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Fifty years after International Rescue’s first mission, Thunderbirds continues to entertain children and adults all over the world. On 10 September Panini Magazines publishes Thunderbirds: A Complete Guide to the Classic Series, a lavish, 116-page ‘bookazine’ celebrating this timeless classic. Writers include former Fanderson chairman Chris Bentley, Andersonic editor Richard Farrell and Thunderbirds author Sam...
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Fifty years after International Rescue’s first mission, Thunderbirds continues to entertain children and adults all over the world. On 10 September Panini Magazines publishes Thunderbirds: A Complete Guide to the Classic Series, a lavish, 116-page ‘bookazine’ celebrating this timeless classic. Writers include former Fanderson chairman Chris Bentley, Andersonic editor Richard Farrell and Thunderbirds author Sam...
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- 9/8/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
The 1995 documentary about boxer-addict Dicky Eklund captures something missing in Christian Bale's mannered turn
The Fighter, David O Russell's Oscar-nominated true story of 90s boxer Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg, is about a guy who slugs his way up from the tough streets of Lowell, Massachusetts. He has a troubled relationship with his half-brother and trainer Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), a former boxer who is now addicted to crack but who finally appears to confront his demons, at least partly as a result of a television documentary being made about him as the movie begins: we see the camera crew following Micky and Dicky around.
This documentary really did exist. Entitled High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell and directed by Maryann DeLeo and Richard Farrell, it was transmitted on Us TV in 1995 and is now available for free on the web.
Watching High on Crack Street...
The Fighter, David O Russell's Oscar-nominated true story of 90s boxer Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg, is about a guy who slugs his way up from the tough streets of Lowell, Massachusetts. He has a troubled relationship with his half-brother and trainer Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), a former boxer who is now addicted to crack but who finally appears to confront his demons, at least partly as a result of a television documentary being made about him as the movie begins: we see the camera crew following Micky and Dicky around.
This documentary really did exist. Entitled High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell and directed by Maryann DeLeo and Richard Farrell, it was transmitted on Us TV in 1995 and is now available for free on the web.
Watching High on Crack Street...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Fans of David O. Russell’s “The Fighter”, his critically acclaimed, real-story boxing drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, should check out Maryann DeLeo and Richard Farrell’s documentary “High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell”, which chronicles three childhood friends lost to drug addiction — one of whom just happens to be Dicky Eklund (played by Bale in the movie). The complete 60-minute documentary, which originally aired on HBO, is online for free. Check out a preview of the doc below. In blue-collar Lowell, Massachusetts, where disappearing industry has produced high unemployment, some residents have turned to crack for relief – only to see their dreams of a better life go up in smoke. High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell is a harrowing documentary chronicling 18 months in the lives of three crackhouse friends whose addiction has let them to crime and despair. Brenda, Dicki and Boo-Boo have...
- 1/4/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Warning: This post contains some mild spoilers for "The Fighter."
Throughout "The Fighter," an HBO documentary camera crew follows Dicky Ecklund (Christian Bale) around his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. He believes -- or he claims to believe -- the documentary is about his impending boxing comeback. But we follow Dicky around Lowell, too, and we see how lost he is to crack addiction. There's no way he's making a comeback. So why is the crew there?
In reality, the cameras were making a documentary about crack addiction in America, and it's not until the film, "High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell," premieres on television, that the family realizes the reality not only of Dicky's comeback movie but of Dicky's comeback as well. It becomes a major motivational turning point in the film for Dicky and his younger brother Micky (Mark Wahlberg) who's lived his whole life in his more famous,...
Throughout "The Fighter," an HBO documentary camera crew follows Dicky Ecklund (Christian Bale) around his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. He believes -- or he claims to believe -- the documentary is about his impending boxing comeback. But we follow Dicky around Lowell, too, and we see how lost he is to crack addiction. There's no way he's making a comeback. So why is the crew there?
In reality, the cameras were making a documentary about crack addiction in America, and it's not until the film, "High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell," premieres on television, that the family realizes the reality not only of Dicky's comeback movie but of Dicky's comeback as well. It becomes a major motivational turning point in the film for Dicky and his younger brother Micky (Mark Wahlberg) who's lived his whole life in his more famous,...
- 12/20/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
For those who are keeping score…this year Channing Tatum has already promoted and released the romantic drama ‘Dear John‘, wrapped on two new films (Steven Soderbergh’s action-revenge spy thriller ‘Knockout‘ and Dito Montiel’s crime thriller ‘Son of No One‘ with Al Pacino, Ray Liotta, and Katie Holmes), shot reshoots for Kevin MacDonald’s Roman drama ‘Eagle of the Ninth‘, executive produced and premiered the political documentary ‘Earth Made of Glass‘ at the Tribeca Film Festival and is prepping to take a long-awaited comedic turn in Ron Howard and Vince Vaughn’s ‘Cheaters‘, which he films next month. Not too bad, considering we’ve barely made it through the month of May.
As if all that wasn’t enough, the busy actor’s dance card just got a little more crowded…
Earlier this week, the newly formed, London-based Berkeley Square Films announced at the Cannes Film Festival that...
As if all that wasn’t enough, the busy actor’s dance card just got a little more crowded…
Earlier this week, the newly formed, London-based Berkeley Square Films announced at the Cannes Film Festival that...
- 5/20/2010
- by Channing Tatum Unwrapped
- Channing Tatum Unwrapped
By Jeff Sneider
"Dear John" star Channing Tatum is set to follow in the footsteps of Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Basketball Diaries"), Heath Ledger ("Candy"), Jared Leto ("Requiem For a Dream") and Ewan McGregor ("Trainspotting") by playing a heroin addict in "What's Left of Us," an adaptation of Richard Farrell's novel that the author is writing for Berkeley Square Films, according to Deadline.
Based on a true st...
"Dear John" star Channing Tatum is set to follow in the footsteps of Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Basketball Diaries"), Heath Ledger ("Candy"), Jared Leto ("Requiem For a Dream") and Ewan McGregor ("Trainspotting") by playing a heroin addict in "What's Left of Us," an adaptation of Richard Farrell's novel that the author is writing for Berkeley Square Films, according to Deadline.
Based on a true st...
- 5/18/2010
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
I've long contended that Channing Tatum could be a good actor if someone just gave him the chance to play something other than the hunky nice Southern guy-- he showed off some real skill in Kimberly Peirce's Stop Loss, and the recent news that he'd be playing a tattooed and pierced piece on the side seemed like another step in the right direction. But Tatum isn't just going to gradually work his way into a dramatic career, oh no-- he's going whole hog right now with the ultimate "actor" role, the junkie. Over at Cannes Deadline Hollywood reports that Tatum is attached to star in What's Left Of Us, an indie adaptation of Richard Farrell's memoir that the author will adapt for the screen as well. Financier Berkeley Square Films is selling the project at Cannes, and with Tatum attached, it seems pretty likely they'll find some interest.
- 5/18/2010
- cinemablend.com
This December, look out for “The Lovely Bones,” based on the best-selling novel by Alice Sebold and starring wunderkind Northern Ireland actress Saoirse Ronan (“Atonement,” “City of Ember”), as well as Irish-American actor Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon. “The Lovely Bones” tells the tragic story of 14-year-old Susie Salmon (played by Ronan), who is killed by a neighbor. The rest of the story is told as Susie, uncomfortably perched in the afterlife, watches how her family and friends cope with her loss. “The Lovely Bones” is directed by “Lord of the Rings” impresario Peter Jackson. Speaking of Mark Wahlberg, one of the most anticipated upcoming Irish-American films is “The Fighter,” starring Wahlberg as Irish boxer Mickey Ward. But nearly as compelling as Ward’s unlikely rise to fame is the life story of Richard Farrell, who helped write the screenplay for “The Fighter.” From the Irish stronghold of Lowell,...
- 9/25/2009
- IrishCentral
By Richard Farrell
Recently, I was with actor Christian Bale and former world-class boxer Dickie Eklund in a crack house on Smith Street in Lowell, Massachusetts.
I should say former crack house. Back in 1993, it mainly served as a safe place for junkies and addicts to hang out and get high. Off and on, for nearly 18 months, I spent time inside the scantly furnished, dimly lit, cockroach infected, two-bedroom apartments on the second floor with a video camera.
In those days, I was a documentary filmmaker. My job was to document the demise of Eklund. He was a crack addict. He’d fo...
Recently, I was with actor Christian Bale and former world-class boxer Dickie Eklund in a crack house on Smith Street in Lowell, Massachusetts.
I should say former crack house. Back in 1993, it mainly served as a safe place for junkies and addicts to hang out and get high. Off and on, for nearly 18 months, I spent time inside the scantly furnished, dimly lit, cockroach infected, two-bedroom apartments on the second floor with a video camera.
In those days, I was a documentary filmmaker. My job was to document the demise of Eklund. He was a crack addict. He’d fo...
- 7/17/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
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