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New York Post
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Ivy Nepo Baby' grandmother Naomi Gyllenhaal is woke and Jewish — and was a campus radical herself
Runs in the family. The grandmother of 'Ivy Nepo Baby' Ramona Sarsgaard — the daughter of actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard who was arrested during an anti-Israel protest this week at Columbia University — was also a radical in college. 'I went wild,' screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal told The New York Times in 2004 of her time at Columbia's sister school, Barnard College, where her best friend was Eleanor Stein, who went on to become a fugitive leader of the terror group Weather Underground. Advertisement The radical leftist outfit undertook a number of attacks in the US, including the infamous March 1970 accidental bombing of a Greenwich Village townhouse. 'I still thought we could do it in the system,' recalled Naomi, now 79, who used Stein's time on the run as inspiration for her 1988 flick, 'Running on Empty,' about a family of fugitives on the run from the FBI after a bombing. A Brooklyn native who grew up in a family of 'high-achieving New York Jews,' the elder Gyllenhaal — mother to Maggie and her actor brother, Jake — also supported director and screenwriter Jonathan Glazer's controversial 2024 Oscars speech, in which he compared Nazi Germany to Israel's fight in Gaza. Advertisement 3 Director and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal is a former campus radical herself, just like granddaughter Ramona Sarsgaard. Getty Images While more than 1,000 Jewish creatives slammed Glazer's speech, Gyllenhaal was among 300 people who signed a letter backing the director. 'We should be able to name Israel's apartheid and occupation — both recognized by leading human rights organizations as such — without being accused of rewriting history,' according to the letter Gyllenhaal signed. Maggie's father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal made it clear that he and Naomi are no longer together when reached by The Post Saturday. Advertisement 'We're divorced, you know,' Gyllenhaal, 75, said from his Los Angeles home. When asked about Ramona's arrest, he said only, 'they speak for themselves.' 3 Ramona Sarsgaard, the 18-year-old daughter of actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, was arrested at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University last week. Matteo Prandoni/ / Shutterstock 3 Stephen and Naomi Gyllenhaal, who are now divorced, pose with their son Jake and Jeanne Cadieu last year in New York. Getty Images Naomi Gyllenhaal could not immediately be reached for comment. Advertisement Sarsgaard, 18, who attends Columbia College, was slapped with a desk appearance ticket for criminal trespassing Wednesday, the sources said. She could not be reached for comment. Her dad, Peter Sarsgaard, declined comment Saturday on his daughter's brush with the law. 'I don't have anything to say,' he said outside the family's Cobble Hill home.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Guy Ritchie, Jake Gyllenhaal team up for 'Road House 2'
Picture Credit: X English filmmaker Guy Ritchie is once again joining forces with actor Jake Gyllenhaal as he is set to direct the sequel to 'Road House'. Jake Gyllenhaal will reprise his lead role as ex-UFC fighter Dalton in the film, reports 'Variety'. ' Road House 2 ' marks the third collaboration between Ritchie and Gyllenhaal and their second for Amazon MGM Studios following 'Guy Ritchie's The Covenant'. The filmmaker and the Oscar and Tony-nominated actor also collaborated on the forthcoming action thriller 'In the Grey'. Will Beall ('Bad Boys: Ride or Die', 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F') is writing the script for the sequel, plot details for which are being kept under wraps. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo As per 'Variety', producers include Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven and Alex Gartner, as well as Gyllenhaal for his Nine Stories Productions with Josh McLaughlin. Ivan Atkinson will executive produce. 'Road House' is a reboot of the 1989 classic starring Patrick Swayze, and followed Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter struggling to make ends meet. After the owner of a Florida Keys roadhouse finds him sleeping in his car, Dalton becomes the bar's bouncer and finds himself roped into a war of outlaws and bikers (including real-life mixed martial artist and first-time actor, Conor McGregor) and a developer determined to build a lavish resort for "rich a*******". The movie was viewed as a success for Amazon MGM and the studio announced a sequel was in development last summer during its inaugural Upfronts presentation. The film launched on Prime Video last March and broke records for the streamer - attracting nearly 80 million worldwide viewers in its first eight weeks to become the studio's "most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis," per then-studio chief Jennifer Salke. Ritchie's prolific filmography includes high points like 2019's 'Aladdin', the Disney live-action adaptation grossed over $1 billion worldwide, which is his box office pinnacle - and the British gangster comedy 'The Gentlemen', which spawned a successful spinoff series at Netflix with a second season going into production this spring.
New York Post
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Audra McDonald tells Jake Gyllenhaal she can't afford ‘Othello' tickets due to high ticket prices
Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington's Broadway play is so expensive that even Tony award-winning vets can't afford to see it. Broadway legend Audra McDonald — who's a six-time Tony winner — recently spoke of the pricey tickets to 'Othello' while discussing the Broadway play with Gyllenhaal to Variety in an interview published on Wednesday, April 23. McDonald is currently starring as Rose on the stage in 'Gypsy,' a new revival of the historic musical. Gyllenhaal plays Lago, opposite Washington's title character in the Shakespearean tragedy. Advertisement 8 Audra McDonald and Jake Gyllenhaal pose for their one-on-one with Variety. Emilio Madrid for Variety 'Your show opened after mine, so I'm desperate to see it,' McDonald told Gyllenhaal — noting there's one problem and that's the ticket price. 'Also, I can't afford to come to your show,' she shared. Advertisement Gyllenhaal did not touch on her comment during the interview; instead, he immediately answered a question that she had asked after her remark. Ticket prices for 'Othello' have been at the center of controversy since the limited-run play's opening on March 23, with an official website listing seats for as high as $921. Washington recently commented on the backlash, making no apologies for the high price. 8 Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal during the opening night curtain call for 'Othello.' Bruce Glikas/WireImage Advertisement 8 Audra McDonald told Jake Gyllenhaal that she couldn't afford to see his play. Emilio Madrid for Variety 8 Some tickets are selling for over $900. Roger Wong/INSTARimages '[They're selling] as low as $50. People don't talk about that,' the Oscar winner told Entertainment Tonight at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala on Monday, April 21. However, Washington was likely referring to $49 student rush tickets. Advertisement 'It's gotta make you feel like you're Beyoncé or Jay-Z, with tickets being in demand like that?' the reporter asked the star, who responded, 'I haven't quite felt like that. I can't sing or rap.' 8 Gyllenhaal did not address her comment. Splash / 8 Denzel Washington recently made no apologies for the high-priced ticket controversy. Splash / 8 'Othello' sold over $2.8 million in tickets during its first full week of previews. Bruce Glikas/WireImage 'Othello' became the highest-grossing Broadway play when it sold over $2.8 million in tickets during its first full week of previews — but Washington isn't letting that get to his head, especially now that George Clooney's 'Good Night, and Good Luck' took the title after bringing in over $3.9 million. 'I've been blessed beyond measure for a long time,' he told the outlet. 'I'm not bragging, but I've been a part of sold-out shows before.' 8 Jake Gyllenhaal with his family on opening night. Bruce Glikas/WireImage Washington added, 'God has blessed me with a great ability, and I'm humbled by the reaction and the response that we're getting, and I'm humbled by the opportunity to… use my celebrity to help others. That's what it's about.' Advertisement The Post's theater critic Johnny Oleksinski gripped about 'Othello' ticket prices in a March 8 column, calling it 'a war on your wallet.' Oleksinski later shared that those behind the play withdrew his official invitation to review it after his fiery words; however, The Post ultimately bought a $290 limited-view ticket for him to go. Oleksinski's views didn't change after watching Gyllenhaal and Washington on the stage. He labeled the show 'dull' and gave it two stars.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Audra McDonald Tells Jake Gyllenhaal She 'Can't Afford' to See Him in 'Othello' on Broadway amid High Ticket Prices
Broadway legend Audra McDonald is back on stage in - but she says she can't afford a ticket to see Jake Gyllenhaal's three blocks away "Your show opened after mine, so I'm desperate to see it. Also, I can't afford to come to your show," McDonald told Gyllenhaal in a recent one-on-one conversation Tickets for , which Gyllenhaal costars in with Denzel Washington, currently appear to range anywhere between $221 and $921 Tickets for Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington's current Broadway run are so expensive that even stage veterans like Audra McDonald are struggling to see it. When McDonald, 54, and Gyllenhaal, 44, recently sat down with Variety for a one-on-one conversation about their current Broadway productions, the Gypsy star noted the high demand to see Gyllenhaal and Washington in the record-breaking new production of Othello. "Your show opened after mine, so I'm desperate to see it," McDonald, winner of a whopping six career Tony Awards, told Gyllenhaal. "Also, I can't afford to come to your show," she told the actor, as they ruminated on the complex figures they play in Othello and Gypsy. (Gyllenhaal portrays the antagonist Iago in Othello opposite Washington's title character; McDonald plays Rose in Gypsy, the latest revival in the iconic musical's history.) Since opening on March 23, the limited run of Othello broke box office records and an official ticketing website for the play indicates available seats currently range anywhere from $221 to $921. Related: Audra McDonald Once 'Snapped' When a Cellphone Rang During Performance: 'I Scared the S--- Out of the Audience' Washington, who holds two Academy Awards to his name in addition to a 2010 Tony Award for his performance in the play Fences, previously noted there are variations to Othello's pricing when he spoke with Entertainment Tonight at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala on Monday, April 21. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. '[They're selling] as low as $50. People don't talk about that,' he said during that interview. Elsewhere, the star expressed gratitude for the positive reaction Othello's Broadway revival has received. Related: Jake Gyllenhaal Jokes That It's 'Terrifying' to Get Ripped Again for Shirtless Scenes in Road House Sequel 'I've been blessed beyond measure for a long time,' he told the outlet. 'I'm not bragging, but I've been a part of sold-out shows before. God has blessed me with a great ability, and I'm humbled by the reaction and the response that we're getting, and I'm humbled by the opportunity to… use my celebrity to help others. That's what it's about.' Tickets for Othello can be found here; McDonald's Gypsy is playing at N.Y.C.'s Majestic Theatre now. Read the original article on People
New York Times
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
I'm Not a ‘Gatsby' Scholar. I'm a ‘Gatsby' Weirdo.
'The Great Gatsby' turned 100 this week. Probably, like me, you first read it in high school. My true engagement with the novel, though, began five years ago, when I was in my 50s and a writer and college teacher, and I started listening to a portion of the 'Gatsby' audiobook every night. I started on March 17, 2020, which was the day the province of Ontario, where I live, declared a state of emergency because of Covid. My wife and I had listened to Jake Gyllenhaal's rendition of 'Gatsby' during a 2015 road trip, liked it and thought it would be a diverting bedtime story to get us through the lockdown, which we expected to last about three or four weeks. We set a sleep timer, pressed 'play' and listened for 45 minutes, and the lockdown wound up lasting nearly two years. 'Gatsby' for me has grown from a novel bedtime story to a nightly ritual to a kind of compulsion. It's hard for us to imagine going to bed now without the compelling timbre of Mr. Gyllenhaal in our ears. In 2023 alone, I listened to 'Gatsby,' which runs in its entirety for 289 minutes, just over 48 times. I broke that record in 2024 when I stopped setting the sleep timer and began listening to the entire book overnight, letting it unspool into my ears while I slept. 'Gatsby' has now laid down roots in my brain — even into my dreams. In a way, that's not just true of me but of the entire culture. The literary critic Maureen Corrigan once wrote that 'Gatsby' contains some of 'the most beautiful sentences ever written about America,' and it persists as a book that is nearly 'perfect despite the fact that it goes against every expectation of what a Great American Novel should be.' Not only has it inspired at least five movies, an opera and a Broadway musical, 'Gatsby' also has a habit of popping up in the strangest places: When the comedian Andy Kaufman wanted to subvert his stand-up by reading from a novel onstage, including on an episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' he chose to read from 'The Great Gatsby.' His prank inspired the New York-based experimental theater company Elevator Repair Service to create 'Gatz' in 2004, a six-and-a-half-hour performance that involves actors reciting the entire book, word for word. And, yes, I've seen 'Gatz.' Twice. There is a certain look I get when I tell people about my 'Gatsby' ritual — call it 'curious concern.' If I explain that during Covid I started listening to 'Gatsby' as a comfort before bed — and have been listening to it almost every night since — I can hear how strange these words sound even as they trip out of my mouth. Who chooses as a ritual bedtime story a bittersweet novel that ends with a murder-suicide (preceded by a fatal car crash) in which no one finds love and the only character who ends up close to happy is a violent racist and a serial cheat? Maybe 'Pride and Prejudice' would be a more acceptable obsession. It's also a masterpiece and it has a happy ending. But only 'Gatsby' can hold my attention. By now, I'm steeped in it. For all this, I am not close to being an F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar. If you had to stick me with a title it would be 'Fitzgerald Weirdo.' But I do know this: for a 100-year-old novel written by a 28-year-old, 'Gatsby' ages remarkably well. When I first read it as a teenager, I saw myself in Jay Gatsby, with his grand aspirations, mysteriousness and romantic frustrations. Throughout my 20s, I found new meaning in its examination of ambition and reinvention, and by the time I got to my 30s, I was convinced I was Nick, an observer of life 'simultaneously enchanted and repelled.' Now, in my 50s, I've come to realize that, if anything, I'm 'Owl Eyes,' the minor character who lurks about on the sidelines and admires Gatsby's library, looking through the bookshelves while throwing around words like 'ascertain.' The Owl Eyes in me wants to tell all the characters just to enjoy themselves more, and I'm particularly annoyed at Nick for blowing his relationship with Jordan. I get it: When you're young, the fact that Jordan is 'incurably dishonest' and deals in subterfuges to 'satisfy the demands of her hard, jaunty body' may feel like a problem. By your 50s, it's more like, 'Hey, nobody's perfect.' In his 1934 essay 'Sleeping and Waking,' Fitzgerald, a famous alcoholic and occasional insomniac, observed that insomnia arrives when 'seven precious hours of sleep suddenly break in two. There is, if one is lucky, the 'first sweet sleep of night' and the last deep sleep of morning, but between the two appears a sinister, ever widening interval.' When I am stuck in such a widening interval, I turn to 'Gatsby.' Listening in the dark with my eyes closed, nothing obstructs Fitzgerald's prose. I cannot skip a word or line; each one plays into the other, and I lay in bed like a spellbound child who has heard his favorite story a thousand times. One night last summer, I fell asleep to 'Gatsby' and dreamed I was at my uncle's sparsely attended funeral. My uncle was a self-made man; we had grown close, and I came to think of him like an older brother. He was someone I admired and relied on. He died by suicide in 1991, and it changed my life forever — just as, in a way, Nick's life changed after Gatsby's death. Like Nick, I 'closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.' After 50,000 minutes, the novel has become many things to me: an epic poem, a hard-boiled chivalric fable, a tale in which all the heroic and extraordinary deeds seem modern for being ironic, including the lesson that greatness lies in the past — beginning with the 'vanished trees' that 'made way for Gatsby's house' — yet all the heroic efforts to recapture it are doomed. 'Gatsby' is populated by people driven, to one extent or another, by dreams of what they have lost or what they have never found, and I relate to that. 'Waste and horror,' as Fitzgerald once wrote; 'What I might have been and done that is lost, spent, gone, dissipated, unrecapturable. I could have acted thus, refrained from this, been bold where I was timid, cautious where I was rash.' When will I stop listening? Not any time soon. Listening to 'Gatsby' for five years has allowed me to feel that I have come to know Fitzgerald better, and myself, too. Besides, even after 100 years and 200 listens, I don't want to say goodbye. None of us do.
