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He won the Best Actor Oscar for Gladiator in 2001 and currently stars in the Western 3:10 to Yuma. As a child in Australia, he had worked as an extra while his parents were film-location caterers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
She's Got Legs: Spring Fashion Introduces the 'Cocktail Short' Sep 24, 2007
Shoes had a gladiator feeling, but there were also bootie-like sandals. Clunkiness in the shoe played off the lightness of the clothes, which was the touch that made collections feel modern. (Fox News)
Movie review: Best Western Sep 20, 2007
My favorite Crowe character is Maximus, in the 2000 Best Picture winner Gladiator. He brings a tremendous amount of emotional intensity and believability to every role. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Michigan plays to strengths for victory Sep 16, 2007
On Saturday the tables were turned, with Crowe the guest addressing the team before the game with lines from "Gladiator" and other films, encouraging the Wolverines to "play as one." In the postgame, he took the podium next to Carr at the coach's request, standing side-by-side with Michigan's embattled head man while befuddled media collectively shook their heads. "The way the season started, I could sense through what I was watching on TV that my friend was in a bit of pain, so I thought I'd... (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Crowe set to play Star Trek baddie Sep 14, 2007
Crowe received an Oscar for his role in Gladiator. AAP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
More of this story Sep 14, 2007
AMERICAN GANGSTER: Russell Crowe plays a New York City narc looking to bring down a Harlem drug lord played by Denzel Washington in the latest action flick from director Ridley Scott (Gladiator ). BEE MOVIE: Jerry Seinfeld returns to the limelight with this odd animated tale about a bee filing a lawsuit against humanity for stealing its honey. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Crowe's career back on the rails with popular western Sep 13, 2007
Just five years ago the 43-year-old was the Australasian golden boy of Hollywood, with his manly roles bringing him three consecutive best actor nominations, including his 2001 Oscar win for Gladiator. But an alleged confrontation with a producer after the 2002 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards in London and an assault charge after throwing a phone at a Manhattan concierge took attention away from his nuanced acting. (The Age)
2007 Fall movie preview Sep 12, 2007
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CROWE FLIES INTO NEW FILM OPTIONS Sep 11, 2007
Out cur rently with "3:10 to Yuma," he's now being courted for installment 11 of the "Star Trek" movies. " Lots of trillions for stuff like "Shrek," "Shrek 2," Shrek Whatever. Even TV's hit series "Las Vegas. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Western '3:10 to Yuma' steams its way to top Sep 11, 2007
"The genre films that have gone on to win best picture -- 'Gladiator,' 'Braveheart,' 'Unforgiven' -- all of them were commercial successes before they were award winners," he said. "Voters want to see a level of commercial success before they grant you awards success.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Russell Crowe in Better Yuma Sep 10, 2007
The movie is Crowe's first number one opener since Gladiator, for which he won the Best Actor Academy Award ... Sorry, but Crowe won the Best Actor Academy Award for your role in GLADIATOR, and not for the A BEAUTIFUL MIND ... I know someone already posted but it is well known that Crowe won the Best Actor Oscar in 2001 for his role as Gen. Maximus in Gladiator because, he accepted the award wearing his grandfather's uniform and gave a very moving acceptance speech. (E! Online)
And The Early Oscar Buzz Goes To ... Sep 9, 2007
Crowe "might be nominated. He is back with Ridley Scott, a great director. You've got to remember that in 2000, he won an Oscar for 'Gladiator' (also directed by Scott), and has been nominated twice more," (for "The Insider" and "A Beautiful Mind"). Leatherman feels Crowe could be nominated for either movie. (CBS News)
Crowe filming in Maryland Sep 9, 2007
They teamed up for the Oscar-winning "Gladiator," 2006's "A Good Year" and "American Gangster," costarring Denzel Washington, which is scheduled for release this fall. On Friday, Crowe was in Annapolis, shooting two scenes at St. Andrew's United Methodist Day School, and the head of the school, Leslie A. Redwine, said she met Crowe and shook his hand. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
FILM REVIEW: '3:10 to Yuma' is right on time Sep 6, 2007
Although Ben Wade is no gladiator, Crowe's overall appearance allows Wade to transfer masculine ferocity outside of a coliseum and onto the open plain. How Christian Bale manages to go from "American Psycho" (2000) to "Batman Begins" (2005) to "3:10 to Yuma" is something almost impossible to understand. (U-Wire.com)
3:10 To Yuma Producers Interview Sep 6, 2007
Q: It states "Russell truly is himself in LA Confidential and Gladiator and 3:10 to Yuma and yet at the same time hes completely true to the period. I want to know what you meant when you said, "Russell truly is himself ... JAMES MANGOLD: "Gladiator. CATHY KONRAD: Oh yeah. And I also think in Hollywood every time I go to cast a movie or we go to cast a movie, somehow in my head before we get to the actual casting process, you think theres a lot more actors available... (MoviesOnline)
Crowe stars in parenting DVD Sep 5, 2007
The 'Gladiator' actor features on 'Raising Children,' which has been made by the Australian Government to educate parents on bringing up their children. He said, "It's about informing new parents, taking away fears, breaking through mythologies. It follows the way the baby grows and all that sort of stuff and what you can expect at certain times. It's a great resource for parents.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Crowe and DiCaprio in new body of work Sep 2, 2007
Although Body Of Lies is the first film Crowe and DiCaprio have worked on together, Ridley Scott has directed Crowe in films ranging from Gladiator to A Good Year and American Gangster. Body Of Lies is based on the novel by David Ignatius. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Christian Bale, Russell Crowe Reveal Which '3:10 To Yuma' Co-Star Has Been Sharing Bale's Bed Aug 28, 2007
BEVERLY HILLS, California Between "L.A. Confidential," "Batman Begins," "Gladiator," "The Prestige" and "A Beautiful Mind," they've given us some of the best films of the past decade. From "The Insider" to "The Machinist," they've. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Oscar's fallen stars rise again Aug 25, 2007
A bad choice) have sucker-punched the once manly Maximus of 2000's "Gladiator." "Even "Master and Commander," which earned excellent reviews, didn't do well," Bona says. "What he needs to do is to go back to his roots, when he was seen as an accomplished actor who just happened to be a leading man," Bona says. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Can these Oscar winners rediscover the gold? Aug 22, 2007 Countdown To Stanford Football 2007 Aug 12, 2007 A box-office banker: How Matt Damon became Hollywood's leading man Aug 8, 2007 which action stars Aug 6, 2007 Jones Jr. looked like gladiator of old in dominant return to ring Jul 16, 2007 Al-Qaida film for Crowe Jul 1, 2007 Russell Crowe teams with Leonardo DiCaprio Jun 30, 2007 Crowe Caught in Leo's Lies Jun 30, 2007 Celebrity Watch: Hollywood Great Meg Ryan Jun 14, 2007 Oscar winner 'tackles' Robin Hood Jun 6, 2007 Crowe, LaPaglia plan sports stadium Jun 5, 2007 Ann Arbor Confidential: Wolverines, Carr enjoy rites of spring Jun 2, 2007 Oscar-winner Crowe in talks to build stadium Jun 2, 2007 OLD SHUE'S ON ANOTHER FOOT Jun 1, 2007 BBC drops Neighbours soap May 19, 2007 Crowe in Robin Hood remake May 8, 2007 Ancient Gladiator Mosaic Found in Roman Villa May 8, 2007 Sir Paul, the heiress and their growing friendship May 2, 2007 Ridley, Russell and Robin Hood May 2, 2007 In brief: Ridley Scott joins Crowe on Nottingham May 1, 2007 Whats in store for next years Oscars? Apr 29, 2007 How to make a memorable Oscar speech Apr 29, 2007 In best supporting actor, anything goes Apr 29, 2007 Rewind: You Want 'Old Skool'? Try Sly Vs. Mr. T, Tom Cruise In Ray-Bans Apr 24, 2007 * Russell Crowe hands out 1,000 free tickets to league fans Apr 7, 2007 Russell Crowe gives away about 1,000 tickets for his team's rugby league game Apr 6, 2007 On her own wavelength Mar 31, 2007 The best -- and worst -- movie battle scenes Mar 31, 2007 Russell Crowe to play the Devil Mar 25, 2007 Crowe Flies To Director's Chair Mar 23, 2007 Actor Crowe 'to direct surf film' Mar 23, 2007 Antoine Fuqua fights for self-expression Mar 23, 2007 Movie review: Even with flaws, ‘300’ is fun Mar 15, 2007 Movie: '300' reasons to let loose Mar 12, 2007 Positioning ''300'' to be a box office hit Mar 12, 2007 Blood, Guts, Etc. Mar 9, 2007 Projection Booth: No Battle Here — '300' Will Triumph Over 'Hogs' Mar 9, 2007 Oscar buzz already? Mar 2, 2007 more » Feb 28, 2007 Right Oscar, right winner, wrong movie? Feb 27, 2007 NotScorseses best Feb 27, 2007 New DVDs: Stranger than Fiction Feb 27, 2007 John Anderson: Money talks Feb 23, 2007 Monahan Talks Tripoli Feb 21, 2007 No Common Link In Best Actor Winners Feb 16, 2007 Oscar File: How Academy Makes Up For Its Screw-Ups (Al Pacino, Anyone?) Feb 15, 2007 The daily dish ... Feb 10, 2007 Russell Crowe's rugby team fires hot cheerleaders Feb 10, 2007 Crowe's team drops hot cheerleaders Feb 10, 2007 Russell axes cheerleaders Feb 10, 2007 Sheriff Crowe Feb 4, 2007 Nottingham Directors? Feb 3, 2007 Russel Crowe Will Portary Nottingham Sheriff, The Good Guy Feb 3, 2007 Crowe to play Robin Hood's nemesis Feb 3, 2007 Aussie stars roll out for G'day USA ball Jan 15, 2007 The secret is out: 'Chick flicks' make guys look good Jan 7, 2007 A Good Year? It's no vintage Scott, say French critics Jan 5, 2007 Crowe's vision of A Year in Provence ruffles French feathers Jan 5, 2007 Sports Cinema: the best of Hollywood's athletic heroes, losers, Jan 5, 2007
A bad choice) have sucker-punched the once manly Maximus of 2000's Gladiator. "Even Master and Commander, which earned excellent reviews, didn't do well," Bona says. (USA Today -- Life)
Leonardo DiCaprio And Russell Crowe Will Be A Good 'Fit' In CIA Flick, Ridley Scott Hopes Aug 16, 2007
Ridley Scott is the legendary mastermind behind such films as "Blade Runner" and "Gladiator." And "Body of Lies" ... "We have that kind of conversation," Scott said of the star, who has previously been his leading man in "Gladiator," "A Good Year" and November's "American Gangster." "You give the audience a long list that's absolutely definitive as to who this character must be but, for the most part, that's bullsh--. What I think makes [Crowe] most engaging is that he can fit into anything.... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Nickname: House I would describe myself as a person as: Focused What people don t know about me is: How I picked up long snapping The reason I love football is: The life lessons you learn I pattern my play after: David Binn For me to improve as a person, I need to: Not overanalyze things My favorite pre-game ritual is: A long stretch The teammate I admire the most is: Mark Bradford My favorite stadium in which to play is: Arizona State A friend from another college football team is: Mike Carley... (Gostanford.com)
No Russell Crowe - who, according to Forbes, provides the worst value for money of any big star because his price tag is sky-high ($20m per picture of thereabouts) and his record on drawing in audiences is middling to poor ever since his back-to-back Oscar nomination appearances in Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind more than six years ago. What the members of the list all have in common is that they are not grotesquely overpaid. (Independent)
And will go rent Gladiator ... Russell Crowe as Gladiator. (The Palm Beach Post)
He came out dressed like a gladiator, then slayed a "Tyger" just like Russell Crowe did in the famous movie ... The Roy Jones on Saturday night had fun, from the time he entered the ring dressed as a gladiator until he walked out a champion. (Pensacola News Journal)
Crowe, who won an Oscar in 2001 for his performance in Gladiator, has worked regularly with Scott in recent years. As well as Gladiator, the 43-year-old actor has just completed Scot 00004000 t's American Gangster, due out this year. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Crowe, who won an Oscar in 2001 for his performance in Gladiator, has worked regularly with director Scott in recent years. As well as Gladiator, the 43-year-old has just completed Scott's American Gangster, due out later this year, and will also team with the director in a revisionist Robin Hood movie Nottingham. (NEWS.com.au)
This will be the fourth team effort for Crowe and Scott, who directed the actor in the Oscar-winning Gladiator, in the largely panned A Good Year and in the upcoming American Gangster, which at least seems promising and is finally slated to unspool Nov. 2 after almost not getting made in the first place. Crowe plays a New York detective itching to take down 's Harlem drug lord in the based-on-a-true-story drama, which sifted through multiple leading men, directors and script revisions for about... (E! Online)
Besides a failed marriage with actor Dennis Quaid lasting a decade, and a relationship with former costar Russell Crowe of Gladiator fame, she has kept a low profile. Beach Bunnies. (South Asian Women's Forum)
Crowe, who won an Oscar for Sir Ridley's 2000 film Gladiator, was last seen in cinemas in A Good Year, a Provence-set romantic comedy also directed by Sir Ridley. The film flopped in the US and received stinging reviews when it was released in France in January. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Crowe, who won an Oscar for 2000's "Gladiator," is co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. Movie star Russell Crowe, left, has his photo taken with an unidentifed fan while he attended the WBA Middleweight World Title event between Anthony Mundine and Sam Soliman in Sydney, Australia, in this March 7, 2007, file photo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Gladiator and the deadpan Wolverine coach yucking it up. Now try to wrap your mind around this image: Lloyd Carr in a water-hose fight with former star defensive end Alan Branch. (CBS News)
Crowe, who won an Oscar for 2000's "Gladiator" and received Oscar nominations for his performances in "The Insider" and "A Beautiful Mind," is co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. On Saturday, LaPaglia said the two were in preliminary discussions on the building of a Sydney stadium that would seat about 25,000 fans and that both teams could use during their respective seasons -- which rarely clash. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Gracie gets treated approximately the same way Russell Crowe did in "Gladiator," and newcomers to the sport might not realize that kicking rival players in the face is not actually allowed. During the climax, when Gracie is brought on the field to save the day, the writers seem to have forgotten that she isn't even a member of the team. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Set in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough, Neighbours focuses on the residents of Ramsay Street - who over the years have included pop singer Natalie Imbruglia and Gladiator star Russell Crowe. The drama reached its peak in 1990, when it drew a combined audience of 19 million every day. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The 'Gladiator' star will take the lead role in 'Nottingham,' a twist on the usual tale featuring the lawman as the hero working for a corrupt king ... A director is yet to be confirmed for the film, slated for a 2009 release, but both 'Gladiator' director Ridley Scott and 'Spider Man 3' filmmaker Sam Raimi have been linked with the project. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A newly discovered mosaic might depict a "superstar" gladiator a fighter who won the hearts of the people much like Maximus, the general-turned-fighter played by Russell Crowe in the 2000 film Gladiator ... Researchers say the pictured fighter was probably a star gladiator fancied by the real Commodus, who was an enthusiast of blood sports ... "Historically it's noteworthy because it doesn't depict a fantasy or mythological scene, but real people from everyday life: a gladiator and a referee in... (National Geographic)
Is this the real-life champion made famous by Russell Crowe. Last updated at 11:35am on 1st May 2007. (Daily Mail)
A birthday tribute to the Alien and Gladiator director. Connections for Nottingham. (IGN FilmForce)
This will be Scott's and Crowe's fourth collaboration after Gladiator, A Good Year and the forthcoming cops and robbers drama American Gangster. Filming is to begin next year. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Kingdom of Heaven Ridley Scott (Gladiator) directs the saga of a battling knight (Orlando Bloom) in Jerusalem during the Crusades. Scott revived the moribund Roman epic. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Russell Crowe spent nearly all his thanks on one bloke, Gladiator director Ridley Scott, in his 2001 best actor speech. Another tactic is to lump people in groups. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Russell Crowe went through a similar waiting period with some of his early performances until he was finally rewarded with a best actor statuette for Gladiator. . (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
"Tron" (1982) and "WarGames" (1983) Disney's "Tron," in which a computer game designer becomes a digital gladiator, was the first film to make extensive use of computer graphics, but few realize how much of the film's distinctive look was actually accomplished with traditional animation methods. Still, the use of a computer to aid in the effects eliminated the movie from consideration for an Academy Award because it was considered cheating. (VHI.com -- Music News)
That had Crowe, who won an Oscar for 2000's Gladiator and received Oscar nominations for his performances in The Insider and A Beautiful Mind, in a generous mood. The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that Crowe gave waitresses from several restaurants and passers-by near his Wooloomooloo home tickets for a match against the Bulldogs at the Olympic stadium last night. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
That had Crowe, who won an Oscar for 2000's "Gladiator'' and received Oscar nominations for his performances in "The Insider'' and "A Beautiful Mind,'' in a generous mood. The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported Friday that Crowe gave waitresses from several restaurants and passers-by near his Wooloomooloo home tickets for a Friday night match against the Bulldogs at the Olympic stadium. "It was a lovely gesture, he is a very generous man,'' waitress Emma Deamer told the newspaper, which also... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
In films including Gladiator, Whale Rider and The Insider, you've most likely even shed a tear to her music. Remember that scene in Gladiator when a dying Maximus has visions of being reunited with his slain wife and child. (The Age)
Gladiator -- Battle in Germania Ridley Scott, 2000 Classical chaos in the thrilling Germania opening battle, as the Romans pitch a mudfight against hairy, scary forest-dwelling barbarians. Russell Crowe single-handedly revived epic sword-and-sandal films; thousands of movie extras cheered, then were digitally replaced. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Movie industry daily Variety reported that the Oscar-winning Gladiator star's first film as a director would be about three brothers who form a surfer movement in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. The film is based on the documentary Bra Boys about brothers Sunny, Koby and Jai Abberton, which was released in Australia earlier this month. (Daily Telegraph)
The Gladiator star plans to make his feature helming debut on Bra Boys, a surf gang drama set in Australia ... Aside from American Gangster, a crime drama about heroin smugglers in 1970s Harlem which reteamed him with Gladiator director Ridley Scott and his Virtuosity co-star , Crowe is also starring in the upcoming drama, Tenderness, along with Laura Dern, as well as in the Western 3:10 to Yuma, opposite and Peter Fonda. (E! Online)
The Gladiator actor's only directing experience comes from documentaries about his band, 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts. Based in the Sydney district of Maroubra, the Bra Boys are a tattooed and often violent gang, renowned for their anti-authoritarian, anti-social behaviour. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The production was reassembled last year with Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner) directing Washington and Russell Crowe and is scheduled to be released in November. Instead, Fuqua is in the early stages of planning a much anticipated biopic on Notorious B.I.G. And this summer he hopes to this summer Without a Badge, about an undercover federal narcotics investigator. (MSNBC -- Movies)
If only the bad guys were more fully developed and the film s lackluster musical score was handled with the memorable bravado of James Horner ( Braveheart ) or Hans Zimmer ( Gladiator ), it would have been icing on the cake ... Academy Award Best Pictures Braveheart and Gladiator, and the more recent Apocalypto, are good examples of films that possess what I call the total package of action filmmaking; the gold standard being director Ed Zwick s Glory where the characters actually succeed in... (Lompoc Record, CA)
It's epic and thrilling and arty, in that childish-macho-"Sin City" fashion, a "Gladiator" for the comic-book set. By Zeus, this is a ripping yarn, told with limb-rending gusto, an iconic ancient battle as seen by an iconic comic book creator, Frank Miller. (Juneau Empire)
In 2000's Gladiator, Russell Crowe famously bellowed, ''Are you not entertained ... By June 2005, Hollywood was nursing a nasty Gladiator-clone hangover. (Entertainment Weekly)
Its epic and thrilling and arty, in that childish-macho-Sin City fashion, a Gladiator for the comic-book set. Sure, the crowd booed this ferocious, manlier-than-manly "original" Persian War movie at the Berlin Film Festival last month. (CTNow.com)
Josh Horowitz, MTV Movies editor: "300" ($45 million) "I remember when 'Gladiator' came out it reminded me how much I love these kinds of flicks. Back then, that flick had me at the Russell Crowe line 'At my signal, unleash hell.' This one had me by the time the trailer hit and Gerard Butler screamed, 'This is Sparta!' I second Butler's enthusiasm and say, 'This will be huge!' ". Ryan Pinkston, star of "Full of It": "300" ($40 million) "I'm gonna have to go with '300,' 'cause I'm personally... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Russell Crowe gangs up with Ridley Scott (Gladiator) for American Gangster. Johnny Depp sings in Tim Burton's macabre musical Sweeney Todd. (USA Today -- Life)
Russell Crowe and his "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott reunite for a romantic date flick, a genre that does not suit either in this beautifully filmed but lightweight and uninspired story about life on the edge versus life in the slow lane. Crowe plays a cutthroat London investment whiz who takes a detour to Provence in France, where he has inherited his uncle's vineyard, finding love and an excuse to kick back and smell the grapes. (CTNow.com)
And when Russell Crowe won for "Gladiator," he continues, "It was about welcoming him into the Hollywood colosseum.". Is a system where people get rewarded retroactively or prematurely all that bad. (Albany Times Union)
And when Russell Crowe won for Gladiator, he continues, It was about welcoming him into the Hollywood colosseum. . (MSNBC -- News)
A Good YearRussell Crowe and his Gladiator director Ridley Scott reunite for a romantic date flick, a genre that does not suit either in this beautifully filmed but lightweight and uninspired story about life on the edge versus life in the slow lane. Crowe plays a cutthroat London investment whiz who takes a detour to Provence in France, where he has inherited his uncles vineyard, finding love and an excuse to kick back and smell the grapes. (MSNBC -- Movies)
"Epics are another matter. One can only conjecture, Dergarabedian said, how much money Dreamgirls has lost by - some would say shockingly - not being nominated for a best picture Oscar. The last musical to win, Chicago in 2002, had $63.8m going into the Oscar race; post-win, it made another $106.8m. The last gladiator movie to win - Gladiator - opened in May of 2000, so the effect of its Oscar is harder to determine. Suffice to say, the Ridley Scott film, which also won phone-throwing Russell... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Gladiator director, star may reunite. Black Hawk Down director enlists for epic. (IGN FilmForce)
One ex-con, one bad cop, one ad executive and one gladiator ... In 2000, Ed Harris played painter Jackson Pollock ("Pollock") and Rush was writer Marquis de Sade ("Quills"), but both lost the Oscar to "Gladiator" Russell Crowe. (CBS News)
Actor: Russell Crowe Oscar: Best Actor Role: Maximus in "Gladiator" (2000) Should Have Gone To: Ed Harris, "Pollock" Should Have Won For: "The Insider" (1999). "Are you entertained?" Crowe asked a crowd full of spectators early on in "Gladiator." Well, no, now that you mention it Russell, we weren't ... How "Gladiator" steamrolled "Traffic" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to win Best Picture is still an utter mystery. (VHI.com -- Music News)
He won an Oscar in 2001 for "Gladiator.". Stork reports. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Francois Mori / APAustralian film star Russell Crowe won an Oscar in 2001 for Gladiator ... He won an Oscar in 2001 for Gladiator. (MSNBC -- Sports)
He won an Oscar in 2001 for "Gladiator." The 42-year-old actor has also received Oscar nominations for "The Insider" and "A Beautiful Mind.". . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The 'Gladiator' star, who gained notoriety for a telephone-throwing tantrum in a New York hotel, said he wanted to encourage women to watch the testosterone-fuelled game. "The positive response we've got particularly from women like my wife when they heard this was happening makes it a little easier for them to go to the game and simply enjoy the actual sport," he said. (iAfrica.com)
Universal Pictures have lined up the 'Gladiator' star for their take on the classic tale, which will portray the traditionally evil Sheriff as a good character. The project has been devised by 'Sleeper Cell' creators Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris. (Monsters and Critics.com)
If Scott agrees to direct then it would mark his fourth film with Crowe, following Gladiator, A Good Year and the forthcoming American Gangster ... A birthday tribute to the Alien and Gladiator director ... IGN FilmForce examines the career of the visionary director of Blade Runner, Alien, Thelma e, and Gladiator. (IGN FilmForce)
New Zealand/Australian film actor Russell Ira Crowe won a Best Actor Oscar for Gladiator in 2000. Among other awards, he won the 2001 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, the 2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actor and the 2001 SAG Award for Best Actor, all three for his performance in A Beautiful Mind. (Playfuls.com)
Daily Variety said the New Zealand-born 'Gladiator' and 'Cinderella Man' star would receive around $20-million for the film, which will be titled 'Nottingham' and is expected to start filming in late 2007 or early 2008. While there have been several famous Hollywood versions of Robin Hood, the new film promises a fresh twist to the story about the famous English outlaw who robs the rich to give to the poor. (iAfrica.com)
Crowe, who won the best actor Oscar for Gladiator in 2001, was presented with an excellence in entertainment award while Watts, a best actress Oscar nominee in 2003 for 21 Grams, was honoured with an excellence in film award. Irwin, killed by a stingray in September last year, was treated to a special tribute, including an emotional video presentation by his wife Terri and eight-year-old daughter, Bindi. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
When Crowe's "Gladiator" director, Ridley Scott, tried to heat him up in "A Good Year," Scott could barely get Crowe up to lukewarm. In "Rough Magic," Peploe offers a tender cut of Crowe and sums up what new wave "chick flicks" can offer to male audiences: multifaceted portraits of man at his best. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
The film is a dramatic change of style for both Scott and Crowe, especially after their hugely successful production, Gladiator. Lib;ration was no less scathing about the actor. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Loosely based on Peter Mayle's best-selling book A Year in Provence, it reunited Crowe with Scott for the first time since Gladiator. But the casting of the New Zealand action man as a romantic comedy lead was met with derision by some US and UK critics. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Russell Crowe as a gladiator. Burt Reynolds in "The Longest Yard". (Xinhuanet, China)
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