The Official Trailer for The Wrestler
November 20th, 08'
Includes the
highly anticipated
song by The Boss. (Pssst, check out Miss Heather
at 1:57 in the trailer, yep her naughty self is
in the front row....LOL)
According to
Uncut Magazine,
The Wrestler is scheduled to be released
in the UK on January 16th, 2009.
The Wrestler
Movie Poster.....Killshot
November 19th, 08'
I’ve been
asked if I would put up the trailer for
Killshot. Of course, I will. Your wish
is my command. From my understanding the
trailers that have been released over the last
several months do not represent the most
current retooling of the film. You’ll notice
that the trailer you are about to watch still
lists Johnny Knoxville as part of the
film. I read awhile ago that Knoxville’s scenes
have been cut from the movie. Do I know for
sure? Hell No!! After all this is Killshot, the
movie that has had more release dates than
Carter has liver pills. Sorry, I don’t mean to
be cynical. And to prove I want to bring about
some positive vibes for this film to open on
January 23rd 2009. Heather and I will
cross our fingers, hop ten times on one foot
and spit 3 times in the wind. I don’t know
if that shit will work but what the fuck have we
got to lose. :)
Ciao,
Steph
The Word On The Street......
November 19th, 08'
Mickey is still hitting high marks with film
critics for his performance in ‘The
Wrestler’. So to all of you out there
who have written me worried about whether
Mickey might be in some hot water over the
shit that went down in the past - all I can
say is let the bad juju go. It doesn’t
benefit Mickey or those involved to rehash
all that negative bullshit. When it’s all
said and done - regardless the situation,
Mickey steps up to the plate and takes it
like a man.
Keeping
It Real Site visitors have been
asking if Heather received her gift from
Mickey yet. The answer is yes.
She hit the jackpot. Included with her one
of a kind gift - was a note - that began
with: “Beautiful Heather.” Awwww!! Barf!!
Barf!! (just kidding buhahahaha!!)
Can’t
Get Enough of The Wrestler?
Then head on over to
Fox Searchlight
( the distributor) and keep up-to-date on
all the latest tidbits, articles and videos.
I can honestly say - you won’t be bored. I
found this smokin' pic over there!
Recently, Darren Aronofsky and
Marisa Tomei held a screening
of “The Wrestler” in one of my
favorite places, Georgetown. (Aaah, don’t
hyper ventilate tuna belle - I ain’t talking
bout where you hail from) The Georgetown
I’m yakking about is a historical
neighborhood that is located on the
outskirts of our nation’s capitol -
Washington D.C. Woohoo!! I have had some
good times in that neck of the woods. Oops,
off track .. Oh Well. I get excited about
Washington D.C. I’m a geek - what can I
say. HELLO!! If you have been there - you
know what I mean.
Let’s
see, the screening was held at the
Ritz-Carlton Georgetown. Tricia Olszaoski -
a journalist for the
Washington City Paper
covered the event. The piece she wrote was
good. She gives ya the lowdown on some facts
she learned from the Q & A, which was held
after the screening. For instance:
–
Bruce Springsteen, a friend of
Rourke’s, wrote and performed the film’s
closing-credits song for free.
– The
screenplay is by former Onion
editor-in-chief Robert D. Siegel.
– Aronofsky
says he chose Rourke because he’s “kind
of into actors that are a surprise.”
– Rourke,
gruff, burly, and with his peroxide-blond
locks in a hair net, served actual customers
in scenes that show Randy working at a
supermarket deli counter (which accounts for
the shoppers’ mostly befuddled and somewhat
amused expressions).
– Aronofsky
chose to frequently shoot Rourke from behind
because his mentor,
The Pope of Greenwich Village
director Stuart Rosenberg,
told him that “Mickey is so expressive
with his back.”
– Tomei was
instructed to text the director when she
decided whether she wanted the role of
Randy’s love interest, a stripper named
Cassidy: “rock ‘n’ roll” meant yes, “easy
listening” meant no.
–
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper gave the film
his blessing after standing up at a
screening and scaring the crap out of
Aronofsky and Tomei with a brusquely
stammered, “What you guys did¼I
don’t know where you did your research¼”
– When one
audience member said that he’s never touched
drugs because he saw Requiem for a Dream
when he was 14, Aronofsky replied, “I’m
really, really sorry about that. You don’t
know what you’re missing.”
Aronofosky,
Mickey & The Boss
Holy Shit!!! Another Screening was held
Sunday, November 16th in Boston
at the Coolidge. Fuckin’ A!!! ~ BOSTON
ROCKS!!!! Been there / done that many
times...moving along... Here’s the lowdown
from the
Boston Globe
on what went down at the Q & A.
By the way
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s
new album should be released January 2009.
One of the bonus tracks will be the song
“The Wrestler” Source
NME
Comeback
Takes A Hollywood Tradition
Variety
Jon Weisman
To reach
the point where he could once again amaze
audiences, Mickey Rourke has,
most certainly, been a wrestler. "Change
to me has been tremendously hard, because it
was something I resisted out of ego,
arrogance and pride," says Rourke, whose
buzz worthy performance in the upcoming Fox
Searchlight release
“The Wrestler”
ensures he'll be revisiting
the tale of his personal recovery countless
times in the coming months as award season
rolls on. Continue
here
My
Amsterdam Connection This next diddy comes
courtesy of Raymond Stolp. Not only
is he my naughty Dutch boi reporter, but, he
was going to allow me to shack-up at his
place for the next 4 years if the outcome of
a certain election didn’t go down the
way I hoped. ( What can I say? I get a bit
over zealot when it comes to politics).
Anywho, Ray sent me an interview with Mickey
that was conducted by David Poland. Let me
forewarn you - the video is around 30
minutes long, but, it’s worth every minute.
Turn off your cell phone, grab a cold one
and some snacks!
Before I wrap
this up I want to comment on the not so
surprising change in the release date of
Killshot. I mentioned several weeks ago not to
hold your breath, cuz, I knew the Nov 7th
release date wouldn’t go down, but I posted the
date anyway, because it’s what I do. Here’s the
deal: Head Honcho Harvey Weinstein confirmed
and I’m paraphrasing - that his studio wanted to
release the flick to coincide with all the hype
for “The Wrestler”. Umm, where have I heard that
before? Oh yeah, now I remember.. It was me!!!
See, I do know a lil’ bout the industry. (lol)
The new release date is January 23, 2009 - Oh...
Okay .. If you say so...
No Phone Sex
for me tonight..... (lol) It’s my night off....
YAY!!
Ciao,
Steph
Another Day in The Life Of Mickey Rourke.
It’s never a dull moment :)
November 14th, 08'
Last
Thursday night November 7th ,
Mickey was in Los Angles at the AFI
Festival Gala screening of ‘The
Wrestler” held at the historic
Gruman’s Chinese Theater. The place was
SOLD OUT!! And Mickey was totally grooving
on the scene. Naturally, his performance was
hailed MAGNIFICIO!! Which only added more
Oscar fuel to the huge bonfire that
has been blazing ever so brightly since the
film’s world premiere at the Venice Film
Festival. On Saturday November 8th,
our Myspace friend Alex went to another
special screening of “The Wrestler” in Los
Angles. He posted this diddy on
uniquelyrourke’s Myspace page - with his
permission - we are posting for all of you
to read....
Was
privileged to see an advanced screen of The
Wrestler. In my humble opinion: This is a
real movie, like Taxi Driver. A
roller-coaster ride of emotions. Rourke hits
it out of the park! He completely embodies
this character. Fearlessly immerses himself
as usual. His performance is 100% truthful
and real. Even if you aren't a fan of
wrestling, which I'm personally not, you get
sucked in. He deserves awards for this one.
Let's hope they have the budget to campaign
for him come Oscar time.
Thanks
Alex.....
More
Of The Good Stuff That Went Down In LA.
Around 5:30 pm, the day after the AFI
screening of “The Wrestler” I got a
call from Heather. She told me that Melissa
just sent her a text message letting her
know that Mickey had just sent her a text
message, asking her to go to the press
junkets that were being held for The
Wrestler at his favorite hotel, The Four
Seasons. Mel told Heather to call her asap.
So she did. Well, what transpired was the
typical chick shit that goes on between
women who like each other and are good
friends. Ya know.. what am I going to wear,
I gotta do my hair and make-up. Honestly, if
you have watched the video Mel did for us,
you’d know that chick doesn’t need to do a
whole lot to her fine self. She’s one smokin’
chica. Anywho, about an hour later Mel sent
Heather another text message but this time
it included a photo.... taken just for
Heather, myself and uniquelyrourke. Look
closely, who’s that fella in the mirror....
To those who have doubted us and to those
who have continued to lie about our
official status ~ look real close at the
photo.. Then eat shit!!!
I
wish I could have been a part of their text menage
a trois, but I had a date that night.
Bummer. HELLO!! During the course of the
evening Heather was text messaging up a
storm with Mel & Mickey. In one of the text
messages, he thanked us for doing such a
good job on the website and that he loved
us. Shhh!!! Don’t tell anyone but it seems
like he especially loves Heather cuz Mickey
sent her a lil’ present in the mail. It’s
something no one else has. It
should be arriving any day. Yep, she’s
getting another one of a kind gift.
Kickin’
The Wrestler Poster!!! Woohoo!!! Courtesy of
one of the best on the net
MoviesOnline.
Mickey
Gets His Due
Variety
reports that the 24th Annual
Santa Barbara Film Festival will honor
Mickey at the Arlington Theater on Jan 30th
2009. The festival runs Jan. 22nd
thru Feb. 1st.
Hot Off
the Press
The December issue of Maxim Magazine
- featuring Mickey is on Sale Now!!! It’s a
really good fuckin’ good interview and has
a lot of photo’s. Here’s a sample of what
you will be reading..
*
He likes living in his West Village Home
*Neighbors
call out to him to say Hi but don’t take his
picture.
* Everyone
has a dog where he lives. In the article
he names of all his dogs, what kind they are
and how old they are : Oh fuck it.. I’ll
give you the lowdown..
Loki
- aka # 1 - 15 years old & Chihuahua/
Terrier
Jaws
- “The Enforcer”, aka Guapo (
“Handsome” in Spanish) - 6 yrs old & white
terrier
Ruby
- aka Ruby Baby - 5 yrs old - white
Alaskian mini Pomeranian
La
Negra - aka Fat Bastard - 4 yr old
black Pug
Bella
- aka Bella Loca - 13 yr old - Chihuahua/
Terrier
Peppino - aka Taco Bell - was a
Christmas gift from Mickey to JP. She is 2
yrs old, and a chocolate brown Chihuahua
(wondering who JP is? Buy Maxim to find
out...lol)
Also
included is a sample menu of the nightly
specials for Mickey dogs.
*There is
anatomically correct rubber dildo that is
suction cupped to a parlor wall. ( ooh a
dildo... yum-yum )
* Sunday’s
are Mexican Night. It consists of take-out
burrito’s and tacos, which are downed with
Coronas. ( Stephy, I know where we are
headin' on a Sunday night! woo-hoo!)
*
Dominating the living room is a candle-lit
shrine, complete with snapshots, surrounding
a statue of the Virgin Mary. It is a requiem
to his beloved younger brother Joe. Who
Rourke say’s “Is the inspiration for
everything I do.” Rourke tossed Joe’s
ashes into the sea where he says he heard
Joe’s voice and saw a flash of blue light.
“I just stood at the foot of the ocean and
screamed. Then I went back to my hotel room
and drank a bottle of whiskey.” And now
he believe that when he sees a blue light
anywhere that Joey is with him cueing him
in.
*
Mickey’s father once held the title of
Mister New York USA
* The
famous Father Pete ( Colapietro) speaks. {
Father Pete is funny}
Speaking
Of Dogs Heather has written a new
blog.
It seems as though its not enough to shit
all over Mickey - now the media has taken
to picking on Mickey’s best friend Loki.
Yeah, you heard me right. Oooh, those big
bad journalist have nothing better to do
than pick on a defenseless dog. Here’s a
positive tidbit related to Loki.. Mickey
LOVES the Myspace page we put up in honor
of that sweet little Chihuahua/ Terrier.
Site
Update
The Guest Book (page 2) has been updated to
reflect the first week in October. YAY!!
Heather is almost caught up on all the
entries... Way to go.. Now get back to
work BITCH!!! (lol)
Prove It!!! As ya’ll know.... It’s been
difficult for a certain fraudulent,
egotistical and self admitted manipulator to
get the fuck over uniquelyrourke’s official
status. Apparently, the administrators,
editors, web masters, associates to the
assistant administrators and whateva other
bullshit titles they can lay on themselves
and their - clueless friends - are once
again starting shit. There behavior is
indicative of what they have tried to do in
the past : Spread lies about us and Mickey
Rourke. Hmm, perhaps they should apply for a
job - with the same person/persons, who went
out of their way to try and bring down
Mickey this past week. Here’s the latest :
these parasites have felt the need to call
uniquelyrourke unreliable and have made
claims that the site is not official. Yawn!
Yawn!! Here we go again. Hmm, so they are
calling Mickey a liar. Is this ever gonna
end?? I mean these uncreative mutants have
gone as far as copying the format of the
Skinny.
Stand
Back - I’m On A Roll Face it mutha’ fucker’s - you
can create divisions upon divisions that
supposedly coincide with your main
unofficial web ring but, in the end your
still the same vindictive, lying, thieves
you were over 3 years ago. You are nothing
more than a rip-off of uniquelyrourke. And
you’ll never be Official. Get this! Even the
Editor of the lame duck verison of the
Skinny only writes something when I do.
WOW!! You’re one brilliant editor. What a
joke? Simply callingyourself an
editor doesn’t make you one. Duh!!!! I
gotta say.. These folks have given birth to
more Rourke off-shoots than a bitch in heat.
It’s horrible. They have made a mockery of
Mickey. He’s a man. Not a business for you
to promote yourself.
I’m
really pissed about this shit and it’s not
because of what they have said about us..
Hells Bells, that’s old news. My anger stems
from the fact they are calling out Mickey -
at a time when this poor guy has been put
through the ringer. Now don’t go acting coy.
I’m sure you all know what Mickey has gone
through over the last several days. There is
no way in hell you haven’t read the hostile
comments written about him and his friend
Evan Rachel Wood, by aaaah, ....*cough*
cough*... Grrr!!! Pffft!!! Ish!! I have a
lil’ vomit in my mouth. I don’t need to give
ya a name, you should know it/them...
Anywho,
Heather and I want to thank the
hundreds of fans writing in support of
Mickey and wanting to know what happened.
Here’s the deal : Mickey has already made
his statement to the press about the
incident that occurred this past Sunday in
Los Angles. However, I can tell you that a
source, who was groovin' with Mickey in Las
Vegas that night, states that Evan Rachel
Wood was NOT in Las Vegas with them and,
like Mickey has said countless other times,
that Mickey & she are not dating. They are
just good friends. I may have more to say at
a later date... It’s all about timing.
In My
Opinion...
Mickey
really is a fuckin’ amazing person. He’s been
there for us and we will always have his
back.. The beauty of Mickey is this... He can’t
be anything other that who he is, hence, it
never ceases to amaze me how - people love him
one minute and then choose to take a dump on him
the next. It’s just not fair. Sure he’s flawed -
but who isn’t?? Ya know, all this hullabaloo
went down - without any provocation from
Mickey. Maybe the catty imps, who pointed their
nasty judgmental finger Mickey’s way should go
take a long hard look in the mirror, cuz they
might find the person looking back - isn’t all
that desirable. Oh wait, what the fuck am I
thinking. I’m assuming these folks have
souls and a conscience. Can you imagine when
they look in the mirror and all they see looking
back at them is a shell of what should be a
human being.
In fact, they are far worse than Mickey Rourke
could ever be. See, Mickey doesn’t have to earn
his living by circulating lies and innuendoes
about folks he doesn’t know. The cretins who
came after Mickey have made a damn good living
out of heaping verbal abuse on people. They
don’t care who they hurt, because all they see
is the bright lights in their hazy minds that
read FAME & FORTUNE AT ANY COST!!!
I’m done
ranting. Now I have to get back to my night job
- Phone Sex Operator. I need to stimulate the
economy, *wink*wink*. That’s my story and I’m
sticking to it....(lol)
Ciao,
Steph
New Rourke Article....
November 2nd, 08'
Check out the
most recent article on Mickey at
Entertainment Weekly
Online. Of course, if you wanna
go to the newsstand and buy the magazine you can
do that all also. But why wait? Mickey really
opens himself up, read it! (Heather and I
read this article together. We find it hard to
believe that only 6 months ago, she was there in
Dover, NJ to witness Mickey giving the speech he
had written for “The Wrestler”. She was front
and center, ringside baby. Mickey gave her
something very special that night after filming.
Something no else has in their possession, a
piece of him. Can you guess what it is?)
FYI - A couple
of weeks ago, I posted on the Skinny that
Maxim would feature Mickey in their
magazine. Look for it to hit the stands sometime
next month. Apparently, there is a juicy excerpt
from the article floating round the internet.
I’ve been asked whether it’s true or not. Here’s
the deal: For some reason, folks are having a
problem with Mickey saying he has sex toys and a
stripper pole in his apartment. HELLO!! Grow up
people!! WTF!!! Did ya’ll think Mickey was a
virgin!! (lol) Anywho, I’ll get to that shit
later, I’ll also answer the questions about
where Heather and I have been hiding. Shhh!!
Don’t tell anyone but, we’ve been playing with
our sex toys. DUH!! Buhahahaha!!!
Until next time
Ciao,
Steph
Mr. Jetsetter
October 23rd, 08'
Here are some
pics of Mickey at the opening ceremony dinner
honoring Al Pacino at the 3rd
Rome International Film Festival.
Damn, Mr. Rourke sure does get around. (lol)
Thanks to Getty Images!
That’s
all for now... Oops - One more thing .. what’s
up with all the bitchin’ bout Mickey takin’ on
this new flick “13" Some folks
(who will remain nameless) can’t seem to keep
their fuckin’ nose’s outta Mickey’s career
choices. Hello!! Did he call you on the phone to
ask your opinion? Definitely not, the real
question is, why do you dare question Mickey’s
movie choices (again)? This happened with “The
Wrestler”.
Go get a job,
life, laid or whatever. Come on guys, you don’t
pay his bills. Pfft!! This shit is too whacky.
Ciao,
Steph
13 ...is Mickey's lucky number
October 20th, 08'
The Hollywood Reporter
and
Variety
reveal that Mickey will add his acting skills
to an English version of the French thriller
film and the winner of the 2006 Sundance Grand
Jury Prize -13
Tzameti. (Which is a kickin’
flick) It will be begin shooting November 17th
in Mickey’s own backyard - New York.
You maybe
asking why we didn’t break the story, and that’s
a good question. Here is the deal: we have been
told at times when Mickey is doing business.
However, he never discloses the exact meaning of
what he is doing. Besides, it would not be
ethical for us to give the lowdown on
Mickey’s career moves unless Mickey
authorizes us to do so. You have to
understand it’s not always about getting the
story first. With uniquelyrourke being Mickey’s
Official web site - there are certain
legal & moral responsibilities we have. He made
us his official site for many
reasons - one of them being we have tight lips.
So if you don’t get it, then you don’t Mickey.
Ciao,
Steph
When In Doubt, Knock Em’ Out!!!
October 18th, 08'
Looks like
The Wrestler is really making the
rounds at the film festivals here in the US
and aboard. If you have never been to a film
festival - I highly recommend it. The energy
of the crowd is completely different than
that of a regular movie theater crowd. I
remember when I went to see Spun a few years ago at the Florida Film
Festival. Holy shit that was a wild ride!
So, if you are able to give a film festival
a whirl - go for it. You won’t be
disappointed.
Mickey
arrived in Antalya on Friday to
attend the screening of “The Wrestler”
at the 45th Golden Orange
Film Festival in Turkey.
Something
New
A couple of days ago, Heather and I,
received an email from Jim Rohner - a
film producer and film critic for the Film &
Video Channel at
www.zoom-in.com
- asking us if we would read his review of “The
Wrestler” and would we post it on
uniquelyrourke if we liked it. Upon
reading his review I responded back to Jim
and told him there would be no problem.
Heather and I both dug the piece. We thought
the content was insightful, thoughtful and
well written. Jim made sure that he gave you
the lowdown on what the film was about -
along with his observations on Mickey’s
performance as wrestler, Randy ‘the ram’,
which was all good. Here’s something else I
noticed about this review, while other film
critic’s have been positive about Mickey’s
performance, they still had to take some
cheap shots about Mickey’s past. Jim didn’t
do this. For example, he didn’t drudge up
Mickey’ s past discretions or harp on what
Mickey could have /should have done with his
career before hitting it big with “The
Wrestler”. Uniquelyrourke
wants to thank Jim for giving us the heads
up on his review otherwise who knows is we’d
have known about it. After reading the
review - give the web site the ole hairy
eyeball. You won’t be bored. Below is an
excerpt:
The
Wrestler is
already generating murmurs of Academy Award
glory catalyzed by a career-resurrecting
performance by leading man Mickey Rourke.
Not opening wide until December, the
organizers of the New York Film Festival
wisely selected The Wrestler
as the closing night film for October 12th,
whetting the palettes of critics and further
spreading the word to audiences about one of
the most powerful, well-crafted, and best
films of the year.
Read more here
Have
a Great Weekend !!
Ciao,
Steph
Bump-N-Run October
16th, 08'
Blame the
Presidential Debate & Heather for todays
puny Skinny. (lol) That’s my story and I’m
sticking to it.
Say What?
I had to go hunting for this damn video
diddy after Heather told me she spotted an
Access Hollywood microphone shoved
in Mickey’s face, in a photo she was
drooling over. Haha!! Leatha’ I outed you.
As for the interview, it is what it is. A
short sound bite. Umm, doesn’t sound like
Mickey cared too much for the words comeback
or Comeback Kid. I’m so glad I’ve not used
those terms to describe Mickey. In my
opinion he’s always been
around, he just needed the right film to
bring him back to the forefront of the
industry. Click
HERE to
view the video.
We Know You
Here’s a photo of Mickey’s long time friend
& Bullet co-star John Enos at
the New York Film Festival premiere of ‘The
Wrestler’. John has also been mega
kopastetic to both Heather and myself. He
has been a supporter of our site for a few
years. If you haven’t checked out our page
titled Enosology, your missing out.
John’s a cool fuckin’ guy.
That Mickey!!
Whenever we get word from one of Mickey’s
friends that they have received a text,
phone call or have hooked up with him, a
majority of the time they always end the
message they send us with the exclamation ‘that
Mickey’. Heather has learned first hand
what that means and I’m not talking about
her visit with Mickey on the set of ‘The
Wrestler’. Let me put it to you this
way~ Mickey has one hell of a sense of
humor. I’ll leave it at that. This brings me
to the photo below. The first thing that
popped in my head when I first saw it was ‘that
Mickey’, he’s a hoot!!!
Mickey Rourke’s
future is so bright he's gotta wear shades.
"The Wrestler" actor clowned
around with co-star Evan Rachel Wood
at the film's premiere at the closing night
of the New York Film Festival at
Lincoln Center, and told us
the two prepped for their scenes "by
separately chain-smoking packs of cigarettes
beforehand." The nicotine worked: The
duo's chemistry is intense. Source:
NY Daily News
Site Update Check
out our Skinny Archive pages, Heather will be
adding more soon.
I
think I’ve covered everything for now, but you
never know.
Ciao,
Steph
All Good Things Come In Time October
14th, 08'
Mickey
rocked the house. The Wrestler
closed the New York Film Festival,
this past Sunday.. The positive vibes
coming from critics about Mickey’s stellar
performance is beyond what anyone could
imagine. It’s so kick ass to read articles
about Mickey that have no references or
comparisons to the late great actors
James Dean/ Marlon Brando.
HELLO!!! They finally get it... He’s Mickey
Fuckin’ Rourke !!! Woohoo!!!
Mickey
Snapshots
Okay, I’m going to go all out girly on
ya’ll, so bear with me for just a sec. Hells
Bells, the recent pictures of Mickey at the
New York Film Festival are smokin’
hot... Alrighty, I’ve finished with my 10
panty experience... ; )
The Boss
I’ve been asked if I have heard the
Springsteen song that plays at the end
of flick ‘The Wrestler’. My
answer is yes, however the audio quality was
really poor, because it was a bootlegged
copy. As I have stated previously on the
Skinny, I will not put up bootlegged
material on the site.
Moooove
On!!!
Imagine this ~ adults (for lack of a better
word) between the ages of 40 & 50 - who are
spending every waking moment trying to
devise ways to bring down uniquelyrourke.
It matters not to these lonely, pitiful,
don’t get outta the house much souls that
Mickey said we are his official site
(see our youtube video as proof). For
some reason in their twisted, soured, murky,
convoluted, all circuits are crossed brains
- they believe that Mickey Rourke is going
to come down off the mountain - place his
hands on their heads and say: “You are the
chosen ones.” What more do you expect from
thieves of the delusional percussion?
Although, there is a new tactic they are
using. They are jumping up and down in
cyberspace (who knew that was possible) with
their arms flaying wildly over their heads -
while wailing in their most annoying voice’s
- like sinners who believe they have found
salvation: “Mickkkkey Loooook At Meeeee!!!
Mickkkkey! Mickkkkkey!! Mickkkkkey!!! Lil’
do they know, or want to accept, Mickey isn’t listening. He’s made his
choice.
With the latest
developments involving these tadpoles - we
contacted certain people to let them know
what was going down. Here’s the deal: Tomorrow
is a new day. And I should have more to tell ya
later in the coming week. However, we
ourselves did receive a message
from the mountain: You have nothing to prove.
We can't agree more!
Anywho, head on
over to our friend LaShane’s site
Mickey Rourke Walls
- she too has something to say.
Ciao,
Steph
The Pain Has Subsided...
October 11th, 08'
In my tush
(as Heather calls it) for now. I’m going to
attempt to toss at ya as much news as I
possibly can. It may seem like a rush job
and I do apologize, but I can only sit for a
short span of time.
Mickey
Does NY FF
Prior to breaking my ass last week - I told
ya’ll that New York Film Festival
was underway and there had been a special
screening of The Wrestler on
Wednesday, October 1st.
Afterwards, a press conference was held with
a panel consisting of Mickey (duh!), Darren
Aronofsky and Marissa Tomei.
The
NYFF Press Conference
(read all about Mickey teaching Marissa
Tomei how to work the strip pole lol)
My naughty
Dutch boi reporter ~ Raymond Stolp - sent me
this video footage from
slashfilm.
FYI ~ There are five videos on this page,
therefore, you’re going to need to give the
page time to load.-up
Thanks Ray
Boi!!!! Now bend over!!!! (lol)
The Turkish
Riviera??
Yeah you heard me right! Mickey and Marissa
Tomei are slated to premiere “The
Wrestler” at The
Eurasia Film Festival
(October 10th - October 19th). I
gotta be straight up, this one is new to
me!! :)
Rourke
Discussion Over
the last month or so we have been getting emails
from folks requesting info on how they can
become more involved with uniquelyrourke.
Honestly, the only thing we have going where
fans can participate is our yahoo group - The Rourke Roundtable. The group has
been floating about for a year and interaction
in the group varies.
The lowdown on
the Roundtable goes something like this....There
are 3 moderators - myself, Heather and our
friend LaShane (she owns Mickey Rourke Walls and
she’s the former moderator of a once GREAT
Rourke group). Umm, lets see..... You don’t need
a special invitation to join the group however,
you do have to sign up. Heather and I didn’t set
it up that way cuz we wanna be bitches. The
reason for this format is - our unrealistic need
to control spammers.
Anywho, the
Rourke Roundtable is for adults. This means we
shouldn’t have to do any policing of the group
and you can say what you want, the way you wanna
say it. All we ask is that you show RESPECT to
group members.
So if you wanna
join - have at it!!!
Now, to answer
the question of those folks who want to know if
they can send us articles & photo’s. Hell yeah,
we’ll take em’. Just tell us how you want us to
give ya the props you deserve for donating your
Rourke Goods, to Mickey’s official site. (yeah,
I had to the OFFICIAL word again) lol
I’m back in the
saddle - albeit with a pillow.
Ciao,
Steph
BBC Interview....
October 8th, 08'
Here’s what
ya’ll have been asking for.... Enjoy ~ I’ll be
back later - Ciao Steph
The Dark Side Of Fame Mickey Rourke
Parts 1 - 4
Mickey Rourke: The Dark Side Of Fame October 8th,
08'
Heather
here…wondering where Stephy and all the news is?
We’ll she will be making an appearance here
later today. She fell and literally busted her
ass, no shit. To get down to the brass tacks of
it all, 1 of her dogs was eager to take a stroll
and in his excitement to go for a walk, got his
leash wrapped around her legs and she took a
tumble down the stairs. Her tailbone is aching
something fierce, I can sympathize, I did the
same thing awhile back only it involved beer
cans and freshly oiled hardwood floors. (Don’t
ask…lol)
Stephy has some
fabby news/info about the Piers Morgan
show called The Dark Side of Fame
that recently aired on BBC. Wondering who Piers
Morgan is? He’s 1 of the judges from that
television show Americas Got Talent.
I dunno how long or short her Skinny about it
will be, seeing as she goes thru intervals of
sitting and standing to ease her achin’ tush,
but in true Stephy form, it will be rockin’!
We wanna thank
all our friends/supporters and Mickey's fans
from across the pond for sending us so much
bangin’ feedback about the show, your opinions,
what was discussed ect. We will have your Guest
Book entries up real soon. I’ve almost got that
3rd page done (wink, wink)
A synopsis of
the show goes like this…. Mickey Rourke talks
about the end of his Hollywood
movie career when consistently negative
headlines saw him go head to head with the
studios - and lose. After walking away from the
silver screen, he tried his luck as a boxer, but
yearns for his old life as an icon even though
he has apparently burned all his bridges
A blurb from Piers in an interview about the
show - "'I've just interviewed the actor
Mickey Rourke for Dark Side Of Fame,' he says.
'He was sitting there, this guy with the
smashed-up face and gnarled hands, saying, "Do
you know what losing is? It's when you ring up a
restaurant in Hollywood and they know who you
are, but they say they can't give you a table."
That’s it for me. Look for Stephy’s Skinny later
today!
Muah,
Heather
Oh No, Not Again!!!
October 2nd, 08'
Several weeks
ago I wrote on the Skinny that the Weinstein
Company had set-up a new release date for the
movie Killshot.... November 7th
08'. While I wasn’t so sure the date would stick
I remained positive, yet cautious. My attitude
about the release date was take it with a grain
of salt cuz nothing is set in stone when
it comes to the world of film.
Here’s the
deal: According to the
L.A. Times,
Killshot has been pulled once again from its
theatrical release. OMG!! NOT AGAIN!!! I’m
totally flabbergasted and have been caught off
guard by this latest development in the Killshot
saga. NOT!! Hahaha!! Nothing concerning this
film surprises me anymore. Shit, thank goodness
the LA Times kept tabs on how many release dates
Killshot has had, cuz I lost count a long time
ago. (FYI - there has been 5 release dates
associated with this film). Out of curiosity I
headed on over to the Weinstein Company website
to see if I could get the lowdown.
Unfortunately, there was no lowdown to be found.
They still had Killshot listed with the November
7th date, which doesn’t mean a whole
hell of a lot.
The question
I’m sure many of you are asking yourselves is
when will this flick hit the big screen? Umm, I
hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you’re
looking at early 2009. All I can say to Rourke
fans is this - you haven’t heard the end of the
Killshot - when the fuck is this movie gonna be
released - melodrama. Holy shit, wait till you
read all the changes this film has been thru to
get it ready for its debut. All I have to say is
this: Ms. G, you were holding out on me!! Shame
on you!! ; )
I’m going to
bed. My brain is fried !!!
Ciao,
Steph
The Latest...
October 1st, 08'
The New
York Film Festival is in full swing.
This morning “The Wrestler” had
it’s US debut. It was reported
that this movie would be closing the festival.
Don’t ask me what the fuck happened (lol). Who
knows. It may have been a special screening.
Anywho,
www.defamer.com,
has written a piece about the press conference
Mickey Rourke & Darren
Aronofsky attended after the showing of
the flick. Read it!!
Until we meet
again
ciao,
Steph
I Knew This Would Happen ....WTF!!!! October 1st,
08'
According to Variety, Michael De Luca,
Allison Rosenzweig and Michael Gaeta
have optioned the rights for the 1987
Mickey Rourke film Angel Heart.
These 3 made sure to cover all their bases.
They’ve also optioned the book rights to
Fallen Angel by William Hjortsberg.
If you don’t already know, this is the book that
Angel Heart was based on.
The remake is in the developmental stages.
When are people going to learn you can’t remake
a classic? What’s next, The Pope of
Greenwich Village!!! Read all about it
here
Behind
The Scenes I
have some kickin’ stuff to tell you about 9 ½
Weeks. Something only the persons involved
would know, but shit happens. Hence, my
inability to post it tonight, maybe I’ll type it
up tomorrow for ya’ll to read. If not -- before
the weekend.
The Chick With
The Diamonds In Her Hair Who’s
Melissa Prophet?
I think she told you in the video - she made per
Mickey’s request. Here’s the deal:
Not only does she know almost everyone in
Hollywood, she is also Mickey’s very,
very close friend. Ya know the kind of
friend that you call and they call you right
back or in some cases texts you right back. (lol). Anywho,
if you have seen the 1995 Martin Scorsese
film
Casino,
starring Robert De Niro, Joe
Pesci (another one of her very close
friends) Frank Vincent (another very close
friend) & Sharon Stone, then you
have seen Melissa. Take a peek at her on the big
screen
In case ya’ll
forgot. (Thanks Melissa, Thanks Mickey!)
In Conclusion We’ve gotten
so many
congratulations from Mickey Rourke fans, his friends
and other web site owners that aren’t listed on our
page. We wanna thank everyone who has sent their
congrats to us, you all rock!
Ciao,
Steph
Business as Usual
September 27th, 08'
Todays
Skinny is gonna be short. I’ve been sick for the
last couple of days and at the moment don’t feel much like
sitting at the computer for too long. Sorry!!
Site Updates
Anywho, I finally got around to typing up
another Rourke magazine interview for our
Articles page. This time
I’ve dug up a 1987 American Film interview
titled Acting Out by Margy Rochlin. You’ll read
about Mickey’s contempt for a certain studio
executive while making A Prayer for the Dying
(a movie who’s outcome was a huge let down for Rourke) and how he came to land the role in
Barfly. I got to give it to you straight up,
even after 21 years the intensity in this
interview still lingers on. Maybe I feel that
way because whether it’s the Rourke of 1987 or
the Rourke of 2008 - he always lays his feelings
out for everyone to see. And while his disdain
for the industry has subsided as he’s gotten
older there’s no denying there will never be
another Mickey Rourke, he is one of a kind.
Woohoo!!
Heather has page 2 of the Guest Book uploaded. I
know, I know. It must seem as though we took our sweet
ass time with updating it however, we’ve had our
reasons for the delays. If you don’t see you
entry on page 2 - don’t fret. Heather tells me
there will be a page 3. And from now on we are
going keep shit up to date.
Movie
Biz The
Informers still has no confirmed release
date. All I’ve been able to get wind of is
sometime in November. Wouldn’t that be something Killshot
& The Informers released in the same month. That
definitely would give fans their much needed Rourke fix. Okay, now it’s time for me to cover
my fuckin’ ass. Release dates are subject to
change. (lol)
Seems some
nameless Rourke sites have listed The Night Job,
a movie that had Mickey’s name attached to it a
couple of years ago, as a film that is still a
go. Pfft! Misleading fans about this film is
wrong on so many levels. Fer fuck’s sake - a
bullshit rumor was whispered in my ear only days
ago and it goes something like this: Mickey’s
trip to LA a few months ago had him filming the
Night Job. HELLO!!! I’ll give you the lowdown on
Mickey’s trip, cuz as I reported a few weeks
ago, we were told before anyone else that Mickey
was in LA. There is no way in HELL Mickey had
time to work on a movie. He was in LA for only a
few days. He met up with many of his LA Friends
- Melissa being one of them - and took care of
some business. He also attended the birthday
party of designer friend -
Christian Audigier
-
of
Ed Hardy fame. If Mickey had been working on
this flick we would have been told. Here is a
direct quote - “it was a very short trip”
(Mickey Rourke)
Sin City 2
Folks - don’t bug me about this film yet. Mickey
has yet to sign on the dotted line. I hope to
have more info to give ya’ll real soon
Killshot The
November 7th release date is still on.
Upcoming Magazine
Spread Maxim
editor at large Steve Garbarino has spent a lot of
time over the last few weeks interviewing Mickey for
the magazine.
Source:
The Post
Rourke On Blu-ray Man on
Fire
Body Heat - release date - 10/07
Coming Soon - Sin City
If you want to get
the low down on new Blu-ray releases, you can
check out any of your favorite places to shop for
DVDs.
Uniquelyrourke Goes
OFFICIAL
Heather and I want to say THANK YOU to all who have
sent their congratulations. It means a lot to us,
the support and well wishes are much appreciated!
Ciao,
Steph
Welcome to
uniquelyrourke : The Official Site Of Mickey
Rourke September
24th, 08
That’s
right!!! We’ve been waiting several weeks
to make the announcement that Mickey has chosen
us as his officialsite. The video
your about to view was made around the time
Mickey was in Venice. The reason
for the delay was simple - we had some uploading
issues with the video. Amazingly, Heather and I
weren’t really stressed about the set-back - we
knew that when the time was right - everything
would work itself out and that fuckin’ video
would upload….. Woohoo!!!!
Ya know. For
three mutha’ fuckin’ years we’ve put up with
SHIT from other Rourke web sites. For threeyears we have fought to tell the truth on
uniquelyrourke - about the lies they have
spread about Mickey, Heather, myself, our
friends and our families. For three years,
we have held steadfast, our claims that they had
no connection to Mickey or ever
had his permission to use his name
in a way to promote themselves or to use
his name in an official capacity. For three
years, we have told fans - Mickey Rourke is
NOT online nor does anyone have the RIGHT to say
he is.
The video
you’re about watch was made per Mickey
Rourke’s request. Now for those
who don’t believe what we’ve been telling you -
it no longer matters. Fuck You!! You wanna
believe a bunch of horseshit from people who
call themselves Mickey’s site managers,
administrators, administrator
assistant, writers at large, video
managers go ahead and knock yourselves out.
By all means, continue to be CLUELESS!
One more thing
- ya don’t wanna fuck with Melissa Prophet
cuz she’s known Mickey... let me put it this
way, long before he did the movie Rumble
Fish. Not only that, Heather and I will
lay a bitch slapping on anyone who disses her
cuz, we GOT her back. We live by Mel’s motto -
You fuck with the bull - you get the horns
and that includes the Sicilian horns too.
(lol) Mel is a fuckin’ GREAT person. She is old
school when it comes to her family, friends and
clients. In other words, she is fiercely loyal
and she walks the line for those she
cares about. Heather and I have experienced her
generosity. She has stood by us and the
cocksuckin’ bunk that has crossed our paths. She
witnessed, with her own eyes, what
we have gone through and lil’ did we know - she
told told Mickey all about it. Furthermore,
Heather wouldn’t have met Mickey - if it weren’t
for Mel and we wouldn’t have gotten the big YES (from Mickey) that changed our
lives.
Okay, I’ve
said all that needs to be said. Oops, I forgot
to mention - uniquelyrourke is Mickey’s
official page on Myspace also. Buahahaha!!!
HELL YEAH!!! Enjoy the video!!! Mel’s a fuckin
hoot!!!
Let’s just say
- the ending is something you wouldn’t expect!!
Even we didn’t know - until we watched it!! OMG!!!
I forgot to thank Mickey Rourke.
Fuck, if he didn’t say YES, all the positive
shit happening to uniquelyrourke wouldn’t
be going on.
Mickey Hated
The 90's
Duh!! ;)
Several days ago, I
mentioned an article that the
Village Voice had
written about Mickey. Good News! It’s finally been
posted.. YAY!!
Tidbits Heather recently
put up a new category on our link’s page titled -
Friends With Benefits. It refers to Rourke sites
that are linked to us. Besides, LaShane’s site
Mickey Rourke Walls, we’ve added: Wrong Side Of The
River - A Rumble Fish Fan Site. Go give it a
look-see.
Look for new stuff
to be added to uniquelyrourke in the near future.
Keep in mind, Heather and I are the only ones
working this site - so don’t expect major changes in
a day or two. (lol)
uniquelyrourke has
surpassed a half million site visitor hits.
Thanks!!!
I’m outta here.
It’s been a very long day.
Catch up with ya
later ~
Ciao,
Steph
In Europe an actor is an artist. In
Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum. September
17th, 08'
Still December
19th A new factor in
the equation concerning the release of The
Wrestler is that the film will only be
seen in a few theaters aka limited release.
Let’s hope the status changes in the near future
to a nation wide release.
Bogus... There is a
petition circulating around the net concerning a
star on the Walk Of Fame for Mickey. I’ve been
over this numerous times in the past however,
with all the folks surfing the web looking for
shit on Mickey, the question has been brought to
my attention again. Here is what ya need
to know...
Mickey
Rourke is not affiliated
with this petition. As some of you have pointed
out to me, the petition is written in a way that
leads FANS to believe - Mickey has
his hand in it. AS IF!!! Think about it… Do you
really think Mickey would have people he
doesn’t know on the internet BEGGING
fans to sign a petition? HELLO!! We know for a
fact Mickey is not interested!!
Besides, what this petition fails to
mention is that question number # 9 on the Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce FAQ
page clearly states:
Q: Does the
committee accept signatures/petitions/phone
calls? A: The
committee does not accept signatures,
phone calls, e-mails, or any form of petitions
for a nomination. Only official Walk of
Fame applications are accepted.
For real guys,
getting a star is not as simple as these people
are making it out to be. Mickey has got to be
involved from the get go and he’s not.
In case ya’ll think I’m full of shit and just
being a bitch here is the link to the
Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce, these are the folks you
have to go through in order to be nominated.
Here’s the
deal, we asked several months prior to this
petition being set up - if Mickey would like a
star on the walk of fame at this time, due to
the fact we would need his involvement in the
process, for example, he had to write a letter
to the chamber of commerce - the answer was
NO! I don’t believe he was being a prick
about it or anything - it’s just that he wasn’t
interested and he has that right. Even several
of his close friends also stated - Mickey
wasn’t going to do it. If ya think about it
- his world - not ours. Heather and I respect
Mickey’s right to choose.
Tidbits
Look for an
upcoming article being written in the Village
Voice about Mickey. He was recently at
friend/filmmaker/artist Julian Schnabel
studio being photographed for the article. I can’t
wait to see the photos Julian Schnabel snapped. He
used an old 1970's Polaroid camera. When I read that
I thought to myself.. Ooh those shots are gonna be
kickin’. More
here
By the way,
Schnabel had a Q & A with Mickey for Interview
Magazine in 2005. The title is MICKEY.
You can find it on our
Articles page.
I’ve been
asked why Mickey didn’t receive the Best Actor Award
at the Venice Film Festival.
Because, according
to German director Wim Wenders,
President of the Venice Film Festival
Jury, the festival does not present acting awards to
the Golden Lion winner.
Oops, before I
head on out - I gotta give props to the person who’s
quote I used for the title of the Skinny.
Actor: Anthony Quinn
Ciao,
Steph
Happy Birthday Mickey
Rourke! September 16th,
08'
To have some
fun on Mickeys birthday, I've written the most
requested Blog subject I get every year at this
time, the yearly
Birthday Blog!
If you haven't guessed it by now this is Heather,
not your usual Stephy. It's way late and she's
prolly tucked away in bed doing lawd knows what.
She's prolly up to some naughtiness, lucky girl!
Either way, she'll have some Rourke goodies for you
later today.
ta-ta my
naughty pets
muah,
Heather
December 19th....
September 15th, 08'
Is slated as the
U.S. release date for The Wrestler. As
I have stated numerous times on previous Skinny’s,
all release dates are subject to change, however, I
don’t see this one changing unless some unforeseen
problem arises.This is definitely not a
Killshot situation. Everyone connected with The Wrestler wants the movie to be
considered for the Oscar, therefore, this tentative
date prior to the Academy Award deadline of December
31, 2008 should be solid.
Source
more sources..hehe
Rourke wrestles with success
Susan Wloszcyna
USA TODAY “How
much does director Darren Aronofsky love Mickey
Rourke?”
Read all about it
here
Ciao,
Steph
All You Need Is Trust and A Bit Of Pixie Dust
September 12th, 08'
I gotta be up
front with ya’ll. My day has been a never ending
story. (lol) Simply put - I’m exhausted. Not
only have I been up since 4am yesterday morning; but
I also had the not-so-wonderful privilege of sitting
through Peter Pan - 2 times today. To make this long
story short, I was taking care my friend’s 3 year
old daughter. If you know anything about that age,
repetition is part of the norm, especially when they
are fixated on one thing and today it was Peter Pan.
That’s how I got the title for the Skinny. That line
in the flick just wouldn’t leave my head, so I
figured - what the hell... Use it.
Is
There Going To Be A Sin City 2? If you are
Mickey Rourke and the script is right -
maybe it will happen. I haven’t really talked about
this flick on uniquelyrourke because there
have been so many rumors about it being in
production this year (2008) then it was changed to
the year 2010. WTF!! Straight up, I’m not one to
work with whispers of a possible Rourke role
when I have nothing solid to work with. I dig facts.
That’s how I work. My reasons for bringing it up now
- won’t be a mystery once you finish reading this.
In this Mickey morsel, he was asked about whether or
not he would sit in the make-up chair for 3 hours to
bring back Marv to the big screen.. And here is his
response @
Splash Page MTV.
Aronofsky
Talks Wrestling This next
article is from the an very popular Canadian web
site called Cano Slam! Sports. In the
world of Pro Wrestling sites this one fuckin’ hit’s
it outta the park or should I say ring ; ) There
is no half ass bullshit written on Slam!. That’s why
this sit down with Aronofsky rocks. More
here
Mickey Rourke -
Ready To Rumble Again I do believe the
title says it all. You know what to do - hit up the
blue.
The Independent (uk)
Alrighty, I can’t
type another word.. I’m going to crash, I'll leave
you with a visual. It's Mickey promoting The
Wrestler at TIFF (Toronto
International Film Festival) Photo by Carlo
Allegri.
Ciao,
Steph
I Need A Stiff One
September 11th, 08'
I was fishin’
round the internet this evening in hope’s of
finding Bruce Springsteen’s song
from The Wrestler, when I stumbled upon a site that claimed
someone sent them a bootleg copy of the song
today. Oooh, I’m was thinkin’ to myself, wait
till Fox Searchlight, the distributor,
get’s wind of this diddy, cuz they will yank
that song off the net quicker than white on
rice.
As I came to
the end of the article there it was, the link to
click over to the EVIL bootlegged song. Ya know
I clicked the fuckin’ thing - HELLO!! I’m only
human. (lol). Once over there I started reading
this person’s post and it stated that Fox
Searchlight had asked him to take down the song,
which legally they had the right to do. DUH!!
Make no
mistake, even if the song had been there, I
don’t believe I would have posted it on the
site. Why? Because it’s not right,
uniquelyrourke doesn’t swing that way.
Besides, Mickey most likely wouldn’t be too
happy if we did that. My questions is - if I
posted the link to the lyrics to the bootlegged
Springsteen song, would I be committing some
sort of bootleg sin that could possibly send me
to bootleg purgatory for an undetermined
amount of time when I die? Ya know I don’t wanna
mess with “The Boss”. After
mulling over the thought for a mere nanosecond -
these words popped in my head: Fuck me! Who
knows! I don’t have time to worry bout that
shit... Listen up, I’m going to give ya’ll the
link to the site that has the lyrics. As for the
validity of the words - who knows,
but it’s worth a look-see. If you’re curious as
to what the song sounds like, someone over there
wrote - and I’m paraphrasing - it’s
reminisce of old school Springsteen. More
Comeback
Kid Pt 2 This is the 2nd
installment of the kick ass LA Times
article written by Patrick Goldstein.
It’s aptly titled: Actor vs Director.
Before I send your ass’s over to read the rest
of this killer piece - I want to say, Heather
and I dig hearing Mickey tell his stories.
Always have. I’ll tell ya what, the dude leaves
you wanting more. For instance, Heather had the
opportunity to call me from the set of The
Wrestler in between Mickey shooting his
scenes. And the first thing that came outta her
mouth besides can you fuckin’ believe I’m talkin’
to Mickey face to face is: he’s a great a
story teller - he’s telling me all this
stuff and I am like WTF!!! The best way to
describe it is - his outward appearance is
deadpan, but what he’s saying is hilarious.
Now you can go
read the damn thing.
** this is a
special note for all you peeps out there who have
ties to other Rourke web sites & message boards: Heather wasn’t lying. She was there. Some of
what Mickey discusses in this article is the
same thing he told Heather back in March. So
all I gotta say is - Fuck You!!! You Mutha’
Fucka’s!! **
Just A Tidbit Or Two Or Three
Mickey signing
autographs at the Toronto Film Festival
Head on over to our
friend - LaShane’s web site Mickey Rourke Walls.
She has quite a few new creations - so go check em’
out...
Thats all for now
folks. I gotta call it a night (I hope). I have to
be up at 4am. A friend of mine is having surgery.
Holy shit, how I hate getting up that early…..
Ciao,
Steph
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
September 10th, 08'
I ain’t talking
bout the sound bee’s make .. lol
Rourke, Back
From Oblivion Gets Oscar Buzz For “The Wrestler”
Bloomberg Press. Ca
(by Rick Warner) “When I
die, my ashes are going to mixed with my dogs.”More
here
Ebert
Speaks Chicago - Sun Times
Rourke ready to climb off mat with “Wrestler”
Renowed movie critic Roger Ebert - gives a two
thumbs up ( in my opinion) review . Ebert has
always seemed to be a supporter of Mickey
Rourke. There is no doubt he has always
appreciated his talent.
Read his review!
The Wrestler The star.com
wrote this little diddy... don’t blink or you
will miss it!!!
Believe the
hype. Mickey Rourke's performance as a
washed-up wrestler who is still a fighter
defines passionate acting. The Wrestler
shows the men behind the curtain in the world of
pro wrestling. Rourke, with his mane of streaked
blond hair, fake tan and battered face, is like
the tortured bull in the last moments of the
fight, barely able to stand, yet unable to quit.
Source
Rourke make a comeback in “Wrestler” San
Francisco Gate
(by Ruthe Stein)
Looking all
grown up in a strapless black cocktail dress,
Evan Rachel Wood told a Toronto
International Film Festival audience that it was
her 21st birthday. The crowd burst into a round
of "Happy Birthday."
The best
present she could have received had come over the
weekend when "The Wrestler" - a gritty movie about
an aging wrestler in which she plays his neglected
daughter - was awarded the Venice Film Festival's
highest honor, the Golden Lion. As hard as it is to
imagine Mickey Rourke as fathering
the delicately lovely Wood, the two pull it off.
"The Wrestler"
is a comeback for Rourke, who took a bow at the
Toronto screening. Director Darren Aronofsky
told the audience that before hiring him he
heard "a lot of baloney" about how problematic
