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At Long Last, Here’s Jake Gyllenhaal As A Hipster-Hunting Serial Killer

Jake Gyllenhaal has played along the edge of creepy ( Donnie Darko ) before, but he hasn’t gone full psycho — until now. After the jump, watch Jakey-poo put that dead-eyed visage to great use as a troubled, tightly coiled young man who kills his hipster pals and strangers alike until he finds just the right… dance club. Eh, it’s a music video for a band called The Shoes. I’ll allow it. The video, directed by Daniel Wolfe for the Shoes single “Time to Dance,” reminds me a lot of this year’s Sundance thriller Simon Killer ; both follow charismatic sociopaths as they stalk their prey, using stylistic flashes and tricks to evoke their character’s mental state. Warning: Some startling violence within. What do you think — who’s ready to see Gyllenhaal tackle characters like this in the movies? (*Raises hand*)

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At Long Last, Here’s Jake Gyllenhaal As A Hipster-Hunting Serial Killer

Report: Now It’s the Muppets’ Turn to ‘Rape’ Nirvana

An inevitable consequence of the ugly Kim Novak/ Artist soundtrack-rape saga had to be that other artists and actors would use the analogy to describe how, unauthorized, new legacies are built or enhanced using elements of their older ones. Right on cue, enter Courtney Love: “Courtney Love believes Kermit the Frog and his gang of Muppet friends ‘raped’ the memory of her ex-husband Kurt Cobain — by bastardizing Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in their 2011 movie … without her permission. But there’s another side to this … We’re told Courtney sold off half of her rights to Kurt’s music to a company called Primary Wave Music. And there’s more … Courtney also gave Primary Wave the exclusive right to distribute Nirvana’s entire catalog.” Mm-hmm . Anyway, isn’t this stuff supposed to be limited to awards season? Better luck next year, Courtney. [ TMZ ]

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Report: Now It’s the Muppets’ Turn to ‘Rape’ Nirvana