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		October 26, 2006
		Eric Appears at the London Film Festival
		October 24, 2006
		On the Cover of 'Fade In' Magazine
		October 15, 2006
		New Scans
		October 2, 2006
		New Scans
		October 1, 2006
		On The Cover of 'High Roller'
		October 1, 2006
		Munich DVD Screen Caps

Eric Appears at the London Film Festival

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October 26, 2006
Source: Fox News
Written By: Roger Friedman
Photos Provided By: Wire Image

Standing Ovation for 'Bobby'

Regis Is King, as Usual Standing Ovation for 'Bobby' Emilio Estevez’s terrific movie, "Bobby," got a standing ovation last night at its premiere sponsored by the Times of London for the London Film Festival.

Estevez looked mildly shocked on stage as a full Odeon theatre, with guests including likely future prime minister of England Gordon Brown, honored him for his work on this outstanding film.

"Bobby," as I told you some weeks ago, is a Robert Altman-like story of many different characters at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 4, 1968, as Kennedy makes his way there to celebrate winning the California primary.

Last night, a few of the cast members including Christian Slater, Joy Bryant, Svetlana Metkina and Freddy Rodriguez (of "Six Feet Under" fame) came with Estevez and his new fiancée to accept the kudos.

The screening — and following swellicious party at Claridge’s — was such a hot ticket that Estevez’s other guests included Oscar-winning directors Anthony Minghella and Hugh Hudson; actors Jason Isaacs, Eric Bana, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as well as Americans Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins, who came over from shooting “Fred Claus” nearby with Judi Dench, Vince Vaughn and Kevin Spacey.

The screening was also such a success that later at Claridge’s, Slater showed off a previously unknown talent: he performed with the 12-piece swing band that the Times had hired, credibly crooning Frank Sinatra’s hits like "Come Fly with Me" and "Luck Be a Lady Tonight." Who knew Slater could give such a credible show?

Maybe a Broadway musical in his future?

On the Cover of 'Fade In' Magazine

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October 24, 2006
Source: Fade In Magazine
Provided By: Mona & Banalust

Steady As He Goes Big-hitter directors like Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott and Ang Lee sing his praises, and his movies have more than a billion dollars worldwide. So why is Eric Bana still such a mystery?

In light of the recent controversy regarding Gibson's anti-semitic remarks, to what degree do you think he should be held responsible?
At the end of the day, any crap that comes out of your mouth, you have to own. There are varying degrees of responsibility when it comes to cinema, and the final vision. We can all say, "I'm not completely responsible for the effect a film has," or you could say things were "out of my control." But one thing you can't ever blame anyone else for is what comes out of your mouth. We all have to live and die by that, and wear the weight of our words. Even I've done interviews where I've read the remarks and thought, "Wow, I was a bit looser with my words than I wanted to be." But, hey, it came out of my mouth. But he has kind of owned his words, the things he has said, hasn't he?

In the cases of Cruise and Gibson, and Russell Crowe last year, who do you think is more to blame: the media, for blowing the situations out of proportion; the public, for eating up the gossip; or Cruise - or Redstone - and Crowe and Gibson themselves for their actions?
It's definitely a combination. That's a tough one. I guess you look at the Gibson case and you know straight off the bat that it's going to attract a lot of hate, a lot of press. And, pretty much, rightly so. He's never really going to get away with that. Whereas with Tom, you look at what he did and question whether he was really out to hurt anybody.

Some actors have been outspoken in taking on causes, and it's been frowned upon at times. Are you political?
Would you ever use your celebrity to back a cause? I have a cause back home that I like to do what I can for. It's a charity. But politically, no. We do have some level of responsibility -- not politically, but socially I do. That's fair to expect. You can have an effect by the work you do, the movies that you're in and what those movies say. In a way, that can become your voice.

What do you think of the people who go out there and back issues or candidates, like George Clooney or Sean Penn?
A lot of times I have a lot of respect for it, especially when the person knows what they're talking about. If they don't know what they're talking about -- watch out. I wish I could be as knowledgeable as one of those people about so many different things, but I'm just not. Back home, I'm not interested in getting into politics, but if you ask my opinion about how we can stop seventeen-year-olds from having car accidents and killing themselves in a riot, I'll get into that.

If there is a misunderstanding about you among the public, what do you think it is?
I have no idea, because I have no idea how I'm perceived. I have absolutely no handle on it whatsoever. It's good and it's bad. It gets to the point where I actually completely forget what I do for a job. So that's a tricky one. When I'm not working with Richard on Romulus, I'm actually not an actor; I'm not a movie star. I'm just a guy who happens to be a father and a husband and a mate and a son and all that stuff. It is tricky because how we identify ourselves with ourselves, our work and our profession, is a part of that. And at times I do struggle with it because I forget that that's a part of my world. But when I do remember, I don't really understand where I stand within that world.

Do you understand the public's fascination with celebrity culture, and are you susceptible to it as well?
Yes and no. I get it on a human level, in the sense that everyone wants to know a little bit of gossip, everyone likes to hear something about someone. But I'm not that interested in hearing it about people that I know. So I don't understand the fascination with celebrity. Some events are not as interesting to the public as the media would like them to be, to a degree. But it makes sense. It's an industry. It's a business.

So what do you owe the public as a movie star?
It's pretty simple. You owe them to not ever walk through a film. You owe them to make correct choices and not sell your soul to a movie that you don't really want to do, and then not deliver. You have to deliver. You can't be a fake. Whatever you do, you've got to give it your best and believe in it. It's fair to expect that. You can't do it for a payday.

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New Scans from TV Week

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October 15, 2006
Source: TV Week
Provided By: Sawkasam

This is an oldie, but goodie! Eric appeared in TV Week Magazine in 1997 for a short interview in his own home in Melbourne, Australia.

In 1997 after winning a Logie Award for 'Most Popular Comedian Personality', Eric embarked on his own TV series. The show was called 'The Eric Bana Sketch Show' and although it only ran for one season, the characters in the show were hilarious.

Thank you for sending them in Sawkasam !!

New Scans from Poland

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October 2, 2006
Provided By: Diana

For those who speak Polish, new Polish scans have been added to the Polish section.

The new Scans are from the April 2004 edition of Cinema magazine. It's an article about the cast of 'Troy' and a brief synopsis of the movie.

Thank you for sending them in Diana !!
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On the Cover of 'High Roller'

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October 1, 2006
Source: Highrollerlife.com
Provided By: Lappat & Mona

Eric will be on the cover of the September issue of Highroller Magazine. Thank you Lappat for sending in the tip!

Few photos, synopsis of his career and a short question and answer, having to do with the upcoming release of 'Lucky You'.

HighRoller Magazine is distributed in all Hudson News Stands, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million bookstores and over 50,000 venues in all 50 states, including Wal-mart stores, Walgreen's, K-Marts, Targets and many more. It's also strategically located in the finest casinos across the nation and distributed on-line by Amazon.com, Valuemags.com and Overstock.com.

Munich DVD Screen Caps

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October 1, 2006

Munich DVD Screen Caps were added from the 2 Disc Collector's Edition.

Disc 2 consists of interviews and the filming of 'Munich'.

Disc 2 Features:
The Mission, The Team
Memories of the Event
Portrait of an Era
The On-Set Experience
The International Cast
Editing, Sound and Music

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The 'Munich' Press Kit, provided by Mona has also been added to the Munich section,
along with some 'Munich' Stills, provided by Banalust.