Ring it out

Jake and Denis are the cover boys for Filmmaker magazine.

Something about Jake in this picture rings a bell.

Is the bearded face?  The white tee?

Or is it that big ring on that chain?

The one that is front and center

That looks a little too big for Jake's slender fingers.

Now .....who has bigger rugged hands?

Missing something?

Looks like Jake was a bit bi yesterday, Bi-Metro-(politan) that is, with lunch in NY and dinner later in Toronto, and never needing a wardrobe change.Maybe Jake's plan with sticking to casual classics is working. Could this be the Summer of the Green Cargo Pant Part 2? Or will it be the Summer of 50 Shades of Grey (Goose) Shoes?And it does look like he got a bit of a trim for the those chestnut locks. The beard...still there...but it does look a little less wooly.But there was something missing from the ensemble wasn't there Jakey-boo?
A certain accessory perhaps, that was causing you "digit fidget" (TM M&M)?

All of use have experience sense memory from a ring. And what do you do? Absently touch it like it is still on.

Oh and don't think it's a haptic memory flashback from the Subway on the Vegas Road Trip ... last summer. Oh no, no no. It had to be recent. Like wearing and just taking it off pretty recently, perhaps just before walking out of the house that morning.Then last night Jake pops up at TO for dinner at the bar. The best way to dine on your own without having someone thinking they can pop a squat at your two top because you are all alone.

Tomorrow it will back to work for the casual thespian.

But today?

Queening it up.

It's Victoria Day!

The federal Canadian Holiday in honor of Queen Victoria's birthday and the unofficial start to summer for our neighbors to the North.

Watch what's happening

Collider has given us more info on EoW and it definitely shows that Jake has returned to his indie roots.

Instead of a major studio backing the picture it's former Paramount head John Lesher's own label and this is the label's first film. The shoot was a tight scheduled of 22 days as opposed to “studio” movie which can run 40 to 90 days.

Jake read the whole script, which writer/director David Ayers wrote in just six day, in an hour and immediately called up to do it.As mentioned before on OMG the film was shot with unconventional camera coverage. In addition to how you would film a regular film Ayer turned the cast and the technology of the moment into cameras. From Jake and Mike having cameras strapped to their chest they operate those cameras as well as using handheld cameras to tell their story. And during filming they themselves had control of how and what they filmed and put them in the director's chair thinking about the camera in terms of a character.

The partners are carrying cameras on them all the time in the movie as a part of storyline. Officer Taylor is using it for the filmmaking class he's taking.Ayers' goal is to create a real raw in your face POV style kind of movie and incorporates things like gang members’ cellphone cameras, dashcams from inside cop cars, TV news footage, citizens’ cameras, and surveillance cameras with traditional filmmaking to help tell the story of best friends and honest LA Cops over 8 months of their lives. He wanted to create a real portrait of police officers in South Central LA and the film will always follow the point of view of officers. Jake or Mike either together or on their own will be in every scene of the movie and their viewpoint is always there.

Ayer brought on friend Jamie Fitzsimons, a 15 years LAPD vet in South Central, as the technical advisor. Jake and Mike Pena went through five months of training in order to prepare including shooting, tactical training, fight training, drivers training and visits to the academy. They said Jake got so immersed into the character and prep "that he no longer uses his right hand when he’s out because he’s been taught that his right hand always needs to be free to reach for his gun." And because the guys had prepped so much, Ayer would write pages on the spot and they would be able to nail scenes them straight away.

Jake was seen with his fellow co-star Anna Kendrick and Ayers and some others from EoW this weekend grabbing food at Subway. (Jake grabbing a $5 Footlong?)

Check out the pictures at PopSugar.

Now we've heard that EoW was filming the end of last week, and the current story is that Jake and EoW crew flew up to Vegas yesterday, which doesn't make much sense. Especially if Jake was in LA on Sunday. Looks like mix-n-match dates.

Makes you wonder if the picture with Anna happened on Saturday, and for some reason Jake got a little nervous about what would get seen, and asked a friend to help him out on Sunday, just in case.
Could it be he's carrying two sandwiches? The close crop of pictures? Or the that he is off set but seems to be wearing a gold wedding band on his left ring finger?Because if they prop master would let Jake keep his badge on between scenes, he's not going to let Jake travel home from Vegas with a prop wedding band on.

Golden Glow

Think some had thought Jake had been nominated for a Golden Globe before yesterday's announcement. Jake has gotten an Oscar nomination, a SAG nomination and won the BAFTA. Brokeback won 4 Golden Globes but that was one nomination that alluded Jake.

Not anymore.

Jake was nominated yesterday for his first Golden Globe, (Best Actor Comedy or Musical) by the Hollywood Foreign Press .


Jake told Variety about finding out about the nomination, "it was almost delivered by messenger." And added,"I would have loved to have had it delivered by some person in Shakespeare garb." But it was a flurry of phone calls, texts, and 25 emails, including one from Annie who was also nominated, and it was, transcribed by Jake, “Dude! Exclamation point. Congrats! Millions of exclamation points. You did it! Exclamation points. First Golden Globe nom, right? Millions of question marks. X.”

Anne has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Rachel Getting Married. Jake spoke about being nominated together for their work on LaOD. "It’s nice because the last movie we did [Brokeback Mountain] was acknowledged with awards. There’s something about us working together that seems to feel good and feel right." Both must be also excited that they get to share it with Michelle too, who was nominated for her role in Blue Valentine.

Speaking with the entertainment new shows yesterday you can see how sincerely flattered Jake is from being nominated. This is the true blue fella that we've known for all these year. And happy, happy talking about getting ready to celebrate his birthday and the holiday with his family. He's got that sense of excitement that comes with the anticipation of being with the one(s) you love.



Jake finds himself up against Kevin Spacey,Paul Giamatti and Johnny Depp squared in the race, but Jake's past might help him. In 2006 he was up against Don Chealde, Matt Damon and the "George Twins" for the BAFTA, taking the win. Go Jake Go.



The awards will be telecast live Jan. 16 on NBC from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Ricky Gervais will return as host of the three-hour ceremony. Do you think he will be able to resist the urge to make a joke about a stiff one? The Viagra maybe, the boozey crowd no way.


Win or lose Jake always has his golden guy, goy, goose.

Now that's a ring ...
and a good stocking stuffer for a Big Ring lover.