The Fighter is a wonderful movie, with a core set of impressive performances by Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams and the quiet Mark Wahlberg. But one of the most memorable aspects of the film is the cadre of shrill, nattering and high-haired women who are sisters to Mickey Ward (Wahlberg) and Dicky Eklund (Bale). In a handful of scenes, the women make quite an impression as they provide some antagonistic energy towards Amy Adams' character, and support the efforts of their mother (Leo). If The Fighter had been written by Sophocles, the sisters would be the chorus. But who are they? Some of the magic of the characters is that, in the midst of a very recognizable trio of leads (and Melissa Leo, who is probably not as immediately recognizable to many audiences) the actresses playing the sisters are enigmas. Some of them seem like they could have...
- 12/23/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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“The Fighter” also stars Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O’Keefe, Jack McGee, Melissa McMeekin, Bianca Hunter, Erica McDermott, Jill Quigg, Dendrie Taylor, Kate B. O’Brien, Jenna Lamia, Frank Renzulli and Caitlin Dwyer from director David O. Russell and writers Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy.
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The movie poster for “The Fighter” with Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg.
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“The Fighter” also stars Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O’Keefe, Jack McGee, Melissa McMeekin, Bianca Hunter, Erica McDermott, Jill Quigg, Dendrie Taylor, Kate B. O’Brien, Jenna Lamia, Frank Renzulli and Caitlin Dwyer from director David O. Russell and writers Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy.
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- 12/8/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
David O. Russell's The Fighter is based on the true story of Micky Ward, a stepping-stone boxer, and his older brother Dick Eklund, whose claim to fame was dropping Sugar Ray Leonard several years and many crackpipe hits long ago. Because it's beholden to the framework of Ward's technical boxing style and the fights he fought, the story has a tendency to lag and meander. But what elevates it to championship status is the acting, because it's kind of ecstatically horrifying to watch Christian Bale and Melissa Leo tear themselves and everyone else apart. Ultimately, the family dynamic and the bitter squabble of this destructive family is what makes The Fighter worth watching.
A documentary crew is filming Dick Eklund (Christian Bale) for his supposed comeback. Meanwhile, he's training his kid half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a slugger with a fierce hook who most promoters book to boost their more promising fighters.
A documentary crew is filming Dick Eklund (Christian Bale) for his supposed comeback. Meanwhile, he's training his kid half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a slugger with a fierce hook who most promoters book to boost their more promising fighters.
- 12/8/2010
- by Brian Prisco
"Gone Baby Gone" actress Jill Quigg has pleaded not guilty to charges of breaking and entering following an incident in Massachusetts on Friday, October 15. Quigg, who appeared in Ben Affleck's 2007 directorial debut, was arrested alongside Georgios Keskinidis on suspicion of stealing a TV and printer from an apartment in Quincy, near Boston.
They were identified by witnesses and hauled into court on Monday, October 18, when they were arraigned on the burglary charges, among other counts. Both suspects were subsequently released on their own recognizance.
In "Gone Baby Gone", Jill Quigg plays Dottie, the best friend of the movie's female lead, actress Amy Ryan. The movie landed Ben Affleck and Ryan trophies from various awards shows.
They were identified by witnesses and hauled into court on Monday, October 18, when they were arraigned on the burglary charges, among other counts. Both suspects were subsequently released on their own recognizance.
In "Gone Baby Gone", Jill Quigg plays Dottie, the best friend of the movie's female lead, actress Amy Ryan. The movie landed Ben Affleck and Ryan trophies from various awards shows.
- 10/20/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
A Hollywood "happy ending" is not always what takes place in real-life. A fact one Boston woman is learning all too well. According to the Hollywood Reporter, novice actress Jill Quigg, who played the tough-talking Dottie in Ben Affleck's 2007 film Gone Baby Gone, is facing charges after she and another man allegedly broke into a neighbor's apartment outside Boston and then tried to blame it on a black man, police told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The 35-year-old actress was arrested Friday after police were called about a break-in at an...
- 10/20/2010
- by Tim Estiloz, Boston Movie Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
Jill Quigg has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a Boston home with her neighbour and then trying to blame it on another man. The Gone Baby Gone actress was arrested on Friday on burglary charges after police were called to a residence in the Quincy neighbourhood following the incident. Quigg and friend Georgios Keskinidis told police that they saw a black man break into the home and leave with a flat screen TV and computer monitor, according to The AP. "That's when the suspects said they all of a sudden became crime (more)...
- 10/20/2010
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
Jill Quigg (right), who received acclaim for her performance as the tough-talking Dottie in Ben Affleck's directorial debut "Gone Baby Gone" in 2007, was arrested Friday (Oct. 15) in Quincy, a town south of Boston, after she and another man allegedly broke into a neighbor's apartment and then tried to blame it on an black man, reports Fox News.
Lt. Jack Sullivan told Fox News that Quigg and Georgios Keskinidis were stopped near the apartment and told the police that a black man had broken into it and was running off with the flat screen TV and a new computer printer. Quigg and Keskinidis continued the lie when they said they chased the man as he dropped the items and got into a getaway car.
Other witnesses identified Quigg and Keskinidis as the ones leaving the scene of the crime. The two pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering, larceny and...
Lt. Jack Sullivan told Fox News that Quigg and Georgios Keskinidis were stopped near the apartment and told the police that a black man had broken into it and was running off with the flat screen TV and a new computer printer. Quigg and Keskinidis continued the lie when they said they chased the man as he dropped the items and got into a getaway car.
Other witnesses identified Quigg and Keskinidis as the ones leaving the scene of the crime. The two pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering, larceny and...
- 10/19/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Gone Baby Gone actress Jill Quigg has pleaded not guilty to charges of breaking and entering following an incident in Massachusetts on Friday.
Quigg, who appeared in Ben Affleck's 2007 directorial debut, was arrested alongside Georgios Keskinidis on suspicion of stealing a TV and printer from an apartment in Quincy, near Boston.
They were identified by witnesses and hauled into court on Monday, when they were arraigned on the burglary charges, among other counts.
Both suspects were subsequently released on their own recognisance.
Quigg, who appeared in Ben Affleck's 2007 directorial debut, was arrested alongside Georgios Keskinidis on suspicion of stealing a TV and printer from an apartment in Quincy, near Boston.
They were identified by witnesses and hauled into court on Monday, when they were arraigned on the burglary charges, among other counts.
Both suspects were subsequently released on their own recognisance.
- 10/19/2010
- WENN
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