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by Dan
New to Netflix Streaming On Wednesday July 13th:
The Fighter (R | 2010)Flickchart Ranking: #78
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Directed By: David O. Russell
Starring: Mark Wahlberg • Christian Bale • Amy Adams • Melissa Leo
Genres: Biopic • Drama • Family Drama • Sports Drama
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by Nigel Druitt
During the acceptance speech for “Guy Movie of the Year” at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards, Mark Wahlberg announced plans for a sequel to The Fighter. The boxing film was an Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture in 2011, and Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale and Best Supporting Actress Melissa Leo.
Walhberg stated: “We left out the Arturo Gatti fights for a reason. Because that’s for The Fighter 2. We’re not going to do Fighter 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, but we’re going to do 2. We’re going to do the Ward/Gatti trilogy.”
Micky Ward, whom Wahlberg portrayed in the film, fought Arturo Gatti in three major fights in 2002 and 2003.
No word yet on whether director David O. Russell will return for the sequel, though he will likely serve as at least a producer.
(via Spike TV)
- In: Movie News
- Tags: Christian Bale, David O. Russell, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, sequel, The Fighter
by Ryan Stuckey
When I decided to do a Reel Rumbles about the top 2 sports dramas, I assumed number one would be Rocky. I was wrong, but I was also stunned to see only two sports films in the global Top 100 Movies Of All Time. Not only that, but there are some great sports movies which are severely underrated, Caddyshack at number #355 and Slap Shot at number #491, just to name two. If this article does nothing else, I hope it inspires people to either watch more highly regarded sports movies, or at least re-rank some of these films and give them a nice bump.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 1980, 2010, boxing, Christian Bale, David O. Russell, Martin Scorsese, Melissa Leo, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Sports, The Fighter
New Blu-ray and DVD Releases: March 15, 2011
15, Mar 2011by Dan
Rank the week of March 15th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies of all-time:
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The Fighter(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)Flickchart Ranking: #115
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Directed By: David O. Russell
Starring: Mark Wahlberg • Christian Bale • Amy Adams • Melissa Leo • Mickey O’Keefe
Genres: Biography • Drama • Family Drama • Sports & Recreation • Sports Drama
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- In: New Releases
- Tags: Anchorman, Au Revoir Los Enfants, BMX Bandits, hereafter, Sharktopus, The Fighter, the switch, Yi Yi
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In Search of Best Picture
17, Feb 2011by Nigel Druitt
As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?
Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?
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