The Russell Crowe Gimmick: A History
Again and again, Crowe plays tough guys — and tries to humanize them with some too poetic, too cute detail, to ridiculous, distracting effect.
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Again and again, Crowe plays tough guys — and tries to humanize them with some too poetic, too cute detail, to ridiculous, distracting effect.
Ridley Scott: "He took the piss out of me regularly with a very good impersonation."
Plus: Why making a Mötley Crüe movie is a serious moral issue.
Plus: Harlan Coben and Mark Millar get big-screen treatments.
Plus: Quentin Tarantino finds his villain, and Eric Stoltz catches WWII fever!
How we know Crowe is playing a bad guy in the upcoming CIA thriller.
Plus: The Coens cast some well-deserving character actors in 'A Serious Man," and Tom Cruise makes his superhero move.
Plus: Matthew Perry returns to television, and, at last, Toby Keith is coming to the big screen.
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