Playing catch up - and falling for Atticus

After all the excitement of new PoP images of Jake Gyllenhaal wet and in a hurry, time to take a brief pause and catch up. Jake is in Philadelphia while Reese films and both have been enjoying the city's dining establishments. Last night they were at Alma de Cuba, a restaurant with a formidably delicious menu, and someone snuck a photo. Not the best shot but it's a picture...


Edited to add: 'The couple both sipped a black cherry caipirinha, the national cocktail of Brazil, then Gyllenhaal switched to Red Stripe beer and the couple dined on a ceviche sampler, King crab salad, empanadas and a corn side dish.'

Before Jake left for Philadelphia, he was seen in LA spending some time with Atticus and today a lucky blogger posted an account of their encounter with Jake and the floppy-eared one. 'I looked at the docile eyes in this dog and ‘fell for him’ instantly. I got the dogs’ attention and he leaped up a bit to come near me. The owner said, “Atticus!” It was his way of having the shepherd obey and ‘stay put’. I still managed to pet him a little.'


'I whispered to Alan, “How cool. He named it Atticus. I bet he named it after the Gregory Peck character in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, one of my favorite movies.” It was our turn to order our coffee when I looked to the side and recognized the dog owner. He was with a tall, chubby blond guy but the owner had a white ski cap and sunglasses. It was obvious to me that he was slightly disguised but he was none other than actor Jake Gyllenhaal.'


Meanwhile preparations for Love and Other Drugs continue encouragingly apace: 'Casting forces on "Love and Other Drugs" put out a notice for a real-life Parkinson's patient for a sequence involving a Healing through Humor lecture. Anne Hathaway is playing a woman afflicted with Parkinson's Disease in the Ed Zwick-directed film, also starring Jake Gyllenhaal as the pharmaceutical salesman who falls for her. It's based on Jamie Reidy's humorous memoir, "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman."'


Back to Wet Jake...


Includes pictures from links and IHJ.

At the movies - Jake and Reese see Bruno and a poster for An Education

The day after the night before, a couple of sleepyheads were seen at Beverly Hills' AMC theatre yesterday evening. It seems that Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon were among a number of well know people who chose to see Bruno, which might explain the facial expressions. I wonder what Jake bought at Bose... Many thanks to IHJ for the pictures.





Talk of An Education

Brothers is being regularly listed now as a contender for the coming award season. However, it is not the only film being discussed which is of interest. I'm delighted to see that Peter Sarsgaard's An Education is also getting some buzz and it too now has a poster. Its other star is Carey Mulligan, who also has a role in Brothers, tightening the connection.


Going off topic again...

I stumbled across another filmset today, not once but twice. Despite reports that the recession had killed off ITV's classy detective drama Lewis, the offshoot of Inspector Morse, I can definitely attest to the contrary. Lewis had taken over one ofOxford's scenic colleges, drawing quite a crowd of tourists. At lunchtime I saw Warren Clarke, a much loved and famously grumpy-looking UK character actor...


... and in the evening saw Laurence Fox - Lewis' sidekick, son of James Fox and husband of a very lucky Billie Piper. I watched the filming standing next to the creator of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter - an unassuming and very modest gentleman. This was a thrill for me as I've read every single one of his novels.



A reminder of the previous time I saw filming for Lewis in Oxford.








Includes pictures from IHJ, links and WDW.

Rock - A night at the Hollywood Bowl... and Axl Rose?

Last night it was tweeted that Jake Gyllenhaal had been seen at Jenny Lewis and Ray LaMontagne's show at the Hollywood Bowl that evening. And today we have the pictures of Jake and Reese leaving the Bowl. As compensation for the report that Jake was irritable with the paps while Reese argued with them while less than sober, we do have chesthair. Jake is nothing if not protective here while Reese looks like she's having some fun. Hopefully they enjoyed the concert.



Am I the only one who wants to turn Jake's VIP Guest sticker the right way up?


I wonder if Jake is growing Rendition hair for a purpose...

And, speaking of rock, now for the strange news of the day. A blog reported at the weekend that they had seen a report in the Rollingstone that said that the movie about Kurt Cobain, now entitled Heavier than Heaven, was at last in pre-production and that Jake Gyllenhaal is included in the cast as Axl Rose! To add some credence to this is the identity of the screenwriter - David Benioff - who was, of course, the writer for Brothers. Quite an array of actors is listed as associated with the project. So is this true?


Jake is now linked with a whole heap of musical movies - it does seem to be a running theme. I cannot picture Jake in Guns 'n' Roses, no matter how hard I try. And thinking about Kurt Cobain inevitably makes me think about Pilot.


Many thanks to IHJ for the pictures.

Is Jake a spinner? And Namath Project still 'in the works'

Demonstrating once more that we have Jake Gyllenhaal to thank for the invention of the white t-shirt, here we see Jake and Reese at Brentwood's Burn 60 gym yesterday. Judging by the shoes Jake is carrying (when arriving at the club?), it may be possible that Jake has been participating in the Turn 60 workout. Perhaps when spinning Jake is imagining himself in the Pyrenees with the Tour de France.


The photographers came too...


The much-loved curl of hair over the ear is back.


I do admire a girl who can wield a video camera while controlling a large dog and looking at Jake Gyllenhaal.


And finally...

I cam across this interview with writer David Hollander from March 2009 and, in a brief mention, it suggests that the Joe Namath Project has not been put to bed - David is working on the script (which was postponed during the writers' strike).


Big thanks to IHJ as always for the pictures!

Jake Gyllenhaal's culinary tour of DC continues - ice custard? What next?

Many thanks to IHJ for posting the picture below of Jake Gyllenhaal from last night, which is beautiful and inspirational. It merits a second post of the day.


IHJ have also given us new pictures of Jake and Reese driving around Washington DC on 22 June...


...and judging by Jake's outfit (although Reese's is different), one wonders if this was one of those trips to Rita's during which Jake and Reese posed with fans. I googled Rita's and I discovered it sold ice custard. Frozen custard? Can custard be frozen? Is ice custard a good thing?


Talking of food and drink, because there's been a bit of that, during the DC sojourn, there was this account today of Jake and Reese watching the first Nats game on Tuesday. They were 'Tuesday evening at the Potenza bar, sitting close to each other while they watched the Nationals game. Dressed supercasually, the pair drank Rosa Regale while enjoying the Margherita pizza. They later went over to the Potenza wine shop where they purchased a half case of wine.'


(Witherspoon’s fellow star, Jack Nicholson, picked up a to-go version of the same pizza Saturday. After all, if you can’t trust Jack with a food recommendation, whom can you trust?)

Today: 'Jake Gyllenhaal is on M St in Georgetown w/ Reese Witherspoon right now. They were just in Hu's Shoes. Both wearing baseball caps.'


Pictures from IHJ and here.

[Updated] Jake Gyllenhaal watches the Red Sox beat the Nats last night and Jake on set again

The Red Sox beat the Washington Nats last night in DC and Jake Gyllenhaal was there to watch (or chat) looking so hot my eyeballs have melted. No sign of any hat pledging allegiance but, judging by the red t-shirts behind him, Jake was hopefully cheering on his old Boston favourites as they won 6-4. Many thanks to the Washington sports blog for spotting Jake behind the nets.





Updated to add... pictures of Jake on a second visit to the set of How Do You Know? taken last night. The hat is back. This time there are also pictures of Jake with Paul Rudd. And more information on the crossword breakfast here.






PoP sizzles and teases in Amsterdam

At a Cinema Expo Presentation in Amsterdam 'May opener "Prince of Persia" from Jerry Bruckheimer was teased in a sizzle reel.' Let us hope that we see the reel and get our own sizzle teased in the not too distant future!

And finally...

And on an entirely off topic note - I roamed over some local Roman villa remains yesterday evening and thought I'd post a piccie or two, courtesy of the Get Jake to Oxfordshire Tourism Branch of WDW Productions.



Includes pictures from here, GG and WDW.

Midnight set visits, budweisers, margaritas - and Andi Peters!

Last night was a late one for the cast of How Do You Know? and it included a visit by Jake Gyllenhaal to the set in Georgetown.




Further evidence that the night was a late one comes from none other than Andi Peters, much loved and adored by any child and teen (including myself) of the 80s and 90s who had a thing for Ed the Duck. First, Andi announced that he 'Just stood next to Jake Gyllenhaal whilst queueing in a shop' - this was about 1am - and then that 'The shop was Rite AId, it's like Boots (with food and drink). He bought some Budweiser, I bought protein shakes.' Budweiser.... this from a self-proclaimed drinker of Stella Artois. I fear the world as we know it may end.


Another report has Jake and Reese and others indulging in pomegranate (deep breath) margeritas at the Mexican Oyamel restaurant in DC, which has the most extraordinary menu of tequilas known to mankind. Not only that, the chef gave them his cookery book. A further description, and recipe, of the margarita in question from the Oyamel bar menu: 'Oyamel Pomegranate: A twist on Jose’s favorite with pomegranate, Partida agave nectar, Patron Citronge and Jose Cuervo Traditional $11.00.' I'll have a jug, please. Cheers!


Pictures from GG and links.

Jake and Reese leaving the gym 22 June and stars in DC

I get back home after a workout at the gym and what do I find but pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon going home after a workout at the gym? And while my workout has left me looking like a complete wreck of a human being with distressed hair, severe leg cramps, and in dire need of a stiff gin and tonic, Jake and Reese look as fresh as daisies dancing in a cool summer's breeze. I'm clearly not doing it right. Jake also has a new hat. Please note how I'm not mentioning the matching gym outfits.


These pictures at last prove true several days of twittering. Jake has been spotted, with and without Reese, in various Starbucks, cafes, restaurants, theatres and launderettes (I might be making that one up), predominantly in NW Washington DC and especially in Georgetown. Off topic but many years ago, I spent some hours on set with Tom Hanks in Georgetown. He put a young English girl totally at ease, sitting me in his special chair to watch him film the same scene over and over and giving me my love of the movies.


MY favourite sighting was posted at Jake-g-fans: 'I was working at the Georgetown farmer's market in Washington D.C., and then he was there buying vegetables. He bought $25 worth of cherries and strawberries and greens from our stand. And he was so sweet and gorgeous and conscientious and amazing and ohmygod, I SWOOOOOON. I was like, "you look just like Jake Gyllenhaal!" And he was like, "ahh, about that. That's me." And I almost fainted. But then I wouldn't have been able to sell him cherries! He walked around for a long time going from stand to stand. I wanted to ask him for a picture or autograph but I could tell he was trying to be low-key about it, so I didn't. But I wanted to! And he was asking tons of questions about the vegetables because apparently he loves to cook and HE COULD NOT BE MORE PERFECT.'


This is such a good sighting and almost makes me forgive Jake for buying, and presumably eating, cherries, which are the most horrible, horrible excuse for a fruit and which make me feel giddy just at the thought of them.


Off topic (again) but today in Oxford I noticed that filming was taking place at one of the colleges. It turns out the college had been taken over by Bollywood! I took two steps backwards.

Thanks to IHJ for the new pics.