Monday, March 14, 2011

(De)Coded

Jake might have been premiere Source Code but that doesn't mean that was the only Jake movie connection this weekend.


Pee Wee Herman(Paul Reubens) was speaking at a panel discussion on Saturday and the movie Nailed, in which he and Jake worked on came up.
Reported by IndieWire, he gave great praise to both Jake and Jessica for the leading roles in the film.

“I would go home every single night in awe of both leads in the movie, I just could not believe what they were doing. As an actor, what they’re doing is very, very complicated and complex. It’s really hard to pull off what they did. You have to be effortless, but it’s really hard to do,” Reubens said. “And I’ve never seen anybody be so successful with something that complicated [as Gyllenhaal was]. And Jessica Biel is literally—I hate this word, but I can’t think of another word to use—is like a revelation. She’s so incredibly good in the movie, and again, no one’s ever seen her do anything like this… This is like an ingenue. It’s almost like Dorothy in ‘The Wizard Of Oz.’”"Duncan, that was Nailed Pee Wee
was talking about not Source Code.
We didn't have the Lollipop Guild"

Will Nailed ever be released? Herman said that he had heard that Russell is trying to get the film buried. The movie still without an ending scene has set on the shelf since 2008, due to lack of funding. Now that is been bought out by another production group, Russell has removed himself from the film entirely. The screening as far from the final version, and now that Russell has had recent success from The Fighter, he wants to forget the past.

“It’s a great film. I think there’s a great film waiting to come out there [but] I’ve heard from a lot of people recently, that what’s been screened recently is a compilation, it’s not really an edited version and David is taking his name off and has disassociated himself with the film. I heard a rumor last night that someone is actually trying to bury the film because he’s become so successful now,”

But that's far from what is happening with Source Code, which is getting good reviews and Jake getting much praise for his performance, and on is track for success at the box office.

Some movie trivia:
Source Code has something in common with TDAT besides filming in Montreal, producer Mark Gordon. Source Code was a project that had been in looking for a director and a go for two year.

"Mark Gordon was producing the film and he was developing it with Jordan Wynn. They sent the script to me and after the first ten pages I said “What…is…going…on?” It’s totally up my alley. I hadn’t explored a world like that in a while so it was like finding water in a desert. The story works in a way I love my mind to work.


Check out a interview with producer Mark Gordon from SXSW.


There was no clear director on it, but it was an amazing script. It really depended on who took the helm. I was in a couple of other movies and then Mark finally said “Listen, who would you love to make this movie with?” A few months prior, I had met with Duncan Jones. I had seen Moon and thought it was incredible. So he came to mind and I told Mark he would be good, but I didn’t think it could happen. We tried, and within a week, Duncan called back and said he wanted to make it. Within four months we started making Source Code. " - Check out the rest of a great interview with Jake in Toro Magazine

But was Gordon the only one from TDAT to catch Source Code in Austin?

AlyssaMS: Rumor: Tons of ppl were turned away from watching SOURCE CODE at Paramont due to Jake Gyllenhaal wanting the entire balcony. (Thanks PG for this find - Gold Star to you)

I've got five for the balcony.

That's odd it looked like Jake had a seat on the aisle 9th row on the floor.

matthewfong: Ladies, be jealous...I'm sitting across the aisle from Jake Gyllenhaal at the premiere of Source Code #sxsw review on @screenings tomorrow

38 comments:

Special K said...

Sorry for the delay.

The curse of HTML code, or maybe that's curses at HTML code.

Special K said...

And Happy Pi Day.

Music Lover said...

Not to worry - I love some of these old movie theaters, they are beautiful. :)

9 said...

The tweet PG found was a rumor and false. There is a brief video of Jake arriving and sitting in the 9th row.

If fans were turned away it was because it was sold out.

Just like the story that Jake pushed that creep against the wall was false.

Special K said...

Wow that didn't take long for someone to get the bee back in their bonnet.

Looking at the pictures of Jake, there was something special about the weekend for him. And nothing can make him grin like that except his man.

look again said...

Yes there was something special about him - he got to hang out with his best friend. Also, several tweets from the night of the premiere had them sitting in the balcony. You can probably still find them. Further, his Friday shirt and Saturday shirt are two different shirts.

look again said...

By "them" I mean the actual twitterers were sitting in the balcony. There are more than a few twitpics folks took from the balcony of the post-film q&a.

9 said...

yes, not only is there a video but twicpics of Jake sitting next to David and I would assume David's Gf and you also see his PA Carrie, but you already saw it already didn't you SK?

Special K said...

Oh Jack you just can't help but to reveal yourself. No matter what name you choose.

Florida tom said...

9 said...
yes, not only is there a video but twicpics of Jake sitting next to David and I would assume David's Gf and you also see his PA Carrie, but you already saw it already didn't you SK?

Why the heck do u care? Are u Jake's mother or something?


Darn the sunsets are beautiful over the Gulf of Mexico.

up there said...

Hi there I'm up in the balcony where I watched the film with a few hundred people.

Oh hi there across the balcony me too!!!!

too funny said...

LOL Special, you've been pwned.

troll patrol said...

Jack loves playing with himself.

Special K said...

I did not state anything as fact. I postulated a theory and asked questions.

You seems to ignore the rest of the post: news about Nailed, that Jake has been attached with Source Code long before any of us knew. It says there are things that Jake is able to keep confidential, and of course fashion tips of dress code.

Of course the part the infuriates some the most, is the mere idea that Austin would be there in his own hometown and with Jake even if only for a few days.

I see dead people said...

I think you're mixing up "infuriates" with pointing out a few truths. You can't keep using the tired and usually incorrect line that if nobody saw Austin in Austin then he must have been there. I mean, do you really and truly in your heart of hearts believe that? That he was there this weekend but hidden under wraps?

crap said...

LOL!! Poor SK...she alludes to "hubbies" & "tall Texans" like a little school girl giggling away in the corner. But when someone calls her out on her BS, she says "I did not state anything as fact". LOL!!

At least have the gumption to state what you mean.

Yes, SK was pwned!!

Special K said...

What I was talking about was the tweet, not about them being together. Again it's all about split hairs and taking the focus off the things you don't want people to talk about.

But Jake and Austin are together. They are together more than we know. And they have been together since before TDAT even started filming. They found something that has lasted and endured, and grown into a family.

different shirt said...

Just unbutton those chest pockets and people will think you're wearing a different shirt.

People will think he's wearing a different shirt because IT IS a different shirt, lol. Better clean off your magnifying glass in your detective kit.

on the down low said...

Excuse me up there, but those pics you posted prove nothing. Just that Jake was on the stage with cast members for some Q&A. You have no idea where he was while watching the film. He may have started the viewing experience in the 9th row and easily moved onto the balcony after the lights went off in the theatre. The theory is intriguing, based on that tweet. It drives the trolls crazy to think that Jake and Austin might have been together.

lol said...

It drives the trolls crazy to think that Jake and Austin might have been together

LOL! I think Jake was sitting with Lady Gaga...y'know, because no-one saw her there, so she must have been there. Good grief!

Methodical Muser said...

I still want to know why Jake was running late on Saturday. That is very unlike him. He's a responsible guy. The theory that he got rip roaring drunk is absurd. But, I love how the people who can't tolerate the idea of Jake and Austin together also love knocking down Jake every chance they get. They would literally prefer to paint him as an irresponsible buffoon that as a contented family man.

not so hard to believe said...

LOL! I think Jake was sitting with Lady Gaga...y'know, because no-one saw her there, so she must have been there. Good grief!

Your contempt is showing. Care much? I think so. Yesterday there was an idiot spewing so-called truths with no sources, now you're spending your time here ridiculing any thought of Austin being there for the Source Code premiere. My question is why wouldn't he be there? He loves movies. This was a huge event in his home town and Jake was there. Whether you believe they're a couple or not, what is so frickin' far-fetched about him wanting to enjoy the festival with a good friend? The answer is nothing. So your over the top denouncements reveal you for what you are. A troll.

the real m said...

I see the troll can't handle the fact that Jake and Austin are happily married with children.

The video showing Jake in the audience was brief as the troll said himself. Who knows how long he stayed there. I doubt he stayed for the entire film. And just because others were in the balcony does not mean Austin was not there as well. They both navigate unseen when they want to. It would not surprise me if they get some assistance with make up and hair to help disguise themselves and avoid being recognized.

WDW has a clip of the first 5 minutes of SC. I watched it. It's hard for me to be objective. I was not sucked in like I expected. Looking at Boxofficemojo, not much else is opening that weekend, so not much competition. If people go to the movies that weekend, it will be the movie to see unless you are into family films (HOP) or horror films. That should get it good box office for that first week at least which Jake really needs.

please stop spinning said...

on the down low said...
Excuse me up there, but those pics you posted prove nothing. Just that Jake was on the stage with cast members for some Q&A. You have no idea where he was while watching the film. He may have started the viewing experience in the 9th row and easily moved onto the balcony after the lights went off in the theatre. The theory is intriguing, based on that tweet. It drives the trolls crazy to think that Jake and Austin might have been together.


please learn to read. There is no "theory" - the false rumor that prairigirl "found" and (got a gold a star for!) was that Jake wanted the ENTIRE balcony for himself and people were turned away and couldn't sit there. NOT TRUE. Why can't you just admit you're wrong instead of trying to twist stuff around to make it fit your "theory"? Is this the same kind of "detective work" that was used to confirm the existence of three BTs?

Paramount Point said...

NOT TRUE. Why can't you just admit you're wrong instead of trying to twist stuff around to make it fit your "theory"?

First off, how do YOU know the rumor is not true? Why don't you just admit you're wrong instead of posting pics that prove nothing. Even if Jake didn't reserve the entire balcony, he may very well have reserved a large portion of it. The question is why did Jake pretend to sit in the 9th row and then retire to the balcony?

And, even though theories about BTs always seem to make you crazy (oops, I meant to say crazier than you already are), I think the concept explains a lot of odd behavior and actions over these past years. Jake didn't just go into the closet for his career. Or maybe, according to you, he did it to hide the fact that he still smokes!!!!

irresponsible said...

Methodical Muser said...
I still want to know why Jake was running late on Saturday. That is very unlike him. He's a responsible guy. The theory that he got rip roaring drunk is absurd. But, I love how the people who can't tolerate the idea of Jake and Austin together also love knocking down Jake every chance they get. They would literally prefer to paint him as an irresponsible buffoon that as a contented family man.


LOL. Better talk to "the real m" who thinks Jake and Austin are running around with wigs and make-up on - talk about painting them as buffoons! Because that's what responsible "contented family men" do, right? Hide a bunch of kids and run around in disguise!

destiny said...

They would literally prefer to paint him as an irresponsible buffoon that as a contented family man.

Yes, and then they turn around and say we're the ones who are saying hateful things about Jake.

Methodical Muser said...

That bathroom brawl, scuffle, men’s code violation, brouhaha, run-in, fight, ---insert contentious term---has remarkable legs, doesn’t it? The topic is literally the only consistent Jake publicity that has come out of the SXSW festival and monopolizes every Google search. Just type in, “Jake Gyllenhaal and Bathroom” and voila, story after story detailing various versions of the incident.

The way the story evolved from practically a physical assault to Jake good naturedly discounting the confrontation as just a fan’s overanxious encounter on Saturday is curious on several levels. Including Jake’s satisfaction with just having the guy delete the photo. Anyone with even a brief acquaintance with digital cameras knows there are ways to retrieve that photo from the memory card. And, media savvy Jake would know that too. All the guy has to do is not take any more pictures.

Flash Recovery

So the question becomes, if this story might have been PR driven (although we are supposed to believe that Jake’s reps downplayed it) why might Jake’s people want this story in the men’s bathroom out there. Well, maybe because it might bury the only other Jake Gyllenhaal men’s bathroom story that use to pop up on Google routinely, dating from October 22, 2007 (just before he went into the deep closet). The infamous Jake Gyllenhaal: Men's Bathroom Floor Expert

During an interview with the Daily Mail, Jake Gyllenhaal was asked who he would like to be stuck in an elevator with?

He answered, "I know this isn't quite the same, but I was stuck in a women's bathroom once with Susan Sarandon. She was interviewing me for a magazine and we couldn't find a battery for our recording device,so we ended up in a women's bathroom. I discovered two things that day: that the floor in a women's bathroom is colder than the floor in the men's. And believe me I've spent a lot of time on the floor of a men's bathroom
so I should know! And women pee louder than men do, even though we might not expect it. Maybe it's just American women. I don't know."

What on Earth was Jake doing on the floor of a men's bathroom? Amateur! It's best when you're bent over the toilet. Why get your hand's dirty?


It’s curious that just like the Lakers’ “Kiss Cam” photo op (January, 2009) with Reeke and the “Bottoms Out” AND have “great seats” nonsense (June, 2010), obliterated the only other Lakers’ story that use to pop up about Jake--- the “looking cozy" and "in love” headlines with Austin Nichols---, another uncomfortable Internet reminder about Jake and “the gay” is subsumed for a story that has a much more masculine, mainstream nature. I mean what regular guy wouldn’t be outraged to have the Male Code violated when it comes to his privates? Looks like Jake’s PR cleanup detail might possibly still be on the prowl.

please said...

Yes, and then they turn around and say we're the ones who are saying hateful things about Jake.

Oh, that's rich. It's OMGers who insist the guy is lying about the existence of his own children and keeping them hidden away somewhere. Yeah, the very picture of a responsible, contented family man.

good job jake said...

why nobody talks about the great reviews the movie gets, just saying? much more interesting than "the fairy jaustin kids hidden tale" if you want my opinion!

glad to hear Source code and nailed are good.

again, you're wrong said...

So the question becomes, if this story might have been PR driven (although we are supposed to believe that Jake’s reps downplayed it

You've got that wrong. Jake himself, in his own words, downplayed it when asked about it twice, by two different news outlets.

Jake's Choice said...

keeping them hidden away somewhere.

Keeping his children hidden away from the public is not a hateful act. Your conventional thinking is showing. I would prefer he not hide his orientation either. But, it's Jake's choice. Not ours. And, hardly hateful.

the real m said...

From Ted today. "
Dear Ted:
Where has Toothy Tile been lately?
—M

Dear Times Are Good:
Ascending. And since Toothy recently decided to break the beard habit (if only for a sec), we have high hopes."

I am guessing the ascending refers to good reviews for SC. The no bearding is good news. Oh, and that M is not me, but nice to see my initial in print.

Also, Austins twitter today mentions a train. Coincidence? I don't think so. Maybe he likes to drive the troll crazy too.

please, again said...

The topic is literally the only consistent Jake publicity that has come out of the SXSW festival and monopolizes every Google search. Just type in, “Jake Gyllenhaal and Bathroom” and voila, story after story detailing various versions of the incident.

LOL. Just type in "Jake Gyllenhaal and Bathroom"? Just because you're obsessed with it you think everyone is. Most people looking for info about the Festival or about Source Code are not going to type in "and Bathroom." They'll type in SXSW or Source Code. Of course, you'll get tons of hits about the bathroom incident if you specifically go LOOKING for it!

cherry pickers said...

Keeping his children hidden away from the public is not a hateful act. Your conventional thinking is showing. I would prefer he not hide his orientation either. But, it's Jake's choice. Not ours. And, hardly hateful.

Ah, selective quoting again. Y'all are great at ignoring what doesn't fit your agenda. I see you completely ignored the part of the post about Jake lying about the existence of his own children. What would that be called? Loving? Ooops, sorry, I guess it must be that awful "conventional" thinking to believe it would be disgusting to specifically tell interviewers that you do not have any children if you did.

AUS10 said...

People all over the world are sending me messages about riding their bikes today. Everyone jump on this train. #twowheeltuesday about 2 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

not fitting with the th said...

Why wasn't Ted's Toothy/Crotchalastic mutual attraction discussed here yesterday when it was posted?

movieline said...

"We all know that some stories are never truly told until you’ve seen them animated in the sophisticated style of Taiwanese “news” organization NMA. Perhaps it goes without saying, but the tale of Jake Gyllenhaal’s bathroom run-in with a camera-wielding fan last weekend at SXSW is one of those stories.

...but all you really need to know before watching this is that you’ll never look at a banana the same way again. Forewarned is forearmed."


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