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Archive I

July 30, 2000: [The Gazette] Doug Camilli had a Russell Crowe quote as the quote of the day. This is what he wrote: "Many of the women I know, some of them quite old enough to know better, get all red-faced and dreamy-eyed at any mention of this guy Russell Crowe, the New Zealand-born actor who starred in Gladiator and The Insider. I mean, Russell Crowe? Go figure. Well, I try to give people what they want. In that spirit, here's a comment this guy made, in Movieline magazine, about what he thinks of Tinseltown: "I'd move to Los Angeles if Australia and New Zealand were swallowed by a huge tidal wave, if there were a bubonic plague in England, and if the continent of Africa disappeared (because of) some Martian attack."

July 29, 2000: Total Film, July 2000 issue has an article about how they managed to create the spectacular shots in Gladiator. The article has been typed in and can be found either in the filmography page under Gladiator, or [ here ]. Pictures are now added to his page.

July 28, 2000: MSNBC.com has this on their front page: Ryan and Crowe — not yet. Meg Ryan might not want to start planning her wedding to Russell Crowe just yet. The star recently split from hubby Dennis Quaid amid reports that she and the star of “Gladiator” were having a hot romance. The two met on the set of “Proof of Life,” which has been shooting in Ecuador and London. Quaid’s and Ryan’s spokespeople have insisted that no third party was responsible for their impending divorce, but Ryan and Crowe have been spotted around looking very cozy. But sources from the set of “Proof of Life” say that Crowe was hardly a one-woman man. “He was hitting on every woman on the set,” says one insider. “He worked his way through the entire cast, crew and assistants. He showed up on the set every day with a different woman. Meg was just the ultimate conquest.” There have also been reports that Crowe tried to date a researcher from the BBC. A spokesman for Crowe didn’t return calls.

July 28, 2000: The August edition of Empire has a list of what they think of as the top 20 movies in the works. A Beautiful Mind is number 19 and Proof of Life is number three. Read the whole list and the sections about the Russell Crowe movies [ here ]. Empire also writes this about Gladiator at the box office: "Gladiator's giant-killing run - which this month extended into the UK with five straight weeks at the top of the charts - has not only sent Russell Crowe spiralling to the top of many people's wish-lists, but has added yet another $100 million to DreamWorks' canon." They also have a small picture of the young Russell Crowe "especially for the girls."

July 27, 2000: Russell Crowe's official website is not up yet, but you can sign up for a mailing list at the site, and then you will be notified when the website is officially launched. Other news: Proof of Life is scheduled to be released December 22, 2000. The information comes from Warner Brothers Studios Burbank, thanks to Nihotep.

July 27, 2000: [The Dotted Line]: Russell Crowe takes A Course in Miracles. Crowe stars and may make his directorial debut in the drama about a Jesuit priest experiencing a crisis of faith who is sent by the Vatican to investigate supposed miracles. It won't be cheap. Crowe's post-Gladiator price tag has rocketed to a reported $15 million per picture.

July 26, 2000: The London gig is over, and this is the set list: Speaking, Wendy, Castle, Impressed, Circus, Things Change, Memorial Day, Circles, Davey, Sail, Afraid, Princess, Photo, Oblique, Name, Forget, Nowhere, Judas, David, Barry.

July 22, 2000: Beme.com has an interesting poll going on. They check out who people would rather sleep with, and so far, Russell Crowe has beaten all of his opponents, including Tom Cruise, George Clooney and John Cusack. Check it out [ here ] (click on the picture to go to vote).

July 20, 2000: [CrowePeople] Russell Crowe and 30 Odd Foot of Grunts are having a concert in London on Sunday, July 23, 2000. A limited amount of tickets were put out for sale for the show at Borderline (Orange Yard, Manette St. London, W1V 5LB). Crowe is also nominated to an Actor of the Year award at the Hollywood Film Festival. The festival will take place August 2-7, and you can read more about it [ here ]. Rumours also say that underwear keeps disappearing from Crowe's hotel room. For those who collects magazines; Russell Crowe is on the front page of Military History Magazine and there is an eight-page interview with battle consultants, armourers and so on from Gladiator.

July 16, 2000: Russell Crowe may be heading for his directing debut. Variete reports that he seems interested in directing "A Course in Miracles". Find the article [ here ] or use the link in the interviews & articles section.

July 8, 2000: [CrowePeople] Old news, probably, but Russell Crowe has been offered 20 million dollars to do a part in Basic Instinct 2 with Sharon Stone. Stone was the one who got Crowe to the USA in the first place. She wanted him for a part in The Quick and the Dead.

July 4, 2000: [CrowePeople] There are rumours going again, this time about Russell Crowe and a BBC reporter called Jennie Dempster. The article can hopefully be found on one of the links on the interviews page.

July 3, 2000: [CrowePeople] Russell Crowe is currently shooting Proof of Life with Meg Ryan. Ryan has just announced that she and her husband Dennis Quaid are getting a divorce, and rumours say that Russell and Meg are flirting heavily on the set. For more info, check out the articles in the Interviews & Articles section.

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