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Elijah Wood: Elijah Wood Mesmerised By Soccer Rivalry: "THE LORD OF THE RINGS star ELIJAH WOOD got a shocking taste of fervent fans of British soccer while preparing for his new film HOOLIGANS when he went to see a game between longtime London rivals WEST HAM UNITED and MILLWALL.

The 24-year-old actor, who plays an American with a love of the violent side of soccer in the film, was told the London derby would be a good game to watch if he wanted to get a feel for boiling passions.
He says, 'We got to sit with the West Ham supporters, and there were more than 1,000 police officers waiting for something to kick off."

Wood discovers soccer hooligans to be a real kick: "Suddenly, there are soccer movies everywhere -- 'Kicking & Screaming,' a comedy; 'The Game of Their Lives,' a drama based on a real-life event and 'Hooligans,' a drama based on reality.

Elijah Wood stars in 'Hooligans,' playing an American who was kicked out of Harvard before moving to England to become an extreme 'supporter,' joining a gang of West Ham fans. Wood, naturally, was exposed to some hard-core soccer hooligans.

'Some are cool and collected,' he told Premiere magazine. 'Those are the most dangerous ones. It's the live wires you don't have to worry about. It's a lot of . . . talk.'

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San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler's words of 'advice' for the newly minted 49er quarterback, Alex Smith: 'Don't sweat the manners. Coach [Mike] Nolan said he is impressed with your politeness, like how you pull your chair out for your mother."

Next Gen Xbox's MTV Debut News Story From 1UP.COM: "While new game consoles are traditionally unveiled at industry-only events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft's next-generation game console will make its debut in front of a global television audience on MTV.

'Just as MTV revolutionized the way the world experiences music, the next-generation video game console from Xbox will spark a revolution in how consumers experience games and other forms of digital entertainment,' says Peter Moore, corporate vice president of worldwide marketing and publishing for Xbox at Microsoft.

Elijah Wood, internationally known for his role in the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy will host the event. The special will provide a look at upcoming games, a behind the scenes look at the making of the console, live performances by Los Angeles rock group The Killers and celebrity interviews.

The special will air in North America on May 12 at 9:30 Eastern, followed by broadcast in Asia Pacific and Europe over a 24 hour period. "

Film Article | Reuters.com: "Outfitted in extreme makeup, prosthetics and scars, actors stride through this adult fantasyland with mock belligerence. Many of Hollywood's top young talent turn up -- Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Devon Aoki, Carla Gugino, Alexis Bledel. Women are nearly all babes with breasts either exposed or popping out of bodices while derrieres peek through fishnet stockings and garters. Guys dress in leather, T-shirts and trench coats to slip down dark streets and alleys.

The drawings that make up the production design are of a forbidding metropolis, mostly in black and white so that blood spurts from bodies like milk from a cow. Color highlights key objects -- a bright red lipstick and dress or locks of shiny gold. Dialogue is purple: 'She smells like an angel ought to smell' or 'I ain't playing hard to get -- I'm impossible to get!'"

U-San Bernardino County Sun - FILM: "Before he ever threw a punch in 'Hooligans,' Elijah Wood had to fight just to get the movie made.

The 'Lord of the Rings' star helped secure financing for the film by Lexi Alexander, which made its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival, about the violent gangs - or 'firms' - associated with England's soccer teams.

'I read the script and loved it and then we met, and this is before it had any financial backing, before it was greenlit to go - quite some time before - and then we met, hit it off really well,' Wood said. 'In meeting her and seeing her vision and her passion, it was kind of infectious.'

And the reaction from Alexander, a former world karate and kickboxing champ turned writer-director?"

"Hooligans" and "Cowboy del Amor" Sweep Top SXSW '05 Prizes: "Lexi Alexander's 'Hooligans,' starring Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren, and Leo Gregory won both the narrative feature audience award and the narrative jury prize at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival, while Michele Ohayon's 'Cowboy del Amor' was the winner of both the documentary audience award and the doc jury prize. At the SXSW film awards in Austin, TX Tuesday night, festival and conference producer Matt Dentler said that it was the first time that films won both jury and audience awards.

Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's 'The Boys of Baraka' was won the special jury prize from the documentary jury and was the runner-up in doc audience award balloting. Ian Gamazon and Neill Della Luna's 'Cavite' won the special jury award from the narrative jury and Ben Rekhi's 'Waterborne' was the runner-up for the narrative audience prize."

Full 'Sin City' trailer and 'The Island' featurette - The Hollywood News: "Not long to go now until the release of the highly anticipated 'Sin City'. It's out on April 1st, but the final trailer has been posted online. This film is looking better and better every time we get a new look at it. Click here to go see.

The film stars (deep breath), Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Marley Shelton, Carla Gugino, Nick Stahl, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen, Michael Douglas, Christopher Walken, Rick Gomez, Jason Douglas, Makenzie Vega and Katherine Willis.

Also there's a nine minute look at Michael Bay's upcoming film 'The Island', which stars Ewan McGregor, Sean Bean and Scarlett Johanssen. Yahoo! Movies posted the behind the scenes feature, which includes interviews with the cast and Bay himself. Take a trip to YM to check it out."

Full 'Sin City' trailer and 'The Island' featurette - The Hollywood News: "Not long to go now until the release of the highly anticipated 'Sin City'. It's out on April 1st, but the final trailer has been posted online. This film is looking better and better every time we get a new look at it. Click here to go see.

The film stars (deep breath), Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Marley Shelton, Carla Gugino, Nick Stahl, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen, Michael Douglas, Christopher Walken, Rick Gomez, Jason Douglas, Makenzie Vega and Katherine Willis.

Also there's a nine minute look at Michael Bay's upcoming film 'The Island', which stars Ewan McGregor, Sean Bean and Scarlett Johanssen. Yahoo! Movies posted the behind the scenes feature, which includes interviews with the cast and Bay himself. Take a trip to YM to check it out."