whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. is this about me? our halloween edition of insomniac theater. a couple of big movies you re excited? that s my excited halloween sound. what are we going to start with? jake gyllenhaal, nightcrawler. he plays a stringer, which is a freelance journalist. his specialty is l.a. crime. he films crashes, fires, murders and more. with each story he stands to make big money from local news outlets. tack a look. who do you work for? at the moment, i work for myself.