Russell: The Prequel
Oz comment: “Crowe is a national hero” (despite “inconveniently managing to get himself born in New Zealand”); jokes from the Katzy kitchen; Crowe, Hillary and Rutherford make Australia green; Crowe “a force to be reckoned with”. Pre-win: Virtual New York profile; “international” Oscars; Crowe triumphs in BBC readers poll; Charlton Heston and Tony Curtis voted for Russ.
