapped marine solider alongside sexy actress Natalie Portman and actor Jake Gyllenhaal.“I dropped a bunch of weight," Maguire told Access. "Through shooting and a break, I had five weeks, and I lost about 20 pounds, which is a lot of weight considering where I started out at."

Of his extreme weight loss, he said, "It was very intense. I just didn’t eat a lot and worked out a ton. I got into a real focused mindset. I knew what was necessary, I knew how long it was going to take, and I just had to do it,” he said. Source: www.examiner.com

Brothers video: The cast talk to EPIX about what they would do for their family.

Brothers video: Tobey Maguire opens up to EPIX about his admiration for soldiers.

Jim Sheridan with Daniel Day-Lewis filming "The Boxer" (2002).

"Jim Sheridan has directed seven actors into Oscar nominations: Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou for “In America”; Richard Harris for “The Field”; Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite and Daniel Day-Lewis for “In the Name of the Father”; and Day-Lewis again, with Brenda Fricker, who both won Oscars for “My Left Foot.”Portman and Gyllenhaal have a more natural chemistry than Portman and Maguire — Maguire's Sam even says at one point that Tommy and Grace look like high school kids in love.Mourning becomes Portman, which she proved best in her short but memorable role in “Cold Mountain.” Gyllenhaal showed in “Brokeback Mountain” that he is willing to take and commit to roles with emotional risks.But the most is asked of Maguire. He has to morph from a quiet, caring father to a short-fused post-traumatic-stress-riddled veteran who can't fit back into his former life.Sam's gut-wrenching journey takes him to Afghanistan where he is tortured into an unspeakable act before finding his way home … to a family that had already accepted his death.Sam is a good guy, so we watch him try to rationalize away his feelings of resentment and jealousy, before they spill over. “Do you know what I did to get back to you?” he screams at Grace. “Do you know what I DID?”Jim Sheridan is good with kids, as he showed in the very warm and believable family of “In America.”This time, Bailee Madison and Taylor Geare play Sam and Grace's kids, Isabelle and Maggie. They are not the token kids who say something cute and disappear. They have their own personalities and get to show them. Uncle Tommy bonds with Isabelle by recognizing her love for and envy of her more outgoing little sister. Just like Sam loves and envies the effortless ability Tommy has to charm everyone around him". Source: www.seacoastonline.com

Rivers Cuomo, please, get well soon!

telserwork@yahoo.es (Kendra) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:36:00 +0000

"Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was hospitalized Sunday morning after his bus slipped on an ice patch in New York and crashed.The 40-year-old "Beverly Hills" singer/guitarist complained of rib pain post-accident, but his wife, Kyoko Cuomo, and 2-year-old daughter who were riding with him, were unharmed, E! News has confirmed.

Cuomo and family were on their way back from Toronto, Ontario for a concert at Boston University's Agganis Arena scheduled for Monday night.

The accident happened just after 7:30 a.m., after the bus slid on ice, skidded into a median, crossed back over the highway, and went over a guardrail into a ditch, according to Sgt. Paul M. Swasey of the New York State Police". Source: uk.eonline.com

Mood state in Weirdland: sad but praying for River's recovery, listening to Raditude album - "I don't want to let you go".

Weezer is one of my top favorite bands, as well as Michael Cera's most beloved one: