Saturday, 9 October 2010

Love and Obstacles

Cynthia Nixon and family

October 4, 2010

This past weekend, the New Yorker held its annual festival, which -- as always -- includes a multitude of speakers and panels discussing a variety of topics. Top players in all professions were represented, including Stephen King, Malcolm Gladwell, Jake Gyllenhaal and Regina Spektor -- all chatting about themselves and their areas of expertise. Our favorite, though, would have to have been Cynthia Nixon on the panel discussion "Love and Obstacles: The Case for Gay Marriage."

Ms. Nixon, who is most known for her role has Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City, and now is engaged to education activist Christine Marinoni, stole our hearts with her rather calm, well made argument. Not only does she make a good case, she makes an example of how to make said point.

“Gay people who want to marry have no desire to redefine marriage in any way. When women got the vote, they did not redefine voting. When African-Americans got the right to sit at a lunch counter alongside white people, they did not redefine eating out. They were simply invited to the table. And that is all we want to do. We have no desire to change marriage. We want to be entitled to not only the same privileges, but the same responsibilities as straight people.”

Source: Out Hero: The Cynthia Nixon Edition

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Anonymous said...

Jeez, stop the shipping nonsense. I think she gave him a cute look, that's all.

Anonymous said...

Wait a minute - since when "admiring look" = "I want to date him/her"???

Anonymous said...

Gnite america. Buenos dias, barcelona!!!
16 hours ago

What is Austin doing in Barcelona?

Anonymous said...

When she's not shipping Jake and Michelle, sanidina is shipping Jake and Anne. Subtly, or so she thinks. ;)

Anonymous said...

Who is Sanidina?

Anonymous said...

Poster on IMDb.

Anonymous said...

I see. Hi Sanidina! :)

Anonymous said...

Review for Love and Other Drugs and pics from the movie

ONTD

Anonymous said...

Heath was the weirdo, it's time to admit that.

Did you know him personally?

Anonymous said...

Anne Hathaway & Jake Gyllenhaal Team Up in NYC

Anonymous said...

IHJ gallery

October 18 - Jake Leaving the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills

Anonymous said...

^^^ He smiles! Jake was happy because the show was over? Or happy he's going to see Marcus?

Anonymous said...

Wait a minute - since when "admiring look" = "I want to date him/her"???

It doesn't. But there are one or two posters who are a little paranoid.

Anonymous said...

wallacefoto: Returned to Gorilla Coffee before leaving for our plane. Saw Jake Gyllenhaal... Sorry, no picture. #Brooklyn
21 minutes ago

LAOD said...

last night i had the privilege of taking in an advanced screening of love and other drugs, followed by a q&a with the stars and director- jake gyllenhaal, anne hathaway and edward zwick.

the movie was surprisingly good - i say surprisingly because weaving a love story around the backdrop of the 1996 viagra boom could have taken several very wrong and very uncomfortable turns. love and other drugs, however, portrays a very realistic relationship arch with humor and grace.

the supporting cast is yet another shining moment for the film. josh gad’s humor and timing translates nicely from his web tv work to the big screen as the dopey brother, foil to jake’s apparent perfection. and you really can’t go wrong with oliver platt and hank azaria, even in more subdued comedic roles - it’s always nice to see these two break out their inherent dramatic chops. my only issue here is judy greer. for the love of comedy, someone please give this woman more to work with than a witty quip once every hour and a half. she is hysterical, and anyone who’s ever seen an episode of arrested development can attest to that.

and now the real reason people will flock to theaters in november to see this: jake and anne are bare-ass naked for a good 93% of the film. if you enjoyed that one scene in jarhead with the santa hat, you’ll enjoy this movie much, much more. but on a more serious note, the nudity and the sex scenes never felt forced or uncomfortable - a testament to the character development throughout the film.

after the film, anne, jake and ed came out for a discussion with mtv’s josh horowitz, and to answer a few audience questions. honestly i just couldn’t stop staring at jake throughout the entire q&a session. anne seemed lovely and was maybe the most eloquent person i’ve ever heard speak publicly. but good sweet jesus jake gyllenhaal is a beautiful man. the q&a will be up on mtv.com in the coming weeks - i’ll be sure to share it so you can see what i mean.

one point that does stand out was from ed regarding the genre of the film. he explains that a good movie used to be just that - a good movie. not a drama, a comedy, a romance.. just good. and by being good, it embodies qualities of all of those genres.. because it’s just good.

love and other drugs fits that description perfectly - it’s good movie with dramatic and comedic elements, with neither element acting as an overbearing force. make sure to check it out when it hits theaters on november 24th!

love and other drugs: an early review

Anonymous said...

Wait a minute - since when "admiring look" = "I want to date him/her"???

Since when is one person looking at a friend and smiling = anything remarkable? Friends like and admire each other, that's why they're friends :)

Anonymous said...

but good sweet jesus jake gyllenhaal is a beautiful man.

Jake's charming and good looking. Naturally he's getting some admiring looks.

Anonymous said...

josh gad’s humor and timing translates nicely from his web tv work to the big screen as the dopey brother, foil to jake’s apparent perfection.

Interesting. That's the opposite of what Wells' thought. I guess Gad's humor is something you either like or not.

honestly i just couldn’t stop staring at jake throughout the entire q&a session. anne seemed lovely and was maybe the most eloquent person i’ve ever heard speak publicly. but good sweet jesus jake gyllenhaal is a beautiful man.

lol. not sure this reviewer could be called objective, but it's a nice review.

Anonymous said...

Report: 'Alien' Movie Prequel Features Slaves Forced into Gay Sex

ILYPM said...

I think I've been following the news of this film for more than three years now. After a rocky road to distribution, it's finally making it to screens in limited release on December 3rd, to expand throughout the month.

This morning I present the exclusive debut of the red band trailer for the film (warning: it has a couple brief moments that are probably not safe for work).

Here's the plot synopsis from the filmmakers (it's based on a true story): "Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) leads a seemingly average life -- an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie (Leslie Mann), and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he's gay and he's going to live life to the fullest -- even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another."

It's based on the book of the same name by Steve McVicker.

Red Band Trailer for Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor's Gay Prison Romance 'I Love You Phillip Morris'

Anonymous said...

Awwww, sounds really good. :)

Anonymous said...

Will there be LAOD Red Band trailer?

Anonymous said...

Wow, ILYPM looks very cleverly done. What a con man! :)

Anonymous said...

I'm glad Wells liked LAOD. I hope this one will be a hit for Jake. It must suck seeing his peers like Franco, JGL, Gosling deliver hits after hits and he flops after flops. Jake's not a bad actor, he deserves some success.

Anonymous said...

With all due respect, Franco, JGL and Gosling combined had only a few box office successes during their careers.

Anonymous said...

OMG!! RT @CMJnetwork: Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway will be at post-screening Q&A of Love & Other Drugs. 7:30 @ Chelsea Clearview TONIGHT!

Anonymous said...

It must suck seeing his peers like Franco, JGL, Gosling deliver hits after hits

Huh? They don't deliver hits after hits, Inception and Spiderman didn't make money because of JGL and Franco.

Anonymous said...

Jeeze who's taking care of Atticus in LA? Or is he running amuck?

Anonymous said...

Papa Stephen, like he did before?

update said...

CMJnetwork: Unfortunately, Anne Hathaway will not be present at the Q&A for Love & Other Drugs tonight. JAKE GYLLENHAAL will still be there! 7:30 PM!
4 minutes ago

Anonymous said...

As a matter of fact the movie industry is doing horribly everwhere. Maybe it is the economy. But lets face it most people have acces so many movies at home now why go out.

Atticus said...

I don't care, I want T-bone steak for dinner!

waiter said...

Hey Fatticus do you want baked potato or salad with that?

Atticus said...

Both! *or? cheap bitch*

waiter said...

Okay 1 baked potato with all the fixins and 1 salad with diet dressing coming up. Shall I put this on your Daddy's tab? By the way where is he? We don't allow dogs in the restaurant without their owners.

Atticus said...

What? I'm not moving my ass from this sofa, that will be special delivery to Daddy's address.

Anonymous said...

Anybody knows what the hell happened with "Nailed" (was that the title?,i can't even remember)

Anonymous said...

Yes, that's the title. We don't know what's happening, but there is a chance that someone will buy and finish the movie.

sofa said...

SOMEBODY HELP. I'm suffocating

Atticus said...

Shut up! You never complain when Daddy and his friends dance horizontal tango on you!

sofa said...

That's different. With Daddy he leaves delicious love juices for me to soak up. What I get from you is dogfood gas, dogbreath slobber, fleas and a few drops of old pee.

Atticus said...

Maybe I should invite Noah to keep me company!

Anonymous said...

mikescollins: Watching Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal have sex sounds good in theory but Love & Other Drugs is so terrible.

katisolomon: Just saw Love and Other Drugs #cmj A little sappy, a lot sweet and pretty funny. I recommend!

sofa said...

noooooooooo

Atticus and Noah said...

YES!!!

Maggie said...

RedFM10toNews: Graham Norton's new show starts tonight - He'll be talking to Charlotte Church, comedian Russell Howard and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal
about 3 hours ago

LAOD said...

Jake Gyllenhaal attended the CMJ Film Festival screening of Love & Other Drugs at Chelsea Clearview Cinema in New York City on Thursday (October 21).

Joined by director Edward Zwick, the hunky 29-year-old actor was all smiles as he debuted his new romantic comedy co-starring Anne Hathaway to an intimate crowd.

JAKE GYLLENHAAL SCREENS NEW ROM-COM AT CMJ FILM FESTIVAL

Google translate said...

October 21

Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols are in Barcelona (Spain)

Thanks to an anonymous I've heard that Sophia and Austin are in Barcelona (Spain). Arrived this morning around 9 or 10 and appear to be a friend of Sophia. People who live there that is attentive, maybe you find them you can do them a shot. If so do not hesitate to send please!

It is not the first time Sophia visit the city, had been before. However, it has advised on Twitter that he came to Austin even if your trip has been announced.

Sophia Bush y Austin Nichols están en Barcelona (España)

Anonymous said...

Sorry J&A believers.

Anonymous said...

IHJ gallery

Love & Other Drugs: CMJ Film Festival Screening

Anonymous said...

Do you know when reviews from real critics will emerge?

Anonymous said...

No idea.

Anonymous said...

8:14, I understand the first screening for critics will be next week BUT there's a very strong possibility that they will be embargoed until right before the release of LAOD.

Anonymous said...

10/21/2010

Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Jones, Felicity Jones and Anna Chancellor are joining the cast of Tanya Wexler's Hysteria.

The romantic comedy starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy, which starts filming in London Monday, co-stars Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett.

Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer wrote the screenplay about a Victorian doctor who created the world's first electro-mechanical vibrator in the name of medical science.

President Obama said...

President Obama: It Gets Better

Anonymous said...

Thank you Mr President, just don't forget to empower kids to fight bullies and kick them out of schools if necessary.

Florida Tom said...

Seriously why would sophin sudddenly pick up and go to Spain.
Maybe it has been a planned trip and that is why Aus10 was tweeting about it during the World Cup.

The Gay Film Festival is in Barcelona and Prayers for Bobby was one of the movies. Weird .

Anonymous said...

Why weird? Film festival sounds like a good reason for a trip.

Florida Tom said...

Thats what I meant Anon. Should have phrased that differently.

Anonymous said...

OK :)

Anonymous said...

"Prayers for Bobby" screening was on Monday, 18 Oct.

Schedule

Anonymous said...

How about they just went for a vacation or visit a friend, didn't the tweet say Sophia has a freind that lives there?

Why does it have to be about some film festival, maybe they just want to do the tourist thing.

No reason for him to attend the festival since that movie screened on Monday.

Unless there is something about the film today, Sophia has been tweeting about bullying and suicide for a few weeks now.

Anonymous said...

Sophia will tweet about everything that can get her some attention and make her look good.

Anonymous said...

How about they just went for a vacation or visit a friend, didn't the tweet say Sophia has a freind that lives there?

While Jake is in NYC?

Anonymous said...

How about they just went for a vacation or visit a friend, didn't the tweet say Sophia has a freind that lives there?

While Jake is in NYC?

Anonymous said...

8:14, I understand the first screening for critics will be next week BUT there's a very strong possibility that they will be embargoed until right before the release of LAOD.

Thanks.

Florida Tom said...

I like that Sophia has been tweeting about the Gay teen suicides. She has two really good Gay male friends in Jake and Austin. She also tweeted that she loves gay men.

Anonymous said...

Is this a real reviewer?

negative review

Anonymous said...

Here is a positive:

indie wire

Anonymous said...

She has two really good Gay male friends in Jake and Austin.

I'm sure Sophia has many gay friends, but she's using her support/"support" for publicity whoring.

Anonymous said...

Why are reviews so very different?

Anonymous said...

It's either hating it or loving it.

Anonymous said...

Can anyone recall a movie with similar great+bad reviews? My mind is blank.

Anonymous said...

Can anyone recall a movie with similar great+bad reviews?

There are probably some, but non come to mind right now.

Anonymous said...

Even the negative reviewer thinks it will do good b.o. though.

Anonymous said...

Box office prediction:

$12,000,000 weekend and $40,000,000 cumulative

http://www.boxoffice.com/featured_stories/2010-09-long-range-forecast-4

Anonymous said...

Last nights Q&A with Jake and Zwick:

LAOD

Anonymous said...

Jakey in his undershirt
I guess it's not really an undershirt but it's closer to an undershirt than a silk shirt and when I see him in it, well, you know, there's some imagining.

This is Jake Gyllenhaal at a screening for Love and Other Drugs in New York last night, early promotion for the film before its release in November. He and Anne Hathaway participated in a Q&A the other day, videos are below. As you can see, they have great chemistry, get on quite well.

Someone asked me the other day during the liveblog whether or not they were ok on set or if there were any problems. Absolutely not. They were friends during Brokeback and have had a solid relationship ever since, and before you ask - nothing was ever romantic, which of course is a testament to the actual art of acting, and how convincing two people can be when in real life it's actually nothing resembling what you see onscreen. I suppose this is why so many people believe so strongly that two people should be together when they've seen them together as characters. Apparently there's some faction of Grey's Anatomy fans who are convinced that Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo are carrying on secretly, that he's actually the father of her child and that it's all a massive conspiracy to protect I don't know who or what. Maybe we get too involved in our entertainment...?

Lainey

Anonymous said...

Maybe we get too involved in our entertainment...?

Lainey's a hypocrite, since she's one of those who often "confuses" movie characters with the actors who play them. ;)

Anonymous said...

Lainey's a hypocrite, since she's one of those who often "confuses" movie characters with the actors who play them. ;)

ITA. Plus, it's obvious that Jake and Anne get along and aren't romantically involved - she's not giving anyone an "inside scoop." Remember Isabelle Who? LOL.

Anonymous said...

Someone asked me the other day during the liveblog whether or not they were ok on set or if there were any problems. ...

Lainey is an idiot, she doesn't know anything about Jake, Anne or LAOD filming.

Anonymous said...

Lainey's a hypocrite, since she's one of those who often "confuses" movie characters with the actors who play them. ;)

Well she DID use "we" and "our". So she's not really being hypocrtical is she.

Anonymous said...

^^nah, I don't think she's including herself. She's using "we" the same way smarmy restaurant managers do when they come around and ask "Are we enjoying our meal?" or when someone says "Well, aren't WE full of ourselves."

Anonymous said...

Apparently, Jake—and his consistently rakish sense of style—got the no-tie memo too. Seriously, if you don't have a man-crush on him—or at least a serious case of envy—after seeing this photo, there's something wrong with you.

GQ Week in Style: 10.22.10

Stephen said...

I was deep in a bad traffic jam last night, wondering how many of us nowadays just work too damn hard -- lemmings -- barely having time to breathe -- too much coffee -- that strange buzz that settles into one's head like a small, seemingly harmless hive of bees...
...
Huffington Post

Maggie and Madonna said...

When Maggie Gyllenhaal Danced with Madonna - The Graham Norton Show preview - BBC One

destiny said...

I'll need more evidence than some OTH fan posting about a "friend" knowing Sophia is in Spain before I believe she's there.

Doesn't matter if she is, doesn't make Austin straight or Sophia his girlfriend, anymore than the dozens of Reeke trips together made Jake straight and Reese his real girlfriend.

Anonymous said...

I don't care if Sophia is in Spain or not, she is immaterial, the point is that Jake and Austin keep staying apart.

Anonymous said...

the point is that Jake and Austin keep staying apart.


Great point! An Obvious Point! This screams very loud that Austin and Jake are not interested in spending time together.

They are never on the same coast together. And, if they were, It does not mean they are together.
We can put a fork in it.
It's Done.

Anonymous said...

It's Done.

It is. While I still think Austin is gay and bearding, I tend to think Jake was just bi curious for a period of time and Austin was his guilty pleasure.

L A Child Services said...

Jake in NYC?

Austin in Spain with Sophia?

WOW....

Where's BabyTiles? In the Tropics being raised by wild dogs?

The daddy's got some splaining to do

Anonymous said...

I tend to think Jake was just bi curious for a period of time and Austin was his guilty pleasure.

I always thought this also, but kinda turned around if you know what I mean. Jake gay, Austin bi or bi-curious. But Austin does and always have given more of a gay vibe in my opinion. At least he did early on after the rumors started (05 / 06).

Anonymous said...

At least he did early on after the rumors started (05 / 06).


He Butched UP

Anonymous said...

Jake and Austin keep staying apart.
Austin and Jake are not interested in spending time together.


^^Definite and undeniable proof: they're married.

Attticus said...

In the Tropics being raised by wild dogs?

What? No, I'm very refined. And LA has much better weather and food.

Anonymous said...

Definite and undeniable proof: they're married.

And have a kid! No point in kid spoiling fun for both of them!

Watch: Adam Lambert Plays Tonsil Hockey with Male Fan said...

At his Sydney GlamNation concert, Adam Lambert found a man he liked in the audience, and took what he wanted.

Towleroad

Anonymous said...

himynameis_lucy: saw gyllenhaal was trending, thought it was jake til i clicked it.... was his sister :(
11 minutes ago

Anonymous said...

LauraSlattery: Maggie Gyllenhaal is on Graham Norton's show on #bbc1 talking about her new film, which is about the invention of the vibrator.
about 1 hour ago

Bella Swan said...

For the Austin's ten dollar word contest:

I hereby submit "crepuscular".

Austin said...

Superextraordinarísimamente!

Bella Swan said...

:) Awww, it was nothin'.

Anonymous said...

I tend to think Jake was just bi curious for a period of time and Austin was his guilty pleasure.

I guess he wanted to be "bi-curious" again last year with JG Francis :D

Anonymous said...

Austin and Jake are not interested in spending time together.
^^Definite and undeniable proof: they're married.


LOL.

OT LOL said...

Atticus, did you tell your cousins to do this?!
Dogs attack two female reporters

Atticus said...

*cough*

Anonymous said...

LOL at the shepherd trying to bite the woman's back. WTF?!

Anonymous said...

Oh no, I hope they don't get in trouble with the three bites and they're out law. Bad dogs! :)

*cough* said...

SanAlexTwitt: RT @hirvio: i luv you jake gyllenhaal never change except show us your sex tapes with heathus 'cause we know you have them
about 5 hours ago

Anonymous said...

I watched it a few times and now I have a sore throat from laughing. One's totally licking the reporter's makeup off and the other is play-biting the other woman anywhere he can reach. LOL yeah those two will be adopted right away!

Anonymous said...

Jake, Anne, Ed MTV interview:

interview

Anonymous said...

LOL, that dog vid was adorable. I love when the first reporter was wiping her face, and the second reporter said the shepherd needs "a wee bit of training". lol I'd take the shepherd in a minute, I love a spirited animal. :)

Attticus said...

Bitch Back!

Matt Damon to narrate Lance Armstrong 2009 comeback documentary said...

You might recall that actor Matt Damon is set to play Lance Armstrong in a movie about the seven time Tour de France winners life.

But that movie seems to have been on a classic Hollywood hold for the past six years and may never be made.

But that doesn't mean you won't be able to watch Lance on the big screen. The latest news out of Hollywood is that Matt Damon will now narrate a documentary about Lance Armstrong based on his 2009 comeback.

The documentary is being produced by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney who you may know from such movies as Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and the Afghanistan torture movie "Taxi to the Dark Side," which won the Academy Award for best documentary and which Gibney directed.

According to the LA Times Gibney chose Damon to natarte the film because:

"With a recognizable voice and a clear (and at times itself polarizing) interest in current events, Damon has been moonlighting as a documentary narrator quite a bit lately. He narrates the current financial-crisis doc "Inside Job" and did the same on the 2008 water-crisis doc "Running the Sahara."

Gibney says he chose the actor because he knew many cycling fans were aware of Damon's attachment to the Armstrong feature and wanted to give them another point of connection to the story."

link

Anonymous said...

((((((Ted))))))

Attticus said...

Daddy, get me a bitch on Sunday.

Anonymous said...

Congrats Rangers!!

Anonymous said...

Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that eight friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she's worried something will happen to her husband (Randy Quaid) next.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/quaid-wife-seek-refuge-in-canada-after-arrest/49438

Anonymous said...

^^^ What is wrong with that woman and Randy Quaid? How stupid people can be?

Sophia said...

Me encanta Espana! Park Guell was gorgeous today!! ... http://say.ly/JCJ492
1 hour ago

Anonymous said...

Googling for information on "Love and other drugs" I found a movie called "Love and other disasters" starred by Gwyneth Paltrow.

Is this any indication that LAOD will be pure crap? I mean..they didn't even come up with an original title!

I really hope Jake's and Anne's acting can save this probably nonsense fest movie....

Anonymous said...

"Is this any indication that LAOD will be pure crap?"

No, but it is indication that you are talking bullshit!

Please stop your silly hate towards Jake - it is getting boring....

Anonymous said...

From the reviews so far, even the positive ones, the acting sounds like the best thing about LAOD.

Anonymous said...

Is that Austin's leg and shoe in the pic of Sophia in Barcelona?

Anonymous said...

^^^ but I don't think it will be crap, maybe just cliche.

Anonymous said...

Is that Austin's leg and shoe in the pic of Sophia in Barcelona?

Do you have any easier questions? :)

Anonymous said...

^^Gotta love Austin's sense of irony if it is. :)

Anonymous said...

Awww, so sweet of you to defend Jake's honor in such a passionate way, 12:50 PM

But, sometimes good actors make bad movies, you know? And there is nothing you can do to prevent it.
And no, picking a fight on a blog won't help either.

Don't worry, if the movie flops, Jake will continue to be rich and you... you'll still be his fan, nothing more than that,I guess.

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, if the movie flops, Jake will continue to be rich and you...

and you'll still be cheering about it.

It's been very quiet lately.

LAOD said...

Q&A with Love & Other Drugs Star Jake Gyllenhaal and Director Edward Zwick

“Annie wanted to say that she really wanted to be here but had a previous engagement she couldn’t get out of,” stated Jake Gyllenhaal regarding his notably absent costar Anne Hathaway. “She actually doesn’t care about you [guys],” he joked and thus began the Q&A session that followed the film screening of “Love & Other Drugs.” He was joined by director Edward Zwick who spoke candidly about the film’s premise, what it was like working with Jake and Anne among other things.
...

LAOD said...

Gyllenhaal admitted begging to be a part of the film after reading the script, “I grew up watching [Zwick’s] work,” said the actor. Zwick is the man behind such films as “Glory,” “Blood Diamond,” and “Defiance,” among others and his TV credits include “Thirtysomething,” “Once and Again” and “My So-Called Life.” For Gyllenhaal it was a no-brainer, he had to be a part of the film. Once cast he spent weeks rehearsing and researching his character, “I’m the type of actor that needs to put it into motion. I can’t just sit in a room by myself. I need to be able to fuck it up.” He went as far as sitting in on auditions, while the rest of the film was being casted, and going over the scenes with the different actors. The hard work paid off, the actor gives a moving performance which he credits all to Zwick. “Jake is being modest…I didn’t make him do that stuff, it was him. I just gave him the tools to bring it out,” said Zwick.

LAOD said...

The film features a lot of nudity, “Annie [and Jake] are both about authenticity,” explained Zwick. The actors relied on Zwick to portray them in the best possible light when it came to the love scenes. “Fear is the killer of creativity,” said Gyllenhaal regarding mentally blocking out the fact that audiences will be seeing their naked bodies. “You have to block that out otherwise you’ll never get anything done,” he said.

Throughout the course of the Q&A Gyllenhaal lamented Anne Hathaway being absent from the session and commended the actress for her bravery and suggesting changes be made to her character in order to make it more lively, realistic and three-dimensional. “It was Annie’s idea to have [Maggie] trump [Jamie] in the sex game,” revealed Gyllenhaal. In the end it all worked itself out nicely. “We decided last night that we’re not calling this film a romantic comedy,” said Gyllenhaal. “We’re gonna call it an emotional comedy because that’s what it is, it’s life.”

Anonymous said...

Stupid blogger hates long posts.

Anonymous said...

What is trump?

Anonymous said...

trump - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Anonymous said...

trump - to beat or win at something; beat someone at their own game

also, to dishonestly make up a charge about someone, but I don't think that def applies for LaOD. :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the answers. I assume there is a romantic wrestling scene in LAOD, as it was in BBM ;)

Anonymous said...

Zwick has made some good movies, but "Thirtysomething" was godawful because of it's pretentious self-involved characters. I hope Jamie and Maggie in LAOD are more likable and easier to relate to.

Anonymous said...

Cute and funny Jake Gyllenhaal

Youtube

Anonymous said...

I wonder if 12:26PM would say they liked LAOD if they saw it and thought it was good :)

I wonder if 12:50PM would say they hated it if they saw it and thought it was crap :)

Anonymous said...

Cute and funny Jake Gyllenhaal
Youtube


Comment: "the presentator chick should be introduced to this thing that helps you live and called food!"

Anonymous said...

The short exchange of words was more about a "criticize or support Jake no matter what he does" kind of argue.

The quality of the movie is irrelevant.


12:26PM

Anonymous said...

Comment: "I honestly believe that Jake Gyllenhaal is an angel sent from heaven! He has a body mind and spirit that was created by angels. I think i"m in love!"


12:50 PM, was that you?

Anonymous said...

"I honestly believe that Jake Gyllenhaal is an angel sent from heaven! He has a body mind and spirit that was created by angels. I think i"m in love!"

WTF, she forgot to mention his talent! :)

Anonymous said...

"12:50 PM, was that you?"

No, unfortunately not....*lol*

12:26 is the same person who tries to stir things up from time to time, usually I try to ignore it but not this time.

"Is this any indication that LAOD will be pure crap? I mean..they didn't even come up with an original title!"

No problem if someone has seen the film and does not like it for some reasons but the comment above is an "indication" for something - but not whether the film is "crap"....

Anonymous said...

You're welcome, 2:03. :)

Anonymous said...

If someone legitimately doesn't like it, that's one thing - but some here have a looooooong history of not liking anything Jake does on principle, the principle being who knows wtf. Nothing since BBM have they liked. They're probably hoping and waiting for LaOD to flop.

Anonymous said...

Adam Lambert Plays Tonsil Hockey with Male Fan said...
At his Sydney GlamNation concert, Adam Lambert found a man he liked in the audience, and took what he wanted.


Comments:

Andy, go to Matthew Mitcham's (gay Olympian) Twitter. He was at that concert and Adam tried to make him the guy he kissed, but Matthew turned him down. Now Adam fans are attacking Matthew for not kissing Adam.
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I'm with you Terrance.... I watch that and my first reaction is ewwwwwww. Then again I turn 33 next week, which is what, eight to ten years over the hill in gay years? ;)

And screw Adam fans for attacking Matt Mitcham. Matt didn't want to kiss Adam because he has been in a 4 year relationship and would have felt weird. I thought it was totally cute.

Anonymous said...

LAOD:

ONTD

Anonymous said...

Well, I liked Zodiac a lot. And I thought The Good Girl was ok enough,
it was realised pre-Brockeback but i watched it after .

Rendition was not a good movie,with or without Jake,that's it.

I didn't see PoP and maybe i would have liked Nailed but I guess i'll never know

Anonymous said...

There are Jake fans and then there are BBM fans, the latter is obsessed with BBM sort of like the LOTR fans that hated everything that Elijah Wood did after LOTR.

The Brokies also cringe at the thought of Jake having on screen sex with an icky woman. Odd thing is they are mostly women, into slash and refuses to acknowledge any on screen chemistry between Jake and any actress which means they wont see LAOD.

Anonymous said...

3:24 PM, trolly, aren't you tired of posting that bullshit over and over again?

Anonymous said...

It's been quieter than the deathly hallows over at OMG too since Austin tweeted he was flying off to Barcelona with Sophia. IPG got up on her high horse for a little bit. I was hoping for a little bit of pic analysis.

Anonymous said...

Austin is awful quiet too, last tweet is from 20 Oct.

Anonymous said...

I thought Brokeback was a great movie, I also think Anne Hathaway is beyond gorgeous and both her and Jake look wonderful and very sexy together.
I just don't think a good looking couple is enough to make an interesting movie.

I don't find Anne to be icky in any kind of way, trolly.So, stop projecting

Anonymous said...

Trolly never gets tired of smelling his own brain farts.

Anonymous said...

since Austin tweeted he was flying off to Barcelona with Sophia

Austin didn't mention Sophia.

Anonymous said...

It's been quieter than the deathly hallows over at OMG too since Austin tweeted he was flying off to Barcelona with Sophia.

Who knows, that might be a good thing, maybe they will accept the possibility of Jake and Austin being over and allow discussing all options.

Florida Tom said...

And we haven't seen Sophia with austin in Barcelona yet either.


Maybe Austin is busy checking out the movies at the Gay film Festival. Maybe Austin over in Spain trying to make some connections on a new movie project.
Again if he is there.

Anonymous said...

Why would Austin lie about going to Barcelona?

Florida Tom said...

Anonymous said...
It's been quieter than the deathly hallows over at OMG too since Austin tweeted he was flying off to Barcelona with Sophia.

Who knows, that might be a good thing, maybe they will accept the possibility of Jake and Austin being over and allow discussing all options.



And just what are options are there?

Florida Tom said...

are = other

Anonymous said...

And just what other options are there?

Jake and Austin are over and it is OK to say and think that.

Florida Tom said...

Anonymous said...
And just what other options are there?

Jake and Austin are over and it is OK to say and think that.



Sure looked like they were hanginmg out in Colorado this summer.

Florida Tom said...

I am more than willing to say that it is hard to believe that they are together but I still think there is a good chance that they are. Time will tell and we will all find out together. Even my friend Jack.

Anonymous said...

No, it didn't. Than man clearly doesn't look like Austin. Even if he was, what hanging out in Colorado has to do with being in a relationship and raising a kid? Friends hang out from time to time, parents and partners share their life.

Anonymous said...

Sure looked like they were hanginmg out in Colorado this summer.

No, it didn't. Than man clearly doesn't look like Austin. Even if he was, what hanging out in Colorado has to do with being in a relationship and raising a kid? Friends hang out from time to time, parents and partners share their life.

Anonymous said...

So, I guess the fact we never see Jake with anyone=having an affair with his hand. Because it you don't see it it doesn't exist.

Anonymous said...

I am more than willing to say that it is hard to believe that they are together but I still think there is a good chance that they are.

But there is no BT, right? Because it is impossible to believe that those two are parents.

Anonymous said...

Yes, we all know you think Jake is bi and therefore he's not living his life in the closet like half of HW.

Anonymous said...

5:07 PM, who are you talking to?

Florida Tom said...

Anonymous said...
I am more than willing to say that it is hard to believe that they are together but I still think there is a good chance that they are.

But there is no BT, right? Because it is impossible to believe that those two are parents.



Hard to believe? YES but not impossible.

Anonymous said...

That's reasonable enough.

Anonymous said...

Hard to believe? YES but not impossible.

OK, then impossible for me because I believe Jake and Austin are good enough persons to care about their own kid.

Florida Tom said...

Anonymous said...
Hard to believe? YES but not impossible.

OK, then impossible for me because I believe Jake and Austin are good enough persons to care about their own kid.




??????????????? esplain:-)

Anonymous said...

No need for explanations, everyone knows that parents hate to be away from their babies.

Anonymous said...

Tom doesn't have kids and neither to the postes on OMG, they just don't get it.

No way in hell that those 2 have a kid and the posyers on OMG know it but they wil never admit it on that blog because that will be admitting that Uncle Teddy was lying about other things.

Where the hell is BT while those 2 aren't even in the same place at the same time with the nanny? LOL!!! One is working and one isn't and yet they choose to dump the kid off with who knows, yeah right.

6:44 PM said...

I don't have kids either, you don't need to have kids to understand that kind of bond.

Anonymous said...

We never see baby tile but we know he exists. We rarely see Jake and Austin but we know they are still together. They are closeted remember. Poor troll cant come up with any more proof that Jake is straight except that he we dont see him with Austin. Oh wait we never see Jake with any women either so I guess that proves hes gay after all.

Anonymous said...

We rarely see Jake and Austin but we know they are still togethe

We know they aren't together because we know they don't care about spending time together. Being in the closet has nothing to do with Jake preferring to spend summer with his family or Austin preferring Spain to Jake.

Anonymous said...

Go back to OMG 7:19, and stop calling people trolls because they don't believe in that shit. No one said in the comment above that they thought that he was straight, so stop the bullshit.

There is no BT and you know it

destiny said...

I'm not 7:19, but it is clear that the LOLLL!!! poster is a troll. Has nothing to do with their opinion, but the way they attack others for theirs.


Plenty of people with children spend time apart because of work and other circumstances. Doesn't make them any less of a family. It puts more pressure on the family, and makes them more likely to fall apart, but it doesn't mean they don't love each other and consider each other family, or that some families don't stay together despite those circumstances. It's not uncommon for someone to work in another city or state, and only spend the weekends together. I've heard of plenty of stories like this. Look at other HW couples, athletes, politicians, and people in the military for starters.


The fact that Jake has spent so much time on the East Coast while Austin is filming on the East Coast to me is evidence they are still together. He has a home in LA, why hasn't he been there since Austin started filming OTH.

Anonymous said...

or Austin preferring Spain to Jake.


^^ You left out something.
Austin preferring Spain (WITH, SOPHIA) to Jake.

Get it right, OK.

Anonymous said...

^^ Sorry Destiny, Not buying it.

yeah, those types of scenerios do happen to couples, but not to young men who go to the extremes to have a surrogate baby, then 95 to 99% of the time they are never togther and always with other people. Jake on the east coast with family and friends and work. Austin in NC working, 80% of the time with what's her name, then traveling all over the globe.

Did they leave BT crawling around on Venice Beach with Atticus babysitting?

Not buying it.

Anonymous said...

Don't think there's a BT, and doubt very much that J&A are in a "committed" relationship, but I think 6:54PM is a troll, too.

Anonymous said...

He has a home in LA, why hasn't he been there since Austin started filming OTH.


^^ Why is Austin always with Sophia?

Anonymous said...

but not to young men who go to the extremes to have a surrogate baby,

IA. The other examples given are not comparable. Besides, in all the other examples, none of these people go so far as to deny that their child or children exist.

Anonymous said...

Someone seems obsessed with Sophia, lol. Just because J&A aren't a couple doesn't mean Sophia and Austin are anything more than BFFs faking a romance for publicity for their crappy show, which seems to be working cuz it got picked up for more episodes.

Anonymous said...

Jake's home in L.A. is probably being subletted by a friend or they are house sitting and watching Atticus.

There is no reason why Jake should be in L.A. unless it's for business.

Jake has family, aunts, cousins, sister, niece, brother-inlaw, mom, all live in Brooklyn/Lower East side that's why he is always there.

What's in L.A. ? A nutty Dad and HW tools.

Anonymous said...

Anon said:

Jake has family, aunts, cousins, sister, niece, brother-inlaw, mom, all live in Brooklyn/Lower East side that's why he is always there.



Pretty decent support system maybe even enough to help Jake raise a child. Thanks for that information. You have now convinced me it is possible that BT does exist.

Anonymous said...

Re BT: I'm keeping my options open on whether BT exists because frankly, truth is stranger than fiction. All people, especially celebs, can do and hide surprising things. The possibility of anyone fathering a baby and keeping it secret is very plausible. On the negative side it is strange that if BT exists it seems like Jake/Austin is never with it, and how can it be hidden and what about when it gets older? I think if there's a BT, it lives fulltime with someone else, maybe a nanny but if Jake/Austin feel so comfortable being away from it so much that person could be a close relative or even the egg donor or the surrogate. Most but not all donor/surrogates are anonymous and sign the baby over never to see it again. It's very possible this could be the arrangement. I know Ted said TT was active in the rearing but "active" can have many different levels and variations in its definition.

I don't know if there's a BT and I'm not going to declare it an absolute yes or no, but I think the possibility of it existing is greater than the exclusion that it does not.

Anonymous said...

But why choose to have a baby and live like they are. Makes no sense. Did they do this on a whim and suddenly decide they made a mistake.

Anonymous said...

Jake's home in L.A. is probably being subletted by a friend

Someone as wealthy as Jake doesn't need to have his home subletted. I'm sure he has people to take care of his home, or anything else he needs. I tend to think he considers L.A. his home or else he would buy a place in NY, he could certainly afford it. It's not unusual for wealthy people, not just actors, to have homes on both coasts or more than one place. Jake grew up in HW - a lot of those tools are his friends, lol.

Anonymous said...

Oh please Destiny, every Jake "fan" knows his family on his mothers side is still in Brooklyn/Lower East Side and the people that live amongst them know there are no children except his niece and the kids of his cousins. He also has relatives in PA, and FL and he visits them, I guess BT # 2 and 3 are with them, eh? This is not information for you since you live there,

Decent support system my ass, all while Daddy 2 is in Spain.

You are just pissed off because you know the real reason jake is Always in NY is because of the family ties mentioned and he can stay with them w/o worrying about where to stay and spend $$$ not because Mr. Nichols is in NC, HA, HA!!!

Their recent behavior has convinced me even more that not only is there no BT but they are not together.

The fact that you try and still spin the most ridiculous crap, means that you know it's BS.

Anonymous said...

Jake very well may spend 95% of his time with this kid. None of us have any idea. He sure don't take him out much in public. That ia a given.

Anonymous said...

9:20 has got to be a Babbler still devastated that Reeke was a farce.

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Anonymous said...

But why choose to have a baby and live like they are. Makes no sense.

THIS. ITA, and this is one point I can't get past. It's not like a het couple who got pregnant because a condom broke, or they got drunk and didn't use birth control. There is a tremendous amount of planning involved in surrogacy and it doesn't happen overnight. It can't be a whim.

Anonymous said...

9:20 you need to start jogging or something to work off your bullying.

Anonymous said...

9:23 must be a jaustinite devastated that Jaustinite was a farce and uncle teddy lied just like he lied about bt.

Silly fangirls will believe anything.

They are still spinning on the reasons why Austin and Sophia are in Spain, I bet they all have their Sophia voodoo dolls out stabbing it with pins!

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