Jake Gyllenhaal is InStyle's perfect Goodfella

With grateful thanks to the woman sitting in front of Twisted Logic on the bus this morning - a woman whom TL wrestled to the floor of the upperdecker (and bendy?) vehicle in order to wrestle her magazine from her clenched fists, having caught a glimpse of a certain handsome young Hollywood actor peering out from page 100 - here is that page from a magazine with taste. The UK's InStyle June issue has selected 10 'Goodfellas' and there on the opening page of the feature, is Jake Gyllenhaal from one of our favourite photoshoots.


The theme of the selection is hot and stylish but I have grave fears at how Jake is being perceived in this comment: 'His style: laid back California cool, off-screen he's often seen in vintage plaid shirts.' Let's focus on the white t-shirts and jeans, please. The other men featured are Ryan Gosling, Simon Woods, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBoeuf, Casey Affleck, Eric Bana (please, no), Leo Gregory, Emile Hirsch and Ben Whishaw. Both TL and I found copies today that were accompanied by the silver fliplops - if anyone finds a black pair we can talk numbers...

Following the popularity of a recent picture posted here of Jake's shopping methodology - ie, stripping in front of a window to try something on - here is another one. This practice is to be encouraged in Jake.


Nailed on hold rumour

I'm sure we've all heard the rumour today that, hot on the heels of the signing of James Brolin and Kirstie Alley, Nailed has been delayed on account, apparently, of financial issues. Time will tell if this is true and, if it is, how soon it can be resolved, but I'm prepared to be sceptical about the nature and motives of the 'knowledgeable sources'. At the moment, this is the only source and we all know how these things catch fire.

'Jake, find out what's going on!', yells Jessica:


Talking of rumours, Jake has now replaced Orlando Bloom on the Prince of Persia IMDb page as the film's 'rumoured' star.

Edit: Thanks Nicole, for the comment from Fitsnews, which, like all other rumours from the set that is Nailed, should be taken with a jug of salt: 'the movie was only shut down for the day and it was on Friday (we had extras at the State House on Friday)…I hear they are back to filming starting possibly Monday and definitely Tuesday. I work in the State House and they have filmed a lot there and will be back Monday or Tuesday we are told.' Hopefully, we'll know more at the start of next week.

Design on a Dime, the Metropolitan way

If anyone needed Design on a Dime it's me, so I was interested to see that Maggie Gyllenhaal attended the Design on A Dime charity cocktail party and auction, co-chaired by Housing Works Thrift, at the Metropolitan Pavilion on Thursday night last week. The display featured rooms by over 30 designers, with the room contents being put up for sale with 80% off and the proceeds going to the AIDS organisation Housing Works. You can also see some of the rooms here, not to mention the lovely Maggie herself in a dress I want (is that going for a dime?). I'm not sure which room I'd prefer, but I would have thought the yellow option could distract a lot of attention away from a shabby sofa.


At the same event, Maggie was asked by the New York Mag how she was getting on with decorating her new home in Park Slope: '"We're still really in the process of — so far, most of the design things that we've chosen are not actually furniture choices as much as tiles and fixtures and that kind of thing," she said, eating a mini-burger. (She'd been shooting a Marie Claire Batman cover all day, and girlfriend was tired and hungry.) "I kind of need to get another movie before I furnish it."'


Mental note that Maggie will be featured on a Marie Claire cover - I have to say that this idea of doing a job to furnish your house is a little out of my league. It also makes me think a Batman sequel may be on the cards.When Maggie was asked what she thought of Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly leaving her neighbourhood, she let slip that, "To be honest, I'm thinking in the next few years of moving even further away." Like … to Gowanus? we asked. "To the country," she said, just before her publicist told us that the house tour was over." You know what this means - Peter Sarsgaard has raved so much to Maggie about the beauty of Oxford and the warm reception he received there, that he is uprooting his entire family - brother-in-law and all (especially brother-in-law) - to the dreamy spires.


Includes pictures from Instyle, Fitsnews and Getty.