Manga.... Manga?

When Jake's Prisoner co-star (and Austin's Beautiful Boy co-star) Mario Bello visted the show The Chew she talked about having the cast over to her apartment during filming for family dinner.

Bello a great cook, talked about making chicken and her mom's pasta for everyone. She mentioned that Hugh could eat anything he wanted and as much as he wanted for 8 straight hours.  When Mario asked about Jake, she mentioned that he was on a diet for another role.



Was Jake working to slimming down for Nightcrawler during production for Prisoners?  If so the dramatic weight loss was not as much of a crash plan but a long range one.

Remembering the sacrifices of some for the rights and freedoms of all.

It's Awarding

While Jake is busy in Rome a bit of news for Jake's recent work.

Prisoners was nominated for the monthly British film magazine Empire's Jameson Empire Magazine Award.

Prisoner is nominated for Best Thriller  along with Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,Now You See Me and Trance.

You can vote for this and other film catagories at Empire Magazine's site.

But it just wasn't Prisoners getting some recognition, Jake's performance in Enemy has too.

Jake was nominated for Outstanding Male Lead Actor at the Canadian Screen Awards for his role in his and Denis' other collaboration.   The awards will be presented on March 9th at 8pm EDT.

 Speaking of Enemy - while is already available to watch on pay-per-view, the movie will be premiering in theater in March. And with any movie coming to theaters there has to be trailers. This is the Red Band (read probably NSFW) teaser trailer.

Caption This!

Top Ten Things heard in the make up trailer on the set of Prisoners.

10. No the red does not clash with the your eye shadow.

9.  Are you ready?  On the count of three you'll open you eyes for your new look.

8.  Oh Jake if you'd only let me get my hands on those eyebrows, I could make you the fairest of them all.

7. “'tis but a scratch”

6.  Now that's 2 parts corn syrup 1 part red jello mix and pour.  Do you need to write this down?

5.  Honey don't worry, I will take care of Hugh if he doesn't play nice.

4.  Not how I'd  dress you,  I think you'd more fabulous with some color and a little sparkle on those cheeks sweeping up to your temples.

3.  Look at those lashes. Your sister must hate you.

2.  It's like you've had something warm and sticky in your hair before.

and #1

"Just a flesh wound”

Prison(er) Release

Another to add to the Jake DVD collection,  Prisoners was released today both on DVD and Video On Demand.

Jake's new DVD is movie and that's it.  A total stand alone.  No outtakes, no behind the scenes, no additional scenes,  no special features.  Just the theatrical release.

For all Warner Bros effort to get award nominations, it makes you wonder why they didn't want to create something more for the consumer market.  Was it to make the rapidly increasing release timelines for movies to the DVD market that studios have to make now?  Was it that the quick film/edit/release track that Denis was on, that didn't allow for extras?  Or could it have been that both of it's main stars were schedules that were so tight and full of travel, there wasn't a lot of time to do extras or sit downs?

With a good box office and reviews Prisoners should do well without  the Special Features to entice people to buy, rent, or download.  While the theme is not exactly the feel good holiday stocking stuffer many will want to catch Jake's critically praised performance.

Speaking of stocking stuffers... the big guy will be coming to fill yours soon, and since it's Tuesday a little throwback to Two Wheel Tuesday to boot.

Director's Cut

Prisoners broke it's award nominee shut-out with a Critics Choice nominee for Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins while it looks like one of Jake's previous director is finding another full award season. David O. Russell has been on an award roll since Nailed with The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, and now American Hustle.  It make you want to watch Nailed as least the version Russell created just to see what kind of performance he capture with Jake. 

Early in his career Jake seemed to pick movies even more by the director than the screenplay.  It looked like he was creating his own film school working with some of the best directors in the business.  Each brought a difference to the screen,  then seem to be change - an evolution perhaps? Jake started working with "young" directors - those with only a few movie under their belt or those directors who had success outside of mainstream Hollywood, with a sprinkle here and there of a bigger name.

So here's the question:  Which director do you think had

Had best Director/Actor relationship with him?

Seem to have the best off screen rapport?

 Captured the best performance from Jake?

Who influenced Jake the most?

Who was the most challenging?

Who do you think Jake respected the most?

Didn't work as an actor director?


October Sky - Joe Johnston

Donnie Darko - Richard Kelly

Bubble Boy -  Blaire Hayes

Lovely & Amazing - Nicole Holofcener

The Good Girl - Miguel Arteta

Highway - James Cox

Moonlight Mile - Brad Silberling

The Day After Tomorrow - Roland Emmerich

Proof - John Madden

Jarhead - Sam Mendes

Brokeback Mountain  - Ang Lee

Zodiac - David Fincher

Rendition -  Gavin Hood

Brothers - Jim Sheridan

Prince of Persia - Mike Newell 

Love & Other Drugs - Ed Zwick

Source Code - Duncan Jones

End of Watch - David Ayer

Prisoners - Denis Villeneuve

And including two not seen on screen but based on off screen:

Nailed - David O. Russell

An Enemy - Denis Villeneuve

Jakey says Re - LAX

For the first time in while Jake seen twice in one week at LAX, for what can be assumed as a coming and going.

Sunday this was Jake's LAX look

And his Friday look

So we can agree Jake owns 2 sweaters, 2 pairs of pants and the beanie on his head.

Now that backpack - it looks like it didn't make cut - maybe it's just an East Coast thing.

And  Holiday Surprise Surprise - file in the not a lot of hype file -  Jake and Denis were on Charlie Rose this week speaking about Prisoners.

The Mind Wanders

Another day another chat for Jake.

And yes about Prisoners.

This time it's MOMA.

But really what was going on Jake's head.

Top Ten Things Jake Might have been thinking about

10. You know what this campaign needs is a theme song. Hmmmm.  "Back on the Chain Gang"  yeah!

9. Thanksgivukkah?  Why can't it be Hanukgiving?

8. Mashed potatoes or latkes? Pumpkin pie or pumpkin kugel?  

7. My hand itches!!! Does that mean it's getting better?  Or play the lottery?

6.  I'm so working this suit.   All legs baby.

5.  Melissa has an Oscar and Hugh doesn't and she's the one who has to talk? Weird.

4.  Say something nice about Wolverine, say something nice about Wolverine.

3.  Does MOMA validate?

2.  Ten more punches on my talk about it ticket  and I get my own Oscar.

and the number on thing Jake might be thinking

Pose off!!!  I win!

On the Trail

Despite the hurt hand Jake was once again back on the campaign trail this time in New York.

While it might be "no sleep
til  in Brooklyn",  Jake's campaign hq looks like Tribeca and was seen officially popping in and out of a hotel on Friday heading out for a campaign lunch.

Keeping his hurt paw warm and protected under a cozy looking shearling jacket,

Jake was looking like his old self  hitting all the fashion marks in an impeccably tailored tweed suit.  And check out those shiny shoes!

Even Jake's hand is impeccably wrapped too.  That's a hard job especially one handed.  Talk about needing an extra pair of hands to help. 

Jake was joined by Denis and Melissa again to chat  about Prisoners with S.A.G. east  while co-star Hugh Jackman  chose to continue to recoup in NYC after disclosing he had a small basel cell carcinoma removed from his nose.

It looks like the Prisoners campaign model is "early  and often".  Here's hoping Jake gets holiday time off for good behavior.

Watching the Detectives

Perfect for a Throwback Thursday,  it's Jake and Melissa Leo talking about  Homicide and speculated that,  that's where Jake learned all his detective skills .


Almost 20 yrs ago Jake was on an episode of Homicide that his dad directored

When Melissa was a detective on the show

And yes, Jake's dad was played by Robin Williams

Pulling the short straw

 Jake has become the go-to guy to make the rounds to hawk Prisoners to the Hollywood community? Because Hugh is over and out from Prisoners, and Jake's the one who is working Night(crawler) and still selling.

 Even Denis isn't sent out to sell it. 

Does that mean Hugh's nom is a lock?

That Hugh didn't have the campaign clause in his contract?

That this is one of the exec producers, Mark Wahlberg's plans to work Jake until Jake says he says "Uncle" and agrees to  do a cameo in the new Entourage movie?

 

That Warner Bros.  thinks Jake has a good chance a nom but needs "a little more work"?

That Jake and Maria pulled the short straws at the cast lunch?

Or is it a "chat about the movie/ one less 'date' with her" token economy?