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Russell Crowe

Man of Steel review: man of feel

Fri, Jun 14, 2013
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Towers with ambition, swelled by sweeping philosophies about power and presence on scales both planetary and personal, beautifully balanced by a wellspring of wry tragedy.

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QOTD: Which iconic (or imaginary) actor pairings would be fun to reverse?

Wed, Feb 06, 2013
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Like how Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman could have swapped roles in Les Misérables and it would have worked just as well…

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QOTD: Does Hollywood have a math problem?

Tue, Feb 05, 2013
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If so, is it a separate problem from Hollywood’s general disdain for anything intellectual?

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Broken City (review)

Fri, Jan 18, 2013
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I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that this script had been sitting around, unproduced, for 20 years, it’s that musty…

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Les Misérables (review)

Thu, Dec 20, 2012
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There’s an alchemy here that brings together the best of screen and the best of stage…

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The Man with the Iron Fists (redband trailer)

Fri, Nov 02, 2012
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Oh, man, how bad does this look? Hip-hop kung fu? Bwahahahaha.

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Broken City (trailer)

Tue, Oct 16, 2012
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Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe, together again for the first time!

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nice analysis of why Princess Leia is so damn cool (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Man of Steel (teaser trailers)

Tue, Jul 24, 2012
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Two teaser trailers. Because, hey, why not get the fanboys doing some homework a year in advance of the movie. Let ’em go crazy trying to figure out what’s different between the two.

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Les Misérables (trailer)

Thu, May 31, 2012
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I really like Anne Hathaway’s sad take on “The Dream I Dreamed”…

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