Los Angeles (myFOXla.com) – Golden Globe nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal has an impressive and eclectic collection of roles thus far in her career. In her latest movie, “Away We Go” opening this weekend, she plays a very liberal-minded, Women’s Studies professor with some “interesting” views on how to raise children.
Maggie drops in on “Good Day LA” to talk about her new role and shares how being a mother has affected her career.
I got loads of old appereances pictures that I haven’t added to the gallery, so I’ll slowly start to update the gallery with more HQ pictures. Starting with the following:
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2002 Public Appereances: About Schmidt Premiere
2004 Public Appereances: The Day After Tomorrow NY Premiere
2004 Public Appereances: Independent Spirit Awards
2005 Public Appereances: 77th Annual Academy Awards
Thanks to Maria I have added a new scan from the July issue of Marie Claire.
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Magazine Scans: Marie Claire July 2009
Maggie Gyllenhaal was in Paris over the weekend to promote her film, Sherry Baby, but she turned her business trip into a family vacation with her husband Peter Sarsgaard and brother Jake. She was all dressed up for a few press appearances, though she also went casual to join the boys for a walk around the city and lunch at a cafe on Sunday. They were in Europe just last month to celebrate Maggie and Peter’s wedding in Italy with Reese, though this time they were missing one member of their foursome.
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2009 Candids: 14.06.09 – At The Saint-Ouen Flea Market In Paris
The 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival opens later with the world premiere of Away We Go, the new film by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes.
Several of the film’s stars including Maggie Gyllenhaal and John Krasinski, from the US version of The Office, are due to join Mendes at the opening gala.
Sir Sean Connery, Alan Cumming and Frost/Nixon star Frank Langella are also expected to attend.
The 11-day festival will show 135 films, including 23 world premieres.
Cinematic setting
The festival’s artistic director Hannah McGill told the BBC Scotland news website: “Edinburgh has an intimacy that is very special: geographically it’s really manageable, and we try very hard to break down barriers between the audiences and the filmmakers.
“Of course there’s a glamour element and respect for the visiting talent, but we want the audience to really feel part of it.
“Also we have the advantage of being in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Edinburgh is really a very special and particularly cinematic setting.”
Highlights include the world premiere of Le Donk, the new Shane Meadows movie, which features the Arctic Monkeys, and the European premiere of Steven Soderberg’s The Girlfriend Experience.
Director of The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, will be hosting an In Person session during the festival, as will legendary B-movie maker Roger Corman and elusive Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth.
BBC Radio Five Live’s Simon Mayo and film critic Mark Kermode will present their own brand of Wittertainment during a live audience event on Friday.
Ms McGill said it was difficult to choose the highlights from such a packed programme, however, she admitted The Crimson Wing, a portrait of the life cycles of flamingos in Tanzania, was a personal favourite.
She added: “I’m thrilled to be bringing two of my favourite actors, Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal, to Edinburgh for the UK premiere of Carlos Cuaron’s Rudo & Cursi.
“I’m yet more thrilled that the great Joe Dante, director of Gremlins and Innerspace and Matinee, and now 3D pioneer, is going to be on hand – that’s my 80s childhood coming out.
“Then there’s Sharmila Tagore, one of the legends of both arms of Indian cinema: Bengali art film and commercial Bollywood cinema.
“She was the glamour girl of Indian cinema in the 60s.”
“And I’m overwhelmed that Mary Sweeney, the genius who edited the vast bulk of David Lynch’s films, has given us the world premiere of her directorial debut, Baraboo.”
Controversial film Antichrist, by Danish director Lars von Trier, has been added to the festival programme at the last minute.
The dark thriller featuring graphic scenes of sex and mutilation received a mixed reaction at the Cannes festival.
Sherry Baby premiered in Paris, France the other day and Maggie was of course there looking absolute amazing!
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2009 Public Appereances: Sherry Baby Paris Premiere
Found some more pictures of Maggie on the set of Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
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Movie Productions: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang > On Set
The filming for Maggie’s new movie project Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang has started and I have added the first on set candids to the gallery. Enjoy!
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Movie Productions: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang > On Set
