Jake Gyllenhaal's "Nightcrawler" movie explores the darker side of hype media, with a gruesome plot and great acting.
Crime scenes are media fodder in Jake Gyllenhaal's "Nightcrawler" movie, a film about a man desperate to make ends meet and will do anything to make it happen.
Jake Gyllenhaal is Lou Bloom in the movie, a self-taught crime scene photographer pushed to the deeper end of sensationalized media. He beats police and other news crews to crime scenes, gets first crack at robberies and murders under progress or after the fact.
Gyllenhaal's character sells footage and photos to local television stations for a quick buck. The actor's claim to fame started in Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountian," co-starring with Heath Ledger. After a notable performance in last year's "Prisoners," Gyllenhaal attends the Toronto Film Festival for Dan Gilroy's directorial debut.
Jake describes Bloom's character in the film: "People could call him a sociopath, but I wouldn't at all. I would call it the birth of an artist. It's poetry to him." (nytimes.com)
Jake Gyllenhaal's "Nightcrawler" is staple fare in the Toronto Film Festival, with an estimated 300 films screened to 40,000 viewers.
Bloom's character doesn't have a problem messing with crime scenes just to obtain the perfect scoop. Competing with Joe Loeder (played by Bill Paxton) and pressured by television producer Nina (played by Rene Russo), Bloom is forced to move bodies and alter crime scenes to tell different, TV-friendly stories.
Director Dan Gilroy is a noted screenwriter before "Nightcrawler," receiving favorable response for the film during the world premiere.
"I didn't know when I wrote the script that I would direct it later, but after working for a long time in the film industry, I thought I was ready for that."
"We all made the film we wanted to make -- something rare and special." Jake Gyllenhaal's "Nightcrawler" comes out on theaters later this year (yahoo.com).
