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(from June 2004 to now)

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SEPTEMBER 07, 2006 - YH Convention 99'/New sighting - Posted by Jamie @ 2:59pm

A sighting of Ryan in L.A. (source):
A scruffy Ryan Gosling walked by us on the sidewalk. He was greasy, and had a full beard. Totally caught me staring at him. I was surprised to see the star power where bums regularly pee in the street.

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SEPTEMBER 06, 2006 - Articles/HN press pictures - Posted by Jamie @ 3:29pm

New Ryan sighting (source - thanks to Ivy):
Sean Hayes and Ryan Gosling, each checking out the indie Sunset Junction Street Festival in L.A.'s trendy Silverlake area. While the Will & Grace star was there with a pal to see the Eels, the bearded Gosling raced to catch Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from under his newsboy cap.

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AUGUST 19, 2006 - HN b.o. and news - Posted by Jamie @ 7:20pm

Ryan was mentioned in an article about Rachel, about both of their future projects. Click here to read the article, and here's an excerpt:

"She's also not shy about promoting the work of her boyfriend, actor Ryan Gosling, who appeared with her in the 2004 romance "The Notebook." For a planned movie version of the best-selling novel "The Time Traveler's Wife" in which Ms. McAdams may play the title character, she suggested to her representatives that Mr. Gosling might want to direct, say people familiar with the matter. (No decision has been made about the film's director.) She also has agreed to play the part of a nun in a gritty drama he co-wrote and plans to direct. Called "Lord's Resistant Army," it's adapted from a book about child soldiers in Uganda who are kidnapped and forced to fight. Mr. Gosling asked New Line Cinema executives to read the script this summer, and an official says the studio is considering making the film."

Ryan was named one of the most Powerful Canadians in Hollywood by Canadian Business Magazine. Click here to read the article.

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AUGUST 10, 2006 - Various news, gallery update - Posted by Jamie @ 3:49pm

Sighting from Gawker: W 43RD ST AT 10TH AVE - Aug 4th, 2006 @ 10pm
"Saw Ryan Gosling singing karaoke at Mr Biggs on 43rd and 10th Friday Night, Aug. 4th. (He sang "My Way" my Sinatra.)"

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AUGUST 05, 2006 - Gallery update, News- Posted by Jamie @ 9:18am

A sighting from Gawker: 
Ryan Gosling 
W BROADWAY AT PRINCE ST
Aug 2nd, 2006 @ 4pm
Hey, I don't know if you take sightings from random people but I just saw a wonderfully scruffy Ryan Gosling on Prince. St. and West Broadway today at 4 wearing a lovely american apparel shirt. Hope you use it

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JULY 07, 2006 - R&R news - Posted by Jamie @ 9:18am

Some R&R news from Lainey Gossip. Click here to read the full article (thanks michfin). Here's an excerpt:

".... while Ryan was apparently back in London helping someone put up a fence. Yes, gossips. Just like Noah Calhoun. I'm told he was overheard referring to her at one point, he called her 'my girl', and mumbled something about planting a garden."

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JUNE 22, 2006 - Ryan sighting - Posted by Jamie @ 1:39pm

Gawker Stalker (thanks to swany): W 43RD ST AT 10TH AVE

Jun 19th, 2006 @ 10pm

Ryan Gosling sitting at the bar of Mr. Biggs on 43rd and 10th. Had a beard. Was all alone. Sigh.

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MAY 18, 2006 - Lars and the Real Girl - Posted by Jamie @ 8:46am

Yet another new movie for Ryan!

Ryan Gosling to Star in Lars and the Real Girl (source)

Ryan Gosling has been cast in the romantic comedy Lars and the Real Girl, according to Variety. The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie and Nancy Oliver (Six Feet Under) has already written the screenplay.

The movie tells the offbeat story of Lars (Gosling), a lonely, delusional young man and his unconventional relationship with a lifelike doll he finds on the Internet.

Gillespie will make his feature film debut on the upcoming Mr. Woodcock, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Susan Sarandon.

Production on Lars and the Real Girl will begin this the fall.

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MAY 17, 2006 - The Good Heart - Posted by Jamie @ 4:20pm

From Coming Soon:

Gosling and Waits Find The Good Heart 

Ryan Gosling and Tom Waits are toplining The Good Heart, the next film from Icelandic director Dagur Kari (Noi Albinoi), says Variety.

Katapult Film Sales is handling worldwide sales rights for the film, which will begin principal photography this fall.

Gosling plays a young homeless man named Lucas who is taken under the wing of Jacques (Waits), a bar owner from his fifth heart attack. Knowing his days are numbered, Jacques decides to train Lucas to take over his bar.

Skuli Fr. Malmquist and Thor Sigurjonsson are producing for Zik Zak. Joni Sighvatsson executive produces.

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MAY 09, 2006 - New movie - The Other Side - Posted by Jamie @ 7:25am

From Dark Horizons (also thanks to rgfan999 for posting):

Huge Cast Goes To "The Other Side"

Brittany Murphy, Ryan Gosling, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee and Anjelica Huston are all attached to star in indie pic "The Other Side" reports Variety.

Billed as a twisted modern fable, story revolves around a science scholar who spends the summer on a strange island that is out-of-step with the real world. Following up on a string of clues, she tries to solve the mystery that has stunted island residents.

David Michaels makes his feature directorial debut and co-wrote the script with Phil Reeves ("Happy, Texas")

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APRIL 27 2006 - Random news - Posted by Jamie @ 2:28pm

There's a new R&R sighting at Calendar Live:

....And Gopher regulars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were seen getting kissy-face

Ryan was named Hot 30 Under 30 by The Insider, click here to read the article - thanks to lucky1 for posting

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APRIL 22 2006 - R&R sightings - Posted by Jamie @ 11:02am

Here are some R&R sightings from Defamer:

· 4/12, Downtown Los Angeles, 4:45pm, Ryan Gosling was walking by City Hall after what I'm assuming to be a hard day of filming. He looked good, a little thin, but very handsome in real life. Had a bit of an arrogant air about him, like he expected to be recognized, but that was not unappealing. No sign of his other half, Rachel McAdams.

· -4/9/06: Like McAdams loves Gosling...spotted these sweethearts at Millie's Cafe in Silver Lake. They brunched with a male friend, who looked actor-ish, but I couldn't place him. Ryan Gosling was just adorkable, and Rachel McAdams was a tad dumpy, which surprised me because she seems to have adorable style otherwise. They were very cute together and left together on his motorcycle.

Here's an article mentioning that Ryan could be an Oscar Contender with Half Nelson! 

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APRIL 09, 2006 - Half Nelson release date change - Posted by Jamie @ 7:18pm

According to ThinkFilmCompany, the release date for Half Nelson has been changed from August 2 to August 11, 2006. Thanks to Chris for the info.

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MARCH 29, 2006 - News - Posted by Jamie @ 2:59pm

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MARCH 25, 2006 - Random news - Posted by Jamie @ 1:08pm

A little mention of McGosling at USA Today, click here to read. 

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MARCH 03, 2006 - Choke?/HN news - Posted by Jamie @ 2:54pm

In Half Nelson news, 16 songs of Broken Social Scene will be the entire soundtrack to the movie (YAY!) (Source):

"Devotees can expect more cinematic excursions. "That's the [direction] we're heading in," singer Kevin Drew said. "When you have kids and homes, you don't want to make your living touring. Plus, I came into all this trying to do music for films."

Another film, the Brooklyn-based indie "Half Nelson" (starring Ryan Gosling), also features Social Scene songs, albeit not tailored compositions. The filmmakers asked to use a whopping 16 songs from the first two BSS records, Feel Good Lost and You Forgot It in People. Naturally, the band was a bit dubious at first.

"I thought it was absurd to take all this music," Drew said. "But it's a really honest film."

"Parts of [the film's story] were inspired by the music we did years ago, so in that regard it's an honor," said bassist/singer Brendan Canning."

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JANUARY 29, 2006 - Half Nelson News & Big Gallery update - Posted by Jamie @ 1:48pm

**Latest Update**:  Sundance Dramatic Competition Film "Half Nelson" Goes to ThinkFilm (Source)

"ThinkFilm has acquired worldwide rights to Ryan Fleck's Sundance '06 dramatic competition films, "Half Nelson," starring Ryan Gosling and surprising newcomer, Shareeka Epps. The film centers on an improbable friendship between an idealistic Brooklyn history high school teacher (Gosling) struggling with a crack habit, and a student (Epps) facing life with an absent father and overworked mother. A source close to the film said that the company is planning a late summer or early fall release. Gosling and Epps performances have received much positive buzz since the film's first screening at Sundance, which received a strong word-of-mouth from industry insiders."

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JANUARY 28, 2006 - News - Posted by Jamie @ 10:07am

Ryan is mentioned about his contribution to I'm Still Here, click here to read the article. Here's an excerpt:

"Ryan Gosling had a very difficult read of a young man who is the most contemporary because he's sarcastic and mocking and in some ways the most moving and chilling."

Justin Timberlake said on MTV.com he was up for the role of Noah in The Notebook:

"Timberlake revealed that he had almost made his debut playing the Ryan Gosling role in "The Notebook,"

As for everyone who's been asking when Half Nelson going to be released, the movie needs to be bought by a distributor before it can be released. Rotten Tomatoes said that the film is in "pending negotiations" and the details of the deal should be announced soon. When that happens, it should be released later this year.

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JANUARY 24, 2006 - More Half Nelson News - Posted by Jamie @ 9:59am

However HN did get a standing ovation at the Sundance screening. Click here to read. Here's an excerpt:

Fleck also talked about Gosling's involvement in the film. "We had [originally] only seen him in 'The Believer' and we thought he was only 19. But then we met him and thought his performance was amazing."

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JANUARY 19, 2006 - Stay DVD release date changed - Posted by Jamie @ 10:15pm 

I just looked on Amazon, and looks like you don't have to wait for Stay to be on DVD until April, the new release date in March 28, 2006 and it's selling for $19.99. Click here to pre-order

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JANUARY 18, 2006 - Tagine review - Posted by Jamie @ 3:01pm 

There is a long review of Tagine at Calendar Live: Morocco, as seen by candlelight  - , they give it two stars - "Very Good". Also I've added a new picture from Half Nelson - you can check it out in Movies at the gallery, and here's the caption of it, all this from a Calendar Live article about the Sundance Film Festival (thanks to nycgirl for posting):

"Filling the dramatic selection with uncompromisingly unknown directors with sketchy real-world prospects certainly makes the festival happy. And some of these films, for instance "Half Nelson," starring the always compelling Ryan Gosling as an urban public school teacher, are of quality. But as an overall philosophy, whether this attitude makes the competition pure or just purely unwatchable remains at least for now an open question."

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JANUARY 12, 2006 - New candids, etc - Posted by Jamie @ 3:10pm 

If you're in Utah, here are the screening times for Half Nelson at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival (thanks to Jaclyn for posting):

Sunday , Jan 22 2:30 PM Racquet Club HALFN22RA
Monday , Jan 23 11:30 PM Library Center Theatre HALFN23LL
Thursday , Jan 26 9:15 AM Eccles Theatre HALFN26CM
Thursday , Jan 26 6:30 PM Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC HALFN26TE
Friday , Jan 27 8:30 PM Racquet Club HALFN27RN

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JANUARY 09, 2006 - News  - Posted by Jamie @ 5:56pm 

Lainey Gossip posted about Ryan and Rachel's NYE (thanks to pam for posting):

“Toronto, new years eve, wasted out of my head, decided me need chicken wings. So friends and I stop off at the dirtiest hole in the wall bar 'sneaky dee's'I mean this bar does have good Mexican but celebrity sightings here I would have never thought. As I suck the BBQ sauce off my fingers who do I see but a tall stunning piece of man. Ooooh Ryan Gosling and who else Rachel McAdams (do not love the blonde at all) very cute still. We drunkenly approach to say hi and happy new year and both were kind and sincere. Though they did refuse a photo 'we're not taking any photos tonight'. That's fine I would have never bothered them sober, but when you're tanked anything goes.” 

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JANUARY 04, 2005 - Gawker sighting - Posted by Jamie @ 9:57am 

From Gawker.com (Sighting):

Had a nice spotting as I headed home for the holidays. In the security line at LaGuardia made eye contact with Ryan Gosling of The Notebook fame. Or psuedo-fame, since I’m not sure he’s been in anything else. As I was studying his man purse/toilet kit and what appeared to be a work of literature, I realized he wasn’t alone. A teeny tiny blonde woman with a couple of large, expensive purses and her hair pulled back into a messy pony tail was with him. My line inched up to reveal that yes! It was Rachel McAdams! Based on their periodic canoodling, I would guess that they really are an item. She is very pretty, and they were very nice to a couple of regular folks who approached. And stars…they’re just like us! She purchased a bottle of booze in the duty-free shop. Perhaps she was bringing Ryan home to meet the ‘rents for the first time? Hope it went well!

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DECEMBER 15, 2005 - McGosling engaged? - Posted by Jamie @ 9:50am 

Gosling and McAdams Engaged? (Source)
The Notebook co-stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams have sparked reports they are getting engaged, after being spotted shopping for rings.
The couple were romantically linked in June when they re-enacted their passionate kiss from the romantic epic as they picked up Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards. 

A friend of the couple tells the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, "Not only does it look like they're living together, but they've been talking to top private jewelers about engagement rings." 

(These are rumours of course but if it's official, I'll definitely let you guys know!)

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NOVEMBER 29, 2005 - Half Nelson News - Posted by Jamie @ 7:34pm  

Half Nelson has been added to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival lineup, click here to read the article. I've added a picture from the movie that's in the article in the gallery in the Movies section -- thanks to cajungirl12284 for posting. A new R/R sighting at E! Online -- thanks to temweb for sending it in. I've also added a new affiliate, Ryan Gosling Icons.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2005 - More Che News - Posted by Jamie @ 9:36pm  

According to this article, Che has been renamed to Guerrilla, and filming for the movie will last for 90 days in Mexico. Thanks to dbalint for posting.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2005 - Che news - Posted by Jamie @ 9:40am 

Here's a tidbit on when Che will begin filming (Source):

"The director and lead are in place, now the location is confirmed as well: Steven Soderbergh's biopic of Argentinian revolutionary and T-shirt icon Che Guevara, starring Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro, is to start shooting in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz next March. The film's producers have apparently chosen the traditional colonial centre of the city of Cordoba and the mountainous region of Zongolica to double as regions in Bolivia and Cuba."

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NOVEMBER 12, 2005 - You know what day it is today! - Posted by Jamie @ 1:30pm 

Ryan and Rachel are mentioned in the latest issue of People Magazine (thanks to dbalint for posting):

"Morton's, The Steakhouse, Nashville Nov. 3 Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams slow-danced together in the lobby while waiting for a table. Once seated, they told staff they were just "passing through town" and shared a 48-oz. porterhouse steak for two... "

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NOVEMBER 04, 2005 - Ryan's new project - Posted by Jamie @ 4:48pm 

Castle Rock, NL put cast on 'Fracture'
By Borys Kit

Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling are uniting for "Fracture," a thriller being directed by Gregory Hoblit for Castle Rock Entertainment and New Line Cinema.

Written by Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers, the story follows an assistant DA (Gosling) who plays a cat-and-mouse game with a man (Hopkins) who tried to murder his wife and is set free on a series of technicalities.

Castle Rock is producing.

Toby Emmerich, Michael Disco and Sam Brown are overseeing for New Line.

The CAA-repped Hopkins is shooting Emilio Estevez's ensemble drama "Bobby" and stars in the upcoming Magnolia Pictures release "The World's Fastest Indian."

For Gosling, "Fracture" marks a return to both New Line and Castle Rock. Gosling starred in New Line's 2004 hit "The Notebook" and earlier in Castle Rock's "Murder by Numbers." Gosling -- repped by IFA Talent, Carolyn Govers and attorney Robert Offer -- appears in Regency's "Stay."

Hoblit, repped by WMA, began his career as a director by helming episodes of "Hill Street Blues" and "L.A. Law." He made his theatrical directorial debut in 1996 with the thriller "Primal Fear," starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Edward Norton. In 2000, he directed New Line's "Frequency," a time-travel suspense tale written by current New Line production president Emmerich. Most recently, he helmed 2002's "Hart's War," starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell, for MGM.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter -- thanks to nycgirl for posting

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OCTOBER 30, 2005 - R/R stuff - Posted by Jamie @ 10:27am 

E!'s The Awful Truth (thanks to Jenn for posting)
There was so much to see at this soiree! For ince, I think The Notebook: Part 2 through 228 just might be in the works. When Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling exited the Grand Ballroom, they were holdin' hands. Tightly, honeys, tightly. I digress.

Lainey Gossip (thanks to TracyD for posting) - Rachel & Ryan: are they or aren't they?

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OCTOBER 24, 2005 - Stay in box office - Posted by Jamie @ 8:35am 

Stay debuted on the box office at NO.13 according to Box Office Mojo.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

"Stay," starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling in a thriller about a psychiatrist racing to save a suicidal patient, flopped with an estimated $2.15 million debut.

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OCTOBER 19, 2005 - Random news - Posted by Jamie @ 5:13pm  

Ryan mentioned in newcitychicago.com (thanks to buttfaceluv for posting):

Trick or Treat Relief 
"I kind of have a really big soft spot for Halloween," says Thomas Negovan of Century Guild Decorative Arts. That's why he's organizing the Chicago efforts to bring a little Halloween magic to the children of East Biloxi, Louisiana. This weekend's Halloween Costume Drive at Logan Square's Layer Resurrected Clothing hopes to send one truck full of tricks and treats to the community that has taken in an estimated 14,000 hurricane refugees, joining the fifty trucks of supplies already coordinated by a small Hollywood contingent in Louisiana. The celebrity network in East Biloxi--including Patricia Arquette and Ryan Gosling, according to Negovan--worked to inventory the donations and deliver them to needy families. "Instead of just dumping a pile of clothes on the street, the idea is to maximize the impact of donations," explains Negovan. "There are over 2,000 refugee kids in East Biloxi, and they could use some Halloween magic."

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OCTOBER 16, 2005 - New MMC videos - Posted by Jamie @ 2:44pm  

Oh No They Didn't has posted videos from MMC, two of them with Ryan in it. Click here to download We Are Family - MMC Cast and click here to download Faithful (Go West) - Tate & Ryan.

There's an interview with Marc Forster & Ryan about Stay at Rotten Tomatoes, click here to view -- thanks to mari for posting.

Ryan is in the latest issue of W Magazine with Kate Moss on the cover. 

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OCTOBER 12, 2005 - Ryan in NY Daily News - Posted by Jamie @ 9:52am 

A harsh reality (Source) -- Also thanks to dbalint for posting in the forum

Don Cheadle and Ryan Gosling have some ideas for television that we could definitely get into.

"Let's do a reality show about some family on the run from the [Sudanese militia groups] Janjaweed," Gosling jokingly suggested in a three-way interview with Cheadle and BlackBook writer David Benioff in this month's issue of the mag. "Let's get Paris Hilton to Darfur," suggested Benioff. "See how she does."

"Where's my phone?" mocked "The Notebook" star, imitating Paris. "This sucks!"

"Darfur sucks," echoed Cheadle, laughing.

"We'd see 'Darfur sucks' T-shirts," added Gosling. "'Free Paris!'"

They just might be onto something there…

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OCTOBER 07, 2005 - 'Mean' scans and article - Posted by Jamie @ 4:23pm 

There is an article of Ryan in Mean Magazine, the Sep/Oct issue with Viggo Mortensen on the cover. 

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 - Darfur TCA shirt up for auction - Posted by Jamie @ 5:36pm 

Ryan's Darfur shirt that he wore on the Teen Choice Awards is being auctioned of at Clothes Off Our Back. The current bid is at $70.00 and the auction ends on September 29. To bid, go to the website http://www.clothesoffourback.com/  and scroll down until you find "Ryan Gosling's Shirt". All the proceeds will go to charity - thanks to Laura for this info.

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SEPTEMBER 09, 2005 - VMan Fall/Winter 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 7:40am 

Ryan will be on the cover of VMan Magazine's Fall/Winter 2005 issue (a men's fashion magazine), which will be on newsstands on September 15.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2005  - Posted by Jamie @ 1:16pm 

Ryan is on the cover of Independent Magazine and there is also an interview in it. You can pick up at a Virgin Megastore, thanks to sweetpassion for this info.

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AUGUST 27, 2005 - tidbits - Posted by Jamie @ 10:40am 

There are now better quality versions of the Stay trailer -  http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/stay/ 

These two R&R news tidbits, thanks to kells5 for posting (Source)

August 19, 05: Last night the Hotel Cafe might as well have been the Roosevelt Hotel. We spotted the once-again blonde Rachel McAdams taking a break from promoting her new thriller, Redeye, which opens today. Looking cozy with McAdams was her Notebook co-star Ryan Gosling, and the two were joined by Girl Next Door Elisha Cuthbert. 

Hollywood Romance Report: In cute new couple news, The Notebook costars Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, who won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards, are now dating. One of their mouthy friends told Us mag, "They didn't have feelings when they worked together. And they haven't defined what they are because it's still so new."

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AUGUST 24, 2005 - Little news tidbit - Posted by Jamie @ 12:26pm 

I was meant to post this around last week but just got around to it. Thanks to buttfaceluv for posting it:

UP-SPIRAL:

"You get so inspired by others. Look at Angelina Jolie and all she does. I'm so excited about this project of hers," says Sean Astin. He's referring to "A Moment in the World," with 36 celebrities "stationed in different places, turning our cameras on what we were seeing during the same three minutes." That happened Jan. 11, and Astin and a film team were outside the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires. Jolie herself was in Niger. Ryan Gosling, who talked about 'A Moment in the World' backstage at this week's Teen Choice Awards, was in Darfur at Jolie's suggestion -- and has since become passionate about raising awareness of the genocide in that Sudanese region. Other celebrities were in locales as diverse as Kosovo and an American Indian reservation for the film, which is being edited now.

Source: http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_2726296.shtml  
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AUGUST 18, 2005 - Ryan & Rachel sighting - Posted by Jamie @ 2:03pm 

I found this on PerezHilton.com, I think this happened after the TCA's:

Are The Notebook co-stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams dating?

That seems to be the buzz around Hollywood these days, and a source tells PerezHilton.com that these two most certainly seem to be more than just friends.

On Sunday night, Ryan and Rachel went to everybody's favorite sushi joint, Koi. However, the two played it coy and decided to enter at separate times.

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AUGUST 16, 2005 - Ryan & Rachel - Posted by Jamie @ 12:26pm 

Break out the champagne - everyone will be glad to know that Ryan and Rachel ARE Dating. E! News has confirmed this in their segment on the Teen Choice Awards. Thanks to everyone who posted about it here and on the forum.

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AUGUST 15, 2005 - Ryan & The Notebook win TCA! - Posted by Jamie @ 2:43pm 

Congratulations to Ryan (The Notebook) for winning 7 AWARDS at the Teen Choice Awards!

Actor, Drama - Ryan Gosling ("The Notebook")
Breakout, Male - Ryan Gosling ("The Notebook")
Chemistry - Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook")
Date Movie - "The Notebook"
Drama - "The Notebook"
Liplock - Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook")
Love Scene - Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook")

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AUGUST 06, 2005 - Ryan sighting - Posted by Jamie @ 10:05am 

A new Ryan sighting that was in a gossip column posted by Sahada at the forum. If you know where this came from, please contact me.

RYAN Gosling buying bourbon shots for crew members at Smoked, the Second Avenue barbecue joint, at the wrap party for his latest flick, "Half Nelson"

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JULY 21, 2005 - Stay release date change - Posted by Jamie @ 4:24pm 

Just a quick note, the release date for Stay has been changed to October 21 instead of October 14. Thanks to blizz at the forum.

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JULY 14, 2005 - MMC video & Rachel explains 'Kiss' - Posted by Jamie @ 9:59am 

Rachel McAdams finally explains about the MTV Movie Awards kiss in the Long Beach Press Telegram Today (thanks to karigirl at the forum):

"McAdams, who has Wes Craven's "Red-Eye" chiller opening in mid-August, is still getting asked about her and Ryan Gosling's jaw-dropping kiss on last month's MTV Movie Awards. After the "Notebook" movie couple won the award for Best Kiss, she leapt into his arms and planted a big one on him. Turns out it was Gosling's doing. Says Rachel, "Ryan was whispering in my ear as we're winning the award. He's like, 'You go that way, I'll go this way, and we'll meet in the middle,' " she recounts. 'I was like, 'What?!? You better not chicken out or I'll kill you!' It was fun."

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JULY 01, 2005 - Ryan in "Half Nelson" - Posted by Jamie @ 5:48pm 

From ComingSoon:

Gosling & Mackie Starring in Half Nelson 

Ryan Gosling (The Notebook) and Anthony Mackie will topline the independent film Half Nelson, a feature adaptation of helmer Ryan Fleck's Sundance-winning short film Gowanus, Brooklyn.

Variety says the drama, filming this month in Gotham, follows a unique relationship between a white schoolteacher, his African-American student and a local drug dealer.

The movie is being directed by Fleck, who co-penned the screenplay with Anna Boden.

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JUNE 28, 2005 - Che News - Posted by Jamie @ 9:32am 

I found this little excerpt on ClooneyStudio.com via Variety concerning the budget for Steven Soderbergh's next film The Good German, and it mentions Che:

"But Soderbergh is also so unpredictable a filmmaker, it's anybody's guess how he'll focus his creative energies in the months to come. He's planning to direct two studio pics over the next 12 months -- "The Good German" for Warner Bros., followed by a Che Guevara biopic for Focus Features. But the budget of "The Good German" has been a source of tension at Warners, home to Soderbergh's production shingle, Section 8. If he thumbs his nose at exhibitors with a series of low-budget projects financed by 2929, the friction with Warners could heat up."

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JUNE 25, 2005 - Ryan at Ithuteng screening - Posted by Jamie @ 9:29am 

On the 23rd, Ryan attended the screening of Ithuteng (Never Stop Learning). I've added 4 pictures from the screening in Premieres under Events in the gallery. Here's an article from Fox News, which Ryan is mentioned.

Oprah: $1M Donation, Thanks to Ebersols

I can tell you exclusively that Oprah Winfrey, no stranger to showing her largesse, donated $1.2 million to a South African school last week.

It was all because of a documentary she watched on a plane while heading to the continent two weeks ago.

The school, Ithuteng Trust, is run by "Mama" Jackey Maarohanye in Soweto. It's actually a youth program that has already saved around 6,000 young people from the mean streets of Soweto, despite a violent lifestyle marked by extreme poverty.

Many of the children rescued by Ithuteng are rape victims. Winfrey openly talks about her rape at an early age by a family member.

News of Oprah's gift barely made a ripple out of South Africa back on June 14, when Winfrey presented "Mama" Jackey with her check.

But last night, more than two dozen heavy-hitter A-list media types heard the story at an exclusive screening of "Ithuteng" ("Never Stop Learning"), which was made by three perspicacious young men: brothers Willie and Charlie Ebersol and their friend Kip Kroeger.

If you recognize the last names, that's because Willie and Charlie are the 18- and 22-year-old sons of NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol and actress Susan St. James. Another son, 14-year-old Teddy, died in a plane crash last winter.

The Ebersols' tragedy and determination, the story of Oprah, the saga of the school in South Africa and the fact that the dining room at the Plaza Athenée was filled with the kind of people who might have been at the premiere of "War of the Worlds" under different circumstances made for an extraordinary evening.

First of all, the guests at the screening and dinner: Mike Wallace, Lesley Stahl, FOX News' very own Linda Vester, former U.N. ambassador Richard Holbrooke, NBC News chief Neal Shapiro, NBC Entertainment chief Jeff Zucker, "O" Magazine editor Gayle King, Foreign Affairs magazine editor Jim Hoge, journalist Jeff Greenfield, Al Franken, author Stanley Crouch, former New York mayor David Dinkins, Tony-winning "Producers" star Cady Huffman, rock socialite Ann Dexter Jones, Premiere magazine editor Peter Herbst, journalist Jill Brooke and even a hot young movie star, Ryan Gosling, who'd heard about the film and wanted to see it.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,160574,00.html  

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JUNE 13, 2005 - NEW HOME!! - Posted by Jamie @ 9:30pm 

Because of the recent bandwidth problems, I am proud to say that The United States of Gosling is now part of the Fan-Sites.org family! Big thank you to Gertie for hosting me :-). I no longer need to worry about the site bandwidth, thank goodness. Some of the links may be broken so please be patient as they will be fixed soon. Also PLEASE change your bookmarks to http://fan-sites.org/ryan-gosling 

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JUNE 05, 2005 - RYAN & RACHEL WIN BEST KISS! - Posted by Jamie @ 4:27pm 

Congratulations to Ryan and Rachel who won Best Kiss at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards!! Their acceptance speech was... no words can explain. Check out the gallery under Award Shows in the Events section for the photos and once you see it, you'll know what I'm talking about.

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JUNE 02, 2005 - Teen Choice Award Nomination - Posted by Jamie @ 3:06pm 

Sorry for the lack of updates. School has been taking it's toll and it sucks, haha. If you don't know already, Ryan has been nominated for Choice Movie Actor: Drama for The Notebook at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. The Notebook was also nominated for Choice Movie: Drama and Choice Date Movie. Click here to vote.

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MAY 21, 2005 - Stay US Release Date - Posted by Jamie @ 9:06am 

You'll be glad to know that Stay will be in (USA) cinemas on October 14! Make sure you mark that date in your calendars! Thanks to Coming Soon for the info.

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MAY 05, 2005 - MTV Movie Award Nomination! - Posted by Jamie @ 7:19am 

Ryan and Rachel are nominated for Best Kiss for The Notebook at the MTV Movie Awards! Click HERE to vote NOW! 

Remember, you can vote as many times as you want. The awards show will be airing on MTV June 9, 8:30pm. Also, "I'm Still Here" is airing tonight at 8pm on MTV and here's another review from The New York Times, click here to read.

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MAY 01, 2005 - "I'm Still Here" Review from HR - Posted by Jamie @ 10:13am 

Hollywood Reporter has given a negative review to I'm Still Here, the holocaust documentary that Ryan is a part of. Quite unfair, I think. Click here to read it.

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APRIL 21, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 2:14pm 

A sighting from Gawker: 
At Cain’s Tuesday night Bunny Chow party, Skeet Ulrich was hanging with Ryan Gosling and checking out hottie DJ Sky Nellor. Wednesday night Simon LeBon was there for a party that DJ Pete Tong was throwing and on Thursday Michael Jordan was there. This place is on fire!

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APRIL 11, 2005 - 2ND UPDATE - Posted by Jamie @ 11:15am 

Ryan will star in The Last Face alongside Javier Bardem and Robin Wright Penn, which begins filming in Africa this summer and ready for a April 2006 release. Miguel (Bardem), a talented and charismatic doctor, is forced to choose between his love for an American relief worker (Penn), or his dedication to saving lives in war-torn African nations. As of right now, I don't know what part Ryan is playing. For more information on the movie, check out Hannibal Pictures. Thanks to Jose at Robin Wright Rules for sending the info in.

Ryan is involved with The One campaign. Their aim is to rally Americans to fight AIDS, Starvation and Poverty. Make sure you look out for the PSA because Ryan is part of it. To see the PSA, click here - at the top of the page, there's a picture of Brad Pitt and a link to the commercial and to check out The One website, click here. I hope you guys support the campaign because it's definitely a great cause to be a part of. Thanks to gidero at the USG forum for letting us know about the commercial.

Lastly, an article that mentions Ryan: "John Prendergast: Bush mistook me for Bono."


"...Los Angeles, 1 March: I head to the faux Oxbridge towers of UCLA, where Prendergast, Cheadle and actor Ryan Gosling have been invited to explain genocide to the students. The sight of the prime California youth slumped before Prendergast in stretch Gap might make you want to re-criminalise marijuana, but these are tomorrow's media moguls - and they vote.

The electricity of star power shoots through the hall as they recognise Cheadle and Gosling, who implore students to write to their congressmen. Prendergast, on three hours' sleep, breaks internationalism into digestible chunks. The students gradually sit up. He's funny and he's urgent: Rwanda's genocide was tolerated, he points out, because politicians deliberately made it sound more complex than it was. The mission works. Students are "impressed, overwhelmed and excited". Afterwards, Cheadle says: "John continues to make noise about something that needs constant noise. Tony Blair seems like his heart's in the right place. I hope he'll stand up and do the right thing for Darfur". That night, protest letters are retyped on iBooks all over campus. White House officials said they never heard from the American public during the Rwandan genocide. Prendergast won't rest until he makes sure they never use that excuse again...."

Thanks to Mina at the USG forum for posting this. 

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APRIL 11, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 9:39am 

Ryan was mentioned in Sydney's Sun Herald yesterday (I couldn't be bothered to get the paper, lol), thanks to Becky for typing up Ryan's part in the article "They've Got What It Takes"

"Lanky Ryan Gosling 24, graduated from a full slate of television work about five years ago to appear in the sports movie 'Remember The Titans'. But it was the film made two years later, 'Murder By Numbers', that gave him his Hollywood buzz. It was as much his off-screen doings as his on-screen acting: he had an affair with his leading lady, Sandra Bullock, 16 years his senior. And that was before Demi met Ashton. "That dalliance cooled, but Canadian-born Gosling's career is still hot. Unlike a lot of his contemporaries, Gosling has managed to find a lot of prestige projects with important directors. He did a Nick Cassavetes film, 'The Notebook', last year and Steven Soderbergh has cast him in his version of the life of Che Guevara, 'Che'."

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APRIL 07, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 1:09pm 

Ryan is going to be in an MTV special called I'm Still Here, a documentary about the end of the holocaust. Thanks to Mina for posting it in the USG forum.

MTV: Music Television will commemorate the anniversary of the end of the Holocaust with one-hour documentary I’m Still Here, set to debut Wednesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. (EST/PST).

The film “brings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust” with archival footage, personal photos and text from the diaries themselves, the network said.

I’m Still Here is narrated by MTV News’ John Norris, with a special introduction from Zach Braff and music by Moby. The diaries are read by actors including Elijah Wood, Ryan Gosling, Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson, Brittany Murphy, Amber Tamblyn and Joaquin Phoenix.

“The stories featured in I'm Still Here illustrate the strength and courage of these young people in such a personal way that is difficult to replicate in a history book," MTV News & Production executive vice president Dave Sirulnick said in a prepared statement.

"We're honored to be sharing these writers' experiences with our audience and possibly helping them to connect to this previous generation in ways that they may not have expected to,” he added.

(source: Multi Channel)

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MARCH 28, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 5:40pm 

Here's a little magazine tidbit of Hugh Grant talking about Sandra Bullock and Ryan in the latest issue of InStyle magazine, thanks to blizz for posting it in the forum.

Hugh Grant - "I called her previous boyfriend [Ryan Gosling], the Child. I'd do the sound of a baby crying and she'd know who I meant. I have to say, she's very, very good with men."

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MARCH 22, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 4:39pm 

I think I read about this in the MMC board at IMBD or elsewhere, there's going to be a DVD of MMC: The Best of Britney, Justin and Christina coming out on July 12. I'm thinking if Ryan is going to appear in one of the "best bits". It has a while to go before it's out so remember to keep an eye on it. You can check out the page at Amazon here.

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MARCH 19, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 8:26pm 

Ryan's been a Naughty boy - In trouble for drink driving - Check your local listings for Celebrity Justice this week cos' you might see Ryan popping up there. Thanks to angelic007 and RGfan for posting about this on my forum.

RGfan transcribes us the whole segment on the show in her post:

Ryan Gosling co-stared in the movie The Notebook, But now he's staring at some paper work that accuses him of driving drunk. CJ captured this video of Gosling as he walked out of Los Angeles County Jail Thursday morning several hours after he was stopped by the California Highway Patrol in Hollywood. The CHP says Gosling's blood alcohol was .09, just over the legal limit in California.'

The ''video'' shows him walking down the street wearing a leather jacket w/ a cigarette, and water. The he says something to the guy filming him which you can't hear and then just keeps walking. It also shows a clip from TN trailer and him at the MBN premiere- and some other event -and some pics. They even were like ''Next, hunky star Ryan Gosling gets 'note-booked' '' lol. Well, I felt compelled to share that with yall incase you missed it. I'd look for it to come on again though.

Click here to read the thread

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MARCH 18, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 7:20am 

Uh oh... it looks like filming for Che might be delayed again as Steven Soderbergh is starting a new project.


The Good German next for Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh will next direct the romantic thriller The Good German, a project Section Eight will produce for Warner Bros. Pictures. The project, which may be filmed in black and white, has a September start date.

The movie follows an American journalist who finds himself drawn into a murder mystery when he returns to post-WWII Berlin to search for his wartime mistress.

Paul Attanasio adapted the screenplay. Section Eight bought the film rights to Joseph Kanon's book in February, 2001. At that time, it was believed George Clooney would take the leading role.

Clooney, however, has just started directing Goodnight, and Good Luck, which Warner Bros. is eyeing for a May, 2006 release.

(thanks to Coming Soon) 

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MARCH 03, 2005 - Posted by Jamie @ 8:38am 

'Actorvist' decries violence in Darfur

(Don) Cheadle was joined by John Prendergast, special adviser to the president of the International Crisis Group, and several other members of the movie industry, including actor Ryan Gosling, who recently returned from a trip to Chad.

Click here to read the rest of the article 

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JANUARY 31, 2005
IGN has posted their review of The Notebook DVD which they rate 8/10. Click here to check it out.

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JANUARY 27, 2005
Ryan's currently or has been Japan promoting The Notebook and Japan Today has an interview with him, click here to read. Thanks to Dena who posted the link on the tagboard.

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JANUARY 05, 2005

A snippet of an Marc Forster interview talking about Stay:

In "Stay", a distraught young man announces to his psychiatrist that he plans to commit suicide in three days. The psychiatrist's desperate attempt to help his new patient leads him through the city on an incredible, nightmarish journey that bends reality.

Of the film, Forster says "I think it's too much to say it's dark and complicated. It's a little more out there. In a sense, it's sort of like Fight Club. It is darker, definitely. It goes back to the Monster's Ball roots. But it definitely has hope as well. You have to engage in the film. You can't just relax and enjoy".

A more specific release date has yet to be set, though the film did appear on Fox's 2004 slate back in January last year so why the delay happened remains a big question.

Credit: Dark Horizons

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NOVEMBER 24, 2004

For anyone hasn't read this already, thanks to Meesin on the tagboard for posting this:

Paris, Famke Eyeing Ryan?
Paris Hilton rarely fails to get her man, as evidenced by Mark Philippoussis, Simon Rex, Nick Carter, Rick Salomon, Jason Shaw, Deryck Whibley & well, you get the idea. But is the publicity-addicted celebutante prepared to battle Marvel Girl to land a new squeeze? 

According to the New York Post, Paris was seen "snuggling" with under-the-radar actor Ryan Gosling, 24, at a Manhattan hotspot last week. 

All well and good (well, maybe not for the squeaky-clean Gosling), except the New York Daily News says that just days before, he was spied getting up close and personal with "X-Men" hottie Famke Janssen at a New York soiree. 

"There was definite chemistry there," an insider tells the paper of the Ryan-Famke connection, "and they left and spent most of the night together."

Gosling's rep didn't get back to us about his current relationship status, but we're guessing Janssen, 39, may be more his speed than the 23-year-old Hilton. 

The "Notebook" star and former Mouseketeer previously romanced the more mature (and hey, more power to 'em) Sandra Bullock, 40, whose face he licked in "Murder by Numbers." 

(source: MSN Entertainment)

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NOVEMBER 22, 2004
Before you read this, this is just a rumour - from NY Daily News (thanks to Mina at the USG forum):

What's going on with Famke Janssen and Ryan Gosling?
I hear the two enjoyed a romantic encounter after meeting at the recent Glamour magazine Woman of the Year Awards.

The American Museum of Natural History had been transformed into an Ali Baba-themed wonderland for the after-party. Janssen, 40, danced with "CSI: Miami" alum Rory Coch­rane, while Gosling, 24, chatted with actor Sam Rockwell, until hostess Amy Sacco introduced the pair. 

"There was definite chemistry there, and they left and spent most of the night together," says a source. 

A rep for Janssen said she didn't know if there was a love connection with Gosling, the "Notebook" star who was previously linked with cradle-snatcher Sandra Bullock, also 40. 

And it was just 10 years ago that he was performing on "The Mickey Mouse Club" with that other famous older-womanizer, Justin Timberlake. Clearly, something about those mouse ears drives the ladies crazy.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2004
Stay was mentioned in the article, 'Neverland' lightens up director a bit:

(Marc) Forster, who grew up in the ski-resort town of Davos and lives in Los Angeles, has finished another project since Neverland. It's called Stay, with Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Naomi Watts. The subject: suicide.
"Yes, it's dark," Forster says with a chuckle. "I think some people will be confused and will dismiss the movie, but I really am happy with it. It's not as emotionally pleasing as Neverland or even something like Monster's Ball. It's a little tricky, complicated."

Look for Stay early next year.

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October 27, 2004

Ryan sighting from People.com: 

Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Anjelica Houston, Hugh Hefner, Kelly Lynch, Ryan Gosling and Josh Charles, at a private reading of Hunter S. Thompson's new book (Hey Rube) at Taschen Store in L.A.

I found a review of Tagine, click here to read.

A little mention of Noise in this article:

Some in the November freshman class aren't necessarily new faces, but simply first-time exhibitors at AFM. Veteran financier and indie executive Peter Hoffman, the former CEO of 1980s high-flyer Carolco Pictures, is a new IFTA member and will set up shop at the market with Seven Arts Intl. Titles from his Seven Arts Pictures usually were handled by other sellers at the market in the past. Shingle also was on hand at Cannes this year, as was its consultant Daniel Diamond, the former prexy of Fireworks Pictures. Among the projects on the Seven Arts Intl. slate are Henry Bean's "Noise," with Ryan Gosling, and werewolf pic sequel "Dog Soldiers 2."

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October 21, 2004

Ryan and two other guys named Chris and Ben have opened a new restaurant called Tagine at Southern California. Here's a blurb from the L.A. times:

Tagine

When three young guys (among them actor Ryan Gosling) took over the Mamounia space early this summer, you could guess the hipsters would follow. But there's more reason to come than the scene: tender, not too sweet, flaky bastilla and brochettes of juicy, charred lamb for two.

* Appetizers, $4 to $12; main courses, $9 to $18; tasting menus, $27 to $45. 132 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills; (310) 360-7535.

and another one from KCAL 9 Los Angeles, naming it one of their Top 9 Restaurants in the area:

NO. 9: TAGINE

Are you craving the taste of Tangier? There is no better place than Tagine. Here, the triumphant trio of Chris, Ben, and Ryan invite you all into their rich, warm world and offer you tantalizing treats from the rich and fragrant world of Moroccan cuisine.

Tagine
132 N. Robertson Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone number- 310.360.7535

You can find a picture of Ryan from the opening of the restaurant in the latest issue of US Weekly. Get it before it's gone!
If you happened to have a scan of it, please send it to me :-)

Thanks to Slyph and Shmrck from the forum for letting us know

Also, The Notebook has opened in at the Australian box office at No.2 with $1,066,923 - it's usually one third of the US box office

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October 5, 2004

Here's the news you've all been waiting for, The Notebook is coming out on DVD/VHS on February 8th (Platinum Series DVD)! I know it seems like a while to go but take a look at the extras that'll be on it:

- 12 deleted scenes with optional director commentary
- All in the Family: Nick Cassavetes Profile featurette
- Nicholas Sparks: A Simple Story Well Told featurette
- Southern Exposure: Locating THE NOTEBOOK featurette
- Casting Rachel and Ryan featurette
- Feature-length commentary by director Nick Cassavetes
- Feature-length commentary by novelist Nicholas Sparks
- Rachel McAdams' screen test
- Theatrical trailer
- DVD-ROM enabled "Script-to-Screen" program
- 16 x 9 Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film
- 4 x 3 Fullscreen version
- 5.1 Surround Sound (English)
- Stereo Surround Sound (English)
- English subtitles and closed captions
- Spanish subtitles

The suggested price for it is $27.95

Thanks to Erin also posted the release date on the tagboard.

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October 2, 2004

Ryan has new credit under his IMDB listing, titled Noise for 2005. This project is Henry Bean's and he's been talking about this when The Believer came out. Here's an excerpt from a USA Today interview done in 2002:

New York, NY: Are you going to make any more films about this subject? If not, what's your next project?

Henry Bean: I don't want to make anymore films on this subject. My next project is a film about a man who's being driven crazy about the noise in New York City.

There's no official word when this is happening and sometimes IMDB is 50/50 accurate so when more news comes out about this, I'll let everyone know a.s.a.p. You can go to the Noise IMDB page by click here. Thanks to Wildchild at the USG forum for the new listing.

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July 06, 2004

The Notebook has drop down a spot in the box office to No.5 earning $7.3 million this week. 
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July 02, 2004

As of Monday (29th of June), The Notebook moved up No.4 at the box office, thanks to Megan for letting me know. 

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June 28, 2004

The Notebook entered at No.5 with $13 million at the box office! Not bad at all considering the tough competition last week.

People have been emailing me about the fan mail address and asking if it's works. I got the address from a girl's website, she wrote to that address a few years ago and got a reply back with the photo that she sent signed so I'm guessing it definitely is active. Hopefully that'll answer your questions about it.

If you missed Good Morning America, CertainTragedy from the forum has typed up the transcript, click HERE to read and thanks for doing it! I've added responses to Why Ryan and welcome to our new affiliates, Michael Vartan Germany and Blaine Larsen Fans.

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June.12.04

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY

GMLc is the sort of moviegoer who sits through the entire final credits. Once everybody else has (rudely) walked in front of us, we find out the name of the animal wrangler, the personal assistant 
to Ms. Thurman or Mr. Tarantino, the hair people, the caterer, the prop master, the stunt guy, the rainmaker... and, most  vital, location and soundtrack info.

Why do we sit there? We have friends who work in the movie business, plus we consider the credits part of the picture...  even when they last an interminable 15 or 20 minutes (as in those Hobbit movies).

If you go to the sneak preview of the Nick Cassavetes film "The Notebook" Saturday night at 7 at Citadel Mall, stay for the  credits.

"The Notebook" was filmed for 128 days in Berkeley, Charleston and Georgetown counties in 2002 and 2003, spending an average  of $97,000 per day. King Street and Broad Street were closed for a period setting with vintage cars. Dozens of pluff-mudders spotted the players around the Lowcountry and dozens more S.C. film professionals worked on the movie.

Among them, cinematographer Keith Sherer of Mount Pleasantñbased Island Boy Film was director of photography for what  Cassavetes named the "Beauty Unit" and shot special visual effects.

The film also had a "Waterfowl Unit"...

DUCKS AND GEESE: "An important scene in the movie," Sherer said, "is when Rachel (McAdams) and Ryan (Gosling) go to his  special place. His special place is an estuary (shot at Cypress Gardens) that is just filled with birds and birds and birds."

The Waterfowl Unit raised the birds (ducks and geese) from eggs and trained them for the scene, he said. The duck and geese  wrangler for the Waterfowl Unit was Lowcountry native Dan Hydrick.

"We photographed the shots in quadrants," Sherer said. "They would herd the ducks into one quadrant and we would shoot it  and sometimes have as many as eight quadrants in one shot, so it would look like endless birds."

Get it?

We don't, either. But think of the 1,000-ships scene in "Troy" (there weren't really 1,000 ships).

Sherer was also the B camera operator and shot the opening title sequence of the film.

The guy rowing a scull in those shots is Tim Ivey of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

BEAUTY SHOTS: "The Notebook" is not the first film to take advantage of Lowcountry scenery.

"That's exactly why I moved here," Sherer said. "I fell in love with it when I first worked on 'The Lords of Discipline'."

And how 'bout that Lowcountry light?

"You shoot at the correct time of day, darlin'," he said, laughing. "That's part of being a good cinematographer, knowing 
which way to aim your camera."

An NYU film graduate, Sherer went from electrician to best boy to gaffer to cinematographer in Atlanta before coming to his 
senses and relocating to God's country.

"The Notebook" will also be screened Thursday night (June 17) at 7 at American Theater on King Street for local cast and 
crew and for the public.

Tickets are $25 more than Our Favorite Price... but proceeds benefit both MUSC Hospital and the planned Charleston Film 
Festival. Popcorn and soda are our favorite price. Call 792-9669 or e-mail notebookpremiere@aol. com for tickets.

Charleston Post Courier

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June.08.04

'The Notebook' Gets an Early Start on Spidey

By Martin A. Grove 
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a summer front-loaded with popcorn movies, counter programming with adult appeal product can be very effective. 

That's clearly the strategy with director Nick Cassavetes' PG-13 romantic drama "The Notebook," opening wide June 25 via New Line, just five days before the "Spider-Man" sequel pulls in the expected masses. 

Based on Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel, "Notebook's" love story begins in the coastal town of Seabrook, North Carolina in the 1940s as Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams' characters begin a summer romance only to be driven apart by her parents and World War II. Their story of enduring love is revealed decades later in a Southern nursing home to an older woman (Gena Rowlands) whose failing memory is briefly awakened when James Garner's character visits to read her stories from a mysterious notebook about these long-ago young lovers. 

"I'm hoping (the movie will attract) those people who bought the book -- and the majority seems to have been women," said Mark Johnson, who produced the project with Lynn Harris. "Although I have to say that in testing it the men who have seen this movie rate it as highly as the women do. This is the highest testing movie I have ever had -- and that includes 'Rain Man,' 'Good Morning Vietnam' and 'The Rookie." 

The story took seven years to reach the screen, going through many personnel changes. Australian screenwriter Jan Sardi ("Shine") is credited with the adaptation, while the final screenplay was from Jeremy Leven. Several directors also got involved along the way. 

Steven Spielberg, for instance, "was involved," Johnson said. "We had some really productive conversations with him. And then Jim Sheridan was involved for close to two years. And, in fact, a deal was made for Ashley Judd to star in it with Jim Sheridan (directing). And then Martin Campbell came very close to directing it, too. 

Cassavetes entered the picture about two years ago, soon after directing New Line's Denzel Washington vehicle "John Q" for New Line. The first person they cast was Gosling. 

"(A)nd to this day I'm amazed that we got him because he's a very serious actor who is associated with really darker more independent movies," Johnson said. "I was really impressed that he was willing to do this traditional love story. Then we interviewed a number of actresses and came up with this really unknown Rachel McAdams (currently in theaters with "Mean Girls"). 

The film, budgeted at under $32 million, began its four-month shoot in November 2002, taking place mostly in Charleston, S.C. 

"There is a night exterior scene -- a very long scene -- that we shot in the dead of winter in Charleston and it was very cold (then)," Johnson said. "My hat's off to the actors because they had to be wearing very light clothes and pretending like it was the middle of summer and it was far from that." 

Another challenging aspect of production, he added, was "a great sequence in the film that involves ducks. That may have been the most difficult thing in the movie. It involved training ducks from age three days. (There was) a duck wrangler. The film actually gives a credit to a Waterfowl Unit (for) a sequence with hundreds of ducks, a very beautiful sequence that involved some very intricate work. Our executive producer Butch Kaplan really stayed on top of that and I'll be damned if the ducks didn't do what they were supposed to do!" 

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter