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Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. Read more

Starring	Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto
Director	Oliver Stone
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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Farrell eyed Oscar glory for flop Alexander
- 26 Feb 2010
Colin Farrell was stunned his movie Alexander was a box office flop - because he was convinced the film was heading for Oscar glory. The Irish actor played the ancient Greek conqueror in the 2004 Oliver Stone project, co-starring Angelina Jolie and Val Kilmer. It was panned by movie critics and only managed to recuperate one quarter of its £97 million budget back at the U.S. box office. But Farrell was shocked by the movie's reception - as he and his co-stars were sure it would sweep the... Read more
Alexander grates
- 25 Nov 2004
Oliver Stone's Greek epic Alexander has been near universally panned following its US opening last night. The legendary director's historical epic chronicling the life and times of the legendary military leader and King of Macedonia was dismissed as an example of "puerile writing, confused plotting and shockingly off-note performances" by the New York Times. And while Hollywood darling Colin Farrell will only benefit from the kudos attached to such a high-profile production, he failed Read more
Cast party almost ruins Alexander
- 01 Sep 2004
Oliver Stone's Greek epic Alexander was almost ruined when lead actor Colin Farrell broke bones after a cast party. The actor passed out and took a tumble down three flights of stairs while at co-star Val Kilmer's party for the cast and crew of the film, according to WENN. The fall saw Farrell break his ankle and wrisit - while there were still three days of filming left for the movie. Stone has said that the fall almost resulted in the ending of the film being reworked. "Colin came very... Read more
Gibson welcomes eighth child - report
- 02 Nov 2009
Mel Gibson is a father for the eighth time after welcoming his first child with girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, according to online reports. The baby girl, who was due in December (09), arrived on Friday (30Oct09), reports to RadarOnline.com. The tot's name is not yet known. The couple made its first public appearance together as a couple in April (09), weeks after Gibson's wife of 30 years, Robyn, filed for divorce. The pair share six sons and one daughter. Grigorieva, 39, has a son, Alexander, Read more
Australia: Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman and Catherine Martin interview
- 19 Dec 2008
Baz Luhrmann doesn’t do thing by halves. His latest film, Australia, is an epic, romantic, historical, action comedy drama starring the cream of Australian talent past and present including People magazine’s Sexiest Man of 2008, Hugh Jackman. We caught up with Baz, Hugh and Baz’s wife/production and costume designer, Catherine Martin – CM to her friends – to ask them all about it. LOVEFiLM: Baz, where did you get the inspiration for this story and the style of the Read more

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