‘The Fighter’ packs powerful acting punch

‘The Fighter’ packs powerful acting punch

Photo by AP By James Verniere Boston Herald Movie Review December 8, 2010 THE FIGHTER: B+ A cheesy “Raging Bull”-“Rocky” mash-up served on a hot buttered bulkie roll, David O. Russell’s “The Fighter” is Scorsese-lite with Mark Wahlberg’s boxer Micky Ward flanked by...
Tough talk won her role in ‘The Fighter’

Tough talk won her role in ‘The Fighter’

Erica McDermott By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe December 7, 2010 “The Fighter’’ premiered in LA last night and walking the red carpet with all the Hollywood heavies was Erica McDermott, the 36-year-old Scituate mom who plays one of Micky Ward’s...
‘The Fighter’ packs powerful acting punch

Harvard-set flick at top of the class

Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg in a scene from ‘The Social Network,’ which is getting early Oscar buzz. By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Boston Herald December 5, 2010 The National Board of Review, an organization of more than 100 film critics and historians, has...
Tough talk won her role in ‘The Fighter’

Mark & Micky

Wahlberg revisits his working-class roots for his role in ‘The Fighter’ Lynda Gorov Boston Globe December 5, 2010 “Irish’’ Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg in “The Fighter.’’ LOS ANGELES — Maybe it’s all the talking he’s done to promote his new fight...
‘The Fighter’ packs powerful acting punch

Dickie Eklund spars with fame’s curse

Former Lowell boxer back in spotlight By O’Ryan Johnson Boston Herald December 4, 2010 Photo by Patrick Whittemore Dickie Eklund is about to be famous — again. This time it’s a redemption tale titled “The Fighter,” told by Hollywood and set against some of the lowest...