Letting His Role Do the Talking

Letting His Role Do the Talking

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...
Boxer’s life story a real knockout

Boxer’s life story a real knockout

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...
Boxer’s life story a real knockout

Screenwriter a fighter, too

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...
‘Fairhaven’ rolling into town

‘Fairhaven’ rolling into town

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,...