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Tag Archives: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Crazy Heart

When reporter Jean Craddock (Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal) interviews Bad Blake (Oscar winner Jeff Bridges) — an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend — they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. But can he leave behind an existence playing in the shadow of [...]

Posted 28 July 2010 § Drama § Independent ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Away We Go

Buoyed by the news that they are expecting their first baby, Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) embark on a journey to locate the perfect place on the planet to raise their child. But their quest inevitably yields many unexpected surprises. Sam Mendes directs this quirky comedy while Allison Janney, Catherine O’Hara, Josh Hamilton, [...]

Posted 15 July 2010 § Comedy § Independent § Romance ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Happy Endings

Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern and Jason Ritter star in this unusual comedy, written and directed by Don Roos, that gathers a series of connected vignettes about the randomness of love and life. A documentary filmmaker threatens to reveal a woman’s long-held secret; a father and his son find out that they’re both seeing [...]

Posted 07 August 2009 § Comedy § Independent § Romance ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Donnie Darko

Writer-director Richard Kelly revamps his debut film, an edgy psychological thriller about a suburban teen coming face to face with his dark destiny. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a delusional high school student visited by a demonic rabbit with eerie visions of the past … and deadly predictions for the future. This cult favorite boasts a stellar [...]

Posted 05 July 2009 § Drama § Independent § Science Fiction ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,