Actor Russell Crowe greeted fans and cameras at the Metropolitan Theatre on Sunday night for an invitation-only preview screening of his upcoming film A Beautiful Mind. The packed-house screening, flanked on all sides by state troopers and PR reps, was held for Crowe’s friend, Gov. Rick Perry. The notoriously bad-tempered Crowe, a native New Zealander, was by all accounts charming, affable, and Austin-friendly, both on the carpet and during a post-screening Q&A, genially bellowing, “Where the hell’s that Shiner Bock when you need it?” A Beautiful Mind opens nationally on Christmas Day. See “Short Cuts” for more Crowe-ing.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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