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A biopic inspired by true events in the life of renowned boxing manager Jackie Kallen...Jewish mother from Michigan, who guided the careers of several, hi-profile, professional...well as Bronco McKart, and Thomas Hearns. The drama focuses on her relationship with one...

...understand why Meg Ryan would be attracted to the true story of ballsy boxing manager Jackie...trashy and maybe snag Oscar attention. But the movie, so loosely based on Kallen’s life...Shalhoub as a promoter -- go down with the ship steered by Dutton, who also serves...

A sports ''biopic'' with a feminine twist, Against the Ropes, based on the life of Jackie Kallen, takes liberties with the story of boxing's most successful female manager.

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A charismatic, burly black stage actor, Charles S. Dutton first won fame for his acclaimed, Tony-nominated performances in the August Wilson plays "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1985) and "The Piano…

Emmy-winning actor Tony Shalhoub’s unusually broad career included critical success in stage dramas, off-beat independent films and primetime comedy. His career grew gradually, beginning with…

A handsome, stage-trained actor who is the youngest member of an acting dynasty (father James Daly was perhaps best-known for his co-starring role on TV's "Medical Center", and older sister is the…

With his athletic build, heavy-lidded expressive eyes and attractive good looks, Omar Epps frequently was cast as sports heroes and troubled teenagers early in his career, but as he amassed more…

At Fox, he oversaw "Romancing the Stone" and "Revenge of the Nerds" (both 1984) while at Paramount he supervised such box-office hits as "The Untouchables" and "Fatal Attraction" (both 1987), and as…

During the 1990s, Meg Ryan was the queen of American romantic comedy — an updated Doris Day relentlessly touted as “America’s Sweetheart” for her wholesome heroines in a steady string of mating…