Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn’t prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie’s determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Review Date: Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Paul Haggis Producers: Clint Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Tom Rosenberg Actors: Hilary Swank as Maggie Clint Eastwood as Frankie Morgan Freeman as Eddie Plot: A cute chick with boxing on the mind walks into a...
Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Paul Haggis has found himself on the wrong side of the law in Italy, as news broke yesterday that Italian authorities detained Haggis for alleged sexual assault against a woman in Southern Italy, via the Associated...
Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...
Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...
Clint Eastwood is one of the greatest directors of all time. He can do it all. From gunslinger to Oscar winner, this guy is his own genre. Eastwood has been a superstar for decades but it wasn’t always that way...
In this recurring series we take a look at the Oscar nominations of years past, examining the flicks that were nominated, as well as the pic we feel got snubbed among all the other candidates. Love 'em or hate 'em,...
Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...
With GRUDGE MATCH being released and met with such lukewarm reception, it only reminds me that the once great Robert De Niro hasn't had the hottest track record of late. Now, every actor has his or her string of substandard...
As 2013 comes to a close we are approaching the time when Oscar contenders will be on full display. As we all know, depressing usually gets you an Oscar nomination because playing dramatic parts is a lot harder than say...
One of the best things about DVD for film fans was the inclusion of director’s commentary on the majority of movies. Getting the chance to hear filmmakers discuss their choices in making a movie is a very interesting feature that...