PopSugar

Date Nights Are Always Hot For Clive Owen

PopSugar — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:00:00 -0700

Clive Owen and his wife Sarah-Jane had a romantic dinner last night at the Ivy in London. He's home after his whirlwind publicity tour for Duplicity wrapped up, and it looks like he'll have some downtime before getting to work on Sin City 2. Sounds like the perfect time for Clive to fit in another fun family vacation and make our Spring shirtless wishes come true. Meanwhile, he's still neck-and-neck with Salma Hayek in round two of the PopSugar 100, but he's going to need more love to hang onto his lead.

View 5 Photos ›

Flynet

There's No Gray Area About Clive's Hotness

Molly — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:02:00 -0700

Clive Owen was adding to the Summer heat in London Tuesday night as he left Nobu wearing his signature gray suit out with his wife, Sarah-Jane Fenton. Now that reshoots of Duplicity are finally complete, hopefully Clive will be able to fit in some fun nights out on the town before getting back to work on one of his upcoming projects. While it's hard to beat the sight of this hot British man all suited up, I can't be alone in thinking shirtless Clive is his best look of all.

View 7 Photos ›

Bauer-Griffin Online and Flynet

Clive and Sarah-Jane Are Back on the Red Carpet

PopSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:04 -0700

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.

For more photos from the premiere just read more.

View 10 Photos ›

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

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:30:26 -0700

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

Clive Owen Just Wants You to Believe Him

PopSugar — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Clive Owen and his sexy smirk are on the cover of October's Details, as he begins promoting his latest movie, The Boys Are Back. The film centers on a sportswriter who loses his wife to cancer and has to raise his two sons on his own. Clive talked about his own childhood and mentioned he's not working on much else because he hasn't read any good scripts lately. Here's more:

On being raised by his mother and stepfather, then meeting his biological father at age 20: "It was a very, very working-class family. It was fine. It wasn't an unhappy experience - everybody struggled. . . [Meeting my father after a 17-year absence] was a very bizarre experience, looking at someone you've never known and going, 'Oh my God, that's my father.'"
On meeting his wife when he played Romeo and she was Juliet: "Yes, a cliché. I fell in love with her the minute she came in. She was late, she had these glasses and a pile of secondhand books, and there was something about her straightaway. There's no regret or resentment [now that she's given up acting to become a therapist]. She always smiles and looks at what acting can be like, and it's a relief to her that she's not doing it."
On how he wants people to think of him: "I got in a cab in Glasgow years ago, and this quite surly cabdriver says to me, 'You're that actor, aren't you? You get paid to lie, don't you? That's what actors are, aren't they? Professional bullsh*tters.' It had quite an effect on me. I f*cking get paid to lie. . . . I walked out of there and I spent a bit of time thinking about it. And then I realized I think it's the opposite: It's an opportunity to tell the truth. I try to do that in everything I do. And whether you like a movie I'm in or not, I want you to believe me. More than admire me or think I was brilliantly skillful, I want you to believe me."

View 5 Photos ›

Design Ideas to Steal From the Set of the Boys Are Back

CasaSugar — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:00:31 -0700

While I'm pretty much guaranteed to cry all over this film, that possibility isn't deterring me from heading to the theaters later this month to watch The Boys Are Back. And yes, it also doesn't hurt that one of my favorite actors, Clive Owen, is starring. Following the journey into fatherhood that Owen experiences after the death of his wife, this film, from director Scott Hicks (Shine), is filmed in South Australia at a home, and a property, that are absolutely gorgeous. See some of my favorite design ideas from the film.
Images courtesy of Miramax

View Slideshow ›

Clive and Julia Are on Duplicity Duty in London

PopSugar — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:00:00 -0700

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen joined up in London last night for the premiere of their film Duplicity. Clive and his wife Sarah-Jane walked the red carpet together, but Julia was rolling without her husband Danny. She recently opened up about all the fun she had working with Clive, and her affection for him was on display as they posed for photos. He saved the real loving for his wife, giving her a big kiss in front of the cameras. We'll be seeing more of Clive and Julia as they gear up for their movie's March 20 release stateside.

To see more from the evening, just read more.

View 20 Photos ›

Images include: Tony Gilroy, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Tom Wilkinson

Source

Clive Kicks Off Berlin Film Festival in the Hottest Way Possible

Molly — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:30:53 -0800

Clive Owen was up bright and early to open the Berlin Film Festival today. He joined The International's director at a photo call this morning, before taking questions in front of a red, white, and blue background at a press conference for their film. When night rolled around, Clive put on yet another suit to walk the red carpet at his film's premiere with his wife Sarah Jane Fenton on his arm. It's a rare public outing for the publicity-shy duo, but Sarah Jane looks rightfully thrilled to be out supporting her hot husband.

To see more of Clive's day in Deutschland, just read more.

View 25 Photos ›

Source and Source

Clive's Sexy And Suited

PopSugarUK — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0700

Well, hello Clive Owen! He was looking sexy in his suit as he ate out in London earlier this week at Nobu with his wife. It's was recently announced that the BBC TV show that brought Clive to our attention – Second Sight – is to be adapted by writer Craig Rosenberg for Universal Pictures, no word on whether Clive will reprise his role though. Meanwhile, the sexy Brit has finished reshoots on Duplicity and has The International and Sin City 2 coming up! I can't wait for more Clive...

View 5 Photos ›

Anthony Clark/Mr Paparazzi/BigPicturesPhoto.com

Lil Links: UNICEF Makes Moms Believers

LilSugar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:34:33 -0800

UNICEF made BostonMama a believer - UNICEF
Clive Owen credits his wife for making life easier - Celebrity Baby Blog
Fergie's girls are all grown up - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Octomom bill to limit number of Embryo implants - CitizenSugar
The Jonas Brothers make fans go wild - The Poop
Barbies banned in West Virginia - ParentDish
How to start a family budget - Alpha Mom
Times are tough, would you donate your eggs to make money? - Cafe Mom
Coping with a bipolar partner - Health
Tips for traveling with kids - Momversation
Big Apple rattle for babe - Cookie
Larry Flynt voices his opinions on the Octomom - GiggleSugar
Tween whiz fashions trash into shelter for homeless - Inhabitots