January 31

The SMH: First look at the set of Russell Crowe's directorial debut, The Water Diviner - Thanks, Steph, CGee

The Courier Mail: Russell Crowe whacks himself in the head with a log, all in the name of art, on the set of new film The Water Diviner - Thanks, GCee, Steph

The Newcastle Herald: ONE of the many illuminating anecdotes in Paddy Manning’s unauthorised biography of Nathan Tinkler, Boganaire, relives a meeting between the controversial tycoon and acting superstar Russell Crowe several years ago.

Flicksandbits.com: Second Trailer For ‘Winter’s Tale’ – Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe…. [with nice bits of dialogue from Russell/Pearly] - Thanks, Steph

January 30

Entertainment Weekly: 'Noah' Super Bowl ad debuts online - Thanks, Ellen

January 29

Variety: ‘Noah’ Joins Super Bowl Roster of Film Ads -It will air before the kick-off, after the national anthem. - Thanks, Allison

January 28

flicksandbits.com: Russell Crowe Highlighted In New Poster For Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ - Thanks, Steph, TRC, Judy -- Yahoo Movies: Russell Crowe Gets Soaked in the 'Noah' Poster Reveal - Thanks, TRC, Lily, Ellen

January 27

The Recorder: Russell Crowe eats out at Crystal Brook - Thanks, Lilian

January 26

The Guardian: Hans Zimmer's five best movie music moments

There's a Noah's Ark Water Park in Wisconsin - And a Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary in Georgia

Boston.com: British Museum: Prototype for Noah's Ark was round

January 24

Owen and Mobley web site - Omar Musa at Wikipedia (sang at Coffs) - Stew Kirwin - Scott Grimes at Wikipedia - All thanks to Carole

Adelaide Now: Crowe's prickly character nowhere to be seen on Mid-North film set - Thanks, Ellen

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Russell Crowe film wins state tax credit -- The main hurdle to Russell Crowe returning to Pittsburgh has fallen as the state approved a film tax credit for "Fathers and Daughters" late Thursday.

Triblive.com: More on the story of Fathers and Daughters - behind the scenes - Pittsburgh film project's tax-credit nail-biter has happy ending - Thanks, Marilee

TRC: On This Day - January 24

January 23

You Tube: Channel 9 News Video interview with Russell on the set of The Water Diviner - Thanks, Marilee

The Independent ie: 'We both bring equal passion' - Jennifer Connelly on working with Russell Crowe - Thanks, Allison

Flicks 'n Bits: New TV Spot For ‘Winter’s Tale’ – Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe….Thanks, Allison - "Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, “Winter’s Tale” is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil. The film stars Colin Farrell (“Total Recall”), Jessica Brown Findlay (TV’s “Downton Abbey”), and Oscar® winners Jennifer Connelly (“A Beautiful Mind”), William Hurt (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”), Eva Marie Saint (“On the Waterfront”) and Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”). “Winter’s Tale” also introduces young newcomers Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs (both from Broadway’s “Once”). The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind”), who also wrote the screenplay, based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Helprin."

The Herald Sun: Russell Crowe speaks to The Advertiser on the Burra set of his Gallipoli film The Water Diviner - Thanks, Steph

January 22

Crowe Quotes from an interview in Detour Magazine via TRC and thanks for the heads up, Amera:

Adelaide Now: Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe cycles around SA town of Burra while directing his film The Water Diviner ---Burra abuzz as Russell Crowe sightings tease tourists

January 21

From the past: Favorite Crowe Quotes - Do you have a favorite quote from Russell? If so, you can post it on the Crowe News Page at Facebook

January 19

The Telegraph UK: Noah's Ark: the facts behind the Flood - A recently discovered Babylonian tablet is a blueprint for a round-shaped ark that animals could board two by two -- Thanks, Christine, Amelie

Lily's final report on the concert in Coffs

January 18

Related -- Playbill: Tony Winner Hugh Jackman Plans to Return to Broadway in Jez Butterworth's The River

January 17

The Dartmouth Chronicle UK: Russell Crowe tweets admiration for Cayle

CW.com: The Winter's Tale Sweepstakes - Thanks, Allison (Premiere in NYC) - Form is HERE

January 16

Local press coverage of Coffs - Thanks, Lil

Diviant Art: Russell Crowe as Noah by biktor21 - Thanks, Steph

New Hampshire Magazine: Q&A With Skylar Burke (Noah) - Thanks, Allison

bizjournals.com - Pittsburgh: EXCLUSIVE: New Russell Crowe movie planning to shoot in Pittsburgh (Fathers and Daughters) - Thanks, Steph, Allison

Charlie’s Army DVD at Duncarron.com (Charlie was in the Coffs concert - the big guy in kilts) - Thanks, Judy

January 15

The Coff Coast Advocate: The gig we’re all crowing about - Thanks, Allison

From lillian: here is a nice pic of a crowe fan in coffs wearing a water diviner teeshirt, posted on twitter. Jaruska's Twitter account

The Hollywood Reporter: Oscars Ceremony to Celebrate Movie Heroes -- To coincide with the Oscar telecast theme, the Academy will present “The Oscars Celebrates Movie Heroes,” an exhibition in the Grand Lobby Gallery of its Beverly Hills headquarters on display from Jan. 17-March 5. The show will feature still photographs and posters from 70 titles spanning nine decades, as well as video montages comprised of excerpts from classic and contemporary films. The exhibit will include films centered on real-life heroes (Gandhi, Silkwood), superheroes (Superman,The Dark Knight), animated heroes (Shrek, The Incredibles), action heroes (Seven Samurai, Gladiator), literary heroes (To Kill a Mockingbird, Grapes of Wrath) and more.

January 14

Francisca S Last Report on Coffs

Nottingham Post: Robin Hood: The Movie again? Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks to tackle local legend

Comingsoon.net: Darren Aronofsky took to Twitter this morning to reveal that he has cast Nick Nolte as the Watcher Samyaza in Noah, a role that actor Mark Margolis was previously attached to - Thanks, Steph

NY Times Business (Body of Lies/Mark Strong Related) -Dastardly, British and Brand New to the Super Bowl

The Guardian: Romper Stomper: rewatching classic Australian films -- A young Russell Crowe is spellbinding in this ugly but unforgettable film that remains hard-hitting and shockingly violent more than two decades on

onmilwaukee.com: Classic and recent films offer entertainment, great stories (incl Gladiator & A Beautiful Mind) - Thanks, Ellen

Flicks 'n Bits: First ‘Winter’s Tale’ TV Spot – Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe…. - Thanks, Allison

January 13

CGee's Report on Coffs

Carol A's last Report

January 12

ABC.Net Au: Russell Crowe's Coffs Harbour 'Indoor Garden Party' a big hit - "It was a variety performance, there was poetry, there was some Irish Beatbox harmonious singers, piano playing, a guy sitting on a wooden box just banging on a drum," she said. "They did speak about themselves, where they were from, and Russell (Crowe) made them perform in their local accents. "I came out my heart was racing, it was just exciting." -- Thanks, Steph

Carol has added her report for the third concert

Francesca's Report

January 11

Lily's report on the concert

On Facebook, Carol A shared the play list

Ed Note: For fans that were at the concert. I understand that there was a request not to photoraph the performance, so I have removed the photo of all on stage. The one I have up below was taken before the concert, and was by Samantha Barks on her blog. I still welcome written reports of the event

Just Jared: Samantha Barks & Russell Crowe: 'Indoor Garden Party' Opening - Thanks, Allison

On ET next Thursday - Noah - Thanks, Allison

January 10

The LA Times: Akiva Goldsman completes his 'Winter's Tale' quest - Thanks, Ellen

The LA Times: WINTER MOVIE SNEAKS - Two by two, including the arks used to film 'Noah - Thanks, Ellen

Coffs Coast Advocate: Rusty in fine form on home turf -- RUSSELL Crowe has spent the week penning songs and laying down music with some of the big ensemble of stars, performers and songwriters who last night graced the stage for the opening night of the Indoor Garden Party. - Thanks, Steph

From BarbieCat: Mary, a blogging fan of Samantha Barks has posted a series of photos from before the show. Everyone is looking very spiffy...[ed note: I see Owen & Moley O Suilleabhain, and all the other familiar guys plus the big guy from Gladiator in a kilt, and the others new to me. CGee was there too. See her Twitter feed Catherine Gallagher ‏@CGeee8h - "Another great IGP! A pleasure to hear all those wonderful voices together! Surprises were Mr. Percivil, DaveK and Stewie!"

From Carol A: re The Concert in Coffs: "What a night! It's a small theatre of about 250 comfortable seats. The show started ON TIME! Photography of all sort was banned, so unless there are pix in the Coffs paper, we are out of luck tonight -- they were filming for production. It was Russell, Alan, Samantha Banks, Owen and Mooley (Size Two Shoes), Stewart Kirwin, David Kelly, Scott Grimes, Darren Percival, and three other men (whose names I will learn by tomorrow). The theatre people guarded the stage, so I was unable to get a set list. There were new songs, and some old songs (Testify, Weight of a Man, Raewin and others) and outstanding efforts by them all. Scott was unbelievable! One of the men whose name I cannot remember played the pipes (in full dress) - he was the barbarian leader who returned the head of the soldier to Maximus in the beginning of Gladiator; one of them was the man who produced the Crowe / Doyle songbooks. I'll find out more tomorrow night, I promise. It was wonderful and I was right up there dancing with every bit of joy in my body, which (now that the euphoria is gone) hurts like hell." Thanks, Carol. - (ed note: I'd love anyone else's report. E Mail to me.)

Deadline Hollywood: Darren Aronofsky Makes New Regency His Film Home; Will Hatch TV Projects For HBO

The Daily Beast: Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible - Thanks, Allison

January 9

Facebook: Omar Musa -- "Just turned 30! And Russell Crowe threw me an amazing party at his house. Totally surreal. I'm staying here for a week, performing at The Indoor Garden Party he's throwing. Went horse riding today as well. Not gonna forget this bday in a hurray." - Thanks, Peggy

January 8

NB to Crowe Fans: If you go to the concert, reports would be welcome. Just e mail them to me

The Daily Telegraph au: Crowe this weekend hosts his first ever Australian Indoor Garden Party at the seaside city's Jetty Memorial Theatre over four nights from tomorrow. - Thanks, Steph, Allison

The Coffs Coast Advocate: Informal evenings of tunes - Calling on the generosity of Russell once again the Coffs Coast Advocate has been granted two double passes to giveaway to the Friday and Saturday night shows - Thanks, Allison

Gossip Center: "Revenge" Star Barry Sloane Talks Russell Crowe in Cosmopolitan UK February 2014 - Thanks, Allison

January 7

Starmometer: ‘Winter’s Tale’ – Main Poster, Banners Unleashed - Thanks, Ellen

January 6

Time Magazine: 20 Movies we want to see in 2014: Yes, it’s that Noah, the one with the flood and the ark and the two-by-two. This time, however, as imagined by Darren Aronofsky with Russell Crowe in the title role, Noah has an environmental message for modern-day viewers. Emma Watson and Jennifer Connelly co-star.

January 5

The Bleacher Report: The Most Underrated Sports Movie Sidekicks Ever

OT: Longing for baseball... "It's the birthday of Jack Norworth, born in Philadelphia in 1879. Jack Norworth had never been to a baseball game, but one day in 1908, he was riding the subway and he saw a sign that said "Baseball Today — Polo Grounds," and he started thinking of baseball lyrics. He wrote them down on a piece of scratch paper and then took them to the composer Albert Von Tilzer, another man who had never seen a baseball game, who wrote the music. And the song became very famous: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." - From The Writer's Almanac

January 4

Female First UK: Noah: New Year Preview - "Crowe is an actor who owns every role that he has ever played and Noah promises to be another exciting and intriguing character for the Oscar winner." - Thanks, Allison

The Atlantic: 21 Films to Look Forward to in 2014 - World War II dramas, dystopian teen trilogies, time travel, Bible stories, and more - Thanks, Jeannine

January 3

10:15 P.M. (TCM) A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001) Russell Crowe, above, in a role for which he received an Oscar nomination, portrays John Forbes Nash Jr., the gifted mathematician who battled schizophrenia for decades before going on to win the Nobel in economic science. Jennifer Connelly won for best supporting actress as Alicia Larde, the M.I.T. student who became Nash’s wife. And Ed Harris plays Nash’s contact for a government project.

January 2

Sydney Confidential: Russell Crowe's big day out on daddy duty

January 1

Russell on Twitter: Russell Crowe ‏@russellcrowe 30 Dec How cool is Warner Bros Movie World on the Gold Coast? My first time there since working on Blood Oath in 1989

The Guardian: Russell Crowe's Noah buoys an unsinkable career arc -- He goes forth; he multiplies. Russell Crowe's latest choice of role is divinely inspired – and further lands him in the footsteps of Hollywood greats such as Heston, Burton and Flynn - Thanks, Ivani

Just Jared: Winter's Tale Trailer - Our guy with an Irish brogue (Opens on Valentine's Day):

Happy New Year to Russell and to all Crowe Fans