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Saturday, April 30th, 2005
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1:15p - Catch the Summer Movie Wave
USA Today.com, April 29, 2005
3. Can
Russell Crowe make us forget that other boxing movie?
Universal Pictures had to feel like it was getting sucker punched as last year's Million Dollar Baby rang up four
Oscars, including best picture and actress, while racking up $98 million at the box office.
Universal's Cinderella Man, out June 3, bears some striking resemblances to last year's boxing film. Both are dramas. Both tell the story of impoverished fighters getting into the ring beyond their prime. Both have Academy Award-winning directors at the helm.
But Cinderella producer Brian Grazer believes the story of Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock (Crowe) won't leave moviegoers with boxing burnout.
"The movies are different enough that it's not really a concern," Grazer says. "Audiences want good movies, regardless of the subject matter."
Grazer also has a couple of ringers in his corner. The last time he hooked up with Crowe and director Ron Howard, the film took the gold: 2001's A Beautiful Mind.
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1:20p - Free Screening- Cinderella Man
Entertainment Weekly Online
JBL® & Universal Pictures give you a chance to win passes to a SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING of Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe & Renee Zellweger.
In theaters June 3, 2005.
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