It's Life, Jump Into Life: Crazy Heart

Crazy Heart trailer, you guys: Ah, OK, I get it. This is Jeff Bridges's The Guitar Playing Wrestler. That is what this is. And this is only the beginning, I bet. So many The Wrestlers on their way, probably. The... CONTINUE READING IT'S LIFE, JUMP INTO LIFE: CRAZY HEART»

Posted on November 17, 2009 in Trailer (27 comments)
Tags: Crazy Heart | Jeff Bridges | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Robert Duvall | The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke "Knocks Out" Chris Jericho In The Wrestler 2: Armed & Fabulous

This weekend at Wrestlemania 25, whatever that is, Chris Jericho called out Mickey Rourke, who then stepped into the ring and "knocked him out" with a "left hook." I guess now that the (FAILed) Oscar campaign is over, Rourke's been... The Wrestler 2: Armed & Fabulous'">CONTINUE READING MICKEY ROURKE "KNOCKS OUT" CHRIS JERICHO IN THE WRESTLER 2: ARMED & FABULOUS»

The Wrestler 2: Full Throttle

Mickey Rourke, eager to follow up on his career-reviving success in The Wrestler, and not letting Sean "Oscar Thief" Spicoli throw a damp blanket on his triumphant return to Hollywood's A-List, has already signed on to reclaim his role as... CONTINUE READING THE WRESTLER 2: FULL THROTTLE»

Posted on March 5, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler | The Wrestler 2

You Can Make It Up: Mickey Rourke Celebrates His Oscar Win

[In this week's story, Mickey Rourke has just won the Academy Award for Best Actor.] Mickey Rourke walked into the Vanity Fair party like his feet were made of clouds. Al Gore gave him a high five. Someone dropped their... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: MICKEY ROURKE CELEBRATES HIS OSCAR WIN»

Posted on February 26, 2009 in You Can Make It Up (16 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Mickey Rourke | Sean Penn | The Wrestler | Weezer

Mickey Rourke Was Robbed Dot Com

Obviously, I'm going to join a Facebook group called "Mickey Rourke Was Robbed," because I know that's a valuable use of my time. I just hope the group updates regularly with lots of new information about how that thing happened... CONTINUE READING MICKEY ROURKE WAS ROBBED DOT COM»

Pulling John: Like The Wrestler But Real, And About Arm-Wrestling

Okay, documentarians, we get your formula: two old guys who used to be good at a game or contest of some kind meet up for one last challenge. I'll admit that I'm not tired of it yet, but I'm SERIOUSLY... CONTINUE READING PULLING JOHN: LIKE THE WRESTLER BUT REAL, AND ABOUT ARM-WRESTLING»

Posted on February 23, 2009 in Documentaries, Train Wreck Documentaries, Trend Alert! (7 comments)
Tags: Arm-Wrestling | of Montreal | Pulling John | The King Of Kong | The Wrestler

The Wrestler Imitates Life Imitates The Wrestler

The guy who sells Mickey Rourke steroids in The Wrestler has been arrested. For selling steroids. :(. From the AP: NEW YORK -- The actor who played a steroid dealer in the Oscar-nominated film "The Wrestler" was charged Thursday with... CONTINUE READING THE WRESTLER IMITATES LIFE IMITATES THE WRESTLER»

Posted on February 20, 2009 in Behind The Scenes (4 comments)
Tags: Scott Siegel | Steroids | The Wrestler

The Wrestler 2: Before The Fall

Over the weekend, a video surfaced in which WWE star Chris Jericho is confronted by some fans after a match in Canada, and although it is difficult to make out exactly what happens, it appears a woman spits on him,... CONTINUE READING THE WRESTLER 2: BEFORE THE FALL»

Posted on February 9, 2009 in Animals On Film, Behind The Scenes (13 comments)
Tags: Chris Jericho | The Wrestler | WWE

Mickey Rourke Continues To Act All Mickey Rourke-y

After suggesting that he would participate in a WWE match this spring, Mickey Rourke has now backed out. Supposedly this move was prompted by a publicist worried about actual wrestling's affect on Rourke's Oscar chances. Probably. But would you ask... CONTINUE READING MICKEY ROURKE CONTINUES TO ACT ALL MICKEY ROURKE-Y»

Posted on January 29, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans (1 comments)
Tags: Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler | WWE

Mickey Rourke Is Really Just A Broken-Down Piece Of Meat

Mickey Rourke will not rest until the already blurry line between where his life ends and where the fictional life of Randy 'The Ram' Robinson begins is completely obliterated (by tears). From MSNBC: Rourke will be participating in WWE's "Wrestlemania... CONTINUE READING MICKEY ROURKE IS REALLY JUST A BROKEN-DOWN PIECE OF MEAT»

Posted on January 26, 2009 in Behind The Scenes, Where Are They Now? (9 comments)
Tags: Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler | WWE

Mickey Rourke Thanked His Dogs, But Not The Hollywood Foreign Press

Everyone knows the joke about the curse of Golden Globe winners who forget to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- it's why almost all of last night's winners thanked the HFPA right off. It was even a joke on... CONTINUE READING MICKEY ROURKE THANKED HIS DOGS, BUT NOT THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS»

Posted on January 12, 2009 in Awards, Awkward Live TV (2 comments)
Tags: Golden Globes | Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler

How To Get In The Wrestler Shape

Mickey Rourke explains his 7-month training regimen to put on 35 pounds of muscle for his role in The Wrestler (which is great, btw). Not to be confused with his 52-year sadness regimen required to put on that face.... CONTINUE READING HOW TO GET IN THE WRESTLER SHAPE»

Posted on January 9, 2009 in Behind The Scenes (2 comments)
Tags: Exercise | Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler

The Wrestler Looks As Great As It Does Sad

Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler trailer, you guys: Too sad! Actually, the quotes are way sadder than the actual trailer. All that "Witness the resurrection of Mickey Rourke" and "Harmonic convergence of player and part that happens once in a blue... CONTINUE READING THE WRESTLER LOOKS AS GREAT AS IT DOES SAD»

Posted on November 21, 2008 in Trailer (13 comments)
Tags: Darren Aronofsky | Evan Rachel Wood | Marissa Tomei | Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler