Roosters 22 defeat Rabbitohs 20
(rabbitohs.com.au)
The South Sydney Rabbitohs mounted a stunning second half comeback in their round 25 clash
with the Sydney Roosters, however it wasn’t enough, going down 22-20 at the Sydney Football
Stadium in front of 18,127 fans. Pics (getty images)
I've added a new page for "Animations", I'm doing other ani and when I've made I'll put them on the site.
Raiders 40 defeat Rabbitohs 25
(rabbitohs.com.au)
The Canberra Raiders continued their charge towards the top of the NRL ladder when
they defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 points to 25, with a stunning second
half display destroying any chance the Rabbitohs had of taking home the two competition
points.........All article HERE
**August 17**
Rabbitohs 40 DEFEAT Sea Eagles 32
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have secured their eighth victory for the season, defeating
the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40 points to 32 at ANZ Stadium in front of 11,114 Members
and supporters.
**August 16**
Rusty relaxes as film takes leaf of absence
(smh.com.au)
RUSSELL Crowe is looking forward to bonus time in Australia after the postponement
of filming for his next project, Nottingham.
The Oscar winner said it would be at least seven months before the film gets off
the ground in England, allowing him to spend more time at his Woolloomooloo home
with wife, Danielle Spencer, and sons, Charlie, 4, and Tennyson, 2, and working on
other projects.
"More time in Australia is always a bonus" Crowe said last week.
"I have another project based on the life of comedian Bill Hicks, which is going
from treatment to draft stage with Kiwi writer Mark Staufer."
It is understood he is considering playing the main role of Hicks - a controversial
and brilliant American comedian who battled drug and alcohol abuse before dying
from cancer at 32. Crowe confirmed Nottingham would not go ahead until March next
year because director Sir Ridley Scott wanted the leaves on the trees in England's
Sherwood Forest to be the right colour.
The delay meant local projects would get more attention - including a documentary
Crowe is yet to name and the Bra Boys film, My Brother's Keeper, which was at second
draft stage with Australian writer Stuart Beattie, he said.
Sharks 28 - Rabbitohs 14
(rabbitohs.com.au)
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks were too strong for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
at Toyota Park tonight (Saturday), defeating the visitors 28 points to 14 in
front of 12,618 fans.
**August 5**
Nottingham': Will Russell Crowe ever romp in Sherwood Forest?
(latimesblogs.latimes.com)
There are so few high-profile studio movies being made in Hollywood today that it was
something of a surprise to discover last week that "Nottingham," Ridley Scott's
much-anticipated Robin Hood drama, had been postponed, even with Russell Crowe
on board in the role of a more likable-than-usual Sheriff of Nottingham.
Universal Pictures, which is financing, cited labor uncertainty, an unfinished script
and seasonal concerns about shooting during winter in forest locations that needed to
have the rich green hue associated with leafy Sherwood Forest........ All article HERE
Too much star power
(news.com.au) Forget about Sunday night tea in front of the telly - if you're a celeb the only place
to chow down is Otto Ristorante, or so it seemed this past weekend.
While Kyle Sandilands and fiancee Tamara Jaber chewed the fat with Jeff Fenech
and wife Suzee, they were upstaged by Russell Crowe and visiting US comedian Chris Rock.
The two Hollywood heavyweights didn't arrive together, but joined their tables after
Crowe went over to say g'day.
Russell out in Wooloomooloo yesterday
(picapp.com)
(Thanks to Roheryn from CC)
**August 2**
Rabbitohs 18 DEFEAT Warriors 16
(rabbitohs.com.au)
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have secured their second victory over the New Zealand
Warriors for 2008 with an 18 points to 16 victory at ANZ Stadium in front of 9,276
Members and supporters.
Thanks to maria and cindy from CC that found these big pics on socialtelife.celebuzz.com
**August 1**
Russell Crowe Is Quite The Graceful Rugby Player
(jezebel.com)
Pics from today of Russell HERE . You need a registration to see them.
**July 28**
The Sheriff of Nottingham Has Issues
(411mania.com)
The Sheriff of Nottingham will not be chasing Robin Hood into England's Sherwood Forest
this fall. Although "Nottingham," director Ridley Scott's revisionist take on the Robin
Hood tale had been aiming for a mid-August start date, production on the film, which is
to star Russell Crowe as a sympathetic Sheriff of Nottingham, has been indefinitely
postponed. A new production start date probably couldn't be set now until next year.
Script concerns, location logistics and the current labor unrest all played a role in
the decision. Produced by Universal and Imagine, the film has been one of the handful
of high-profile productions pushing ahead despite the labor uncertainty surrounding
the current stand-off between producers and the Screen Actors Guild. In explaining the
production shut-down, Universal cited the "cloud of the SAG strike" as one of three
factors that led to the postponement.
It also said that "the film's forest locations need to be green," which suggests even
if other factors were to be resolved later this year, the production could not now
resume until next spring. The third, key factor was the project's script by Ethan Reiff
and Cyrus Voris, with a rewrite by Brian Helgeland. "The current version of the
screenplay,"" the studio said, "is not yet where the studio and the filmmakers want it
to be in terms of realizing the full value of the story.
"Universal could have moved forward with one of these challenges, but the confluence of
the three caused the studio to reconsider and take the time for all conditions to be
optimal." The statement said that Universal, Imagine, Scott, and Crowe all remain
committed to the project. "Nottingham" had been on track to be released on Nov. 6, 2009.
Well, now it goes to developmental hell with no clear start date set. This is a shame since
the Robin Hood saga needed a new trajectory. Obviously the color of the trees is a problem
that needs corrected, but this is a major dent from the tentative SAG strike. How can
these huge projects begin unless they know for sure that it can progress regularly?
The script problems mean that even if a final draft is handed in, the critics and the
public will eat it alive. All screenplay trouble percolate for years until the project
is finally completed or dies. And what about Ridley Scott? He is a busy man, so will he
want to return for this? My confidence in this picture is waning, and that is too bad.
Body of Lies trailer
(411mania.com)
The new Ridley Scott pic featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.
It looks phenomenal, but that should be expected with such brilliant talent.
Trailer Rating = 8.5/10.0
Knights 39 defeat Rabbitohs 12
(rabbitohs.com.au)
The Newcastle Knights were too good for the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Energy Australia
Stadium today (Sunday), winning 39 points to 12 in front of 23,182 fans.
**July 26**
Ridley Scott's Nottingham Delayed
(comingsoon.net)
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed a report that first appeared at Defamer - Ridley Scott's Nottingham has been delayed. The film will star Russell Crowe as Sheriff of Nottingham and Sienna Miller as Maid Marian.
According to the reports, the project had been heading for a mid-August start date in London, but has now been put on hold. The trade says, however, that it has not been determined if this means a postponement or a cancellation.
Nottingham, which Universal and Imagine are producing, has been one of the handful of high-profile productions determined to push ahead despite the labor uncertainty surrounding the current stand-off between producers and SAG.
It is not yet known what factors led to the current decision to put the brakes on the production.
**July 25**
Raising a toast to Robin
(sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk)
In new movie Nottingham, Russell Crowe will be drinking to the health of three Sheffield area craftsmen. Ian Soutar reports
IN Ridley Scott's forthcoming film Nottingham, Russell Crowe will be seen quaffing from a drinking vessel made by three craftsmen from the Sheffield area.
Edale woodturner Robin Wood, along with silversmith Owen Waterhouse and silver spinner David Allison, both from Sheffield, have teamed up to make replicas of medieval bowls for the movie due to start shooting next month.
The trio have been commissioned to make four silver mounted mazers, highly prized vessels used for drinking toasts at special occasions.
Wood is also turning six massive beech bowls and a set of 30 eating bowls for use in the movie. "I have two more bowls to finish before I send the consignment off," he said this week.
Nottingham, slated for release in summer 2009, is an alternative take on the Robin Hood story, with the Sheriff of Nottingham, played by Russell Crowe, depicted as a sympathetic character.
Sam Riley is expected to be cast as a less than heroic Robin Hood with Sienna Miller as Maid Marian.
How did Robin Wood and co become involved? "I am well-known for medieval bowls and have written the standard book on the subject so I guess that's how the production designer found me," said Robin Wood.
"Ridley Scott is known for his attention to detail, which is great from my point of view. I am regularly approached for film and theatre productions who usually ring up and say 'We start filming next week and we need 80 bowls at £2.50 each' and I have to tell them I am not the person for that kind of job."
He has been turning replicas of medieval wooden bowls for 15 years on a foot-powered lathe. The last practitioner of the craft died in 1958 so, Wood had to copy his lathe and tools from old ones in museums and learn the skills by trial and error.
"I have done stuff for the Globe Theatre and the RSC, also the Tower of London and Hampton Court, but this is the first film I have been involved on," he says.
He is naturally looking forward to seeing his work on the big screen, probably brandished by Russell Crowe. "The mazes were very high class and the top of society drank from them, so the Sheriff of Nottingham will undoubtedly be seen using one," says the craftsmen who admits he tends to watch period movies with an eye on the utensils.
"I normally rant and rave that they've got it all wrong. Very few people realise that people drank from wooden bowls up to the 1600s. People only began using pots because they were cheaper. But most of the people who buy my bowls don't care if they are medieval or not."
So why do they buy them? "Because they are much nicer than pottery," he asserts. "At home we eat off wooden plates and bowls every day. It has a natural insulation so it keeps food warm without being too hot and the wood is cooler to handle. And eating is much quieter – there is none of the clackey-clack."
One of Robin Wood's bowls or plates will cost you from £20-25. One of his best-selling lines is the Porringer with hand-carved handles, a replica of an Elizabethan bowl found not far from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
To develop the mazers Wood and Owen Waterhouse travelled around museums studying original examples such as the fine collection at the British Museum and others at the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in London. They then had a long period of experimentation to work out just how the originals were made, backed by a grant from the Tony Boase scholarship fund.
Waterhouse, currently undertaking an MA in silversmithing at Sheffield Hallam University and has worked on various commissions including the St Leger Stakes Trophy for Doncaster Racecourse, said: "The replicas we make have a magnificent history, it's wonderful to realise how skilled silversmiths were able to create these objects 600 years ago."
David Allison is one of only a handful of metal spinners in the country. He has been metalspinning for 35 years, having learnt as an apprentice from his uncle. He said: "It has been good to work with a woodturner who understands the way that my craft works, they are quite similar crafts in many ways."
(souths.com)
The South Sydney Rabbitohs' winning streak came to an end Sunday when they
were beaten by the Wests Tigers, 36 points to 12 at ANZ Stadium in front of 21,818
Members and fans.
Crowe bond stronger than ever - Souths coach
(stuff.co.nz)
By GREG PRICHARD - SMH | Friday, 18 July 2008 South Sydney coach Jason Taylor says his relationship with the club's high-profile co-owner Russell Crowe has become "stronger than ever" during the past two months and Crowe's support has helped give him the confidence to make the decisions that have contributed to the team's season turning around.
Taylor said he had always had a good relationship with Crowe, but it had gone to a new level after their early-morning meeting at a Darlinghurst cafe on May 26, the day on which the Sydney Morning Herald revealed former premiership-winning coach John Lang was set to take up a consultancy role with the Rabbitohs.
"I just wanted to know exactly what the situation was, because it hadn't been talked about, and Russell understood that," Taylor said yesterday. "He likes it that way, when you're up-front with him. There has never been a problem with our relationship, but it's better than ever now.
"We've got a working relationship, but we've also got a friendship. We can sit down and have a beer and a chat and talk about what needs to happen if we're going to get things done at the club. The best thing, for me, is that Russell always wants to know what he can do to help. He gives me nothing but confidence."
South Sydney had won one game and lost nine at the time of his meeting with Crowe and the appointment of Lang, which was announced later that day. The Rabbitohs lost again in the following round, to St George Illawarra, but have since won five straight to not only ease wooden spoon fears but also raise hopes of making the finals.
Outsiders have pointed to the timing and suggested Lang's appointment must have had a lot do with the team's improvement, but after speaking to insiders the Herald has learned Lang's role is more managerial and Taylor's role has not been diluted.
Lang is there for Taylor to consult with - and he has done that on occasions - but the coaching and all of the big decisions, such as the relegation of senior players Dean Widders, Nigel Vagana and David Kidwell, and the promotion of talented rookies Chris Sandow, Jamie Simpson and Luke Capewell, come down to Taylor.
He is still very much in charge and when the team's poor run of form was continuing he reacted to suggestions by senior people at the club - including chief executive Shane Richardson - that rather than sit back and hope things turn around he needed to be proactive, which he did.
"It was a bit scary, when we were losing every week," Taylor said. "When you're nought and seven, you're under pressure. It would be the same if you were coaching the under-14s. You would be worried about what the parents were thinking. At this level, it obviously becomes much more magnified.
"But when I was saying every week that we would improve, and that we would come out the other side, I really believed it. I didn't know for sure when it would happen, but I knew it would. Personal pride becomes a very big factor when you're down, like we were, and we never lacked any of that.
"It was a bit frustrating at first, [when the Lang story broke], because it was reported like he was going to take my job. But once it was explained to me, how it was going to work with 'Langy' coming, I was comfortable after that. That was all I wanted to know.
"It isn't a coaching role, but he's had great experience and I'm interested in his thoughts on different things."
The thing a coach has to avoid, when it comes to promoting promising youngsters, is to not bring them up into first grade before they are ready. They might look ready, but if you turn out to be wrong it is only going to blow up in your face. Taylor said halfback Sandow left him in no doubt it was time.
"I was thinking about bringing Chris up, but I still had a tiny bit of a question mark over him," he said. "There were a few things in his game I thought he still needed to get right, so I talked to him about that. He went back to the under-20s and got them right straight away. I knew it was time to put him in after that."
(Thanks alex)
**July 17**
Ridley Scott's Body of Lies International Trailer Debut
(movieweb.com)
The first international trailer for Ridley Scott's next feature film, Body of Lies,
starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, has just debuted. Body of Lies is yet
another Middle Eastern drama, this time about a former journalist who is hired by
the CIA to track down an Al Qaeda leader in Jordan. Thanks in part to the brilliant
mind of Ridley Scott, this looks like a step above all the typical Middle Eastern movies
we're seeing nowadays. The one thing I noticed the most - Scott has done a great job of
making both DiCaprio and Crowe look like I've never seen them before! Scott's Black Hawk
Down was a fantastic modern war movie and now I'm wondering whether his follow-up to
American Gangster will be any good or if he's still stuck in a mediocre slump.
Thoughts on Body of Lies?
Watch the trailer HERE
"Body of lies" trailer from youtube.
**July 12**
NRL Rd 18 - Rabbitohs v Eels
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 12: Rabbitohs co-owner actor Russell Crowe celebrates his team scoring a try during the round 18 NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium on July 12, 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
Crowe to nest in UK
NRL Rd 17 - Bulldogs v Rabbitohs
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: Rabbitohs co-owner actor Russell Crowe gestures
before the start of the round 17 NRL match between the Bulldogs and the South
Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on July 7, 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
Crowe to nest in UK
(thesun.co.uk)
RUSSELL CROWE is set to move to London and live in the lap of luxury for the next six months.
The Gladiator star has rented a huge house in swanky Mayfair for a "bargain" £20k-a-month.
The gaff, on three floors with its own swimming pool, has enough room for a Roman army. A source said: "Russell is coming over to Britain filming and wanted somewhere comfortable for his family.
"The house became available after a celebrity couple pulled out of renting it."
The Oscar winner will film Nottingham, a love story based on the Robin Hood tale.
Souths triumph in golden point thriller
(sportsaustralia.com)
Monday July 7, 2008
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have again courageously come from behind to beat the Bulldogs 34-30 at the ANZ Stadium on Monday night.
Trailing 24-6 in the 47th minute, the Rabbitohs scored three tries in ten minutes to level the scores. When the game eventually went to extra-time, Luke Capewell scored in the 87th minute to give the Rabbitohs their fifth win of the season.
It was a mixed night for Capewell. The South Sydney fullback scored two tries, however his mistakes led to the Bulldogs scoring two four- pointers of their own.
The win was the Rabbitohs fourth in a row; an accomplishment which has eluded them for 14 seasons.
The Bulldogs were wearing pink socks to raise awareness and funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. But they did not change the Bulldogs luck, with Steve Folkes’ men recording their fifth consecutive loss.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring when 19 year old Arana Taumata burst through a gap from his own 20 meter line to run all the way in the twelfth minute.
Three minutes later, the Bulldogs scored again when halfback Ben Roberts put a bomb up which Brent Crisp stole out of the sky from his opposite number. The Bulldogs fullback scored his second try of 2008.
Souths replied in the 30th minute when Craig Wing opened up the Bulldogs defense with an inside pass, paving the way for David Fa’alogo to score the Rabbitohs first try.
In the final minute of the first half, the Dogs captain Andrew Ryan scored a soft try to help make the halftime score 18-6.
Tim Winitana scored the easiest try of his career in the 45th minute when Capewell dropped a bomb. The ball was scooped up by Andrew Ryan and then passed on to the rampaging Wintana.
But Capewell redeemed himself four minutes later when Wing made a ‘run around’ play and passed to the fullback who ran 50 meters to score.
Wing went from provider to scorer in the 52nd minute when he trew a dummy from close range and crashed over the try line.
The rain started bucketing down, but this did not put the Bunnies off scoring another try when Chris Sandow ran straight through the Dogs defense from close range. Sandow converted to level the scores in the 59th minute.
The Dogs hoped they’d done enough to win the game in the 65th when Heka Nanai got on the end of a Ben Roberts grubber to help extend the lead to six.
But Souths scored a similar try with six minutes to play when Fetuli Talanoa finished off a John Sutton grubber.
The game went to extra-time, and the Rabbitohs were able to take advantage of a Jarrad Hickey error in the 87th minute. Capewell scored outwide after an overlap was created by Wing. The try triggered a fist-pumping Russell Crowe.
Souths revisit ANZ Stadium when they take on the Eels next Saturday night.
The opposition does not get easier for the Bulldogs. They take on the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium next Sunday afternoon.
NRL 2008 - Round 17:
SOUTH SYDNEY - 34 BULLDOGS - 30
Forget about Sunday night tea in front of the telly - if you're a celeb the only place
to chow down is Otto Ristorante, or so it seemed this past weekend.
While Kyle Sandilands and fiancee Tamara Jaber chewed the fat with Jeff Fenech
and wife Suzee, they were upstaged by Russell Crowe and visiting US comedian Chris Rock.
The two Hollywood heavyweights didn't arrive together, but joined their tables after
Crowe went over to say g'day.
South Sydney coach Jason Taylor says his relationship with the club's high-profile co-owner Russell Crowe has become "stronger than ever" during the past two months and Crowe's support has helped give him the confidence to make the decisions that have contributed to the team's season turning around.
Taylor said he had always had a good relationship with Crowe, but it had gone to a new level after their early-morning meeting at a Darlinghurst cafe on May 26, the day on which the Sydney Morning Herald revealed former premiership-winning coach John Lang was set to take up a consultancy role with the Rabbitohs.
"I just wanted to know exactly what the situation was, because it hadn't been talked about, and Russell understood that," Taylor said yesterday. "He likes it that way, when you're up-front with him. There has never been a problem with our relationship, but it's better than ever now.
"We've got a working relationship, but we've also got a friendship. We can sit down and have a beer and a chat and talk about what needs to happen if we're going to get things done at the club. The best thing, for me, is that Russell always wants to know what he can do to help. He gives me nothing but confidence."
South Sydney had won one game and lost nine at the time of his meeting with Crowe and the appointment of Lang, which was announced later that day. The Rabbitohs lost again in the following round, to St George Illawarra, but have since won five straight to not only ease wooden spoon fears but also raise hopes of making the finals.
Outsiders have pointed to the timing and suggested Lang's appointment must have had a lot do with the team's improvement, but after speaking to insiders the Herald has learned Lang's role is more managerial and Taylor's role has not been diluted.
Lang is there for Taylor to consult with - and he has done that on occasions - but the coaching and all of the big decisions, such as the relegation of senior players Dean Widders, Nigel Vagana and David Kidwell, and the promotion of talented rookies Chris Sandow, Jamie Simpson and Luke Capewell, come down to Taylor.
He is still very much in charge and when the team's poor run of form was continuing he reacted to suggestions by senior people at the club - including chief executive Shane Richardson - that rather than sit back and hope things turn around he needed to be proactive, which he did.
"It was a bit scary, when we were losing every week," Taylor said. "When you're nought and seven, you're under pressure. It would be the same if you were coaching the under-14s. You would be worried about what the parents were thinking. At this level, it obviously becomes much more magnified.
"But when I was saying every week that we would improve, and that we would come out the other side, I really believed it. I didn't know for sure when it would happen, but I knew it would. Personal pride becomes a very big factor when you're down, like we were, and we never lacked any of that.
"It was a bit frustrating at first, [when the Lang story broke], because it was reported like he was going to take my job. But once it was explained to me, how it was going to work with 'Langy' coming, I was comfortable after that. That was all I wanted to know.
"It isn't a coaching role, but he's had great experience and I'm interested in his thoughts on different things."
The thing a coach has to avoid, when it comes to promoting promising youngsters, is to not bring them up into first grade before they are ready. They might look ready, but if you turn out to be wrong it is only going to blow up in your face. Taylor said halfback Sandow left him in no doubt it was time.
"I was thinking about bringing Chris up, but I still had a tiny bit of a question mark over him," he said. "There were a few things in his game I thought he still needed to get right, so I talked to him about that. He went back to the under-20s and got them right straight away. I knew it was time to put him in after that."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE TENNYSON!!!
