Jake Gyllenhaal

House is not Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie to host Independent Lens, and shirts on display

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Meanwhile that lively little gal Anna Faris has recently briefly mentioned her experience of working in Brokeback Mountain: 'Q: I wanted to ask about a couple of directors you’ve worked with, first, Ang Lee with Brokeback Mountain. What was it like to be a part of that masterpiece? Anna Fa...

Published Tue, Sep 22

Opinion: Love and Other Drugs gets a cast injection, Brokeback Mountain remains AfterElton's Best Gay Movie

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AfterElton today announced its new 50 Best Gay Movies and yet again Brokeback Mountain tops the list and yet again it is by a landslide. What particularly struck me about AfterElton's piece on the film is its assertion that Brokeback is as real a place as any and I don't just mean a cinematic l...

Published Mon, Sep 14

Jake Gyllenhaal: Movies and stories 'can move people and change lives. They've changed my life'

source: Wet Dark and Wild

But Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Jack opposite Heath Ledger's Ennis, doesn't see the gay angle getting in the way of audiences appreciating "Brokeback Mountain." "Maybe I'm naive or something. I grew up in Los Angeles and that might make me naive," he says. "My two unofficial godparents are a...

Published Tue, Sep 8

Conflict, instinct, no regrets - Jake Gyllenhaal and Jack Twist

source: Wet Dark and Wild

All three of the principals -- Lee, Gyllenhaal and Ledger -- sought redemption in Brokeback. Lee's attempt to imbue 2002's The Hulk with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon artistry failed critically and financially. Ledger (A Knight's Tale) has said he deliberately tried to tank his career...

Published Thu, Aug 6

Iconic shirts, Jake's green fingers, Nailed for 2010?

source: Wet Dark and Wild

Two cowboy shirts worn by actors Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in the movie Brokeback Mountain are heading to The Autry National Center in Los Angeles. The two shirts have been intertwinded to represent "the struggle between heritage and acceptance in gay cowboy culture."'

Published Wed, Jul 29

Life in and behind the lens

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Brokeback Mountain had a stills photographer, Kimberley French, who has the gift of melting into the background and being tolerated and liked and admired by actors. Her photography on the set - especially her images of Heath with whom she had a special connection - led to the instantly rec...

Published Sun, Jul 12

Lemons, Brothers hopes and Brokeback's Twilight lessons

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In it, Melissa discusses her influences for turning the words of the original novels into believable characters in a script and on the big screen. Her influences for how to portray love were Romeo and Juliet and also, and most strongly by the sound of it, Brokeback Mountain. Brokeback Mount...

Published Tue, Jun 30

Brokeback transformations - 'I felt uncomfortable just as Jake'

source: Wet Dark and Wild

One of the many remarkable aspects of Brokeback Mountain, and the credit for this belongs as much to Ang Lee as it does to Jake Gyllenhaal, is how Jake was transformed from cityboy to cowboy. It wasn't easy for Jake, who had to get used to a lot more than just riding a horse that might throw him of...

Published Sun, Jun 21