Accidental Love, 2015.Directed by David O. Russell (as Stephen Greene). Starring Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Marsden, Catherine Keener, Tracy Morgan and James Brolin.SYNOPSIS:A clueless politician falls in love with a small-town waitress whose erratic behaviour is caused by a nail stuck in her head. Originally titled Nailed and shot way back in 2008, this […]
Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals bought by Focus Features for huge $20 million
More news on the distribution wheeling and dealing over at the Cannes Film Festival, with Focus Features paying a staggering $20 million for the worldwide rights for Nocturnal Animals, the sophomore film from director Tom Ford, reports Deadline.The deal is the biggest of the festival so far, and is reportedly the biggest the festival has […]
Jake Gyllenhaal eyed for Boston Marathon bombing film Stronger
Variety is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal is being lined up to star in the Boston Marathon bombing film Stronger, which is in currently in development.Gyllenhaal, who is enjoying excellent box-office returns for his latest film Southpaw, is rumoured to have his eye on the film, which tells which tells the true story of Boston Marathon […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to make stage musical debut in Little Shop of Horrors
Jake Gyllenhaal’s recent career has been stellar, with his roles in films such as Prisoners, Enemy and Nightcrawler earning him acclaim and new-found respectability amongst some of the “naysayers” he had in his early career. One of his next roles, though, will see him tackle a different monster. Gyllenhaal is set to make his musical […]
DVD Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler, 2014 Written and directed by Dan Gilroy Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed SYNOPSIS: When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort […]
Movie Review – Enemy (2013)
Enemy, 2013.Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon and Isabella Rossellini.SYNOPSIS:A university lecturer seeks out his exact double after seeing him in a movie.Taking its cue from a José Saramago novel, Enemy is a film that further displays evidence of Denis Villeneuve’s extraordinary ability to tackle essential psychological and philosophical concepts […]
Rumour: Green Lantern Corps actor shortlist includes Tom Cruise, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Ryan Reynolds?
It seems that the wheels are finally turning behind the scenes for Warner Brothers’ upcoming Green Lantern Corps. film. Just last week, news broke that David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel) and Justin Rhodes would pen the script, and now we have a potential actor shortlist for Hal Jordan courtesy of The Wrap.According to […]
Everest to open 72nd Venice Film Festival
The summer movie season is almost over and attention in the film world will soon be turning back to festival season, with the first slice of news from one of the most prestigious events in the film calendar announced today. Universal Pictures Everest, the mountain survival tale directed by Baltasar Kormakur (2 Guns) has been […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Welcome to Vienna
Deadline is reporting that Focus Features has picked up the rights to author Kevin Wignall’s upcoming novel To Die in Vienna, and has set Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in an adaptation entitled Welcome to Vienna.According to the site, Gyllenhaal will play “Freddie Makin, a civilian surveillance contractor who for the past year has […]
The Biggest Oscar Snubs
Henry Bevan on the biggest Oscar snubs…You can never escape the Oscars. Even once the winner has been crowned, publications start talking about the next crop of hopefuls. There have already been vague articles on this already and people are already talking about Black Panther’s chances at becoming the first superhero movie to get a […]
