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Jake Gyllenhaal: naked a lot in "Love and other drugs", "Prince of Persia" Oscar contender for visual effects

"I was naked a lot in the movie," Gyllenhaal tells Esquire. "I was naked in more of it than was even in the final cut. A director's cut? I don't even know how that would be rated."
Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, "Love and other drugs" promotional photoshoot by James White

"There's something about the way Annie and I both work which is inherently very musical. It's all about rhythm. There's a rhythm to writing, there's a rhythm to sports, there's a rhythm to sex".
Source: thebosh.com

"The field of visual effects Oscar contenders has been narrowed down to 15 titles, the academy announced Friday afternoon, with several expected films and a couple of surprises. Among the semi-finalists, chosen by the executive committee of the academy's visual effects branch, are Christopher Nolan's "Inception", Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" and Clint Eastwood's "Hereafter."In January, the list will be trimmed from 15 to seven titles, before the annoucement of the Academy Awards nominees on Jan. 25.

The complete list of 15 films follows:
“Alice in Wonderland”
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
“Clash of the Titans”

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1”
“Hereafter”
“Inception”
“Iron Man 2”
“The Last Airbender”

“Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”
Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (2010)

“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
“Shutter Island”

“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
“Tron: Legacy”

“Unstoppable”
Source: entertainment.latimes.com