[Clint Eastwood] also stars as Frankie Dunn, manager of the Hit Pit, a run-down gymnasium in downtown Los Angeles. Frankie's knowledge of the sweet science almost pays off for the slugger he's training, Big Willie (Mike Colter), who decides to dump Frankie for a more glitzy fight promoter. But Frankie's longtime associate, one-eyed Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupuis (Morgan Freeman, winner for Best Supporting Actor), has been watching the unlikely progress of bag-puncher Maggie Fitzgerald (spunky Hilary Swank, picking up her second Best Actress trophy), an example of dirt-poor gutter trash from Missouri who has what it takes in terms of grit and heart to succeed in the ring. Frankie has his reasons for not wishing to train the 30-something Maggie (that's being "over the hill" in the fight club, ...
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With Crash, screenwriter Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby) makes an impressive directorial debut with a telescoping deliberation on American race prejudices as viewed through a lens of day-to-day life in the melting pot of Los Angeles. Haggis rivals Robert Altman's nimble ability to balance numerous characters across a broad narrative canvas. Multiple story threads intertwine around a racist cop (Matt Dillon) and his honest partner (Ryan Phillippe), a duo of black car thieves (Larenz Tate and Ludacris,) a Los Angeles district attorney (Brendan Fraser,) his thin-skinned wife Jean (Sandra Bullock) and a sexist police detective (Don Cheadle). Also, promising hotshot actor Terrence Howard is outstanding as Cameron Thayer, a successful television director whose dignity is challenged by hi...
Not a penny, Robert Burton. Not a penny. You can stamp your feet like a petulant boy, hold up your millions to prove you're a big shot, but you're not getting a penny back.
Selected home-video releases: Million Dollar Baby" The title holder from the 2004 Academy Awards, Clint Eastwood's boxing drama earned Hilary Swank her second best-actress Oscar, plus the prizes for best picture, supporting actor for Morgan Freeman and director for Eastwood. Swank plays a woman who overcomes her hard-luck roots to become a champ in the ring under the tutelage of a gruff trainer, only to have her dreams shattered by tragedy. The two-disc set includes a round-table discussion with Eastwood, Swank and Freeman in laid-back but talkative mode a day after the Oscars, plus a segment with cast and crew discussing the fighting life. Also available is a three-disc set that contains a soundtrack CD with Eastwood's film score.
BEVERLY HILLS -- "Sideways," "The Aviator" and "Million Dollar Baby" strengthened their positions as front-runners in the Oscar race with wins at Sunday evening's Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Aviator" soared to the winner's circle, being named best dramatic film and picking up a best actor trophy for Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in the epic as billionaire Howard Hughes. The Hollywood Foreign Press also lifted a glass to Alexander Payne's wine-country road trip "Sideways," which was named best comedy film and won best screenplay. "Million Dollar Baby" KO'd the competition in the best director (Clint Eastwood) and best actress, drama (Hilary Swank) categories.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The boxing saga "Million Dollar Baby" was the Academy Awards heavyweight Sunday, claiming best picture and three other trophies, including honors for director Clint Eastwood, lead- actress Hilary Swank and supporting-actor Morgan Freeman. Winners at the 77th annual Academy Awards Complete list of winners at the 77th annual Academy Awards, presented Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles: Picture: "Million Dollar Baby." Actor: Jamie Foxx, "Ray." Actress: Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby." Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby." Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator." Director: Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby." Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways." Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry...
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Selected home-video releases: 'Million Dollar Baby'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Howard Hughes epic "The Aviator" led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, including best picture, plus acting honors for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese. The boxing saga "Million Dollar Baby" and the J.M. Barrie tale "Finding Neverland" followed with seven nominations each, among them best picture and acting nominations for Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and Johnny Depp.
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