Click for Full Story Jul 8, 2008
Actor Billy Crudup is 40. Actor MichaelWeatherly is 40. (KWTX.com, TX)
The Cast of Watchmen Jul 4, 2008
Dr. Manhattan Billy Crudup, aka the lead singer from Almost Famous. Probably the most famous actor among the Watchmen, Crudup s leading man charm has kept him steadily employed since his debut in 1996 s Sleepers. (Suite101.com)
WHERE THE STARS WERE SCHOOLED Jun 26, 2008
" Patrick Ewing graduated Georgetown with a degree in art history . . . Julio Iglesias earned a J.D. . . . Reuben Blades' alma mater is Harvard Law . . . Billy Crudup has a master's in fine arts. Believe me! Remember he made a baby then moved to another ladyfriend? A long life ago, Peter Falk's master's in public administration put him on Connecticut's budget project. And since Connecticut's last governor got jail for his creative arithmetic, we can only guess how they both helped the state.... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Stage Beauty on DVD May 31, 2008
Billy Crudup Portrays 17th Century Actress ... Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is an actress, uh, actor ... Billy Crudup gives a poignant performance as Ned Kynaston. (Suite101.com)
Movies that make a man cry May 31, 2008
And Big Fish with Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Billy Crudup. No man can watch these two without tearing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Too much battle in 'Narnia' May 25, 2008
He has a dashing manner that suggests a younger Billy Crudup but it's unlikely he's going to fuel another series. Instead, this franchise looks like it's headed in the same direction as "Law ": Someone else has the adventure. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Parker Breaks Off Engagement, AP Told Apr 11, 2008
In 2003, a tabloid frenzy ignited when actor Billy Crudup left Parker while she was seven months pregnant with their son, then began dating Claire Danes. Parker and Crudup had been together since 1996. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mann's Hoover Cast : Watchmen star to play FBI chief.... Apr 3, 2008
UK, April 3, 2008 - The cast for Michael Mann's gangster epic Public Enemies just keeps on growing ; with Watchmen and Almost Famous star Billy Crudup now joining the production ... comWe trust Michael Mann, but could Billy Crudup look anything less like Hoover. (IGN FilmForce)
Keanu Reeves Finds His Inner-Gary Busey For 'Street Kings,' Considers Another Bill & Ted Adventure Mar 24, 2008
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The week's best films Mar 22, 2008
Adapted from Daniel Wallace's novel, Tim Burton's fantasy stars Albert Finney as ailing old rogue Edward Bloom, telling 10ft-tall tales of his youthful adventures (the young Bloom played by Ewan McGregor), much to the chagrin of his son Will (Billy Crudup). This is a world of giants, witches and werewolves, but it remains obstinately dull. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
You may not recognize Marion Cotillard from these films Feb 15, 2008
Albert Finney plays a lovable-to-some blowhard whose tall tales alienate his exasperated son (Billy Crudup) ... They get along swimmingly:Marion Cotillard stars as Billy Crudup's wife and in Tim Burton's Big Fish. (USA Today -- Life)
Cellphones A Big Hang-up Feb 1, 2008
At "The Pillowman" a few seasons back, just as Jeff Goldblum was fixing to shoot Billy Crudup, there came - from front row, center - the unmistakable strains of "The Mexican Hat Dance.". The actors froze. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Giamatti aims high with 'Pretty Bird' Jan 26, 2008
The Sideways actor was at the Sundance Film Festival with his comedy Pretty Bird, in which he plays an engineer who joins with an entrepreneur (Billy Crudup) to build a commercial rocket belt, a device that would enable regular people to float around through the air like a 1930s sci-fi hero. The thing that made the movie special: "You're going to see real rocket-belt flying in the picture," he says. (USA Today -- Life)
Sundance Gets Hot Jan 22, 2008
Who cares that down the street Miramax was promoting "Smart People" with Dennis Quaid, and out at the Racquet Club, actor Paul Schneider was premiering his well-wrought comedy-drama about a con man (Billy Crudup) whose plans end tragically. (Giamatti co-stars. (Fox News)
Sundance Film Festival Jan 17, 2008
Stars Billy Crudup and Paul Giamatti. (Endeavor) Red Scripted by Stephen Susco (The Grudge), pic toplines Brian Cox as a man who seeks justice after his dog is killed. (Variety)
DVD Watch: Run, don't walk, for these new releases Jan 15, 2008
This said, this "Pre" (Billy Crudup) is reasonably dynamic, and Donald Sutherland delivers a Golden Globe-nominated performance as coach Bill Bowerman whose homemade running shoes fashioned with his wife's waffle iron eventually became something called Nike. Barely released, though, despite Tom Cruise's participation as a producer. (USA Today -- Life)
Almost Famous Dec 26, 2007
Nice work, too, from Billy Crudup as the rock star, Russell Hammond. Kate Hudson as Penny Lane is everything the squillionaire Jennifer Lopez is not - including real. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Knowing the score Dec 8, 2007
"This is a movie I think people haven't seen very much, but I'm very proud of it. Especially the scene where Samantha Morton meets the Billy Crudup character, who's living in a drug den. She's trying to get his attention so she turns on the radio, and the music that's playing is Sweet Pea by Tommy Roe. That was a situation where I had a conversation with the director saying, 'Y'know, even though this film is set in the 70s, using this music from the 60s will set the stage for the 70s'. So it... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
ILL BE WATCHING YOU Dec 6, 2007
Whether playing Juliet to Leonardo DiCaprio s Romeo or breaking up Billy Crudup s relationship with Mary-Louise Parker, his seven months-pregnant girlfriend, it s not as if she hasn t been around for awhile. My attitude readjustment is the product of an experiment to test the hypothesis that anyone with Internet access in New York City has the means to become an effective stalker. (New York Press)
Sundance Line-Up Revealed Dec 1, 2007
That competition features a rich and varied line-up of films this year, including the Winona Ryder-starring romantic comedy The Last Word, Pretty Bird, which features Paul Giamatti and Billy Crudup as two would-be entrepreneurs, and the film version of Fight Club writer Chuck Palahniuk's Choke, starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston. Dodgeball helmer Rawson will be heading to town with his eagerly anticipated adaptation of Michael Chabon's The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, while in a bizarre... (IGN FilmForce)
Winona Ryder, Nolte to compete at Sundance Nov 29, 2007
Also competing in a lineup heavy on tales of families at odds: Rawson Thurbers The Mysteries of Pittsburgh with Nolte, Sienna Miller, Peter Sarsgaard and Jon Foster in the story of a young man with a gangster father who embarks on a soul-searching summer after college; Clark Greggs Choke with Huston and Sam Rockwell in a mother-and-son tale; and Paul Schneiders Pretty Bird with Giamatti and Billy Crudup in a dark comic narrative of entrepreneurs trying to invent a... (MSNBC -- News)
Summary of competing films Nov 29, 2007
Cast: Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Kristen Wiig, David Hornsby. Sleep Dealer (director: Alex Rivera; screenwriters: Rivera, David Riker). (USA Today -- Life)
'Dance Lineup All Set Nov 29, 2007
DANCE LINEUP ALL SET. Thursday, November 29, 2007 Last Update: 08:15 AM EST. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Cate Blanchetts most memorable films Nov 17, 2007
As she often does, she outshines her co-stars especially poor Billy Crudup. Fortunately, she finds her match in the always-excellent British actor Michael Gambon. (MSNBC -- News)
Hollywood's top 100 golfers Nov 7, 2007
Two of them, Lucas Black ("Sling Blade," "All the Pretty Horses," "Jarhead") and Billy Crudup ("Almost Famous," "The Good Shepherd") are longtime golfers who have been happy to play under the radar. They're Nos. (ESPN -- Golf)
Claire Danes ditches boyfriend Nov 2, 2007
In 2003, Claire famously ran away with her 'Stage Beauty' co-star Billy Crudup. Billy abandoned his pregnant girlfriend of seven years, 'Weeds' star Mary-Louise Parker, to be with the 'My So Called Life' actress. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Billy Crudup, Jennifer Seinfeld do their parts to help needy Oct 25, 2007
Billy Crudup was honored Tuesday for his decades-long work with City Harvest, which gathers food from top restaurants in Manhattan to help feed the hungry ... Fighting hunger: Billy Crudup said he was "so moved" to be involved in City Harvest's event. (USA Today -- Life)
'Watchmen' Star Malin Akerman Dishes On Her 'Kick-Ass Femme Fatale' Role Oct 3, 2007
After being sheltered by her mother, Sally Jupiter (Carla Gugino), Laurie takes on her mom's "Silk Spectre" moniker and uncovers quite a bit of nastiness as she navigates between lovers Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup) and the Night-Owl (Patrick Wilson) and assists in the frantic investigation of the superheroes' murder. "It's not your typical superhero film," she said of the flick, due in theaters March 6, 2009. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Six decades on, Rosemary Harris' career is still in the 'Pink' Sep 30, 2007
Speaking at the Radio City Music Hall ceremony, she shone with affection for the Lincoln Center ensemble of 44 (including Richard Easton, Ethan Hawke, Billy Crudup and Martha Plimpton) that had spent nine months rehearsing and unveiling Tom Stoppard's trilogy about mid-19th-century Russian intellectuals. Harris, who spent happy periods during her long career in such repertory companies, echoed her daughter's sentiments last week. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dark comedy has some bright spots Sep 23, 2007
The romantic Billy Crudup cuts an unromantic figure in this dark comedy ... CAST: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Bob Balaban. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
It takes perseverance to get through 'Dedication' Sep 21, 2007
The actor Justin Theroux directed the movie; Billy Crudup, in sweatshirts, skinny jeans, and a cantankerous mood, is her costar; and the soundtrack has been loaded with the painfully chic likes of Deerhoof, Fischerspooner, and the Strokes ... Starring: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Dianne Wiest, Bob Balaban, and Tom Wilkinson. (Boston Globe)
Claire Danes prepares for Broadway debut Sep 21, 2007
In 2004, she starred opposite Billy Crudup in "Stage Beauty," portraying an early actress of the English stage. "I had my debut there, but I was playing to a hired audience full of extras who had to give standing ovations on cue," she says, "which is the way to do it, I'm telling you.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Kline promotes movie at UN Sep 20, 2007
Parker, 43, has a 3-year-old son, Will, with ex-boyfriend Billy Crudup. The "Fried Green Tomatoes" actress stars on Showtime's offbeat comedy "Weeds.". (Indianapolis Star)
Mary-Louise Parker adopts baby from Africa Sep 20, 2007
Parker, 43, has a 3-year-old son, Will, with ex-boyfriend Billy Crudup. The actress stars on Showtime's offbeat comedy "Weeds" as a newly widowed mother of two who starts selling marijuana to maintain her family's comfortable suburban lifestyle. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Foreman: Spector jury is at an impasse Sep 19, 2007
Parker, the 43-year-old star of the Showtime series "Weeds," has a 3-year-old son, Will, with ex-boyfriend Billy Crudup. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dedication Review Aug 31, 2007
The romantic comedy stars Billy Crudup (Mission: Impossible III) as Henry, a misanthropic children's book author who is unwittingly paired up with a young artist named Lucy (Mandy Moore) after his partner Rudy (Tom Wilkinson) passes away ... Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore are (im)perfect for each other. (IGN FilmForce)
'War' battles 'Bean,' 'Nanny' at box office Aug 24, 2007
TWC bows Justin Theroux's directorial debut "Dedication," whose cast includes Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich, Billy Crudup and Charlene Biton, in four locations in New York and L.A.. Universal opens Latin crime-filled thriller "Illegal Tender," written and directed by songwriter-dancer Franc Reyes, in 512 locations in markets across the country. (Variety)
Kid Lit Makes Strange Bedfellows Aug 24, 2007
Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore play a depressed writer and a luckless illustrator who hate each other but are thrown together to work on a kiddie book about a strange little beaver. Lucy (Moore) is having trouble paying her rent to her shrieking mother/landlord (Dianne Wiest), while Henry (Crudup) is unable to communicate with anyone except his former mentor (Tom Wilkinson). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Superbad' Looks For Another Super-Size Weekend, In Projection Booth Aug 23, 2007
That wouldn't only make things easier, it might also make Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore a little richer. The pair join forces this weekend in "Dedication," director Justin Theroux's tale of star-crossed love centering on a bristly children's book author (Crudup) wooed by his determined illustrator (see ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Crudup on 'Dedication,' panic and pronunciation Aug 22, 2007
By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY In Dedication, which opens in limited release Friday, Billy Crudup twitches, berates and panics his way through an anxiety-ridden existence as a kids' book author ... Picture of paranoia: A tense children's book author (Billy Crudup) must work with new illustrator (Mandy Moore). (USA Today -- Life)
Mandy Moore: Intimidated By Billy Crudup, In Love With Green Tea — And Ready To Hit The Stage? Aug 21, 2007
com : Movies : Movie News : Mandy Moore: Intimidated By Billy Crudup, In Love With Green Tea — And Ready To Hit The Stage ... Mandy Moore: Intimidated By Billy Crudup, In Love With Green Tea And Ready To Hit The Stage ... Playing opposite Billy Crudup ("Almost Famous," the upcoming "Watchmen"), Moore plays a children's-book artist who is forced to team up with a nihilistic author (Crudup) grieving over the death of his previous collaborator. (VHI.com -- Music News)
MANDY'S DANDY Aug 19, 2007
And in her new movie Dedication, out Friday, she co-stars with actor's actor Billy Crudup, who plays an acerbic, misanthropic children's book author. When I suggest that Moore's character, a disheveled, parka-wearing hipster, made a good counterpart to her more grown-up album, she laughs it off, saying she doesn't think her album's cool enough for that character to listen to. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Friday Fizz Aug 18, 2007
My favorite scenes involve Pre (played by Billy Crudup) interacting with his head coach, Bill Bowerman (Donald Sutherland), as the two combated over running styles and techniques. The movie delves into Bowermans infatuation with running shoes and foreshadows his co-founding of Nike, Inc., which would occur some years later. (CatTracks.net)
Invasion of the idea snatchers Aug 18, 2007
Prefontaine / Without Limits (1997-98): Jared Leto and Billy Crudup leg it out as Hollywood suddenly goes gaga for the late running star Steve Prefontaine. Antz / A Bug's Life (1998): Animated insects (who may or may not have been threatened by asteroids) were the other major obsession of '98. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mandy Moore Is Definitely No Lindsay Lohan Aug 17, 2007
Justin Theroux directed this indie romantic comedy in which Mandy plays a children's book illustrator with whom Billy Crudup is forced to work after his long-time partner (Tom Wilkinson) kicks the bucket ... At the "Dedication" party at the Pink Elephant in West No Man's Land, Mandy's co-star Billy Crudup wandered over to say hello. (Fox News -- Politics)
5 films for geekdom Aug 12, 2007
The first of Miyazaki's features to receive a wide release in the United States, the film boasts an excellent cast of Hollywood actors, including Minnie Driver and Billy Crudup, and a lovingly translated script from geek-fave author and comic creator Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Sandman). Dark Star (1974) - Director John Carpenter (Halloween, Big Trouble in Little China) teamed up with writer Dan O'Bannon (Alien) for this sci-fi parody. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Gugino Joins Watchmen Aug 9, 2007
She joins Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Malin Akerman (the new Silk Spectre) in the Warner Bros. flick based on the popular DC Comics series. (IGN FilmForce)
'Watchmen' Cast's Watchwoman Revealed: Carla Gugino To Play Silk Spectre Aug 9, 2007
The "Sin City" star joins a cast that already includes Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode and Billy Crudup (see ). "Watchmen" is expected to begin filming in Canada this fall for a March 9 release. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Out of a Claire blue sky Aug 8, 2007
But her untarnished image took a hit in 2004, when she struck up a romance with Stage Beauty co-star Billy Crudup, whose then-partner, actor Mary-Louise Parker, was expecting Crudup's child. The new couple denied that anything took place before Crudup and Parker split, but an ugly dispute played out in the tabloids. (Globe and Mail)
A star both astronomical and otherwise Aug 6, 2007
She dated Matt Damon after "The Rainmaker" and Billy Crudup (who left a pregnant Mary-Louise Parker for her) in the wake of "Stage Beauty." She made an appearance in "The Rage in Placid Lake" because it starred her then-boyfriend, Aussie rocker Ben Lee. And recently she's being seen in the company of Hugh Dancy, her castmate in the highbrow summer tearjerker "Evening." (That last relationship is still "going good," she confirms. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Revenge of the goody-goody Aug 5, 2007
Billy Crudup plays a children's book author, who hires Moore as his new illustrator following the death of his original collaborator. "I'm hired to replace Tom Wilkinson's character, who passes away at the beginning of the movie," Moore says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Watchmen Casting Comparison Aug 4, 2007
Stay up-to-date with of both events. SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN FilmForce)
Moore career gal than wild child Jul 31, 2007
" Not that marriage is on the cards in the immediate future. While she was reported to be engaged to Scrubs star Braff in 2006, the pair parted ways and early this year she briefly took up with Nicole Richie's ex, DJ AM. She is now happily involved with singer-songwriter Greg Laswell. But for the moment work is a priority for Moore. Next up for the actress is the film Dedication, which she describes as a romantic comedy with a darker edge than License To Wed. Billy Crudup plays the author of a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tidbits help fans of Lost, Watchmen Jul 30, 2007
Among them: Billy Crudup is Dr. Manhattan, Patrick Wilson is Night Owl, and Jackie Earle Haley is Rorschach but their names appeared in Variety on Thursday, so no great surprise there. Snyder still got a roar from the crowd when he promised: "We're not going to make it accessible to teeny-boppers.". (Toronto Star)
Watchmen Update Jul 29, 2007
Billy Crudup (Almost Famous, Mission: Impossible III) will play Dr. Manhattan, Matthew Goode (Match Point) will plays Ozymandias, Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children) will play Rorschach, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV's Supernatural) will play The Comedian, Malin Ackerman (Harold Go To White Castle) will play Silk Spectre II, Patrick Wilson (Phantom Of the Opera) will play Nite Owl, and Stephen McHattie (300) will play Hollis Mason. Addressing a crowd of almost 6000, Snyder described his history with... (IGN FilmForce)
Watchmen Cast Revealed! : Find out who's who in the comic book movie.... Jul 26, 2007
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Watchmen cast includes Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy) as Nite Owl, Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley (Little Vhildren) as Rorschach, Matthew Goode (Match Point) as Ozymandias, Billy Crudup (Almost Famous) as Dr. Manhattan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Grey's Anatomy) as The Comedian, and Malin Akerman (Harold Go to White Castle) as the Silk Spectre. Zack Snyder will direct for Warner Bros. (IGN FilmForce)
'Watchmen' Cast Revealed: Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, More Jul 26, 2007
Watchmen' Cast Revealed: Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, More ... that Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Malin Akerman would be joining the cast of the eagerly anticipated flick to be directed by Zack Snyder ("300"). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Watchmen Leads Set? Jul 24, 2007
Other reported Watchmen cast members include Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy) as Nite Owl II and Billy Crudup (Almost Famous) as Dr. Manhattan. Reviews. (IGN FilmForce)
Figure out who said it Jul 24, 2007
She can be seen next in Dedication, a romantic comedy with Billy Crudup, which opens Aug. 24 (in limited release). Moore is going on tour with Paula Cole beginning Aug. 18 in Portland, Ore. (USA Today -- Life)
Crudup Takes Manhattan? Jul 11, 2007
After on the part and was considered for it, Billy Crudup has emerged as the frontrunner to play scientist Dr. Jon Osterman, who is transformed into the blue-skinned, all-powerful Dr. Manhattan. CHUD.com claims a "very reliable source" has informed them that Crudup will play the pivotal role. (IGN FilmForce)
Danes takes the reins Jul 9, 2007
The New York Daily News reported this year that the budding romance was complicated by the fact that Danes was still in a relationship with her then live-in boyfriend, actor Billy Crudup. According to the paper, Danes and Dancy's relationship was common knowledge on set a month before her eventual split with Crudup. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Good girl's dark side Jul 7, 2007
and the American Idol -spoofing American Dreamz to her credit, will follow License to Wed with the Sundance favorite Dedication, a little, tiny indie slice-of-life co-starring Billy Crudup that opens in August. I'm 23 years old, and I'm growing up, Moore said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Moore talks about new album Jul 6, 2007
In the latter, she sports heavy eye makeup as an illustrator who falls for a misogynistic children's book author played by Billy Crudup. Two very different romantic comedies; two very different versions of Mandy Moore. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The Weinstein Company, The Gotham Group, and the Chungcheongnam-do Government of South Korea Announce Broad Strategic Alliance Focused on Animated Feature Production Jun 29, 2007
Upcoming films to be released by The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films include: Michael Moore's "SiCKO" which recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and has quickly become one of the most talked about movies the year; the romantic comedy "Dedication" starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore; the heartfelt drama "Grace Is Gone" starring John Cusack; and Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights" starring Norah Jones. Upcoming Weinstein Company films to be domestically distributed in theaters... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
