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Steven Soderbergh's version of the true tale about an Illinois whistle-blower who wreaked havoc on his employer, Archer Daniels Midland, holds our interest when not getting bogged down in the dirty details of the agricultural-business behemoth.

A magazine for lovers of the silver screen has collated a top ten list of the rules for those wishing to get ahead in movie journalism.

Russell Crowe has explained why he loves working with renowned filmmaker Ridley Scott.

THEY may have filmed a sex scene together on the upcoming blockbuster Robin Hood but it seems even that didn't qualify Russell Crowe a VIP ticket to Cate Blanchett's sell-out Sydney Theatre success, A Streetcar Named Desire.

Ita s now a big budget US movie featuring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. Pleasingly, the quality has been maintained.

Helen Mirren and Russell Crowe star in State of Play. Photograph by: IMDB, IMDB Pen cocked, hat titled to rakish perfection and able to speak faster than a livestock auctioneer in a burning barn, the image of the hard-boiled reporter was once an integral part of Hollywood tradition.

With seemingly half the newspapers in America in Chapter 11, the newsroom drama State of Play arrived earlier this month on DVD as a fond, nostalgic memento of a once-glamorous profession.

Robert Redford 's film about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has added two more shadowy figures.

WASHINGTON a ' Helen Mirren never went in much for prophecy and all that supernatural jazz, but as a self-conscious young actress in London, she found herself in the living room of a palm-reader. Though she'd later report that most of the session passed in a blur, one of his prognostications stayed with her long after a ' and not because it gave ...

While there is not much to choose from this week for DVDa TMs, there is one very solid film available for the publica TMs viewing.

It was a relatively slow week on the DVD shelves, but a Russell Crowe film came out on top this past week.

" Fire and Ice ," the trippy 1983 animated collaboration between Ralph Bakshi and fantasy artist Frank Frazetta , can finally be seen on Blu-ray in all its dragon-slaying, breast-heaving glory.

You loved the movie, what about the DVD? Find out as we examine the extras on this week's best movie DVDs.

"State of Play": The big-screen version of the acclaimed 2003 BBC miniseries "State of Play" loses a lot of the original's nuance but still manages to offer some solid, sophisticated entertainment.

State of Play : Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck star in this smartly written thriller adapted from an acclaimed British miniseries, also available on DVD.

Tuesday's new DVD releases include the documentary "Earth," the baseball movie "Sugar" and thrillers "State of Play" and "Sin Nombre." PREV of MASA USHIODA / COOLWATERPHOTO.COM A humpback whale mother and calf start their migration north in the film "Earth." Polar bear and elephant moms and babies are also tracked.

This is an interesting flick and one that I thought I wouldn't like. I do enjoy watching Ben Affleck, but Russell Crowe is a hit and miss type of guy for me.

Given the plight of the newspaper business these days, it's hard not to feel like the lead gets buried in the slim collection of bonus materials on the crackling journalism drama-political thriller "State of Play'' . Adapted from a BBC miniseries, the film stars Russell Crowe as a shlubby Washington metro reporter whose professional and personal ...

Capsule reviews of new DVD releases follow: SUGAR $28.96. 114 minutes. A 19-year-old pitcher from the Dominican Republic aspires to lift his family out of poverty by playing minor-league baseball in the United States.

Russell Crowe , the actor best known for his starring role in Gladiator, reacted characteristically strongly when an item appeared in the Sydney Daily Telegraph recently suggesting that he may not be as fit as he could be and challenged the journalist who wrote it to a bicycle race.

In this Sept. 2, 2009 file photo, actor Jason Bateman poses for a portrait in New York.

State of Play Starring: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams Plot: Crowe and McAdams are reporters for a Washington, D.C., metro who are investigating the murder of an aide to a rising House member, played by Ben Affleck.

The young pitcher attends spring training in Arizona before being assigned to a minor league team in Iowa.

WINNING epics, "Braveheart" and "Gladiator," top a nice crop of new titles arriving this week on the Blu-ray high-definition format.

After last week's DVD bonanza, this week is a little short with just State of Play to wet your home video appetites.

On DVD * "Earth" : This debut documentary feature from Disney shows the struggles of three animal families to survive against the elements.