From Lynda: Alan performed Hit The Ground & Run again last night at the Chicago House of Blues, with a nice intro about Russell too. I thought you might like to see it.
The Daily Telegraph au: No Bunny business as Peter moves on -- BUSINESSMAN Peter Holmes a Court has quit as a board member of the South Sydney Rabbitohs to concentrate on a new venture.
The Spec.com (Canada): X-Men to Cinderella Man: Hamilton in the movies -- Cinderella Man (2005) Big-time director Ron Howard and big-name star Russell Crowe joined forces and the film eventually grossed more than $100 million worldwide. Crowe portrays real-life boxer James Braddock and Hamilton stood in for the docks of Depression-era New Jersey. Thanks, Kris C
A reminder that the Tenderness DVD will be released on April 13 - Order through Amazon - Tenderness
March 19
Sandra Lee at Twitter: Russell Crowe is about to head to USA and Europe for the round robbin press junkets for Robin Hood, his latest epic with Sir Ridley Scott (SANDRA LEE is a journalist and author with almost two decades of experience in the newspaper and magazine publishing industry in Australia and the US. A former assistant editor, foreign correspondent and columnist for The Daily Telegraph, she is currently editor-at-large at marie claire magazine and writes a weekly column for News Limited.)
The SMH: Jobs to be done as Twiggy's scheme gets the big guns on board -- Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe attended the gala last night, where business, political and entertainment bigwigs hobnobbed and saw their palms projected onto the sails of the Opera House in a show of support. - Thanks, Maria, Kris C
Herald Net: Review of The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo -- " You can already imagine the Hollywood remake: Russell Crowe and Keira Knightley? We’ll find out shortly." - Thanks, Kris C
The Examiner.com: Green Zone is a No-Go Zone -- "...The screenplay lacked character development as well. Brian Helgeland, the Oscar winning screenwriter of L.A. Confidential is no stranger to creating amazing characters. He also penned the scripts to Clint Eastwood's Mystic River and Tony Scott's Man on Fire. His newest projects include Ridley Scott's upcoming Robin Hood with Russell Crowe and Angelina Jolie's new film Salt. However, this story was a mess." - Thanks, Kris C
Outdoor Life: St Paddy's Day Dogs -- By looking at the history of the Irish wolfhound, you can doubtlessly see why they were so important to people. Their sheer size is comforting for those desiring a guard dog. Not surprisingly, the wolfhounds were used in battle by the Romans as they fought alongside their owners. If you watched the 2000 Russell Crowe movie "Gladiator" you'll see a wolfhound in an early battle scene (hat tip to director Ridley Scott for the small but authenticating detail). - Thanks, Allison
For LA fans!!!! -- Russell will get his star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 12 at Hollywood and Highland outside the Kodak Theatre - 11:30 AM.
This Is Nottingham UK: Ridley Scott's Robin Hood - a new exhibition -- Universal Films has teamed up with Nottingham to bring an exclusive exhibition of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood to the UK next week. - Thanks, Cindy
The SMH: Forrest corrals tycoons behind training project -- On Friday night at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney a clutch of billionaires, a swathe of chief executives, plus a few Hollywood luminaries such as Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, will get together to project their hands via a colourful laser display on the Opera House to launch GenerationOne - an ambitious project to secure appropriate training and employment for indigenous Australians. - Thanks, Kris C
Reminder: Thanks to a tip from a fan, Russell will accept a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 11.30 am on April 12th. Location is still unknown - The Walk of Fame runs both sides of Hollywood Blvd. from Gower to La Brea, as well as both sides of Vine Street from Yucca to Sunset.
Latino Review: ShoWest - Today at ShoWest Universal did a presentation of their upcoming summer slate. The first footage was from Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe, but it was just the new trailer. - Thanks, Kris C
This is Nottingham: Robin Hood persuades investors to part with cash -- "...Alison McKay, of Visit Britain, said: "We know 40% of people interested in visiting Britain want to visit locations they have seen in films. With Robin Hood we did research and found Nottingham is the associated site, so we anticipate lots of interest." - Thanks, Allison
March 14
ed note: Big storm here - electricity out from last night to now. Glad to be back on line....
From Lynda: Here's the very first live performance of a song that Alan and Russell wrote together called "Hit The Ground & Run". Alan performed it tonight at the GBS show in Boulder, Colorado, and it's going to be on the upcoming GBS CD, tentatively titled Safe Upon Shore and due out in early summer.
The Daily Telegraph au: True Blue stars fire up for Williamson tribute -- Russell Crowe, Kasey Chambers and Shannon Noll are among the list of big names to record songs for Absolute Greatest - 40 Years True Blue, in stores next weekend. Oscar-winner Crowe, with his band The Ordinary Fear of God, has recorded Winter Green. Chambers has covered Cootamundra Wattle. (Thanks, Steph, Allison, and all) - From Alan Doyle's Journal (February 16 entry): "We also recorded a TOFOG entry for a new John Williamson Tribute CD. For, Australians, John Williamson is like Stomping Tom for Canadians." --- You can order a signed copy of the album HERE - CDNow has the album to buy
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