Mickey Rourke determined to win Oscar: PHOTO
Mickey Rourke is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from Hollywood. The star narrowly missed out on the honour at this year's ceremony for his role in The Wrestler , a part that had earned him a Golden Globe just weeks earlier. He was pipped to the Academy Award by Sean Penn, who landed the coveted title for his portrayal of gay California politician Harvey Milk. Rourke is convinced he has angered so many industry...

Rourke Determined To Win Oscar
Mickey Rourke is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from Hollywood. The star narrowly missed out on the honour at this year's ceremony for his role in The Wrestler , a part that had earned him a Golden Globe just weeks earlier. He was pipped to the Academy Award by Sean Penn , who landed the coveted title for his portrayal of gay California politician Harvey Milk . Rourke is convinced he has angered so many...

Mickey Rourke - Rourke Determined To Win Oscar: PHOTO
Mickey Rourke is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from Hollywood. The star narrowly missed out on the honour at this year's (09) ceremony for his role in The Wrestler, a part that had earned him a Golden Globe just weeks earlier. He was pipped to the Academy Award by Sean Penn, who landed the coveted title for his portrayal of gay California politician Harvey Milk. Rourke is convinced he has angered so many...

Mickey Rourke makes Oscar a must-win
Mickey Rourke has made it one of his life's goals to snare an Oscar. Rourke, 57, narrowly missed out on a Best Actor award at this year's Academy Awards ceremony - to his great friend Sean Penn, who won for Milk. Rourke, who had been nominated for The Wrestler, said, "I knew I wasn't going to win the Oscar for The Wrestler before I even got there.

Rourke determined to win Oscar
Mickey Rourke is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from movies.

Mickey Rourke - Rourke Pulls Out Of Fight Night Party: PHOTO
Mickey Rourke has pulled out of hosting a post fight-night party in Las Vegas on Saturday (14Nov09) due to a "scheduling conflict". The Wrestler star was hoping to toast the winner of the Manny Pacquaio/Miguel Cotto boxing bout at Tao nightclub - but the event has been scrapped. A spokeswoman for the party says, "Unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict this event is no longer taking place. I don't have details on the cancelling of the event other than something has come up to prevent it from...

Mickey Rourke - Rourke Pulls Out Of Fight Night Party
Mickey Rourke has pulled out of hosting a post fight-night party in Las Vegas on Saturday (14Nov09) due to a "scheduling conflict".The Wrestler star was hoping to toast...

Mickey Rourke - Rourke Thanks Stallone And Jones For Support
Mickey Rourke has publicly thanked Sylvester Stallone and SEX PISTOLS star Steve Jones for standing by him when he hit rock bottom. The actor made a triumphant return to the big screen last year (08), with a starring role in The Wrestler, after more than a decade struggling with drug Addiction and Alcoholism. Rourke also battled through a messy Divorce with actress Carre Otis in 1998, following a turbulent relationship. But the star is thankful he was surrounded by supportive friends, who...

Mickey Rourke manda a quel paese i paparazzi: PHOTO
Il solito ’signore’. Reazione istintiva di Mickey Rourke all’ennesimo pedinamento da parte dei Paparazzi di turno, pronti a fotografarlo con una nuova misteriosa donna! Chi…

Mickey Rourke's Oscar dream
LONDON - Mickey Rourke has no plans to give up his best actor Oscar dream. The 57-year-old Rourke, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the best actor’s category this year for his lead role in The Wrestler, says he knew he would not win the coveted trophy as he had angered many in the film industry in the past. “I knew I wasn’t going to win the Oscar for The Wrestler before I even got there. I knew my reputation would precede me. It’s voted for by people from the...

Mickey Rourke Pulls Out Of Fight Night Party: PHOTO
Mickey Rourke has pulled out of hosting a post fight-night party in Las Vegas on Saturday due to a scheduling conflict.

Rourke Pulls Out Of Fight Night Party
Mickey Rourke has pulled out of hosting a post fight-night party in Las Vegas on Saturday due to a "scheduling conflict". The Wrestler star was hoping to toast the winner of the Manny Pacquaio/Miguel Cotto boxing bout at Tao nightclub - but the event has been scrapped. A spokeswoman for the party says, "Unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict this event is no longer taking place. I don't have details on the cancelling of the event other than something has come up to...

Rourke Pulls Out Of Fight Night Party
Mickey Rourke has pulled out of hosting a post fight-night party in Las Vegas on Saturday (14Nov09) due to a "scheduling conflict".

Rourke -i'll Never Date Another Actress'
Mickey Rourke has given up dating actresses because his Divorce from CARRE OTIS left him emotionally scarred.

'Living for 12 years in disgrace with no money isn't easy': Mickey Rourke on the fight of his life
How do you come back as one of Hollywood's biggest stars when you've destroyed your career? Just ask the Oscar-nominated star of The Wrestler.

Mickey Rourke thanks Stallone for standing by him
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Mickey Rourke Gets Yogurt
Mickey Rourke hangs out at Yogurt Stop on Santa Monica Blvd - not very rock and roll, Mickey!!

Rourke thanks Stallone and Jones for support
Rourke thanks Stallone and Jones for support Mickey Rourke has publicly thanked Sylvester Stallone and SEX PISTOLS star Steve Jones for standing by him when he hit rock bottom. Latest Celebrity News

Rourke pulls out of fight night party
Mickey Rourke has pulled out of hosting a post fight-night party in Las Vegas on Saturday (14Nov09) due to a "scheduling conflict". The Wrestler star was hoping to toast the winner of the Manny Pacquaio/Miguel Cotto boxing bout at Tao nightclub - but the event has been scrapped. A spokeswoman for the party says, "Unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict this event is no longer taking place. I don't have details on the cancelling of the event other than something has come up to prevent it...

Rourke Thanks Stallone And Jones For Support
Mickey Rourke has publicly thanked Sylvester Stallone and Sex Pistols star Steve Jones for standing by him when he hit rock bottom. The actor made a triumphant return to the big screen last year, with a starring role in The Wrestler , after more than a decade struggling with drug Addiction and Alcoholism. Rourke also battled through a messy Divorce with actress Carre Otis in 1998, following a turbulent relationship. But the star is thankful he was surrounded by supportive friends, who helped...

And the early Oscar's goes to Lauren Bacall and Roger Corman …: PHOTO
While the Academy Awards won’t be presented until March, the first Oscar statuettes of the season were handed out Saturday night at a private, black-tie dinner in Hollywood. Breaking with tradition the Academy of Motion Picture Arts are presenting its honorary Oscars away from the televised ceremony, which might mean the televised version might run in a more manageable shortened time frame. However relegating the presentation of this award to a separate event seems wrong to me. Anyway,...

The Governors Awards: On the scene at Oscar's special honors: PHOTO
It was the first big experiment of a quite experimental Oscar season, and by all accounts, it was a resounding success. Last night, for the first time in Academy Award history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out their honorary Awards at a separate event from their annual Academy Award ceremony. At a three-hour gala dinner in the ballroom above the Kodak Theater, B-movie king Roger Corman (pictured, left), groundbreaking cinematographer Gordon Willis (right), and legendary...

James Franco Gets Bar Mitzvahed At Hasty Pudding
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to Milk a "gay" cow on Friday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. The 30-year-old Franco, who played Harvey Milk's first love in "Milk," also received a fake bag of Marijuana for his role as a clueless pot dealer in "Pineapple Express" at the roast by Harvard's student drama group. Franco, whose mother is Jewish, said he was not raised Jewish. He said he once told The New York Times he...

Santa Barbara fest to honor Cameron
Helmer James Cameron will receive Santa Barbara Film Festival's modern master award at the historic Arlington Theater in February. "James Cameron is one of the most visceral storytellers working in cinema today," noted the fest's exec director Roger Durling, who cited "Avatar" as an especially ambitious project. Previous recipients of the award include Michael Douglas, Jodi Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Sean Penn, and Santa Barbara resident Jeff Bridges. Fest runs Feb. 4-14.

Johnny Depp looks forward to HISSS!: PHOTO
more imagesA week after being invited to attend a private affair in Beverly Hills with the likes of Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly, Bollywood bombshell (and new Hollywood "It Girl") Mallika Sherawat was a special guest at legendary crooner Tom Waits' daughter Kellisimone's art opening in Santa Monica on Sunday night before being honoured at a private dinner in the Pacific Palisades by industry heavyweights. At the art gallery,...