BOXING DAY: AN E-BOOK AND DOCUMENTARIES

While it has nothing realllllly to do with what we now consider boxing, celebrate Boxing Day with these two stupendous ring documentaries and a link to "Felony Fists," a fabulous e-book by my friend and fellow scribe Paul Bishop (written under the pseudonym Jack Tunney).  In fact, the whole Fight Card series (with one coming from me soon), is a fun throwback to the days of dimestore boxing pulps and noir. Check out Bishop's entry and then...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS...

... And happy holidays to everyone! Meet me under the mistletoe...     Twe...

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MEET THE NEW FACE OF JOHNNIE WALKER

Brilliant ... Just brilliant.  Is there a better reason now to drink the spirit. Admitted scotch drinker Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") is the new face for Johnnie Walker. She revealed that it was her husband Geoffrey Arend who got her interested in the hooch. "I always thought it was sexy when he ordered scotch and I'd take little sips of his drink,' she told Men's Health in October. That interview (and photo spread) prompted...

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WRITERS' ROUNDTABLE: HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (VIDEO)

Every awards season, The Hollywood Reporter gathers the screenwriters of the year’s best films for an informal roundtable. For this year's chat, they assembled Moneyball‘s Steve Zaillan and Aaron Sorkin, The Skin I Live In‘s Pedro Almodovar, J. Edgar‘s Dustin Lance Black, Rampart‘s Oren Moverman and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‘s Eric Roth to discuss their own, and each others’, scripts, all of which have a shot at multiple awards and nominations. Grab some java and enjoy... Twe...

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HAPPY 96TH FRANK...

Always cool... Your legend lives on... Twe...

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'BOARDWALK EMPIRE RECAP': DID JIMMY AND GILLIAN JUST DO THE NASTY?

"BOARDWALK EMPIRE" RECAPSEASON TWO, EPISODE TEN"UNDER GOD'S POWER SHE FLOURISHES"This week: Written by Howard Korder and directed by Allen Coulter, "Under God's Power She Flourishes" wrapped up only a minor bit of business leftover from last week. Still, the last five-minutes made up for it. While the situation with Jimmy and the fallout from Angela being murdered wasn't emotionally explored to the fullest, a few key events at the end of the episode...

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