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Just Gee	Saturday, December 12, 2009 - Congratulations	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2426 (Dec 12, 2009 5:43 AM) Ms. Cellophane More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Remove this ad Happy Birthday Kittie Congratulations to Mr Crowe http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=9568&Section=Ceremony_Winners AFI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR * Russell Crowe. State of Play Last Edited By: Just Gee Dec 12, 2009 7:01 AM. Edited 1 time.
susi079		#1	[-]
Posts: 993 (Dec 12, 2009 7:27 AM) The Real Deal More My Recent Posts	Wooohooooo!! So many wonderful news today!! Thanks muchly, Just Gee... as usual. CONGRATULATIONS RUSSELL for winning the AFI International Award for BEST ACTOR!! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KITTIE! Many happy returns, hope you got a great celebration with your loved ones. God bless, Kittie. Cindy, thanks for your tips on how to hyperlink yesterday. I'll keep that in mind.
sweptaway123		#2	[-]
Posts: 3050 (Dec 12, 2009 7:45 AM) The Real Deal More My Recent Posts	Way to go Russell and AFI. from Murphs Elizabeth Banks Twitter: "Wrapped on Next Three Days! Bye Russell Crowe. Bye Pittsburgh. Bye Coca Cafe. Bye Primanti Bros. Thanks to all for an amazing shoot." - Thanks, Steph A double celebration. An award and going home to all those cuddles and warmer weather too.
susi079		#3	[-]
Posts: 994 (Dec 12, 2009 8:04 AM) The Real Deal More My Recent Posts	Agree, Carol. Totally agree. Russ must be soooo happy to see "the lovely" and his two cuddles of joy. Oh, how's your birthday celebration btw, Carol? Have fun.
Just Gee		#4	[-]
Posts: 2427 (Dec 12, 2009 8:23 AM) Ms. Cellophane More My Recent Posts	Crowe Is Dogg's Homie Herald Sun 12 December, 2009 Rap superstar Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to his good mate Russell Crowe on his new album. Snoop - who has been friends with Crowe for several years - raps on That's Tha Homie: "I got a homie in Australia / He showed me where to go / You know him as Gladiator / I call him Russell Crowe." A YouTube video for the cut off new hit album Malice In Wonderland shows footage of him performing and playing in Australia on his late 2008 visit, when he was a VIP hit at the Melbourne Cup. Crowe helped him tour here, writing a visa plea on his behalf to the Immigration Department, which had objected to Snoop's US and UK rap sheets. Late Night Talk Shows Mo 12/14: James Cameron (Avatar) - The Jay Leno Show, NBC Mo 12/14: Sigourney Weaver (Avatar) - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central Mo 12/14: Snoop Dogg - The Colbert Report, Comedy Central Tu 12/15: Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Sam Worthington (Avatar), Snoop Dogg - The View, ABC We 12/16: David Beckham - Lopez Tonight, TBS We 12/16: James Cameron (Avatar) - The Tonight Show With Conan O'brien, NBC Th 12/17: James Cameron (Avatar) - Tavis Smiley, PBS Th 12/17: Rachel McAdams Repeated on Mo 12/28 - Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC Th 12/17: Sam Worthington (Avatar) - The Jay Leno Show, NBC Th 12/17: Sigourney Weaver (Avatar) - Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, CBS Fr 12/18: Cate Blanchett - Late Show With David Letterman, CBS Fr 12/18: James Cameron (Avatar) - Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC Fr 12/18: Snoop Dogg - Last Call With Carson Daly, NBC Tu 12/22: Nicole Kidman (Nine) - Live With Regis And Kelly, syndicated Th 12/28: Rachel McAdams (Repeat of Th 12/17 Show) - Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC Last Edited By: Just Gee Dec 12, 2009 8:56 AM. Edited 1 times.
secretariat7	Good morning	#5	[-]
Posts: 1625 (Dec 12, 2009 8:56 AM) Ornery Bucker More My Recent Posts	Happy Birthday Kittie! Shake a tailfeather. And conga rats to Russell for another AFI Best Actor. I loved his performance in SoP. Glad it's getting some award love. Guess Russell will be home before long. I can just imagine him getting home and starting to peel off the ninety odd layers of clothes he probably wore in Pittsburg. It's what, 100 degrees in Sydney so he'll have to get rid of all but three or four layers. I'm sure hugs will be forthcoming and abundant. It's hard to believe that Charlie is almost six. Wow. Cindy, we saw The Blind Side yesterday as well. I was pleasantly surprised - it was much better than I thought it would be. Not too sappy or cliche - I thought the writing was good, especially for this sort of movie, and it was nice to see the story of people making a difference. I do, however, have to take issue on your comments about my supporting Univ of Tenessee. I am most decidedly not a UT fan. I am a Kentuckian, born and bred, and I would never be caught dead cheering for the Univ of Tennessee (unless they were playing someone outside of the SEC). In fact, nothing truly sucks like a Big Orange - Toohy was right in that respect.. Go Big Blue! I can say that confidently and with gusto now that it's basketball season...grin I do follow the Titans, but that is a whole different ball of wax. ETA: Hey JustGee, you forgot a few:: Letterman, Dec 16 - Robert Downey, Jr. Conan O'Brien Dec 17 John Kraisnski Jimmy Kimmell - Dec 18 - John Krasinski, (and James Cameron) "The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you." - David Foster Wallace Last Edited By: secretariat7 Dec 12, 2009 9:04 AM. Edited 1 times.
Ruseabisquit		#6	[-]
Posts: 192 (Dec 12, 2009 9:19 AM) The Real Deal More My Recent Posts	Kittie HAPPY BIRTHDAY as a fellow Sag I salute you!!!!! Russell congrats to you ..I am going to be bad and say Mr. Pitt would not have played it as well! Thanks for the pic of R.D. Jr. very funny. Glad to see that Snoop is loyal to Russ. Sec, what part of Kentucky are you from?????
susi079		#7	[-]
Posts: 995 (Dec 12, 2009 9:33 AM) The Real Deal More My Recent Posts	Just Gee, what a cool vid coming from Snoop Dogg. From: Sydney Morning Herald It's coincidence, not revenge, says JT ADRIAN PROSZENKO December 13, 2009 IT APPEARS to be the ultimate payback. Jason Taylor is sacked by South Sydney. Goes to their arch rivals, the Sydney Roosters. Even offers his services gratis. Sweet revenge is payment enough. ''Nothing could be further from the truth,'' the 38-year-old Taylor told The Sun-Herald. ''The notion that I've gone to the Roosters and said, 'Give me a job for nothing' because they are the arch rivals of the Rabbitohs - that's ridiculous. ''I was keen to remain involved in the game in some way, shape or form. ''I had absolutely nothing happening and through my relationship with [Roosters coach] Brian Smith there was an opportunity there to do some kicking stuff. ''That fact it's at the Roosters is pure coincidence. ''To say that I'm that desperate for a coaching job, that's way off the mark.'' Taylor's contacts at Bondi Junction go back to his playing days at Western Suburbs, where he first linked with current Roosters chief executive Steve Noyce. The former halfback was coached by Smith at Parramatta, the club where he first picked up a clipboard. That coaching career came to an abrupt halt when he was sacked by the Rabbitohs after he was knocked out by Kiwi international David Fa'alogo at the club's infamous Sad Sunday celebrations. The experience has left Taylor questioning whether he wants to return to a full-time coaching gig in the NRL. ''At the moment, I don't know if getting back into it in a big way is something I actually want to do in the long run,'' he said. ''This is just a way of coming out the other side of the whole debacle. ''I definitely didn't want to be doing nothing and this is a way for me to keep a link. ''You need the desire, drive and passion to do that job on a full-time basis. Even as an assistant coach it takes a lot of time and effort. ''Right now, after what's happened, that hunger has disappeared a bit. ''I think it's a matter of giving myself a bit of time to see if it reappears.''
babzee		#8	[-]
Posts: 2941 (Dec 12, 2009 9:50 AM) Just Me More My Recent Posts	Crowe, Collette take international award Sunday, December 13, 2009 » 02:00am Russell Crowe and Toni Collette have taken the international actor awards at the AFI Awards. Russell Crowe and Toni Collette have taken the international actor awards at the AFI Awards, while Baz Luhrmann's Australia has been honoured for being the highest grossing film this year. Crowe was recognised for his role in State of Play, beating the likes of Martin Henderson, Anthony LaPaglia and Guy Pearce. Crowe did not attend the awards at Melbourne's Regent Theatre but appeared via video from the set of his latest movie, with a bloodied face. 'I don't know quite what to say folks - just another day on the fing job,' he said. 'Have a great night. Get on the piss.' Collette triumphed over Rose Byrne, Melissa George and Mia Wasikowska for her role in United States of Tara, which airs on ABC1. 'I have to say working on Tara it honestly feels like a dream come true,' Collette said. Collette thanked her daughter and became tearful when speaking about her husband, saying: 'My darling husband, I couldn't do it without you I really couldn't.' Meanwhile, Luhrmann's romantic epic Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, which has missed out on being nominated in many of the major categories, won a trophy for being the highest grossing film this year. Australia is the second highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee, taking $37.6 million at the box office in ticket sales, according to figures from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. Luhrmann said he was buoyed by the public's reaction to his $130 million epic. 'Australian audiences have their own very strong instinct,' Luhrmann said. 'Basically they make up their own minds and I am extremely touched and extremely moved that in the end despite it all they made up their own minds and they went and voted for the film with ticket sales. 'They went and saw it. And when you make something of that scale without that, without the audience, you have nothing.' In other categories Glass: a Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts took out best feature length documentary, and Mao's Last Dancer won the News Limited reader's choice award and in the best original score category. The Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards are given out each year in recognition of Australian achievements in film and television. Quite the gracious acceptance speech. lol And Owwwww re this -- Australia is the second highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee, taking $37.6 million at the box office in ticket sales, according to figures from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. Luhrmann said he was buoyed by the public's reaction to his $130 million epic. Source
babzee		#9	[-]
Posts: 2942 (Dec 12, 2009 9:52 AM) Just Me More My Recent Posts	Happy Birthday, Kittie! Let's have cake!
Cindy4764		#10	[-]
Posts: 4867 (Dec 12, 2009 10:24 AM) Pic Slut More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad Wow, all kinds of goodies this morning. Gee, thanks for that great news, I am every glad to hear Russell won the AFI. SOP is again one of those Russell movies that folks didn't see in the theaters but every day I read bloggers who loved it. It did get pretty darn good reviews everywhere but just didn't translate to butts in seats. And, Babzee, yep, that's quite an acceptance speech, can't we just see that grin on his face while he's saying it? Oh, BTW, I noticed Oscar Isaac won Best Supporting Actor for Balibo. He was the ill-fated Bassam in BOL and plays King John in Robin Hood. That's my bit of trivia for today. Thanks for the Snoop Dogg info, Gee, Russell seems to inspire a lot of people to include him in a song. susi, thanks for that JT article (you hyperlinked ). I didn't really think JT was doing that for revenge, it sounded like he just wanted to keep his foot in the door while deciding if he even wanted to coach NRL again. I hope things work out well for him. It's what, 100 degrees in Sydney so he'll have to get rid of all but three or four layers. sec, you nearly had me spewing coffee with that one. It's been so cold here I wish Russell would pick me up on his way by but I guess he's in LA and already gone by me, Boo Hoo! Happy Birthday, Kittie! Have a good one! Last Edited By: Cindy4764 Dec 12, 2009 10:47 AM. Edited 2 times.
TingSK8	Happy Birthday, Kittie!	#11	[-]
Posts: 417 (Dec 12, 2009 11:13 AM) The Real Deal More My Recent Posts
CGee		#12	[-]
Posts: 2695 (Dec 12, 2009 11:39 AM) TOFOG Freakout More My Recent Posts	Congrats to Russell on the AFI award! His acceptance speech makes me look forward to the RH press tour because it seems like such a long time since we've heard from him, telling stories, talking about the filming and life in general. In some Rabbitoh news, there is going to be a media conference at Redfern on Monday, Dec 14. I'm guessing it will have something to do with Sam Burgess' arrival. Perhaps Russell will attend if he's home by then. Here's another story about JT and his new position. Bolds not mine Jason Taylor still bitter JASON Taylor is still bitter at being sacked by South Sydney and said the experience has left him with no desire to coach a first grade team again. Taylor is still exploring his legal options after being sacked by the Rabbitohs over an incident with backrower David Fa'alogo at the club's end of season drinks. He was thrown a lifeline this week by the Sydney Roosters after volunteering for a couple of hours each week to be the club's kicking coach. "I don't know if I'm desperate to get back into the role that I had before, but I don't want to lose complete touch with the game," Taylor said. "This was a great opportunity for me to keep my hand just in a little bit but still be far enough away from things to work out where I'm going and what I want to do." He said the opportunity to work at the Roosters came about following several discussions with coach Brian Smith. The pair previously worked together at Parramatta before Taylor replaced Smith at the Eels as head coach in 2006 Taylor's role is limited to a few hours a week and he said he would not be in the coaching box when the Roosters face the Rabbitohs in the opening round next season. "Brian Smith mentioned to me that they had all their coaching staff in place, but there was an opportunity for me to do a bit of kicking with them," Taylor said. "Still, time will tell whether I get that enormous desire and passion back about doing it all full-time again." He admitted that life was tough with his wife, Lana Taylor, about to take time off from her four-day-a-week job to go on maternity leave. He said he had spoken to Fa'alogo - who was also sacked and now plays with English club, Huddersfield - after the incident but stopped short of saying he forgave him. And last but not least, Happy Birthday to Kittie who keeps MR up and running for all of us to enjoy! I'll even get to see the birthday girl in person down in DC tomorrow for a little celebrating! Australian Sunsets
BarbieCat		#13	[-]
Posts: 11817 (Dec 12, 2009 11:59 AM) Nancy Drew Redux More My Recent Posts	Happy Birthday, Kittie "Either you "get" him, or you don't"
Cindy4764		#14	[-]
Posts: 4868 (Dec 12, 2009 1:56 PM) Pic Slut More My Recent Posts	Darrin has unearthed a photo collection site that has lots of photos of Russell we haven't seen. There are 16 sets of photos, most of them from some of our favorite photographers. In different sets there are lots of new photos from the Tim Bauer 03 Time magazine shoot; there are a few new Nigel Parry pics; a couple of doozies from the Michael Birt purple lipstick/purple suit/barefoot shoot; some new ones from the noir-ish Lance Staedler photo shoot and a brand new set of photos of young, sweet, innocent Russell, LOL. The pic site is Allstars-online.net. Russell's page is http://allstars-online.net/gallery/index.php?cat=441&page=1 but you may not see it without registering. It's a simple name, email registration as it's a photo collection site, not a news agency or photographers' site. However, here's the thread at Darrin's, she's put all the pictures in one thread. Thanks, Darrin, a very nice Christmas prezzie for the Pic Slut. http://russellcrowecommunity.yuku.com/topic/1556?page=1 A couple of samples (I saved to my PB). Michael Birt Lance Staedler Tim Bauer Time'03 Young Russ - unknown photographer Last Edited By: Cindy4764 Dec 12, 2009 2:13 PM. Edited 1 times.
babzee		#15	[-]
Posts: 2943 (Dec 12, 2009 2:40 PM) Just Me More My Recent Posts	Thanks Darrin and Cindy (you Pic Slut, you) Borrowing Cindy's PB: Gotta love how RC is so loyal to the brands he likes.
BarbieCat		#16	[-]
Posts: 11818 (Dec 12, 2009 3:21 PM) Nancy Drew Redux More My Recent Posts	My goodness!!! Big suckers too! And his eyes are green. "Either you "get" him, or you don't"
Karencrowes		#17	[-]
Posts: 705 (Dec 12, 2009 3:25 PM) More My Recent Posts	Miss Emily heard it was your birthday, Kitty!! ...and big congrats to Russell!! Loved his acceptance speech; bet Richard Harris would have, too!! Tonite, I'm taking my "grand-nephew (and he is, indeed, "grand,") to see "The Nutcracker." He loves theater.
Just Gee		#18	[-]
Posts: 2428 (Dec 12, 2009 3:30 PM) Ms. Cellophane More My Recent Posts	http://www.spike.com/blog/video-game-awards/90272 The VGAs are Gonna Be Star-Studded! Megastars from the worlds of video games, tinseltown, music, and sports will gather to pay tribute to the outstanding achievements within the video game industry at Spike TV's 7th Annual Video Game Awards live from Beverly Hills, CA! Jake Gyllenhaal will be on hand to give out the night's most prestigious honor, Game of the Year, as well as to present a very special look at his upcoming Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Also scheduled to appear live at the VGAs are Kristen Bell, Felicia Day, Green Day, Tony Hawk, Tricia Helfer, Forrest Griffin, Alyssa Milano, Zachary Quinto, Mike Tyson, Olivia Wilde, and the stars of Spike's new original comedy series Blue Mountain State. More special guest appearances are also set to be announced in the coming days. As if things couldn't get any better, West Coast legend Snoop Dogg will be hitting the stage for an exclusive performance at this year's live event. Spike TV's 7th Annual VGAs premiere live on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 PM ET! http://www.spike.com/event/vga2009 http://www.spike.com/event/vga2009/page/live-camera "Watch the VGA's Your Way" with more live camera angles of the live show streaming online at Spike.com. People with mobile devices http://wap.spike.com/vga2009.rbml
TXKittie		#19	[-]
Posts: 4179 (Dec 12, 2009 4:03 PM) ezOp More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the birthday wishes. I am in DC visiting friends. We did the International Spy Museum and the Newseum today. My feet hurt but two amazing museums; I would highly recommend both. I could spend hours at the Newseum. Well more hours that is! There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking. Alfred Korzbski
Just Gee		#20	[-]
Posts: 2429 (Dec 12, 2009 4:57 PM) Ms. Cellophane More My Recent Posts	Remove this ad Paul Haggis presented the AFI Award to Mr Crowe which was shown on vidcast during the award show, as per Babzee's post above. The AFI Awards were very classy and everyone looked beautiful, the photos are available on Zimbio. Fred Schepisi presented the Byron Kennedy Award (for outstanding creative enterprise within the film or television industry) to Key Grip, Ray Brown, who gave a really special speech for the families of crew members killed on sets. Other celebs you know that were there or sent International vidcasts ... Anthony LaPaglia Baz Luhrmann Brandon Walters Bruce Beresford Bryan Brown Cate Blanchett (Vidcast) Christopher Gordon Fred Schepisi Rachel Griffiths (Vidcast) Rachel Ward Toni Collette Peter Garrett Vince Colosimo etc Everyone looked wonderful, here is a slideshow http://www.take40.com/artists/photo-galleries/17837/2009-afi-awards-red-carpet-photos! Last Edited By: Just Gee Dec 12, 2009 6:20 PM. Edited 1 times.