Nightcrawler Screening with Jake Gyllenhaal, NYC

Jake Gyllenhaal | Photo: Average Socialite

Affair: Nightcrawler Screening with Jake Gyllenhaal

When: Monday, January 5, 2015 @ 7:30PM

Hot Spot: MoMA Theatre, NYC

Deets: This was a special screening as part of the MoMA Contender 2014 Series. There was a post-screening discussion with Jake Gyllenhaal and curatorial assistant Sophie Cavoulacos. Discussing shooting the film Gyllenhaal stated "Working in LA at night is an experience - nobody around. Some of our weirdest work happened during those hours."

Film Synopsis: Directed by Dan Gilroy. Dan Gilroy's debut film takes the viewer deep into nocturnal Los Angeles—and into the world of his singular creation, freelance videographer Louis Bloom. As played by an electric Jake Gyllenhaal, Louis is opportunistic, intelligent, and a sociopath. The film is both a commentary on the "if it bleeds, it leads" ethos of contemporary television journalism and an intense character study of a unique 21st-century creature who lives on the fringe of society until he discovers a path to power in the media world. Rene Russo shines as a new producer whose ethics have been corroded by her profession and who meets her match (and then some) in the mercurial Bloom. Gilroy, inspired by the work of pioneering photographer Weegee, creates a memorable tableau of Los Angeles as a back lot of grisly crime scenes and shady operators. Courtesy of Open Road Entertainment. 

Spotted: Jake Gyllenhaal

Hint For The Average Socialite: Check out more film screenings from the MoMA Contender 2014 Series here.

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