2014 Directed by Dan Gilroy
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Riz Ahmed Bill Paxton Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Price Carson Kent Shocknek Sharon Tay Ann Cusack Carolyn Gilroy Marco Rodríguez Michael Papajohn Jonny Coyne Rick Chambers Pat Harvey Rick Garcia James Huang Leah Fredkin Bill Seward Holly Hannula Nick Chacon Kevin Dunigan Alex Ortiz Eric Lange Kiff VandenHeuvel Christina De Leon Jamie McShane Dig Wayne Show All…
Jennifer Fox Tony Gilroy Jake Gyllenhaal David Lancaster Michel Litvak Betsy Danbury Gary Michael Walters Jeffrey Stott Trent Hara
It's really fun to fill in job applications as Lou Bloom. Here's Lou Bloom applying to Target.
Name: Lou Bloom
Address: 110 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone Number: (323) 969-8760
Email Address:LBloom2@gmail.com
What kind of position are you interested in?
I don't want to put myself in a corner by saying only one position. I am sure I can perform all of your available jobs with great confidence and ease. My experience and skill in the workforce will allow me accomplish any duty.
What type of employment would you prefer
I can work full time and more. I will be available any second of the day for you. I will work holidays, nights, mornings. Nothing will stop me…
It would be easy to write director Dan Gilroy's (directorial debut) neo-noir crime thriller off as just another story about a sociopath when clearly it is about so much more! It is a scathing commentary on a corrupt media where ratings trumps the basic principles of ethics, integrity and morals!
"If it bleeds it leads" mentality reflects man's primal bloodlust! We've essentially replaced gladiators slaughtering Christians in Roman arena's with the network news!
And if you take it one step further what does it say about the public at large that support networks whom foster and perpetuate discrimination using the weapons of mass propaganda namely fear and hate to target ethnic minorities and the poor!
Rock solid script that pulls no punches will pummel you with its brilliance! Jake Gyllenhaal's predatory tour de force performance alone is worth the price of admission!
Naughty Approved!
My word. That Gyllenhaal fella can act, can't he?
Nightcrawler gives us a sociopath for our age. The age of media gluttony, fear mongering and wanton narcissism. Mr. Bloom can join ranks with and stand tall next to many other legendary screen psychos and look them dead in the eyes. With those horrific, empty unblinking eyes.
When Nightcrawler began and the opening act started to take shape I thought it would head in the direction of a dark satire. But every time Gilroy's camera served back to Bloom's freakishly intelligent and clinical gaze everything just felt too real to be a satire. A satire criticizes society and Nightcrawler doesn't really do that. It shows us an element of society as…
Jake G, channels his inner Travis Bickle, and gives the performance of his career as Lou Bloom, a shady tabloid journalist, obsessed with capturing the perfect shot in Dan Gilroy's electrifying directorial debut. Choo choo trains are boss. The first time you see Jake G's shit eating grin. I want to wear Jake G's jacket. Bill Paxton is one of the greatest actors alive. He's the Tupac of actors, if Tupac was still with us. The money your local newscasters spend on Botox. The short ponytail is the distant cousin of the short mullet. Why do cops hate video camcorders? The ageless Rene Russo. Google helps you search for important shit. We all could use a friend like Rick. Jake…
“On TV it looks so real.”
The chonmage was a traditional Japanese male hairstyle, usually associated with the samurai of the Edo period. Consisting of long hair oiled and tied into a topknot (commonly with the top of the head shaved), it is the formal name of what might colloquially be called the “samurai bun.” While it began as a practical device—the knot was used to hold the samurai’s helmet in place—it eventually became a status symbol in Japanese culture, which is to say, it became a thing that existed to draw attention to itself and its bearer.
In Japan, the chonmage fell out of common use, consigning itself to the province of sumo practitioners. But in the West, the…
Gyllenhaal has just asserted himself as the next best thing. Absolutely unreal performance. I can't even put into words how great he was.
Probably the best Jake Gyllenhaal movie but it’s nothing special it’s just an alright film
-do you think Taylor Swift watched this after their breakup and realized he plays psycho a little too well
-wHERE IS HIS OSCAR also imagine him at Patrick Bateman
-the detective in this is also the singing therapist in Crazy Ex-Girlfirend and that makes me happy
-why didn’t I watch this when I was actually a journalism major doing video news stories on a weekly basis
-I would be an unpaid intern driving around in a car with sociopath Jake all night for little to no pay
-one time there was a neo Nazi rally in my college town and a student counter protest so of course my news team convered it and there is video footage of me vomiting on the sidewalk near an AP reporter’s stuff because I was sick but didn’t wanna miss covering the counter protest so that’s how I now Lou would not like me
Louis Bloom is Fucked Up.
What started off as a entertaining film about a morally dubious hustler became darker and more twisted, leaving me horrified towards the end. I was initially reading this film as a commentary on the passive and problematic role of the voyeur. This film however takes on a whole other can of worms, portraying just how far Louis Bloom (and by extension our media companies) is willing to go for the perfect shot. It is a scarily accurate portrayal of our media's current climate of sensationalistic fear mongering and selectivity for a more compelling story.
Gyllenhaal was phenomenal in this film. His character portrayal is going to stay with me for a long time. Those cold assessing eyes and his wan smile, constantly calculating his next move to further his success, without one iota of compassion or humanity.
DVD & oak on Ham High TV
the more i watch this movie the better it gets.
Jake G makes shit move oh my.
Beautiful shots. that double exposure of the green inflatable wavey thing with Lou’s slick red ride vrooming down the highway makes my fingers tingle.
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