Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a tense crime thriller written and directed by Dan Gilroy, a screenwriter making his directorial debut. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and Bill Paxton.

NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

Gyllenhaal obviously lost some weight to play the role of Lou Bloom, a character he describes as coyote-like. “He searches and scavenges for whatever he can find,” the actor says. “He is hungry at all times and will destroy what he needs to if it stands in his path. He will succeed at any cost.”

Read our review of the film here.

Nightcrawler is rated 14A.

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