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| 2005-04-25 |
| The "Last seen bent over a desk being masturbated upon by James Spader" award goes to: Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, star of a new flick about the aftermath of 9/11, believes the United States "is responsible in some way" for the devastating terror attacks. Gyllenhaal, 27, made the comments at the Tribeca Film Festival, where her new movie "The Great New Wonderful" - which has a plot centered on the destruction of the World Trade Center - premiered Friday. "I think what's good about the movie is that it deals with 9/11 in such a subtle, open way that I think it allows it to be more complicated than just, 'Oh, look at these poor New Yorkers and how hard it was for them,'" Gyllenhaal told the NY1 cable channel. "Because I think America has done reprehensible things and is responsible in some way and so I think the delicacy with which it's dealt allows that to sort of creep in," she added. |
| Posted by:mojo |
| #10 She's an idiot but she's been around doing independent flicks for a long time. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-04-25 2:45:27 PM |
| #9 Sounds like a perfect match for everyone's favorite idiotarian from Boulder, CO, "Professor" Churchill. |
| Posted by: jules2 2005-04-25 2:00:20 PM |
| #8 I saw an article recently (Instapundit link, perhaps?) that the F911 audience was never very big, and that Mr. Moore was keenly aware of that fact, even as he boasted of his film's popularity. Miss Gyllenhaal is doing her career no favours by explicitely appealing to such a small niche. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-04-25 12:37:28 PM |
| #7 Given the girth of his gut and equally swollen ego I'd doubt the "casting couch" with the red M&M carries the same meaning as it might with others. She does have her charms (see Secretary) but the recent timid attempt at political punditry cannot be counted among them. Too bad she can't just stick to acting (she has some talent there) and looking nice. Get them off the set with their mouths open and things get silly fast. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-04-25 12:37:02 PM |
| #6 Thanks, Frank. I'm not hungry now. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-04-25 12:34:37 PM |
| #5 casting couch with Michael Moore? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-25 12:23:56 PM |
| #4 The 27-year-old vaulted to stardom after appearing in "Secretary" as a mousy assistant. Oh. Okay. I guess the vault to stardom must be shorter then it used to be. A lot shorter. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-04-25 11:55:08 AM |
| #3 Yeesh. She's just popping off, 'cause Arianna Huffington is using her in some dopey website of "celebrity opinions." Article was too long for me. Better things to do. But for those who want to hear what the Hollywood Elite have to say about it, here ya go: LINK. Can't wait for the Bloggers to attack these dinks for getting their facts wrong. That'll be entertaining. |
| Posted by: nada 2005-04-25 11:53:03 AM |
| #2 Is she blond? |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-04-25 11:43:44 AM |
| #1 She's making a play for the Fahrenheit 911 audience. I think it's a smart move on her part. Niche marketing. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-04-25 11:43:36 AM |