Think you know Mark Ruffalo? What is his favourite movie? The actor makes the ‘big reveal’ to www.nextmovie.com

“I’d probably say On the Waterfront. It’s [Marlon] Brando at… his all-time best. It’s Elia Kazan, who is one of the all-time great directors. And it’s just the perfect mix of great storytelling, social commentary and great acting. It’s political and still relevant.

“Those themes are still happening today. It’s universal. Coming from the theater, to tell those kind of stories in film, is what’s really exciting to me.”

Mark Ruffalo is currently filming 2012′s “The Avengers,” in which he plays Bruce Banner (aka The Hulk). “Sympathy for Delicious,” his directorial debut, opened in theaters April 29.

Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Zoe Saldana and a host of other New York based actors have filmed a video proclaiming their love for “New York Water.” The anti-hydrofracking campaign is hosted at cleanwaternotdirtydrilling.org.

“My family moved to our quiet farming town on the Delaware River so we could enjoy a simple, healthy life outside of the bustling city,” said Ruffalo in a statement. “We want to enjoy that peace down the road, and know that the tap water we drink, and bathe our children in, is safe.”

Last night, Mark was honored at the Global Green’s 15th Annual Millennium Awards for his involvement with the anti-fracking movement. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

Here’s an ad from New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness in which actor Mark Ruffalo calls on Gov. Cuomo to extend the so-called millionaires’ tax. It’s noticeable in that it’s one of the few ads still running in which Cuomo is criticized by name. Critics are not sure if it’s Cuomo’s high poll numbers of fears or one of his famous phone calls or a combination but millionaires’ tax supporters have been loathe to criticize the governor even though they are happy to take swipes at NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senate Republicans on the issue.

This is all happening as lawmakers and Cuomo creep toward closure of the 2011-12 budget. Dean Skelos just emerged from a meeting with the governor in which he said he thought the budget could be completed in the next 12 couple hours. Meanwhile, Assembly Democrats are heading into their conference — maybe Shelly Silver will be the next leader to have a one-on-one conference with the governor.

Our deepest sympathies to the friends and family of director, Gary Winick. Gary Winick who directed 13 Going On 30 has passed away at 49 following a long fight with brain cancer.

@mruff221 My Friend, the beautiful, gifted and kind Gary Winick passed away yesterday from a brain tumor. He directed “13 going on 30″. We will miss U.

@mruff221 Rest in Peace Gary Winick. You brought us a great amount of humanity and joy. http://bit.ly/eip8gl

Academy Award–nominated actor Mark Ruffalo and his wife, Sunrise, appear in the latest video in the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality series from the Human Rights Campaign.

The couple talks about parenthood in the video, saying, “We’re raising our three kids to treat everyone with dignity and respect. We believe everyone should have the right and the chance to be with the person they love – straight or gay.”

Advocates in New York hope to see another vote by June on the marriage equality bill, which failed in the state senate in 2009. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to push for a vote during this legislative session.

“Oh, it’s totally a different set of questions” you get in Hollywood than the ones in Washington, he says, raking his fingers through that mess of floppy, boyish curliness. “One is, ‘Who are you wearing?’ And the other is, ‘How are we going to save the planet?’”

He first learned about the fracking debate at his local farmers market, where he goes to buy the things that he and his wife, Sunrise Coigney, don’t grow in their own garden. That initiation was two years ago. Since then, he’s become the Natural Resource Defense Council’s most recognizable face, lobbying the state government in Albany to ban the practice in New York, and now working at the national level.

Mark. You spent the morning meeting with congressmen on Capitol Hill. What issues were you discussing?
“Fracking. Hydraulic fracking. They blast the mixture underground at such high levels that it fractures the bedrock, which allows the natural gas to escape. A real movement is starting to coalesce around water,” he says. “Our idea is to go from city to city [and unite] whatever water groups are fighting mountaintop removal, or water scarcity, or gas drilling – anywhere that water is under attack, we host a concert there. The ultimate goal is we need to start thinking about clean, publicly owned water as a constitutional right.”

That’s in the hazy future. First he must navigate the Oscars, which, “as an event, is fatally boring,” he insists. “They don’t let you get up and dance or anything.” (Source)

Mark was in Washington February 17th for a “Safe Drinking Water Act” press conference at the country’s capitol. He was also in Washington for a screening of the documentary, Gasland. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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