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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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
[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.…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »
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…   Read Story »