Stuck in a puzzle – Prisoners review

By Jess Lomas October 16, 2013 Many might think Liam Neeson has the kidnapped-daughter market covered with his Taken franchise, but Hugh Jackman gives him a run for his money in director Denis Villeneuve’s dark and twisted thriller Prisoners. Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), his wife Grace (Maria Bello), their son Ralph, and daughter Anna walk […]

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Emily Blunt headed Into The Woods

Emily Blunt is in talks to join Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, and Jake Gyllenhaal in the upcoming screen adaptation of Into the Woods, Variety reports. Blunt would play the lead female part of the Baker’s Wife in director Rob Marshall’s musical. Based on Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway hit, and inspired by classic fairy tales, […]

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Game boys – End of Watch review

End of Watch – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, and Anna Kendrick. Directed by David Ayer. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. In an attempt to separate End of Watch from the rest of the ‘conventional cop movie’ pack, writer-director David Ayer has somewhat lazily framed it as a ‘found footage’ film. Police officer Brian Taylor […]

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Source Code evolving into TV show

A television series based on Duncan Jones‘ sci-fi thriller Source Code is being developed by ABC studios in the United States. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will take the premise of the movie and turn it into a TV procedural, in which former federal agents “jump into the consciousness of people involved in […]

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Duncan Jones explains Source Code ending with handy graph

Duncan Jones‘ sci-fi thriller Source Code is one of the biggest brain-melters of recent years, with an ending that left many scratching their heads. Until now! Jones has Tweeted a doodling of the events of the film, breaking down the various realities created by Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he travels back in time […]

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How to merge lives – Source Code review

Source Code – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Duncan Jones. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Source Code is about a man sent back through time, into a parallel universe, as another person. I think. Maybe. You’ll have to bear with me as I decipher the goings on of Duncan Jones’ […]

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Watch the first five minutes of Source Code!

Can’t wait until May to see the first five minutes of Duncan Jones‘ new mind-bending thriller Source Code? You’re in luck! Yahoo is hosting the film’s opening online! The second feature film from the acclaimed director of Moon debuted at SXSW last week and received some very nice notices. No doubt the release of the […]

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Trailer Debut: Source Code

The first trailer for Duncan Jones‘ Source Code has been released online. Already receiving comparisons to Groundhog Day, Déjà Vu and Quantum Leap, it’s a punchy and promising preview. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Captain Colter Stevens, a soldier who unwittingly finds himself part of a Government operation called “Source Code”, a computer program that allows […]

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Trailer Debut: Love and Other Drugs (Red Band)

The trailer for the latest Hollywood rom-com romp has arrived, and it actually looks pretty good. Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway team up in Love and Other Drugs for a casual relationship with no strings- which seems to be the latest fad in Hollywood rom-comery right now what with No Strings Attached and Friends With […]

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Gyllenhaal and Hathaway do Love and Other Drugs

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway are two wonderful actors who have been struggling to find an appropriate vehicle for their comedic abilities. Perhaps Ed Zwick‘s Love and Other Drugs will be the perfect showcase. The doomed Brokeback Mountain couple reteam for this frothy romcom, in which Gyllenhaal stars as a smarmy pharmaceutical rep who falls […]

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He ain’t heavy – Brothers review

Brothers – Starring Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Rated M. Originally published March 16th, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Brothers is that rare type of film; one that feels real and true, never forcing itself to conform to the expectations of what a movie should contain. It feels less like […]

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He ain’t heavy – Brothers review

Brothers – Starring Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Brothers is that rare type of film; one that feels real and true, never forcing itself to conform to the expectations of what a movie should contain. It feels less like a Hollywood drama and more […]

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Damon and Gyllenhaal approached to star in Avatar?!

source: latimesblog.com Did you know that Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal were approached by James Cameron to star as Jake Sully in Avatar? You didn’t?! In a recent report by the L.A. Times, it is revealed that Cameron’s first choice for the role of Jake Sully was always the relatively unknown Sam Worthington. However, the […]

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Prince of Persia trailer debut!

source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Mike Newell‘s adaptation of the popular video game Prince of Persia has debuted online. Just kidding. Here’s a better look. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Dastan, a street urchin who becomes the heir to the Persian throne. He teams up with Princess […]

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Pretty eyes! Long hair! Prince of Persia poster debuts!

source: empireonline.com Empire has the first promotional posters for Mike Newell‘s upcoming video game adaptation Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The one-sheets (no doubt prepared for this week’s Comic Con) highlight the lovely features of stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. Gyllenhaal stars as the ‘rogue prince’ Dastan who must team up with […]

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