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14.09.09
Wrong Side Of The River pays tribute to Patrick Swayze, a real Hollywood Outsider who kept on fighting until the end.
A man's man who danced his way into the hearts of millions, everyone looked up to Patrick, none more so than his Greaser co-stars. Rob Lowe and C Thomas Howell led the outpouring of tributes to an iconic actor whose characters were loved by many. He starred as Johnny Castle, Sam Wheat, Bodhi, Vida Boheme but we will always remember him as Darry.
"I have always had a special place in my heart for Patrick. While I was fortunate enough to work with him in three films, it was our passion for horses that forged a friendship between us that I treasure to this day. Not only did we lose a fine actor today, I lost my older `Outsiders' brother." C. Thomas Howell
"So saddened by this news. RIP dear Patrick, my fellow greaser. You fought the fight like no other. With dignity and grace." tweeted Ralph Macchio.
Rob Lowe paid tribute, saying “Patrick lived a thousand lifetimes in one lifetime. He was an expert dancer, he wrote hit songs, he starred in hit movies, he was an amazing horseman. But the thing I will remember him most for was his amazing love affair with his wife Lisa. He played my brother twice, in The Outsiders when I was 17, and then in Youngblood. Tonight I lost a brother.”
22.07.09
25.06.09 Sorry for the lack of updates. This one was meant to be up at the beginning of this week but I had server problems so was unable to load this entry. Very frustrating but now its online again so I can continue updating! I hope you're all having a wonderful summer. The Circle in Tulsa kicked off the summer season by showing "Rumble Fish" for free! You can't beat that price. I hope local fans took this fantastic opportunity to see this film on the streets where it was made! Downtown CineSeries is a free outdoor film and music event; the music starts at 7:30pm (food & adult beverages will be served); and the film "Rumble Fish" showed at dusk on "The Green," 3rd Street between Williams Center & the PAC on Wed, June 24th at 7:30pm
Several local organizations with a mutual interest in the continued revitalization and creation of arts events in Tulsa developed a grassroots project to showcase downtown Tulsa. " Rumble Fish" was chosen as the first film to kick off the Downtown Cine Series because it was written by S.E. Hinton, a Tulsan, and it was filmed in Tulsa. If you attended, be sure to let us know how it went! |
12.04.09
19.02.09 A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend the filming of Jonathan Ross where Mickey was the headlining guest. It was a great show and it airs this Friday. I did a write up of the show's filming which you can read here. Be sure to watch it tomorrow night! Congratulations to Mickey Rourke for his BAFTA win, and fingers crossed for the upcoming Oscars! Commiserations on the loss of Loki, his 18 year old chihuahua. Yesterday's birthday boy was Matt Dillon, so HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to Matt! I'm looking forward to his new films, especially Bone Deep.
Lots of fantastic new updates are on their way soon! |
30.01.09 Mickey Rourke has given interesting answers to 10 questions by Time Magazine, including the following quote. "I had a good time when I was working with good directors... I was fine with Francis Ford Coppola when we did Rumble Fish."
 © Christian Simonpietri/Sygma/Corbis Mickey is being honoured tomorrow evening (Saturday 31st) at the Santa Barbara Film Festival with the American Riveria award, as a tribute for his outstanding achievement in film. Mickey will be in good company as his Rumble Fish and Kill Shot co-star, Diane Lane has previously been a recipient of the American Riveria award too! After Evan Rachel Wood, Mickey's Wrestler co-star introduces a montage of his screen work, Rumble Fish director Francis Ford Coppola will take the stage to present Mickey with his tribute award. I think this is very fitting, since as many people will know, Francis was instrumental in bringing Mickey back into the minds of studio execs after his screen exile. When production on The Rainmaker in 1997 began, studio execs were looking for "someone like Mickey Rourke", and Francis spoke out saying, "he's still around, why not use him?" Mickey delivered a fine cameo as Bruiser Stone the sleazy lawyer in the film, staying in people's minds long after his time on screen. Sounds like it'll be a wonderful evening and I look forward to seeing them reunited again, and it's a worthy award for Mickey, especially with his new BAFTA and his Academy Award nominations. Congratulations are in order! |
12.01.09
Mickey still reigns in the acting stakes as he scooped the Golden Globe Best Actor award for his astonishing, honest and powerful performance in The Wrestler! Congratulations Mickey, and to Bruce Springsteen too, winning Best Song that he penned as a favour for Mickey. A lot of critics and blogs mentioning and reviewing The Wrestler have often spoken about Rumble Fish as an example of Mickey's charismatic power over the screen, so I shall be adding a list of blogs with notable entries that refer to Rumble Fish, as well as entries where you can read what other fans have to say about Mickey's triumph! |
"Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's an update on Wrong Side Of The River!"
08.01.09 Happy 2009 everyone! I hope you all had lovely holidays and a happy new year! My new year's resolution for 2009 is to make this site as awesome as it deserves to be. 2009 looks like it'll be the year for all the Rumble Fish related cast. Look at these smoking posters for Killshot, the reunion of Mickey and Diane!
Happy Birthday to Nicolas Cage for yesterday! On Monday, I was lucky enough to get a return ticket for a sold out London screening of The Wrestler, followed by a Q&A with Mickey Rourke himself! Once I managed to compose myself after his amazing performance, I I took three videos of his answers which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/rumblefishonline so be sure to add the channel as I'll be uploading more exclusive content this year. There are also plenty of Rumble Fish inspired music videos on the playlists so check those out! |
24.11.08 Today is Glenn Withrow's birthday so raise a glass and your voice in wishing him a Happy Birthday! Hasn't 2008 gone so quickly? I promise 2009 will be fantastic for this site. Be sure to check out the new Black Book cover for Matt Dillon gorgeousness in black and white, and a very enlightening interview with Mickey Rourke in December's Maxim issue. |
31.10.2008 |
Last night, Mickey Rourke appeared on the Graham Norton show to promote The Wrestler and yours truly was in the audience! Mickey was on fine form, discussing his life and acting with real panache and honesty. He seemed to enjoy his time on the show, putting Graham and Jessica Biel in fluffy handcuffs, drinking scotch, committing an illegal act onstage, rocking out to Martha Wrainwright and watching audience members do their best as wrestlers with a fake doll of Randy The Ram! Certainly an evening I won't forget! Talking about unforgettable evenings, I apologise to everyone as I didn't post this in time but better late than never, right? Last night, the Aero theatre in Santa Monica showed a double feature screening of The Outsiders with Rumble Fish. Emma kindly sent along a few photos of the theatre, so I'll be uploading them soon. Thanks Em! Last but not least, I hope you all have a very Happy Halloween! |
" I had only two things on my mind..... Paul Newman and a ride home." 29.09.08. One of my favourite actors, Paul Newman passed away at the weekend. He'd starred as one of the original screen rebels, playing iconic flawed men who fascinated audiences time and time again. He eschewed acting for charity work and auto racing. He is an inspiration to many people. Paul starred with Dennis Hopper in 'Cool Hand Luke' and Dennis took an amazing photograph of Paul on set. Click here to see it. As a kid, I remember reading The Outsiders for the first time and being so impressed that Paul Newman was mentioned in the opening lines. He's left such a legacy behind and for that we are lucky. Rest in peace, Paul. |
| 16.09.08 | Happy Birthday to Mickey Rourke! Is anyone else excited for his new film, The Wrestler? I know I am! The critics feel the same, calling it his finest hour since his work of the 80s, often mentioning Rumble Fish. I've added a new affiliate, Uniquely Rourke, a unique fan site for Mickey, these girls sure tell it like it is! You can check them out on the links page! |
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07.08.08 Happy First Birthday to Wrong Side Of The River! Yes, that's right, this site has been online for a whole year, wow! Thank you so much to all the people who have supported the site and donated pictures and information. I'm glad to have been in email contact with fans from all over the world who have enjoyed Rumble Fish. I'm going to make this site even more informative and special. After all, a great film and book like Rumble Fish does deserve it! Be sure to check back for more updates in the coming months. Here's to many more celebrations in the future! |
22.07.08 Happy Birthday to S.E Hinton!
I'm pleased to have this graphic up as I wanted to say happy birthday to her last year but unfortunately the site wasn't online just yet.
Susan collects frogs if anyone wonders why there is a frog there!
So, what do you think of the new header? It's been long overdue.
Head over to the opening of the Exclusives section with Callum's contribution to the site!
| 25.06.2008 | Tom Waits plays in Tulsa tonight for those lucky people who have a ticket. Read a great article about his previous time in Tulsa with Coppola's movies online! |
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Let's hope your father is more of a role model than the father portrayed by Dennis Hopper! Happy Father's Day to fathers everywhere! Keep your fingers crossed for Laurence as the Tony Awards ceremony is tonight. I'm sure he'd love to add another Tony to his awards! Starring as Thurgood Marshall in the one man show "Thurgood", about the man who triumphs over his family's slave history whilst fighting for civil rights and he ends up as America's first African-American Court Supreme Justice. Having already won two awards for his inspiring and educational performance, let's see if Laurence can make it an award trinity! |
| 18.02.2008 | Let's hope that Matt Dillon isn't rusty at blowing out birthday candles as he's the birthday boy today! |
| 14.02.2008 | I apologise for the non updates, real life caught up with me! Hopefully today's Sailor Jerry retro inspired Valentine's Day header will make up for it. There's a lot of hearts and a lack of talent but hey, it's Valentine's Day, and I can only motivate myself to make a better one next year! If your heart's been cut to pieces, and you need a remedy, be sure to check out the new site exclusive, a mini question and answer session with the actor who played Biff, Glenn Withrow! |
| 22.01.08 | Happy Birthday to Ms Diane Lane! A big update is due to follow this week. Thanks for being patient. |
| 07.01.2008 | Just in the nick of time, here is a graphic to say Happy Birthday to Nicolas Cage who played Smokey! In honour of his birthday, he also leads the opening of the new 8x10 memorabilia section. |
| 07.01.2008 | HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and that their 2008 is shaping up to be great!! Don't forget to email me, or leave comments if you have any suggestions about what else you would like to see on this site! I am planning to upload a LOT more in the upcoming months. |
| 23.12.2007 | Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful festive holiday and spend it with the ones you love. A few people have emailed me to say that the advent calendar entries haven't showed up, I've reuploaded the latest ones and if they still don't appear, just press F5 on your keyboard, which should work. After the holidays, these items will find a permanent home on the site and hopefully next year will bring more fun activities! |
| 12.12.2007 |
Today has something different added to the advent calendar, my work paper has a new feature asking for things people found inspirational. Of course, I emailed saying how great Rumble Fish is and they were interested in highlighting the site! I hope you're all enjoying the advent calendar! a comment |
| 01.12.2007 | With a brand new header for the holiday season, Wrong Side of the River celebrates in the run up to Christmas! Click on the above advent calendar to see what goodies I upload to the site! Just in case you miss today's, it's the new header. a comment |
| 24.11.2007 | Happy Birthday to Glenn Withrow who played Biff Wilcox! I have uploaded a few new additions to his gallery to mark the occasion, and will continue to add screencaps. Those talented graphic makers on Livejournal are back again, this time with a header and friends only graphic! There are also a few additions to the Stewart Copeland section. I may have to make him a page of his own soon rather than use a section of the music page! |
22.11.2007 |
Just a small update to pass on the sad news that Vic Ramos died last month. Here is a small online tribute to him. I also found some fantastic Livejournal icons made by a very talented graphics maker, Ponyboy, you can find these Rumble Fish icons here. Please credit the maker and follow their guidelines. if you want to leave a message, please write one in the new feelings and ideas book! I've noticed lots of people visiting from all over the world, be sure to say hello to fellow fans! Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it, and I'll be back very soon with a bigger update and new sections online. In the meantime, feel free to link back to this site using some of the spiffy icons and banner that Kendra made! Thanks Kendra! |
| 24.10.2007 | For your viewing pleasure, I've added a new Location page, with plenty of photos exclusively donated by Bryan Mott. He took photos of Tulsa and sights seen in Rumble Fish. If you enjoy his talented photography, there are more to come soon so check back for those! Rumble Fish has been inspirational to many filmmakers. Read about how Rumble Fish influenced an early film made by Spike Lee. Check out a new addition of more badges to the memorabilia section! |
| 17.10.2007 | SkyMovies have gone one better than the recent Film4 showings and added Rumble Fish to their Modern Greats channel. The scanned listing will be up in a new section.
I apologise for the lack of updates, I've recently started a new job but I've got lots of updates ready to put up soon. Photos, memorabilia, yes, even the main gallery will all be up shortly! But for now, I've put a little gallery up, showcasing the memorable Glenn Withrow's other film roles! If you liked him as Biff, see what he does with other characters! |
| 29.09.2007 | Attention all UK fans, Rumble Fish is airing on Film4 at 1.40am tonight/Saturday morning for those night owls!
If you aren't asleep from your late night viewing, take a walk over the bridge and look at the strange objects in the river. Can you hear the strains of music wafting over the river? Go to the carnival and boogie along to the music! Whilst you're humming the catchy "Don't Box Me In", make sure to stop by and listen to the wisdom being imparted at Benny's. Feel free to express yourself with a bit of graffiti - feedback on updates or sections of the site would be ace! |
| 10.09.2007 | I saw The Police in concert last night, they were amazing and it was great to see Stewart Copeland behind the drums. A music section on the site will be coming very soon. In the meantime, look at some covers from the Rumble Fish book throughout the years, and read some quotes to find what keeps people coming back to read S.Hinton's classic novel. Much more to come in future updates! |
| 21.08.2007 | Thanks to all the DVD competition entrants! You helped make the first competition on this site a success! Congratulations to the DVD winners, Mark James and Marja Knuutinen. |
14.08.2007
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Attention all UK Rumble Fish fans, the film is showing on Film 4 at 10.50pm tonight! Old updates are now held on the Archives page. Don't forget that there's still 5 days left to enter the competition, you can be the winner of a new 2-disc DVD! |
| 10.08.2007 | Hello folks, I hope you've been enjoying your stay here so far. Check out the new Influences page. Today marks the launch of the first competition that Wrong Side Of The River will be having in honour of its web launch! Two lucky people will be the winners of a free DVD, the competition ends on the 20th of August. Sorry, the comments option has gone. I'm working to get it back ASAP. If you want to leave a comment, please email katie@rumblefishonline.com. |
07.08.2007. |
Hooray! The site is finally open! There are a few pages online, more will be added very soon. I hope you'll enjoy your visits here to the Wrong Side Of The River and come back often. An exclusive competition will be starting in a few days, so enter for the chance of winning a prize! |
