August 31

USAToday: Summer Report Card (RH) - Thanks, Judy

BBC Guernsey: Film prop becomes work boat for company based in Herm - Thanks, Steph, Cindy

At fanpop: Russell icons to download

YouTube: I'll Never Be Alone Again Video - "Never Be Alone Again" was the first single off the TOFOG 'Other Ways Of Speaking' record which was released in 2003. The video was only available for viewing on a bonus disc on the Australian edition until now. It's a great video with Russell Crowe being filmed on his farm in Australia while Chrissie Hynde was being filmed in London." TOFOG at MySpace - Thanks, Sherezade

Heyyouguys: A new image from TN3D - Thanks, Sherezade, Steph, Caliope, Avril

August 30

NBC: The 2010 Emmys Ricky Gervais bit - (Video) Russell is mentioned

Monsters and Critics: Crowe gets on his bike for a burger -- Fast food-loving Russell Crowe went on a bike ride from his Sydney home … to a new burger joint promoting “healthy burgers”. - Thanks, Kris C

August 29

The NY Daily News: Gritty, not pretty: The toughest guys on the movie screens this fall are real men of action -- November brings Denzel Washington , 55, on a speeding train (again) in "Unstoppable." There's also prison-break thriller "The Next Three Days" with Liam Neeson, 58, and Russell Crowe, 46. Crowe has proved his mettle from "Gladiator" on, and Neeson kicked and punched his way through the recent thriller "Taken," dispatching armies of European thugs with aplomb. - Thanks, Kris C, Francisca

The Toronto Sun: Summer Movies winners and losers -- That same weekend Robin Hood rode into theatres, with Russell Crowe dispensing with the tights and the traditional dashing demeanour in favour of a darker, tougher rendition. After lacklustre results from State of Play and Body of Lies, Crowe needed a hit, and although the $200-million production only made back about half that amount in North American theatres, it tended to attract larger audiences overseas. - Thanks, Kris C

August 28

YouTube - via Stew Kirwin - from 2000 - Things Have Got To Change

Thanks for all the birthday wishes via Facebook and e mail. I so appreciate it. -- 78 today, and counting....

August 27

The Herald Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Parramatta Eels 24-16 in NRL round 25 clash - Thanks, Sherezade

Souths Win! - It was a very odd start for both teams but Souths got their act together and Parra imploded. They’re still alive for the top eight! Souths 24  Eels 16 - Thanks, CGee - Account of the game at rabbitohs.com.au

August 26

Don't forget to visit The TOFOG page at MySpace - News and songs -- and TOFOG at Twitter

August 25

Guardian Film Blog: The Next Three Days: Russell Crowe goes wife saving (again) - A murder charge tears a family apart. Which accent will Russell Crowe turn to? Stuart Heritage scours the trailer for clues - [fun] Thanks, Gayle-Lynne

At YouTube - A Homage to Pittsburgh - The Next Three Days Ground Zero by Mike Graham (only downtown, no inclines) -- Thanks, Sherezade

Extra TV: (Scroll) Top 25 Manliest Movies of All Time - Thanks, Allison

August 24

Musicrooms.net: Russell Crowe has gone camping in a mystery location - Thanks, Sherazade -RC at Twitter: "up the boohai shooting pukeko's with a long-handled shovel" Definition of boohai: away; out of the way non-existant place.

Watchshop.com: A scene in The Next Three Days has shown main actor Russell Crowe wearing a Nike Triax Speed Watch - Thanks, Kris C, Allison

DVD Talk: Real Robin Hood : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video - Thank, Steph

The Irish Times (ICK!) - Clean wounds by acting the maggot -- MANY filmgoers will have recoiled at the sight of maggots in Russell Crowe’s shoulder wound in Gladiator , but they might be surprised to know that maggot therapy is still being practised worldwide, including in Ireland. The use of maggots to clean out dead tissue is very effective, says Dr Zena Moore, an expert in wound management and lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. - Thanks, Caliope

Repeat: Boston.com: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at 12:37 a.m. - Russell Crowe. Also: Wilco performs. Thanks, Caliope

Southern Courier - Whereilive: Sam Burguess talking about Rabbitohs and Russell Crowe - Thanks, Caliope, Sherazade

From Darrin: Thanks to a link from Debra to the Arizona ch 3 news site, a Robin Hood press junket vid interviewing Russell. Nice, clear quality vid

August 23

New York Magazine Fall Preview - Movies - Nov. 19: The Next Three Days, a prison-break thriller from Paul Haggis, starring Russell Crowe. (Related: Josh Brolin on the cover)

neatorama.com: The biggest cult movie of all time: (Scroll) Can you picture Russell Crowe in high heels and a black bustier? In the 1980s, the Academy Award-winning star of Gladiator toured Australia and New Zealand singing and dancing through more than 400 performances of The Rocky Horror Show as the cross-dressing Dr. Frank N. Furter. - Thanks, Steph

From Lynda: I thought you might like to see and hear the live debut of the all-band version of "Hit The Ground And Run" that GBS performed tonight at the Wolftrap Filene Center in Northern Virginia.

August 22

The Herald Sun: Souths co-owner Russell Crowe opens up on the Rabbitohs' season - Thanks, Steph, Cindy

At Deadline.com: Some good comments for the N3D trailer and for a few pre-screenings - Thanks, Maria

At Awards Daily, vote for TN3D as an oscar centender - Most Anticipated Films of Oscar Season 2010 - Thanks, Cindy

Still available for listening -- HMS SURPIRSE ~ BBC Radio4
 
Episope 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00drz1k 
 
1/3. Naval battles, political intrigue and romantic rivalry are all to the fore in Patrick O'Brian's novel, set in 1804-5 in England, India and on the high seas. Captain Jack Aubrey engages the Spanish at sea and the French on land - but falls victim to enemies at home. Starring David Robb as Aubrey.

Episode 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dsk50
 
2/3. Jack Aubrey is ordered to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies - but in Bombay Stephen Maturin meets Diana Villiers, the one woman Jack would avoid at any cost. Starring David Robb as Aubrey and Richard Dillane as Maturin.
 
Epsode 3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dst9g
 
3/3. India and on the high seas, dramatised by Roger Danes. Tragedy halts the ship's mission to the East Indies. In Calcutta Stephen makes a proposal of marriage and takes part in a duel. - Thanks, Schmiddy

August 21

The SMH: Big names flock to small bar opening (With picture) -Russell Crowe and his wife Danielle Spencer, comedians Wil Anderson and Anthony Ackroyd, Deborah Hutton and red Wiggle Murray Cook rubbed shoulders - in the 1950s and '60s inspired Green Room Lounge - the 33rd small bar to open since Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore introduced new licensing laws in December 2008. - Thanks, Steph, Cindy, Kris C

NY Times Sunday Book Review - Oz Related - Woolgathering -- Do geography and climate influence philosophy? Are cold and dark places more conducive to thinking than hot, barren and bright ones? Is it true, as one character in Murray Bail’s new novel, “The Pages,” puts it, that “too much light is fatal for philosophical thought?” And where does all that leave Australia?

Related: The Washington Post -- Album review: Great Big Sea's 'Safe Upon the Shore' - Thanks, Allison

From Mary H: LOVE your Russell Crowe fan site, and thought you and your online visitors/fans might like to know that the movie “Robin Hood,” which stars Russell, will be available via Movies on Demand, Tuesday, September 21st. (That’s the same day the DVD releases). Feel free to mention this news so your fans can tune in from the comfort of their own homes without waiting in long lines at the local video store! Enjoy the movie!

August 20

Related: Alan came to Toronto ahead of tonight's big Great Big Sea show at the Molson Amphitheatre to join Kevin Durand in promoting the upcoming release of the Robin Hood DVD...and then he wound up singing the National Anthem at the Bills/Colts exhibition game. - At the Bills/Colts pre-season game in Toronto. Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea started things with the Canadian anthem - Thanks, Lynda

LeagueHQ: Panthers send Rabbits' hopes south (With pic in the slideshow of Russell reacting) - Thanks, Maria

Souths Lose - They were behind 40 to nothing a the half, and it didn’t get much better. Penrith 54 Souths 18 - Thanks, CGee

NCRegister: Where Have You Gone, Gregory Peck? -- With few exceptions—Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman—it’s hard to think of a leading man today who could credibly go toe to toe with Rocky or Indiana Jones. - Thanks, Caliope

The Daily Record UK: Billy Boyd: I didn't make any money from Lord Of The Rings movies - "...He told how he is a huge fan of The Proclaimers - and revealed Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe also loves the pop twins. He was invited by his Master And Commander co-star to a karaoke bash attended by a string of stars. Billy said: "Wherever you go in the world, people love their songs. Oh Jean is my party piece. "In fact, Russell Crowe once phoned me up to see if I wanted to go to a party but I had to bring my guitar and perform Oh Jean." - Oh Jean at YouTube - Thanks, Steph

Post-Gazette: Film Notes: On the trail(ers) of Pittsburgh-connected films - Thanks, AllisonThe city looks terrific in "Next Three Days" especially, with lots of recognizable locations including "money shots" from Mount Washington and overhead views as helicopters swoop over Downtown and cars screech to a halt on the Roberto Clemente and nearby bridges.

August 19

The Herald Sun: Cameron Diaz is Hollywood's most virulent - Diaz topped the list compiled by anti-virus software company McAfee as the most likely to be used by cyber criminals to dupe unwitting net surfers. Nicole Kidman took the dubious honour as most dangerous Australian celebrity in cyberspace, followed by models Imogen Bailey and Jennifer Hawkins, Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, and Isla Fisher - Thanks, Allison

The Herald Sun: Neighbours' magic and tragic moments - CROWE CALL - Petty thief Kenny (Russell Crowe) punches Henry (Craig McLachlan), prompting Charlene to jump in - Thanks, Allison

The Atlantic: What Sports Movies Should Do Differently -I was in Alaska last week, and my host happened to have a copy of Mystery, Alaska to hand. We watched it mostly for novelty value, but this 1999 oddity, about a matchup between the New York Rangers and a pond-hockey team from a town in relatively-rural Alaska, is actually a decent template for what sports movies ought to do differently. To put it briefly: the underdog team loses the pivotal game, no romances are consummated, no one is particularly morally redeemed and everything in town stays essentially the same. - Thanks, Allison

Jacksonville.com: The winner advances to the league championship on Aug. 28 in Philadelphia. The Axemen reached the Grand Final last season before falling to the New York Knights. Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, who brought his Rugby League team from Australia to Jacksonville for an exhibition in 2008, is apparently rooting for an Axemen victory Saturday. According to AmericanRugbyNews.com, Crowe was tweeting with AMNRL president David Niu shortly after the semifinals were set, and when Crowe was told the Bulls would be traveling to Jacksonville, he tweeted: “Go the Axemen!!” For fans who want to join Crowe in cheering on the Axemen, gates open at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, and walk-up tickets are $5. For more information, visit www.jaxaxe.com

LA Times The Envelope: Scott Grimes has nothing to 'Hide' -- except maybe Russell Crowe and a few merry men - All proceeds from sales of the video -- it's on iTunes -- will benefit breast cancer research (in honor of Maura Tierney, Scott's co-star on ER, who has breast cancer)... Thanks to Steph, Gayle-Lynne, Cindy

August 18

Russell at Twitter on ADR (or looping) for TN3D

russellcrowe I don't get bored by ADR. I get charged up. Broke into full on sweat to day just replacing words, you have to match the energy about 1 hour ago via web

russellcrowe Been around a while.Analogue is old school word but only real dif to my gig is speedier reel changes.I prefer rushes to dailies aswell

Trailer and still for TN3D on the IMDb's front page - Thanks, Allison, Ismail

Rugby Leaque.com: RABBITOHS SECURE TEN YOUNG STARS OVER THE NEXT TWO SEASONS - Thanks, Allison

At TRC - What happened with Russell in August? Visit TRC's clickable calendar to find out. - Thanks, Tamara

Blatant self-promo! -- If you want to follow me at Twitter at my new twit page on books, click here

August 17

From Andy at GQ Magazine UK: Some unpublished quotes from Russell about his new film that I thought you might enjoy -- Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days - "I have seen Pour Elle, but this script is not a copy of that. There is a core narrative that's on the same basis but this is in no way someone's copy. It is such a taut, page-turning script. Bang, bang, bang: great scene after great scene. If we manage to do it right, it's so much about hope. It's so full of life pressing down but is about following your heart and doing the thing you believe in. That core question is fucking outrageous: you love a woman but if you do what is best for her, you become someone she cannot truly love. Bring it on!"

The National: In a review of The Clash of the Titans -- "What is it that elevates the film Gladiator above other sword-and-sandal epics, such as Troy and 300? The answer is simple. Unlike the musclebound warriors Achilles and Leonidas (Brad Pitt and Gerard Butler, respectively), Russell Crowe’s Maximus was a character that lived, breathed and felt pain – he was someone we could believe in." - Thanks, Allison

At the IMDb, first still from TN3D - Thanks, Ismail

USA Today -- Pop Candy: Today's Pop Five: geeksdream's fave celebrity dreams -- 4. Being rescued from a tower by Russell Crowe about to be crushed by a tsunami. (Oops, my inner princess is showing.) - Thanks, Sherezade

The Age au: Passion and paltry pay packets -- THE pursuit of an artistic vision, rather than a bankable salary, characterises the true artist - which is just as well because now more than ever artists can barely make a living out of their chosen art. Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe - the so-called superstars of the arts world - are among a few who command wages beyond the orbit of a company chief executive or a prime minister. For the rest of the arts community, particularly writers and dancers, paltry incomes have to be supplemented by work beyond the stage, the studio or the garret. - Thanks, Caliope

YouTube: Secret Millionaire Naomi Simson - Channel Nine - Russell Crowe Voice Over - 29 Oct 2009 - Thanks, Sam French at Twitter

August 16

FYI: TN3D - New version of wall map:

The one from Away From Her (Pour Elle)

E! on line: Since When Does Russell Crowe Not Know How to Load a Gun? - Thanks, Kris C, Gayle-Lynn

A calendar to print out. Click on the small image to see the normal size. Print in landscape mode on card stock

Rate a Trailer - TN3D - Thanks, Allison

UN CABALLO LLAMADO RUSSELL CROWE (Calíopecrowe) A horse named Russell Crowe  - Bi-lingual version - Thanks, Mariola

Encore Magazine au: I was bruised and battered – Phillip Noyce -- He currently has two Australian projects in development. The first is the long-awaited adaptation of Tim Winton’s Dirt Music; originally conceived for Heath Ledger, the director hopes the character will now be played by Russell Crowe: “We’re in the process of reworking the script for a slightly older central male character.” - Thanks, Allison

Rama's Screen - Russell Crowe Goes Home To Australia To Play A Fisherman Who Loves MUSIC - Thanks, Gayle-Lynne

Moviesonline.ca: Emma Thompson Interview, Nanny McPhee Returns - Q: You and Maggie Gyllenhaal are friends. Can you talk about your friendship and what it’s like having the opportunity to work with a good friend who you’re actually close to? -- EMMA: It’s bliss. As you can imagine, it’s much easier than working with someone you’re not trusting and you don’t like (laughs) which can sometimes happen. I think on a film like Nanny McPhee, it’s vital that you cast people you know are -- what we would say in my country are company members, people who play with the team, support the team. I mean, Maggie was so fantastic with the kids. She really did mother them. The girls were in floods of tears when she left on her last day. It was so touching. Look, however much I like his acting, I’m not going to be casting Russell Crowe in a Nanny McPhee movie. Do you know what I mean? I mean, because that would be too difficult. Not that he would do it. Cue the phone calls. (Laughs) “Crowe is McPhee!”

Related -- Democrat and Chronicle.com: Famed lawyer Richard Roberts may see work in Greece slayings - Thanks, barbiecat

The SMH: Aussie women don't want Abbott as hubby -- Opposition leader Tony Abbott may be running for the country's top job, but he's at the bottom of the list of desirable hubbies for Aussie women. A study has rated Mr Abbott alongside bad boys AFL footballer Brendan Fevola, golfer Tiger Woods and actor Russell Crowe, whose partner-appeal was in also the doldrums. - Thanks, Caliope

August 15

E! online: Hollywood's Manliest Men - Thanks, Kris C

Rabbitohs.com.au: Rabbitohs fall short of Storm - Thanks, all

August 14

According to the UK Film Distributors’ Association The Next Three Days isn’t due for release in the UK until 7th January 2011. It opens in the USA on November 19 2010 - Thanks. Cheryl

The Lionsgate Web Site (TN3D) - Opens November 19 - Look for updates

Related: Oregon Live: Passionate about the art of stage acting, William Hurt helps lead 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' to Portland - And an opportunity presented itself last year, when he was shooting "Robin Hood" with actress Cate Blanchett, who shares artistic director duties at Sydney Theatre Company with her husband, Andrew Upton. "I walked into her trailer, didn't say 'hello,' I just said, 'Would you like me to come work for you down there?' She said, 'Name your director.'" - Thanks, Jean

August 13

Rabbitohs.com.au: Preview - Storm vs Rabbitohs

Yahoo: The trailer for The Next Three Days - Lionsgate has released the trailer, via Yahoo, for THE NEXT THREE DAYS, a thriller directed by Paul Haggis (Crash), starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, and Olivia Wilde. Based on an English remake of the 2008 French film Pour Elle directed by Fred Fred Cavayé - Thanks, Steph, Ismail

Off Topic: Daniel Day-Lewis Blog updated

Thompson On Hollywood: Lionsgate, Roadside Pursue Dual Awards Track on Buried, Next Three Days, Biutiful - Thanks, Steph

From Mike A: There are two articles in this weeks Entertainment Weekly on Russell Crowe. One is about the new November movies and 3 Days! The other about the 5 films Crowe and Ridley Scott made together.

From Ismail: TN3D trailer is in the previews of eat pray love just for your information.

The Wrap: Follow Friday: 25 Movie Stars Worth Their Tweets - Thanks, Avril

From Darrin: Scott Grimes' new video for "Hide" was featured on Entertainment Tonight and "The Next Three Days" trailer was aired on Access Hollywood. (thanks, Carol!)

August 12

ET on line: Scott Grimes collaborative video for Drive. (Check out the Crowes, young and older - and lots of fans. including some you will recognize) Thanks to all out there

Rugby League.com: RABBITOHS LEAD NRL IN DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGY - Thanks, Steph

Feel Better, Russell - He has the flu bug

August 11

Jo A has some new Crowe backgrounds for your web page, blog, ipod or ipad etc ....

news.com.au: Carla's pad on Crowe's wishlist -- Crowe's spokesman yesterday confirmed he was looking for a new home, with Danielle keen to move from their apartment on the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf which is surrounded by water and has no yard - although it has a garden terrace. And constant paparazzi attention.

TRC Update from Mary: We have uploaded a radio interview - KGSR Austin from 2005, a video interview from New Zealand during the TOFOG NZ tour, and an interview with Richard Wilkins during the Sanity Digital launch in 2006. - Also thanks Sherezade

August 10

I Watch Stuff: Grown Ups streaming into your computer or video game console before it reaches pay TV? It sounds like a dream, I know, but it's coming true. Netflix and Relativity Media have announced an agreement whereby the studio's releases would stream on the Netflick machines only a matter of months after DVD release--which is the time usually reserved for watching those shitty movies on HBO and Starz. "Relativity has produced and financed some of the biggest and best films released in the last few years," Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in the statement, failing to mention that Relativity's 2010 releases include The Spy Next Door, Dear John, Bounty Hunter and Robin Hood. Now imagine a montage depicting families switching channels from HBO to their Netflix queues while "The Times They Are a-Changin'" plays. Wasn't that powerful and so true?

**** Official Site: Robin Hood The Movie - From Gayle-Lynne: "Murph-- The official site is now advertising the upcoming DVD/Blu Ray, and Digitial download release." [ed note: You will be able to watch it instantly at Amazon on Demand]

Between The Rock And A Hard Place: Newfoundland, Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle, And Even Russell Crowe - Thanks, Lynda - scroll for a video of Size2Shoes -- [ed note: And thanks to GBS for adding my Crowe news page to their right column links] - "I'm a huge fan of size2shoes. From the inspired mastery of their harmonies, to the streetwise intellect of their humours. Unique, unaffected, awesome." - Russell Crowe, as quoted on the Size2Shoes offical site

The Australian: Souths rookie proves father knows best - Thanks, Sherezade

August 9

Film related: We have lost a great one: Patricia Neal, an Oscar Winner Who Endured Tragedy, Dies at 84

@Great_Big_Sea Hello all you Great Big C's. How's life on the road? Stirling effort hitting number 2 in Canada. Stay well. [From Russell at Twitter]

From Mary Anne at TRC: We have collected vids and photos about the Ben Hur press conference on a couple of pages (so far).  The links to those two pages are here.  More added as they come along.

Major event: Dani performs at The ACMF event at the Sydney Theater

Southern Courier: The South Sydney Rabbitohs finals hopes are alive after the victory of the NRL season on Saturday when the green, red and white took the points with a golden-point extra-time 34-30 win over Tigers. - Thanks, Steph

August 8

YouTube: Russell in Police Rescue - Thanks, Simone

YouTube: Academy Awards - Best Actor 1927-2009

Hometownlife.com: Understanding world of schizophrenia -- A portrayal of paranoid schizophrenia was seen in the recent movie release A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe who portrayed the real life of John Nash, a man who is still living and who has suffered from schizophrenia in varying degrees for many years. Mr. Nash is also distinguished by winning the Nobel Prize in economics and is said to have intelligence on par with Albert Einstein. Also interesting to note is that John Nash's now mid 20-year-old son suffers from full-blown a schizophrenic illness. - Thanks, Allison

August 7

The SMH Sports - The Last Word: Scroll to "Head of the Class." - YOU'VE got to love the nickname that Russell Crowe has bestowed on Sam Burgess. He refers to him as ''Headley'' - and it works on so many levels. Obviously there is the very English connotation and then there is the fact that his teammates bag him for the size of his head. There is no way that the super talented forward is a big head, but it is a rather large noggin. - Thanks, Steph

ABC Net Au: Rabbitohs pull off golden point miracle - Thanks, Sherezade

Great news From CGee: Souths 34 West Tigers 30!! --It was in double overtime, no time left on the clock and we score to win! Rabbitohs.com.au

August 6

Indie Wire: Scott’s Life in a Day Gets 80,000 Submissions, Final Film To Premiere Sundance 2011 - Thanks, Cindy

New page for Dirt Music - I have it linked to the Crowe News Blog, if you want to comment on this possible new film.

A Tweet From Darrin re TN3D Screening

Nee's report on her visit to see the Bunnies

From Darrin: Thanks to a link from Karin, another Richard Wilkins' video of the Ben Hur announcement that includes an interview with Russell!

August 5

News.com.au: Russell Crowe flicks rust to get Dirt on his hands - Thanks, Steph

August 4

Russell at Twitter - "We are putting together May 2011 atm, mainly US cities. If you want to state a case for somewhere go ahead"

From Allison C: Men In Film: If you haven't seen this yet, as a film buff you will enjoy this amazing video! Russell appears near the end. [ed note: How many can you name?]

From Lynda: A new journal entry from Alan, in which he mentions playing host to, and possibly producing some music for, Size2Shoes, the Irish brothers who Russell's been so keen on in the past.

The IMDb Daily Poll: What is your favorite TV-themed movie? (Suggested by user "ElMaruecan82") - Thanks, Kris C

August 2

Reuters: (Related) Jared Harris brings English civility to "Mad Men" - Thanks, Nora Lee

Roger Ebert's Twitter page: "The Insider" hit me harder than "All the President's Men," because Watergate didn't kill my parents. Cigarettes did. 1,280,593,808,000.00 via SocialOomph" - Thanks, Ellen

August 1

Related -- The SMH: Shaping young lives with the gift of music -- A miracle, says his doctor. ''I've got surround sound," Spencer enthuses at a cafe near his inner-city home. "I can actually be aware of the whole room. Unbelievable. It's like I've won the Lotto.'' - Thanks, Steph

The Mail UK: Secrets of my sofa: As she leaves GMTV, Emma Crosby takes you behind the scenes - Russell Crowe, who had quite a devilish look in his eyes, refused to answer my list of questions. Instead he went off on a quite fascinating tangent, talking about his love for his children instead. His publicist was powerless to stop him. - Thanks, Steph

July 31

NY Times Obit: Maury Chaykin, Character Actor, Dies at 61

More "Good-Guy" Crowe: the SMH - (Scroll to Souths treat for Bush kids) - " RUSSELL CROWE gave eight indigenous kids the day of their lives last Sunday when he treated them to an afternoon in his corporate box. The kids were largely from a mission in Bourke and were rewarded with a trip to Sydney as part of a program called Centacare...." - Thanks, Steph, Cindy

From 2007 - A note from Russell describing the farm in Nana Glen (re the article on him in the magazine Cowboys and Indians) - See the article from the Magazine in the Maximum Crowe archives

Sweet - At YouTube: Scott Grimes at 11 singing "Somewhere over The Rainbow" - Thanks, Sherezade

The Daily Star UK: Russell Crowe creates a museum dedicated to his life - Thanks, Sherezade, Kris C