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LOOKING FOR HEROES.(Cinderella Man and The White Diamond )(Movie Review)
This is the story of James J. Braddock. Nice guy, born 1905, family man; takes up boxing, prospers, loses his touch; suffers in the Great Depression, breaks a hand, quits the ring; gets another chance, wins from nowhere, rises again, and winds up as Heavyweight Champion of the World; dies in 1974. It sounds like something out of a movie. To be precise, it sounds like something out of a Ron Howard movie, and that is what it has now become. "Cinderella Man" is a faithful recounting of the legend, starring Russell Crowe as Braddock, with Renee Zellweger as his faithful wife, Mae, and Paul Giamatti as his faithful coach, Joe Gould. There's so much faith charging around in this ...
- Champ and chump; Professional boxing.(Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) May 7, 2005 700+ words
...support that inspired Braddock to wage the fight...to win the title. Braddock was known ever afterwards as the "Cinderella Man". As Baer freely...a lot in boxing. Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the...
- Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock--the Real Story.(DOCUMENTARY)(Video Recording...
- Magazine article from: Video Business Clark, Samantha April 25, 2005 700+ words
CINDERELLA MAN: JIM BRADDOCK--THE REAL STORY Timed with the June 3 theatrical release of Universal's Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe, Goldhil streets its documentary about the legendary boxer on May 17 (prebook May 4) on DVD ($14.98).
- Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock--The Real Story.(Brief Article)(Audiovisual Review)
- Magazine article from: Video Business McClain, Buzz May 23, 2005 700+ words
...John Preston, Brian Gillogy GOLDHIL Jim Braddock was the Seabiscuit of boxing, a destitute...anticipated, Ron Howard-directed biopic on Braddock's life hits theaters on June 3, with...retell the somewhat forgotten history of Braddock. Apparently, there isn't much existing...
- Cinderella Man.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 20, 2005 700+ words
...screenplay based on Braddock's amazing life...are proclaiming "Cinderella Man" a winner! Larry...the legend of Jim Braddock and what it means...screen. The "Cinderella Man" Collector's...talent of James Braddock's boxing style...the boxers from Cinderella Man ...
- Universal Studios Consumer Products Group Gets in the Ring with Von Dutch for...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 16, 2005 700+ words
...personal connection to Jim Braddock and his life. "After viewing Cinderella Man, I felt compelled...tribulations that Jim Braddock faced. Also, as a...the disenfranchised, Braddock, dubbed the "Cinderella Man," faces his toughest...
- Ron Howard's `Cinderella Man' takes unflinching look at poverty.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Schodolski, Vincent J. June 1, 2005 700+ words
...life of boxer Jim Braddock, played by Russell...Runyon dubbed the "Cinderella Man." Braddock had been a successful...were all pulling for Braddock," the elder Howard...said the idea for "Cinderella Man" came from Crowe...
- MOVIE REVIEW: `Cinderella Man' is clobbered by its own schmaltz.(Arts and...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Verniere, James June 3, 2005 700+ words
...Runyon dubbed Braddock "the Cinderella Man"). But as co...sports icons. In "Cinderella Man," Howard attempts to tie Braddock's underdog status...immortal LaMotta, Braddock only rages for his wife. ("Cinderella Man" contains sports...
- Crowe Fights the Good Fight In Ron Howard's Cinderella Man.(Arts&Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) June 13, 2005 700+ words
...ring action in Cinderella Man is more spectacularly...the actual James Braddock, at 6-foot...about the time that Cinderella Man reaches its climax...when James J. Braddock dethroned Max Baer...in critiques of Cinderella Man is the perceived...of Jim and Mae ...
