Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:08PM - By Damon Houx
When The Fighter was making the junket rounds, Mark Wahlberg joked about how there could be a series of films made about his real-life character Micky Ward’s fights with Arturo Gatti. He said “We’re doing those fights in the sequel. We’ll do four more films. We’ll do the first Gatti fight in the sequel” which led to director David O. Russell making a Rocky IV reference. It turns out this wasn’t just a jab at the beloved Sylvester Stallone franchise – Mark Wahlberg has recently commented to Entertainment Weekly that he’s into “taking one more run at it.”
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:19AM - By Andrew Payne
It’s your first chance to catch up with the December Best Picture nominees this week as The Fighter hits DVD shelves, despite its still playing in a few hundred theaters around the country. So now you won’t have to search for an art-house or slough through the stale popcorn of a second-run theater to see one of the best films of the year.
It comes alongside two early fall releases that you may have forgotten about. One stars Jennifer Aniston, one is directed by Clint Eastwood. But, sadly, there is on Clint Eastwood-directed Jennifer Aniston film. That would really be a DVD worth getting.
Check it out below…
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 9:18AM - By Krystal Clark
Mark Wahlberg has a lot to be thankful for this year. The actor produced and starred in a film that received several Oscar nominations, and two wins for its stars Melissa Leo and Christian Bale. The Fighter was truly a labor of love for Wahlberg who championed for years to get it to the big screen. When all the stars aligned, he got it made, and it was a hit. This begs the question: are there more Mickey Ward stories on the horizon? Could The Fighter 2 be on the way?
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Monday, January 24, 2011 8:21AM - By Scott Schachter
This weekend, Natalie Portman was able to capitalize on the buzz generated from her Golden Globe win as her new film No Strings Attached opened at number 1 as we predicted .The Green Hornet showed a decent hold coming in at number 2, also as we predicted, dropping less then 50% ,while the The Dilemma fell to number 3.
And now for the rest of the top 10…
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Monday, January 17, 2011 4:53PM - By Scott Schachter
After it was all said and done The Green Hornet opened slightly below my prediction to open at #1 with $33.7M, while The Dilemma bombed with $17.8M, and True Grit held strong at #3 with $10.9M.
Now on to the rest of the top 10…
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Sunday, January 16, 2011 6:56PM - By Krystal Clark
Melissa Leo took home the award for Best Supporting Actress at this year’s Golden Globes for her performance in David O. Russell’s The Fighter. She played Alice Ward, the crass, white-trash mother of Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund in the boxing drama. She also won in this same category at the Critics Choice Awards, which were held on Friday.
***Want more on the show?:Part 1 – Red Carpet to Best Supporting Actress; Part 2 – Best Animated Short to Costume Design; Part 3 – Best Original Song to Memoriam; Part 4 – Best Actor to Best Picture ***
See who she beat out below…
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Sunday, January 16, 2011 5:03PM - By Krystal Clark
One of the most predictable categories at the 68th Annual Golden Globes was for Best Supporting Actor. The statue went to Christian Bale for his portrayal of Dicky Hedlund in the boxing drama The Fighter. The actor previously picked up the award in the same category at Friday night’s Critics Choice Awards.
See who he beat out below…
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:54AM - By Krystal Clark
Bad news for those of you who loved the music in The Fighter, Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right, and True Grit. All four films have been disqualified for next year’s Academy Awards. According to Variety, the scores are victims of a little technicality that deems them slightly unoriginal, and when it comes to the Oscars a little can mean a lot.
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Friday, December 10, 2010 1:21PM - By Justine JC
The country awaits with bated breath for this weekend’s Paramount Pictures release, The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale as Micky and Dicky Ward. Predicted to sweep awards season, the movie offers far more than your average boxing flick, and should please both commercial and critical audiences. We were fortunate enough to sit down with the film’s director, David O. Russell to get his two cents on what went into making this film.
Check out the interview below…
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