Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from WDW to Jake and to you all!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, my friends! To mark the day it's time to focus on what matters above all from 2007 and that is Jake's films. This year we were lucky - we had two of them. Although, admittedly, the wait for Zodiac was prolongued and fraught (for me anyway), but when it arrived, I couldn't see it enough and had an adventure, travelling to LA to see it at its release there and then following it to Cannes and back to London.


I came to Brokeback Mountain when it was already on the big screen - I had tried to see it in Arizona but the theatres weren't showing it where I was. Finally, I came home and got to see it in England in January 2006, but this was at the end of the screening story. It was different for Zodiac - and then for Rendition - I was there from the beginning and was able to enjoy the journey of the filming of both films, then their release through film festivals and galas, and through publicity to DVD. As a result, Zodiac is very special to me.


Rendition is similarly special to Twisted Logic and it's her personal moment that I'm so pleased to share with you all on a day of indulgence, festivities and mince pies. Thanks TL. 'It's not a moment as such but a whole two hours - the two hours I spent watching Rendition on the 19th October 2007. I had to choose a film cos, for all of Jake's other qualities that I admire so much, it ultimately comes down to his amazing gift for acting, that's the most important thing to me. So out of the two films Jake starred in this year (and taking nothing away from Zodiac, which is an enthralling and beautifully crafted film in which Jake yet again disappeared into his character, so much so that Robert Graysmith's somewhat creepy (to me anyway) obsessiveness over shadowed Jake's handsomeness to such an extent that I can watch this film all the way through without drooling - now if that isn't bloody great acting I don't know what is) I had to choose Rendition.'


'I won't go on about the film (I've done that enough and I'm saving some for the DVD) but I think when we look back at Jake's career in a few years time,we'll see 2007's Rendition as a watershed moment.I felt that Jake's performance playing a different type of character that needed him to step up a level and develop his skills as actor further than he had before, showed that he was more than equal to the challenge and he's going to carry on impressing us for many years to come. And of course his physical presence in Rendition is breathtaking and a joy to behold, with one scene in particular destined to become second only to SNIT in my Most Rewinded Scene On A Jake DVD list.'


'I also had to choose Rendition cos it provided the opportunity for some comedy gold TV interviews and unforgettable memories from TIFF and Rome which I thoroughly enjoyed living vicariously through WDW and EnnisJack.'


'They say you never forget your first time, and this was the first time I really saw Jake properly. It was the start of almost two years discovering more about this hugely talented,charismatic, funny,intelligent and stunningly gorgeous man, who through his films and the glimpses he allows us of himself, has made me laugh, cry, think (sometimes to the point of bewilderment!) and drool like no other. And most of all, thanks to Jake and Jack, I've made some wonderful friends along the way.' Here is TL's picture and thanks for the card!



Have a wonderful Christmas, friends and Jake, and let's leave the last 'word' to Jake... Mine's a pint!!



Includes pictures by IHJ.