Simon Wiesenthal Award Ceremony Pics

Some great new pictures of Russell arriving at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's 2010 Humanitarian Award Ceremony, where he presented the award to Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Eight pics of Russell, as well as four of Ron and Brian. You can view them all here: New Russell Pics. Click on the photos for full size versions.


Source: Zimbio

Russell Gets His Star!

A HUGE thank-you to OnTheRedCarpet.com for their live coverage of Russell receiving his star on the Walk of Fame! It was next-best-thing-to-being-there moment for those of us who actually couldn't be there!

I felt so proud of him, and it was wonderful that Jay Leno, Ron Howard, and Brian Grazer were there with him, but I thought the best part was when he brought Danielle, Charlie, and Tenny up for pictures. Great job, Russell!

A member of our group, Marie, was able to be there and will be at The Tonight Show later tonight. We'll have her report later and the video up for you soon!

Cinderella Man on Blu-ray

Universal has announced that Cinderella Man, starring Russell, Renee Zellweger, and Paul Giamatti, and directed by Ron Howard, will be released on Blu-ray on May 26th. Here's a list of the extras that will be included:

• Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard
• Feature Commentary with Writer Akiva Goldsman
• Feature Commentary with Writer Cliff Hollingsworth
• Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
• The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man
• For the Record: A History in Boxing
• Ringside Seats
• Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind The Legend
• Pre-Fight Preparations
• Lights, Camera, Action: The Fight From Every Angle
• Braddock Vs. Baer Fight Footage
• Photo Montage
• The Sound Of The Bell
• Cinderella Man Music Featurette
• The Human Face of the Depression
• Russell Crowe's Personal Journey: Becoming Jim Braddock
  

Movie of the Week: A Beautiful Mind

Before Georgia had a rare snow dumped on us and I lost my electricity and was unable to post, I had decided to start a new series focusing on one of Russell's movies each week. It was to begin with the posting of the movie each Monday. Well, I have to start on Tuesday this week, but the first Movie of the Week is A Beautiful Mind.



"At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he turns to teaching, becoming romantically involved with his student Alicia. Meanwhile the government asks his help with breaking Soviet codes, which soon gets him involved in a terrifying conspiracy plot. Nash grows more and more paranoid until a discovery that turns his entire world upside down. Now it is only with Alicia's help that he will be able to recover his mental strength and regain his status as the great mathematician we know him as today."

Directed by
Ron Howard

Produced by
Brian Grazer
Ron Howard

Written by
Book:
Sylvia Nasar

Screenplay:
Akiva Goldsman

Starring
Russell Crowe
Jennifer Connelly
Ed Harris
Paul Bettany

Music by
James Horner

Cinematography
Roger Deakins

Editing by
Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill

Studio
Imagine Entertainment

Distributed by
Domestic:
Universal Pictures
International:
DreamWorks Pictures

Release date(s)
December 21, 2001

Russell's Directors

We all know that Russell has done great work with Ridley Scott(American Gangster, A Good Year, Gladiator), Ron Howard(Cinderella Man, A Beautiful Mind), James Mangold(3:10 To Yuma), Peter Weir(Master&Commander), Michael Mann(The Insider), and every other director with whom he's worked. Now, is there a director with whom you'd like to see him work that he hasn't before?

Let us know which director below you'd like to see him team up with, or give us another idea if you don't see yours listed!