GyllenBabble

Heat Index

2012-01-31T00:34:00.001-05:00

Jake Gyllenhaal has been named one of Heat Magazine's 101 Hottest Hunks on the Planet. The top 25 were chosen based on a combination of votes from readers and an "expert panel," who judged based on "criteria including talent, sex appeal, dress sense, and personality."

Apparently suffering the same myopia as the People Magazine editors, the judges placed Jake came at Number 5, behind Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling and David Beckham. Here are a few classic "Hot Jake" shots. Feel free to chime in with your favorites.

I also discovered this great Jake filmography on youtube.

It's not comprehensive, but they did a great editing job. Makes me eager for more Jake on film. It also has what I think is Jake's sexiest shot from a movie. Even more than anything in BBM or L&OD. From Rendition:

Do you have a favorite Jake still on celluloid?

On Prince-ple

2012-01-26T00:47:00.001-05:00

Found this Sky Movies Prince of Persia special online and figured it would be a good diversion while we wait for Jake to go to Berlin and/or sign up for a new movie.

Remember Moscow? This video lets us revisit the fun:

(Thanks to Monica who found the video a few weeks ago, I think.)

Give us a hug

2012-01-21T21:37:00.002-05:00

Today is apparently National Hug Day. Jake Gyllenhaal is a world-class hugger both onscreen and off.

You still have a few hours to celebrate this important holiday!

(Photos courtesy of IHJ.)

All in the presentation

2012-01-16T03:14:00.007-05:00

Jake Gyllenhaal introduced a clip for "My Week With Marilyn" at the Golden Globes last night. And he looked quite handsome doing so.

Monica posted a video of his appearance. I also uploaded it, because I wasn't sure about that site:

Hope Jake made it to some of the parties!

Photos of Jake and Busy Philipps from Saturday:

(Photos courtesy of IHJ. And video, too. Thanks, Stephanie!)

Golden Years

2012-01-15T19:04:00.007-05:00

There's Jake rehearsing for tonight's Golden Globes. We'll update the post with photos as the evening goes on.

For now, some Jake through the years at the GGs:

Face the nation

2012-01-14T04:14:00.005-05:00

Jake Gyllenhaal has shaved! I know many have been waiting for this day, so here he is:

Jake also apparently said goodbye to another long-time comfort, Angeli Caffe:

Lots of tweeting and checking-in online tonight from the final night at Angeli Caffe on Melrose Avenue at Poinsettia. Friends of founder and chef Evan Kleiman were in the house, including Rome food blogger Elizabeth Minchilli, whose appreciation for Kleiman and Angeli was picked up today by the New York Times. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was there too, according to tweeter Harriet Ells, who produces Kleiman's Saturday show "Good Food" on KCRW.

"Jake Gyllenhall dining at #AngeliCaffe on its last night
4 hours ago"

Agent of change

2012-01-10T01:23:00.006-05:00

Big news that Jake Gyllenhaal left his long-time agency, CAA< and has moved to WME. Let's hope this is the beginning of a successful partnership, leading Jake to great roles in great films.

Jake has done some big films, and this old interview of him on Jonathan Ross resurfaced. From The Day After Tomorrow promotion:

Someone sent me this a while back: behind the-scenes footage from TDAT, including Jake and Emmy Rossum's screen test kiss. Grainy but fun.

In a very different potential role, Jake apparently almost starred in a movie called "Seventh Heaven." Nope, not a movie version of the TV shown thankfully. But a romantic comedy:

Why did you move on to writing books instead of screenplays?
Ninety-five percent of scripts that are bought don’t get made. A script of mine, called Seventh Heaven, was bought by Miramax after this bidding war. It’s been in pre-production about three times. It’s had every director you’ve ever heard of. The first one, John Madden, assembled an incredible cast with Jake Gyllenhaal and Judy Dench. It was about to start filming and it collapsed. Over eight years this happened about five times. You end up working uncredited as a ghostwriter. You get paid but you don’t get credit.

And here's a description:

Over time I taught myself to write. My first proper piece of writing was a film script called Seventh Heaven, which I sold to Miramax film company. It is a story about a young man in 1820 who convinces his community that the world is about to end, due to a collision of the stars. He is hoping that the girl he has fallen in love with, thinking she only has two weeks to live, will marry him. I am hoping that the film will be made in the next couple of years.

I wonder how many movies Jake almost made or would like to have made and what kind of movies he'll make with a new team in place.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T19:10:00.007-05:00

I hacked into another (totally public) Facebook account and found this great new photo of Jake, posted by photographer Richard D. Cole. Don't know where it's from or why it was taken, but there it is.

I didn't manage a year-end retrospective, but I think the whole Bear Grylls Iceland adventure was my favorite Jake story of the year. This was definitely my favorite post. But the whole ride was a blast, from the first news of it until the hilarious, excited tweets that erupted when the special aired.

It was wonderful to watch Jake's progress through nervousness, excitement, apprehension and fear to sheer joy. His sense of adventure and zeal for life were inspiring. And as you remember, it was the GIFt that kept on giving:

Monica reminded me of the Railroad Revival Tour, another unexpected treat for JAke fans and for Jake himself:

Please feel free to share your favorite Jake moment(s) from 2011.

Finally, I hope everyone has a celebratory night and a happy, healthy new year. Thank you to all for another fun Gyllenyear.

I'm going to steal from Paula C's post, which says it all:

Happy new days
Happy new dreams
Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T04:00:00.005-05:00

Hope Santa was good to you. Here's a fun video made by Gyllenhaalic4Jake:

Here's to the eternal wish: Peace on earth and goodwill toward all.

Happy Birthday, Jake

2011-12-19T03:47:00.005-05:00

Today Jake Gyllenhaal turns 31. And we have some birthday wishes for him.

A year of good food:

Good friends:

Maybe a new pet?

Another trip to the Oscars:

Perhaps another musical road trip:

More pickup basketball games:

But really, we just wish for days of fun, adventure, peace and happiness. So let's raise a glass and toast Jake's 31 years:

To many happy returns of the day!

WWE+JG

2011-12-14T02:39:00.002-05:00

Update: Jake snapped with Edible Schoolyard founder Alice Waters and some of the kids in the program:

Jake Gyllenhaal was one of several stars on a WWE special Tribute To The Troops". Jake taped a holiday message of thanks and good wishes. Messages from Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Bradley Cooper and McBongo, among others, were shown.

This autograph hunter seemed to catch Jake and some WWE types and other celebs on November 26, near the Millennium Broadway Hotel in NYC.

Hot and cold

2011-12-11T03:11:00.015-05:00

NYC pap pics of Jake Gyllenhaal have been rare this fall, but he was snapped yesterday. Looks like Jake dressed for winter then de-layered.

Some new old photos found around the inter webs. I've never seen this one from the Jake/Paul Bettany photoshoot. Do we know why they were even in a photoshoot to begin with? I assume it was when Kirsten Dunst and Paul shooting.

I just like this composition:

(NYC photos courtesy of IHJ.)

U3

2011-11-30T12:13:00.002-05:00

IHJ posted some photos of Jake Gyllenhaal at a restaurant with Bono and The Edge last year. The expressions are priceless.

Edge: "Who is this guy?"

Jake: "I don't know if I believe that..."

"Really, Bono? Really?"

"Okay, tell me more."

"Don't make me spit out my wine!"

"I love you."

"Next!"

You can Jake and Anne's arrival and some snippets from their press conference:

And here's an old interview with Jake and Anne from Today Australia. The first part seems familiar, but the "movie star" stuff seems new. But who can remember all of them at this point!

You can watch more of their arrival and a good chunk of the press conference here.

Further down memory lane, here's Jake on Conan, talking about Bono singing "Send in the Clowns:"

Jake U2 by GyllenBabble

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T01:57:00.002-05:00

Hope all the American GBers have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm grateful for the regular posters, occasional commenters and even the lurkers here. And, of course, for this guy:

Enjoy the day, your family and friends, wherever you are!

Video vault

2011-11-17T14:34:00.002-05:00

Found this video of Jake Gyllenhaal at the Prince of Persia premiere. This guy's shtick seems to be interviewing people in corridors! But it's always fun to remember the PoP promotion:

Mesmerized by his cardboard alter ego:

Love the look he's giving:

And here's an E! video of the PoP LA premiere:

A brief clip of Jake at the New Eyes for the Needy event held in March:

New Eyes has that great picture of Jake lifting his glasses on their main page now. Smart people!

(PoP interview courtesy of TV Spielfilm; New Eyes video from Lori Schmon.)

Band camp

2011-11-09T18:39:00.004-05:00

Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted at Watch the Throne last night. No reports of him joining Jay Z and Kanye on stage. Apparently, they didn't need an extra accordion player. Or trombonist.

Here's Jake, back in the spring, taking a much needed break from the rigors of the Railroad Revival Tour:

Here's a brief cameo of Jake on the train - at about seven seconds:

And a photo I hadn't seen before:

Jake at a dinner for the Edible Schoolyard, courtesy of Amy Sussman Photography:

(Train photo courtesy og ::leefenvisual::; hammock and accordion photos courtesy of AndytheT.)

Polarized

2011-11-02T18:37:00.003-04:00

I discovered this behind the scenes shot of Jake from his photoshoot for the May, 2001, edition of Vanity Fair:

There was no other information - no anecdotes - but I decided to roll with the Polaroid theme. A couple of Jake Polaroids from the 2005 Toronto Film Festival:

Finally, the Polaroid shots from Love & Other Drugs. I wish they had included these in the DVDs, either as cards of some sort or on the cover art/DVD art. And I wish we got to see more of them. You know they shot dozens.

Jake at Frank's Chop Shop in NYC today:

The Sexiest Farmer Alive

2011-10-28T11:33:00.012-04:00

Who needs People Magazine?

Jake Gyllenhaal has been dubbed the "Sexiest Farmer Alive" by the people at Fashion Week Daily.

We know you're probably here because we're a fashion blog, but today we've got an EXCLUSIVE! Actor/Hottie/Farmer Jake Gyllenhaal chats...vegetables! Take that, Entertainment Weekly! Eat your heart out, Bon Appétit! Last night, designer Lela Rose hosted a swanky $1000-a-seat dinner party at her gorge Tribeca mecca to support Edible Schoolyard, which encourages kids to eat healthier and change their food habits. The most perfect man alive (the aforementioned JG) was a special guest, and we grabbed him for a quick chat pre-dinner to discuss veggies, farmers and besties.

It's a pleasure meeting you. You're one of our favorite actors in the world.

That's very nice of you!

[Chic sighs....catches breath] Tell us about your involvement with the Edible Schoolyard.

I've been involved with them for a couple of years. I'm titled by Alice Waters, the ambassador of the school yard. I got involved because the dinner table was always a place, since I was a young child, where we got to get together, and I actually got to know my family there more than any other place in the world. I grew up growing my own food in our family garden. One of my best friends is a farmer. It's been a primary focus of my life.

We love food!

I didn't realize that I grew up in the slow food movement. I see children who didn't know any of these things—that they can grow their own food and learn about vegetables when they are at a primary level. It was everything to me, so I wanted to be involved. Since knowing about this organization, I've done everything I can.

What's your favorite vegetable?

I'd say right now, after an extensive search over the years and living the wonderful life that I've had so far, and after tasting many, many vegetables...cavolo nero. It's like a really soft kale. You can eat it any form: cooked, raw...

We trust anything you say. Let's backtrack...How do you know a farmer?

I was raised in Los Angeles, but I spent my summers, since I was born, in Martha's Vineyard. My best friend, since we were little kids, lives there, and he's a farmer. His whole family farms. I know it might seem odd, but it's what I love more than anything. Being in gardens have been some of the most wonderful times of my life. Washing lettuce and watching things grow...you feel connected to the world. You'd be hard-pressed to find anything that connects you to the universe in the same way that planting a seed does.

That's so sweet! And now you've got a beard like a real farmer.

Seeds of growth!

You can read more about the party here.

New bonus photo of Jake on the subway, 10/28:

Bonus fan photo of Jake in NYC, posted on FB on September 34:

(Photos, as always. courtesy of IHJ. Cavolo nero photo from Souvlaki for the Soul. Train photo from tumblr.)

Car Talk

2011-10-25T17:27:00.003-04:00

The sex scene between Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway has made this site's list of Top 50 Car Sex Scenes, coming in at #42.

Note: The site and the pictures can be NSFW; the commentary is not safe for thinking. And Jake is not the primary attraction for them. But he is for us!

Anne and Jake also enjoyed some auto erotica in a deleted scene from Love & Other Drugs:

Wish that one had gone on a little longer :)

Jake and Jennifer Aniston spent some front and backseat time in The Good Girl, though it wasn't R-rated:

Jake's also had some sexy photo shoots in cars:

(Some photos courtesy of IHJ.)

"He's a star in the world."

2011-10-19T12:59:00.002-04:00

Actress Beth Grant was the guest of honor this week at a Meet The Lady. In an interview preceding the event, she spoke about Jake Gyllenhaal:

You and Patrick Swayze had already been close well before Donnie Darko. Was this your last project together?

We saw each other afterward a few times on a personal level, but that was our last work together. That was so perfect. It was not just that Jake Gyllenhaal was doing the part, whom I'd been in love with since he was three years old. The first time I saw Jake he was running across my in-laws' back lawn to the pool, because he was best friends with my twin nieces, and I remember turning to my sister in law and asking, "Who is that beautiful child?" He just was magical, always, so generous and open. I remember the sixth grade show they had at the end of the year. There he was, this sixth grade boy, and he stood up and sang "The Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera. What a song for an eleven year old! I thought, this kid is a star. Whether or not he's going to be a movie star, who knows, but he's a star in the world, because he's luminous.

Don't you wish you had a video tape of that?

We do have it on video! My in-laws have it. It's just crazy, we looked at it one Thanksgiving, still before he became a star, and I thought it all over again. So, for me to be acting with him — and also with Buddy [Swayze], who in many ways was a hero of mine, because he'd been the first person from our acting class who'd really made it, and who'd been a big influence in teaching me to love and accept myself as a character actress — the role became kind of true to life. It was a magical experience doing that film, it really was.

Two words, Beth: YouTube. Or is that considered one word?

(That photo is in desperate need of a caption!)

I also ran across this old interview with Jolene Purdy, who played Cherita in DD. She also has nice words about Jake:

J-14: What has it been like to work with such costars, like Jake Gyllenhaal, Tony Oller, and Ryan Rottman?

Jolene: Jake Gyllenhaal is such a nice guy. When I wrapped [Donnie Darko], he said some really nice things to me like, "You should be happy with the work that you've done on this film. Think about the people that are bullied and how they're going to relate to you. A bully sitting in the movie theater watching will think, 'Gee, this is really how I make someone feel?'"

Someone who attended the NYFF showing of The Descendants grabbed these shots of Jake and friend before the show:

She said they were "adorable."

(Donnie Darko poster courtesy of flickr/zachwood. Angel poster found on bangshoot.)

Family movies

2011-10-17T14:11:00.003-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal attended a New York Film Festival screening of The Descendants, George Clooney's new family drama.

I found these Gyllenhaal family videos from the premiere of Losing Isaiah in 1995. You can glimpse Jake in the background of the interview clip. Sadly, the photographer shooting the family didn't have the foresight to get Jake in most of the shots!

Losing Isaiah red carpet

Losing Isaiah premiere interview

Some pap videos of Jake with family members:

Here's another video of Jake and Naomi.

Saturday Night Special

2011-10-15T03:23:00.003-04:00

In an interview, former Saturday Night Live star Will Forte listed Jake as one of his favorite guests on the show:

Q: After working on SNL for 8 seasons, which guest hosts did you enjoy working with the most?

A: Through 8 seasons, there were a lot of guest hosts I had the honor of working with. I would have to say Will Ferrell, Jake Gyllenhall, Jack Black, Josh Brolin, and, of course, Alec Baldwin.

That seemed like a good reason for a look back. And it is Saturday.

The ads got us excited for the show. But nothing could have prepared us for the monologue. SNL musical director Katreese Barns talked about Jake's performance:

Do you have a favorite part of the process?
Saturday night, when the sketches come together, can be really magical. Like when Jake Gyllenhaal performed his version of the "Dreamgirls" song - that was a really rewarding moment for me. It was a Thursday night when he had the idea to sing the song, and they called me down to rehearse with him. On Friday, we brought in some backup singers, and he started gaining more confidence, and then by Saturday night he blew me away.

It wasn't all singing. There was dancing, too!

And we can't forget the Bronx Beat:

Or all those little extras:

The Washington Post named Jake one of the "Most Surprisingly Funny SNL Hosts." Clearly, they haven't paid attention to Jake's interviews.

Jake has also appeared two other times. In September, 2007, he had a cameo in a now classic Digital Short:

And in the spring of this year, Jake was a surprise guest on Weekend Update:

Wonder when we'll see him next at 30 Rock?

"This is sex in the city"

2011-10-12T17:37:00.005-04:00

Yup, that's Jake Gyllenhaal at a party for Sex and the City in 1999. He's pictured with Kristen Davis, one of the SatC stars, as well as Marcia Cross. Maybe they were planning a crossover episode with Desperate Housewives.

Jake's Prince of Persia battled it out with the SatC movie sequel on the Memorial Day weekend last year. Carrie and company eked out a win over PoP in the U.S. But Dastan was the worldwide victor.

He's definitely sexier!

Just because she's a desperate housewife and because it's a pretty picture, he's Jake with Felicity Huffman (and William H. Macy) in Hawaii:

(Photo courtesy of MarciaCrossBR.)

Old friends

2011-10-10T03:37:00.003-04:00

Sunday night saw the premiere of My Week With Marilyn, starring Michelle Williams as the Hollywood legend. Jake Gyllenhaal was in attendance, in support of his friend and former costar. Williams wore Christian Dior, while Jake sported his new favorite designer, CZNY.

Some shots of Jake and Michelle through the years

Found this old video with the BAFTA press moment when Heath and Michelle reveal that Jake is Matilda's godfather:

(Some photos courtesy of IHJ.)

Do glasses make the man?

2011-10-09T02:11:00.005-04:00

We've finally gotten our first real glimpse of a bespectacled Jake Gyllenhaal and he doesn't look too happy about it.

A little happier - with the family:

If those photos hadn't been released, we would have had to make do with this pic of Jake from the Boffo party last week.

It's the world's most awkward photo bomb. It also looks photoshopped, but it's real. Jake has clearly found his NYC CZ clothing style.

Jake was also spotted jogging:

So jake gyllenhaal came to my school today...

2011-10-07T09:37:00.002-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal spoke to students at LaGuardia Arts, a New York City public high school specializing in performing arts. No photos have made it out yet. But a few students did post about the experience. (Random photos interspersed to keep your attention.)

so jake gyllenhaal came to my school today...

he came to talk to the drama majors,but me and my friend really wanted to see him, but we are art majors. so we went to the basements, and were like behind the stage where he was, but some random kind man was like “just go upstairs to the theater”, so we did.

we are standing outside the doors,with one opened only a crack so we could see through and take pictures and shit. then the door opens and the principal (who ive seen 3 times on 4 years!) just happens to come out! but she was cool, and was like “go in, sit in the back,and be quiet” so we did.

he was so marvellous. he had on green cargo pants, with a hole above the knee, and a white t-shirt. his stuffed bookbag was on the floor next to him. on his little table there was a full, un-opened jug of orange juice. he answered questions, and made jokes and told all these wonderful little anecdotes about actors he knows. oh, he was just too good.

also he said his only goal in acting was for people to be able to pronounce “gyllenhaal” correctly.

So...I met Jake Gyllenhaal today.

It was quite an experience. He came to my school to talk to the Senior Drama Majors. Lucky for me, I just so happen to be one. He was SO incredible. He was so funny and so insightful and so down-to-earth and just so KL;ASDFJ;LKCAS;JKLJKL;S;ADSF! He talked a lot about his work and the choices he’s made and gave us tons of advice for the future. Also, as Brokeback Mountain is one of my favorite movies of all time, I FREAKED whenever he talked about it. I feel that my obsession with that movie is even more complete now! I also got picked on to ask him a question, so I asked him about what it was like working with actors he had previously worked with or known (i.e. Anne Hathaway, Maggie Gyllenhaal). He said it was really difficult to try and shut out his feelings and ideas of the other actor, but regardless he always had immense respect for them and try to give it all he could. He also added that Anne Hathaway came to her Brokeback Mountain audition in her Princess Diaries gown (she had been shooting earlier that day)! He shared lots of little things like that. I just can’t get over how amazing it all was.

However, over the course of the 2 hours he was there, I did have a bit of a difficult time ignoring the overwhelming desire to take him home with me and love him forever.

Anytime you’re ready, Jake.

Also, just btw, I met Jake Gyllenhaal today with my drama class at LaG. He came to speak to us and answer questions. He was down-to-earth, funny, and generally awesome and I loved him as much as I thought I would. He is a beautiful human being and I told him so and I got to shake his hand.

It was amazing.

Jake Gyllenhaal came to my school today ! I jumped on his back for a photo

That happens to Jake a lot.

(Thanks to the tumblr posters who reported on the experience.)

Bad news, good news

2011-10-03T21:59:00.007-04:00

Today, the Washington Post ran a sad story about the hole over the Arctic. They showed the scene above, taken during a 2005 visit by Jake Gyllenhaal and Salma Hayek to the Arctic village of Iqaluit. The actors were there to bring attention to the problem of global warming. Despite warnings from scientists and environmentalists, disaster still looms. The sad state of the environment did lead to something positive however. I discovered these wonderful pictures of Jake on a website for a company involved in the project.

I also found a brief clip of Jake and Salma, from the movie Everything's Cool, a documentary about global warming:

I don't think the movie got very good reviews. Has anyone seen the whole thing?

Tudo vai ficar bem

2011-09-29T18:47:00.006-04:00

On Friday, everything will finally be okay for Monica and the rest of Brazil. They will finally find out:

Hopefully the movie will be an explosive success, not a bomb:

Another time

2011-09-26T17:30:00.007-04:00

There's not much Jake Gyllenhaal news out there, tumblr is full of beautiful Brokeback Mountain stills, reimagined to reveal even more beauty.

And this last one, which I'd seen before and looks photoshopped:

This is compilation of BBM highlights from the Oscars. It's at once painful and sweet to look back on that night:

It's fun to watch for Jake and Heath in the audience on the clips. Since it's only the highlights, you don't see the losses for Jake, Heath and the movie. Someday I'd like to see that awful final moment again. Or maybe not...

I also found this photo on Facebook:

This and that

2011-09-20T12:34:00.003-04:00

Not too much happening in Jakeland, so let's clear out some of the miscellaneous file!

That's Jake over the weekend at Four Bear, er Barrel Coffee in San Francisco. Unique decor.

Speaking of bears... from Mr. Grylls:

Back in July, fans of the hit Discovery channel show "Man vs. Wild" watched Jake Gyllenhaal fight through hurricane-force winds and treacherous winter terrain in Iceland, but according to the show's star Bear Grylls, Gyllenhall got exactly what he wanted.

"He said, 'Don't hold back with me' and he got it," Grylls told Wonderwall. "We had some of the toughest conditions I've ever known on 'Man vs. Wild.' We took him to Iceland in winter. There were literally 100-mph-plus winds up there. Both of us were blowing like tumbleweed, but he really rose to it. It was great to see his confidence grow as he went on. I take my hat off to him. He worked really hard. He's one of the fittest guys in Hollywood."

Grylls says he tells all guests to train some -- but to not go too crazy before appearing on the show. The key is to stay injury-free and at full health before entering the wild. With the combination, he says, good things will happen. Both Gyllenhaal and Will Ferrell, who appeared on the show in 2009, followed Grylls' instructions and had successful experiences.
"The wild rewards commitment, and both of them really threw themselves into it," he said. "Will was far out of his comfort zone, but he really threw himself into it, and I admire the way he did that. I said to them beforehand, 'Just come on your own with no entourage, and trust me,' and they did that. They both say it was a landmark time in their lives, and I think they felt really proud of what they achieved."

Someone on tumblr posted this old photo of Jake:

Not sure where this one came from:

Hadn't seen this Australia interview for L&OD before:

VIDEO: Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway talk nudity

A nice collage of Jake and Anne from tumblr:

Don't forget to vote for Jake in the Scream Awards!

Rendition rewind

2011-09-17T00:27:00.003-04:00

Found these gorgeous Rendition stills on flickr and it reminded me of these old videos I never uploaded. Apologies for the watermark, but I didn't feel like paying $30 to get rid of it, which is why I never put them up. But it's a fun look back, I think.

From the Rome Film Festival premiere of Rendition; interviews by Dutch site Films & Sterren. It "tickles" me to share them:

Another red carpet report:

A Reelz Channel interview, with a rare bit of Omar Metwally:

A report on Hollywood dealing with the war on terror in the Culture Show. The segment was done by BBC correspondent Frank Gardner, who was paralyzed after being shot by al-Qaeda sympathizers in Riyadh. Jake appears only briefly, but it is worth a look.

(IHJ has the Jake stills, but they were in gigantic size on flickr. The last two aren't on IHJ because Jake isn't in them. But I think they are gorgeous shots. I loved that segment of the movie, which I think, sadly, turned many moviegoers away.)

Business matters

2011-09-10T23:59:00.006-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal was papped visiting Murakami Sushi in Hollywood. Though from the video below, it seems like he might have arrived early.

We're all hoping that's a hot new script under his arm.

In case you haven't, vote for Jake in the Best Science Fiction Actor category in the Scream Awards:

Wondering what's happening with Nailed? Well, the producer's creditors made an appearance in Bankruptcy Court this week.

An attorney for Raspberry Financial, an entity that recently took control of the assets of the unreleased movie Nailed, insisted that his company is separate from Tutor, although it appears Tutor still holds some interest in the movie. Although the director of Nailed, David O. Russell, has left the project, the rep for Raspberry insisted they are spending at least $750,000 more, beyond $7 million already invested, to complete the movie.

Some Nailed photos, the first above and last below are new to me:

That's a lovely ensemble, Jake!

(Last Nailed photo cropped from a Just Back flickr shot. Murakami pic courtesy of IHJ.)

It's National Kiss Day

2011-09-08T17:11:00.001-04:00

So let's celebrate!

No, no, no. Not that kind of Kiss day.

That's better, but apparently, July 6 is International Kiss Day.

That's right. Today is National Kiss Day. So let's look at some Jake Gyllenhaal kisses and commentary, mostly made in the USA:

This woman knows how to take advantage of a situation!

She's always been very tongue-in-cheek has Gemma Arterton.

So there was a surprise in store for co-star Jake Gyllenhaal as they filmed their love scene for new flick Prince of Persia.

The Kent girl, 23, told us: "There's an unspoken no-tongues rule on set. But I got so carried away it kind of slipped out. Everyone said I was lucky to be snogging him, but he's the lucky one."

Honestly, can you blame her?

Gemma joins Emmy Rossum in the line of very smart woman who've seized the day - and the Gyllenmouth.

"I went over to him and said, 'Look, I know it's 9 a.m., but is it OK if I kiss you?' " Rossum recalls. When he consented ("He said, 'It's never too early!' "), she obliged. "I knew if I didn't do it, it would seem like I was scared. And I wanted to kiss him. He's very, very cute."

A history of Jakes movie kisses proves at least one thing...

... Jake kisses shouldn't be filmed in the dark.

If you prefer your kisses in motion:

(Famous Paris kiss photograph by Robert Doisneau; Times Square kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Most other photos courtesy of IHJ. This post used material edited and updated from a previous post.)

End of Watch set report

2011-09-06T00:59:00.008-04:00

Collider had the chance to visit the End of Watch set towards the end of its shoot. And we get the chance to learn a little more about the making of the film, as well as seeing the first two official images.

Check out the Collider report for 20 facts about EoW. A few of note:

The cameras are referred to in the actual film, as Gyllenhaal’s character straps a small webcam-like camera onto his chest. The way they’ll get away with this is Gyllenhaal plays a cop going to night school and he’s taking a filmmaking class. So he gets Pena’s character to also wear a camera as he’s planning on making a short film (or something like that).

Writer-director David Ayer is going for an “in your face” POV style. At times it will feel like a first person shooter video game. In addition, the movie will use camera footage from unorthodox sources like gang members’ cellphone cameras, dashcams from inside cop cars, TV news footage, citizens’ cameras, and surveillance cameras. However, at some points, the movie will look like your typical film with Ayer shooting select scenes with normal coverage. He’s going to mix it up. The thing to know is that it’s not all found footage.

They approached the material like a play, and Gyllenhaal likened the script to a David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross.

Gyllenhaal, who also notably shaved his head for the film, got so immersed into the character and preparation that he no longer uses his right hand when he’s out because he’s been taught that his right hand always needs to be free to reach for his gun.
Because Gyllenhaal and Peña had prepared so much and for so long, Ayer would write pages on the spot and the two would be able to nail scenes on the fly.

The film will always follow the point of view of Gyllenhaal and Pena’s characters. We’ll never leave one of them during the movie.

End of Watch will have plenty of levity mixed with the drama.

The set-up (having Jake's character taking a film class) seems lame. Like the idea of the different sources of video, though I hope they find a seamless way of integrating it so it's not all disjointed and jumpy. These details are pretty encouraging, and intriguing.

Oh, except for the David Mamet thing. I'm not a fan.

Thanks to Collider for the report and the photos. What do you think?

PopSugar has photos of Jake and Anna Kendrick. They seem to think Jake and Anna are just hanging out, but it looks like David Ayer is with them. (And Anna could be filming with her iPhone.)

Or maybe Jake and Anna got married in Vegas! (See Jake's left ring finger.)

Back in town

2011-09-05T00:03:00.003-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal is back in L.A. after a short trip to Las Vegas for End of Watch. Back to his new haunt, Cafe Gratitude, for lunch with friends, including Rashida Jones.

Poor Atticus had to wait outside.

Back in step:

Baring teeth:

(Photos courtesy of IHJ.)

Celebrations

2011-09-02T02:27:00.002-04:00

Over the weekend, Jake Gyllenhaal was part of the 40th anniversary festivities for Chez Panisse, the landmark restaurant founded by Alice Waters. The above photograph shows Jake with Alice Waters, attending the "Provençal feast" cooked by David Tanis, a Chez Panisse chef. The event was a fundraiser for the Edible Schoolyard Project, for which Jake is an ambassador. And according to Waters: "He’s fantastic every time he speaks, and people pay attention to him."

Jake did a different kind of celebrating in the spring, when he hitched a ride on the Railroad Revival Tour. Here are a couple of new/old shots of him from those traveling days.

If you prefer the moving image, Jake can be seen at around the eight-minute mark in this video, singing his heart out and blowing away on the trumpet. No Jake in this one, but you do get a glimpse of life on the train. There is a brief shot of Jake (and Carey Mulligan) backstage at about 3:15 in this sneak peek at Mumford and Sons at Austin City Limits.

Jake leaving the wrap party for End of Watch Wednesday night:

Retro Jake

2011-08-30T01:16:00.001-04:00

As Jake Gyllenhaal prepares to wrap End of Watch, here's another retrospective of his career:

Love the October Sky shots and the Brokeback Mountain interview snippets from Venice. A reminder of how beautiful Jake looked in the movie and the promotion.

There have been a lot of Jake videos popping up, not sure why. If you missed this one from last week, it's worth a look:

Back to the present - a shot of Jake on the EoW set today:

Police work

2011-08-28T02:26:00.008-04:00

When Zodiac came out, MTV UK did a special. I never managed to find it on youtube, but someone posted it on tumblr, and here it is. In two parts.

I honestly don't remember ever seeing it. It might be old news to some folks, but I was happy to see it. It also reminded me of some gorgeous Zodiac stills folks have posted on tumblr.

At least we know Jake did get to give Jennifer her award!

A photo of Jake with Nelly Castillo, one of the cast members from End of Watch:

How does your garden grow?

2011-08-25T00:15:00.013-04:00

A message from the Hunters Point Boys & Girls Club's Edible Schoolyard. Looks like Jake and the kids got along famously.

First you do the gardening:

Then the food prep:

Then the cooking:

And finally, the eating and enjoying!

Looks like a job well done by everyone!

Monica uploaded the E News video. Some overlap with the video posted yesterday, but we hear from Anna Kendrick and get to see her and Jake interact in a scene.

(Photos courtesy of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco.)

Most likely to...

2011-08-24T11:47:00.003-04:00

... score, apparently!

Ancestry.com has released some celebrity yearbook photos, and there are a few of Jake Gyllenhaal. The picture above is of Jake in seventh grade. High school drama club Jake:

Apparently, Ancestry.com knows something about Jake's future Oscar chances that we don't! TooFab has a 40 celebrity shots. It's a fun browse.

And here's a video flashback of Jake, from City Slickers to Jarhead days. There are some cute moments I hadn't seen before:

Here's Jake with David Ayer talking to Ben Lyons about preparing and shooting End of Watch:

(Photos courtesy of Ancestry.com.)

Get them early

2011-08-23T10:10:00.007-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal and Alice Waters appeared on the Today Show this morning, with children from the Hunters Point Boys and Girls Club in Berkeley. If you didn't wake up in time or if you had to leave the house, the clip is above.

Jake was named an ambassador for the Edible Schoolyards program in December. Last fall, he helped the kids at PS 216 in Brooklyn launch their own garden.

Good to see Jake putting his hoe where his mouth is. Or something like that...

Here's a video about Alice Waters and the ESY program. Jake appears just after the one-minute mark:

(Photos courtesy of NY City Council.)

Behind the camera

2011-08-15T16:37:00.007-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal has been doing double duty on his recent films. He's operating a camera on the new movie, End of Watch. Jake and co-star Michael Pena are acting and filming in documentary style. Radiant Images, a camera rental unit, posted these photos of Jake at a recent test shoot.

That last one is trippy.

Apparently, Jake is "now an experienced SI-2K Nano camera operator." So he has a career to fall back on!

And as we know, Jake was a quasi-producer on Source Code, persuading Duncan Jones to helm the movie. Here are a couple of old/new interviews:

It's fun to see the reviews and reactions piling up on twitter, as Source Code is newly rented/streamed/purchased or seen again. The debate over the ending continues, with some interesting discussions out there.

I hope End of Watch is received as well and is as thought-provoking.

Jake Gyllustrated

2011-08-13T03:26:00.013-04:00

Found this fun take on Jake on flickr. The artist described it: "Illustration for the awesome GOOD Magazine. Extremely amusing article about matter-of-fact answers by David Rees, well worth the read."

Not sure how the article relates to Jake, but I thought it was amusing. This seems to be art week on GB, so here are a few more pictures:

A spare take on Brokeback:

Jarhead was a book, a movie and now a drawing:

I loved the New Yorker cartoon for Prince of Persia, even if the review was unenthusiastic:

A fun take on SC in words and picture:

And another Source Code poster:

Jake was spotted in uniform yesterday. No, not the End of Watch police costume, but his new summer staples:

Jake sure got a kick out of something. Maybe he saw that Robert Pattinson is actually ahead of him in PopSugar's Shirtless Poll!

My thoughts exactly!

(Jake photos courtesy of IHJ. Illustrations courtesy of the linked artists.)

Motion blue

2011-08-11T00:34:00.005-04:00

We've gotten to see a lot of set photos from Jake Gyllenhaal's movie, End of Watch. Now we get to see a few seconds of the actors in video form (minor spoiler alert and gore warning):

A different man in blue, courtesy of We Heart It:

I think the caption on tumblr was "the kind of blue that hurts."

Photos from IHJ. Video from Splash News

Pretty Posterous

2011-08-08T00:57:00.010-04:00

An (incomplete) alternative, minimalist history of the Gyllenhaal canon:

You can find these and other memorably cool posters at Worth 1000.

Also, technically, I don't think the Highway art is a poster. I also don't have links for all the pieces. I'll assemble what I do have and add to the bottom of the post.

I posted this a while back - still not sure if it's a poster or a picture of a poster. Nor do I know the origin. DD is definitely the most popular Jake movie in terms of alternate art, which makes sense given all the discussion and theorizing it has prompted.

On a separate note, here's Jake talking about one of his favorite movie scenes:

Watch men

2011-08-03T00:45:00.008-04:00

We might actually see all of End of Watch before it's released in theaters. More set pictures from Jake Gyllenhaal's new police drama, as Taylor approaches a suspect:

And then inexplicably does the chicken dance:

I guess perhaps we will have to see the actual movie!

I like the framing of these two shots with the graffiti:

Should be interesting to see if the movie shots are framed as well!

(Photos courtesy of IHJ.)

Odds and ends

2011-08-01T16:19:00.004-04:00

End of Watch has apparently begun filming. No more Hawaiian beaches for Jake Gyllenhaal - or us. Updated to include a couple of set photos:

Here are a few miscellaneous Jake photos floating around. Just something to fill the time between set shots and pap pics.

First up, a clearer shot of a photo that appeared in Empire Magazine:

Then a few photos of Jake with photographer Armando Gallo, who shot Jake at the Brothers and SC press conferences:

Here are Jake and Anne with a couple of Australian DJs:

Jake with a barbie doll:

Finally, I found this triptych on tumblr. Does anyone know where the first Jake pic originated?

Fun with guns

2011-07-28T17:12:00.001-04:00

Spotted at a gun range on Monday, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena spend some time learning how to be fake police officers. Seems like a relaxed atmosphere.

"Do these pants make me look fat?"

The budget on the film is so low, they are using iPhones.

A la The Gilded Moose, RIP: When paps get artistic:

It wasn't all fun and games, however. There was some serious business:

(Photos courtesy of IHJ.)

Mahalo, Jake

2011-07-27T15:16:00.015-04:00

The paps caught Jake Gyllenhaal returning to work/workouts yesterday after a weekend escape. But which would you rather see: this?

Or this:

I thought so.

Though he's not looking so sunny, Jake hopefully enjoyed his Hawaiian dip.

In more clothed news, Source Code is now available on DVD in the U.S. Still waiting for my copy, but I did enjoy my VOD viewing. Can't wait to hear the commentary.

For a laugh, someone on tumblr posted this screenshot from Facebook:

(Photos courtesy of PopSugar.)

Aloha, Jake

2011-07-25T08:44:00.015-04:00

We've had a blizzard of Jake Gyllenhaal in stormy Iceland lately. Now some tropical photos of Jake, who was the best man at his father's wedding on an Oahu beach over the weekend.

Aww.

Best wishes to the newlyweds.

(Photos courtesy of the Daily Mail.)

Beginning of the End

2011-07-21T01:54:00.006-04:00

Looks like End Of Watch has begun shooting. Photographers caught Jake Gyllenhaal and costar Michael Pena on the set.

Is it hot out here?

Some shots of Jake from the press conference for Brothers. The eyes have it.

(EoW photos courtesy of IHJ.)

Man v. Wild: The GIFt that keeps on giving

2011-07-18T00:07:00.007-04:00

The Discovery Channel reran Jake Gyllenhaal's Man v. Wild episode tonight. Thanks to the creative posters on tumblr, we can relive some of the best moments in...

Fashion:

Fire:

Food:

Fear:

Fun:

Thank you to the folks who made these gifs, all of which were found on tumblr. If you want credit, just let me know. It's impossible to figure out where/whom these come from.

Happy Bastille Day

2011-07-14T14:17:00.003-04:00

I've always wanted to be in France on Bastille Day. Jake was there in 2008. Some photos of that trip, as well as his other Paris jaunts. Watching the Bastille Day fireworks:

In fireworks of a different kind, Jake and End of Watch costar Michael Pena were at the scene of a gang shooting in L.A. last night. The pair were doing a ride along as research. Ironically, the shooting occurred at Summer Lights, an anti-gang event:

Longer (and more graphic) video here.

It's been a suspense-filled week for Jake!

(Jake photos courtesy of IHJ. Fireworks photos courtesy of LBS Images and nightflymemories

Fear + Excitement = Enjoyment

2011-07-12T03:17:00.002-04:00

Thanks to the amazing Stephanie, Jake's Man v. Wild episode.

It's thrilling to watch Jake and Bear navigate the terrain and the weather. Bear is a patient, trusty guide and Jake is a quick study. The promo clips showed a glimpse, but you get to see Jake trek through snow, dig a cave, traverse a snow tunnel (scary!), cross a river and, of course, crawl on a rope over a deep ravine.

Jake was gorgeous, funny, serious, scared, intrepid, adventurous and triumphant. And Bear wasn't bad, either!

Here's Part One:

One of the adventures we didn't see in promo clips was Jake and Bear crossing a river. Which they had to do shirtless. I think that's in Part 4:

If you can't access that, here's a peek:

Is it chilly in here?

The rope crossing was amazing, even with the sneak preview we got. It was very tense waiting to see Jake make it across, and his sense of joy, relief and pride was palpable:

By the end of the episode, Jake's fear of heights seemed to disappear, as he triumphantly ascended to make their exit, dangling happily from the helicopter. What a difference two days makes!

For people who want to relive or who haven't gotten to see Jake's Man v. Wild episode: If those IHJ links are too slow, here are two separate places to find it: Five clips on youtube or the whole episode.

Boys Gone Wild

2011-07-11T20:39:00.008-04:00

Time to get wild. Let's do a live blog/commentary as we watch the show. I'll add clips as soon as they are available. Hopefully soon, for those who can't watch the episode.

Can I get fries with that?

2011-07-07T15:58:00.012-04:00

Probably not a phrase Jake utters a lot, but he might have been longing for a fast food fix on his Iceland adventure. In this clip from Man v. Wild, Gylls and Grylls forage for food. Well, Bear forages. Jake consumes.

Mmm. nothing like some angelica and worms after a long, cold glacial hike!

No verdict on the worm, but the root was deemed "tasty:"

Mmm - anyone hungry?

Here's Bear Grylls discussing the episode:

Hanging by a wire

2011-07-05T13:27:00.009-04:00

We have a brief clip from Jake Gyllenhaal's Man v. Wild appearance. Watch Jake confront his fears and cross a cavern on a ropeline:

Updated to include second clip and to replace the original ET clip with the Discovery clip. Jake takes the lead in this one:

There's a little more in the ET promo. We get to hear Bear shouting Jake's name, hopefully not in panic!

In the first clip, you can definitely feel Jake's apprehension and his exhilaration. Can't wait to see the full episode.

Two more clips. First up, Jake waiting to be picked up for the trip. Forget the fact that we saw Jake and Bear on a plane headed to Iceland together :)

And here's Jake jumping into a gap in order to retrieve a sheep's carcass. Yum!

Jake's no stranger to the ropes, but usually, there's a full team of stunt advisors standing by:

(PoP photos courtesy of IHJ.)

July Source

2011-07-01T01:07:00.006-04:00

That's Jake, arriving at something called the Andrews International Training Center in Burbank on Thursday. Not sure if he was there for training for End of Watch (or, you know, to be a security guard). Or that could be where the Battle of the Badges was held.

Still no photos of Jake boxing at that Badges event!

Yes, it's been months since Source Code was first shown at SXSW. But I think this is the first extended video I've seen from the SC press conference:

Love Jake's line about Chicago. It's always fun to watch the interaction. I wish someone had posted the whole event.

We also have a few "new" interviews. First up from SXSW:

I don't remember this interview, all about the SC game that went nowhere. But it's fun to watch Jake interact with the interviewer:

This is a German interview. Lots of time but not necessarily any different questions, unfortunately:

Man, Jake's German Dubber is awful!

Surviving in the wild

2011-06-29T11:57:00.002-04:00

Here's the Discovery Channel promo for Jake Gyllenhaal's episode of Man v. Wild:

The basics needed to survive in the wild:

Oh, and a ride home:

Jake seems pleased with himself:

Prince of Bloopers

2011-06-27T00:34:00.007-04:00

In September, despite the fact that I had already bought Prince of Persia on DVD, I downloaded a copy to my iPad. I was away and thought it would be fun to watch. But the download took forever, and I never got around to it, preferring to watch it on our big-screen TV. Imagine my surprise when I casually clicked on it the other day and saw that there was a digital bonus: about 90 seconds of outtakes. I'm not technically adept enough to figure out how to rip it from iTunes. So I did the only thing I could. I recorded it with my camera. Hence the poor quality but (hopefully) still fun video below:

Apologies if you've already seen it in better quality. If you have, please link us!

I had wanted to do a PoP retrospective on Memorial Day. But I was recovering and unable to put anything together. Consider this a less comprehensive attempt. I've included some photos I haven't seen and/or posted before, as well as some favorites. I really love the way Jake looked in the movie and for all the promotion. I enjoyed so much of PoP: the funny promo interviews, the great red carpet shots, the scope and the richness of the film itself, especially seeing Jake in an epic. I really hope the perceived poor reception of the film doesn't prevent us from seeing Jake in big screen glory like that again.

One of my favorite interviews from the PoP junkets. Feel free to link or mention your own:

There you have it - a hodgepodge, but a beautiful one:

Wild Thing

2011-06-20T12:47:00.011-04:00

Looks like we won't have to wait too much longer to see Jake Gyllenhaal and Bear Grylls taking on Mother Nature. The Discovery Channel has scheduled Jake's episode to kick off the new season of Man V. Wild on July 11.

MAN VS WILD will test how Gyllenhaal measures up to unpredictable and unforgiving Mother Nature. For two days, Bear and Jake embark on a survival experience neither will forget, to an Icelandic landscape dominated by mountains, huge glaciers and some of Europe's most active volcanoes. Jake will have to go where Bear goes, eat whatever Bear eats, and on occasion even take the lead, if he's going to cope with some of the worst conditions known to man. "For me, it's all about discovery," said Gyllenhaal.

Said Bear about the experience, "The wild is always very revealing -- not only physically but mentally. You've got to smile when it's driving horizontal hail and be able to face your fears and just get on and do it -- and on both of those accounts, Jake came up strong."

In what one hopes was a less intimidating excursion, Jake attended a U2 concert in Anaheim on Saturday:

He does look like he just saw a bear in the second one!

(Photos courtesy of IHJ and JustJared.)

The train is still running

2011-06-17T01:17:00.002-04:00

Found a few more photos of Jake Gyllenhaal from the Railroad Revival Tour. Jake is shown with Ephraim Owens, an Austin jazz musician and bandleader, who played with Mumford and Sons on the tour. The photos were posted on his Facebook page.

This photo of Jake playing trumpet also came from his FB page:

Monica posted a link to this 2004 photo of Jake in the comments of a previous post, but in case people didn't see it:

Monica also found this link to the deleted scenes in Love & Other Drugs. I'd never seen the car scene before or the full hotel room seen. So thanks for the find, Monica!

Here's the link, if the embed doesn't work.

Bro time

2011-06-13T23:27:00.001-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal spent some time with brother-in-law Peter Sarsgaard in Los Angeles on Sunday, noshing and jogging. The usual family activities.

The jogging pictures were sort of uninspiring, but I do like these two optically illusional shots:

Jake looks half cyborgian there.

An old Jake interview from the Source Code junket, with some new questions. Interesting perspective on whether Jake feels proud of his work:

Back - sort of

2011-06-06T01:17:00.002-04:00

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. Bear with me - hope to be rolling again soon. Thanks to everyone who's been posting sightings, articles and other fun tidbits. Keep them coming!

In the meantime, finally: a photo of Jake at the LAPD Medal of Valor ceremony:

You might have seen this - an interview Jake did when he was in Berlin:

I thought this was a nice quote from Vera Farmiga about Jake. She was a little standoffish about him in some interviews, but this made me smile:

Her limited time working with Jake Gyllenhaal created a bond that remained even after he left the set. "Working with Jake Gyllenhaal was effortless," she says. "He's easygoing, he has an incredible sense of humor, and he's a good sport. He has a warmth and a humor and a relaxation about the process, and a confidence that you just draw upon. It's just a pleasure to be around him and to invent with him."

Found these two old photos of Jake on tumblr. Not sure where or when either was taken, but I thought they were cute:

(LAPD ceremony photo courtesy of LA Police Foundation>)

October Sky Flashback

2011-05-23T23:07:00.002-04:00

It seems like October Sky has been running on cable frequently these past few weeks. Here's some vintage footage of Jake at the OS premiere, including a snippet of him with Jamie Lee Curtis:

(Cinecanal)

I've caught the movie a couple of times recently and am always reminded how good Jake was, how watchable and how compelling.

In more recent old news, here's a brief Source Code interview with Jake and then Michelle:

And a couple of random shots I found. I don't remember seeing this shot of RDJ grabbing Jake's arm. Looks like he doesn't want Jake to leave!

And I just like the framing of this shot, from a Love & Other Drugs LA premiere:

Arts and crafts

2011-05-18T15:27:00.003-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal spotted in Los Angeles yesterday:

In case you haven't heard, Source Code comes out on DVD July 26th in the U.S. This art is better than the movie posters:

Found this on tumblr. Not sure if it's a poster or if someone made it, but I love the composition:

A couple more shots of Jake watching the Railroad Revival Tour from in front of the stage this time:

Fantastic

2011-05-15T03:37:00.003-04:00

Update: Jake in L.A. on Saturday, with Atticus:

Jake Gyllenhaal has been spotted going to and from the gym/karate class over the past week, but you've all seen those. This is a Jake fan fest post. First up, Jake in L.A. on Wednesday night, I think at the Arclight:

Here's Jake in Memphis from his touring days:

A larger shot of Jake on the jazz cruise in New Orleans, courtesy of the Greendale, Wisconsin, marching band:

Some oldies. First, Jake and Paul Rudd at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Not sure where this was taken:

And a couple of photos of Jake from his own fan-tasy tour. First up, practicing his trumpet skills:

Another group shot of the Austin crew:

Finally, a happy fifth anniversary to Jake Weird. Congrats and kudos, Kendra!

More from the Source

2011-05-09T00:01:00.011-04:00

Jake out for lunch in LA on Monday:

Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted with his mother, Naomi Foner, in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Here's a shot of Jake in Berlin, at the Bild offices. Thanks to Monica for the find.

A couple of amusing new Source Code interviews:

(Photos courtesy of IHJ.)

Celebratory and contemplative

2011-05-07T14:21:00.003-04:00

There's a new interview with Jake Gyllenhaal in Australia's Herald Sun, conducted sometime in the past week. Jake is asked the usual questions about Source Code but also about recent world events.

Having been politically active in the past, for environmental and civil liberties causes as well as former presidential candidate John Kerry, Gyllenhaal won't be drawn on his personal reaction to the US military events of the past week.

"My opinion matters very little but to be here, I have seen a whole number of reactions," he says of the mood in his homeland right now.

"It's hard to speak for everybody and that's what makes America so extraordinary. It's celebratory and contemplative at the same time."

Having played a US marine in Jarhead, a pilot in Source Code and a cop in the coming drama End of Watch, Gyllenhaal says he takes the portrayal of serving men seriously.

"I think even as this whole thing with Osama Bin Laden comes out and people start to think what an extraordinary job these Navy Seals did, to portray someone who does a job as significant as they do accurately and with respect, I find that to be a great responsibility," he says. "I always feel pressure when I am doing it and try to do as much research as possible."

With the 10th anniversary of Moulin Rouge approaching, Baz Luhrmann recently reflected on the fact that Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger were the last two considered before he ultimately decided on Ewan McGregor as his leading man. After all these years, Gyllenhaal remembers the near-miss fondly.

"It was an honour to be seen and heard and listened to by Baz," he says of his audition. "He is a great filmmaker. I remember it as a very nurturing, huge growing process for me as an artist, which says a lot about Mr Luhrmann."

Given McGregor's surprising vocals in the film, surely Gyllenhaal is harbouring musical talents too?

"Oh, it's not hidden," he says, laughing. "And I'm not even necessarily sure it's a talent, but I would love to do a musical one day."

(Railroad Revival photos from flickr/mandalandish and breakfastontour.)

Resourced

2011-05-05T00:34:00.011-04:00

Source Code opens in Australia today, so we're getting some down-under press, including this interview with Jake for the program Sunrise:

You can listen to this podcast to hear the reporter gush about how dreamy Jake is. (It's the March 22 show.)

Here's another video interview with Jake, this time for a New Zealand outlet.

This new SC promo still from IHJ shows that Jake was playing above his age grade:

A couple of loose gems from Jake's railroad adventure. First up, after the San Pedro show. Guess he had time to pack a football!

Small but fun photo of Jake on the New Orleans dinner cruise:

The poster described Jake as "very, very nice! and just as attractive as he is in every photo and movie!" Aww.

Another photo of Jake on stage in New Orleans (thanks, Monica) and one of him with the boys in the band:

If you're in a voting mood, head to PopSugar to vote for Jake in their Top 100 Stars poll.

Back to the City

2011-05-02T00:50:00.008-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal is back in NYC after a whirlwind rail trip with Mumford and Sons. We have a few more photos from the whistlestop tour. First up, Jake and his teammates with the opposition from Austin High:

Jake captured backstage at the Austin concert:

Jake sidestage in Memphis (?) and at the New Orleans Jazz Festival:

Jake at Pinkberry in New Orleans:

Memphis news

2011-05-01T04:17:00.006-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal continued on the Mumford and Sons Express, landing in Memphis on Saturday, where the band played the Beale Street Music Festival. After the usual comfort zone checks (farmers market, coffeehouse, bike), Jake apparently took a dive into the wild side: He was spotted latenight at a local McDonald's!

A few more photos of Jake from the Railroad Revival stop in Marfa last Sunday:

And kind of an unintentionally artsy photo of Jake on the screen at the New Orleans Jazz Festival, with members of Mumford and Olivia Wilde, watching the Avett Brothers:

(Marfa photos courtesy of skilark119.)

Laissez les bons temps rouler

2011-04-29T21:17:00.008-04:00

Jake Gyllenhaal is continuing his rock and roll idyll with his musical idols, taking in the sights of New Orleans (Riverwalk and steamboat cruise) yesterday with Marcus Mumford and other band members.

And today, he's enjoying the tunes at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, where Mumford performed. Jake with Mumford band member Winston Marshall enjoying the Avett Brothers:

Dinner at the French Market:

Some shots of Jake backstage in Austin:

A new Source Code video interview:

This train was bound for glory

2011-04-28T02:34:00.007-04:00

Technically, that's the city of Austin. But the Railroad Revival Tour pulled into New Orleans on Wednesday for the final show of its six-city tour. No official reviews yet, but reactions on twitter and around the net were rapturous. An epic ending to an amazing tour.

Jake Gyllenhaal revealed new talents, playing the trumpet and the drums onstage. Here he is playing the trumpet for the finale, "This Train Is Bound For Glory." (First glimpse around the 34-second mark.)

Some photos from Tuesday night in Austin. First up, the whole tour gang snapped a photo with the train as a backdrop. Jake is among the group - he's the one with someone on his shoulders!

He also took a photo backstage with a fan:

Hope to add pics and videos even from the New Orleans show as the day progresses.

Oh, yeah,Jake is an actor, too! With Source Code opening in Italy, here's an interview with Jake and Duncan, done for Italian TV:

(First train photo courtesy of antelucandaisy; second train pic courtesy of Geoff Duncan. Group and fan photos courtesy of sigs21/ATXGossip.)

Rolling along

2011-04-27T02:25:00.003-04:00

High heat and storm clouds greeted the Austin stop of the Railroad Revival Tour, but that didn't quell the magic. Before the show, Jake and the members of Mumford and Sons paid a visit to Austin High, where the band played an impromptu concert.

And there was a friendly but fierce game of pickup basketball:

I think the home team won, but everyone seemed happy just to be there.

The tour moves on to New Orleans. We'll have to wait to see if Jake makes the trip.

(Cloud photos from flickr/-Dons; Austin High photos from K-AHS.)