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NEWS ABOUT: Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal stories: 8 news summaries
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 At 40, Sesame Street 
 Hasn't Aged a Bit 

Classic kids' show pioneered educational entertainment

Nov 9, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The first kids who learned the letters of the alphabet from Sesame Street could have grandchildren by now—but Big Bird hasn't aged a day. Using TV to educate preschoolers was a radical concept in 1969, when Sesame Street founder Joan Ganz Cooney and Muppet creator Jim Henson launched their... More »

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Michelle Obama • HIV • South Africa • Johnny Cash • Jake Gyllenhaal • Sesame Street • Muppets • Jim Henson • Joan Ganz Cooney

 Portman Loves 
 'Dirty Rap' 

The word 'dick' just makes Natalie giggle

Aug 28, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Among the confessions Natalie Portman makes to interviewer—and co-star—Jake Gyllenhaal in Interview: She was scared of Smurfs, is obsessed with Carvel ice cream cake, and loves “really, really obscene hip-hop,” she says. “I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • rapper • rap music • Jake Gyllenhaal • Natalie Portman • interview • celebrity interview

 Reese Not Ready to Marry Jake 

Actress still has "a lot of hope for love"

Nov 21, 08 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Reese Witherspoon quashed rumors of an impending engagement to Jake Gyllenhaal in a recent interview with Parade magazine. “I don’t know how I feel about marriage,” she said. “Obviously, I’m not far enough out of being married to think about doing it again.” The... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • Jake Gyllenhaal • Reese Witherspoon • Ryan Phillippe • celebrity divorces • celebrity engagements

 'Really? This 
 Is My Life?': 
 Reese

Witherspoon talks romance, work, and fashion

Oct 15, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reese loves Paris, and Paris loves Reese. At a recent Vogue shoot, surrounded by fashion and fabulous views, Witherspoon charmed everyone in sight, Robert Sullivan writes. "Every once in a while you're hit with moments when you think, Really? This is my life? How lucky am I?" Witherspoon gushes.... More »

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fashion • Paris • Vogue • Jake Gyllenhaal • Reese Witherspoon • Nina Ricci • Ryan Phillippe

 10 Ways to Say 'I'm Not Gay' 

Stars defend heterosexuality to their public

Jul 22, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Star Jones' ex, Al Reynolds, used YouTube to make it official—he is not gay, just "kind of soft." His coming-in announcement prompts Radar to list the 10 best moments in defensive heterosexuality.
  1. Oprah Winfrey on rumors about her and Gayle King: ''Oh, please.''
  2. Jake Gyllenhaal:
... More »

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Tom Cruise • Oprah Winfrey • SpongeBob • Mel Gibson • Jake Gyllenhaal • homosexual • heterosexual • Mike Piazza • gays

 Gyllenhaal
 Lands Lead in
 Prince of Persia 

Will star in the film adaptation of the cult favorite video game

May 21, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jake Gyllenhaal has scored the lead in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a Jerry Bruckheimer adaptation of the popular video game, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In the blockbuster fantasy adventure, Gyllenhaal will play a 6th century Persian prince who, along with a feisty princess played by up-and-comer... More »

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Los Angeles • Disney • Jerry Bruckheimer • Jake Gyllenhaal • movie deal • action movie • Prince of Persia • Gemma Arterton • video games

Rendition Torture to Sit Through

Oct 19, 07 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rendition, the story of an American woman's search for her arrested Egyptian-born husband, is a well-meaning but ultimately shallow exploration of America's policies on torture, critics say. "Rendition tackles the concern in a heavy-handed thriller with simplistic characters and manipulative storylines," says the Hollywood Reporter.... More »

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movie review • Meryl Streep • Jake Gyllenhaal • Reese Witherspoon • Gavin Hood • Rendition • Alan Arkin

Film Rendition Gets it Right, Says Gitmo Lawyer

Movie 'surprisingly courageous,' but can't change the world on its own

Oct 17, 07 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rendition, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon, is a "surprisingly courageous" and accurate film, says a lawyer for Guantanamo Bay prisoners. The movie tells the story of an Egyptian man abducted and tortured by the CIA in Egypt. "Now, will we persuade the world in a moment? No,... More »

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rendition • Guantanamo Bay • Jake Gyllenhaal • Reese Witherspoon • movies

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