by admin | Dec 4, 2010 | Article
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...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | Article
Christian Bale in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Kevin Scanlon for The New York Times.) By DENNIS LIM New York Times December 3, 2010 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – WHILE most actors cultivate a polite illusion of intimacy when facing the news media, Christian Bale...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | Article
Lowell champ’s story made for big screen By Ron Borges Boston Herald December 3, 2010 It feels a little odd knowing someone else is playing you, Micky Ward had to admit yesterday, but what’s odder than getting hit in the face for a living? After that, the idea of...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | Article
By Darren Garnick Boston Herald December 3, 2010 Photo by Paramount Pictures Screenwriter Rich Farrell knows what it’s like to take a punch. On his 13th birthday, his father gift-wrapped two pairs of boxing gloves. When Richie’s party was over, he was brought down to...
by admin | Nov 30, 2010 | Article
By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein Boston Globe November 30, 2010 Looks like big budget movie “Adaline’’ isn’t coming to Boston, but the low-budget, indie film “Fairhaven’’ is still on its way. The movie, which is being helmed by Medford native Tom O’Brien,...
by admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Article
The Lowell Sun November 24, 2010 LOWELL — Roll out the red carpet. After weeks of negotiations, Lowell has landed a premiere showing of the highly anticipated Micky Ward biopic The Fighter on Thursday, Dec. 9, one day before the movie hits theaters nationwide....
