A day on and there is more coming out of Monday's Paul Newman Dreams celebration in NYC, including a video which features more of Jake Gyllenhaal's onstage speech as well as further interviews behind the scenes. As always, I do admire how Jake thinks on his feet and responds so well to interviewers in this conveyor belt type of arrangement.
Meanwhile, Daniel Wolfe, the director of The Shoes' Time to Dance video has been talking a little about his ideas behind this rather gory video, as well as the reason for its inclusion of Jake, giving Jake his first psychotic serial killer role. 'Jake and I had been discussing a script with a mutual friend, producer Lynette Howell. I knew he was into music videos, so when we wrote up the treatment, I sent it to them. They both responded well to it. And then we just had to sort out dates.'
'The atmosphere on set changed from scene to scene. In the party scenes there was no real distinction between shooting and not shooting, it was just a party so the atmosphere was a party. Then we’d just walk Jake in. We were shooting in the snow quite a bit which was testing. Sally Campbell cooked up Irish stew and turned up on set with that which lifted spirits considerably.' Nothing like a spot of stew in between murderous takes...
And finally...
Every so often, Ellen Pompeo likes to remind us that Jake Gyllenhaal once called her the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. I gave a full account of this back in 2009 but the subject has come up again at a press conference with Ellen, which also coincides with the 10th anniversary of the most wonderful Moonlight Mile. The report's mention of Jake being 12 is clearly not that accurate...
'Before auditioning for the film, "I was... in the waiting room and the director and this guy, Jake Gyllenhaal, who I had never heard of — no one had ever heard of him at that point — walked past me," Pompeo shared. "I [had] my head down... so I didn't get a look at Jake." But when she walked in to read, the 42-year-old actress got the shock of her life. "I had met Jake a couple of weeks prior on the sidewalk," Pomep explained. "I walked into the room and I saw Jake and I said, 'Oh my God, it's you!' We sort of bumped into each other. He told me I was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen."'
Moonlight Mile was such an incredible film, for Jake and Ellen, with the strongest chemistry between Joe and Bertie, and I'm not surprised that these memories have stayed with Ellen. This also gives me the perfect excuse to post here a video of what must be in my top three most favourite moments from any Jake film.
With Source Code continuing to make progress across the known world, Jake Gyllenhaal has fended off repeatedly the question of what would he do if he only had eight minutes to change the world. In a Polish interview, conducted in LA just after Source Code's premiere at Austin's SXSW festival, Jake responded to the question of whether he could relate to Colter's particular little problem.
'It happened to me once that I fell asleep on a plane and when I woke up, at first I had no idea where I was. I was convinced that I went to sleep in my own bed, then suddenly, in some inexplicable way, I found myself in another place. I remember that a thousand ideas passed through my head of what could have happenened. Was I dead? Kidnapped by a UFO? Was I teleported? Of course, I remembered everything soon enough, and the nightmare was over. When I read "Source Code", I could guess right away how Colter Stevens felt, waking up in the train. But in his case, the nightmare has only just begun.'
This is a great interview, which you can read - with the little help of google - here. Many thanks to Mermon for sending it along! Among the other topics Jake discusses is loving Moon and Duncan's film making, although Duncan was a little distracted at times, especially just before filming began...
'We met for the first time we met here in Los Angeles, in one of the cafes. It so happened that two days before he met his current girlfriend. And he utterly could not concentrate on the conversation! (laughs) It was evident that he misses her terribly and thinks only about her. Just like Colter Stevens on the train, his spirit was somewhere else. It looked like he was trying to explain himself: "You know, man, I'm your big fan, but, a case is, that I met this girl and we've lived together three days, and you understand, I have to go back" (laughs). I said, "No problem". It was charming in its own way.'
Among the talk of filming Source Code, the script and what Jake likes about SXSW, there is a brief mention of what Jake would be doing if he lived another life in an alternative universe (apart from looking hot, of course). I must warn you, it involves manure...
'As a farmer who stands with a pitchfork and throws around the pig manure (laughs). Talking seriously, I have no idea. Life consists of so many unpredictable elements that you can not answer the question: "Where I would be today if I would have take a different decision ten years ago?". However, it seems to me that I wouldn’t be working in another profession. I like it too much. I'd be doing everything possible to continue to be an actor.' Do check out the rest of the interview.
Talking of ten years ago, Access Hollywood has been going through its archives to mark the tenth anniversary of Moonlight Mile being filmed. Here is an interview with Jake on set. We've seen it before but it's well worth another look.
Which provides me with a perfect excuse to repost this video of behind the scenes footage from Moonlight Mile, which, of course, reminds me so much of my tour around this sites with BBMISwear almost two years ago. What a wonderful time that was.
I saw this today, which made me chuckle. Back in 2003, Jake was picked as one to watch...
And finally...
There is a new interview with Duncan Jones here for Source Code. But it is spoilery so only click the link if you've seen the film.
Includes pictures from IHJ. Thanks to Mermon for the interview link!
Never mind the Oscars, it's time to get down to the awards that really count. For today it was announced that Jake Gyllenhaal has been awarded the Most Kissable Man award. The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists who clearly know a lot about smiles and, it would seem, also about kissing, put Jake above Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, all three of whom are relatively kissable, just not as kissable as Jake Gyllenhaal.
Actually, seeing that picture above reminds me of the interview from which it was grabbed, back in Rendition days when Jake was in London and turned everyone to mush. Versions of this video no longer work across WDW and so here is a replacement:
I digress... back to the Most Kissable Man:
Then there was Emmy Rossum's famous audition for The Day After Tomorrow, during which she adopted the direct approach.
Anyone who has seen Love and Other Drugs wouldn't have failed to notice that there is a fair amount of kissing in it. I look forward to proper analysis on the arrival of my blu ray, which is currently in the post.
A short interlude post this evening due to two factors - a) the fair has come to play in Oxford and b) it's chucking it down with a ferocity of raindrops that is not pleasant to behold. This amount of water dripping off every facial extremity is not pretty, plus my shoes have holes in them. Every step is a puddle of wonders. Talking of which...
Our beautiful Gemma Arterton had her premiere for Tamara Drew tonight in Leicester Square and, in the face of torrential rain plus a tube strike, it can't have been easy. But the smile stayed on her face - no doubt at the thought of everyone arriving for the premiere on Boris Bikes. Source for the Gemma picture.
Meanwhile, Oxford has been splashing through its annual medieval St Giles Fair, giving me the perfect opportunity to take some pictures of the bright lights against the old sandstone while dodging raindrops the size of grapes.
All of which rain reminds me of Zodiac, basements in the rain and dates in the rain with newspapers on the head.
Or Jarhead raining oil in the desert, or Moonlight Mile and night drives in the rain.
Prince of Persia may have lacked rainy scenes - a deserty drawback - but who knows what is to come.
Jake Gyllenhaal is indeed a worthy member of that Men's Health magazine's exclusive club - its Top 10 Man Hunks. 'Editor-in-chief David Zinczenko said of the ten: "They have a variety of workout regimes from boxing to weight training, kayaking and hiking to training for marathons. They've worked hard to achieve and maintain their amazing bodies - which is why they've earned their place on this year's list.'
While the hard work of actors like Jake, Matt McConaughey and Daniel Craig is not in question, nor the effort of sportspeople such as Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets, I've got to say, who on earth is Kellan Lutz? There are a few more I'm in the dark about too. But any list that's free of The Pale One is fine by me. So here's the list...
1. Kellan Lutz, Actor 2. Matthew McConaughey, Actor 3. Taylor Lautner, Actor 4. Zac Efron, Actor 5. Mario Lopez, Actor 6. Isaiah Mustafa, Actor 7. Mark Sanchez, Quarterback, New York Jets 8. Jake Gyllenhaal, Actor 9. Daniel Craig, Actor 10. Channing Tatum, Actor
I think it's only right that we take a moment to reflect some more on No. 8.
Marblehead memories
It has been reported this week that the movies are going back to the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. This small, very friendly and picturesque town will no doubt welcome a new crew with open arms because they have such memories of 2002 when Moonlight Mile was filmed in the shops, streets and diners, and Jake Gyllenhaal and Dustin Hoffman came to town. I know this because BBMISwear and I spent too short a time in the town last year and the memories are as fresh as a summer's day.
You can read our full report of that incredible day here. When we went to Jake and Dustin's office - now a toy shop - the girl behind the counter told us how the town watched the filming and she told us how even the shopfloor that we stood on had been built for the film (we'd just caught it, it was about to be replaced). Framed newspaper pages on the walls of a cafe reported the excitement of having Hoffman in town, and the lady at the offlicence - then the diner where the crime took place - said she wanted to join us on our tour.
BBMISwear and I had such a welcome in Marblehead and Gloucester, I can't even begin to do it justice. I can completely understand why producers, actors and crew would select it. Just ask BBMISwear how she felt when we passed the railtrack crossing sign, immortalised at the beginning of Moonlight Mile, to the sounds of Sly and the Family Stone.
You can read part 1 of our Moonlight Mile adventure here.
One of the delights of Prince of Persia is that it's introduced a whole bunch of potential Gyllenhaalics-in-the-making to Jake Gyllenhaal. It's hard to see how anyone can resist but, nevertheless, it should be pointed out, that once one has dived into the cool nectar pool of Gyllenism, you won't want to pull the plug out. So, as a big welcome to all the new readers and commentors here at WDW, many of whom are now discovering Jake's earlier films for the first time, here is Part I of the WDW crib sheet to Jake Gyllenhaal's movies. Do feel free to disagree with my comments in the comment section )which may now actually be working...).
Title: City Slickers Date: 1991 Role: Danny Robbins
Hotness: NA Mascara-proof? Yes, unless you're really broody Chemistry: NA Hair: 5/10 Bonus features: Shoulder-popping
As a mere nipper, Jake Gyllenhaal semi-starred in the very successful film City Slickers as the attention-seeking, cute son of Billy Crystal, who left his father in no doubt that the only way he could ever be seen in public with him again is if he became a cowboy. As John Stewart once said, this was Jake's first cowboy movie, although, for me, this film will always be known to me as Blazing Saddles. I always get them muddled up. Billy Crystal has since said that Jake entertained the cast and crew with Show Tunes, heralding the beginning of Jake's side-career as set comic.
WDW rating: 8/10 (although that could be due to Blazing Saddles)
Title: October Sky Date: 1999 Role: Homer Hickam
Hotness: Developing Mascara-proof? Semi-waterproof mascara required Chemistry: NA (although Laura Dern looked keen) Sex scenes: NA (but Laura Dern looked keen) Hair: 7/10 Bonus features: Good science and plenty of dirt
October Sky gave Jake his first lead role. Still at college and reading literary classics between scenes, Jake starred as a coal miner's lad who looked to the stars to avoid his fate beneath the ground. In this role, Jake made an astronaut who'd been to the moon cry. Without doubt, this is one of Jake's finest roles and I defy you to stay dry-eyed when the young Homer faces up to his fate and gets into that coal lift. This was the first effective use in a movie of Jake's blue eyes - a heart throb in the making and a fine actor to boot. One of my favourites.
WDW rating: 8/10
Title: Donnie Darko Date: 2001 Role: Donnie Darko
Hotness: 5/10 Mascara-proof? No (although you may not understand why you're crying and it may be at the wrong bit) Chemistry: 6/10 (Jenna Malone) Hair: 7/10 Sex scenes: Donnie was too stressed Bonus features: rabbits, smurfs, Halloween
The film that Jake is asked about more than any other, Donnie Darko is the most confusing film ever made and no one has a clue what it's about, including Richard Kelly, from whose mind it sprang, and Jake. It is quite possible that the only person who knows what's going on is an IT officer that I worked with in 2004. When prompted Jake can deliver some great transcendental background but the delight of Donnie Darko is that it doesn't really matter. The end is painful, heightened by Donnie's sister being played by Jake's sister, and Maggie has said that when filming the final scenes she and Jake kept apart to keep the emotion raw. The soundtrack is excellent - never has Duran Duran been used to such great effect. This film was not a 'commercial success' (it opened in the US just days after 9/11) but it continues to win over new fans and in the UK especially has been a big success. I can't think of any other film that can be argued over quite like this one or treasured quite like it. First of the great Jake commentaries.
WDW rating: 10/10
Title: Bubble Boy Date: 2001 Role: Jimmy Livingston
Hotness: 2/10 Mascara-proof? No (father and son scenes are very moving) Chemistry: 4/10 (Marley Shelton) Jake had a thing for Ever Carradine Sex scenes: No sex before marriage Hair: 0/10 Bonus features: underpants, Bubble Guinea Pig, dinosaurs
Nothing divides the modern world quite like Bubble Boy. At times Jake has defended it, at other times he's brushed over it. But, without doubt, no Jake film has the power to make my sides hurt with laughter like this one. The script is fantastic, Jake's delivery of those lines is spot on, the supporting actors - notably Swoosie Kurtz and John Carroll Fynch (who arguably appears in every Jake film ever made) - are fabulous. Other elements to relish include the Bright and Shiney people, Jimmy trying to buy a bus ticket and the stealing the beer scene. And the cow. 'And then Pinocchio came out of his plastic bubble and touched the filthy little whore next door and died. The End!' 'Supper time was the best! Nothing could beat Mom's homemade, vitamin-rich, soy-based, germ-free, fat-free fiber cookies.' Last but not least, Bubble Boy features my favourite Jake Gyllenhaal commentary: Jake and director Blair Hayes were made to be a double act. Some people think this film is rubbish - they are, of course, wrong.
WDW rating: 9/10
Title: Lovely & Amazing Date: 2001 Role: Jordan
Hotness: 5/10 Mascara-proof? Yes Chemistry: 5/10 (Catherine Keener) Sex scenes: kiss in a car Hair: 5/10 Bonus features: bad shirts, photography tips
Lovely & Amazing was the first in a stretch of films when Jake appeared as an older woman's lovetoy, plaything and sex object. The downside of this arrangement was that Jake did not appear in these films enough, with much of the attention focusing on the inner turmoil of the older woman in question. Meanwhile, Jake's character was left in the dark(room) quite a lot of the time. Catherine Keener was a great match for Jake here and, of course, they were later to team up again (although not romantically) in the film that may never be but one hopes it will be, Nailed. Not a bad film by any means, this film is, however, penalised as Jake wasn't in it very much.
WDW rating: 5/10
Title: The Good Girl Date: 2002 Role: Possibly Holden
Hotness: 5/10 Mascara-proof? No Chemistry: 9/10 (Jennifer Aniston) Sex scenes: Yes (Jen's first) Hair: 5/10 Bonus features: swimming, accents, car interiors
This is a film that grows on me whenever I see it, which, admittedly, isn't very much as I've only seen it twice. Again we have a film where Jake is taken under the wing of an older woman - although as the woman is Jen Aniston, this can hardly be seen as detrimental. This film isn't particularly light and should not be watched sober. It also had the peculiar side-effect of putting me off American shops for a while. Other people rave about this film. Other people also rave about Jake's hair in this film. This film does, though, have the potential of being a great tragedy (depending on how sober one is).
How to describe Highway....? I can't, despite having seen it on a number of occasions, and therefore I called on the world's leading expert on Highway, Ruby, known throughout Jakedom for her 'Pilot thing'. And I quote: 'Jake's character is called Pilot! And he's the major old-school happener :D Pilot is adorable. John C McGinley plays a long-haired middle-aged stoner called Johnny the Fox. Piii-lot. He's adorable and sexually confused. Jake has a spider painted on his face. He's searching for the "once in a lifetime girl of my dreams and reason to believe" Pilot is adorable. It has an alligator boy. um.....Pilot is adorable.' And there you have it. I have to add that the eyes have it in Highway.
WDW rating: 6/10; Ruby rating: 10/10
Title: Moonlight Mile Date: 2002 Role: Joe Nast
Hotness: 8/10 Mascara-proof: No. Don't wear it! Chemistry: 10/10 (Ellen Pompeo) Sex scenes: Hot Hair: 5/10 Bonus features: New England scenery, post office, dog
Moonlight Mile marked a change in Jake's career. Still the young man, at the beck and call of his elders and betters, he nevertheless showed that he could hold a film tightly together and the camera loved him. Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and Holly Hunter - fine actors - and yet the camera loved Jake. This was Ellen Pompeo's break and the chemistry was bound to sizzle - her casting followed her encounter with Jake in an LA carpark when he told her that she was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. The power and emotion of Joe Nast's scenes are matched every step by the power and emotion of Bertie's. This film contains the most emotional of all Jake's lines for me - 'I lost my friend' - and I could wrap myself up in the big, comfy brown blanket that is Moonlight Mile and I would wallow in it. There's a strange mix here of suffocating brown earth and big blue sky - perfect.
Another great soundtrack (Rolling Stone's Moonlight Mile will tear your heart out) and another great commentary.
WDW Rating: 10+/10
End of Part 1: After Moonlight Mile, there could be little doubt that Jake Gyllenhaal was a name to watch (even if one couldn't spell it). No longer would he be the distraction in a story of women facing crises in their lives - Jake had a couple more steps to take and then he would be in the lead. I have no doubt that there are many who would disagree with some of my views above - so I would love to hear what you think.
Note: The films above are presented in IMDb order of release.
Includes pictures from IHJ. Thanks to Ruby for the Pilot input!
Chance for a quick catch up before Prince of Persia's first screening to the critics tomorrow at ShoWest in Viva Las Vegas (sounds like the perfect excuse to dig up some holiday snaps...). First off, PoP creator Jordan Mechner has confirmed the presence of Jake Gyllenhaal at San Francisco for WonderCon on 3 April. To be more precise, noon in the Esplanade Ballroom.
The Princess of Persia, Gemma Arterton, is currently appearing in London (at the Garrick, where Jake performed) in The Little Dog Laughed. She and her fellow thesps appeared on Radio 1 last night - fresh from the boards - and were interviewed by Edith Bowman. Not surprisingly - and rather pleasingly - Jake popped up.
'What's Jake like?' she was asked. 'He is funny and he's a really, really talented actor.' Gemma could say no more because that perennial favourite of a question popped up: 'Is he tall?'.
'He's a couple of inches taller.... We worked together for 6 months and it was just me and him and so we have good chemistry in the film, I think... I really wanted to see his play... (laughter).' Edith then gives Gemma the news that Jake is in the new Vampire Weekend video - 'Is he?!' - and tells her to watch it straight away because it's so funny. Brits can listen to the interview on iPlayer for the time being. It sounds like the cast were definitely... unwinding.
Talking of people talking of Jake...Fran Healey and Andy Hislop of Travis have recently completed their acoustic tour of the US - which featured slideshows of Jake - and now the tour is available to buy (plug). The Moonlight Mile (a film about 'death and people dying and remorse and sadness') track Love Will Come Through is preceded by an appreciative discussion of 'a very sexy man', which includes another important question: 'Is he shaving his chest?'.
While Duncan Jones has tweeted today that he's been spending the day blowing up trains (that's one way to spend a Wednesday), Jake has been spotted at the bakery Olive and Gourmando in Montreal. Thanks very much to the tweeter for grabbing the pic of a smiling (and hungry) Jake.
Just in case you missed it, do take a look at the new Prince of Persia featurette on Young Dastan - aka William Foster - which also includes Big Dastan - aka Jake Gyllenhaal.
It looks like Jake Gyllenhaal has been given the weekend off from honing his viagra salesman skills in Pittsburgh. Tweets indicate that Jake and Reese (with or without the accidentally 'ugly' dog) are currently working their way round the restaurants of Brooklyn and SoHo. So, while we wait for the results of the Hot Poll tomorrow, I thought I'd slip in a gentle and partly off-topic post.
Travis, or at least elements of Travis, has begun a tour of the US, going through its backlog while finding inspiration for their next 'On the Road' album. Each of the songs has been introduced with some background and one reviewer suggests, tantalisingly, that we should guess which song was inspired by Jake Gyllenhaal.
This would not seem hard because there on the songlist is Love Will Come Through; a song that was purposefully written for Moonlight Mile and remains one of the band's favourites. Singer Fran Healy said of their inspiration, Moonlight Mile: 'We were totally blown away... It's a beautiful, smart, heartfelt movie. By the end, I was crying my eyes out... I just sat in the cinema room with my guitar, letting the movie wash over me... It was a fun challenge.' And, as this article points out, this song was the lone new song on an album of classics.
Travis must have been delighted to hear that Jake told Mvyradio: 'I can't stop playing the soundtrack in my car, I cannot stop playing it. I stole it from Brad and I play the Travis track over and over and over and over again.' The review of the show this week suggests that Jake himself and his performance were an inspiration for this beautiful song.
An interlude: Hamsters, History and lots and lots of pheasants
As it's the weekend and quiet, I thought I'd beg your indulgence for a little off-topic interlude. It's no secret that I have a little bit of a big thing for Richard 'The Hamster' Hammond of Top Gear fame (and almost 60% of all other programming at the moment). He's well up there on my list and, appropriately, he shares Jake's birthday - a sign, as I'm sure you'll agree. Today, I was out for a day trip in Cheltenham and the Cotswolds and The Hamster and his family walked right past me in the high street. And then, as if that wasn't enough, maybe to ensure I didn't miss him, they did exactly the same thing again an hour later. I heard a girl nearby berate her boyfriend for being too slow to take a photograph so she couldn't sell a pic to OK magazine. Then she started talking about Richard's hair. As I did. It was fluffy.
I didn't get a picture of Richard Hammond, so instead I thought I'd make do with other pictures from today and so now I put on my historian hat. These photographs were taken during a beautiful evening at stunning Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds. The church here contains the grave of Katharine Parr who lived at Sudeley after her husband Henry VIII died before he could chop her head off. In these gardens Elizabeth I played with her stepmother. It's one of my favourite places, especially because I was named after Katharine Parr.
And so, interlude over, remember to vote before the poll closes tomorrow!
[Updated Update:] You know what they say, you can never update a Jake Gyllenhaal post too many times, and proving that ancient adage right here are the beautiful, extraordinary and very uncomfortable Prince of Persia costumes currently being exhibited at D23 Expo. This reminds me of the other traditional saying, passed down through the generations: 'Accessorise, accessorise, accessorise.' Many thanks to Screencrave for the wonderful pictures and the coverage.
At the risk of updating an updated update, here are some closer pictures of these amazing costumes courtesy of Latino Review.
On with the post (again...)
It is a truth universally acknowledged that encountering Jake Gyllenhaal unexpectedly (or expectedly for that matter) can have a detrimental effect on one's health and nerves. I can myself vouch for this, having suffered flu (twice), Chicken Pox, a dislocated toe, near hypothermia, suspected appendicitis and more than one hangover, as a direct result of seeing Jake Gyllenhaal in person. I'm assured that a vaccine is currently in development.
This post has been edited by request and I apologise for any upset caused.
However, forewarned is forearmed, and today there was a report that for one day, during the last week of September, Love and Other Drugs filming will take place at the former Aliquippa Hospital in Pittsburgh. If you think you may be susceptible to the GyllenVirus, avoid this area, especially if you have any involvement whatsoever with coffee.
The good news is that this is a former hospital - a remedy may be at hand in the case of any medical emergency. The bad news is that this is a wet scene. So, not only is there the threat of Jake Gyllenhaal being filmed wet (I repeat, being filmed wet), which would clearly exaggerate any symptoms, you may also get a cold. Don't say you haven't been warned.
Now that the serious public health warning is out of the way, I can get on with the post.
It will not have escaped your attention that Jake is soon to appear on our 20 foot theatre screens as the Prince of Persia. Tomorrow, the first proper look at the film will take place at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. Fans will be able to see exclusive footage (even an actual clip, maybe?) from the movie during a presentation that will include Nicholas Cage. Let us all keep our fingers crossed that we get to hear something about this tomorrow, and I don't mean Nicholas Cage. You can follow events here.
I know that bench...
Despite the huge wide appeal of Prince of Persia, Jake still continues to be seen by many as the Indie King. This was affirmed in an interesting blog article and interview with independent filmmaker Joe Leonard. On being reminded of how unfair it is that good stories often get little money, compared to the big summer blockbusters, and how they are often ignored or even never made in the first place, Joe replied 'I do think there's a place commercially for good stories that are character-based -- but it's a hard business, and the more arty you get, the less likely you are to find your way into a big budget or big return. I do know that actors want to do good work, though -- and that's an ace in the hole. Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't necessarily want to do "Scary Movie 9." So if your script is good enough and he gets his hands on it somehow, I like to think that you have a shot at making an ambitious character movie. Then suddenly, if Jake Gyllenhaal is involved, raising money and finding distribution works with an extra set of zeros.'
It works both ways. Having popular, mainstream films under one's belt as an actor leaves the door open for other opportunities.
You will have noticed that this post is illustrated with photographs of Jake from Moonlight Mile. The blame for this can be placed firmly on the shoulders of the Beatles, who have taken over the world this week (even space). If it were not for money issues, we would have seen Joe and Bertie slowly dance to Baby's in Black and not Moonlight Mile. However, the song and title may have changed, but Jake kept the haircut.
Opinion is still divided on whether this is Paul McCartney pictured with Jake at Cannes back in 2007.
I knew it must be Beatles Day when I walked into my local HMV store today but first had to cross the Abbey Road zebra crossing.
This post is available in mono and stereo.
Updated to add: On 3 September, proving that there is more to Jake's diet than caffeine and veg, Jake and Reese took the kids for frozen yoghurt at Twist in Brentwood. We now have the pictures - more at IHJ. Thanks to them!
Pictures by IHJ and WDW, lyrics by Lennon and McCartney.
