**June 29**

Souths 28 Knights 25 - Round 16
South Sydney has won a thrilling encounter at Energy Australia Stadium, beating the Newcastle Knights 28 to 25.
The Bunnies held a 12-0 lead early in the first half, but succumbed to pressure from the Knights to trail 16-12 at the break.
The Knights thought they had it wrapped up in the 73rd minute with a field goal, but a final ditch try from Ben Rodgers gave the visitors the points. (Sky News Australia)

**June 28**

Crowe 'Lies' with DiCaprio
Russell Crowe will join Leonardo DiCaprio in "Body of Lies," the William Monahan-scripted adaptation of the David Ignatius novel that Ridley Scott will direct for Warner Bros. Donald De Line and Scott are producing; pic shoots in the fall. Crowe will play Ed Hoffman, the manipulative CIA boss who teams with operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) to trap a dangerous Al Qaeda leader by planting a false rumor that the bomber is in cahoots with the Americans. Crowe has been working steadily with Scott since "Gladiator," teaming on "A Good Year," the recently completed "American Gangster" and the upcoming "Nottingham," a Universal and Imagine drama that will go into production early next year. Crowe has been courted to play the CIA boss since DiCaprio signed on in April. He's awaiting a polish by "American Gangster" scribe Steve Zaillian before formally committing. Crowe will next be seen starring alongside Christian Bale in the James Mangold-directed "3:10 to Yuma." He is repped by WMA.(variety.com)

**June 24**

Russell's heartfelt message to his sons
(The Sun-Herald)
RUSSELL Crowe has penned a poignant letter to his two young sons as part of a time capsule that will be buried for 25 years alongside letters from other stars and thousands of everyday Australians. The letter, written for the National Trust's time capsule project, gives a touching insight into the Hollywood star's love for his sons, Charlie, 3, and Tennyson, who turns one next month. "You have no idea how much our lives have been blessed by you. I aim to be in every the way the father that you need," Crowe wrote. "Whatever comes along, I will always love you with my whole being and my soul." He urged them always to take care of their mother, Danielle Spencer, and wrote: "I know I will have brought you up to love your mother above all. "When this capsule opens you will both be fully grown men and God willing your mother and I will still be around. My hope for your future is that you find the things and the people and the love that bring you joy in life, and above anything that your hearts are happy." Crowe was just one of a number of prominent Australians who responded enthusiastically to the time capsule project, which was launched by NSW Governor Marie Bashir. The capsule will be buried at Observatory Hill later this year and opened in 2032. Those involved in the project, including former Test cricket captain Steve Waugh, Professor Fiona Stanley and broadcaster Alan Jones, were asked to describe their hopes for Australia in the future. "I want our kids to remember that running in the backyard is just as important as being mesmerised by the internet," Waugh wrote. "I love the fact that we support and encourage the underdog and we look after our mates, but I wish we would equally celebrate the people who fulfil their dreams through hard work and passion." Aside from including his personal message to his children, Crowe called for a bill of rights in Australia. "My fervent hope for this country is that we mature enough to have our own Bill of Human Rights and a constitution that protects the rights of the individual as we understand those rights should be. Rights that Australians don't currently have." Jones called for a huge boost in education funding. "It is my hope that we will prize the value of education like no other nation. I hope that by 2032 we'll be able to look back on 2007 and see major financial and infrastructure resources being poured in secondary and tertiary education," he wrote. Since penning his letter for the National Trust, Crowe has urged other prominent friends, including Peter Holmes a Court, to take part. The Oscar winner's touching response has been a fantastic surprise for organisers. "It's obviously just taken his fancy," said Tina Jackson, executive director of the National Trust. "He is one of the living treasures we approached and the beauty of the project is there will be lots of ordinary Australians too." The time capsule will have a quirky twist when it is buried later this year: organisers hope the letters will be sealed into an Esky, to symbolise a light-hearted side of the Australian culture. Members of the public can still join in the project by writing down their hopes for Australia on a "message to the future" card, available through the National Trust. Other "living treasures", such as Nicole Kidman and Dawn Fraser, have also been approached by the National Trust to take part in the project, but the messages from some best-known Australians will be mixed in with those from everyday citizens, to create a fascinating written snapshot from 2007. Each card being placed in the time capsule is numbered, and will be able to be tracked by the individual responsible for it in 25 years' time.
His soul bared, actor leads time capsule's celebrity charge
"Dear Charlie and Tennyson,
When this capsule opens you will both be fully grown men and God willing your mother and I will still be around. My hope for your future is that you find the things and the people and the love that bring you joy in life, and above anything that your hearts are happy. You have no idea how much our lives have been blessed by you. I aim to be in every way the father that you need. Whatever comes along I will always love you with my whole being and my soul. I thank God for you both every day and show my gratitude to the universe in every way I can. My fervent hope for this country is that we mature enough to have our own Bill of Human Rights and a constitution that protects the rights of individuals as we understand those rights should be. Rights that Australians don't currently have. I hope that Australia manages to keep its unique humour and its reputation for fair play and I hope the world resolves its political conflicts so that we can all focus on loving and protecting our planet. Boys, I know I will have brought you up to love your mother above all and I just want to remind you to look to her care. Love, Dad."

NRL RABBITOHS SHARKS 16 - 12
Russell Crowe (third left) and Peter Holmes a Court (second right) celebrate the souths victory during their NRL Rugby League, South Sydney v Cronulla Sharks game at Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Sunday, June 24, 2007. South Sydney won the match 16 - 12. (AAP Image)





**June 21**

Craig Wing firma per i South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Craig Wing signs with the South Sydney Rabbitohs . Craig Wing all smiles while chatting with Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court during the press conference. (Newspix)

       
     

**June 20**

Rabbitohs Sign Craig Wing for Four Years
(souths.com.au)
One of the leading players in the NRL Craig Wing will return to the Rabbitohs in 2008 on a four season deal. Wing, 27, came up through the junior representative grades with the Rabbitohs and burst on to the NRL scene in 1998 and 1999 with South Sydney, playing 41 first grade games for the Rabbitohs prior to the Club being omitted from the NRL competition in 2000 and 2001.The NSW and Australian representative has played 217 NRL games in a glittering career which has featured four grand finals including a premiership win in 2002.  All article here
         
(Pics from AAP Image)

**June 17**

My caps from the "3:10 to Yuma" trailer   QUI

**June 16**

The trailer of "3:10 to Yuma" on  Yahoo

Crowe eyes $50m home
NOT satisfied with his Sydney waterfront apartment and northern NSW farm, Russell Crowe may soon add Altona, Australia's most expensive harbourfront property, to his holdings. The Hollywood actor and his wife, Danielle Spencer, inspected the Point Piper property on Sydney Harbour this month. It has been listed for sale for more than $50 million. The seashell-pink Italianate house was placed on the market by publishing magnate Deke Miskin and his wife, Eve. The Miskins will settle in their new home on Wategos Beach, at Byron Bay on the New South Wales far north coast. The couple bought the home from Fiona Handbury, the former wife of magazine magnate Matt Handbury, in 2002 for $28 million. That sale shattered the Sydney and Australian price record by nearly $10 million. The house first hit double digits in late 1987 when sold for $11.5 million. Its two subsequent sales, however, were $6.1 million in 1991 and $5.25 million in 1992. Dubbed the "ultimate McMansion", Altona is set on a 2500sq m holding and comes complete with private boat jetty and pool house. The three-storey property also has enough space for a tennis court on its adjoining vacant block. (news.com.au)

**June 15**

Sea Eagles 14 Rabbitohs 2
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 points to two in horrible weather conditions at Brookvale Oval tonight (Friday), with 7,341 fans braving the rain. (souths.com.au)

**June 8**

American Gangster already lining up for Oscar glory
The 2008 Oscar race has got underway almost nine months before the coveted statuettes are handed out at Hollywood's biggest annual awards ceremony. In a subtle but unmistakable opening salvo in the contest for the major prizes, Universal Pictures is making heavy play of the Academy Award winning talent in its upcoming crime thriller American Gangster. Ridley Scott's 1970s-set project reunites the Gladiator and A Good Year director with his combative leading man Russell Crowe, who plays a tough-as-nails cop on the trail of Denzel Washington's drug dealer. An online teaser trailer advertising the film's release in November makes pointed reference to both actors' previous Oscar wins as well as the Academy Award success of producer Brian Grazer. Crowe won the best actor award for Gladiator in 2001, and was nominated the following year for A Beautiful Mind but lost out to Washington for Training Day. Grazer also collected an Oscar as producer of the year's best picture winner, A Beautiful Mind. Industry watchers in Hollywood said the American Gangster trailer was clearly an attempt to position the film as a heavyweight Oscar contender. They added that awards campaigns were starting earlier than ever before in order to steal a march on rivals in an increasingly crowded market. In fact American Gangster isn't even the first out of the gates. In February strategists began orchestrating a campaign for Chris Cooper's role as a spy in the true-life CIA drama Breach, another Universal release.
(film.guardian.co.uk)

Rabbitohs find winning form
The Rabbitohs broke a five-match losing streak with a 14-4 win over Penrith in their round 13 NRL match at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Friday night. The home side battled atrocious conditions caused by driving rain to post a try in each half, Paul Mellor and David Peachey touching down. Nathan Merritt landed one conversion and two penalty goals, while the Panthers' points came via two penalty goals to Michael Gordon. The Rabbitohs started brightly to lead 4-0 after six minutes when Mellor collected a well-placed Dean Widders grubber to score in the right corner. However, the Panthers levelled by half-time with Gordon's twin two-pointers and the deadlock was not broken until the 62nd minute when Merritt slotted his opening penalty goal. He soon extended his side's lead to 8-4 before the win was confirmed in the shadows of full-time after Rhys Wesser failed to field a deep bomb, the loose ball subsequently pounced upon by the ever-present Peachey. The Rabbitohs next meet Manly at Brookvale Oval in round14 while the Panthers will look to break their inconsistent form when they face the Roosters at home. (abc.net.au)



**June 7**

"AG" trailer is now on line  HERE
Screencaps from the trailer  HERE

**June 5**

CROWE FORMS PRODUCTION COMPANY
Australian actor RUSSELL CROWE is moving into movie production after setting up his own company, Fear Of God Films. The Gladiator star will make his debut as a producer on a feature film after optioning speculative script Dolce's Inferno by writer Mark Staufer. Crowe, who has previously directed and produced the documentary Texas, will not be starring in the movie, reports trade paper Daily Variety. (contactmusic)

**June 3**

CROWE AND LAPAGLIA PLAN SPORTS STADIUM
Hollywood stars RUSSELL CROWE and ANTHONY LaPAGLIA are setting their sights on building a Sydney sports stadium to house their soccer and rugby sides. Without A Trace star LaPaglia is a director and shareholder in soccer team Sydney FC while Crowe is co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. The pair plan on building a 25,000-seat venue but negotiations over the last four months have yet to produce anything definite. LaPaglia says, "He (Crowe) wants a stadium, I want a stadium and we think together there is a possibility we might be able to pull it off. "I would say if we could get the right people in the room at the same time, it is something that could happen in two to three years."(contactmusic)



Russell Crowe's bike show
HE'S notoriously private but that didn't stop Russell Crowe from opening the gates to his Nana Glen farm retreat near Coffs Harbour to a US reality TV show watched by millions. The Gladiator leading man played host to the team behind hit motorbike-making program American Chopper when he starred in an episode that aired in the US on Thursday night. During his special guest appearance on the series, Crowe requested that the show's leather-wearing, tattooed stars Michael Teutal, Paul Teutal Snr and Paul Teutal Jnr create a custom-made, Australian-themed bike for him. "Think shark in terms of design," he told the trio, while brainstorming some ideas on the verandah of the farm's homestead. While visiting Crowe on his farm, the three men helped the film star round up cattle on quad-bikes and also hit the estate's cricket nets for a few overs. The family trio and their crew visited Australia in March to film three episodes of the hit series, which is watched by millions of Americans each week. The series is also screened in Australia on the Discovery Channel, with the Crowe episode to air later this year.(daily thelegraph au)

**June 1**

Some my screencaps from "Ridin with Russell"  HERE (tanks to darrin's video)

Crowe asks for Aussie chopperPeta Hellard in Los Angeles
HE'S notoriously private but that didn't stop Russell Crowe from opening the gates to his Nana Glen farm retreat near Coffs Harbour to an American reality TV show. The Gladiator star hosted the team behind hit motorbike-making program American Chopper to star in an episode that will air tonight in the US. During his special guest appearance on the series, Crowe requested that the show's leather-wearing, tattooed stars Michael Teutal, Paul Teutal Snr and Paul Teutal Jr create a custom-made, Australian-themed bike for him. "Think shark in terms of design," he told the trio, while brainstorming ideas on the verandah of the farm's homestead. While visiting Crowe on his farm, the three men helped the film star round up cattle on quad-bikes and also hit the estate's cricket nets for a few overs. The family and their crew visited Australia in March to film three episodes of the hit series, which is watched by millions of Americans each week. The series is also screened in Australia on the Discovery channel, with the Crowe episode to air later this year.(news.com.au)

Coming attractions: Bale, Crowe saddle up for "Yuma"
Good guy, bad guy: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma.
3:10 to Yuma' remake will be arriving Oct. 5
Director James Mangold (Walk the Line) and his wife, producer Cathy Konrad, are hitching their hopes to a long-gestating remake of 3:10 to Yuma. The junior-league High Noon from 1957 pitted Van Heflin's humble rancher Dan Evans against Glenn Ford's wily outlaw Ben Wade, who is held captive until a train can haul him to court.
"The film always existed as a kind of also-ran of Western greats," Mangold says. "To me, the story has a great structure. Its bones are really good. I love the Elmore Leonard short story, and some of the themes that were left out can be investigated today."
The new Yuma, shot in New Mexico and due Oct. 5, was to star Tom Cruise and Eric Bana. But timing conflicts led to the hiring of Russell Crowe, the pair's original choice for the suave bad guy. "So few men can play in a period like this," Mangold says. "Not to mention other movies feel like a bunch of 90210 actors with cowboy hats on. Wade needs to be deadly and incredibly charming at the same time."
As for Christian Bale as Evans, Konrad says, "there is a vulnerability to him despite other parts he has played. He is very attractive but can also feel like an everyman in a way a lot of other actors can't." (usatoday.com)