September 30

From Sabry: I have also opened a "video" blog devoted to Russell, with all the video I did on him (there're also a new couple of them, one is a tribute to ABM and another one, a today new born devoted to POL) and many more are about to be releazed and put on this blog

CineEmpire (France) has many of the AG pics from this month's Empire magazine - Thanks, flakeroo at MR

Kentucky.com: Cast against type --- Lunsford-Hart unlikely pair as film producers -- t's a busy night in the restaurant. Diners glance at a corner booth. There sits the familiar figure of Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford. But next to him is an actor, Russell Crowe. Crowe hasn't attained superstar status yet, but people know him and are intrigued. Also with them is director Michael Mann, who scribbles notes while the men share a bottle of wine and engage in an animated conversation that lasts until closing.

SF Chronicle: '3:10 to Yuma' has obvious similarities with the war in Iraq - Thanks, barbiecat

The Observer/Guardian: Why drug lord fascinates US - Thanks, Allison, ann in Providence, Ivani

The Boston Globe: Western promises -- Once again, Hollywood straps on its six-shooters and saddles up - Thanks, Ivani

From Cindy: This is a Dutch article stating that AG will open the Leids Film Festival in the Netherlands. I'd not heard of it but apparently is new, like the Rome fest, and is only in it's second year. It opens the festival on Oct 31 in the Trianon theater in Leiden.

From Sabry: Here is the link to my "Tribute to 3:10 to Yuma" (video)

September 29

The Washington Post: Boom Town (BOL) -- "...I once sold a movie script to Hollywood for what I thought was a great deal of money; insiders, however, assured me that, to Hollywood, it was chicken feed. The movie was never made, which seemed to me to be an enormous financial tragedy for the studio that had bought the script; insiders, however, assured me that my fee had probably been budgeted in the same category as lobby fish-tank maintenance. Hollywood operates on an entirely different monetary system. I remembered all this the other day when I walked out my front door to discover that my Capitol Hill neighborhood had been transformed, overnight, into Amsterdam. A big-budget movie was being made." - Thanks, Maria

The Hollywood Reporter: Ruggers up: Versus plays Crowe's team -- American audiences are about to see Russell Crowe in a much different role. The Oscar-winning actor will have his struggles as co-owner of an Australian rugby team documented in a six-part series airing on cable network Versus. - Thanks, Steph, Allison

The Australian: Crowe seeks to put gladiators in US

September 28

The OC Register: Here's looking at you, kid...for 3 hours -- Adventures in Barrywood (Stars worth looking at for three hours or less (Russell gets the Ninety Minutes rating) - Thanks, Allison

Song from the actual AG soundtrack - (very 70's) - Thanks, barbiecat

Contact Music (consider the source for veracity) - "Oscar-winning actor RUSSELL CROWE found it hard to say goodbye to his co-stars after filming finished on movie 3:10 TO YUMA - particularly his character's horse. The Gladiator star - who plays Ben Wade in the Western movie - admits he became particularly fond of the animal. He says, "Doing these sort of movies with animals, you get close because it's an intense working relationship - 10 or 12 hours a day for months - so it's hard to say goodbye. "There are some you have a deeper connection with immediately and you can work on that over time. I've found over the years that the more gentle you are with a horse, the deeper that connection gets." - Thanks, Avril

Yahoo Movies - River to River - AG Video clip - Thanks, Marie

VH1: Jay-Z as the American Gangster - Thanks, Kris C

Stariq.com:(older) - Russell Crowe - Aries - Thanks, vsecin, Ivani

Constant Crowe Updates:  From Yahoo! we have a wonderful behind the scenes vid for American Gangster!  Be sure to visit THIS SITE a lot to show your interest! Thanks to Maria & Flakeroo!

The UK Independent: Back in the saddle: The return of the Western -- The Western is back, again, this time with films from Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt. Andrew Gumbel examines why the genre can never be headed off at the pass - Thanks Tamara, Allison

EW on line: Yuma still not ready to ride into sunset -- Audiences continue to love a good old-fashioned Western — just ask Lionsgate. The studio's 3:10 to Yuma opened solidly with $14 million in 2,652 theaters four weekends ago. But what's more interesting is how the R-rated movie starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe continues to perform: Its box office tally now totals close to $40 million and some Lionsgate insiders believe it will out-gross Focus's Eastern Promises on a per-screen basis this frame. As such, Lionsgate keeps adding theaters to its release. In fact, this weekend Yuma will be in 3,006 venues, 354 more than when it opened. On Movie City News' Gurus 'o Gold Oscar poll, the movie is in 16th place in the Best Picture race, but perhaps that ranking will improve if Yuma continues to gallop along at the box office. - Thanks, Tamara

The UK Sun: Crowe flies to Nottingham - Thanks, Allison

GoldenAger has made new wallpapers and screensavers

September 27

Cinematical Seven: Best Westerns Since 'Unforgiven' - Yuma & TQATD - Thanks, Allison

You can pre-order The Mark Jacobson book (AG is based on his story) from Amazon

Tom O'Neil at The Envelope says: 'American Gangster' slays early film critics

The Globe and Mail: Russell Crowe discovers reason he acts out -- Tempestuous actor relates to the Canadian branch of his poetic, crockery-smashing ancestors in BBC series - Thanks, Janet, Penny

Yahoo News: From China -- Work and play for women's World Cup stars -- Women footballers don't pull in big money like their male counterparts and while representing their countries at the World Cup here is what they strive for, the reality is that many will return to mundane jobs. Some deliver mail, others teach at schools or work in supermarkets. Australia's rising star Thea Slatyer though can claim to have more exotic employment -- bodyguard to the stars. - Thanks, Janet

Empire Magazine has AG on its cover. You can save as a high res image - Stick 'em up punk -- The battle between cops and criminals is as old as cinema itself – unless you count those people going into the factory and the train coming into the station – so this month we decided to celebrate the greatest men on both sides of the law. What better way to kick off our Crime Issue than with unparalleled access to the biggest cops vs crims movie of the year, American Gangster? Empire was the only magazine on the set of the Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe/Denzel Washington team up and we bring you exclusive access to all three of these titans of cinema as they tell a tale of one of history’s biggest drug lords and the man on his tail. - Thanks, Ivani

From Amazon: As someone who has purchased or rated books by Mark Jacobson, you might like to know that American Gangster and Other Tales of New York will be released on October 10, 2007.  You can pre-order yours at a savings of $10.18 by clicking on the following link -- American Gangster and Other Tales of New York -- Mark Jacobson

September 25

...Ed Note: From noon EST today until late Thursday I will not be at this computer. Updates will appear for these three days at the Crowe News Blog. If you wish to e-mail me these three days, please use murph56@gmail.com - Thanks.

From Helga: "Hi Mary!  Regis Philbin said on his show today that he watched American Gangster last night and that he liked it.  He said it was violent, but a very good movie.  He also said Denzel and Russell would be on his show, but didn't mention dates.  I hope they'll appear separately - I want to enjoy Russ all by himself."

Jacksonville.com: Russell Crowe, Academy Award winning actor and co-owner of the South Sydney Football Club held a press conference in the men's locker room of Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida, Monday, September 24, 2007 in Jacksonville, FL. Crowe was announcing an international Rugby League game between his South Sydney Rabbitohs and the English Super League Club the Leeds Rhinos at UNF on January 26, 2008. (Pictures)

The Florida Times- Union: Crowe's team to train, play game at UNF - The Australian actor will bring his rugby league club to Jacksonville in January.

Defamer.com: Acting coach Lisa Roberston, who's logged time on Russell Crowe's Tenderness (a feature film, not a cologne the actor endorses--though we think we might be on to something here) as well as Showtime and FX series, lectures at Santa Monica College's Academy of Entertainment & Technology. - Thanks, Allison

September 24

You can buy tickets to the January game HERE - Thanks, Trina

First Coast News: (With picture) Russell Crowe Brings Fierce Competition To First Coast - Thanks, Laurie

Jacksonville Business Journal: Crowe in town to promote rugby - - "..The team chose to come to Jacksonville over other U.S. venues considered because it works best for the players, Crowe said, citing UNF as having exceptional facilities without being too big. Also working in Jacksonville's favor was that it has a history with Rugby League, including a local team, the Jacksonville Axemen, which is owned by Australian native Daryl "Spinner" Howland, who reached out to South Sydney." - Thanks, Ivani

The Maryland Gazette: Hanging with Russell Crowe - By LISA NOLAN For the Maryland Gazette - Thanks, Allison

Worth reading - The comments on The 9/16 UK Sunday Times so-so review of Yuma by Cosmo Landesman - Scroll to end of review - Thanks, Amelie

Jacksonville Axemen Web Site: Russell Crowe is in Jacksonville -- Russell Crowe and a small team of administrator are in Jacksonville Today to visit the city before the Jan 26th game between South Sydney and Leeds Rhinos

The CBS Sunday Morning interview with critic Kenneth Turan: ...Turan spoke with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Bill Whitaker about the films he's looking forward to seeing this fall. - The one he's most looking forward to is "American Gangster," starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. It's director Ridley Scott’s true tale of a charismatic drug kingpin and the cop who hunted him down. "These are guys who both own the screen," Turan said, "who can handle themselves against anybody. And to see them kind of face off against each other, I think it’s gonna be terrific."

Another reminder: South Side Story starts on USA channel Versus on October 10th. - Thanks, Denise

Variety: 'Resident Evil' tops box office -- Film hails $24 million, niche takes 'Wild' ride -- Holdover Western "3:10 to Yuma" came in No. 4, giving Lionsgate two pics in the top five. The Russell Crowe-Christian Bale starrer grossed an estimated $6.3 million from 2,902 locations in its third frame for a cume of $37.9 million and a decline of just 29%. - Thanks, Cindy

Constant Crowe Updates:  Another wonderful interview with Russell via satellite from the Sept. 14th interviews, this time from NBC6 in Florida and a Yuma review including more footage with Russell & Christian on the Aug. 21st press junket day from The UK Sun!  From WWMT , a brief news bit showing Russell at the UofM v Notre Dame game and finally, Gary Cogill from WFAA reviews 3:10 to Yuma!  With thanks to vsecin for the links.

Related two ways: Variety -- DENZEL WASHINGTON SET FOR 'PELHAM - Tony Scott will direct hostage drama Denzel Washington will reteam with frequent collaborator Tony Scott on a remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3" for Columbia Pictures.

September 23

A reminder from from Gloria: On Oct 10th Warner Cable on Versus channel 122 at 10 pm presents a documentary on Russell and his Rabbitohs (See September 16)

Ed Note: Russell's note to me on BOL and the January game plans was meant to be viewed for only 24 hours. May I ask that anyone who copied it to their blog or board please remove it? In the future, if you read something here that Russell sends, please e mail me before you copy it off to your site/blog/board. Thanks so much - the cockeyed optimist...

Kris Tapley's review of AG - Thanks, Cindy

The Washington Post: The Washington Post and the Library of Congress The National Book Festival -- Presented by the library of congress, Hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, Free Admission -- Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -- Sunday, September 23, 2007; Page BW07 Every year, The Washington Post and Book World proudly support the National Book Festival, the largest of its kind in the capital. On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Festival will bring more than 75 writers and illustrators to the Mall to share their experiences and autograph their books. Washington Post editors and writers will introduce many of authors. Book World staff members will be especially active in the presentations. So put on your comfortable shoes, bring the children and come see us at the fair! Pull out this guide and take it with you! --- David Ignatius, a columnist for The Washington Post, has covered the CIA and the Middle East for 25 years, serving at various times as a reporter, foreign correspondent and editor. He is the author of six novels, the most recent of which is Body of Lies. Mysteries & Thrillers 2 p.m. Signing 3 p.m. - Thanks, Penny

From Penny: CBS Sunday Morning: "In a Fall movie segment, Coming Attractions. -- Kenneth Turan, film crtiic, Los Angeles Times mentions American Gangster as the film he is most looking forward to. A clip is shown and Denzel and Russell are mentioned as starring in, and as mentioned as two men who own the screen. The segment ends with the end of the American Gangster trailer. (Denzel's character walking up to the camera, shooting his gun, and dropping the gun)."

Hugh Jackman's son Oscar is a Souths fan - Thanks, babzee

The NY Times: Yuma related for the moment- Bringing Hollywood Boulevard to Main Street -- Nostalgic story by the wonderful Times writer Dan Barry on a movie house that keeps going in Bexley Ohio

From Penny, Teresa: "Just read on IMDb, from someone who is connected to the film crew of Body of Lies, that filming will resume in Morroco on September 30.  So, looks like Russell and Leo have a few days off before they're in front of the cameras again" - Thanks (Penny says this comment came from a poster listed as a set production assistant.)

Off Topic: Michigan football fan Russell Crowe is happy - Michigan beat Penn State 14-9 yesterday.

September 22

From Kathleen and Mary Beth: RC on ESPN Gameday show this AM -- I don't know if anyone told you yet, but they had a segment about Russell and the Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and how they became friends last year....It's a 1:40 into the show and lasts about 5 minutes long. (Carr showed his player scenes from Cinderella Man to inspire them.  Carr and Crowe became friends...)

Dave Poland: The year of where do I go from here? -- "...The odd thing is that we really are now around a half dozen movies away from all the likely contenders being seen, at least by the media.  The two big dogs – Charlie Wilson’s War and Sweeney Todd – are both unseen.  There Will Be Blood and Lions for Lambs are the two indie mysteries.  And Beowulf is the mega-movie that could be more than expected.  Denzel in American Gangster may face competition from Denzel Washington the director/star of The Great Debaters, which Harvey Weinstein is pushing to get ready in time for the last awards push in late November."

The Times-Union: "Russell Crowe to visit Jacksonville Monday -- Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe will be in Jacksonville on Monday to prepare for a January match for the rugby team he owns. The New Zealand-born actor will be reviewing the facilities for the a Jan. 26, 2008 match between his South Sydney Rabbitohs and an English team the Leeds Rhinos at Hodges Stadium on the University of North Florida campus, according to a release. Both teams will train in Jacksonville for a combined training camp Jan. 16 to 28, the release said. Crowe will speak at a press conference to announce the match on Monday. Crowe and his business partner bought a 75 percent share of the South Sydney Football Club for $2.6 million in June 2006. Crowe has starred in such films as The Insider, Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind and currently stars in the Western 3:10 to Yuma. Tickets for the upcoming match will be available on the Jacksonville Axemen rugby team's Web site www.jaxaxe.com" - Thanks, Ivani

Black Voices Blogs: AMERICAN GANGSTER: BV Newswire First Look; Match Point - Clcik on "photos" for images from the film - Thanks, Allison

September 21

Funny Jon! -- This probably isn't newsworthy, but I got  a grin out of it; last night's Daily Show with Jon Stewart gave a report on CBS reality show Kid Nation.  The title of the report: 3'10" to Yuma! - Thanks, Amey

You can pre-order the AG film tie-in paperback from Amazon - Thanks, Ivani (This is not the Jacobson original article that appeared in New York Magazine)

The NJ Examiner Blog: Yeas and Nays -- "The 200-strong crowd, spread over three levels, went through cases of wine, but most conversation centered around “Body of Lies,” which is wrapping up filming in the nation’s capital. Word quickly spread that most of the cast and crew was staying at the hotel, including director Ridley Scott and Crowe, who had hurt his back during filming." - Thanks, Lois

The Star Phoenix.ca: "Saskatoon teacher Peter Burgess went to Thailand and wound up in a major motion picture with Denzel Washington." - Thanks, Allison

The Chicago Tribune: Can season get any wackier? -- You know it's not your typical college football season when Notre Dame is jealous of Duke's success. And when Division I-AA Appalachian State gets votes in the AP's Top 25 poll. And when Michigan coach Lloyd Carr invites actor Russell Crowe to deliver a pregame pep talk. What did Crowe tell the Wolverines before they trounced Notre Dame? "I think that's secret information, mate," he replied

From Gayle re Universal -- There will be no LA premiere for American Gangster--all the main focus is in New York.

Time Magazine: Too Tough to Die (The Western Film) - Thanks, Allison

Spike ifilm: September Coming Attractions (Video)

Constant Crowe Updates:  I have a WONDERFUL seven minute interview from CBS13 in Sacramento with Russell via satellite about Yuma, Souths, Star Trek and more thanks to vsecin!  Also, several Yuma reviews and a few more vids about the pokie machine debate, also thanks to vsecin!

September 20

The Bowie Blade News: Elee, Kayla, Joseph and Jessica Johns performed in Leonardo DiCaprio's and Russell Crowe's new movie, "Body of Lies." The Johns children thought it was an exciting experience - Thanks, Allison

Reuters UK Related: NY gets "slice" of world's largest short film event -- "This was always about, from day one, creating production, not just about showing old movies, it's about stimulating people to actually make new stuff," said Polson, whose next film "Tenderness," starring Russell Crowe and Laura Dern, is due out later this year.

E! News: Jay-Z's All American Release -- "But while the album will be released in conjunction with the Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe flick, it will be separate from the film's official soundtrack. Instead, Jay-Z says his opus will be a complement, featuring a "musical journey and lyrical interpretation" of the flick, which centers on the true story of New York drug kingpin turned informant Frank Lucas. - Thanks, Allison

AG screening review - Film Ick: "...My hands down favourite moment in the film comes in a dramatisation of the Ali-Frazier bout of 1971. It's relatively early in the investigation and Richie Roberts is tracking Frank Lucas, still not yet clear on who he is, or quite what impact he is having on the city's organised crime and drug trade. The cop has a camera and snaps a couple of shots of the gangster, flashed up on screen as still images as he does so. As we move from the first to the second, not only is Frank's character crystallized but we understand that Richie himself now understands who this guy really is, and something of what he's going to have to do now. It's awesome stuff - a monumental moment in the story related largely by two still images - if dependent, of course, on their surrounding shots and other info we've been fed here and there in the scene, if not elsewhere in the film. This is why I go to the cinema, for bolts of lightning like this." - Thanks, Maria

The UK Times Literary Supplement: From horse-opera to hero-worship --- A classic Western and its modern refashioning, complete with Freud, cynicism and melodrama - Thanks, Amelie

X-Treme Video Launches VOD Service “Prices Range from €1,99 to €3,99 for 3-day film access, with most new releases being made available before the actual DVD release. Up coming surf film VOD releases will include Quiksilver’s Young Guns 3 and the much-awaited documentary about South Sydney’s notorious surf crew, the “Bra Boys”, narrated by Russell Crowe”.  - Thanks, Allison

The NY Times: For Jay-Z, Inspiration Arrives in a Movie - Mr. Scott said he cast the rappers T. I., RZA and Common in supporting roles, hoping to appeal to a younger audience. But Brian Grazer, the film’s producer, said that Mr. Washington also pressed him more than a year ago to consider asking Jay-Z to do the film’s soundtrack. “I just didn’t think there’d be enough for Jay-Z to do,” Mr. Grazer said, explaining that he resisted because he and Mr. Scott felt the movie required an authentic 1970s feel. -- Thanks, Ivani

The Washington Post - Reliable Source: Ridley Scott and the crew of "Body of Lies" gave us one last surprise yesterday before wrapping up three weeks of local filming, as they magically transformed the Lufthansa counter at Dulles into . . . the airport in Amman, Jordan. Lots of Arabic signs, a hundred extras in burqas and other Middle Eastern garb. It was all in keeping with the movie's super-efficient stay here, in which Eastern Market stood in for Amsterdam and Baltimore served as Munich and Manchester. Russell Crowe and Leo DiCaprio then moved out to film a scene at Landow's Jet Center, a corporate hangar that also got an oil-state makeover -- a small fleet of white Mercedes-Benzes and a Rolls, all of which cost some five figures to rent just for the day. Alas, director Scott did not blow anything up this time. Tomorrow, they leave us for Morocco (which, presumably, will play Loudoun County or maybe Norway). - Thanks, Ivani

Michael Morgan reviews a press screening of American Gangster last night - Move over, ScarFace

Images of Russell and Leonardo on set at a German Leo EZ Board - Thanks, Penny, Teresa

September 19

Hamptons.com: One local writer who is smiling big these days is Nick Pileggi. His new movie "American Gangster," of which he is executive producer has major Hollywood and NYC buzz after a private screening. Word is Russell Crowe, who stars in the flick, makes this one hot ticket! I am sure I don’t have to remind you that Nick is America's expert on crime and the Mafia. He wrote one of the best movies ever made for Martin Scorsese, “Goodfellas”. Nick and his writer director wife, Nora Ephron, once regulars on the Hamptons scene, now spend more time in Hollywood and love their bicoastal lifestyle." - Thanks, Avril

Constant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to Ivani and vsecin, I have two news stories about the slot machine ("pokies") removal from the South Sydney Football Club as well as another new interview bit from Yuma's premiere day press junket.

The Washington Post ReConstant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to Ivani and vsecin, I have two news stories about the slot machine ("pokies") removal from the South Sydney Football Club as well as another new interview bit from Yuma's premiere day press junket. liable Source: As Russell Crowe and Leo DiCaprio started fighting on the Mall yesterday, we prayed: Please . . . let this one be good for Washington! Because for all of the excitement about "Body of Lies," the Ridley Scott spy thriller wrapping up three weeks of filming here, it seems that most of the big Hollywood A-list projects that have recently graced our city have, quite frankly, tanked embarrassingly at the box office... Can "Body of Lies" elude the Washington Curse? Sure, says our set source, noting that very little of the movie is actually set here. Despite three weeks of filming around here, yesterday's shoot (Crowe and DiCaprio in a "heated argument" by the pond near the Vietnam Memorial) was the only time that D.C. played D.C. Otherwise, Eastern Market stood in for Amsterdam, Baltimore played Munich, Annapolis served as Virginia, and an old office building in Gaithersburg served as CIA and NSA headquarters. After two more days of filming here, "Body of Lies" moves off to Morocco. - Thanks, Ivani

FilmThreat.com: The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by STARZ, are pleased to announce honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on October 22, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills....Oscar(r)-winner Ben Affleck will be honored with the "Hollywood Breakthrough Director of the Year Award," Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly will receive the "Hollywood Supporting Actress of the Year Award," and producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will receive the "Hollywood Producers of the Year Award." - Thanks, Allison

The West.com.au: Anti-gaming groups crow over Souths plan - Thanks, Ivani

September 18

Variety: Film-related -- WGA gets ready for big talks -- DVD, tech money on the line

The Daily Telegraph: Crowe cans pokies (poker machines) at Souths club - SOUTH Sydney Leagues Club is set to dump its 160 poker machines in a historic move expected to cost millions of dollars in lost gaming revenue. - Thanks, Oz Fan

Related: "Young Triffie," the excellent comedy film that features an equally excellent score co-written by Alan Doyle (along with Keith Power) - a score which includes the movingly eloquent title song, written by Alan and performed by Great Big Sea - is now available on DVD. It can be ordered from Amazon ca. - Thanks, Lynda

Constant Crowe Updates:  With thanks to emails from AnneS and BB, I have two Yuma vids from ReelzChannel, one with the comedy team of Crowe & Bale once again (very funny!), the other a Yuma review in its second week.  Byron Allen's on a roll!  Christian Bale was on Entertainers this weekend!  Finally, from vsecin, another older vid, this time an interview from the Canadian TV channel, CBC, with Alan Doyle from April 2005.

September 17

Michael Morgan Blog: Now that's Gangster - "Who hoo! So the screening of the year is nearly here. In just a couple of days yours truly will be sharing what’s hot or what’s not about American Gangster. Until then have a look at the brand new extended trailer." - Thanks, Maria

The Age au has another picture of Russell at the Michigan game (With Bruno and Keith!) (Thanks, Carole) - Thanks, Allison

UNLV - The Rebel Tell: “American Gangster” (Nov. 02): Did anyone else see those gigantic cardboard posters at the theatres this summer with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe looking like flapper-era gang members? And did anyone else get excited, point and exclaim, “Oh my God! OSCARS!” Or was I the only one who looked like an idiot in front of the concession stand?

Cinematical: Monday morning poll and fall buzzes in - "But what about the rest of the season? What's coming out, what's getting good buzz and what should you go to see once it arrives in theaters? The Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men is being touted as one of the boys best films in years, and lots of folks (including yours truly) are real interested in what Paul Thomas Anderson plans to do with his turn-of-the-century oil tale, There Will Be Blood. Ridley Scott's American Gangster is scoring lots of high marks for the performances (Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe)..." - Thanks, Allison

From Avril: This link takes you to a page where you can view a video of Russell and Christian - it's a very funny one!! They talk about concrete cows and other stuf. LOL!! Also, down the right hand side of the page that plays the above videos, there are other videos too, all Yuma connected. This one is entitled Russell Crowe Rules the Box Office (reelzchannel.com) and at the end the interviewer tells us that Russell talked about his directing debut for Bra Boys and it will be on their site next week.

A so-so review for Yuma from the Sunday Times of London - "It’s been a long time since Crowe really shone. Here he just cruises along, playing it safe by accessing his movie-star charm instead of taking a risk and creating one of the great western bad guys. The voice is right – a gravelly purr – but the character doesn’t have the magic mix of repulsion and attraction. Crowe’s Wade is one devil who doesn’t have the best tunes.......Don’t get me wrong: 3:10 to Yuma is a watchable, if undistinguished, drama that walks a fine line between modern realism and old-fashioned cowboy picture. On this evidence, however, I suspect the western revival is still a long way off." - Thanks, Amelie

The article from teletext linked yesterday is, I quote, "a bull shit story." [ed note: It looks like the article has been removed]

Awards Daily lists Yuma and its stars as Oscar contenders. (Plus a story on Ben Foster in main column and one on Steve Zallian & American Gangster. Scroll) - Thanks, Ivani, Allison

rleague.com: "The Aboriginal Nations Super League wishes to thanks its supporters and sponsors, in particular, Mr. Russell Crowe and Mr. Peter Holmes a Court and their South Sydney Rugby League Football Club Franchise and Mr. Kevin Humphries the Local Barwon MP for NSW, the club officials and the supporters without whom the competition would not have been as successful as it was." - Thanks, Allison

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Yuma' fashions more than just black, white - Thanks, Allison

Variety: R-rated Western and awards hopeful "3:10 to Yuma," the top gunslinger last weekend, narrowly beat preeming laffer "Mr. Woodcock" for the No. 2 spot. Lionsgate and Relativity Media's "Yuma," declining just 35% in its second frame, grossed an estimated $9.15 million from 2,667 locations; cume in the pic's first 10 days is $28.5 million. Directed by James Mangold, oater stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Ben Foster.

Product Reviews.net: Last weekend's champion film, the western 3:10 Yuma, sipped to Number 2, making $9.2 million. After 10 days, the film starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale has earned a modest $28.6 million. Which, considering the film cost around $55 million to make, isn?t too good.- Thanks, Steph

The Washington Post - Reliable Source (This bit is not on line): HEY, ISN'T THAT . . .? Leonardo DiCaprio, finally showing his face in D.C. Saturday afternoon more than a week and a half after co-star Russell Crowe arrived to shoot the spy thriller "Body of Lies." Leo made what may have been his first public appearance at Georgetown waterfront hangout Tony and Joe's in T-shirt, shades and scruffy goatee; he looked heavier than usual (for the role, no doubt), sat outside with two male friends and tipped 20 percent. - Thanks, Teresa

From Shirley at TSN: Russell, Tenny and Charlie in New Idea Magazine

September 16

Heritage Auction Galleries: Peter Fonda's Memorabilia to be Auctioned by Heritage!

You Tube video: Entertainment reporter Tim Estiloz chats with actor Russell Crowe in a lively, fun and candid interview about his new film "3:10 To Yuma" and the joys of fatherhood. Crowe is relaxed, joking and very funny during this interview - relating anecdotes about working on this hit western ...and, with his co-stars Christian Bale, Peter Fonda and Ben Foster. Crowe also shares affectionate stories about his two young sons and how they've changed his life. This story was written and produced by Tim Estiloz. It originally aired on the TV entertainment program, "Backstage with Barry Nolan" seen on CN8 - The Comcast Network. - Thanks Steph

Teletext: Crowe feeling the pain - Thanks, galliia

Variety reports that Yuma took second place. Quote: In its debut, New Line’s Billy Bob Thornton laffer “Mr. Woodcock” lost the No. 2 spot to Lionsgate and Relativity Media’s holdover “3:10 to Yuma” in a tight race. “Yuma,” declining just 35% in its second frame, grossed an estimated $9.15 million from 2,667 locations, while “Woodcock” grossed an estimated $9.10 million from 2,231 runs. - Thanks, Mike,Tamara

From an Oz fan: Schedule for South Side Story on the Versus TV network (enter your zip code to see where this is available)

Video: Carr and his friend Crowe - (Russell comes in toward the end) Thanks, Ting

Detroit Free Press: Hollywood star Russell Crowe cheers friend Carr, U-M - "It was an incredible privilege to be part of being here today and the atmosphere," Crowe said. "I think that's the largest sporting event I've ever attended in terms of numbers in the crowd. I had a little chat with the boys to start with and the response was pretty good. I could hear a click. They were dead serious they were going to do something different this week than they did last week." - Thanks, Ivani

Article on Russell in S Magazine - Note the last paragraph - Thanks, JoYo

Detroit Free Press: When most football coaches are under fire, they turn to their family and staff. Lloyd Carr received a different kind of support. Movie star Russell Crowe, whom Carr befriended after splicing "Cinderella Man" movie clips into last season's game preparation, flew in from Washington with a few friends to attend Saturday's game and watch from the U-M sideline. - Thanks, Steph

Detroit News: "Crowe, who flew in from Washington, D.C. to attend the Notre Dame game, said he did so in response to the Wolverines' 0-2 start. "I could sense through what I was watching on TV that my friend was in a bit of pain, so I thought I'd just sort of take his mind off things and gave him a call and started teasing about it, and he said, 'Get up here,' " Crowe said. Crowe spoke to the team before the game, and he ran onto the field, and touched the banner at midfield. "I don't want to make this the last time I come down, that's for sure," Crowe said." - Thanks, Steph

Constant Crowe Updates:  With thanks to Ree, Maria, Flakeroo and a very naughty Ben Barmaid, I have a bunch of fun vids & audio for everyone!  Enjoy

September 15

Variety: Director James Mangold's "Yuma," starring Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Ben Foster, grossed an estimated $2.7 million from 2,667 runs as it headed into its second frame for a cume of $22.1 million. Pic declined 41% from opening Friday - Thanks, Steph

UK Times review of Yuma - Thanks, Amelie

Lew Rockwell.com (one man's cranky opinion) - 3:10 to Yuma: The Most Spectacular Clunker in the History of the Western

In honor of Yuma, here is an OLD page for The Quick and the Dead

The Daily Telegraph: FORMER New Zealand international Joe Galuvao is finally set to leave Souths - not for the ministry but for Parramatta. An end to Galuvao's pain - Thanks, Steph

The UK Telegraph: 14 things you didn't know about the Western -- By Craig Brown (British humor!) -- 9. Russell Crowe's new 3.10 to Yuma is, in fact, a remake of 4.50 from Paddington. Crowe's role was taken in the original by the redoubtable Dame Margaret Rutherford.... The Good, The Bad and The Ugly has also been retitled to keep it in line with historical findings. It is now available on DVD as The Good, The Disadvantaged and The Interesting-Looking. - Thanks, Christine

The Washington Post: a funny view of Yuma and birds - Movies don't give a hoot -- "In James Mangold's new blockbuster Western "3:10 to Yuma," the first time we meet Ben Wade, played by tough-guy actor Russell Crowe, he is making a natural history sketch of a bird just minutes before carrying out yet another murderous stagecoach robbery. The scene establishes Wade not only as a complex character, but as a savvy birder who takes the time to document what is surely the first and only sighting in the United States of Africa's augur buzzard....Alas, the entertainment industry knows no shame. Moviemakers' attention to period detail in costumes, props, sets and dialogue grows ever more sophisticated, and the budgets for high-end productions regularly top tens of millions of dollars. Imagine how hard directors worked to equip Ben Wade with the right spurs and pistol. But they apparently think that getting the right bird is, well, for the birds." - Thanks, Marilyn

Constant Crowe Updates:  With huge thanks to vsecin, I have an interview circa LAC-after-Cannes time period with Russell!  Also from vsecin and 6.7 lots more Yuma reviews!

People picked up Russell and the locals - Russell Crowe Gets a Hollywood Welcome in D.C. - Thanks, Kris C

Scotsman review of Yuma

September 14

The Charlie Rose interview with Ben Foster is on line - Thanks, Laurie

Rabbits-related: Roy scored a 'triple' at last night's Ball - The George Piggins Medal, Jack Rayner Players’ Player and the Supporters’ Choice awards! Congrats to Roy and all the other players and Souths associates honored! Asotasi wins Best and Fairest - Thanks, CGee

Constant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to Helga, Ivani, MM and vsecin, I have three of the DC interviews Russell did today and yesterday!

Box Office Prophets forecast for this weekend (Scroll) - Thanks, Ivani

If dreams could come true.... The SMH: The big dry saps life from boarding schools, too -- The expected closure of St Joseph's Boarding College, 132 years after its establishment in Perthville, outside Bathurst, is being blamed on falling numbers of Catholic girls and shrinking rural communities, compounded by the impact of the long drought. "All the girls were upset when we told them and one of the year 8 girls said if Russell Crowe could save the Rabbitohs, maybe he can save the school," said the congregation's leader, Sister Mary Cromer. - Thanks, Maria

Variety: Midrange pics flood Europe - Thanks, Steph

Hometownannapolis.com: Crowe films at bakery - Thanks, Barbiecat

The Washington Post Reliable Source: "An Annapolis family gave Russell Crowe a Hollywood welcome when a film shoot for "Body of Lies" set up on their block -- yes, literally. The cast and crew of the new Ridley Scott thriller (co-starring Leo DiCaprio, but we haven't seen him yet, have you?) arrived in the waterfront neighborhood that plays the Oscar winner's home to find that the folks next door had set up a greeting on their front lawn -- a perfectly scaled rendering of the famous HOLLYWOOD sign in two-foot-high white letters. Apparently the neighbors -- whom a publicist on the set would ID only as the Wuest family -- had the sign left over from a Rat Pack-themed party a while back. They also (very smart!) set up a picnic table with snacks and a generally welcoming vibe, which lured Crowe over to chat and sign autographs for half an hour Wednesday night. Take note, star stalkers." - Thanks, CGee

Related (Ireland, Clare and Leonardo): limerick.com: Well known to Limerick people on their way to the scenic beauty of Lough Derg or taking time out to explore the beauty of east Clare the peaceful village of Tuamgraney could soon find itself the centre of international attention. Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio and former soccer star,Vinnie Jones, are set to soon walk the street of the lakeshore village as the cameras roll in shooting a multi-million dollar blockbuster about the legendary High King of Ireland, Brian Boru.

There is a double page ad in today's NY Times for Yuma with great quotes from several major critics - It is headed - "The Number 1 Movie in America"

Late for this one --- "Fox and Friends announced earlier this morning that Russell would be interviewed from Washington DC later in their show. The show is on the Fox Cable network, from 7 to 9am. I heard the announcemnt at 7:30 this morning. Soozieq" (It is on line now - All about Yuma)

IMDb Daily Poll: Here's a list of Oscar-winning performances often considered in part a reward for losing the previous year, for a large body or lifetime work, or for health issues; in your opinion, who most deserved their Oscar? (Suggested by "Huggo") - Thanks to all

South Sydney Rabbitohs: Souths Cares and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Announce Joint Initiative -- The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ community initiative Souths Cares is working in conjunction with the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations on a project to provide unemployed Indigenous Australians with the best possible opportunities to enter the work force. - Thanks, CGee

Uk Reviews for Yuma thanks to Amelie: the Independent -- The Guardian -- The Telegraph

PR Inside: Russell Crowe would have liked to have been runner JESSE OWENS at the 1936 Olympics - so he could humiliate German Nazi leader ADOLF HITLER. The Gladiator star loves the tale of how African-American Owens shamed racist Hitler by beating all his white athletes in Berlin - but he wouldn't have just gone home after winning gold. Crowe says, "It's an extremely significant moment, a drawing of a line in the sand in terms of the racial idiocy that Adolf Hitler was promoting. "The one thing that I would do differently is when Hitler was getting up to leave the stadium, I think I would have pursued him." - Thanks, Liu (This quote first appeared in the Sports Illustrated article of 9/7)

MTV Movie Blog: Teenage ‘3:10’ Star Looks Towards The Future - Thanks, Allison

Village Voice.com.au: Vaucluse Public School will celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, making it one of the oldest schools in Australia... - Thanks, Allison

The Mirror UK: He's a mellow fellow - Thanks, Allison

Constant Crowe Updates:  With massive thanks to all my contributors, I have a plethora of vids for everyone posted on the 12th and 13th!  Yuma reviews (Jonathan Ross from the UK via 6.7, thank you!!), bunches of trailers (some we haven't seen yet!), and a couple of fun things most notably a new Illustrated Song from Mariola featuring Ben Wade!

Moviefone: Fall's 15 Biggest -- and Busiest -- Movie Stars - Thanks, Marie

September 13

My Movies.com: Excellent behind the scenes bits with narration by Crowe, Bale and Mangold . - Thanks, Judy

True West Magazine: 3:10 to Yuma - on track - "...In the new version, Wade, as played by Russell Crowe, is taken even higher. He’s a fancy dressing, philosophically agile figure who makes sketches of birds and women’s backsides, and he has crucifixes on his gun grips. Wade is a couple of moral twists away from being one of those good natured cowboy Robin Hoods who roamed the West in old serials. He’s nearly dashing. “[I] probably based pretty much every decision about the character from a scene where he discusses the time and the reasons why he once read the Bible from cover to cover,” says Crowe. “That to me is sort of like the central core of who Ben is. And, you know, it wasn’t a very pleasant experience for him. I kind of took the attitude that he doesn’t believe in a benevolent God, that he got stuck somewhere in the Old Testament, you know, and hasn’t come out of there yet.” -- Thanks, Judy

From Ivani: According to Box Office Mojo, Yuma will not lose theaters tomorrow, on the contrary, it will get 15 more.

CHUD: (wishful rumor casting) -- "...Just remember that half of these movies will either fall apart or be shoved aside in favor of other projects over the next few months (notice, for example, that the Scott brothers are each attached to two films). But that shouldn't stop you from emailing IESB and claiming to have the inside scoop on Nottingham starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, a coming-out-of-retirement Sean Connery and Natalie Portman as a mocap-ed Audrey Hepburn. Get to work!" - Thanks, Maria

Film Jerk.com: A list starting circulating around the talent agencies two weeks ago, listing the 300 projects in active development which have become pre-strike priorities for the major studios and a number of top production companies. This list does not mean all of these projects will be completed before the strike date or that they will come together in time. A few titles have already started shooting, some others have set production start dates, and a couple will likely end up on somebody's Best Films Never Made list a few years down the road. (Nottingham on the Universal list)

Hometown Annapolis: Crowe films at St. Margarets bakery -- Pic from afar in his grey wig

The Daily Telegraph - More on the Star Trek rumor - Thanks, Craig

The NY Post - Liz Smith: HERE'S WHAT's sizzling - the VIP insider sneak of executive producer Nick Pileggi's movie "American Gangster," to be seen at MoMA on Saturday. Brian Grazer and Ridley Scott are inviting and, boy oh boy, is this Russell Crowe starrer ever a hot ticket! Need I remind that writer Pileggi is America's expert on crime and the Mafia? He wrote one of the best movies ever made for Martin Scorsese - "Goodfellas." Nick is happily wed to the best-selling humorist Nora Ephron. She writes and directs as well. Nick and Nora, once denizens of the Hamptons, now segue between Manhattan and Hollywood and are happier for their bicoastal existence. - Thanks, Kris C - Also in Smith's Variety column - Thanks, Allison, susiek

Politico.com: Russell Crowe has been sighted! We have the first pics of Russell Crowe in D.C.! The Aussie is in town filming the Ridley Scott film, Body of Lies. Today he was spotted after a day of filming at the GXS Building in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He stopped traffic after jumping out of his SUV at Canal near MacArthur so he could bike back towards his D.C. hotel. We hear traffic was at a stand still for a good 10 minutes. In the film, Crowe has gray hair [Ed Note: Probably a wig] and lots of make-up, so keep a look out! - Thanks, Teresa

Access Hollywood has two more pics of Russelll on a bike - Thanks, Allison

The UK Times and the Evening Standard reviews of Yuma - Thanks, Amelie

September 12

You Tube has 5 minutes of behind the scenes shots of Yuma - the tunnel and torture scene - the final chase through town and more (Click around there for more scenes - fascinating!) - Thanks, Laura

Gazette.net: Russell Crowe drops in for some filming (More info on Hoffman and BOL) - Thanks, Allison

The Arundel Digest: "Mr. Crowe also stars in the remake of "3:10 to Yuma," which opened Friday, but in his latest project he will be taking a detour to St. Andrew's to drop off his kid for school and make a quick phone call to Mr. DiCaprio. But filming those scenes required almost 12 hours of preparation and a caravan of support people. "I was very surprised to see how big of a production it was," said Leslie Redwine, acting principal." - Thanks, Allison

Voice of America Yuma review: interesting comments by Russell on Wade -- "Right from when Ben's character first confronts Ben Wade and there's a steadiness about Dan," explains Crowe, "I don't think it's something Ben Wade comes across very often. People have an extreme reaction to him because of the reputation that precedes him. So I think that begins a kernel of respect and that's what grows. "I don't think that Wade actually has a moral compass, necessarily, or a conscience. He couldn't care less. He will do whatever he needs to do right in that moment to make the balance come his way," he adds, "but I think he sees a little bit of his own fight in Dan, so there is a tinge of empathy. However, at any stage if that was threatened there might be a different response."

CNN: Christian Bale: I'm in it for the work - Thanks, Amy

The Independent ie: Interview with Russell re Yuma

Harry at AICN reviews Yuma: "...3:10 TO YUMA by James Mangold is exactly the sort of Western I have wanted to see get made for a very long time. Just a gritty western world filled with men that’d kill ya faster than they would see ya. A Western filled with cowards and men of principle. Men with a code and men with no code."

MCN: Klady's Weekend BO report: It was high noon at the box office as 3:10 to Yuma got to the station ahead of the posse with an estimated $13.5 million. As the summer rode into the sunset, the sound of the fall came in a blazin' … sort of. The debut of Yuma didn't quite leave the competition choking dust and the other national bow, Shoot 'Em Up was mostly firing blanks with a $5.8 million weekend that ranked fourth overall....There was a high degree of anxiety surrounding the opening of 3:10 to Yuma with nay sayers anticipating that a western yarn simply wouldn't cut it with the current generation of filmgoers and fans expecting a surprise. In the end it chugged to a middle ground that was respectable but hardly a call to boots and saddles.

September 11 - We remember...

Cinema Blend: Russell Crowe's Body of Lies -- "Russell Crowe re-teams with Gladiator director Ridley Scott this fall for the new mob movie American Gangster, but the two love working together so much that they’re already filming on another project. The AP reports that Crowe is currently in the Baltimore area shooting the new Ridley Scott thriller Body of Lies. The film stars Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in the story of a former journalist who comes out of Iraq with a shattered leg only to hired by the CIA to help in tracking down an Al Queda leader in Jordan. It’s based on a fictional counterterrorism tale by author David Ignatius. DiCaprio stars as the journalist Roger Ferris while Crowe plays his CIA contact, a division chief named Ed Hoffman. So far, collaboration between Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott has been something of a mixed bag. Gladiator was good (but a little overrated), while their last movie, the wine-swilling mid-life crisis flick A Good Year was completely awful. If American Gangster ends up being good, does that mean Body of Lies has to suck?"

From Laurie: The Charlie Rose interview with James Mangold is now on-line.  A wonderful 20-odd minute discussion of Yuma.

The Washington Post: Shaking Things Up in Baltimore -- Ridley Scott continued his local campaign of terror yesterday as he blew up a building in Baltimore. Or rather, blew out the windows of an abandoned rowhouse in the Collington Square area (in this case playing Manchester, England) for his DiCaprio 'n' Crowe movie, "Body of Lies." This, just a week after the director blew up a car at Eastern Market (playing the role of Amsterdam). We've since heard from some extras who were startled -- despite warnings that "this is an actual bomb" -- when they were sprayed with real broken glass. A couple of extras got minor cuts, and one told us, half-horrified, half-delighted, "It scared the bejesus out of me!" Aw, can't Leo give it a kiss and make it better? - Thanks, Maria

Thanks to Laura Hunt at the Perch: Buy THE hat - Yuma - Thanks, Cindy -- And there is a section on this site about getting the hats for M&C

Village Voice au: Vanguard hits the right notes - The Vanguard has hosted a cavalcade of well known Australian and international performers since it opened in 2003....Another moment that sticks out in Mr Cass' memory is when Elvis Costello got up on stage with Russell Crowe, and they went on to perform five songs together during the night. "Russell was a top bloke and even bought in cases of Moet for all of the staff as a Christmas present." - Thanks, Allison

Cindy Adams in the NY Post: Crowe flies into film options -- "September 11, 2007 -- FROM Western to sci-fi, the wanted hombre is Russell Crowe. Out cur rently with "3:10 to Yuma," he's now being courted for installment 11 of the "Star Trek" movies. They want him to zoom through that black hole as the dude in the black hat. To play the bad guy. To go where no Australian has gone before. Streaking through galaxies since 1966, the franchise has been around so long that Crowe was actually a "Star Trek" fan as a kid. Anyway, if he throws a Klingon on the barbie and says G'day to us from the United Federation of Planets, the thing should come out Christmas 2008." - Thanks, Kris C, Ivani

Variety: Tenderness release news - TORONTO -- Icon Prods. is acquiring sales rights to a number of GreeneStreet Films' current productions and library titles....GreeneStreet's upcoming slate includes "Tenderness," starring Russell Crowe; "Wedding Daze," starring Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher; "Gary the Tennis Coach," starring Seann William Scott; "Laws of Motion," starring Matthew Perry and Hilary Swank; and "Unknown," starring Jim Caviezel, which Veneziano exec produced." - Thanks, Allison

September 10

Russell reponds to the story about Luhrmann and the stables, and discusses Souths' plans for the future.

UGO: Ridley Scott American Gangster Interview - Thanks, Allison

Ben Foster is scheduled to be on Charlie Rose tomorrow night. (The 11th) - Thanks, Allison

From the Souths site: The South Side Story DVD will be available prior to Christmas. - Thanks, Kells

Washingtonian.com: Spotted: "Russell Crowe -- Spotted: Russell Crowe, in town to film Body of Lies (based on the novel by the Washington Post's David Ignatius), dining last night at Old Glory in Georgetown. The Australian star dined with two athletic-looking male Aussies on a platter of ribs and a heap of side dishes washed down with a Budweiser and was generous to staff and gawkers." - Thanks, Maria

The Globe and Mail (That Geoffrey Rush!) at the Toronto Film Festival - "Over at the bar, Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush sipped a double vodka, while he embellished the story behind the tiny wound on his forehead. "You should have seen how bad the other Aussie got it. That Russell Crowe, he certainly had it coming." In all seriousness, the Pirates of the Caribbean madman said he absentmindedly walked into a tree."

The Syracuse Daily Orange: "Syracuse University students will get the chance to live like Hollywood celebrities and movie critics this year. Thanks to a new, innovative program called Campus U, they will have the chance to see movie premiers before the rest of the nation.... On Sept. 26, the Palace Theater will show the critically acclaimed "The Kingdom," starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner, days before its opening release. Other flicks slated for this semester include "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," George Clooney's sports comedy "Leatherheads" and Ridley Scott's "American Gangster," starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe." - Thanks, Maria

Thanks to Monica - The full page in in Sunday's NY Times for AG

The Daily Telegraph: HIS latest flick 3:10 to Yuma topped the box office when it opened in the US at the weekend, but Russell Crowe has revealed he still has regrets about his recent film choices. The Hollywood heavyweight admitted yesterday he's now sorry to have missed out on being part of Baz Luhrmann's sweeping outback epic Australia, currently shooting final interior scenes at Moore Park's Fox Studios. ... But the Woolloomooloo local denied internet reports circulating yesterday claiming he was still waiting for payment from Luhrmann for stables he built for the movie. Crowe admitted building the eight-bay stables at his property at Nana Glen, near Coffs Harbour, but said there was never any issue over money. "Baz, Nic, Hugh and many of my other friends are in the cast and crew,'' he said. - Thanks, Tamara

iF Magazine: Interview with Russell ---- on Ben Wade -- “I think one of the important things – because we’ve had no history of Wade being – we don’t know his future, we don’t know if he gets captured and all that sort of stuff, so I was always taking the attitude that he was actually very successful at what he did, and this is probably the fourth or fifth version of his ‘gang’,” explains Crowe. “And when they become too proficient, the gang members around him and the things that he taught them, that’s probably the time to clean the slate and move on and go and get himself another gang. There’s a story in THE PRINCESS BRIDE when they’re talking about the dread pirate robbers changing hands and that would go through my mind in terms of how to explain him.” - Thanks, Steph

Constant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to AnneCB, Ivani and vsecin, I have a lot of Yuma review vids up for the 8th and 9th!  Also, I've rendered the Russell Crowe section from the Entertainers program which aired early Saturday morning and a YouTube vid from the Kostya Tszyu fight in June of 2005 (Will whoever posted this please email me for credit, thank you!).

Good news!! - Variety: 'YUMA' ROPES IN AUDIENCES -- Western rides to the top of box office - Audiences proved willing to saddle up for Western "3:10 to Yuma," which lassoed a solid $14.1 million on a typically soft post-Labor Day frame....Lionsgate's Russell Crowe-Christian Bale starrer appealed primarily to men over 25. Ortenberg predicted the pic could have a long run like the studio's last early-opening kudos contender, "Crash." Lionsgate is already planning an aggressive awards season campaign. -- (Thanks to all who sent the BO news in yesterday and today) - And from E! on line: The movie is Crowe's first number one opener since Gladiator.

IOL Ireland on line -(This looks like gossip) - Russell Crowe has slammed fellow Australian Baz Luhrmann for failing to pay for stables the actor built for him.

September 9

Box Office Guru and other sties - Yuma takes the weekend - Thanks, Mike, Kris C and all

Isis at the Crowe's Crossing Board has transcribed the Script Magazine article on Yuma - Everything Old (West) Is New Again: Writing the remake of 3:10 to Yuma -- Thanks!

Obsessed With film: Body of Lies has begun filming - Thanks, Ciindy

The Chicago Sun Times: 'American Gangster' -- OPENS NOV. 2 - The film is based on a New York magazine article about a real-life Harlem drug lord named Frank Lucas (Washington) who smuggles heroin in the caskets of soldiers killed in Vietnam. On his tail is New York detective Richie Roberts, played by Crowe. "I like the message about the responsibility to bring certain people to justice," Crowe says. -- Thanks, Steph

The NY Times -- fall preview movie section - With Russell-related and Russell mentions - A long article on Jodie Foster, friend and director of the Crowe movie that was never made, Flora Plum. Short profiles of up and coming actors - Ben Foster (Yuma) and Josh Brolin (AG) among them. American Gangster itself is in the list for November 2 releases, and there is a full page ad for AG, the great black and white one of the two stars.

The Quay County Sun: Mother and son duo take to the screen - Thanks, Allison

The NY Times: A Slide Show for Up and Coming Actors - Brolin and Foster

Jacksonville.com: Crowe update --- After being sent to the wrong Web site for Russell Crowe's band, which is now Russell Crowe & The Ordinary Fear of God, we've been e-mailing with Bruno de Olivia, the band's tour manager. The actor will definitely be here in January, but, Bruno wrote, "we are still evaluating if we will bring the band as the trip is really about Rugby League and Russell's South Sydney Rabbitohs." Oh, come on, Bruno, what's rugby without a rousing, raucous musical warm-up? - Thanks, Allison

ABC2 News: BOL -- The movie will continue filming for the rest of the month in Baltimore, Washington and the suburbs in between. DiCaprio will do his work in D-C. After wrapping in this area, the production moves to Morocco.

CBS on the Oscar Race - Best Actor -- "...Crowe "might be nominated. He is back with Ridley Scott, a great director. You've got to remember that in 2000, he won an Oscar for 'Gladiator' (also directed by Scott), and has been nominated twice more," (for "The Insider" and "A Beautiful Mind"). Leatherman feels Crowe could be nominated for either movie."

Chron.com: Hollywood Embraces black artists: Only one of the big-budget movies, American Gangster — a biographical crime film co-starring Washington and Russell Crowe — is set in a largely black milieu. It's directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Black Hawk Down) and is being marketed to mainstream audiences. Because of the estimated $100 million budget and the level of the director and stars, "it's going to be treated differently," Boyd (notes Todd Boyd, a University of Southern California professor and an expert on the representation of race in popular culture) says. "It's that simple."

IndieWire: "Yuma" Invades Lower Manhattan - N.Y. premiere (Russell was not there) - Thanks, Allison

September 8

I posted my review/thoughts on Yuma at the back-up Crowe news blog. This way you may add your review or comment as you wish

Yuma from Capone at AICN: "...On a purely visceral level, 3:10 TO YUMA is equally awesome. The gun battles are quick, loud, bloody and executed with no frills. This is what I've always liked about James Mangold as a director; his style (more like anti-style) is to let the story tell itself and not try and overwhelm an audience with too many wild camera tricks and artsy flare. He makes it seem like he's just filming what's happening rather than making his movies feel stagy or rehearsed. Cap off the quality filmmaking with a memorable score by Marco Beltrami, and you've got yourself a great way to kiss a summer largely without substance goodbye. Ignore the talk about "The Return of the Western," and consider 3:10 TO YUMA a return to films that make you think about violence in a way most escapist action films don't. This is a film of substance that still manages to be about as entertaining as anything I've seen this year. It's also a great chance to see these two acting giants play against each other in unexpected ways and create an uneasy partnership that is greater than the sum of its parts."

Here is the Big Pond highlight videe from Souths v Manly game - Thanks, Penny

Despite a valiant effort the Rabbitohs were defeated by the Manly Sea Eagles 30 - 6 and their season is now over. Looking forward to 2008 with Craig Wing in the side. -- Thanks, Trevor & Shirley Norris, Bejay

My thoughts on 3:10 to Yuma - Spoilers

Cinematical: Shoot 'Em Up: Insert Caption -" If there's still any doubt as to the lasting effect Brokeback Mountain has had on our collective image of the Western, look no further than the 69 captions we received for last week's 3:10 to Yuma contest. (Of course we also owe a great debt of gratitude to Jon Stewart for putting it all in historical context with that hilarious Oscars montage). Some moviegoers may be disappointed to hear that Russell Crowe and Christian Bale do not get... it... on... in Yuma, but I can tell you that they do seem to develop Jonah Hill-Michael Cera-style man-crushes on each other if that counts for anything. Congrats to our victors below, you win... his-and-hers Yuma t-shirts." - Thanks, Allison

Cinema Blend Survey - Thanks, Allison

The Chicago Sun Times: A look at the people and personalities now appearing at cineplexes nationwide - Thanks, Allison

The Baltimore Sun: Yes, that was Russell Crowe in Annapolis -- "Yesterday, while Russell Crowe was winning his best set of reviews in years for his tour-de-force villainy in 3:10 to Yuma, he was also playing a soccer dad in Annapolis. It was his first day of shooting on the international espionage thriller Body of Lies, and Crowe was doing two scenes at St. Andrew's United Methodist Day School: easing into the carpool area and watching one of his two fictional kids play soccer." - Thanks, Ivani, Steph

BOL Extra Experience at the IMDb message board (Scroll) - Thanks, Penny:

Slash Film: Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Batman Begins star Christian Bale have lassoed the Friday box office crown, and 3:10 TO YUMA (Lionsgate) will ride away with a surprisingly easy 3-day weekend win. The James Mangold-directed remake of the classic Western of the same name grabbed just over $5M on Friday, and appears to be headed for a weekend of $15.15M. If the number holds, 3:10 TO YUMA will have delivered the 2nd-best 3-day opening for a Western in the past 20 years. - Thanks, Ivani

Souths vs Manly Preview - Game is going on now - Thanks, Oz fan

Newsday: The 101-year-old estate of Old Westbury Gardens is providing a plush setting for two major feature films set for fall premieres, one theatrically and the other on cable TV...
In other filming there, director Ridley Scott came to the Gardens for a day last October with Denzel Washington and Armand Assante to film interior and exterior shots for "American Gangster." Washington plays Frank Lucas, a former drug kingpin who eventually became an informant against a heroin network of corrupt cops and foreign nationals. Russell Crowe also stars in the 1970s-set film, playing the lawman who worked with Lucas to expose the ring. "American Gangster" is set for release on November 19. Built in 1906, Old Westbury Gardens is a Charles II-style mansion set on 160 acres of gardens, woodlands, ponds and lakes. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. -Thanks, Allison

September 7

My thoughts on 3:10 to Yuma - Spoilers

Sports Illustrated: Q&A with Russell Crowe - Thanks, Maria

Film.com: Clive Owen vs. Russell Crowe: Who Ya Got? - Winner = Crowe -- He's one of the top five stars in the world. And his new movie kicks the crap out of most everything that came out this summer. Anyone who thinks he's on his way out hasn't seen this. Against any other mortal man, Owen would have fared better. But Crowe? The man ain't mortal.

I won't be acccepting or posting any more Yuma reviews. You can get all of them at Rotten Tomatoes. Thanks to those who sent them in.

The New Republic Reviews Yuma - Thanks, Allison

The SMH: Crowe hints at plans to expand family brood - Thanks, Liu

The Washington Post: Russell Crowe walking on 24th Street yesterday afternoon; the Oscar winner (beige shorts, T-shirt, sunglasses, short curly hair) is in town to shoot "Body of Lies."- Thanks, Penny

Constant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to a head's-up from Gena ( Crowe's Magik), I have the Starz Hollywood Reporter special preview for Yuma and a featured profile for Rusty!  Thanks to a head's-up from my mate, Ree, the Daily Show on 09-05-2007 was sponsored by 3:10 to Yuma.  The trailer they used is totally cool, lots of cocking guns.  Thanks to a head's-up from MM, I have the latest trailer for Yuma, as aired on CMT today!  Thanks to Cindy, I have the latest Yahoo clip and a clip from AOL's Moviefone site!

Rotten Tomatoes: Ah, the Western... Every time the genre is pronounced dead, it seems as though a movie like 3:10 to Yuma comes along to revive it. Christian Bale stars as a financially-strapped rancher who joins a group to escort a train robber (Russell Crowe) to federal court; mind games and quick-draw action ensue. Critics say the film is one of the best Westerns in years, featuring outstanding performances from Crowe, Bale, and Ben Foster, and simultaneously utilizing old-fashioned storytelling while deepening the psychological complexity. And while it might fall a little short of the original (93 percent), at 81 percent, Yuma is Certified Fresh all the same. (Check out our interview with Yuma director James Mangold and star Peter Fonda here.) - Thanks, Allison

CNN: Seinfeld's 'Bee' among buzzworthy fall films (AG) - Thanks, Kris C

From Judy (A day late, but they do repeats) James Mangold is scheduled to be on "Charlie Rose" tonight. (9/6)

Jeffrey Wells - Beefs about Yuma - also from Nikki Finke's blog, a strange letter from Wells to Mangold - Thanks, Mike

IMDb: An extra on the set for Body of Lies at Eastern Market (Amsterdam) in DC -- And a video of the explosion set up by Ridley and Co - Thanks, Penny

NY Times Yuma review: In the Ol’ West, a Very Tough Commute - "...But Ben and Dan discover an unlikely bond, or at least some common enemies, and Mr. Bale’s haunted reticence plays well against Mr. Crowe’s roguish relish"

September 6

NOTE: My web host is changing servers, so the site may be inaccessible tomorrow for a while. -- Personal note 2: Gayle, your e mail bounces back. Any thoughts?

Telegraph UK: Russell Crowe: why I'm at home on the range - The western is making a comeback - and Russell Crowe is delighted to be part of it. He tells Will Lawrence what made him decide to saddle up to make his latest film, 3:10 to Yuma (Some factual errors) - Thanks, Maria

MTV: Christian Bale And Russell Crowe Face Clive Owen In Box-Office Showdown: Projection Booth -- Which will be quickest (and biggest) draw this weekend, '3:10 to Yuma' or 'Shoot 'Em Up'?

Fantasy Moguls: FINAL WEEKEND TRACKING: '3:10 to Yuma' is Vulnerable, But Seems Headed for $13M-$16M; 'Shoot 'Em Up' and Fast-Fading 'Halloween' to Battle for Second by Steve Mason -- At a glance, it looks like 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate) should edge Shoot 'Em Up  (New Line) for the weekend box office win, and the Western will probably carry the day. It's less of a sure thing, however, than you might think.

From gladannie: Just dropping off a bit of info for everyone. The soundtrack for 3:10 To Yuma is available for download at I -Tunes. [ed note: Great soundtrack - Especially the 3:10 to Yuma song]

Gayle has added her thoughts to the Arclight showing - Scroll

Business Week: Former venture capitalist Ryan Kavanaugh has ridden into town with bags of hedge-fund cash. He may ride out with an Oscar to his credit (Yuma) - Thanks, Allison

Cinematical Yuma prediction - Thanks, Allison

Movies on line ca: Mangold and Konrad Q&A - Thanks, Allison

MyFox: Washington, DC  --  If you hear explosions in the District tonight, don't be afraid, it's just Hollywood magic. A new film called "Body of Lies" starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe is filming downtown, including a scene where a car explodes. A section of 7th Street between C Street and North Carolina in Southeast is shut down until 10:00pm for the filming. - Thanks, Allison

The Washington Post: Ka-BOOM! The autumn Hollywood-in-D.C. season kicked off with some righteous pyrotechnics yesterday as director Ridley Scott set off a bomb at Eastern Market -- the first day of three weeks of local shooting for the spy thriller "Body of Lies," starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. - Thanks, Allison

The LA Times: The hard shoot of 3:10 to Yuma -- The new version of the classic western didn't have the easiest time getting made. - Thanks, Allison

Roger Ebert's review of 3:10 to Yuma - 3:10 to Yuma: Remake of western has rich depth of character, fine acting -- Thanks, Allison

Constant Crowe Updates:  The comedy team of Crowe & Bale are at it again!  Thanks to a head's-up from my mate, BetteMare, yesterday, I have the E! News Yuma promo bit about Maximus vs Batman! Also, t hanks to Stacey, the WealthTV Yuma review!

September 5

Film Journal: "...The bottom line is that while it’s a workmanlike piece of filmmaking, 3:10 to Yuma pales in comparison to a solidly traditional western like Kevin Costner’s Open Range. That noted, about the best you can say about Mangold’s work is that it won’t kill off the genre. Nor will it help to revive it."

USA Today: Christian Bale pours body, soul into roles - Thanks, Mike

Slate: Russell Crowe squares off against Lionsgate -- "Those said to be displeased with Lionsgate's handling of the film are the Russell Crowe camp, as well as director James Mangold (Walk the Line) and his producer-spouse, Cathy Konrad. Let it be noted that none of these individuals will ever win a congeniality award. Certainly Crowe has agendas involving his own career that may not sync up with Lionsgate's interests. He's coming off the exceedingly dreadful A Good Year and another disappointing performer, Cinderella Man, before that. So he's looking for a hit. He and his advisers believe that hit will be American Gangster, an upcoming Universal film that pairs him with Denzel Washington. (We're told Universal will run an Oscar campaign for Crowe in the best supporting actor category.) Crowe did not want to muddy the waters by opening 3:10 to Yuma too close to American Gangster's release on Nov. 2. His camp thought the film should be moved to next year—and promised that the star would be more cooperative in promoting it if Lionsgate agreed. But Lionsgate did not." - Thanks, Steph

The Portland Mercury: American Gangster - A tale of two trailers - "Right now there are two trailers out for American Gangster, a promising-enough film directed by Ridley Scott, written by Steven Zaillian, and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. I’ve got high hopes for it—Scott can be awesome, and I’ve yet to be disappointed by either Washington or Crowe." - Thanks, Kris C

Tamara and Darrin's Reports on the Arclight Q&A with Mangold and Konrad

Script Magazine for Sept/Oct: The Costs of Doing Business: American Gangster
by Bob Verini Troubled projects can bounce back. Days before it was ready for the cameras, American Gangster was shut down and written off in 2004. Three years later, it stars two Oscar® winners and is one of the most anticipated movies of the fall. Steven Zaillian wrote it, and he explains why the real-life underground crime well will never go dry for filmmakers. - Thanks, Ivani -- Awards Daily has excerpts from the Script Magazine article - Thanks, Cindy

Cathy is giving away Yuma Tickets: I have a pass for 2 people for tonight’s 7:30 Sneak Preview of Yuma if anyone in the DC/Balto area wants it. The theater is Muvico at the Arundel Mills Mall outside of Baltimore. First person to email me can have the pass. cgallagher@comcast.net

Yuma AP Review - Thanks, Kris C

Lynda has her opinion on the impact and setting of Yuma (Scroll a bit)

From Russell:

that cowboys and indians piece is wide of the mark on a few points,
for those that are interested in rural matters,

main property 1360 acres,  half of that is trees and bush that we leave alone
a separate grain growing property 180 acres, 11 km's north west
and a kikuyu growing out property 360 acres,10 km's north east
500 breeders mainly straight angus.

horses honey,princess and elly-mae all getting served this month
rc

Obsessed with film: "You know the main reason why I like Westerns so much? Two words (and actually they kinda mean the same thing), Death and Inevitably." - Thanks, Anne S, Laurie

Less than estatic review for Yuma at MSNBC

September 4

Lionsgate is offering prizes in a charitable auction to benefit The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Ugo.com: Interview with Russell -- On whether he's shooting the Al Qaeda movie next in Morocco: "Yeah, next week. It's really about the weeping soul [sic - sore] that is American international politics. It's very short shoot for me, probably only about five weeks, perfect. Then back for the premiere (AG) in New York at the Apollo Theater on October 19. That will be fantastic. I'm really looking forward to that."

From susieK: I have a free pass for 2 to see Yuma today 9/4 at 7:30PM at the AMC Kips Bay at 570 2 Ave. (33 st) NYC.  If anyone is interested e-mail me at bklynsusie2004@yahoo.com or ez box me at the perch and I will forward a link the pass to be printed out.

Portfolio.com: "...Glenn Ford's son Peter writes to the Los Angeles Times to regret the new Russell Crowe versus Christian Bale version is "shot in color with lots of gunplay--it saddens us they couldn't leave that one alone." - Thanks, Steph

The Simon: In depth, interesting review and opinion on Yuma - Lots of Spoilers - Thanks, Allison

Courier Mail: Parenting DVD in Australia: "...Rebekka says babies are a great leveller, and recalls recently that they had to take Samson to hospital after he "got a wax crayon stuck up his nose". "He did it at day care – it was right up there high in his nose," Rebekka says. "While we were sitting in triage at the hospital, in walks Russell Crowe with one of his children, who had a fever. He looked stressed, we were stressed and you could hear Russell's child crying." - Thanks, Anne S

The SMH: WE can probably thank the Beatles for the musical wonders of Christian Lindberg, although his journey to uber-trombonist has been somewhat circuitous... "We've been working very closely together on this," Lindberg says. The pair have also been collaborating on a mix of Icelandic music and Nordic myth to be performed next year, with another of Tognetti's pals, Russell Crowe, as narrator. - Thanks, Allison

Surfline.com: Berkela Films Toasts Bra Boys with Advance Screening in San Diego - Thanks, Allison, Ivani

From a DC blog: BOL filming locations

Parents.com: The name "Russell" - Thanks, Allison

Artistic Yuma (Fooling in Paint Shop)

Rolling Stone: Peter Travers on Fall films (AG) - Video - Thanks, Allison

Reuters via The Washington Post: Crowe and Bale a compelling combo in "Yuma" - Thanks, Ivani, Kris C

Constant Crowe Updates:  From ReelzChannel, the Variety review of 3:10 to Yuma!  Also, from Cassy, a lovely slideshow of Russell & kids put to George Benson's "The Greatest Love of All".  Click here to go directly to her Illustrated Songs page.

From Isis at CC: "While I was waiting for my Yuma sneak peek I killed time at Barnes & Noble. It's the perfect setup. The theatre is at a mall and not 10 feet from the theatre's mall entrance is the entrance to B&N. Anyway, I was looking for the October American Cinematagrapher and when I couldn't find it I started looking at other movie mags with Russell connections. I finally found one with Reviving the Western: 3:10 to Yuma and I grabbed it immediately looking at the index. You might wonder why I'm telling this here... the cover story which I completely missed because I was so into Yuma mode - Steven Zaillian: dark and dangerous: American Gangster. I checked the website and they haven't got the new issue up yet so I've scanned mine. It's the September/October issue." - Thanks, Ivani

Variety: "Getting a jump on its official release next weekend, Lionsgate's "3:10 to Yuma" did a sneak peak in roughly 360 locations. The oater, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, played to an average 80% capacity." - Thanks, Ivani, Allison

The UK Sun is offering a trip to New Mexico - Thanks, Steph, Allison

September 3

Yahoo Movies: New Blade Runner cut is how it should have been -- At present, Scott is working on "Body Of Lies," one of several American movies on the war in Iraq due for release in the next few months. But he said he would like to make another science fiction film. "I am continuously looking for that so if anyone has got a science fiction script in their briefcase, give it to me."

Rope of Silicon: 3:10 TO YUMA: Can Westerns Make a Comeback? - Thanks all

From Andrea: "On BBC Radio4 there was a programme called “Lights, Camera, Landscape” this morning 3 September 2007. Matthew Sweet presents a series on famous cinematic locations. Bourne Wood in Surrey served as the spectacular Bavarian battlefield in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. On this page scroll down until you get to L for Lights, Camera, Landscape and click on 'Listen'. It's only 15 minutes long."

It's been a while, but I have added the concert/game info from Russell to my TOFOG blog. You can comment there if you like

BOL Message board at the IMDb: "The script is terrfic. It definitely made me want to see the film. Russell Crowe's Hoffman has more of a presence in the script than the character did in the book. I think if you are either a Russell or Leo fan, you will be very pleased with the script." - Thanks, Maria

The Daily Telegraph on the 2008 Oscar Race. Russell in in two of the gallery - Thanks to an Oz Fan

From Gretchen: Cowboys and Indians - The Oct. issue with Russell on the cover is now at B.Daltons here in California - yippee!

MSNBC: Can't Miss: Hot Tips for Your Entertainment Week - Thanks, Kris C

Moriarty at AICN has some fan reviews of Yuma - (Spoilers) Thanks, Steph

Interesting review of Yuma at Film School Rejects.com - Thanks, Kris C

In case it was missed, the New Yorker review of Yuma by David Denby - Thanks, Kris C

The Sun UK: RUSSELL CROWE has put his hard man image to rest for good by revealing his secret passion - Bananas In Pyjamas! - Thanks, Steph

The BBC: Ridley says gadgets are ruining films - British director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed technology which allows people to watch films on mobile phones and computer screens is killing cinema. - Thanks, Kris C

AFI Directors Screening September 4 - Thanks, Ivani -- "We try to do films which are in support of cinema, in a large room with good sound and a big picture. But we're fighting technology."

SMH and The Age: South Side Story reviewed - Thanks, Allison, Ivani

NY Post: LONESOME TRAIL - H'WOOD HOPES TO ROPE IN VIEWERS WITH WESTERNS - Thanks, Ivani

Lots of preview reviews HERE - Thanks, all

ComingSoon.net: 3:10 to Yuma vs. Shoot 'Em Up - Thanks, Allison

AZStarNet: 'In it together' attitude still thrives in city (Yuma today) - Thanks, Allison

September 2

Newsday: Russell Crowe returns to movies in '3:10 to Yuma' -- "And besides," Crowe says, "a movie's like a train. Once you're on it, you've got to go with it. You're not going to get off 'til you're back in the station."

The Yuma page at Reelzchannel.com has lots of clips, and a video review by Todd McCarthy of Variety - plus movie showtimes. No times yet for the 7th.

Fandango has movie showtimes for Yuma plus viewer reviews.

Thanks to an Oz fan: Rabbitohs vs Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval in Week One of the Finals - "The South Sydney Rabbitohs will take on the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the Qualifying Finals of the NRL Telstra Premiership next Saturday September 8 at 8:30pm in their first finals appearance since 1989."

Jacksonville.com: Russell Crowe, his band and rugby team coming here - Thanks, Steph

Empire Magazine - American Gangster One and Two (Thanks, Avril)

LeagueHQ: Bitter feud to get public airing - Thanks, Cindy

Constant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to Ivani, the Chicago Tribune fall movie review with a small bit about American Gangster.  Also, thanks to Yuma's official website, I've been able to add the trailer to Constant Crowe's main page!  I've also added a new Illustrated Song to my page here

First Fan previews HERE (Few spoilers do far)

NY TImes Fashion - Abbie Cornish - Thanks, Yvette

The NY Times: Elmore Leonard’s Men of Few Words, in a Few Words

BAFTA will screen Yuma in LA. No date as yet - Thanks, Ivani

Constant Crowe Updates:  Thanks to a heads-up from Ree, I have the "Ebert and Roeper" review of 3:10 to Yuma!  (Ebert is still out, so there's a guest with Roeper

The NY Post: A NEW POSSE-BILITY - HOT ON THE TRAIL OF 'DEADWOOD,' HOLLYWOOD GOES WESTERN - Thanks, Ivani

The Telegraph UK: The real master and commander - The swashbuckling novels of Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester owe much of their inspiration to one man: Lord Cochrane, a seafaring scot whose life was marked by adventure, adulation and scandal. David Cordingly reports - Thanks, Ivani, Allison

Newsweek Review: The Train to the Plain -- Crowe and Bale keep '3:10 to Yuma' on track—barely - Thanks, Allison

HBO - American Gangster First Look - Thanks, Kris C

From Penny: Here is the link to the Big Pond Highlights for the Souths v Roosters game

The Web Site Libris has lots of pictures, poetry and fan fiction

September 1

A request -- If you see one of the Yuma previews tomorrow, please send me your review. I'd like to post them on their own page. Thanks!

If you want to try A Good Year again, it will be on USA Cinemax in October - Thanks, Kris C

Souths lose to The Roosters (though they still make the finals)

The SMH: Crowe and DiCaprio in new body of work - RUSSELL Crowe is teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio in a new film about the Iraq war. Crowe, who was unable to watch his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs play in Sydney last night, is on set with DiCaprio in the United States. A spokesman for Crowe confirmed the Oscar winner has begun filming Body Of Lies, a film based on the story of a former war correspondent hired by the CIA to track down an al-Qaeda leader. "He couldn't be at the game because he's on set with DiCaprio - they're filming, " the spokesman said. -- (Error in the article on the two working together) - Thanks, Ivani

Visit Rotten Tomatoes for all the reviews so far for Yuma. It has a 100% approval rating.

Box Office Mojo: Most popular movies pages - Thanks, Ivani

Charlotte.com: VIDEO REVIEW: Original '3:10 to Yuma' had great villain -- "Alfred Hitchcock had what he called an "unwritten law" about bad guys in the movies: "The better the villain, the better the picture." In Delmar Daves' 1957 Western "3:10 to Yuma," Glenn Ford may not quite join Claude Rains in "Notorious" or James Mason in "North by Northwest" in the pantheon of screen villainy, but he comes close. Playing the outlaw gang leader Ben Wade, Ford delivers an exceptional performance as a man who's shrewd, well-mannered, violent and complex." - Thanks, Allison

TMZ.com (Gossip) - Russell Crowe had a root canal today in Beverly Hills. Almost as painful as "A Good Year." - Thanks, Kris C

MovieFone: Must-See Fall Movies: 15 Flicks You Can't Miss (Yuma and AG) - Thanks, Marie

Constant Crowe Updates:  I have an interview with JT from NRL Deluxe and, thanks to Ivani, a vid of Peter Travers' review of the upcoming Fall films which includes American Gangster.

The LA Times: For Christian Bale, it's the full-immersion method -- "...Bale's family spent most of the shoot on-set with him, and Mangold's son, Crowe's two children and Bale's daughter even formed a small play group. Parenthood has mellowed Bale and that's undoubtedly a good thing since chances are he'll be spending much of the next few years playing a man who moonlights as a bat." - Thanks, Allison

The Scotsman: Fall preview --AMERICAN GANGSTER -- What is it? The rise and fall of Frank Lucas, the real-life Harlem heroin kingpin who, for a short spell in the 1970s, was "above the Mafia". It took the film's producers seven years to decide ersion, directed by Ridley Scott and (re)written last year by Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List), compares and contrasts the oddly ethical business practice of Lucas (Denzel Washington) with the womanising ways of the cop on his tail, Richie Richards (Russell Crowe). Lucas was and is a hero to many in Harlem and Zaillian obviously sees their point. "What happens when a black businessman takes over an industry? It becomes something that's not going to be allowed to continue." Who cares? Gladiator groupies, willing and able to ignore Scott and Crowe's disappointing collaboration on A Good Year. Audiences who enjoy Washington in flawed mode and/or relish the idea of a black Godfather. • Release date: 16 November.