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Clive Owen Brings His Hotness Back Out in London

PopSugar — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:30:32 PST

Clive Owen suited up in London last night for a special screening of The Boys Are Back with his costar Natasha Little and their director Simon Carr. The film hit theaters here in America last November, but it's about to debut on the big screen in England this Friday. In the run-up to its release, Clive has been doing another round of press discussing what it's like playing a father while being one in real life. He recently opened up again about how his two daughters, Hannah and Eve, are unimpressed with his star status. Clive said, "If anything they're very disdainful. Hannah's favourite phrase at the moment is 'If only they could see what you're really like.' . . . They think I'm a joke. A friend of my 12-year-old showed her some magazine and went, 'Your Dad's on this list, and that's weird.' And I agreed with her." Hannah and Eve seem to keep their dad's feet on the ground, which is no easy feat since he's one of Britain's biggest stars of the decade.

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Clive and Sarah-Jane Are Back on the Red Carpet

PopSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:04 PDT

Clive Owen and his wife Sarah-Jane Fenton were in London last night for the premiere of his family-oriented new film The Boys Are Back. She seems to join Clive only for his biggest events, as we saw her last at the opening of Duplicity in March. Their girls Hannah and Eve spent the school night at home, but Clive did make it a kid-friendly evening posing alongside young costar George MacKay. Clive recently opened up to us about his preferred parenting strategies, though last night he was able to give his expert dad skills an evening off.

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Clive Hops Across the Pond For the Boys in London

PopSugar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:30:35 PDT

Clive Owen popped up in London earlier today to snap a few photos with his costars before premiering their film The Boys Are Back at the London Film Festival. Clive's been all over the globe this month promoting the film, even making an appearance in Northern California to chat with Buzz and divulge his own parenting style during a recent red carpet. Clive impressed us by being so gracious to fans and soon he'll be partnering up with Friends alum David Schwimmer for the film Trust.

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Video From Eclipse Set, Clive Owen Chats Children, & a Mad Men Marriage!

PopSugarTV — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:08:53 PDT

Xavier Samuel films his vampire transformation scene on the set of Eclipse, Clive Owen says he uses different parenting skills than his on-screen character in The Boys Are Back, and Mad Men's Christina Hedricks gets hitched!

Xavier Samuel Turns Into a Vamp on the Set of Eclipse!

PopSugarTV — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:13:33 PDT

Xavier Samuel films the scene where he turns into a vampire on the set of Eclipse. And later on PopSugar Rush, Clive Owen chats about parenting on- and offscreen, and we show you pictures from Christina Hendricks's weekend wedding!

Exclusive Buzz Interview: Clive Owen Dishes About His Latest Movie!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:30:00 PDT

I had the good fortune of interviewing Clive Owen on the red carpet at the Mill Valley Film Festival last Friday, where he was being honored with the award for excellence in cinema. I know what you're thinking, so let me start by saying that yes, the man is just as good looking in person. (Swoon).

But you know, I'm a professional, so I put away my schoolgirl giddiness and got down to the nitty-gritty of his current film, The Boys Are Back. I reviewed the movie last week and told you what a huge departure it is for the actor, so I asked Clive to explain himself (and a few other things).

On why he wanted to do such a sweet and sensitive film: It was a beautifully written script, really lovely script, very touching, very moving. It was a subject I hadn't really explored before in films. You know, parenting is a very big part of my life - I have two girls - but I've always considered it separate from making movies. I make movies and then I go home and I'm a dad. It was a script that beautifully explored parenting.

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Weekend Movie Reviews, Taylor Lautner Shirtless, and Miley Breaks Hearts on Twitter

Molly — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:30:03 PDT

It's the weekend, and are you trying to figure out what movie to see? Check out our quick reviews of Couples Retreat, Good Hair, and The Boys Are Back. Plus, a very Barack Obama wedding, and Billy Ray Cyrus pleads for Miley to return to Twitter. Not to mention, there's Taylor Lautner shirtless to finish off the week. Watch the PopSugar Rush Weekend Edition now!

Weekend Movie Reviews, Taylor Lautner Shirtless, and Miley Breaks Hearts on Twitter

Molly — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:26:51 PDT

It's the weekend, and are you trying to figure out what movie to watch? Check out our quick reviews of Couples Retreat, Good Hair, and The Boys Are Back. Plus, a very Barack Obama wedding, and Billy Ray Cyrus pleads for Miley to return to Twitter. Not to mention, there's Taylor Lautner shirtless to finish off the week. Watch the PopSugar Rush Weekend Edition now!

Taylor's Shirtless Photo Shoot, Billy Ray Wants Miley to Tweet, & Our Weekend Movie Reviews

PopSugarTV — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:15:26 PDT

Taylor Lautner gets shirtless and playful for the cameras on the beach, Billy Ray Cyrus joins fans to get Miley back on Twitter, and Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are hosting a Halloween bash!

The Boys Are Back: A Quiet Film With a Few Heart-Tugs

Lauren Bradshaw — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:30:26 PDT

Has Clive Owen - a man who's best known for playing con artists, spies, and other brooding alpha males - gone soft? It appears so, and he's surprisingly good at it. In The Boys Are Back Owen plays Joe Warr, a recently widowed sports reporter raising two boys in the Australian wilderness. And thanks to his understated performance, what could've been an overwrought tearjerker worthy of a made-for-cable movie turns into something quietly moving.

Based on the memoir The Boys Are Back in Town by Simon Carr, the film opens with Joe driving on the beach with his son Artie. Did I mention Artie is sitting on the hood of the car with Joe at the wheel?! Parental guidelines haven't been a priority in the Warr household ever since Joe's wife passed away from cancer. Now, he has to explain her death to Artie, while his older son Harry from his first marriage moves into the house. Left to their own devices, the two boys play soccer in the hallway, zip line across the yard, and even defrost a chicken in the bathtub.

Typical parenting? Not so much. For more on the film,

read more. These moments of chaos are fun to watch and add levity to the heavier subject matter, but the movie really shines in the conversations that Joe has with his sons as he helps them grieve - Artie for his mother; Harry for a childhood void of a father. Neither boy really knows how to mourn his loss, but then again, neither does Joe. Instead, he relies on the parental guidance of his deceased wife in the form of visions and voice-overs to help rebuild his family. (This felt very heavy-handed to me, but luckily it was really the only part of the film that crossed over into overly contrived.) Does it seem out of place to have man's man Owen pillow fight with a 6-year-old and shed tears? A bit. But because he almost seems uncomfortable with the sentimentality, he ends up playing the role with the light touch needed for the part. The young actors who play his sons are brilliant, even at times stealing the spotlight right out from underneath him. (Not an easy feat when you act - and look - like Owen.) Their performances feel very real despite their ages, and they give us some of the film's most tender moments. I also must mention the fourth character of the film: the Australian landscape. Oscar-winning director Scott Hicks (Shine) beautifully captures the countryside from sweeping fields to oceanside beaches strewn with rocks, and when paired with music by Icelandic group Sigur Ros, every frame feels almost like a sleepy dream. All in all, The Boys Are Back is a nicely done portrait of the relationships between fathers and sons. It's not out to be a huge blockbuster, but if you appreciate a good character study kind of film, it's a solid choice for a subdued Saturday afternoon.

Photos courtesy of Miramax Films