HBO broadcast its first women’s boxing bout, between Kali Reis and Cecilia Brækhus, in 2018. Just six years later, Reis is one of the stars on HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country,” where she plays Detective Evangeline Navarro alongside Jodie Foster. That could very well be the first time any HBO lead was first seen on the pay cabler in a boxing match.
“What’s really great about this whole journey is that things that are so far fetched are like not impossible in some part of my brain that understands that it’s a possibility,” Reis tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “And I think that’s one of the many things that keeps me grinding so hard.”
In the series, Reis plays Evangeline Navarro, a half-Dominican state trooper in Ennis, a fictional town in rural northern Alaska. Reis spoke to the Awards Circuit Podcast about her interpretation of...
“What’s really great about this whole journey is that things that are so far fetched are like not impossible in some part of my brain that understands that it’s a possibility,” Reis tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “And I think that’s one of the many things that keeps me grinding so hard.”
In the series, Reis plays Evangeline Navarro, a half-Dominican state trooper in Ennis, a fictional town in rural northern Alaska. Reis spoke to the Awards Circuit Podcast about her interpretation of...
- 5/26/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
We know Kendrick Lamar and Drake will throw more shots, levy more seedy allegations, and might even drop more all-out diss songs from here. But the bulk of the war has been fought, and the crown goes to Compton. In hindsight, the way Drake poked the bear with Instagram Stories provocations and his “Taylor Made” freestyle seems masochistic. Over the past week, Lamar hit Drake with a relentless volley of diss songs that comprehensively dismantled his opponent’s character and, with “Not Like Us,” may make him the punchline of the summer.
- 5/6/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Showtime is hanging up its gloves.
After 37 years of boxing action, Showtime Sports has signed off for the final time. Paramount Global confirmed in October that the network’s sports operation will be dissolved by the end of the year, with future sports programming falling under the CBS Sports banner. Sports chief Stephen Espinoza and his team will depart at the end of the year.
Now Showtime Boxing’s four decades chronicling the sport, the athletes involved and some of its greatest bouts has been documented in End of an Era, a 38-minute special produced by multi-time Emmy-winner Sam Shouvlin and Emmy-nominated All Access director Nick Manning.
Among those bouts are “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler’s defeat of John “The Beast” Mugabi, both of Mike Tyson’s epic battles with Razor Ruddock, Evander Holyfield bouts with Buster Douglas and Michael Morrer, Tyson-Holyfield I and II, Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez,...
After 37 years of boxing action, Showtime Sports has signed off for the final time. Paramount Global confirmed in October that the network’s sports operation will be dissolved by the end of the year, with future sports programming falling under the CBS Sports banner. Sports chief Stephen Espinoza and his team will depart at the end of the year.
Now Showtime Boxing’s four decades chronicling the sport, the athletes involved and some of its greatest bouts has been documented in End of an Era, a 38-minute special produced by multi-time Emmy-winner Sam Shouvlin and Emmy-nominated All Access director Nick Manning.
Among those bouts are “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler’s defeat of John “The Beast” Mugabi, both of Mike Tyson’s epic battles with Razor Ruddock, Evander Holyfield bouts with Buster Douglas and Michael Morrer, Tyson-Holyfield I and II, Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Erik Pedersen and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: After announcing new docs on NFL Hall of Famer Mel Blount and MLB icon Tommy John in Whatever It Takes and The Bionic Man, respectively, Winter State Entertainment has unveiled The Hitman: A Tommy Hearns Story as its latest sports documentary.
The boxing pic directed by Winter State principals Hamid and Camille Torabpour, which wrapped production prior to the strikes, spotlights Tommy ‘The Hitman’ Hearns, the legendary Detroit fighter who, between 1977 and 2006, won titles in five different weight divisions.
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the summer of 2012, Hearns is known for displaying one of the most devastating punches in the history of the sport and for not being afraid to mix it up, sometimes to his own detriment. The film from the Torabpours will look in depth at both his illustrious boxing career and his broader life journey, including his initial decision to enter the...
The boxing pic directed by Winter State principals Hamid and Camille Torabpour, which wrapped production prior to the strikes, spotlights Tommy ‘The Hitman’ Hearns, the legendary Detroit fighter who, between 1977 and 2006, won titles in five different weight divisions.
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the summer of 2012, Hearns is known for displaying one of the most devastating punches in the history of the sport and for not being afraid to mix it up, sometimes to his own detriment. The film from the Torabpours will look in depth at both his illustrious boxing career and his broader life journey, including his initial decision to enter the...
- 8/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Donnie Yen is the premier martial arts showman on Earth. He is the heir to Jackie Chan, who was Bruce Lee's successor, and, like those legends, his fighting style is a fluid amalgam of hand-to-hand combat techniques. Watching Yen ply his craft is like listening to a vintage De La Soul track. His fight scenes are an exhilarating, expertly choreographed blur of disciplines. Yen samples from Tai Chi, karate, Taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, aikido, wrestling, judo and so much more. And when you spot a reference to a patented punch, kick, or feint from another film or a notable fighter, you get every bit as giddy as the first time you heard the Beastie Boys blend John Williams' "Jaws" theme with Bernard Herrmann's legendary "Psycho" cue in the song, "Egg Man," on their "Paul's Boutique" album.
At the age of 59, Yen shows no signs of slowing down, nor has...
At the age of 59, Yen shows no signs of slowing down, nor has...
- 4/18/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
"Rocky" has endured as one of the most uplifting sports films of all time thanks in large part to its heartfelt portrayal of two social misfits falling haltingly in love as one of them trains for an unlikely, yet plausible shot at the heavyweight boxing title. Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire give lovely, lived-in performances that are painful to watch at times because Rocky has no idea how awkwardly his gregariousness lands, while Adrian seems terrified that anyone would find her worthy of affection.
For most of its runtime, "Rocky" is a human drama about losers. It soars to life during its Bill Conti-scored training montage that explodes the film into its exhilarating third act. Interestingly, the final match isn't all that long. From the opening bell to the end of the fifteenth round, it occupies a scant eight-and-a-half minutes of screen time. But it feels like trench warfare...
For most of its runtime, "Rocky" is a human drama about losers. It soars to life during its Bill Conti-scored training montage that explodes the film into its exhilarating third act. Interestingly, the final match isn't all that long. From the opening bell to the end of the fifteenth round, it occupies a scant eight-and-a-half minutes of screen time. But it feels like trench warfare...
- 1/13/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Every step Freddie Gibbs takes is historic. Few artists can match the kind of career the 40-year-old rapper has charted for himself. He’s gone from a fledgling label signee to an indie darling and major label success in the span of a decade. “I’ve had the most unique career path of any rapper on my level because I slugged it out so many years independently,” Gibbs tells Rolling Stone over a zoom call. “I had to put so much of my own time, effort, and money into it.
- 9/30/2022
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
“Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, a former middleweight boxing champion and icon of the sport, died Saturday. He was 66 years old.
A cause of death was not immediately clear when his wife, Kay G. Hagler, posted a confirmation on Facebook.
“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement. Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time. With love,” she wrote in a post on his verified fan page, signing her name.
Marvin Hagler was the undisputed middleweight champion of the world for seven years beginning in 1980. He lost his title only when Sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement in 1987.
Online, tributes to the athlete poured in as sports accounts posted videos of some of his most iconic fights.
Boxing promoters and sports agents Kalle & Nisse Sauerland tweeted a heartfelt tribute that read,...
A cause of death was not immediately clear when his wife, Kay G. Hagler, posted a confirmation on Facebook.
“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement. Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time. With love,” she wrote in a post on his verified fan page, signing her name.
Marvin Hagler was the undisputed middleweight champion of the world for seven years beginning in 1980. He lost his title only when Sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement in 1987.
Online, tributes to the athlete poured in as sports accounts posted videos of some of his most iconic fights.
Boxing promoters and sports agents Kalle & Nisse Sauerland tweeted a heartfelt tribute that read,...
- 3/14/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
After delaying Tulip Fever and The Founder many months, The Weinstein Company now has their sights solely set on Hands of Stone this summer. Coming from writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz, Carlos star Edgar Ramirez is portraying the famous Panamanian professional boxer Roberto Duran, while Robert De Niro takes on the role of trainer Ray Arcel. Fighting Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler and more, the boxer won 103 out of 119 fights, cementing him as one of the best in his field.
Ahead of a release later next month, a new full-length trailer has now arrived, which shows off more of the action in the ring. With the talents of the ensemble, we’ll have to see if this one measures up to the great boxing dramas of the genre. Also starring Usher Raymond, Ana de Armas, Ellen Barkin, and John Turturro, check out the new trailer below.
Hands Of Stone follows...
Ahead of a release later next month, a new full-length trailer has now arrived, which shows off more of the action in the ring. With the talents of the ensemble, we’ll have to see if this one measures up to the great boxing dramas of the genre. Also starring Usher Raymond, Ana de Armas, Ellen Barkin, and John Turturro, check out the new trailer below.
Hands Of Stone follows...
- 7/20/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
While Creed took the crown when it came to boxing dramas last year, another contender enters the ring in 2016 with Hands of Stone. Coming from writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz, Carlos star Edgar Ramirez is portraying the famous Panamanian professional boxer Roberto Duran, while Robert De Niro takes on the role of trainer Ray Arcel. Fighting Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler and more, the boxer won 103 out of 119 fights, cementing him as one of the best in his field.
“I think it’s a great movie,” Ramirez tells Variety. “It not only tells the tale of a legendary Latin American boxer, it also tells the story of a man who became a hero in his country and his region. Panama has somehow always been a country under foreign control, so there’s always been a question of identity. Roberto Duran in many moments, including in some of the most difficult...
“I think it’s a great movie,” Ramirez tells Variety. “It not only tells the tale of a legendary Latin American boxer, it also tells the story of a man who became a hero in his country and his region. Panama has somehow always been a country under foreign control, so there’s always been a question of identity. Roberto Duran in many moments, including in some of the most difficult...
- 4/11/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Ang Lee has been working on developing a 3D film based around the historic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier that is known as the Thrilla In Manila. The project was originally set up at Universal Pictures after he won the Best Director Oscar for his work on Life of Pi. The film's development ended up falling apart, but now it’s making a comeback!
The film will offer audiences an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights.” The film will also put the focus on other boxers from that era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
According to the Deadline, Lee is scouting locations and is looking for this film to be his next project. He just finished shooting the big screen adaptation...
The film will offer audiences an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights.” The film will also put the focus on other boxers from that era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
According to the Deadline, Lee is scouting locations and is looking for this film to be his next project. He just finished shooting the big screen adaptation...
- 12/9/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business.
Fleming: I’ve never seen anything like the craziness that followed the elevator surveillance-camera footage of Ray Rice punching his wife, and an NFL deer-in-the-headlights response that put its tenured commissioner Roger Goodell in danger of being on the business end of a knockout punch himself. It became bloodsport; Espn has shown the elevator punch so often in the past few days, it’s surprising they haven’t assembled their fight commentators to dissect it. The subsequent media scrutiny of other players who’ve done similar or worse things — but who suited up today — leaves you thinking that NFL players have crime stats comparable to the prison team Burt Reynolds quarterbacked in The Longest Yard.
Bart: People make a mistake,...
Fleming: I’ve never seen anything like the craziness that followed the elevator surveillance-camera footage of Ray Rice punching his wife, and an NFL deer-in-the-headlights response that put its tenured commissioner Roger Goodell in danger of being on the business end of a knockout punch himself. It became bloodsport; Espn has shown the elevator punch so often in the past few days, it’s surprising they haven’t assembled their fight commentators to dissect it. The subsequent media scrutiny of other players who’ve done similar or worse things — but who suited up today — leaves you thinking that NFL players have crime stats comparable to the prison team Burt Reynolds quarterbacked in The Longest Yard.
Bart: People make a mistake,...
- 9/14/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
At the European Film Market is a promotional photo for the upcoming "Hands of Stone" biopic, based on the life of boxer Roberto Duran, who will be played by Edgar Ramirez. Robert De Niro co-stars as his trainer Ray Arcel. Check out the photo below. Roberto Duran made his boxing debut in 1968 at the age of 16. He went on to win 103 of 119 matches against such top-tier talent as Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Hector Camacho and Vinny Pazienza. In 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the Wbc welterweight title, but shocked the boxing world by returning for a rematch, in which he called out "No mas!" in order to quit the fight prematurely. He eventually quit the sport completely. A release date has yet to be announced. Photo: (click to enlarge)...
- 2/18/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Today brings debut images from a pair of upcoming projects and first up is the boxing biopic Hands of Stone. Coming from writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz, Carlos star Edgar Ramirez is portaying the famous Panamanian professional boxer Roberto Duran, while De Niro takes on the role of trainer Ray Arcel. Fighting Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler and more, the boxer won 103 out [...]...
- 2/17/2014
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Having come of age during the greatest era of boxing that included an array of warriors in the welterweight to light heavyweight class that included Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marvin Hagler and others, I couldn’t be more excited for the Jonathan Jacubowicz-directed Duran film Hands Of Stone. They’ve just cast the Cuban-born discovery Ana De Armas to play Duran’s gorgeous wife Felicidad. She stars alongside Edgar Ramirez, who’s playing the great fighter, Robert De Niro, who’s playing trainer Ray Arcel, and Usher, who’s playing Leonard. The latter fighter was my favorite. It was still hard not to feel sympathy for Duran when he surrendered notoriously in the ring and cried “No mas,” when he had absolutely no game that night against Leonard, who lost their first fight because he made the tactical mistake of trying to outslug Duran and this time...
- 10/10/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Life of Pi director Ang Lee has signed on to direct a new 3D boxing film. The movie is described as giving us an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights. That will include the showdown between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali that was called the Thrilla In Manila." The film will also focus on other boxers from the era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
This could be an amazing film! I enjoy watching Boxing, and I love the history of the sport. All of these boxers are badass legends, and I'm excited to see them brought to life in this movie.
Lee is a great director, and I'm curious to see how he ends up using the 3D in the film, because that could end up looking great,...
This could be an amazing film! I enjoy watching Boxing, and I love the history of the sport. All of these boxers are badass legends, and I'm excited to see them brought to life in this movie.
Lee is a great director, and I'm curious to see how he ends up using the 3D in the film, because that could end up looking great,...
- 8/9/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
While 3D has mostly be used to plumb the depths of futuristic worlds (thanks James Cameron) or make summer movies more explosion-y, rare has been the filmmaker who has attempted to use the format as texture rather than simple technique. Martin Scorsese succeeded with his lovely "Hugo," Wim Wenders earned praise for "Pina" and Ang Lee wowed both audiences and critics with last year's "Life Of Pi." And it seems Lee is smitten with wearing those chunky glasses, because his next feature will boldly venture into three-dimensions once again. Deadline reports that Lee is setting up his next flick at Universal, and it's going to be boxing drama...in 3D. Really. Even more, it's going to track the sport during the '60s and '70s, tackling the various rivalries in the sport, presumably touching upon pugilists like George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard.
- 8/8/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: If you love sports films like I do, here is one that has knockout potential. Robert De Niro and Edgar Ramirez have signed on to star in Hands Of Stone, a drama written and to be directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz. Boxing fans will know where we are going from the title. Ramirez will play champ Roberto Duran. De Niro will play his trainer Ray Arcel in a drama that focuses on how each man changed the life of the other. It is set during boxing’s Golden Era, when Duran was among top notch fighters including Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Hector Camacho, Vinny Pazienza. Duran fought them all and won 103 of his 119 fights. The focus will be on the Panamanian boxer’s incredible brawls with Leonard, culminating in an inexplicable ending of the famous fight where Duran quit in the ring and cried “No mas,” on...
- 4/9/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
He's the most decorated Olympian of all time. He's barely 27 years old, and just took home a few more medals to add to his collection. So, when Michael Phelps says he's retiring, does he really mean it?
"I'm done. I don't know if people really believe me, but I am actually finished. I'm retiring," the Olympic swimming legend tells CNN in a recent interview.
"I'm done," he repeats.
Phelps's loyal legion of fans, however, can cling to a long list of fickle fellow legends for hope. Sugar Ray Leonard announced his retirement in '82, then again in '84, then returned to beat Marvin Hagler in '87 and finally threw his last punch in 1997 - a full fifteen years after his "retirement." Perhaps the closest comparison to Phelps would be Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, who quit basketball for baseball in '92, returned in '94 and then...
"I'm done. I don't know if people really believe me, but I am actually finished. I'm retiring," the Olympic swimming legend tells CNN in a recent interview.
"I'm done," he repeats.
Phelps's loyal legion of fans, however, can cling to a long list of fickle fellow legends for hope. Sugar Ray Leonard announced his retirement in '82, then again in '84, then returned to beat Marvin Hagler in '87 and finally threw his last punch in 1997 - a full fifteen years after his "retirement." Perhaps the closest comparison to Phelps would be Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, who quit basketball for baseball in '92, returned in '94 and then...
- 8/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is opening up about his battles with depression and addiction in his new memoir, "Sugar Ray Leonard: The Big Fight - My Life In and Out of the Ring." Not only does the book chronicle his fights with such opponents as Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, and Wilfred Benitez, but it explores the corruption of the sport and his own treacherous road to rock bottom and redemption.
In a chat with fans on Espn, Leonard shares that he feels a weight has been lifted now that the book is out. "Without question. It's been something that I've wanted to get rid of or release for many years," he says. "What most people who have experienced what I have is I was tired of the inner pain."
He also dishes that of all of the fighters he's faced, Tommy Hearns hits the hardest, but Roberto Duran was the most intimidating.
In a chat with fans on Espn, Leonard shares that he feels a weight has been lifted now that the book is out. "Without question. It's been something that I've wanted to get rid of or release for many years," he says. "What most people who have experienced what I have is I was tired of the inner pain."
He also dishes that of all of the fighters he's faced, Tommy Hearns hits the hardest, but Roberto Duran was the most intimidating.
- 6/9/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Sugar Ray Leonard is all about the eyes. “The eyes tell you everything,” he said sitting on a plush sofa in the gym of his palatial home in the Pacific Palisades, California. His neighbors include Steven Spielberg, Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, Ben Afleck, and other Hollywood luminaries. It is refreshing to see that Mr. Leonard is one of a small cadre of super-elite boxers who has been able to retain the millions he made in the ring.
- 6/6/2011
- by Gordon Marino
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
During my hundreds of hours of interviews with him, the boxing champ never mentioned his bombshell revelations of abuse at the hands of a coach. So why are they coming out now?
The New York Times published an eye-popping story yesterday. Sugar Ray Leonard, the last boxer to hold the world in his hands with his speed and stamina and charisma, is about to publish a book in which he claims he was sexually abused as a teenager.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Manny Pacquiao, Boxing's Biggest Star
The book, The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring, is not slated for publication by Viking until next month. But the Times' Harvey Araton got a copy. Quoting at length from the book, he relates that Leonard was intimidated into having oral sex with an Olympic coach before the 1976 Summer Olympics. The specific age of Leonard was not given,...
The New York Times published an eye-popping story yesterday. Sugar Ray Leonard, the last boxer to hold the world in his hands with his speed and stamina and charisma, is about to publish a book in which he claims he was sexually abused as a teenager.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Manny Pacquiao, Boxing's Biggest Star
The book, The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring, is not slated for publication by Viking until next month. But the Times' Harvey Araton got a copy. Quoting at length from the book, he relates that Leonard was intimidated into having oral sex with an Olympic coach before the 1976 Summer Olympics. The specific age of Leonard was not given,...
- 5/19/2011
- by Buzz Bissinger
- The Daily Beast
We recently had a chance to catch up with the star of Lights Out, Holt McCallany, and while we did our best to avoid making tasteless puns about the actor-turned-boxer getting his "Lights" knocked out, McCallany had some especially poignant things to say about the inspiration he draws on for Patrick "Lights" Leary.
Chris Radtke: There’s three things that "Lights" Leary has: the boxing life, the family life and the dark places he goes. What inspiration are you pulling from for each of these areas?
Holt McCallany: I looked at the lives of certain boxers that had seemed to me had been unable to reconcile themselves with certain losses, that they had that haunted them and I think, made them bitter. Because I didn’t want to make that choice. I thought, listen, we’re going to follow this guy around and really get to know this character well.
Chris Radtke: There’s three things that "Lights" Leary has: the boxing life, the family life and the dark places he goes. What inspiration are you pulling from for each of these areas?
Holt McCallany: I looked at the lives of certain boxers that had seemed to me had been unable to reconcile themselves with certain losses, that they had that haunted them and I think, made them bitter. Because I didn’t want to make that choice. I thought, listen, we’re going to follow this guy around and really get to know this character well.
- 3/14/2011
- UGO TV
The new cast of Dancing with the Stars answer a few questions from the audience:
Full Dwts Cast list and Dancing with the Stars schedule below:
The 11 celebrities heading to the dance floor this season, as announced tonight by “Dancing with the Stars” hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke in a live press conference during “The Bachelor,” are as follows:
Kirstie Alley – Kirstie Alley has emerged as one of the great actresses of her generation, proving time and again that she is capable of great depth and range, as well as possessing comedic timing second to none. Kirstie’s work in television has earned her seven Golden Globe and eight Emmy nominations, winning one Golden Globe, two Emmys and three People’s Choice Awards. She co-wrote and starred in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy “Fat Actress,” and played the title character, as well as serving as executive producer, on the NBC sitcom “Veronica’s Closet.
Full Dwts Cast list and Dancing with the Stars schedule below:
The 11 celebrities heading to the dance floor this season, as announced tonight by “Dancing with the Stars” hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke in a live press conference during “The Bachelor,” are as follows:
Kirstie Alley – Kirstie Alley has emerged as one of the great actresses of her generation, proving time and again that she is capable of great depth and range, as well as possessing comedic timing second to none. Kirstie’s work in television has earned her seven Golden Globe and eight Emmy nominations, winning one Golden Globe, two Emmys and three People’s Choice Awards. She co-wrote and starred in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy “Fat Actress,” and played the title character, as well as serving as executive producer, on the NBC sitcom “Veronica’s Closet.
- 3/1/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (realitytvnews)
Here's a grat collection of screenshots and a few trailers from the new boxing video game Fight Night: Champion show you the detailed realistic damage that you can inflict on your boxing oponent. I've always been a big fan of these Fight Night games, and it looks like they've once again taken it to a whole new level bloody boxing carnage.
The single-player mode is intended to recreate the dramatic and emotional aspects of the sport.
A new mode called "Champion Mode" will be featured in the game. It revolves around a storyline which follows a boxer named Andre Bishop. Most other modes, such as Legacy Mode (the career mode of the series) are expected to return.
EA is promising a refined physics-based animation system and a new "Full Spectrum Punch Control" scheme. There will also be a demo launching on both Xbox Live and Psn on the 1st of February.
The single-player mode is intended to recreate the dramatic and emotional aspects of the sport.
A new mode called "Champion Mode" will be featured in the game. It revolves around a storyline which follows a boxer named Andre Bishop. Most other modes, such as Legacy Mode (the career mode of the series) are expected to return.
EA is promising a refined physics-based animation system and a new "Full Spectrum Punch Control" scheme. There will also be a demo launching on both Xbox Live and Psn on the 1st of February.
- 2/23/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
While watching TV the other day I happened upon a boxing documentary. It was the 2008 HBO film "Thrilla in Manilla," chronicling the third and final battle between Heavyweight champs Muhammad Ali and Smoking Joe Frazier. Immediately, it struck me how very anachronistic boxing had become. It's just not the sort of thing you stumble across on network TV anymore--except the celebrity version--having given way to the more accessible global phenomena of Mixed Martial Arts.
Back in the 80s boxing was everywhere, and Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler were household names that frequently glowered out at you from the cover of Si. Even if you weren't a fan, you'd usually end up catching a bit of one of their fights on Wide World of Sports when nothing else was on.
Boxing was mainstream and it bled into the culture regardless of whether you actually liked it or not.
Back in the 80s boxing was everywhere, and Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler were household names that frequently glowered out at you from the cover of Si. Even if you weren't a fan, you'd usually end up catching a bit of one of their fights on Wide World of Sports when nothing else was on.
Boxing was mainstream and it bled into the culture regardless of whether you actually liked it or not.
- 9/24/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Last week, London’s Leicester Square saw the biggest influx of action hero’s it had seen for a very, very long time. I am of course talking about the premiere of Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables. Starring Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Steve Austin and Eric Roberts, the film is an homage to action films of a bygone era.
As well as storming the red carpet in Leicester Square, the cast were also on hand for the official press conference, take a look below for the full Q&A from the session:
Q: At the screening last week there was a massive round of applause before the film even started, and as each star name appeared there were whoops of joy. To what extent does that level of excitement and expectation bring extra challenges or responsibilities to do something really special with The Expendables?...
As well as storming the red carpet in Leicester Square, the cast were also on hand for the official press conference, take a look below for the full Q&A from the session:
Q: At the screening last week there was a massive round of applause before the film even started, and as each star name appeared there were whoops of joy. To what extent does that level of excitement and expectation bring extra challenges or responsibilities to do something really special with The Expendables?...
- 8/15/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Boxing great Lou Fillippo, who famously counted out Apollo Creed in the first Rocky sequel, has died, aged 83.
The Hall of Fame referee and judge died on Monday after suffering a stroke.
Fillippo's professional boxing career ended in 1957 after a series of bleeding issues, which stopped his fights.
He went on to referee and judge 85 world championship fights, including Sugar Ray Leonard’s controversial split-decision victory over Marvin Hagler in 1987.
The Hall of Fame referee and judge died on Monday after suffering a stroke.
Fillippo's professional boxing career ended in 1957 after a series of bleeding issues, which stopped his fights.
He went on to referee and judge 85 world championship fights, including Sugar Ray Leonard’s controversial split-decision victory over Marvin Hagler in 1987.
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