Tag Archives: Jake Gyllenhaal

End of Watch

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

Today I was lucky enough to see End of Watch a good five weeks ahead of its UK release on 23 November – thanks to the London Film Festival. Not only that, it also gave me the opportunity to catch … Continue reading →

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Source Code – see it!

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

On Tuesday evening, thanks to Bleeding Cool, I was extremely fortunate to go and see a screening of Source Code in London’s West End. The cinema was large, it was packed and there was a buzz from beginning to end. … Continue reading →

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Love and Other Drugs on Blu-Ray and DVD

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

The Blu-Ray of Love and Other Drugs fell through my letter box yesterday. Perfect timing because I have been incapacitated by an unforgiving neck (hence no cinema trips this week). I’m delighted to confirm that the Blu-Ray is indeed region … Continue reading →

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Love and Other Drugs – it’s chemistry

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

Love and Other Drugs was released almost a month ago in the United States, leaving the rest of us with quite a wait. Fortunately, we’ve had several weeks of accounts of rampant nudity and sex to keep us going. In … Continue reading →

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So good you have to see it twice

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

If I’m not able to walk on a tropical beach on a hot summer’s evening with something fruity and a little bit toxic in a coconut, then my next choice possibly would be to go to the movies. But the … Continue reading →

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Prince of Persia – Let Summer begin! (A review)

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

You may have noticed, I’m a Jake Gyllenhaal fan. This is not (solely) because he’s hot, handsome, funny, charming and intelligent, although that doesn’t hurt, it’s primarily because Jake has chosen to act in a diverse range of movies that, … Continue reading →

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Videogame movies – Is there life beyond the console?

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

While I admit to a certain amount of bias when it comes to films starring Jake Gyllenhaal, I also have a certain amount of bias when it comes to some videogames and so it seems fortuitous for me that Disney … Continue reading →

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Prince of Persia Interlude – Normal service to be resumed

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

It’s good to be back! My absence from MovieBrit over the last week has been the result of the ambitious project by Disney to oversee the first successful transformation of a video game into a movie – Prince of Persia: … Continue reading →

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Doug Liman – Filmmaker and Blogger

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

I’ve been interested in Doug Liman for a while but my curiosity with him grew when I discovered that he is a blogger – Doug blogs about his job, his interests and frustrations, the people he meets, his unusual experiences. … Continue reading →

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Brothers – A Family Affair

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

Brothers, a Jim Sheridan film, stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman. It opened on 4 December and took third place in the box office on its opening weekend. You can read some thoughts of mine on Brothers – … Continue reading →

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