Russell Crowe

British director Ridley Scott may not seem a logical choice for this truly American crime drama, but the filmmaker does an excellent job. The film is based on a true story and set in 1968 Harlem, where Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a driver for Bumpy Johnson, one of the top figures in the...

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike ride, so the notoriously salty actor SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike rid...

By The Cajun Boy Brooks Barnes has a piece in today's New York Times pondering this very question. Barnes points out that stars such as Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell have all starred in big releases that have floppe...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Russell Crowe's manager denied Monday a newspaper report that the Oscar-winning Australian actor had been banned from a British pub MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Russell Crowe's manager denied Monday a newspaper report that the Oscar-winning Australian a...

By noreply@blogger.com (Gabe Toro) Unless... what if Lionsgate are cheeky bastards and want to benefit from the buzz from Crowe's next film? Crowe's had a rough go of it lately- "Body of Lies" and "State Of Play" were total box office nonstarters, and "A Good Year" was a flop. Execs were comforted enough by "American Gangster"'s...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) There's lots of little tidbits of info in the piece, teases to the fact that this picture will likely be the beginning of a franchise (the end teases a possible sequel, naturally), but it's interesting to hear the rumor that Russell Crowe was going to play Watson before Jude Law scored the r...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Back to "Gladiator." Didn't Crowe's Maximus character die at the end of the film? (with apologies to those that haven't seen the 2000 Academy Award Best Picture winner, get with it already) At the end of the film, Crowe's Roman warrior character did wander into the afterlife to his family i...

 Australia Cue the Hugh Grant, Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson jokes. The cast's bitchiness is funny and occasionally illuminating as diverse experiences and perceptions are highlighted and parodied. The cutting Pickering is especially good. "It's fascinating to see ...

By Brad Memberto/Staff Writer As a newspaper writer, the first thing I must say about Russell Crowe's new movie, “State Of Play,” is I love the newspaper business. Crowe plays an investigative reporter for the fictional Washington Globe, ...

Russell Crowe is grizzled, old-school reporter Cal McAffrey, covering homicides and other such "good stuff" for the Washington Globe. ("Grizzled," to Crowe and his makeup people, apparently translates to a cross between Maximus in "Gladiator" and Capt. ...

By spencer.soward@gmail.com (Spencer Martin) As Russell Crowe's expanding waistline has dominated the headlines surrounding the release of his last two films, "Body of Lies," and "State of Play," entertainment industry writers have not failed to seize on the weight gain as Crowe's first step off the A-list (the New York Times even...

 Australia Photo: Cade Mooney/179456 Ten thousand people have signed the “Save Steve's Place” petition since a segment with Australian actor Russell Crowe on “The Late Show with David Letterman” aired on Monday night. The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve at Cape York ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) Here's the first glimpse at Russell Crowe as the Prince Of Thieves in Ridley Scott's Untitled Robin Hood Film. Looks like we can all sleep soundly now knowing that Crowe isn't carrying on any of the scruffiness and weight from his previous effort "Body Of Lies" and "State Of Play." [USA Today...

  USA To spell out or even imply how it betrays that trust would be saying too much, so it's better to view "State of Play" as the Russell Crowe show, with sides of journalism, murder and possible government conspiracy. The picture is more enjoyable that way ...

By Intern Margaret After Sean Penn introduced Josh Brolin at New York Film Critics Circle Awards last night, Brolin said, "Great actor, Sean Penn. Great actor. Not an asshole like Russell Crowe." He also said of the New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley, “I hate that motherf——-. And I don’t think he’s a good...

By kyle Sean Penn introduced him and Brolin started out by saying, “Great actor, Sean Penn. Amazing. And not an a**hole. Like Russell Crowe.” (Brolin was Crowe’s costar in “American Gangster.”) “Ben Brantley. Thank you. Whatever. Honestly I hate that motherf**ker. And I don’t think he’s a good writer.”

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) OK, great, but even juicier and something everyone seemed to miss was the Anne Thompson story about Affleck and Russell Crowe mixing like oil and vinegar on the set of "State Of Play," a political thriller set to come out in April 2009.

By Rob SIR Ridley Scott talks about reuniting with Russell Crowe for a fourth time on CIA thriller Body of Lies, as well as what to expect from their fifth collaboration, the forthcoming Robin Hood adventure, Nottingham. Q. Was Nottingham delayed?

By Jason Solomons, Peter Bradshaw Well, I'm not making a film this week, but the very least I can do is have them both on Film Weekly for you. Mark Strong, after years of fine work in films from Fever Pitch to Syriana and RocknRolla, is finally mixing it with the big boys in Hollywood. He's in Ridley Scott's whizz-bang Middle East...

By andythesaint Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito Related: Black Dahlia, The (2006) Zodiac (2007) L.A. Confidential (1997) Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Bas

By brocknroll Directed by: Ridley Scott The acting of Leo Dicaprio and Russell Crowe was of course, real good. Another reason I liked about this movie was how Ridley didn't use too many big name stars. Most of the cast were unknowns. Russell and Leo were of course the only big names in the movie.

By Sarah, Staff Editor Flynet Russell Crowe keeps a firm grip on 4 ½-year-old son Charlie's hand as they walk home from school in Sydney on Wednesday. The pair stopped at a bakery, where they picked up two boxes of sweet treats. Russell, 44, and wife Danielle Spencer are also parents to son Tennyson,... Flynet Russell...

By Susan Porter One of Russell Crowe’s great strengths as an actor is his ability to portray the noble spirit of his characters. Maximus in “Gladiator” (2000), Jeffrey Wigand in “The Insider” (1999), Jim Braddock in “Cinderella Man” (2005), and even  Ben Wade in “3:10 to Yuma.”

By Missy Cameron Spencer/Getty Images As he has alluded to in the past, Russell Crowe's two sons are complete opposites -- as are, apparently, the 44-year-old actor and his wife Danielle Spencer. During a Friday appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly, Russell revealed that 4 ½-year-old Charlie...

By Celebitchy The marquee trio of Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott had to settle for third-place with their terrorism thriller “Body of Lies,” which had a $13.1 million debut. The Warner Bros. film centers on a CIA operative hunting the terrorist responsible for bombings arou...

By Steve Mason With a stellar pedigree, including a script by Oscar winner William Monahan (The Departed), two big movie stars (let’s call it two and a half since Russell Crowe gained a reported 50 pounds to play this role) and Ridley Scott at the helm, coming off of his commercial and critical success wi...

By feedback@filmspotting.net (Filmspotting) Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller, "Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "T...

Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio Photo: MTV News It was Crowe's first American film, and he was still a good three years from breaking out with his intense-yet-tender "L.A. Confidential" performance; DiCaprio would explode with "Titanic" that same year.

By Helen When Russell Crowe gained accolades and Oscar nominations for his role as maths genius John Nash in A Beautiful Mind, most were surprised at his acting ability when not typecast as a beefy thug. Further proof that Russell is no maths genius, and was truly acting, was this interview with Jay...

Russell Crowe Photo: MTV News It's Russell Crowe," Scott insisted. "He's playing both." For the straight story, and for more about "Nottingham," where better to go than the five-time collaborators ("Gladiator," "American Gangster," etc.) themselves?

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Hollywood was respectfully quiet this weekend as word spread of the passing of legendary actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. While Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott got together to promote their upcoming film "Body of Lies," the...

By Celebitchy In 2000, Ryan, now 46, famously had a fling with her Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe; the affair ended her marriage to Quaid (with whom she has a son, Jack, 16). Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe are shown below on 7/12/00, credit: WENN. She is shown with Dennis Quaid in 1998 via TVGuide.com. Meg Ryan...

By TheAnswerMVP2001 Originally Written Sunday, September 9, 2007 Over a year ago I reviewed one of my favorite westerns of all-time, The Quick And The Dead. In that review I said I wished Russell Crowe did more westerns... well one year later my wish has been granted with the film 3:10 To Yuma, quite possibly one of t...

By noreply@blogger.com (Spencer Martin) According to the Hollywood gossip machine Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe (known for risk taking roles outside his natural comfort zone and easy going demeanor) will be bathing together in mediocrity once again later this year as they collaborate on yet another adaptation on the Englis...

By James LUCIUS In a nutshell: So wrong, yet so right. I love it as a standalone screenplay but hate it as a sequel to Gladiator. Screenplay by Nick Cave (The Proposition). Trivia: Russell Crowe: “At first I was very cynical about that notion [of

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It was reported last week that Ben Affleck will be replacing Edward Norton in the film version of UK’s BBC TV drama State of Play. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Affleck will take on the role of a US congressman embroiled in a conspiracy after Norton asked to leave the political thrill...

By Christopher Campbell Filed under: Drama, Casting, Universal, Brad Pitt, Johnny DeppWhen Brad Pitt ditched his starring role in State of Play last Wednesday, it seemed like for once a production was hitting snags that have nothing to do with the writer's strike. Not true; it turns out Pitt's departure was due t...

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By Jaq Greenspon Discover More: Movie Reviews American Gangster is proof that heritage does not indicate quality. It's going to play havoc on genetic engineering theory. The film stars Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. It's written by the Oscar winning writer of Schindler's Lis...

By Steve Mason Ridley Scott’s American Gangster (Universal) has blown the doors off of America’s multiplexes with a spectacular estimated opening day of $16.5M. The Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe action thriller will win the weekend easily, but it’s no easy task to project a final 3-day number.

The Panthers will be led today by Vinny Testaverde, 43. As Jay Leno noted on the "Tonight Show" following Testaverde's first appearance as Carolina's quarterback two weeks ago, Testaverde is so old he remembers when the New England Patriots were stealing signals from the British.

By mattdentler(matt@sxsw.com) In 2002, we had Russell Crowe at SXSW for a screening of his band's documentary, Texas. This was also back when the Oscars took place after SXSW, and Crowe was neck-and-neck in the predictions to win Best Actor (for A Beautiful Mind) against Denzel Washington (for Training Day). During the Q...

“Extra” was on the red carpet with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe for the star-studded premiere of “American Gangster.” But what did "Extra's" own AJ Calloway say to Russell that made his wife Danielle Spencer raise her eyebrows?

By brian(bbrooks@indiewire.com) It is always an interesting collision of worlds when an independent studio makes a bigger budget genre picture. So it was perhaps somewhat appropriate on Monday night when Lionsgate hosted their New York premiere for their monster fall release, "3:10 to Yuma," in the basement of the Trib...

By Erik Davis Ah, but there is news in here somewhere. When we first told you about the project (back when it was keeping the title Body of Lies), DiCaprio was the only one signed on. Now, apparently, Crowe has joined the cast ... if you believe the little scribblings found on the cover of that script. Penned by Th...

By Annie Barrett American Gangster (November 2): Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe face off in this Ridley Scott-directed film based on the life of '70s heroin kingpin Frank Lucas. The Denz should be great for a role like this. I like how the cloud of smoke and his stern expression are offset by a graphic of...

HE'S notoriously private but that didn't stop Russell Crowe from opening the gates to his Nana Glen farm retreat near Coffs Harbour to an American reality TV show.

By Katie McNeill Starring Russell Crowe as Max Skinner and directed by Ridley Scott, who did Gladiator and Blade Runner to name a few, I thought that it had to be good. Russell Crowe was Gladiator, and after watching that movie, what woman in America didn’t want to have his babies?

Australia has two public broadcasters (the ABC and the multi-cultural SBS), three commercial television networks, three pay TV services, and numerous public, non-profit television and radio stations. Australia's film industry has achieved critical and commercial successes. Each...