November 30

The Telegraph UK: British girl to star in Les Miserables after being spotted in a school play -- A 10-year-old girl from East Sussex will star in the Hollywood adaptation of Les Miserables after being spotted in a school play. - Thanks, Allison

Digital Journal: Tom Hooper Embarks on Hectic Press Tour as the Les Miserables World Premiere Approaches - Thanks, Caliope

hey You Guys UK: Jameson Empire Awards 2013 – Voting Now Open - Thanks, Caliope

The NY Times Local East Village: Will Smith, Russell Crowe, and a Flying Horse On Cooper Square? - Thanks, Steph

NEW SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL PROMO ART USES JIM LEE DESIGNS - Thanks, Peggy

From Allison: Les Mis cast tv alerts -- Monday, Dec. 10: Anne on Letterman -- Hugh on Kelly & Michael - Tuesday, Dec. 11: Amanda on Letterman -- Wednesday, Dec. 12: Anne on Kelly & Michael --Thursday, Dec. 13: Eddie on Kelly & Michael

More requests for tickets for the IGP on December 8 (See last comment)

At Amazon for pre-order: Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 2012 - Thanks, Steph

November 27

Deadline.com: Mike Fleming Interviews ‘Broken City’ Helmer Allen Hughes On His First Solo Film - DEADLINE: Lumet always had a strong corrupt antagonist. What was the challenge in getting Russell Crowe to sign on? He wasn’t doing a lot of movies at the time.
HUGHES: We had a heavy who is part King Of New York, part Gordon Gekko. It was a challenge to get Russell. We knew we needed a movie star, but Russell’s a different kind of movie star: he’s also a great fucking actor, you know. And there are all these legendary stories about Russell, so I was anxious to sit down with him and see how we would jell. We sat down and I saw the way his mind was working, the zone he was in as he was just getting into crazy physical shape. We went a few rounds and we were so clearly on the same page. There was a kinship there I didn’t expect. And the idea of teaming him with Mark Wahlberg had both of us excited. - Thanks, Judy

Pre-Order MWTIF at Amazon - Thanks, Judy

Playbill.com: Les Misérables Film Soundtrack Will Have Dec. 26 Release - Thanks, Steph - Info at Amazon

The Huffington Post - Jay Weston: Les Misérables May Be the Best Movie I Have Ever Seen -- "Driving home from the Santa Monica advance screening of Universal's Les Misérables on Saturday for Academy members, I spotted a huge poster for the movie on a building in Westwood which proclaims it is "A musical phenomenon about fight, dream, hope and love." I turned to my companion and said that this is a rare occasion when those words more than match the deed. Indeed, this movie is the most thrilling film I have seen in many, many years, perhaps ever." Thanks, Peggy

Re the December IGP - Check here. Someone has some tickets - I imagine first to e mail her would get the tickets

E! on line: More on the scars - Thanks, Kris C

The Huffington Post: Russell Crowe Shows Off Impressive Scar For 'Winter's Tale' Role (PICTURES) - Thanks, Ellen - [Different suit!]

A Russian site has Many images from Les Mis - Thanks, Steph, Tamara

The Wrap: Les Miz,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' Upset the Oscar Race - But Is One the Big Winner? - Thanks, Ellen

NY Post: Crowe ‘Tale’ of B’klyn woe - Thanks, Kris C

Spotlight Report: Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe To Host LES MISÉRABLES Australian Premiere [Hugh for sure, RC working on his schedule] - Thanks, Peggy

The Herald Sun: Russell Crowe clean shaven again (but that's one nasty nick) - Thanks, Peggy

From TRC today in Crowe history [scroll past the long story] - Performing with Alan Doyle and TOFOG at the Grand Central, Melbourne ~ 2005 - photo credit: Lynda - [Is that the same suit worn by Pearly?

November 26

LAC - Goldsmith score - Jingle Bells/Bloody Christmas/Bud Fired

NY Times: The Carpetbagger: What’s in the Running This Year? You Tell Us --- "...Most pundits have “Argo,” “Lincoln,” “Les Misérables” and “Silver Linings Playbook” in the top spots, in metrics that are sure to shift as the season progresses. But let’s not just take the experts’ word for it – what’s the fun in that? Put your pick for best picture in the comments now, and earn bragging rights next year."

From Lynda: A new blog from Alan [Doyle], written from his trailer on the "Winter's Tale" set - "...The other night I had a chance to chat with a bunch of the cast from Les Miserables just after they had attended a cast screening of the soon to be released film. They and everyone else were literally glowing from the experience. I spoke to a few hardened film folks as well. Folks that had nothing to do with this production who were positively thrilled by the film. It’s been a long while since I’ve been this eager to see a movie. Really happy for Russell and all the gang from the other night. Hope to get to one of the Premiere’s and hope it hits a homerun at the Box Office."

From The Sun: Russell Crowe shows his scars on set of new movie - [ed note: Great imagees of RC as Pearly. What a suit!] He added: “I haven’t seen mine since late September. Maybe 40 days with them for the year. Won’t happen again.” And chatting to a follower about his future homecoming the star showed his soppy side. He wrote: “I like arriving at dawn and being in the kitchen making breakfast when they come downstairs...sleepy joy and loving cuddles.”

Russell as Pearly on The Winter's Tale set - Thanks, Caliope, Steph

The Daily Beast: Les Miserables’ Is New Frontrunner for Best Picture Oscar -- “There is prodigious strength in sorrow and despair,” Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities, and Jackman, an actor who seems to be at his best in period dramas (see: The Prestige), does a fine job capturing Valjean’s brutish exterior and inner turmoil. All the other actors live up to the task as singers—including Crowe, whose performance as Javert approaches Jesus Christ Superstar-levels of gusto - Thanks, Steph

The Wrap: 'Les Miserables' Unveiled to Ovations, Controversy and High Oscar Hopes - Thanks, Ellen, Allison

The French poster for Les Mis - Thanks, Caliope

(Yonhap Interview) Film adaptation of 'Les Miserables' a dream come true for 'king of musicals' - Thanks, Caliope

November 25

Gold Derby: Golden Derby - Tom O'Neil on 'Les Miserables' Oscars mystery: Will it win? - Thanks, Steph

From Cindy: Industry People Tweets on the LA showing of Les Mis:

"@DrewAtHitFix: Regarding "Les Miz": On every level, wow. And Russell Crowe was a rock god in another life."

Roger Friedman Showbiz411blog
11/24/12 3:35pm
Russell Crowe makes a very convincing Javert. His voice doesn’t always do the character’s songs justice. But I liked him enormously.

Anne Thompson is from Thompson on Hollywood blod
Anne Thompson @akstanwyck 
Les Miserables is a tour de force dramatic musical, no holds barred, a tearjerker. Jackman drew cheers from SAG actors at Chinese tonight. 

Sarah Lynn Dawson @sld22 
Just saw Les Miserables - really amazing - standing ovation from the SAG audience #oscars 

Tom Wilson @TomWilsonUSA 
Saw a very early screening of Les Miserables. Please, please, please see it in a theatre. Utterly magnificent. Please.

gregoryellwood @HitFixGregory 
Les Miserables is very good, very long. Maybe five great scenes. Might be enough for best pic win? #LesMiserables

gregoryellwood @HitFixGregory 
Applause after Anne Hathaway's big song in #LesMiserables at 1st LA screening. Last time that happened? Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls #Oscar

gregoryellwood @HitFixGregory 
Eddie Redmayne could def snag a best supporting actor nod. Hugh Jackman likely a lock for a best actor nod now. #LesMiserables

gregoryellwood @HitFixGregory 
Oh and for all the haters, Helena Bomham Carter sounds great recorded live. #LesMiserables

Sacha Baron Coen and Helena Bonham Carter stepped right out of Sweeny Todd but bring welcome comic relief and it works #LesMiserables 
from Los Angeles, CA 

3m gregoryellwood gregoryellwood @HitFixGregory Tom Hooper was spot on in having actors sing live. The movie is almost shot in constant close ups which is disappointing. #LesMiserables

Idjits of Shire ‏@unique_jenique
Do you see any other actors besides Anne maybe getting an Oscar? RT @HitFixGregory: Les Miserables (cont) http://tl.gd/k4ed9h 

1h gregoryellwood ‏@HitFixGregory
@unique_jenique no

Sasha Stone ‏@AwardsDaily
PPl keep asking what I thought of Russell Crowe. I agree with Dave Karger that he will divide people. Some will love, some won'

Ian ‏@thin_white_duke
@AwardsDaily Are you not supposed to give personal Les Miz reactions yet?When you are, I'm curious if u liked Crowe, not whether others will

15m Sasha Stone ‏@AwardsDaily
@thin_white_duke I didn't think he was bad. No one in the film is bad. It's a class act.

Ian ‏@thin_white_duke
@AwardsDaily I don't know your general feelings on Crowe, but I'd guess you're a fan. I find it hard not to really like the guy.

17m Sasha Stone ‏@AwardsDaily
@thin_white_duke I actually love Russell Crowe. I liked that he did this. But he'll take some crap for it.

17m Ian ‏@thin_white_duke
@AwardsDaily And all will be forgiven when we see his Noah!! His beard looked great. Aronofsky and Crowe is an exciting combo.

November 24

The Brisbane Times: Crowe comes clean from afar [a letter from Russell to the columnist] - Thanks, Ellen

Russell/Place related: New Zealand Wants a Hollywood Put on Its Map

Deadline.com: Oscars: Universal Unveils ‘Les Miserables’ in NY And LA To Huge Reaction; First Hugh Jackman Interview: “A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity”

The LA Times: 'At Les Miserables' debut, a director who likes love and loathes lip-synching - Thanks, Peggy

WA Today au: (Christine Sams) - Hugh secret: security abounds for Les Mis sneak peek - Thanks, Steph

November 23

*****The Hollywood Reporter: 'Les Miserables' Wows First Audience in New York, Clearly Headed for Oscars (Analysis) - At the very least, Les Mis joins Argo, Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook in the top echelon of this year's contenders, and puts Universal back in the thick of the race for the first time since Frost/Nixon(2008) four years ago. - Thanks, Steph, Judith

Backstage: How Casting Director Nina Gold Cast 'Les Misérables' - Thanks, Judy, Steph

Man of Steel Teaser Trailer [that voice!] - will show before The Hobbit

The Canberra Times: He may be rusty, but Crowe's still the family man - Thanks, Steph

smh: The League HQ: Slow death of the greatest game is well under way - Thanks, Kris C

The Mail UK: Why Hugh Jackman's proud of his singing  in Les Miserables...  By BAZ BAMIGBOYE - Thanks, Steph

newkerala.com: Hugh Jackman got big roles because of Russell Crowe - "...The first movie was directed by Bryan Singer in 2000 and the actor says Crowe was the first choice of director. "On 'X-Men', he was Bryan Singer's first choice for Wolverine, and he mentioned me also for Australia. He really is incredibly smart, and generous. It was a joy to work with him." - Thanks, Ellen

The Herts and Essex Observer: Stortford youngsters treading the boards in Les Miserables - Thanks, Caliope

November 22 - Happy Thanksgiving

My Twitter account has apparently been hacked. I am changing my password ASAP. Don't click on any DM's from me.

The indy channel: Russell Crowe threw sing-along parties for Les Miserables cast

The Belfast Telegraph: Russell Crowe celebrates movie wrap - Thanks, Peggy, Kris C

The NY Post: Ladies, your knight has arrived! Colin Farrell rides through the streets of New York on a white horse - Thanks, Steph

November 21

From Judy: Eddie Redmayne interview in the December “In Style”.  He says great things about Russell (and Hugh). 

EW: EW - 'Les Miserables': First interviews with Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway -- EXCLUSIVE - Thanks, Allison

E! online: Man of Steel Trailer to Screen Before The Hobbit - Thanks, Allison

CBC News: The bromance continues: Alan Doyle lands role in new Russell Crowe film - Thanks, Lynda, Steph, Ellen

From Lynda: Here are a pair of great encore songs from the Gramercy Theatre IGP

The Roar: Peter Holmes a Court writes about the legacy Russell Crowe will leave at Souths - HOLMES A COURT: Why Russell was so good for Souths -- Thanks, Steph

November 20

moviefone.com: 'Les Miserables' Unscripted: Ask Anne Hathaway And Hugh Jackman Anything! -- So! For all you "Les Mis" fans out there, you get to ask the film's two biggest stars anything you want about the movie before it hits theaters. You have until November 29 at 1 p.m. EDT to submit questions. You can leave your queries in the comments below, on our Facebook page or on Twitter. Head back to Moviefone on December 17 to see the whole thing.

November 19

Apparently both shows at Joe's Pub for December 8 are sold out. I have set up a post at the Crowe News Blog for people to add requests for tickets not being used in the comments section of the post.

The SFGate: "Coolest Men of 2012" - Russell is #26 - Thanks, Roe

November 18

ed note: I do love RC as a villain! Saw the trailer for Les Mis on a BIG screen at the movie theater before watching "Lincoln"- it looked gritty and real and the singing became part of the characters - not outside them (can't wait for Xmas Day and another Murph review), as indeed Lincoln became in the hands of Daniel Day Lewis. Lewis found the soul of Lincoln and brought him to vivid life. - A double treat for the afternoon.

The Australian: More on South Sydney and Russell - Russell Crowe acts to put family before footy

News! smh.com: Crowe selling up at South Sydney - Thanks, Steph, Allison, Nicole

November 17

Today's www.imdb.com Did You Know?: Colm Wilkinson, playing the Bishop of Digne, originated the role of Jean Valjean in both the London and New York stage productions. - Thanks, Allison

NPR: Related (The Insider) - Christopher Plummer: One Great Actor Plays Another

Broadway World: Russell Crowe to Make Joe's Pub Debut with Alan Doyle and Samantha Barks, Dec 8 - Thanks, Steph

November 16

From Russell at Twitter - a bit more information -- Joe's Pub Indoor garden party Dec 8 tickets on sale Monday 2pm NY time

***** From Cindy: News of the Soundtrack for Les Mis. "Yesss! It'll be released Christmas Eve day.  Now, the question is will I be able to not listen to it until after I see the movie?"

NOTE! Russell Crowe @russellcrowe December 8th ,Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre,Indoor garden Party 2 and 3 !! Shows at 7.30 and 9.30.Tickets on sale monday,limit 4 pp

The Envelope: Supporting actor Oscar: One of the greatest races in years - Not yet seen: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Django Unchained”; Russell Crowe, “Les Miserables” - Thanks, Caliope

Thanks to all who donated to Murphsplace. It was much appreciated.

November 15

From Twitter: Filming in Dumbo “Winter's Tale” w/ Matt Bomer, Will Smith, Russell Crowe, Colin Farrell, & Jennifer Connelly

Tribeca Film Festival: Best in Show: Russell Crowe in "The Man with the Iron Fists" - Each week, Tribeca will shine a spotlight on a standout performance in a current release that we feel is noteworthy, either because it marks a change of direction or a career milestone for an established actor or because it serves as a breakthrough for an emerging one. - Thanks, Judy

Jo A at Libris Crowe - Robin A Good Knight and EGAN: The muddy calf, the stream, the nap

From Judy: iTunes has the new Les Miz International Trailer in true HD; it’s stunning!  (11/13/2012 - Click on International Trailer on left of page, then "watch now" and then download the 1080 version)

November 13

Screen Crush: ‘Les Miserables’ Goes Classy With Vogue Photoshoot - Thanks, Allison

From the Writers Almanac: On this day, the people of Australia and New Zealand will experience a total solar eclipse as the moon passes between the sun and Earth, temporarily hiding the sun from view.

November 12

[ed note: If you were accessing the Crowe site through the main Crowe page, the link for the news page there was wrong. It has been fixed. Sorry!]

Too friggin' true! twitter.com/CGeee/status/2…— Catherine Gallagher (@CGeee) November 9, 2012

From Mary Ann: TRC has the images of the articles in the November issue of Total Film which might be of interest to Crowe fans.  There's a nice interview with Hugh Jackman, and a few other items - here

NY Times: Les Miz screenings in LA and NY with an eye toward the Oscars - "On Friday, Universal’s publicity team circulated word of a lightning strike by its “Les Misérables,” which opens in commercial theaters on Christmas Day, with a series of six Los Angeles-area screenings in about eight hours on Nov. 24. The film’s director, Tom Hooper, will attend all of them — and this, after he executes a similar maneuver in New York on Nov. 23, where the screenings cluster in more manageable Manhattan." - Thanks, Tamara

hughontheblueboard.com: Les Mis Pics by Annie Leibovitz. - [larger size of image on site] Thanks, Steph - Here is the picture of RC at Vogue Magazine - Will of Steel -- “For the story to have any drama, you need to cast a guy who you genuinely feel could go toe to toe with Hugh Jackman and get the better of him,” says director Tom Hooper of casting Russell Crowe as Valjean’s relentless 

From Vogue again - The article on Anne Hathaway - Leap of Faith - By all accounts the cast, which rehearsed for nine weeks prior to shooting, was unusually close. “Everybody was really pulling for each other on this,” Hathaway recalls. “And I think that came from the fact that we were all doing something so different and so potentially disastrous.” It helped that Crowe threw parties at his apartment on Friday nights. You may not know that Crowe got his start in musical theater (check out his performance of “Hot Patootie—Bless My Soul” from a 1987 Melbourne production of The Rocky Horror Show on YouTube); he has also been the front man for a series of rock bands over the years. For his weekly get-togethers, Crowe made sure that everyone had enough to drink and then gathered them around the piano to perform. Some of the highlights of those nights were Hathaway’s account of “The Man That Got Away,” Seyfried’s rendition of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’s “Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us,” and a group version of, yes, Adele’s “Someone Like You.” “Considering how miserable I was on set every day, some of my happiest memories are from those sing-alongs,” Hathaway says. “After that, once we got in front of the cameras, it didn’t feel weird bursting into song around each other.” - Thanks, Cindy

November 11 - Veterans Day - Happy Birthday Keith!

Anne Hathaway on SNL parodies Les Mis - One day More

The Guardian UK: Sean Bean and others read first world war poetry – video

Playbill: THE SCREENING ROOM: Looking Back at "I Dreamed a Dream" and Celebrating Les Miz Revival (Video)

November 10

The Mail UK [good article]: Russell Crowe duels with Hugh Jackman as Anne Hathway howls with horror in dramatic new Les Miserables trailer - Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Les Mis - Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere: "My Vietnam excursion (11.19 through 11.30) means I'll be missing out of the first wave of Les Miserables press & industry screenings, which will begin with a bang on Saturday, 11.24, or during the Thanksgiving time-off cycle. Universal has set 12.11 as the review embargo date although tweeting responses are cool from the get-go. Les Miz director Tom Hooper and the cast (Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, etc.) will be doing q & s before of after the six screenings slated for 11.24. - Thanks, Cindy

November 9

EW - 28 Movies We Can 't Wait to See: Les Miz - Thanks, Allison

Empire on line: New Les Miserables Promo Warbles Online - Do you hear the people sing? - Thanks, Steph [still available to watch - and hear] - "We even get to hear some of Russell Crowe singing as driven lawman Javert. And he delivers, with a few brief, stirring snatches here."

November 8

UK Trailer also at Slash Film (removed)

'Les Misérables' UK trailer: Russell Crowe sings in new trailer - watch (Universal has removed the trailer) 

I Watch Stuff: 'Man of Steel' Will Bulge Right Out at You in 3D and IMAX - Thanks, Steph

From Avril: US fans who can't wait until Christmas Day might like to know that the Les Mis New York premiere is on 10 December 2012 according to this

November 7

Perez Hilton: Colin [Farrell], Will Smith, Russell Crowe, and Matt Bomer recently resumed shooting in the Upper West Side after a Hurricane Sandy delay!

November 6 - Vote!

Les Mis TV spot:

NY Times: MWTIF is # 4 at the Box Office today

November 5

IMDb Top 250 in 2.5 Glorious Minutes - Watch!

Biographic Russell Crowe - Thanks, Steph

Hollywood.com: Russell Crowe donates to coast guard after hurricane - Thanks, Steph

Deadline: The date for nominations has been moved up two weeks this year to Jan 10 - Thanks, Tamara

November 4

From Tamara at TRC: we have 3 new pages in The Night Job with photos, screencaps and video from the Indoor Garden Party 2."Scroll down" on that index page

November 3

LA Times: In the moment on 'Les Misérables' -- For his film adaptation of the musical, director Tom Hooper was all about the power of emotion. Instead of lip-syncing, the actors were recorded live on set.

NPR: The Movie RZA Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Box office Prophets: from Ivani - According to Box Office Prophets, the movie estimated box office is around US$6,800,000,00 in this weekend (November 02-04, 2012

LA Times: Russell Crowe: Kung fu movie star? - Thanks, Kris C

November 2

moviefone.com - The Man With The Iron Fists' Review: The Pros And Cons Of RZA's Directorial Debut - Thanks, Steph

Hollywood.com: Filming on Russell Crowe and Emma Watson's new movie Noah is set to resume in Long Island, New York on Friday (02Nov12), five days after production was shut down due to the threat of Hurricane Sandy. - Thanks, Ellen

The NY Times Review: Manohla Dargis - The Swordsman’s Arms Dealer of Choice (Wires Not Included) - ‘The Man With the Iron Fists,’ Directed by and Starring RZA - "...Mr. Crowe, who swans about as a rogue called Jack Knife, looks amused throughout, and it’s no wonder, since about all he has to do is bed multiple women and gut an occasional foe in a movie that can feel like a private party."

NY Times:(Great review for RC's co-star in AG)- Life Takes Nose Dive, and Settles Into an Abyss ‘Flight’ Stars Denzel Washington as an Alcoholic Pilot

LA Times Article - TMWTIF: And Russell Crowe, RZA’s Oscar-winning homie (plus costar in “American Gangster” and Haggis’ 2010 crime drama “The Next Three Days”), agreed to sign onto the project. He portrays gleefully malicious English soldier Jack Knife, the guy with a whirling machete-gun, a mysterious agenda and a libido the size of Mt. Everest who engages in a menage a quatre with three ladies of the evening in a custom-designed S&M boudoir. “I didn’t know that side of him,” Roth says, “but obviously RZA did, this fun, goofy side of Russell Crowe. He can actually be very silly. That’s what we were able to bring out of him with this wild character.” - Thanks, Kris C

Movie Web: Two more Les Mis posters 

NY Post: Dancing off Sandy’s wrath Giuseppe Cipriani and son Ignazio threw a lavish bash at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday night, as Halloween was canceled across the region and downtown Manhattan remained cloaked in darkness. Stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Dita Von Teese, Jay-Z and Beyoncé joined the bash, which Cipriani reps say went on until well after 5 a.m. and was not for charity.

Examiner Review - TMWTIF: More interesting is the presence of Russell Crowe as Jack Knife, an opium-addicted soldier that RZA says was inspired by his late cousin, Ol' Dirty Bastard. Crowe does occasionally seem to be channeling the "unique" rapper, bursting into drunken and garbled speeches usually precluded by someone getting ripped up by his specialized blade. It was always weird that Crowe was even a part of the film, but he seems to be having the most fun of all, content to be the big fish splashing around in a much smaller pond.

The Hollywood Reporter Review: TMWTIF: Fun does come from the wildly imaginative weapons designs, Liu's crafty manipulations of everyone who sets foot in her house of pleasure, Crowe's sporting holiday in a role that would have been relished by his late Gladiator co-star Oliver Reed, the cramming of so many Asian martial arts hallmarks/cliches into one scenario and the weird conjunction of Chinese setting and mostly hip-hop-style soundtrack. Production values are certainly better than those on most of the films RZA idolized in his youth, while his visual handling is more industrious than stylish.

IAR PRESS CONFERENCE COVERAGE: 'THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS' - ...We talked about the character which is all stuff that RZA and I had talked and then I realized how willing Russell Crowe was to go crazy. And we're like, 'Alright let's do Marlon Brando and the Missouri Breaks, Ben Kingsley and Sexy Beast, let's do something that's so completely fucking nuts that no one else could've done and it's something completely out of character for him to which you're used to seeing.' I remember the first day of shooting. He was like it was weird when you're throwing a table at him, he's got a knife that shoots an imaginary blade and splits it and he's like, 'This is not normally what I do.' He's like, 'I do A Beautiful Mind. And he watched the playback and he's going, 'Do it again! Throw the table again!' And he just went for it. It was great that RZA created an environment where Russell wasn't carrying a whole movie, he was part of an ensemble, but the way we thought of it was like a super group." - Thanks, Allison

November 1

Digital Spy: Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway in 'Les Misérables' international poster - Thanks, Sally:

EW.com: This week's cover - Our annual holiday movie preview -- 'Les Mis' - "Les Mis comes to the screen 25 years after its Tony-winning Broadway debut, 150 years after the publication of Victor Hugo’s novel, and 180 years after the Paris Uprising depicted in the story, in which a mob of students and the impoverished lashed out at a ruling class they felt had neglected them. Despite being rooted in those distant eras, the film’s themes of greed and indifference that could be ripped from the rhetoric of the presidential election about the growing divide between haves and have-nots. “We’re not making some Masterpiece Theatershow. This is not just some period movie. This is something that’s relevant. Classic literature, classic stories like Les Miserables stick around for a reason,” says star Hugh Jackman." - Thanks, Allison

news.com.au: Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe flee from Sandy - NAOMI Watts and Russell Crowe have fled to a swanky uptown hotel in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.Watts, partner Liev Schreiber and their two sons have moved from their Tribeca pad to the posh Mark Hotel in uptown New York, where Russell Crowe has also checked in, The New York Post reports.

Storm related: Deadline: NBC Plans Live Hurricane Sandy Telethon For Friday; Matt Lauer To Host, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Billy Joel To Perform

The Guardian: Superstorm Sandy threatens to sink Noah's ark -- Severe weather shuts down production on Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic starring Russell Crowe and Emma Watson

Access Hollywood Video from 2010 - Russell Crowe: Ron Howard Brings Out The Best In Me - Thanks, Caliope

From the past: Pictures from the Le Thor concert in France

CS Video: The Men and Women Behind The Man with the Iron Fists - From comingsoon.net - Thanks, Ellen