[Updated] A Brothers review, clips, cocktails, Love and Other Drugs' meteorological powers

Not much time to draw breath, I'm afraid, just a quick kick to the surface, a brief gulp of air, and then back down into that cosy cottonwool cloud of Jakeness. Mixed metaphors are a well-know side-effect of this amount of Jake Gyllenhaal. This post can be seen as complementary to this morning's. Please make sure you see that post for the two Jake video interviews, complete with beguiling hand movements, eyebrow expressions and a very fine jumper.


The question remains - was Jake at the premiere and after party last night? I'm inclined to think not and put the few tweets down to wishful thinking - after all, Jake has been busy on the Love and Other Drugs set, both yesterday and today. But if it turns out that Jake was able to pop back for a cocktail and a jig, that would be wonderful. His absence was keenly felt on the red carpet, despite the distraction of Natalie Portman's amazing pair of purple shoes. You can see a video report at ITN which, when you get past your displeasure at hearing Jake's name recklessly mispronounced, you can enjoy listening to The Edge. There are more photos here.



Natalie's spoken about how Jake made her giggle on set, well, at the after party, she revealed a little more about what Jake did: 'How did the stars stay sane on set? “We definitely needed the lightness to deflate the intensity,” Portman said of the cast’s attempts at humor between takes. “Jake would make [director] Jim [Sheridan] say things in his Irish accent that amused us; like the word third, he says turd, so that provided pretty endless amusement.” As for the starlet and her personal history with love triangles, she claimed innocence, but seemed game. “It would be fun if they were like Tobey and Jake,” said Portman, who wore a bright blue Spring 2010 Jason Wu dress and electric purple super-high Aldo heels. No arguments here.'


Talking of parties, you can see the speciality Brothers cocktail menu from the party here - I'll have a Brotherly Love please.


The reviews are now coming in for Brothers and while there is some discussion about the merits of one version of Brothers over another, the vast majority applaud the cast: 'The chemistry between Portman and Gyllenhaal is gorgeous and apparent... Though riddled with powerful performances — Portman is gracious as the grieving, confused widow. Maguire is enchanting as the traumatized war hero. Gyllenhaal is simply unforgettable as the misunderstood black sheep of the family' (The Pitt News).


And another: 'For his part, Gyllenhaal gives one of the most subtle and nuanced performances of his career.' Variety: 'Still, that cast largely impresses. Portman has rarely been more movingly subdued as a wife and mother who refuses to let grief overpower her sense of responsibility, while Gyllenhaal is effortlessly believable as a drifter who finds, to his delight and ours, that fatherhood suits him well.'


In addition to the video interviews this morning, more videos have come to light today, including another clip from Brothers - this is an intense exchange between Sam and Grace.



Filmsnmovies has a series of behind the scenes clips from Brothers, which show the fluidity of Jim Sheridan's direction - you can watch scenes shape and form before your eyes. There's very little Jake unfortunately, except for a tantalising glimpse in the video below, which shows a touching moment between the brothers and between the actors. But never enough Jake. You can see more here.



It's been a fast moving few days and I don't want anyone to to miss the press conference exchange between Jim and Jake. You can read that here.



While all this Brothers excitement has been taking place in NYC, Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway have continued to fascinate, charm and impede the people of Pittsburgh as they go about their lives. Love and Other Drugs not only has the power to close roads and buildings, it also has some sort of mystical power over the weather, as can be seen in these pictures from the set (taken by CarolSmith38 at Magee Hospital on Sunday and hosted on flickr). I seem to recall that Jake had a similar unseasonable effect on the weather during The Day After Tomorrow premieres.




Includes pictures from IHJ, Natalieportman.com, JustJared and links.