We're now lucky enough to have Jake Gyllenhaal's presentation speech in its entirety from Palm Springs on 8 January. The sound comes and goes but it's good enough to get the feel of Jake's raucous speech and the 'rowdy' crowd. Jake was definitely in the party mood... As Natalie said later, 'He threatened that he was going to be roasting me'.
There are more highlights in these two videos below, including a lovely hug between Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman. I do apologise for the inclusion of Mark Wahlberg in the second...
Talking of Wahlberg, he features in this amusing account in The Wrap of the Festival after party at the Parker Palm Springs Hotel. 'Early arrivers David O. Russell, Amy Adams and Mark Wahlberg planted a flag on what became “The Fighter Couch." The trio held court in the open-to-the-public hotel lobby, choosing this space over the official party. Sitting with their reps and friends, nearly all the non-industry attendees missed them while rushing by to get to the official party’s “check-in” in the backyard...'
'After swapping a tux for a sweater to go more low-profile, Jake Gyllenhaal perched up on the back of the “Fighter Couch,” traded Blackberry info with Amy Adams, and went on on one with Wahlberg before a sparkly dressed local interrupted the two and unknowingly asked Wahlberg to shoot a photo of her with Gyllenhaal. “There’s a lot more qualified people here to handle a camera,” Wahlberg quipped.'
[This picture from the Blame It video was the most 'Jake on a couch at a party' picture that I could find - just imagine Ron Howard is David O Russell...]
And finally...
A shout out to Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard whose off-Broadway production of Chekhov's Three Sisters begins tomorrow. More details here.
Includes pictures from IHJ and links.
