August 31
Accidental Sexiness: Russell and Keith go biking - Thanks, Maria
August 30
Boston Globe: SOP DVD/Blu Ray review -- High stakes for an old-world journalist -- Thanks, Kris C
August 29
Russell posters at Movie Poster DB.com - Thanks, Steph
NZ Herald: Kiwi in tragic mystery at sea -- David Parkinson, whose adventures inspired the film Proof of Life, (pictured) was lost at sea between Niue and Tonga. - Thanks, Steph
Zimbio: Russell at the Rabbitohs/Dragons game - the 29th - Thanks, Layne
The IMDb: Three Days message board - A poster says Brian Dennehy might play Russell's father, great if true.
The NY Times: DVDs out this week (Scroll) - Thanks, Kris C
Thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday
Fox Sports au: St George Illawarra defeated by South Sydney 41-6 at ANZ Stadium - Thanks, babzee
August 28
The SMH: Crowe's message to Souths and NRL crystal clear - Thanks, Maria
CGee has video taped the V8 ad (The audio one - same thing - has been removed)
Fox Sports au: Co-owner Russell Crowe disappointed Rabbitohs failed to make finals
Video of the Channel 9 V8/Rabbitohs Announcement - Thanks, CGee
IMDb - SOP Trivia - Thanks, Kris C
August 27
The Lease Up: According to Keezer, Unstoppable, which begins filming next week, will soon be joined by two other high-profile film projects in Pittsburgh. Love and Other Drugs, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, begins shooting at the end of September, and Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe and directed by Paul Haggis, begins filming in October. But if Pennsylvania lawmakers don't come to an agreement on the budget soon, ambitious projects like these could be taken elsewhere. Last week, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan moved production of his supernatural thriller Devilfrom Philadelphia to Canada due to the budget impasse's potential effect on the film tax credit. - Thanks, Maria
Sight and Sound Reel Insider: In the rumor category -- "Reel insider - (Aug 3) News of a Bullitt remake has been circulating for years, with Wolfgang Peterson as director, and Brad Pitt to star in the Steve McQueen role. However, nothing has come of it so far. But one of our contacts claims he has heard the script is finally ready to go out to actors for reading, and the name that's first in line is Russell Crowe. Could a Bullitt remake work with him? We have our doubts. In other remake news, the push is on to get Dirty Harry remade with, of all people, Keanu Reeves, and Bryan Singer will direct Excalibur. - R Kaasbraden " - Thanks, Cindy
CGee's pictures of the Rabbitohs' training session today
From Cindy: The London Daily News: Gladiator re-released -- The classic film starring Russell Crowe will be re-released today as a digital presentation Universal Pictures has announced. The epic adventure Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe will be re-released as a digital presentation on the big screen for a special one day showing on August 27th. The release precedes the Blu-ray debut of Gladiator, released on 7th September in the UK. ... I also found some comments from Charles de Lauritza (heavily involved in the making of many of Ridley's DVD projects) at the Home Theater Forum, both about Glad and RH.
Home Theater Forum: PHE Press Release: Braveheart * Gladiator * Forrest Gump (Sapphire Series Blu-ray) - Thanks, Cindy
August 26
From Russell: "The piece from the telegraph is not correct. While it is correct that V8 supercars have stepped forward and signed on to be a sponsor of South's, I won't become the "face " of V8 supercars. I have voiced their TV commercial for the Bathurst 1000 (our version of Indianapolis, except that it is a street race not an oval circuit ) and some documentary tidbits they will play during the build up to this years race."
Related: New York Magazine: She’s So Lovely (Robin Wright Penn)
I've started a new blog for The Next Three Days. Feel free to add your comment to the posts. I have one for Pittsburgh, so if you live in or near that city, share your knowledge with us in the comment section..
The Telegraph au: RUSSELL Crowe has signed on to be the face of this year's Bathurst 1000. - Thanks, Steph (The Bathurst 1000)
Wowowow.com: Liz Smith on 3:10 To Yuma - Thanks, barbiecat
We mourn the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy
August 25
Related: Indie Wire on Rene Zellweger and her career
E! on line: Elizabeth Banks and Russell Crowe Couple Up - Thanks, Kris C
The Daily Express's apology to Russell is also on line - Thanks, Cindy
I Watch Stuff: Elizabeth Banks To Probably Be in This Movie (kind of snarky)
The Hollywood Reporter: Elizabeth Banks picks 'Next' project - Joins Paul Haggis suspense drama. Banks will play the lead role of Laura, a woman who is imprisoned for a murder she claims she didn't commit, as her husband, the recently cast Russell Crowe, desperately tries to vindicate her. (Her web site) - Thanks, Steph
August 24
Page 4, The UK Sunday Express August 23 2009 - Apology to Russell Crowe
The Washington Post: Rating High on Hollywood's List: Immature Audiences -- "...Consider: Russell Crowe couldn't get tushies in seats for "State of Play" or "Body of Lies," the latter of which featured the added catnip of Leonardo DiCaprio. Julia Roberts didn't coax oldsters off their couches to see "Duplicity." Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Tom Hanks didn't tip the scales for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Public Enemies" or "Angels and Demons." (And most of these movies had the benefit of strong to favorably mixed reviews.)"
Double Related: Coming Soon.net -- The Eagle of the Ninth Starts Principal Photography - Thanks, barbiecat
ET on line news: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Marcia Gay Harden and more will be honored by New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Both Grazer and Howard have children who attended Tisch School of the Arts. Grazer, Howard and Gay Harden will be recognized at the arts school's annual gala, "This Is Tisch!" which will be held on November 2 at Frederick P. Rose Hall in Lincoln Center. Sir Howard Stringer, Spike Lee and Tony Kushner will all present awards at the gala. - Thanks, Allison
From Jo: 21 Robin Hood faded backgrounds for use in e mails etc
August 23
Two songs now up at Dani's MySpace page - [ed note: I particularly like "Just A Thought"]
Jeannine saved the link I had for the 1993 Australian Vogue - pictures (Thanks to Rita) from an interview with Russell. It might be the one mentioned in the new Vogue coffee table book - The cover image for the April 1993 Australia Vogue
UK Times: England bowl out Australia to regain the Ashes - Thanks, Amelie
A Find by Ro: Russell's horse in RH, Rusty, also starred in Kingdom of Heaven
NY1.com: EW's review of SOP DVD -- "...But Crowe also pulls off a little magic trick as an actor. He's a lumbering bear on the outside, but his mind is like lightning connecting random bits of information where others, like his sassy British editor Helen Mirren, don't see a link." - Thanks, Kris C
Straights Times: Fifty fabulous fashionable years -- In Vogue: 50 Years of Australian Style (Vogue looks back - It looks like you have to live in Australia to order the book), edited Kirstie Clements & Lee Tulloch, is one of those lovely hardcover, coffee table books that you always covet but rarely bother to buy for yourself... .. Interspersed among the images are excerpts from magazine articles, including a interview with a very young and very buff Russell Crowe... - Thanks, Allison
August 22
Rabbitohs.com: Penrith Panthers 40 -- South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 - Thanks, Babzee
Related: I'm a fan of the crime novelist Ken Bruen. He has various interesting quotes heading the chapters in all of his books. In his novel Blitz, he has the quote from Gladiator - "At my signal, unleash hell - Russell Crowe"-
August 21
According to the tvguide.com website, the "Regis & Kelly" episode with Russell is scheduled for repeat, Monday, August 24. - Thanks, Judy
Pop Matters: LAC - 100 Essential Male Film Performances - and EW gallery -- the 25 manliest movies ever made - Thanks, Allison
Empire on line: (no new info) - Russell Crowe Plans Next Three Days -- Remake of Pour Elle with Paul Haggis - Thanks, Ismail
The Advertiser: Oulton Broad's role in Russell Crowe's new Robin Hood film - Hand-braided and painstakingly woven, the rush mats and baskets made on the banks of Oulton Broad would not look out of place in any stylish home. But now a Waveney company's carefully made goods are going to take on a different guise when they feature in a new Hollywood blockbuster. - Thanks, Madchen
The NY Times: A-List Stars Flailing at the Box Office -- LOS ANGELES — The spring and summer box office has murdered megawatt stars like Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell.
Here is a chart that appeared in the printed edition of the Times for the above article (click on chart for larger size)
Jo has made many creative versions of Lt. Cristofuoro's face at LibrisCrowe
August 20
NY Times: Don Hewitt, Creator of ‘60 Minutes,’ Dies at 86 -- ... In what he later regarded as one of the darkest periods of his career, Mr. Hewitt capitulated in 1995 to CBS’s demand that he kill a “60 Minutes” piece based on interviews with a so-called “insider” from the Brown & Williamson tobacco company. The insider, a former Brown & Williamson scientist named Jeffrey Wigand, had provided “60 Minutes” with evidence that the company had systematically disregarded evidence on the dangers of smoking. The network, which was in the process of being sold to Westinghouse, worried that the broadcast could expose CBS to billions of dollars in potential liability, because it could be perceived as abetting Mr. Wigand in breaking a confidentiality agreement he had signed. Among those sharply and publicly critical of Mr. Hewitt’s acquiescence were Mr. Wallace, the correspondent on the segment, and Lowell Bergman, the segment producer. Mr. Bergman’s defiance was memorialized by Al Pacino, who played him in the film “The Insider,” based on a Vanity Fair article about the episode. In his 2001 memoir, Mr. Hewitt said his hands had been tied by the network’s lawyers. He recalled telling Mr. Wallace, “Look, the only way to get this story on the air is to go out and hire a bunch of guerillas and take the transmitter at gunpoint.” “Failing that,” he wrote, “what could we do about it? We could quit, of course. But I had spent too much of my life making ‘60 Minutes’ what it was.”
Times review of The Insider -- "...And Russell Crowe, a subtle powerhouse in his wrenching evocation of Mr. Wigand, takes on the thick, stolid look of the man he portrays."
Tenderness poster UK (link corrected) - IMPAwards - Thanks, Steph
Double related: The Trailer for "My One and Only," starring Renee Zellweger and Logan Lerman (Yuma) - Thanks, Allison
August 19
The Insider related: Don Hewitt, (Philip Baker Hall in the film) who changed the course of broadcast news by creating the television magazine “60 Minutes,” fusing journalism and show business as never before, and who then presided over the much-copied program for nearly four decades, died Wednesday at his home in Bridgehampton, N.Y. He was 86 and also had a home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The Independent UK - Pandora: Crowe is bowled over -- Last time we heard from Russell Crowe, he was in a huff over unflattering reports of the size of his girth. Happily, he appears to have cheered up. We hear that the Antipodean beefcake has struck up a surprising friendship with waggish cricket commentator David "Bumble" Lloyd. "[Russell] stopped me on the way out of Lord's and told me, 'I'm filming Robin Hood. I'm doing it in a Yorkshire accent," Lloyd boasts to Zoo magazine. "I said, 'Are yer?' He said, 'Yeah, I've got to develop a Yorkshire accent.' I didn't tell him I'm actually from Lancashire. Maybe he was looking for a voice coach." - Thanks, Christine
CGee, who is visiting in Oz, has some great pictures of a Bunnies' training session
August 18
DVD Talk: Blu Ray Review SOP - "...Russell Crowe (doing some of his sharpest and most lived-in work since The Insider) stars as Cal McAffrey, a Washington, D.C. newspaper reporter investigating a seemingly random double murder in a rough neighborhood (the bravura opening sequence, showing that ruthless execution, is the most memorably breathless handheld open this side of Narc)." - Thanks, Allison
Accidental Sexiness: Russell and Tenny at the Botanical Gardens - Thanks, Steph
Telegraph UK: Heath Ledger’s Joker 'exacerbates stereotypes about mental health' -- Dr Peter Byrne, a film expert and consultant psychiatrist at Newham University Hospital in London, who wrote the report, said that the humour and violence of the film was based almost entirely on this common misunderstanding... However, Dr Byrne singled out Russell Crowe’s performance in A Beautiful Mind, as a more realistic portrait of schizophrenia... - Thanks, Allison
August 17
LA Times: Universal execs under fire for a flop-filled season -- "...The studio's cold streak dates to December with the disappointing performance of the animated feature "The Tale of Despereaux" and "Frost/Nixon," one of several high-profile, adult-oriented dramas that audiences largely rejected along with "State of Play," starring Russell Crowe, and "Duplicity," featuring Julia Roberts."
Horse and Hound Co: Show jumper joins Robin Hood and his merry men - Thanks, Steph
August 16
From Dee: YouTube - a music video called "The White Horse"
Cruise Insurance For a Master & Commander - The Academy Award winning film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a Napoleonic action film that demonstrates the reasons why cruise travel insurance is so necessary for people travelling by sea. The crew, lead by Russell Crowe, suffers all manners of adversity during their mission: bad weather, injuries, diversions and battles – incurring damage that would make them wish they had a nineteenth century equivalent of cruise insurance.... - Thanks, Lynda
August 15
Celebuzz: Russell Crowe plays with stuffed animals - Thanks, Kris C, Allison
Harauthors blog spot: Can a writer love their characters too much? - A few months ago I stumbled across one of those celebrity interview shows featuring Russell Crowe. I believe it was The Actor’s Studio, but not positive. One of the questions asked was whether he loved the wonderful characters he portrays. Russell Crowe's answer was a resounding NO. He said something to the effect that if you love a character or a person too much, you overlook their faults. And by doing so you were overlooking the opportunity to create an extraordinary character. - Thanks, Lynda
EADT24: BASKETS made in Suffolk will be woven into scenes from the latest blockbuster movie based on legendary English outlaw Robin Hood. - Thanks, Allison
NZ Herald: Cricket: Still top of the game - interview w/Jeff Crowe - Thanks, Allison
August 14
Titans 22 defeat Rabbitohs 14 (Russell was at the game)
Rabbitohs on now to watch on your computer - Are you a footy-loving ex-pat? Are you living or holidaying in the United Kingdom, United States, Ireland or Canada? Are you keen to watch Round 23 NRL action LIVE? Well you can, right here, on NRL.com. Simply click here http://bigpondtv.com/nrlliveuk to log-on to BigPond TV and enjoy five blockbuster Telstra Premiership clashes this weekend... free from any subscription costs. Round 23 Streaming Schedule: Friday 14th August - Rabbitohs v Titans - 10:35am London (BMT) - 5:35am New York (EDT) - Thanks, Oz Fan
Russell Crowe renuited with family down-under by Splash News - Other pics at Celebrity Baby Scoop (They think Tenny is Charlie) - Thanks, Lynda
And some pictures from LA before he flew home - Russell Crowe enjoys the warm weather - Thanks, Lynda
August 13
From Cindy: A little blurb from a blog called Museum Replicas, doing some work on RH. Interesting site.
fordoing blog: Robin Hood film set post-production - Here are some of the first action scenes from the Robin Hood film set in Bourne Wood taken a few weeks back. The photos show the castle being sieged by an attacking force. - Thanks, Lynda
August 12
Just a reminder that I am away from my home computer. Will update properly starting Saturday evening. My e mail is spotty too.
Here is one story, however: - The Courier Mail: Danielle Spencer busy for Russell Crowe's homecoming - Thanks, Steph, Cindy
August 10
Amazon Daily: Cast members from SOP discuss the film
Check it out - Dani has a new song at her MySpace page - beautiful
The Sun Journal: - Thanks, Steph - [ed note: - Update -- Didn't realize this was an old entry.]
August 9
Thoroughly Russell Crowe has the scan of an Empire 2002 Michael Mann interview - Thanks, Maxi
News.com.au: Vintage night out for Danielle Spencer and co - Thanks, Steph
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: How do parents get excitable young boys, most of whom are too young to read, to memorize dialogue and sit for hours on a Saturday in a hot office Downtown? It's simple: ask them if they want to be movie stars. That was what roughly 50 parents did yesterday at an open casting call to find a 5- or 6-year-old boy to star opposite Russell Crowe in a film shooting here late next month. Truth be told there was something in it for the parents too -- the chance, however remote, that they could turn the natural abilities of their boys to exaggerate, ham it up and try new things into cash and fame - Thanks, Steph
August 7
Backstage Production listings: NEW The Next Three Days (Drama). Russell Crowe stars as John Brennon, a married man whose relationship and life are tested when his wife is imprisoned for murder. Written and directed by Paul Haggis. Casting: Randi Hiller, Randi Hiller Casting, 721-1/2 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069. Shoots late September. - Thanks, Allison, Steph
Hollywood Outbreak.com: On this day in 1957, COLUMBIA PICTURES released 3:10 TO YUMA, a brilliant Western/Character Study directed by the hugely underrated DELMER DAVES. A teriffic story of white hats and black hats (with a handful of grey hats in between) the film starred GLENN FORD, VAN HEFLEN, FELICIA FARR, HENRY JONES, RICHARD JAECKEL and FORD RAINEY. Not in the least diminished by the 2008 remake with RUSSELL CROWE and CHRISTIAN BALE. In fact, they should be watched in tandem. - Thanks, Allison
Risky Business Blog: A different arrow in the Robin Hood quiver - Thanks, Lynda
The Australian: Packs a punch (Story on boxing in films. Some CM mentions) - Thanks, Allison
Get Surrey: Pub owner denies Russell Crowe ban - Thanks, all
Russell on his horse in People Magazine - Thanks, Allison
Dave's Blog - and Dave was interviewed on the BBC Derby Radio Station. He mentions this site to explain how he got so many new visitors. It is about 40 minutes in to the program.
August 6
Because of privacy concerns, I have removed the link to the live feed of visitors to the Robin Hood Page.
Times on line UK: The 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies (See #8)
The SMH: Commanding Lead (Oscar Isaac) - "...Raised in Miami, he moved to New York when he was accepted to study at Juilliard, the US’s most prestigious acting school. "That’s where I learnt all the accents," he quips, referring to his Portuguese inflections in Balibo, his spot-on British in Agora and his "posher rolling ‘R’ British accent as the vile King John" in Robin Hood. "It’s fantastic," he says of the blockbuster, being directed by Ridley Scott. His co-star, Russell Crowe, who plays Robin Hood, was "incredibly generous’’. ‘‘I was surprised, and I shouldn’t have been, at how process-oriented he is. You know, people can take offence at his tactics about how to get the most out of people but it’s really about getting the most out of everyone, collectively." - Thanks, Steph
BBC - Related: Brave move for DiCaprio and Scott - Thanks, Wendy - Cinematical: Does Leonardo DiCaprio's Reach Know Any Bounds?
DVDTalk: This September Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will ride to rescue with two modern classics from their Western catalog. Silverado and The Quick and the Dead feature star-studded casts with five Oscar winners between them. Both will begin joining Blu-Ray collections on September 8th, and feature Sony's new movieIQ Search and Navigation capability. - Thanks, Allison
This Is Derbyshire: Hollywood film star Russell Crowe comes to Derbyshire - According to residents in Ashbourne, the star was so taken by Porter ale, made by the town's Leather Britches brewery, he and a group of friends drank all of nearby Callow Hall hotel's stock. And when he found out the tipple was brewed just a mile or so down the road, Russell and his group decided to visit the brewery themselves. His visit caused quite a stir for brewer Edward Allingham and staff at The Green Man pub, behind which the brewery is based. - Thanks, Steph, Allison
Film Related: Budd Schulberg, Screenwriter, Dies at 95 (“I coulda been a contender,” Malloy tells his brother, Charley (Rod Steiger). “I coulda been somebody. Instead of a bum, which is what I am.”)
August 5
Zimbio: New pictures from Robin Hood. (By Bauer Griffin) The man sits a horse quite nicely. Thanks, Steph
Another picture from Dave's blog - Russell is way off on the ridge to the left. I have enlarged that area in an inset
The Ashbourne New Telegraph: Robin Hood Robin Hood Riding Up Thorpe Cloud - (Click on the newspaper image to enlarge and read) - Thanks, Lynda
Local Blog: Russell Crowe and I, "Living the Dream" in Dovedale - Thanks, Lynda
Discovery Atlas: TV Shows on DVD -- Discover the global event that promises to inspire viewers through captivating photography, the highest quality production values, the latest in high-definition technology and compelling stories that epitomize the heart of a country and its people. Includes narration by Russell Crowe, Sela Ward, James Spader, and Isabella Rosselini. (Coming in November) - Thanks, Allison
The Biography Channel: Biography Channel running “American Gangster: Frank Lucas” - Thanks, Pamela
Kansas City.com - Parade: Russell included in gallery of Parade’s Motorcycle-Loving Celebrities - Thanks, Pamela
August 4
LA Times: Lionsgate gambles on Russell Crowe/Paul Haggis project -- The actor and director's erratic track records don't faze the studio, which has had success with both men. - Thanks, Allison
The Australian: Crowe plots Super League raid - Thanks, Kris C
Teamwak Blog: Sir Martin-de-Walker, Palace Guard for his Majesty King John -- "Thought I would send you a quick email about a pretty damn cool day I spent on Monday as a Palace Guard for King John, holding back an angry crowd at the signing of the Magna Carta lol ;)" - Thanks, Lynda
Related: The Hollywood Reporter: Carla Gugino lands 'Sucker Punch' (also Abbie Cornish)
The Movie Web - Stuart Beattie: Can you tell us about Tarzan or Bra Boys or anything else you might have in the works or are looking to start up? -- Stuart Beattie: Yeah. There are always things in various stages that have come up. Tarzan, they're talking about budget on that. Bra Boys, you know, it's a Russell Crowe's film so we'll get to it when he gets out of Robin Hood. We'll work on that when he gets back down here, but they're all in various stages and things come up and you have to find a way to work it out. That's the joy of being a writer on different things. You're always working on something. - Thanks, Allison
August 3
KDKA.com (Pittsburgh): Lionsgate Entertainment is looking for a 5-to-6-year-old boy for its latest film starring Russell Crowe slated to be filmed in Pittsburgh. The film, "The Next Three Days," is in need of a boy to play Russell Crowe's son. The movie will be shot in the city from September to December 2009. Auditions will be held on Aug. 8 and 9. Local parents interested in sending their son for an audition are encouraged to send an e-mail to openaudition@gmail.com or call 412-488-2278. - Thanks, Steph
The London Paper.com: Russell Crowe helps Coco Sumner celebrate her birthday -- Sting's daughter, Coco Sumner, turns 19 with the help of Russell Crowe, Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham and mum, Trudie Styler (ed note: That Trudie is a rip!) - Thanks, Lynda
August 2
Ninemsn: Russell Crowe denies UK pub ban - Thanks, Lynda, StephThe Daily Telegraph: Princess Anne a Bunnies fan - Thanks, babzee
Mirror UK: Thieves raid 007 film studios -- Burglars broke in to Pinewood Studios early yesterday and made off with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of equipment. The thieves stole movie cameras and other filmmaking equipment in the raid on the studios in Iver Heath, Bucks, where a new Robin Hood film starring Russell Crowe is being made. The gang cut through padlocks at the studios - home of the Bond movies - to get in then smashed windows and removed doors from their hinges to get inside the props building housing the expensive camera equipment. One camera alone was worth £65,000. Security guards dashed there after alarms went off - but the thieves escaped with their haul.- Thanks, Allison
Fox Sports au: Bulldogs storm home in second half to leave Souths with tough finals run - (26-18 Bulldogs) - Thanks, CGee
Kind of Off Topic -- Newsweek: The Suite Lives - Lots about the Ritz, where we stayed during our trip to France to see Russell
August 1
The Wrap: 10 Things I Learned This Week -- 1. Ridley Scott is to direct the “Alien” prequel, and that can only mean one thing: Russell Crowe is going to be kicking Giger-styled xenomorph-ass in outer space. Think about it: R&R have been a tag team for the better part of the decade and they need a hit. Their take on Robin Hood might do it, but “Alien Vs Gladiator”? Now that’d be awesome! - Thanks, Allison
The Daily Telegraph: THERE are numerous ways to rev-up an NRL team before a big match, but Freddy Fittler's attempt to motivate his players last Monday night wasn't one of the more successful. Stories of coaches pasting negative newspaper articles on change-room walls to psych up the team are a dime a dozen. But Fittler tried to go one better at ANZ Stadium before his Roosters met the Rabbitohs. Pinned above each player's individual locker area were pictures of Souths gladiator Russell Crowe, in his infamous thumbs down pose, which was delivered by Rusty to his team from his private box at Souths' previous match against the Roosters. As a motivational tool it was a big failure as the Bunnies easily accounted for Freddy's boys. - Thanks, Allison
BOL will premiere on Cinemax in September
Fim Forward.com: NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF OZPLOITATION! (no Russell mention, but interesting nevertheless) - Thanks, Nora
The LA Times: Lionsgate's new gamble: Russell Crowe teams up with Paul Haggis - "...So it seemed intriguing to me to read that Lionsgate, which has largely been focusing lately on genre thrillers and horror movies (along with its Tyler Perry films), was willing to greenlight a movie that looked exactly like the kind of picture that Hollywood studios shun these days: a serious character-driven drama. After all, it was Haggis himself who called the picture an exploration of the deeper themes of faith and belief, describing the deeper theme thusly: "Would you save the woman you loved if you knew that by doing so, you would turn into a man that a woman could no longer love?" (Sounds like something Graham Greene might write.)" - Thanks, Steph
July 31
Alan Doyle's Journal: "... I am a big fan of this time of the week, when the people who just can’t wait for Friday Night, race from their desks to the bar. But I am not joining them today. Whist they have their workday behind them, mine is just beginning. Myself and Scott Grimes, who plays Will Scarlett, are working the night shoot tonight. We get picked up at 5pm and must be made up and camera ready for dark. We are shooting a fight scene, but I can’t tell you anymore than that about the action. I can tell you that I’ll probably work till 4am, then hope to turn the body clock around enough have a normal Saturday and Sunday." Thanks, Cindy
The Mail on line: Castleford open doors for movie star Russell Crowe - Thanks, Steph, Layne
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Hollywood hat trick to play out here - Thanks, Maria
Freep.com: Lloyd Carr, keeping busy, expects exciting season - .... But first, he had to answer a text message from an old friend -- actor Russell Crowe. Crowe needed Carr's help in finding temporary housing in Pittsburgh, where he's scheduled to star in a film this fall. - Thanks, Maria
Related: Variety - 'Alien' prequel takes off -- Ridley Scott attached to return as director
French website Allocine says that Charlize Theron's name has been mentioned for the wife in Three Days - Thanks, Ismail