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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 11, 2017 7:50:28 GMT
Christian Bale was driving through the streets of Los Angeles in the wee hours of the morning recently when he saw a small car hit a large German shepherd. The dog went flying through the air, crashed to the ground, then was hit by a couple more cars as it tried to regain its footing. All the drivers involved kept going. Bale pulled over and sat by the side of the road, stroking the creature as it drew its last breaths.
This tender streak for animals stirred during the actor's childhood in Oxfordshire, England, when he read "Charlotte's Web" at age 8, sat down to dinner that night and flatly refused a plate of pork chops. The rest of the family followed suit, and meat was exiled from the Bale household.
That youthful determination has translated into an adult bent for animal activism that embraces, among others, Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund and the Doris Day Animal League. His supporters, who rally at www.christianbale.org, raised money to adopt a gorilla in Rwanda.articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/13/entertainment/ca-18918
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 14, 2017 3:31:33 GMT
From an archived E! Online page: by Jefferson Reid | August 20, 2004
Bat's Entertainment: As it turns out, maybe it was typecasting to make Christian Bale a superhero, because he really came to the rescue on the set of Batman Begins, according to the National Enquirer. Seems a studio truck on the Chicago set accidentally backed into a car parked atop a hill and sent it rolling toward the production's expensive equipment. People scattered as the vintage Plymouth gained speed, but Bale didn't bail. Instead, he raced after the runaway car, jumped into the open driver's-side window, grabbed the wheel and hit the brakes--to wild cheers from cast and crew. Holy heroism, Batman, that's what they call Method acting.
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 19, 2017 2:18:25 GMT
A random anecdote found in a blogpost on the 2011 post Oscars Governor's Ball: Talk of a Faux Pas at a Weary Governors Ball
By BROOKS BARNES FEBRUARY 28, 2011 9:53 AM February 28, 2011 9:53 am 11
LOS ANGELES — Was it the lack of suspense at the Oscar ceremonies or just plain awards-season exhaustion that hung over the Governors Ball Sunday night? Perhaps a ho-humness that a British entry won best picture? Maybe the dark blue lighting was responsible for the low-key vibe. It was palpable, whatever it was.
Annette Bening ate dinner at table No. 413, next to the dance floor; nearby was the Paramount Pictures and Viacom camp, undoubtedly pleased that the telecast at times tried to mimic the MTV Video Music Awards. Mark Wahlberg and a weary-looking Amy Adams dined at table No. 410 — brightening up a bit when a smiling Christian Bale played waiter and refreshed everyone’s Champagne.
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Post by ripley on Mar 3, 2019 8:14:38 GMT
a kind blind item about CB at The Governor Ball (no idea if this source is reliable)
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Post by ripley on May 1, 2019 21:54:49 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Nov 21, 2019 5:23:28 GMT
Funny and Special 😀
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Post by ripley on Jan 13, 2020 21:51:16 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 21, 2020 5:32:42 GMT
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-governors-ball-oscar-nominee-162269"The Fighter's" Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were eager to introduce themselves to "True Grit's" young star at the post-Oscar party. Feeling the love, The Fighter's Mark Wahlberg and Oscar winner Christian Bale-- who made a quick stop by the ball, calling his win "absolutely amazing" -- were both eager to introduce themselves to True Grit's young star Hailee Steinfeld. Clutching his Oscar, Bale walked up to congratulate Steinfeld on her nomination and introduce her to his wife. Wahlberg also congratulated Steinfeld, gave the young starlet a kiss on the cheek and posed for a few photos.
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