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The first biography of the Oscar winning star of 'Gladiator'. From his New Zealand roots to his emotional Oscar triumph, Wylie traces Crowe's journey to stardom with true stories that have textured his life along the way. Crowe who has been acting since 1985 has appeared in over 22 moveies, including the top-grossing 'Gladiator', 'The Insider' and 'LA Confidential' and received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'Gladiator'.
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"Half of all marriages end in divorce--and then there are the really unhappy ones." --Joan Rivers Do you suppose that the person who first said "Life is stranger than fiction" might have had Hollywood marriages in mind? Why watch a romantic film starring a leading man and a leading lady when their real-life romances are so much more interesting? It seems that a celebrity's latest film can have a considerably longer life span in the theater than his or her marriage du jour. One would almost think that Tinseltown has come to embrace divorce as an accepted pastime. Some celebrities have seemingly collected spouses over the years, systematically adding notches in their belts of divorces. Cases i...
In this innovative biography of one of Hollywood's most recently crowned kings, Gabor H. Wylie gives Russell Crowe fans what they've been longing for - the stories that make up a lifetime, little anecdotal gems strung together like pearls on a necklace. The star of "Gladiator, The Insider," and "L.A. Confidential" is revealed as never before. From Crowe's New Zealand roots to his emotional Oscar triumph, Wylie traces his journey to stardom with true stories that have textured his life along the way. Imagine Crowe's campy portrayal of transvestite Frank N. Furter in an Australian stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Or the moment Crowe revealed to his shocked father that, sinc...
Le succès du film Gladiator, de Ridley Scott, a attiré l'attention sur un genre de film que l'on avait cru mort depuis 35 ans et qui entame une renaissance : l'antique péplum. Des films comme Ben Hur, Quo Vadis, Spartacus ou Gladiator, en maintenant l'image populaire de l'Antiquité romaine, ont marqué bien plus que les sources historiques traditionnelles.