March 2006 (Back to Index)

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		March 16, 2006
		Eric in FilmInk Magazine
		March 6, 2006
		Bana Deals a Romanitc Card
		March 4, 2006
		Germans Scans from Mercyisme
		March 4, 2006
		Photo Shoot from Lui
		March 4, 2006
		Eric Will Present at the Oscars
		March 2, 2006
		Eric in Cinema Magazine
		March 1, 2006
		Oscar Party Weekend
		March 2, 2006
		Eric in Cinema Magazine

Eric in FilmInk Magazine

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March 16, 2006
Provided By: Jane
Source: filmink.com.au

Jane, the Executive Assistant of FilmInk magazine in Australia was kind enough to send me a scan. This scan is of an article in this month's FilmInk magazine. FilmInk magazine is sold in Australia and New Zealand. If you would like to purchase a copy of it online you can by contacing Diana at dina@filmink.com.au

A new issue of this magazine comes out on the 15th of every month. It's a small company and I would like to support there efforts in keeping this magazine on the stands 'down under'.

Many thanks to Jane, Diana and the whole team at FilmInk Magazine in Oz!

Christy :)

Bana Deals a Romantic Card

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March 6, 2006
Source: Smh.com.au
Provided By: Fanny

He took on a controversial, serious role in Munich under the watchful eye of Steven Spielberg, but Eric Bana is about to enter unknown territory: the world of romantic comedy alongside Drew Barrymore.

Big test...Eric Bana

Bana's next big-budget Hollywood release is Lucky You, a film made in Las Vegas that centres on the world of poker championships.

Barrymore plays a down-and-out lounge singer (no doubt looking for luuurve), while Bana is a troubled poker player aiming for the world title.

The film was made last year on location inside some of Las Vegas's best-known casinos, and Bana plays an all-American character called Huck Cheever.

The film is an interesting shift for the Australian star, who has built his overseas career primarily on action-adventure roles, including Black Hawk Down, Troy and Hulk.

It will be his first big test as a romantic leading man opposite a heavyweight box office star such as Barrymore.

But even behind-the-scenes, the poker film has some big names. Curtis Hanson, who directed L.A. Confidential with Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce and 8 Mile with Eminem, directed Bana and Barrymore's new film.

At this stage, Lucky You is scheduled for release in Australia in April.

Eric Will Present at the 78th Oscars

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March 4, 2006
Source: ComingSoon.net

Academy Award®-winning actor Jack Nicholson will join Oscar® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Eric Bana, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Stiller, John Travolta and Ziyi Zhang as presenters at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Eric in Cinema Magazine

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March 2, 2006
Provided By: Sofia

Eric appeared in the February issue of Polish Cinema Magazine to discuss 'Munich'. Sofia was kind enough to send me a scan of it.

For those of us who don't speak Polish, it's an amazing picture and it also mention's Stephanie's web site: Eric Bana Central.com as a reference.

Thank you so much Sofia!

Christy :)

Oscar Party Weekend!

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March 1, 2006
Source: LA Times

Praise the Tylenol and pass the Motrin. It’s Oscar party weekend!

This year’s awards weekend party scene feels slightly low-key with studios like Warner Bros., Universal and Focus Features holding what they dub "private" pre-Oscar filmmaker get-togethers for “friends and family” with “no press.”

Photo: Eric Bana at the Cannes, 2004

But the big three Oscar post-parties on Sunday night remain the same. The always star-studded Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Governors Ball will be held after the awards show in the Kodak Ballroom high atop the Hollywood & Highlands complex. Literally every guest, presenter and nominee (winner or loser) piles in there first to pay their polite respects to the academy, toss back the bubbly and snarf some food before heading out to the next bash.

Next there’s the most coveted ticket: the Vanity Fair after-party at Morton’s in West Hollywood. But attendance is even more limited this year with a drastically cut-back guest list. “Asking for a plus-one is like asking for a gold bullion,” whined one VF guest who wanted to actually bring a date.

But expect all the big winners to show up with entourages, especially those featured in Tom Ford’s nudie Hollywood issue like George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Viggo Mortensen, Eric Bana, Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terrence Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Sarsgaard, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, and cover girl Keira Knightley — and maybe even Scarlett Johansson.

Then there’s the always entertaining 14th annual Academy Award party that benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation thrown by Sir Elton John and David Furnish. The shindig will be held out on the Pacific Design Center’s outdoor plaza with a cocktail reception, five course meal/preview dinner party, and post party with Grammy winner John Legend performing around 10:30 p.m.

Expected to attend: Sir Elton and Furnish, Dolly Parton, Beck, Diana Krall, Donatella Versace, Eric McCormack, Geena Davis, John Legend, Kevin Zegers, Macy Gray, Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, Phil Collins, Sharon Stone, Tab Hunter and more, more, more.

A new entry on Sunday’s post-party slate is Us Weekly/Rolling Stone’s bash inside the Pacific Design Center, conveniently within strolling distance for guests who get bored at Elton’s or VF’s crowded bashes. Expected guests include: Mischa Barton, Paris Hilton, Ludacris, Jessica Alba, Molly Sims, Rose McGowan, Amber Tamblyn, Shane West, Robbie Williams, Macy Gray, Joy Bryant, Elizabeth Banks, Kim Raver, Natasha Henstridge, Dave Navarro and Carmen Elecra. And the 16th annual Night of 100 Stars Black Tie Oscar Dinner will also be held in the Beverly Hills Hotel, but it’s a more a viewing party than a post-bash.

There’s also plenty going on before the big bash. Friday night is the fifth annual Celebration of New Zealand Filmmaking at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Kiefer Sutherland, Sam Neill, Charlize Theron and Anthony Hopkins may show up. Also, ICM talent agent Ed Limato will be throwing his annual pre-Oscar party at his home.

Saturday afternoon is the Independent Spirit Awards, held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, with an after-party — sponsored by IFC — at Shutters on the Beach hotel. Confirmed guests include Allison Janney, Amy Adams, Catherine Keener, Craig Ferguson, Danny Huston, Dennis Quaid, Felicity Huffman, Jeremy Piven, Jimmy Kimmel (his girlfriend Sarah Silverman is hosting), John Leguizamo, Josh Lucas, Keanu Reeves, Laura Linney, Luke Wilson, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright Penn, Sandra Bullock, Steve Zahn, Thomas Haden-Church and William Hurt.

Following the Indie Spirits, the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Night Before Oscar bash at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which garnered a cool $4 million last year, should be the most star-studded event.

Scattered beauty events include Dior’s private dinner for feverish fashionistas and hot stars at the Chateau Marmont on Thursday night.