March 2008 News
March 31 Black Voices Blog: Moviemaker: Chrysler Salutes Spike Lee's Work Behind The Lens -- "So 'Inside Man' was my most commercial film ever. Worldwide, including DVD sales, over $200 million. So when you're told all of the time that you haven't had a film over $100 million – which used to be considered a blockbuster, now its more – once you reach that, and 'Inside Man' only cost $49 million, it's a huge hit. Usually Denzel gets $20 million a film alone. So you get him, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen at $49 million, you're getting a bargain. So that success put me at a delusional state where I thought, oh I'm in there now," the 51-year-old filmmaker said." - Thanks, Steph Digital Spy: Spike Lee has revealed that he is working on a sequel to hit 2006 movie Inside Man. The film, which starred Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, centred on a tough cop who becomes involved in a hostage situation when he tries to thwart a bank robber's plans. He told Hollyscoop that original writer Russell Gewirtz is currently finishing the script and Clive Owen is already attached to star. - Thanks, "RPH QT" March 30 X17On Line: Whatcha Laughin' at, Boys? (Clive and Mickey Rourke in NYC) CliveOwen.org has large image versions of the above March 28 NY Daily News: Kate Bosworth - 21 NYC Premiere party - "...Also at the Mercer Kitchen bash was Clive Owen, who told us, "I'm not a betting man," when asked how much he's ever won gambling. "Not my style," the Brit said with a sly grin." - Thanks, Steph You Tube: Celebrities as works of art - Clive there three times - I like the antique bust best - Thanks, Steph Cinema Blend: Inside Man 2 still happening - Thanks, Doro SplashNews: (Duplicity) Our charming pap wins a smile from Julia (Under her picture are some good ones of Clive) March 27 Cinematical: 'Children of Men' Becoming a TV Show - Thanks, Steph March 26 On Sunday March 30, Clive will be profiled on the Biography Channel. Check your local times for the listing March 24 CharityFoks.com: An auction -- Walk-on Role to "Duplicity" Starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti! March 22 LA Times: The Great Movie Capers - "Inside Man" -- There are several potent reasons why this 2006 crime thriller is Spike Lee's biggest commercial hit -- it boasts a sharp, clever script from newcomer Russell Gewirtz, spot-on performances from the likes of Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster and exhilarating direction from Lee. The only flaw is the fact that the Owen's handsome face is covered throughout most of the film. - Thanks, Steph March 21 March 20 March 19 Cambridge News: Elywood may be best location -- "The cathedral was the main external location for the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, where the cast and crew spent 11 days on site filming some key scenes in the summer of 2006. It saw some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Clive Owen, rub shoulders with many Ely residents who were recruited as extras. March 16 UK Times online: Clive Owen: the unself-conscious sex symbol --- Actor, pin-up and now the face of Lancome. But Simon Mills finds Clive Owen a pretty regular guy - Thanks, Donna, Amelie, Steph March 14 The UK Express: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary -- A movie about Mary’s life, starring Scarlett Johansson, has been delayed because producers can’t find a suitable actor to play her third husband, the Earl of Bothwell. In real life, Mary had problems with men, one in particular, her second husband, Lord Darnely, who burst into her room in the Palace of Holyrood House, threatened her and murdered her secretary, David Riccio. Among those said to be in the running for the Bothwell role, are Clive Owen, Robert Carlyle and James McAvoy. - Thanks, Steph The Hollywood Reporter: Sponsors rev up for Argentine feature -- "While product placement is a tried-and-true cinema tradition, having a car company and advertising firm so closely tied to a feature-length production is almost entirely new. In 2001, BMW and Fallon Worldwide collaborated on the enormously successful series "The Hire," which featured Clive Owen in eight multimillion-dollar shorts directed by such industry icons as Ang Lee, Guy Ritchie and John Frankenheimer, which were released exclusively online. This groundbreaking concept of "advertainment" has since been duplicated, but never in Latin America." March 12 EW.com: Roberts, Owen Reunite for 'Duplicity' Rediff News: [ Inside Man] -- Sukhvinder also said that he considers Shah Rukh Khan his lucky charm. Though the Khan-starrer Dil Se flopped in India (it was quite a hit abroad), its Chaiyya Chaiyya number became an international hit. Hollywood A-lister Spike Lee was so impressed he used the song for the opening and closing credits of Inside Man, an edgy heist movie that starred Denzel Washington, Clive Owen [Images] and Jodie Foster March 11 Just Jared: Photos on the set of Duplicity - Julia Roberts and Clive Owen head separately to the set of Duplicity to film interior scenes at a pub in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. The thriller will be directed by Tony Gilroy (The Bourne franchise, Michael Clayton) and is about a pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job. And duplicity, in case you won’t know, means deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. - Thanks, Steph March 10 Variety: The Olivier Awards - Related - "...Chiwetel Ejiofor's actor win for his powerhouse performance in the title role in "Othello" will stoke industry rumors about a Broadway run for the SRO Donmar Warehouse production. "Plans are under way," helmer Michael Grandage told Daily Variety. "But Chiwetel's commitments mean such a move will be more than a year away." March 7 Premiere Magazine - The 100 sexiest actors of all time - See #32 - Thanks, Allison March 5 ET On Line Video: New mom NAOMI WATTS gushes about her 7-month-old son ALEXANDER as ET exclusively visits the actress on the set of the upcoming political thriller, 'The International,' in theaters August 15. Naomi's co-star CLIVE OWEN also sits down with ET to talk about the movie in which he plays an Interpol agent, opposite Naomi's district attorney, as they both try to bring down a corrupt bank. - Thanks, Steph The Daily Telegraph au: Clive and Julia back together March 3 Glam.com blog: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen walking to the set of their new film, Duplicity (Click on the link at Glam.com for the pictures - He's looking mighty fine. Gambit7 Live Journal: Close Your Eyes -- As for Clive, well when his character breaks into tears at the prospect of his sister moving away to the U.S. with Sinclair, it’s as if you can sense his entire world is truly collapsing. One begins to understand this as just another interpretation of obsession born of that ever constant revelation that comes with age, that there are very few people in the world with whom we can ever truly be intimate with, if ever, and how difficult and painful it is when that connection is threatened. - Thanks, Steph GoldCoast.com.au: Meanwhile, the Coast might be getting another taste of Hollywood in September with the Australian-British co-production The Boys Are Back In Town feature film set to start shooting on locations in southern Queensland. British heart-throb Clive Owen is expected to play the lead role in the comic drama which is a co-production from local movie producers Greg Brenman (Billy Elliot) and Tim White (Gettin' Square). - Thanks, Steph From lui: Here's the link to the March wallpaper: http://luinhiril.livejournal.com/24031.html. March 2 |