Monday, March 31, 2003, 12:12 p.m.

I hope that everyone is having a fine and dandy Monday and had a wonderful weekend. Here's the Cooper related news for the day.

If you'd like some background on "Trumbo," the play in which Mr. Cooper appears in April, here's a link to a terrific news story.

An American writer's life in a time of witch hunts

Here's a background article on "Seabiscuit", sort of...

In the tradition of Seabiscuit, they're Lone Star legends

On the man himself (multiple stories on one page read down a bit)...

Celebrity Q & A

Friday, March 28, 2003, 04:13 p.m.

The New York Times carried a story about the peace pins some folks, including Chris Cooper, wore at the Oscars which are now being auctioned on E-bay. He donated his to help raise money for charity. As of this post, bidding had reached $1,000.

In other news... here's an adorable bit from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette about Chris Cooper joking around in the press room following his Oscar win.

E-Online finally switched out the pic on Mr. Cooper's bio page for one that shows off his sexy million-mega watt smile. Oh yeah, they updated all of the pages related to him, as well, including additional biographical info. (He's just so damned CUTE! Sorry. I just had to. You'll understand when you see the picture.)

Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 08:26 a.m.

Please, pardon my Internet absence yesterday. A personal emergency pulled me away Monday afternoon. I'm happy to be back with ya'll awesome Chris Cooper fans today though. I feel rather behind on the site so let's start catching up! I've many links to add thoughout the day and more pics but here's the sweetest link for the day, from Mr. Cooper's hometown newspaper in Massachusetts.

Chris Cooper Wins Academy Award

Monday, March 24, 2003, 08:02 a.m.

Chris Cooper wins Oscar!

Chris Cooper won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role at last night's Academy of Arts and Sciences ceremonies. It is his first.

Congratulations, Mr. Cooper.
Of course, every newspaper carried stories about the awards today but here are a few of the best articles for information on our favorite actor:

KC native Chris Cooper wins Oscar

Chris Cooper adapts, takes challenging role after some persuasion

'Chicago' Best Picture; 'Pianist' Shocks Oscars

They had it comin'

Moore controversy

'Chicago', Kidman, Brody win top Oscars
(includes a Real video and photos)

Academy Awards 2003 Chris Cooper

Friday, March 21, 2003, 04:30 p.m.
Buzz Cuts
Oscar buzz, that is. This is probably my last post for the week so I'm leaving ya'll with positive thoughts all around.

Ebert peers into his crystal ball

Who's odds-on for the Oscars

Good luck to Mr. Cooper on Sunday night.

Friday, March 21, 2003, 12:31 p.m.

Hi ya'll,
I added a third photo gallery today of the Oscar ads promoting Mr. Cooper. These are some of the industry ads that run in Variety and Hollywood Reporter, etc. Each one features a different scene of Mr. Cooper as John Laroche. I hope you enjoy them.

Thursday, March 20, 2003, 07:38 a.m.
And in today's news...
The Oscar talk continues, from every angle. It's even time to call your local bookie.

The Kansas City Star roots for Chris...
E-mail us your best Oscar guesses and you might win movie tickets

And in Vegas, it's unanimous...
Vegas Oddsmakers Bet On 'Chicago' To Take Top Oscar

This Oscar article is all the way from Malaysia (wow)...
Oscar 2002

More from EW - Chris vs. Chris (yes, that's a BAFTA factual error they made)...
Best Supporting Actor - Chris vs. Chris

Oh yeah, and by the way, that six page spread from Venice magazine is up on the site now. The scans are high-res so be prepared for a slow download if you're on a 56k connection.

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 01:03 p.m.
News Flash!
Hold on to your cowboy hats, ya'll. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is working in conjunction with the makers of "Seabiscuit" to produce an half-an-hour documentary on the making of the film. The documentary will air on ESPN at least seven times before the July 25, 2003 premiere of the film. Read all about it in Thoroughbred Times.

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 07:48 a.m.

I hope ya'll had a Happy Saint Patrick's Day yesterday. I hope you've all come to by now. *ha, ha* j/k

The Oscar buzz is deafening as we near Sunday night. Here's another story analyzing the Best Supporting Actor category.

Teaser: Coming soon to these pages... full size scans of the Oscar ads for Mr. Cooper *and* the amazing interview and gorgeous photo shoot from "Venice" magazine. (We're talking heartbreaker cute here.) I would've scanned them today but it's pouring rain out and dang if I want them to get wet on the way to the office.

Thursday, March 13, 2003, 03:33 p.m.

*argh* And, of course, I forgot to post this in the morning. Please go vote for Chris Cooper for Best Supporting Actor at Access Hollywood. Thanks to Stonesis for posting this to the Yahoo groups this morning.

Thursday, March 13, 2003, 12:19 p.m.

Here's the results of my morning surf session. WireImage has put up 17 new pics of Chris Cooper from the Oscar nominees luncheon...

Wire Image

Here's the latest on the Oscar predictions...

Three to tango

Read what Jake Gyllenhaal said about working with Chris Cooper...

Mathematical dunce gets right equation

I hope ya'll have an awesome day!

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 11:32 a.m.
The servers return
IT e-mailed me at 11:26 am CST to say the problem is fixed and the servers are a-ok again. I'll make those updates I promised on my lunch break.

Still Wednesday, 1:04 pm
Okay, lunch is over and every page is updated! The site now has a guestbook. Please sign it and say hi! I also added new links to the 'Interviews,' 'Articles,' and 'Related Links' pages. In fact, 'Related Links' now has two new categories on it. Happy surfing.

Still Wednesday, 2:23 pm
Duh at me. I forgot to mention the new photo gallery I added. I swear I'm suffering from "sometimers" today. Here's a direct link but the regular link resides on the 'Photos' front page.

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 08:56 a.m.

This just in... you can buy the industry ads promoting Mr. Cooper's Oscar nomination at Hyena Productions. They've already sold out of one of them but there are two left to choose from. These are oversized, glossy ads with great photos!

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 08:40 a.m.
Server Crash!
The server most of this site resides on crashed this morning. Since this news page is hosted by an outside source, as is the guestbook, they will be the only two areas available for a bit. I will update this page as soon as our IT department repairs the problem. Thank you for your patience. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Carlie

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 07:45 a.m.

Not that I really want the bidding competition but just to be nice... fans of Mr. Cooper really ought to head over to e-bay because it is chock full of awesome treats! In the last few days I've won two hard to find magazines and (so far) a couple of industry ads for his Oscar consideration. And of course, as soon as they hit my front porch, I'll put them here for your perusal. The bottom line is - get over to e-bay!

Monday, March 10, 2003, 12:20 p.m.
Chris Cooper featured in "Vanity Fair"
If you haven't yet seen the April issue of "Vanity Fair," it is a must. Mr. Cooper is featured in a two page spread and looks absolutely delicious. If you'd like to see a preview before dashing out to buy the glossy article, I've scanned a copy for you.

Elsewhere in the press, you can read an USA Today article that discusses Mr. Cooper's Oscar prospects. They also spoke with him for an article on Mrs. Meryl Streep. Links to all three pieces also appear on the 'Articles' page.

Friday, March 7, 2003, 09:18 a.m.

It's been too quiet lately so I've been doing some updates. There's a new pic on the filmography page, new links to more articles on "Trumbo" on the articles page, and links to the official site for "The 24 Hour Woman" and "Interstate 60" which are both Redeemable Features productions. Whew!

Also, I've a new page in mind. (Tell me what you think.) A page on the "other" Chris Coopers. There are quite a few... a U.S. football player, a physicist, a science writer, a governor's publicist. It's funny what you learn in Google searches.

I hope ya'll have an amazing weekend! Love ya'.

Thursday, March 6, 2003, 07:27 a.m.

If you would like to purchase tickets to see Chris Cooper perform in "Trumbo," you can do so via Telecharge.

Monday, March 3, 2003, 04:48 p.m.
Cooper returns to NY stage
Chris Cooper will appear as blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in the upcoming play, "Trumbo." He will share the role with three other actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Harris and Tim Robbins. Cooper will first take the role on April 21, 2003. For more information, read the story in Variety.

Monday, February 24, 2003, 08:39 a.m.

I've added links to two new interviews and three new articles on those respective pages (see links to the left). The article from the University of Missouri alumni magazine, @Mizzou, is full of details and accompanied by an amazing photo! Check it out.

Thursday, February 20, 2003, 03:29 p.m.

Hi again,
Welcome to more new updates. I've removed the 'Article' and 'Interviews' sections from the "Related Links" page and created stand alone pages for each. You'll find links to them in the left-hand menu bar.

Also, if you like that Entertainment Weekly link from yesterday, the Oscar double issue is on the newstands now. (I bought mine last night.) The picture on the EW Web site is a glorious full page glossy in the magazine.

Oops, I almost forgot to mention... each new page has its own pic of Mr. Cooper so check them all out. There are loads more hot pics now. *smiles* And many more to come.

Wednesday, February 19, 2003, 01:50 p.m.

Hi ya'll,
I added a recent NPR story and an interview from 1999 to the 'Related Links' page. Also, check out the pics on each of those new pages. I love that new one from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly - very artsy and very sexy. Thanks to Loree of the "chriscooper" Yahoo Group for posting the link.

Friday, February 14, 2003, 01:24 p.m.

Happy Valentine's Day!
My friend Michelle gave me a terrific surprise today. She scanned the January "Premiere" article for me. If you'll visit the 'Related Links' page and look under the 'Interviews' heading, you'll find a link to a full color, full page scan of the article (267 kb). It prints beautifully. Thanks again, Mich.

I hope ya'll have an awesome day and plenty of sweet things come your way.

Tuesday, February 11, 2003, 07:44 a.m.
Chris Cooper nominated for Oscar
Today Mr. Chris Cooper received an Oscar nomination for "Actor in a Supporting Role" for his portrayal of John Laroche in "Adaptation," the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. This is his first Oscar nomination.

Visit the Academy's Chris Cooper nomination page or see who else else is nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar. "Adaptation" received three other nominations, as well. Mr. Nicholas Cage received a nomination for "Actor in a Leading Role," Ms. Merle Streep received a nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role," and Charlie and (fictional brother) Donald Kaufman received a nomination for "Writing (Adapted Screenpaly)" for the adaptation of Ms. Susan Orlean's book, "The Orchid Thief."

The 75th Annual Academy Awards will broadcast on March 23, 2003 on ABC.

"Woo-hoo!" and congratulations to Mr. Chris Cooper on his first Oscar nomination. Congratulations also, to the amazing cast and crew of "Adaptation."

Friday, February 7, 2003, 01:07 p.m.

HBO will premiere "My House on Umbria," starring Chris Cooper, on Sunday, May 25, 2003. HBO has posted a "blurb" and a picture from the film on its site. Visit HBO Upcoming Films to read more.

Wednesday, February 5, 2003, 11:10 a.m.
FYI: Weekend Server Outage Planned
Hi all, I wanted to let you know, in advance, that most of this site will be intermittently unavailable this weekend, Feb. 7-9, 2003. The news page (the page you're on now) and its archives will not be affected though because that section is hosted on a different server. I received the following e-mail from my IT department today:

Information Technology has scheduled a systems outage beginning Friday, February 7th at 5:30 pm and ending Sunday, February 9th at 11:59 pm. While we have reserved the entire weekend, systems will only be intermittently unavailable. The systems affected include: faculty, staff, student, and departmental web pages; www.ou.edu; authentication for some library services, online payment, news and lists. We will be updating these systems to improve their availability and reliability.

We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this outage may cause. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail askit@ou.edu.

Tuesday, February 4, 2003, 11:43 a.m.

Howdy, and welcome to my lunchtime updates. I've added new links to the Filmography and Related Links pages. I've *finally* finished the Biography page. I wrote an original biography for it. It bugged me that every one I read left out this or that and details are important! I hope you enjoy the updates.

Monday, February 3, 2003, 05:13 p.m.

Site updates are here! I've archived the January 2003 news. The link is below. I've added new links to the Filmography and the Related Links pages. See the left side menu to view them. I hope you like how things are growing. Please, e-mail me suggestions at chriscooperfan@indiesounds.net. I'd love to hear from fellow Chris Cooper fans.