December 31 Newsweek: Newsmakers: Clive Owen, Keith Urban, Rosie O'Donnell - Thanks, Steph December 30 Canada.com: Movies to look forward to in the new year -- The Golden Age (Oct. 5): Alright, we're highlighting one movie that could be considered a sequel. Cate Blanchett, nominated for an Oscar as the young queen in 1998's Elizabeth, was robbed when Gwyneth Paltrow won for Shakespeare In Love. Blanchett returns to the role to depict the older Elizabeth I, joined by Clive Owen as the dashing Sir Walter Raleigh. Returning from the first movie are Geoffrey Rush and director Shekhar Kapur. - Thanks, Cindy New York Magazine: Apocalpyse (Not So Long From) Now -- In the thrillingly dire Children of Men, Clive Owen and dystopia make a nice pair. December 29 The Chicago Sun Times: Los tres amigos - Mexico-born directors form a band of brothers The Rolling Stone: COM Review - Owen’s powerfully implosive performance lets us see past the barriers Theo has erected around his emotions. Remember that COM opens wide on January 5 in the USA. Check your local movie listings - Thanks, Nina December 28 The Kansas City Star: 2007 opening dates (subject to change) - Oct. 5: “The Golden Age” is a sequel to “Elizabeth” with Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush being joined by Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh - Thanks, Steph The NY Times: Children of Differing Visions: Contrasting a P. D. James Novel and the Movie It Inspired - Thanks, Steph CanMag: "It’s one of the elements of making movies that I actually really enjoy," said Owen. "I love the collaboration of doing shots like those in Children of Men because there’s something about filmmaking that, if it was just about putting great directors, great scripts, and great actors together and you’re guaranteed a great film, that’s one thing, but that isn’t the case. There aren’t any rules and there’s something sort of elusive that’s out of any individual’s control that makes a film work or not work and when you’re doing one of those hugely ambitious long sequences of one shot, it’s a genuine collaboration. It’s everybody pulling together to try and make something happen and the responsibility is a collective one." - Thanks, Steph
The Hollywood Reporter: Universal bowed "Children of Men" in 16 theaters. The Alfonso Cuaron-directed film grossed $180,000 for a per-theater average of $11,250. The film, starring Clive Owen and Julianne Moore, was almost universally well reviewed and will expand Friday The LA Daily News: Indelible Images - Clive Owen's long-take dash through a battle zone, baby in arms, in "Children of Men.'' Reuters: Clive at a photo session for COM 11-17-06 - More here - Thanks, Steph December 26 COM-- Ingrid at the forum says that on the Early Show they said it starts Jan 5 nationwide. If you see COM, please give us a non spoiler review at this thread at the forum The SMH: Our Fair Ladies - "...Editor of Men's Style magazine, Peter Holder, isn't sure that blokey image has the same effect at home. "Generally speaking, Aussie women don't love Russell, Eric and Hugh as much as they love George Clooney or now Clive Owen. If only Australian women could claim Clive Owen as one of their own." From Lui: "I made a wee Christmas pressie for all Clivesters around the world: all 12 wallpaper sheets - I did for 2006 - without the monthly numbers. I posted the images at my livejournal" December 25 - A Holiday Greeting to all of you! - Merry Christmas! (and we hope an Oscar nom for Clive in 2007) The Washington Times: Owen brightens film's bleak future -- "...I, for one, can think of no man I'd rather have save my world. Mr. Owen is not just a pretty boy, after all -- although it's hard to take your eyes off his tousled chestnut hair, rugged face and piercing green eyes. No, it's that rare combination of intelligence and sensuality that makes him utterly compelling no matter the role, whether it's the writer turned "Croupier" in the 1998 film that made his career or the cynical bureaucrat of the future in "Children of Men." The NY Times: Apocalypse Now, but in the Wasteland a Child Is Given - By MANOHLA DARGIS -- “Children of Men,” the superbly directed political thriller by Alfonso Cuarón, may be something of a bummer, but it’s the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters." Thanks, Steph The Washington Post: Rad Tidings: Cuaron's Daring 'Children of Men' Rotten Tomatoes: COM has a 93% rating from critics December 24 - A Holiday Greeting to all of you! Capone at AICN: COM -- All of the performances are appropriately desperate, but Clive Owen, in his portrayal of a man who has nothing to live for except his and the planet's eventual death, occupies this role so completely that you feel you should put him on suicide watch. - Thanks, Steph The Toronto Sun: Shooting Style Bang On - Not all of the scenes involved pyrotechnics, mind you. Cuaron also chose to film the birth of a child in one extended shot. "I was present at the birth of my own two children, so I was able to draw on that," Owen says. "I was in the thick of it. I remember feeling a bit like Theo in the movie." - Thanks, Steph December 23 The Hollywood Reporter: COM - Former activist Theo (Clive Owen, in top form), now a bored civil servant, finds himself in the thick of the resistance when his former lover, rebel leader Julian (Julianne Moore), persuades him to obtain transit papers for a young woman, Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) who must flee the country. Manohla Dargis in the NY Times: The Best of 2006 -- "The people over at Universal Pictures, who have decided to open “Children of Men” on Christmas Day, either have a seriously wicked sense of humor or (my guess) don’t think this story about the end of the world stands a chance among the other holiday offerings. That’s too bad. The film certainly sounds like a downer — with no more children being born, human beings are staring into the abyss of their own future — but so does “Blade Runner.” Brilliantly directed by Alfonso Cuarón, “Children of Men” won’t connect with those audiences who like their dystopian fictions to end with a family hug, but there’s lots to love and respect here, starting with the genius of Mr. Cuarón’s cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki." A.O. Scott - The NY Times: an 11 way tie for 11th best - "CHILDREN OF MEN" A bleak vision of the future, beautifully realized by Alfonso Cuarón. Dave Poland at the Hot Button on COM - Interesting points GreenCine has an interview with Cuaron Canada.com: "Nobody's Hero: Clive Owen, the runner-up to Daniel Craig in the James Bond race, plays a depressed protagonist in Children of Men" - Thanks, Steph The Minneapolis Star Tribune: Wow! Cute! -- Some made the vote an opportunity to dwell upon the year's most notable cuties. For Best Supporting Actor, one chose "Inside Man's" Clive Owen because "Clive Owen is every girl's supporting man." Rowwwr. Lui tells us the new 2007 Owen wall calendar is in progress. December 22 ALERT! From Harumi: Clive is listed as a guest on Charlie Rose (PBS) tonight (It is on NYC Channel 13 tonight at 11 PM. Find it in your area or watch on line after tomorrow) Hello Magazine: Dreamy encounter for Clive Owen in New York - Thanks, Steph The Hollywood Reporter: Something for everyone at weekend box office - Universal opens Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men" on Christmas Day in limited release. The well-reviewed film stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine in a dystopian British future where women are unable to reproduce. The R-rated film will open in 16 theaters. - Thanks, Steph December 21 The SF Gate: Review: Bleak 'Children' Has Ray of Hope - Thanks, Steph Newsday: COM -- Fear and infertile loathing - "Even before that crucial moment, the urgency of "Children of Men" has seeped into your consciousness, thanks to the all-too-plausible depiction of future shock and the almost unbearable tension generated by Cuarón's single-take set pieces. Violence isn't tricked up or overly stylized here, as it is in other apocalyptic science-fiction movies. It comes with the sudden but offhand jolt of a blunt object tossed through a glass door. For those capable of enduring its most gut-wrenching moments, "Children of Men" offers inventive energy, ferocious intelligence, and yet, affirmation of life against the most calamitous circumstances. It's both a cautionary tale and a hallucinatory thrill ride that, despite its futuristic setting, won't let you forget for an instant the myriad fears, self-induced and otherwise, that stalk us in the present day." Reuters: Hollywood eyes box office rebound -There were unexpected low-budget hits like "Little Miss Sunshine" ($60 million), and even a film like director Spike Lee's thriller "Inside Man" added a few plot twists to set it apart. It debuted in March, a traditionally slow time in theaters, and took in nearly $90 million. The IMDb: Release dates for Shoot 'Em Up (2007) Country Date USA 7 September 2007 - Thanks, Steph The National Review: The end is nigh - "...Owen, despite the thin material, is excellent, as always. Unshaven, unkempt, dressed in drab colors, he slumps and shrugs, beaten down by apathy, as if gravity’s pull has grown slightly stronger. The coming expiration of humanity drags on him like a physical weight." Thanks, Steph December 20 Clive will be on Regis and Kelly tomorrow the 21st - Check your local listings. The Onion A.V. Club picks COM as best film of the year - Thanks, clemato Style.com: Saffir's next act, Monday's Children of Men showing, reunited cast mates Clive Owen and Julianne Moore, along with the film's director, Alfonso Cuarón. "Hello, stranger!" Owen greeted Moore enthusiastically upon spotting her, his arms stretched wide. The admiration was clearly mutual. "I adore him," Moore said. "He's a wonderful actor and very, very funny. We laughed all the time on the set." Laughter might seem an odd reaction given the dystopian nature of the movie—it's set in 2027 at a time when humans can no longer procreate and the world is in a barely contained state of brutal chaos—but Owen disagreed. "People have talked about this being a bleak movie, but it's full of humor and humanity," he said. His director didn't necessarily seem to share Owen's optimistic outlook, though. Asked about his holiday plans, Cuarón shook his head and said, "To disappear from planet Earth for a while!" Sounds like an idea for his next film. - Thanks, Steph Rope of Silicon: Clive interview on COM - Thanks, Steph The Scotsman: Clive Owen challenged as depressed hero - By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Who cares about playing James Bond when there is a guy like Theo Faron to play? Clive Owen prefers Faron, and the Oscar-nominated British actor proves it in science fiction drama "Children of Men," his new film that debuts in U.S. theatres on Christmas day. - Thanks, Steph The Village Voice: Don't Believe the (Lack of) Hype -- Despite a nonexistent marketing campaign, Cuarón's latest is not to be missed - Thanks, Steph Movieweb: A cinematic masterpiece in a world searching for hope - Thanks, Steph December 19 Moviesonline: Clive interview - Thanks, Steph You may post holiday greetings to Clive HERE at the forum The Australian: "WORD is that Clive Owen is to take the lead role of a single dad in Adelaide-based director Scott Hicks's The Boys are Back in Town, but producer Tim White has not confirmed this. The British actor (Gosford Park, The Bourne Identity, Children of Men) plays Walter Raleigh opposite Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth I in the upcoming The Golden Age. Hicks has not shot a film in Australia since Shine in 1995. The Boys are Back in Town will be made in Queensland, probably from mid 2007. The comedy-drama has been adapted from a book by British author Simon Carr and is a co-production with Tiger Aspect, one of the UK's biggest film and television producers. Billy Elliot is one of its credits. Hicks has shot three films since Shine, all in North America, although he brings them back to Adelaide for post-production. He is days away from finishing No Reservations, an English-language version of the German film Mostly Martha. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays the chef this time. Hicks made Snow Falling on Cedars and Hearts in Atlantis." - Thanks, Steph CHUD: Exclusive interview with Clive - Thanks, Doro, Steph The LA Times: There's no place like hell for the holidays - Director Alfonso Cuarón intensifies a novelist's grim vision in 'Children of Men.' - Cuarón and longtime cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki also were drawn to such lengthy shots but for a different reason: They felt they would immerse the audience in the story. Rather than offer close-ups of the actors' faces, Cuarón and Lubezki focused their cameras on the performers running around their crumbling world. "I think they are pretty staggering, but they are not showy," says Owen, who was called on to perform scenes 10 minutes and longer, many of them filled with gunfire, explosions and crashes. "They are trying to put you viscerally in the middle of things — to make you feel you are in the situation." - Thanks, Steph Getty Images: Clive at the opening of COM at The Cinema Society & GQ Host Screening Of 'Children Of Men' - Thanks, Steph From Lea D.: More on Clive's TV appearance - he is scheduled to talk about his movie on Entertainment Tonight on 12/20 which airs 6:30PM . Check local listings for local affiliate. December 18 Yahoo and the AP: The best and worst year in movie moments -- "...Best dig at a guy who did not win the role of James Bond, agent 007: "Boswell. Nigel Boswell. 006. You know what that means?" asks agent Boswell (Clive Owen) in "The Pink Panther." "Of course!" answers Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin). "It means you are one away from the big time." From Donna G: "There is a show on Biography Channel called "Famous". I am not sure if anyone has let you know yet but he will be profiled on Dec 28, 11:00PM ET. It might repeat a few hours later on the 29th." New York Magazine: Mayhem on Earth From dystopia to Julia: a conversation with Clive Owen. - Thanks, Steph The Globe and Mail: An optimist with a bleak side -- "Cuaron had nothing but praise for all of his cast, but he practically gushed when speaking about Owen. "Clive is the hero of the movie, or the anti-hero, whatever you want to call it," Cuaron says, "and he's playing something that is completely against the convention of Hollywood heroes. Usually a character like this in a Hollywood movie would be an ex-Navy Seal turned bureaucrat. This is not an ex-Navy Seal. I wanted him passive. I wanted him to represent contemporary humanity with all its emotional, social and political detachment. I wanted him to represent an immobility that comes a lot out of fear. "He carries the movie and he does so not because of his actions, but because of his physical detail. His own texture. From the beginning Clive understood that it made sense for him to just be a vehicle for our background, for our social context. I know a lot of actors who would have been acting for their 'moments.' Clive understood that the 'moment' was the film. If the movie works, it's because of him. I consider him a co-writer. A co-filmmaker. It's weird to say this, but usually a director is supposed to be protecting the actor. But Clive was this guy protecting me and my vision." - Thanks, Steph From the New York Magazine interview (above): Will you work with Spike Lee again? - " Putting Spike back on the map was the best thing about the success of that movie. He’s going to get to make loads more big movies. Spike already called me about another Inside Man." December 16 The Brisbane Courier Mail: Cloning Attractions -- Aussie talent adds sparkle to The Golden Age (an Elizabethan drama with Aussie trio Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, and Abbie Cornish) releasing in October. Russell Crowe, unlucky to miss an Oscar for his performance in A Beautiful Mind, teams with the man who took the Academy Award from him, Denzel Washington (Training Day) for Ridley Scott's American Gangster (due Nov 2). TV Alert!: "Hi Murph: You may already have been contacted about this but apparently Clive is to appear on Regis and Kelly this coming Thursday the 21st and according to CBS's The Early Show schedule he is to be on their show this coming Friday morning the 22nd. I know these scheduled appearances can change but this is what is posted for now. Thanks. Jane Gable December 15 The Huffington Post: Fearless Internet Dating -- "...You might have an obsession with "Left, Right and Center" but you're clueless on your own states propositions. Share. You think there is proof of a higher power because of the creation of Jr. Mints, Clive Owen and Nina Simone. Share. What you don't want to share are stories or antidotes of ex-boyfriends, or how you're in therapy because you have issues with your mother." Variety: The London Film Critics Awards: COM - Director, British film, Newcomer award The Ledger (FL): Many Offbeat Movie Moments in 2006 -- Best dig at a guy who did not win the role of James Bond, agent 007: "Boswell. Nigel Boswell. 006. You know what that means?" asks agent Boswell (Clive Owen) in "The Pink Panther." "Of course!" answers Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin). "It means you are one away from the big time." - Thanks, Steph The Envelope: Surprising snubs - Which film and TV performances failed to grab Globe recognition? - Thanks, Steph December 14 Golden Globe nominations announced (No Clive or COM -- Wait until next year!) - Thanks, Steph December 13 Blog Critics: The Trailer Park - COM - Thanks, Steph Movie City News Voices: Children of Men Top of the Class -- And, of course, there's Clive Owen, whose path (geographic and emotional) represents the core of the film: alcoholic, cynic and disillusioned, Theo is a destroyed man when the story begins - and Owen never overacts it, making the courageous choice of subtlety. Watch, for instance, the moment when someone tells Theo that he shouldn't smoke, because "it kills": as an answer, Owen makes an almost imperceptible nod with his head, like he was saying "That's the idea" and immediately changes the subject - that's not a man who's willing to allow anyone to see his vulnerability (and before succumbing to an outburst of emotion, he distances himself from the others, so no one will witness his frailty). - Thanks, Steph December 12 The Mirror UK: Sexiest man on the planet -- Top 10: 1 Daniel Craig' 2 Clive Owen' 3 Jude Law' 4 Steve Jones' 5 George Clooney' 6 Johnny Depp' 7 David Beckham' 8 Robbie Williams' 9 Orlando Bloom' 10 Pierce Brosnan. - Thanks, Steph eBay: COM Oscar ad for Clve for best actor - Thanks, Steph (If anyone has a subscription to a Hollywood Trade magazine and sees the ad, I would love a scan. Thanks) December 11 New York Magazine: Best films 2006 - Honorable mention -" Spike Lee dropped the mannerisms and the ’tude and triumphed twice, with the studio caper picture Inside Man and his HBO Katrina documentary.... Austin360 (TX) - AICN presents Children of Men - Thanks, Steph eBay: Clive Owen Inside Man Sin City Autograph handsigned. - Thanks, Steph December 10 Variety: AFI names top films of the year (Inside Man among the ten) - Thanks, Steph And the LA Film Critics award for Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Children of Men" Steph has scans of the USA Weekend Magazine article - One and Two Monsters and Critics: A Conversation with director Alfonso Cuaron: A rebel heart - Thanks, Doro, Steph December 9 Superherohype: Jolie on Playing Ava in Sin City 2 - " It sounds like Rodriguez and Miller have their Ava if everything works out. A start date for Sin City 2 has not been announced. In the graphic novel, Ava Lord is the dame to kill for. She is an ex-lover of Dwight McCarthy (Clive Owen) who manipulates men through her good looks and her supposed innocence." - Thanks, Steph December 8 Inside Man Related: Scene Stealers: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Thanks, Allison Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian on best moments in film this year: 2006 has had its share of great movie moments. Penélope Cruz singing her heart out in Volver. Borat politely bringing his neatly bagged-up faeces to the dinner table. Clive Owen fighting his way through an urban war zone in Bexhill-on-Sea in Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men. Coming Soon: Exclusive: Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón (Nice Clive mentions) - Thanks, Steph The USA Weekend Magazine interview is on line - "I came from a very small, claustrophobic town in Coventry, and I ran to London" at age 19 for drama school, Owen says. There, he got the chance to play Romeo to his future wife's Juliet. Predictably, the two fell in love. Surprisingly, they stayed together and married in 1995. "There is nothing more schmaltzy than Romeo and Juliet," he says with his deep bass laugh. "They are the ultimate lovers. Weirdly, the guy who directed it did the play three times, and each time, the Romeo and Juliet got together. But I think we're the only ones who saw it through and are still together." - Thanks, Steph December 7 Reuters Life!: Owen Interview -- Q: And when you're at home, I'd guess you watch movies around the holidays. Most families do. What are some holiday films you and your family like to watch during the season? -- A: "It's a Wonderful Life," that's a classic. "The Wizard of Oz" is always on. And we tend to go to the theater a bit over the period in London. They have a wonderful kids show that they bring back every year of "The Snowman" from that original book and cartoon. Some of the Christmas shows are really lovely in London, so we tend to do a bit of that, as well." - Thanks, Steph December 6 In USA Weekend magazine: "Clive Owen is one of the big screen’s hottest leading men, but co-stars like Jennifer Aniston and Julianne Moore take supporting roles to his wife and daughters." - Thanks, Steph From Lui: "I provide again 5 Clive - Christmas (3) / New Year's Ecards (2) at the ecard-service as I did last year. User will have to scroll down the image selection to choose the Christmas pictures. OscarWatch For Your Consideration Ad - COM - Thanks, Steph December 5 American Cinematographer Magazine: The December print edition also includes: Children of Men - Thanks, Steph Rotten Tomatoes: Cate Blanchett Resisted "Elizabeth" Sequel Before Reprising Oscar-Nominated Role - Thanks, Doro E! online: Clive at the Samsung Blackjack launch - Thanks, Steph December 4 DVD Active: Universal Pictures Video has announced the release of Children of Men for the 26th of February 2007, priced at around £19.99. I'm afraid we don't know much else about the release at this time, but we can bring you an early look at the artwork. Check back soon for further details - Thanks, Steph December 2 Coming Soon.net: In the future with Cate Blanchett -- "In 1999, Blanchett was nominated for an Oscar, playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth and she had just finished reprising the role for Kapur's upcoming film The Golden Age, which explores the queen's relationship with Sir Walter Raleigh, played by Clive Owen...." TV Alert: Watch an exclusive clip of "Children of Men " during the Finale of "Battlestar Galactica on Friday December 15 at 9/8C on SciFi " - Thanks, Steph IESB Net: Clive Owen, who takes on the role of Theodore Faron in the upcoming film Children of Men sat down to discuss the role, the filming in London and working with acclaimed director Alfonso Cuaron. - Thanks, Steph December 1 Lui's Christmas Clive Calendars - two sizes -- one -- and two From Steph: Don't know why I missed them the first time I gave a look at this website. When you click on " Navigate " you have 8 words/expressions appearing around the pic of Clive. Each of them, when you click on it, corresponds to a movie scene. Risks of spoilers of course :). I have a little tenderness for the "smashed up" one in the "Power" section: King Crimson, David 's Michelangelo crippled and fine dialog between Clive and Danny. There will be a preview screening of COM December 8 in LA - Thanks, Steph November 29 People.com: Caught in the act - • Clive Owen, chatting with a large group of friends in the courtyard at Hollywood club Les Deux. Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and Liev Schreiber also milled around. - Thanks, Steph The first "For Your Consideration" ads for "Children of Men have appeared on OscarWatch.com - Thanks, Steph November 28 Variety: Liz Smith in New York - FILM FANS will have a devilish time deciding between three screenings today. Time's Richard Stengel hosts Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men," starring Clive Owen at MOMA ... Ed Burns presides over "The Last Picture Show," the Peter Bogdanovich 1971 classic that propelled Cybill Shepherd to stardom and won an Oscar for Cloris Leachman. That's at Soho House ... David Yurman the Cinema Society and Vanity Fair screen Marilyn Monroe at her best in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." (Jane Russell, playing MM's sidekick, gives the best performance opposite Marilyn of all her many co-stars, male or female.) That's at Tribeca Grand. - Thanks, Steph November 27 From Steph: The BMW ads have inspired some people . So this is an 8mm ad for Pirelli directed by Antoine Fuqua (King Arthur) with John Malkovitch and Naomi Campbell in the cast. More to come ? (Apparently one each year) November 26 The Sun Sentinel: A bond beyond borders - Trio of Mexican directors are each others' biggest fans and harshest critics. November 24 Seattle pi: Gardens star in movies perfect for winter November 21 Hollywood Reporter - Risky Biz Blog: Children of Men: Brilliant But Expensive - "At the Children of Men after party in Westwood last week it struck me that the Universal executives had already written off the movie, which opens on Christmas Day, as a failure. While many critics were impressed by the film's virtuosity and bravado, the industry types were seeing a downer film that was going to lose money. The movie is a brilliant exercise in style, but it's another grim dystopian look at our future--like Blade Runner or Fahrenheit 451---that simply cost too much money (between $72 and as much as $90 million, I've heard) to make a profit. (I'm reading the 1993 P.D. James novel with pleasure.)" - Thanks, Steph SciFi Wire: Men's Owen focuses on FX Such sad news - ABC News: Robert Altman dies - Thanks, Steph -- At the NY Times article page, you can see reviews and trailers of some of his films Rotten Tomatoes: Clive
Owen Expresses Confusion Over "Sin City" Sequel - Thanks, Doro From Judy: "I'm the fan who asked Clive if I could have my picture taken with him at the Children of Men Premiere. Don Cheadle did indeed take the picture. The reason I'm making a funny face is because I didn't realize the picture was being taken and I was asking Clive to smile." The COM official site (US) - Thanks, Steph - Article Here at Coming Soon November 20 TMZ.com: Star Catcher - "...There's more! Later, at Mr Chow, Mekhi Phifer, Nicholas Gonzalez, Nicolette Sheridan and a rather fan-shy Clive Owen all getting their Asian-food fix." PR Newswire: "Samsung Telecommunications America was joined last night by the hottest stars in entertainment, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Clive Owen to celebrate the launch of the SAMSUNG BLACKJACK(TM), which is now available in stores nationwide as of November 13th." - Thanks, Steph Comic Book Review: Clive Owen talks Sin City 2 - Thanks, Doro November 19 The LA Daily News: Clive Owen at "Children of Men" screening - (He had fun) - Thanks, Doro November 17 Hello Magazine: RISING STAR CLARE-HOPE JOINS CLIVE AND CHIWETEL IN L.A. - Thanks, Steph, Doro Wireimage pictures of the LA premiere for COM - Thanks, Steph November 16 The Essex County Standard on The Electric Palace - Thanks, Steph Movie Web: "...Inside Man, directed by Spike Lee and starred Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen, earned $184 million worldwide this year. Gewirtz had previously informed everyone involved with the first film that he already had an idea for a continuation of the story that included the return of several of the main characters. Lee has recently announced that he is considering Inside Man 2 for his next directing project." - Thanks, Doro November 15 The SF Gate: Clive is listed as in the running for best supporting actor for Inside Man (Scroll) A video of Clive's appearance at the Electric Palace fundraiser Vanity Fair: Retro
pictures - Portfolio Slide Show: "18. CLIVE OWEN, January
2001 Breakthrough film: Croupier. Career highlights: Gosford Park;
The Bourne Identity; Closer; Sin City; Inside Man. What he said then: "I've
always had a pretty decent career [in the U.K.], but Croupier is
the first thing that's really broken in the U.S. for me." photograph
by JULIAN BROAD" Thanks, Steph The LA Times: (Scroll) Gewirtz's "Inside Man," which starred Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen, turned out to be Spike Lee's biggest hit. After earning $184 million worldwide this year, a sequel seemed an inevitability — especially when Gewirtz informed everyone involved that he already had an idea for a continuation of the story that included the return of several of the main characters. - Thanks, Steph November 13 Clive Supports The Electric Palace in Harwich UK - images and press release November 12 Suffolk and Essex on line: Clive at the COM benefit for The Electric Palace: He said: “I'm really proud to be asked to be patron of this very special cinema. I think this building is not only a beautiful and historic one, it is also a very important one. “I got my film education running around and going to all the old rep cinemas. It is vital that we use and support the Electric Palace.” - Thanks, Doro November 10 (There will be no updates until Sunday evening EST) The Telegraph UK: Interview with Michael Caine - "...He recently met up again with writer-director Mike Hodges, who directed him in the original Get Carter in 1971 and in Pulp the following year. Clive Owen, whom Hodges directed in Croupier and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, had invited him on to the set of Children of Men, in which Owen and Caine appear, and the three men had lunch together. "Mike said he was writing a novel because he couldn't find a movie to do, so I said I'd do a movie with him, and Clive said he would, too," Caine recalls. "So you've got Clive and me in a Mike Hodges movie, and we wouldn't want any money for doing it. Will it happen? I don't know, but I'd like it to." November 9 The Prague Post: COM Review - Mother and child reunion - A world that's lost playgrounds, toys and hope - Thanks, Steph Play.com has info on the COM DVD (UK Pal version) due out 1/15/07 - Thanks, Steph AICN review of COM - Thanks, Steph There
is a picture of Clive on page 282 in the December issue of Vanity
Fair. - Thanks, Karen
November 8 AICN on Shoot Em Up: "...It may even be my favorite Giamatti performance yet, and definitely one of my all-time favorite movie villains. He and Owen play off each other within the confines of a hilarious Looney Tunes motif, literally like a Bugs and Elmer cartoon written by Shane Black. If it was just a big fast action movie, it would just be an entertaining and mindless diversion, but it's really pushed into a new level with its confident sense of style and its expertly flourished details, as well as its light, un-preachy political metaphors." - Thanks, Steph The IMDb: Release dates for The Golden Age - Thanks, Steph November 7 The Shanghai Daily: The statement from Mandate also said Zhang will star in "Shanghai" with Clive Owen and "Seven Samurai," both produced by Harvey Weinstein's The Weinstein Co, without giving any detail.... Set during World War II, "Shanghai" is about an American undercover intelligence agent who investigates the death of a fellow spy and has an affair with the wife of a Shanghai drug lord, according to the movie Web site Greg's Previews. - Thanks, Steph AICN: A Very Different Point Of View On That SHOOT ‘EM UP Screening!! - Thanks, Steph Can Magazine: Shoot Em Up screening November 6 Marketwire.com: Universal Studios have announced the release of the complete soundtrack for 12 December - Thanks, Doro (You can pre-order from Amazon HERE) 11/06/2006 - UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - (MARKET WIRE):
- Universal
Pictures' new film "Children of Men" examines our past
and the possible future -- and so goes the music for the thriller's
soundtrack. From classic rock artists, including John Lennon, Deep
Purple, Donovan and King Crimson, to cutting-edge stars of today
like Dubstep, `Children of Men -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack`
(Hip-O/UMe) reflects backwards and looks forwards at the changing
music" Thanks Steph The NY Times: COM page - You can discuss and rate the film, opening in the USA on 12/25At YouTube, a five minute clip from Privateer (A bit violent!) - Thanks, StephNovember 3AICN: Shoot 'Em Up Screening -- "1. We care about Clive Owen not only because he's Clive Owen, but also because he's sympathetic. We know early on that he is homeless, but we eventually find out why, and it's pretty depressing. Also, most enjoyable for me: HE HATES JERKS. YES! Drivers who don't use their signal, guys who use handicapped spots, guys who chew with their mouth open, parents who make scenes in public yelling at their kids, etc, are all on the receiving end of Owen's asskickery. So basically, when he's not shooting the hell out of everything in sight, he's being a one man PSA against not being a scumbag. I could watch an entire film of Owen just walking around teaching jerks a lesson." - Thanks, stephMovie Hole au: Inside Man sequel in the works - (Yesss!)November 2Coming Soon via Variety: Inside Man Sequel in the Works - Thanks, Steph People.com: 100 Sexy men in one minute - Thanks, Yvette November 1The new Hollywood Reporter For Your Consideration page (COM)Gossip - The Australian: Too flat out for fling - " CANDY star Abbie Cornish has been implicated in the break-up of Hollywood couple Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe. The Sydney actor, who shot to fame with her role in the 2004 film Somersault, is being branded by supermarket tabloid National Enquirer as the woman who tempted Phillippe while they worked together on the film Stop Loss. Apparently Oscar-winner Witherspoon discovered messages her husband wrote to Cornish on his BlackBerry and found the 24-year-old Australian had shared an intimate dinner with him while filming in Texas. Cornish denies it. She's been too busy with her latest film, A Good Year with Russell Crowe, which opens this week, and filming The Golden Age opposite Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Clive Owen."October 31The Hollywood Reporter has a "for your consideration" page for COM for awards time - Thanks, clematoOctober 30Lui's December Calendars: 1280x1024 and 1024x768The AP: Hollywood loads up on Christmas spirit (Scroll)Digit News: Framestore CFC delivers CG baby - Thanks, StephAt clive-owen.org, thanks to Kim, a large picture of Clive in the November GQ - Thanks, StephOctober 28/29Vote for Clive at the monthly Hello! poll - Until the 31st -- Thanks, YvetteMovie Hole on COM - from Clint - Thanks, StephScotland on Sunday: Cast lines up for a taste of Ecstasy - "...Sir Sean Connery and Sir Billy Connolly also turned down parts, but another, as yet unnamed, British star is being lined up for the key male role. Daniel Craig, the new James Bond, and Clive Owen have both been linked with the part."October 27The LA Times: It was a long shot, but the effort paid off in exhilaration -- "THE scene would be complex by any standard; for roughly 15 minutes we follow Clive Owen as he navigates three blocks of intricately choreographed urban warfare in a deconstructing British society, circa 2027, as envisioned in director Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men." Typically a scene like this would be shot in multiple takes and from different angles, with editing magic turning it into a seamless narrative."The Guardian: Mitts in the air, pal -- [Sterling] Hayden is the kind of actor who does not exist any more: dangerous but seductive, grizzled but glamorous, tough but tender. In short: not Orlando Bloom. Like his granite-jawed contemporary, Robert Ryan, Hayden evokes a bygone era when men with doxies named Blanche LaRue kept puffing on their stogies even when they'd just taken a .38 slug to the solar plexus. The closest thing we have to Hayden today is Russell Crowe, who is about 28 inches shorter, or Clive Owen, who seems a bit too cerebral to pass as a thug. - Thanks, Steph, AllisonOctober 26Harwich Electric Palace: Launch of Restoration Appeal and Gala screening of Children of Men on Friday 10th November at 7pm -- A fund raising Appeal in aid of further Restoration and repairs will be launched by the new Patron of the cinema, well known screen actor CLIVE OWEN whose new film, Children of Men, will then be screened. This will be followed by a short question and answer session.- Thanks, StephOctober 25Clive and Sara Jane at the Old Vic reopening - Thanks, DoroLA Times: Notes from a writers' gathering in Texas - "The guy it would be easy to hate: Russell Gewirtz was in real estate when he decided to try his hand at a screenplay. He took no classes and read no books — he merely downloaded a few screenplays to get a look at the format. He spent a year writing his first script, had a friend get it into some agents' hands, and sold it less than two weeks later. Spike Lee then directed "Inside Man," with Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen, to $176 million worldwide. "I don't know why they invite me to these things," Gewirtz said with a smile and a shrug." - Thanks, StephOctober 24Clive is #11 on the Ask Men poll of the 49 best men of 2006.The Independent - Pandora: "The grand reopening of the Young Vic on Friday night, after a £12m rebuild, was emotional for the actor Clive Owen (Children of Men). He met his wife, Sarah-Jane Fenton, there when they played the star-crossed lovers in a 1988 production of Romeo and Juliet. The play toured, and their romance passed behind the stage curtains after three months, in Belfast." - Thanks, StephOctober 23From Chris K: "I just saw the November issue of
GQ and there is a lovely picture of Clive on page 76.
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