"American Idol" finalist Phillip Phillips’ family can't afford to watch him perform live in Hollywood -- so his hometown in Georgia is banding together ... to raise money to send 'em there ... TMZ has learned. According to sources, it costs about $3,000 to fly out Phillip's family from Leesburg, Ga to Los Angeles -- and the Phillipses simply can't afford to make the trip ... despite their son making it to the finals.But the good citizens of Leesburg,...
- 3/18/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Title: Knuckle Director: Ian Palmer Starring: James Quinn-McDonagh, Michael Quinn-McDonagh and Ian Palmer The violent world of bare-knuckle boxing has long been a secret one, as the community who largely embarks in the sport, the nomadic Travellers, remain silent about certain aspects of their lifestyle. But two rival Irish Traveller families, the Quinn-McDonaghs and the Joyces, allow filmmaker Ian Palmer into their elusive world, to show their long-standing hatred of each other. The first-time director surprisingly shows the families’ pressure to fight for the honor of their name and the need for revenge. ‘Knuckle’ chronicles the fight between the Quinn-McDonagh and Joyce families, who are distant relatives but are separated...
- 12/3/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.
“We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said.
Come Christmas Day, they should be.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with the marquee tripleheader on Dec. 25 originally scheduled to air on ABC and Espn. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks,...
“We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said.
Come Christmas Day, they should be.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with the marquee tripleheader on Dec. 25 originally scheduled to air on ABC and Espn. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks,...
- 11/26/2011
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
Boxing gloves are for wimps.
The upcoming documentary "Knuckle" chronicles a decade in the neverending feud between Irish Traveller clans. For reasons neither can quite remember, the Quinn McDonaghs and the Joyces have been at each other's throats for generations. Their arguments simmer through elaborate taunting videos they record and send to one another (and, nowadays, post on YouTube) and then explode at frequent underground bare knuckle boxing matches.
It was a fluke that director Ian Palmer discovered this world, and it was even more unlikely that he, an outsider among the Travellers, would be invited to document year after year in the war between the Quinn McDonaghs and Joyces. But that's exactly what happened, and the gripping "Knuckle" is the result.
In this exclusive clip from the film, which opens on December 9, you get a taste of what an underground bare knuckle boxing match looks like: it's a bloody,...
The upcoming documentary "Knuckle" chronicles a decade in the neverending feud between Irish Traveller clans. For reasons neither can quite remember, the Quinn McDonaghs and the Joyces have been at each other's throats for generations. Their arguments simmer through elaborate taunting videos they record and send to one another (and, nowadays, post on YouTube) and then explode at frequent underground bare knuckle boxing matches.
It was a fluke that director Ian Palmer discovered this world, and it was even more unlikely that he, an outsider among the Travellers, would be invited to document year after year in the war between the Quinn McDonaghs and Joyces. But that's exactly what happened, and the gripping "Knuckle" is the result.
In this exclusive clip from the film, which opens on December 9, you get a taste of what an underground bare knuckle boxing match looks like: it's a bloody,...
- 11/9/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
by Nick Schager
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
- 10/1/2011
- GreenCine Daily
by Nick Schager
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
- 9/30/2011
- GreenCine Daily
(Fantastic Fest is still going in Austin, Texas, and our intrepid reporter Brian Salisbury is bringing us the highlights of what he's seen at the world's largest festival dedicated to genre movies. For everything else Brian has been up to, check out all of his reports here.) Knuckle Knuckle is a documentary centered around Irish bare-knuckle boxing champion James Quinn McDonagh. A member of a pseudo-gypsy Irish culture known as the travelers, McDonagh engages in several illegal boxing matches with members of other traveler families with whom his family has been feuding for years. The documentary catalogues twelve years of McDonagh.s life and his multiple, unsuccessful attempts to permanently retire from fighting. Fantastic Fest has plenty of horror films this year, but Knuckle has to be the scariest movie I.ve seen so far. The traveler culture depicted in this documentary is one of perpetual violence; a tribal society...
- 9/28/2011
- cinemablend.com
Fantastic Fest is not a big festival for documentaries. This year, there's just two in the lineup: Morgan Spurlock's "Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope" and "Knuckle," the true story of a family of Irish bare knuckle boxers, the so-called Traveller clan known as the Quinn McDonaghs. You may think of documentaries as stately, educational things with somber voiceovers and slow-motion zooms of photographs of men with handlebar mustaches who died in the Civil War. "Knuckle," with its perpetually smoldering blood feuds and brutal bare knuckle combat, is another breed of doc entirely, one that feels right at home amidst the rest of the funky, frenzied films at Fantastic Fest.
Its director is Ian Palmer, who stumbled into this world by accident, when he was hired to film a Traveller family wedding. There he met James Quinn McDonagh, his clan's biggest and best bare knuckle fighter. For reasons largely lost to history,...
Its director is Ian Palmer, who stumbled into this world by accident, when he was hired to film a Traveller family wedding. There he met James Quinn McDonagh, his clan's biggest and best bare knuckle fighter. For reasons largely lost to history,...
- 9/28/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
I may no longer be in Austin enjoying Fantastic Fest, but it doesn’t mean my movie watching stops. On Monday I did some catching up thanks to screeners and finally got to one of the more buzzed films at the festival: Clown (or Klovn: The Movie). Now, the film has absolutely nothing to do with face paint and big shoes, but it does feature a buffoon. This Danish road trip comedy stands out at Fantastic Fest because it is a straight comedy without any genre elements, but that’s the beauty of this festival. Not everything is necessarily genre, and the programmers pick whatever they feel strongly about. Anyways, let’s get back to the film.
Clown follows Frank and Casper, two long-time friends that are preparing for a wild canoe getaway from their female companions to go on a “Tour de Pussy.” However, when Frank is stuck with...
Clown follows Frank and Casper, two long-time friends that are preparing for a wild canoe getaway from their female companions to go on a “Tour de Pussy.” However, when Frank is stuck with...
- 9/27/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Two nights ago, a great battle was waged in Austin, TX. It’s an annual Fantastic Fest tradition known as The “Knuckle” Fantastic Debates. Here’s how it works: two combatants enter the ring, debate a geek-friendly topic, then settle the argument not with words, but with fists. This year saw an impressive fightcard, including Knuckle (the film that sponsored the event) lead subject James Quinn McDonagh squaring off against Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League. There was also a bout between a noted Nasa hater and an astrophysicist. But the marquee match-up was two men, diminutive in stature but large in fame, two long-time friends, who decided to answer the question eternal: which Hobbit is more of a badass. Debating the topic of World of Warcraft and whether or not it is a complete waste of time, actors Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan went toe-to-toe for the belt of Middle Earth. You...
- 9/26/2011
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
One of the biggest events of Fantastic Fest are the Knuckle Fantastic Debates. Knuckle Fantastic Debates "are where the burning questions facing the fan community are resolved once and for all." In honor of the bare-knuckle boxing documentary Knuckle, Knuckle star and pro brawler James Quinn McDonagh stepped into the ring with Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League. Also on hand to throw both verbal and physical punches were Elijah Wood, Nasa astrophysicist Andy Howell, Dominic Monaghan, Nathan and David Zellner, Check out more on the debates here. Genre icon Rick Baker was on hand for the 30th anniversary of An American Werewolf in London, the film which brought him his first of many Oscar...
- 9/26/2011
- FEARnet
Every year Fantastic Fest holds an event called Fantastic Debates, which has various celebrities verbally debating an issue before settling things with their fists in a boxing ring. This year's event featured Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League boxing James Quinn McDonagh, who is the star of the upcoming "Knuckle" documentary. But before the two men put on their boxing gloves, "Lord of the Rings" co-stars Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan argued over "World of Warcraft" and then slugged it out in front of a packed house. The video below shows the two fights. Both ended up exactly how you would expect them to. Video: If you cannot see the player, click here.
- 9/26/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
One of the many ways Fantastic Fest sets itself apart from other film festivals is by organizing events that don’t necessarily involve watching movies. Every year, one of the highlights from the festival is something they like to call Fantastic Debates, which features feuds between filmmakers, critics, and festival runners, settled during a night of public debates, alcohol and boxing. This year’s Fantastic Debates was presented in collaboration with the new documentary Knuckle with the main event featuring Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League squaring off against the star/subject of the film, James Quinn McDonagh. However it was the undercard that really interested me, featuring two Lord of the Rings co-stars Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood, slugging it out. Thanks to the powers of the interent, anyone not present at the event can now watch it from home. Enjoy!
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- 9/26/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Being the only documentary playing this year at Fantastic Fest it was sure to be about something outside the mainstream. And it is. Knuckle is a fly on the wall story about feuding clans of traveler families in rural Ireland. Traveler families are basically the western european version of gypsies, with their own set of rules and laws, never staying at the same place for very long and staying on the fringe of "normal" society. Director Ian Palmer started making the film by accident really when asked to film a Quinn family wedding he found out about James Quinn McDonagh, the undefeated champion of bare knuckle fighting within the Traveler community. Intrigued by this tradition he asked to film some of these fights and...
- 9/26/2011
- Screen Anarchy
A couple of weeks back, Fantastic Fest organizer Tim League spoke to us about his then upcoming debate and boxing match with bare knuckle pugilist James Quinn McDonagh, star of the Austin, Texas fest’s selection Knuckle. What League neglected to mention (the swine!) was that another of the night’s bouts would feature Lord of the Rings co-stars “Relentless” Elijah Wood and “Domineering” Dominic Monaghan.
That’s right, on Saturday, Frodo and Merry stepped in the ring to first argue the merits of World of Warcraft and then, in the words of Wood, “beat the s— out of one other.
That’s right, on Saturday, Frodo and Merry stepped in the ring to first argue the merits of World of Warcraft and then, in the words of Wood, “beat the s— out of one other.
- 9/26/2011
- by Clark Collis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Braddock Vs. Baer… Ali Vs. Foreman… Tyson Vs. Spinks… Baggins Vs. Brandybuck???
Yeah, about that last one...
Never in the annals of boxing history has a more dramatic title bout been fought between two titans of Middle Earth, but that's exactly what went down this past weekend at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
"Lord of the Rings" stars Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan, also known as Frodo and Merry, took to the ring as part of "Fantastic Debates," where they resolved once and for all the eternal question: Is "World of Warcraft" a massive waste of time? Monaghan (pro-Warcraft) may be a former star of "Lost," but this is one battle he won easily.
That was just for openers, though. The main event pitted the founder of Fantastic Fest and Alamo Drafthouse impresario Tim League against undefeated professional bare-knuckle brawler James Quinn McDonagh in a blowout of epic proportions.
Witness...
Yeah, about that last one...
Never in the annals of boxing history has a more dramatic title bout been fought between two titans of Middle Earth, but that's exactly what went down this past weekend at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
"Lord of the Rings" stars Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan, also known as Frodo and Merry, took to the ring as part of "Fantastic Debates," where they resolved once and for all the eternal question: Is "World of Warcraft" a massive waste of time? Monaghan (pro-Warcraft) may be a former star of "Lost," but this is one battle he won easily.
That was just for openers, though. The main event pitted the founder of Fantastic Fest and Alamo Drafthouse impresario Tim League against undefeated professional bare-knuckle brawler James Quinn McDonagh in a blowout of epic proportions.
Witness...
- 9/26/2011
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
I've had some pretty heated arguments over movies at film festivals, but that's nothing compared to Fantastic Fest's Fantastic Debates, where filmmakers, critics, and fans aren't just encouraged to argue, they're encouraged to fight. Now, if you've never been to a film festival, spent time around filmmakers and critics, let me explain something. These people are, with very few exceptions, the most unathletic human beings on the planet. They -- and I should say we, since I'm equally guilty -- spend all day every day watching movies. Our muscles have atrophied from lack of use, our bellies have bloated from too much popcorn and soda. Getting these folks in the boxing ring to settle their differences is always a hilarious, awkward spectacle.
There was one guy in fighting shape at this year's Fantastic Debates: James Quinn McDonagh, not only an athlete but an undefeated bare knuckle boxer. McDonagh is the...
There was one guy in fighting shape at this year's Fantastic Debates: James Quinn McDonagh, not only an athlete but an undefeated bare knuckle boxer. McDonagh is the...
- 9/26/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Where do you stand on World of Warcraft? If you're a fan of it, you're in Dominic Monaghan's corner. If you hate it, you're in Elijah Wood's corner. And if you have no idea what I'm talking about you probably aren't the only one. One of the signature events at Fantastic Fest every year is the Fantastic Debates. This is where various actors, writers, and general well-known movie people verbally debate over an issue, then really settle the matter with their fists in a legitimate boxing match. This year's Fantastic Debates was presented by the documentary Knuckle and the main event featured Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League fighting the star of the film, James Quinn McDonagh. The undercard featured the two Lord of the Rings co-stars debating on the merits of World of Warcraft before slugging it out in front of a packed house. Watch highlights from both...
- 9/26/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
One of Fantastic Fest 2011's key events, the Knuckle Fantastic Debates, went down on Saturday night, with the main debates/boxing matches featuring Lotr co-stars Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan pummeling each other, and the highly undersized (relatively speaking) Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League battling the hulking, undefeated Irish bareknuckle brawler (and star of fest doc Knuckle) James Quinn McDonagh. Who put who on the mat? Take a look.
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- 9/26/2011
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
One of Fantastic Fest 2011's key events, the Knuckle Fantastic Debates, went down on Saturday night, with the main debates/boxing matches featuring Lotr co-stars Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan pummeling each other, and the highly undersized (relatively speaking) Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League battling the hulking, undefeated Irish bareknuckle brawler (and star of fest doc Knuckle) James Quinn McDonagh. Who put who on the mat? Take a look.
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- 9/26/2011
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
One of the many ways Fantastic Fest sets itself apart from other film festivals is by organizing events that don’t necessarily involve watching movies. One of the highlights every year at what the festival likes to call Fantastic Debates, features feuds between filmmakers, critics, and festival runners, settled during a night of public debates, alcohol and boxing.
Last year’s Fantastic Debates main highlight involved Alamo Drafthouse president and Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League squaring off against Michelle Rodriguez, star of Girlfight, and not to mention a professionally trained boxer.
This year, in honour of the regional premiere of the acclaimed Irish bare-knuckle boxing documentary Knuckle, the debates will culminate in a fight-to-the-pain featuring Knuckle star and undefeated bare-knuckle brawler James Quinn McDonagh versus Fantastic Fest Co-Founder Tim League. Also added to the line up is Elijah Wood (one of my favourite actors and star of The Lord Of The Rings...
Last year’s Fantastic Debates main highlight involved Alamo Drafthouse president and Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League squaring off against Michelle Rodriguez, star of Girlfight, and not to mention a professionally trained boxer.
This year, in honour of the regional premiere of the acclaimed Irish bare-knuckle boxing documentary Knuckle, the debates will culminate in a fight-to-the-pain featuring Knuckle star and undefeated bare-knuckle brawler James Quinn McDonagh versus Fantastic Fest Co-Founder Tim League. Also added to the line up is Elijah Wood (one of my favourite actors and star of The Lord Of The Rings...
- 9/24/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
We're in Austin, Texas for the shank of this year's Fantastic Fest. If our preview chat with Tim League had you interested, be sure to hit refresh on this page over and over and over like a moon-eyed crazy person all day Sat, Sun and Monday for updates.
Friday 9/23/11
Fantastic Fest is already in full swing. I'm not there yet, but I'm flying in tonight. Last night I was all over Twitter to hear descriptions of The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'s pre-screening antics. An hour and a half later, I read virtually every critic say it was awful. (Though one or two defended it as "having something to say about obsessed fandom.")
As a jury member for this year's "features" division - which means full length movies that aren't straight-up horror movies - I've actually been able to get a sneak peek at some of the eight movies in competition.
Friday 9/23/11
Fantastic Fest is already in full swing. I'm not there yet, but I'm flying in tonight. Last night I was all over Twitter to hear descriptions of The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'s pre-screening antics. An hour and a half later, I read virtually every critic say it was awful. (Though one or two defended it as "having something to say about obsessed fandom.")
As a jury member for this year's "features" division - which means full length movies that aren't straight-up horror movies - I've actually been able to get a sneak peek at some of the eight movies in competition.
- 9/23/2011
- UGO Movies
The 2011 edition of the most insane and disturbing film festival imaginable, Fantastic Fest, begins on Thursday. For a week straight some of the most violent, disgusting and frightening films from across the world will descend on the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas and while we've already told you what films we're most excited for [1], there's only one man who knows about them all: Tim League. League is not only the CEO of the Drafthouse, he's the co-creator of Fantastic Fest and its Creative Director, meaning almost every film and event that's schedule has to go through his unique filter. After the jump is our interview with League in which he discusses some of this year's wild parties, five films he think we'll all be talking about after the festival, why Universal's The Thing and Toronto Midnight Madness winner The Raid (most likely) won't be screening, his frightening fight...
- 9/21/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Lynne Ramsay’s harrowing “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” which was just confirmed as a Marquee screening at this year’s Austin Film Festival, also has been added to the schedule of this year’s Fantastic Fest … giving the blistering drama two key Austin screenings in the span of a month.
Ramsay’s picture stars Tilda Swinton as a shellshocked mother coming to terms with the fact that she has raised a murderer. The Oscar winner, never mistaken for maternal, is the right choice to play a woman uncertain if she ever really loved her child, while Ezra Miller sends chills as the title character, who conducts some unspeakable things.
Read our exclusive interview with Tilda Swinton from this year’s Toronto Intermational Film Festival.
Fantastic Fest 2011 also added a special screening of William Eubank’s Angels & Airwaves film “Love,” a passion project of Tom DeLonge,...
Hollywoodnews.com: Lynne Ramsay’s harrowing “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” which was just confirmed as a Marquee screening at this year’s Austin Film Festival, also has been added to the schedule of this year’s Fantastic Fest … giving the blistering drama two key Austin screenings in the span of a month.
Ramsay’s picture stars Tilda Swinton as a shellshocked mother coming to terms with the fact that she has raised a murderer. The Oscar winner, never mistaken for maternal, is the right choice to play a woman uncertain if she ever really loved her child, while Ezra Miller sends chills as the title character, who conducts some unspeakable things.
Read our exclusive interview with Tilda Swinton from this year’s Toronto Intermational Film Festival.
Fantastic Fest 2011 also added a special screening of William Eubank’s Angels & Airwaves film “Love,” a passion project of Tom DeLonge,...
- 9/20/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Here's the first full theatrical trailer for the documentary Knuckle. The film follows long standing family fueds over the course of 12 years who settle their disputes in the streets and with their fists, to uphold their honor, get their revenge, and fight for their family. I saw this movie at the Sundance Film Festival, and regardless of how unsettling it was to watch I thought it was an incredible riveting film! This movie is the real thing, and it's hard-freakin-core. It was amazing to see how deep the hatred goes between these families and how they feel that bare-knuckle boxing is the best, safest, and only way to settle things, of course there's a huge amount of money involved as well.
Did you see the Guy Ritchie film Snatch? You know the Irish Boxing character that Brad Pitt played in that movie? This is that world... only this is the real thing.
Did you see the Guy Ritchie film Snatch? You know the Irish Boxing character that Brad Pitt played in that movie? This is that world... only this is the real thing.
- 9/17/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
We've all been so mad at someone we wanted to punch them in the face. Some of us might have even gone through with it. But with Knuckle, Ian Palmer's documentary about a long lasting family feud between Irish clans, we see where real anger leads. Palmer shot the film over a decade as two families with a deep seeded hatred of each other continually settle the score in illegal bare knuckle boxing matches for huge sums of money. The winners are loved and respected by their family. The losers, shamed for not defending the family name. The film, which had its world premiere at Sundance in January [1] and was optioned by HBO to be turned into a TV series [2], will be playing at Fantastic Fest next week [3] before its release date of December 2. Check out the brand new trailer after the jump. Here's the trailer for Knuckle thanks...
- 9/17/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
The still ongoing Toronto Film Festival may have boasted appearances from such cinematic luminaries as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Ryan Gosling. But is it screening a film called Zombie Ass? It is not! To see that movie — and world premieres of a host of other horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and/or action movies — you will need to travel to Austin, Tx., which from September 22 once again plays host to America’s largest genre movie film festival, Fantastic Fest.
EW spoke with Fantastic Fest director, and Alamo Drafthouse cinema co-founder, Tim League for the lowdown on the (at times Nsfw) mayhem.
EW spoke with Fantastic Fest director, and Alamo Drafthouse cinema co-founder, Tim League for the lowdown on the (at times Nsfw) mayhem.
- 9/15/2011
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
MovieWeb has the first U.S. poster for Knuckle, a stirring controversial documentary on the underground fighting scene.
Meet James Quinn McDonagh and Paddy “The Lurcher” Joyce. Related by blood and separated by a feud that dates back generations. As the heads of rival families, they train to represent their feuding traveling clans, in their long-standing history of violent bare-knuckle boxing.
Ian Palmer directs. Should be out soon stateside.
Meet James Quinn McDonagh and Paddy “The Lurcher” Joyce. Related by blood and separated by a feud that dates back generations. As the heads of rival families, they train to represent their feuding traveling clans, in their long-standing history of violent bare-knuckle boxing.
Ian Palmer directs. Should be out soon stateside.
- 9/7/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Last year at Fantastic Fest's Fantastic Debates, festival creative director Tim League battled actress (and boxer) Michelle Rodriguez in a boxing match. Now League is taking the next logical (or illogical, depending on how you look at it) step -- by challenging undefeated Irish bare knuckle fighter James Quinn McDonagh, the star of the upcoming documentary, Knuckle. Check out League's video challenge, and McDonagh's response, after the jump. Here's the official announcement from Fantastic Fest (of which FEARnet is a Presenting Sponsor)... Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the regional premiere of the acclaimed Irish bare-knuckle boxing documentary Knuckle. Knuckle gives a rare inside look...
- 9/6/2011
- FEARnet
The annual Fantastic Debates needed very little time to become a signature event at Austin's Fantastic Fest, the spectacle of people (often mock) debating a film related topic before stepping into the ring to beat on each other proving rather potent. And every year the headlining bout belongs to festival director Tim League. Two years ago he fought Uwe Boll. Last year he fought Michelle Rodriguez. Punched her in the face, too. And, perhaps over-emboldened by that bout, League has this year made what may prove to be a serious tactical error and issued an open challenge to James Quinn McDonagh, the undefeated Irish bare knuckle boxer who is the subject of hit documentary Knuckle.McDonagh has accepted.It's been nice knowing you, Tim.Watch League's video...
- 9/6/2011
- Screen Anarchy
One of the highlights every year at Fantastic Fest is Fantastic Debates, where feuds between filmmakers, critics, and festival runners are settled during a night of public debates and boxing. Oh and alcohol. But really every night at Fantastic Fest is a night of alcohol, so that one ought to just go without saying at this point.
Last year's Fantastic Debates was a particularly outstanding event, with a stellar card that ran the gamut from a comedy undercard (the Zellner Brothers, David and Nathan, throwing down to decide whether video games are art) to a battle of the sexes main event. That's where Alamo Drafthouse president and Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League squared off against "Avatar" star Michelle Rodriguez, a professionally trained boxer from her time starring in the film "Girlfight." You've heard of the Rumble in the Jungle and the Thrilla in Manilla. This was Kickin' Ass in Austin,...
Last year's Fantastic Debates was a particularly outstanding event, with a stellar card that ran the gamut from a comedy undercard (the Zellner Brothers, David and Nathan, throwing down to decide whether video games are art) to a battle of the sexes main event. That's where Alamo Drafthouse president and Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League squared off against "Avatar" star Michelle Rodriguez, a professionally trained boxer from her time starring in the film "Girlfight." You've heard of the Rumble in the Jungle and the Thrilla in Manilla. This was Kickin' Ass in Austin,...
- 9/6/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Illegal bare-knuckle fights are still held in non-sporting venus like underground car parks in London or - as the new documentary film Knuckle demonstrates - on the edge of Traveller encampments all over the UK. Directed by Ian Palmer, who began the project by filming the wedding of Michael Quinn McDonagh until his introduction to this hidden world took over, Knuckle explores the world of bare-knuckle fighting, and for 12 years it has tracked the longstanding feud between the three Irish Traveller families, the Quinn McDonaghs and their opponents the Joyces and the Nevins. The grudge between the families began after two different Traveller clan members had a fight outside a London pub in 1998, which ended in the death of one and a manslaughter conviction for the other. _______________________ Read more: Irishman charged with inciting hatred of Travellers on Facebook ‘Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ Irish Travelers plan to sue after TV show...
- 8/9/2011
- IrishCentral
2011
Dir: Ian Palmer
Rating: 15
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A documentary spanning several decades of fighting between conflicting Irish families; Knuckle is undoubtedly engaging, but struggles to shake off a persistent feeling of voyeuristic grubbiness. This results in a brutal and draining experience which never quite manages to construct a strong enough focus to compliment its disturbing handheld footage of violent bare-knuckle brawls.
Pieced together from grainy footage filmed over 12 years, the film follows the bitter rivalry between travelling families the McDonagh’s and the Joyce’s. Despite the families being related, they have long been engaged in an aggressive and increasingly vicious feud resulting in escalating violence. In order to prevent more deadly incidents occurring, the families arrange fights to let loose the pent up aggression between the travellers; but also to keep honour and respect for each family name.
In quiet country lanes and deserted industrial estates, fights are...
Dir: Ian Palmer
Rating: 15
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A documentary spanning several decades of fighting between conflicting Irish families; Knuckle is undoubtedly engaging, but struggles to shake off a persistent feeling of voyeuristic grubbiness. This results in a brutal and draining experience which never quite manages to construct a strong enough focus to compliment its disturbing handheld footage of violent bare-knuckle brawls.
Pieced together from grainy footage filmed over 12 years, the film follows the bitter rivalry between travelling families the McDonagh’s and the Joyce’s. Despite the families being related, they have long been engaged in an aggressive and increasingly vicious feud resulting in escalating violence. In order to prevent more deadly incidents occurring, the families arrange fights to let loose the pent up aggression between the travellers; but also to keep honour and respect for each family name.
In quiet country lanes and deserted industrial estates, fights are...
- 8/5/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
HBO is currently developing a new drama series based on the bare-knuckle documentary film Knuckle. The network has hired Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh, who wrote the book Trainspotting, that Danny Boyle ended up adapting for the big screen.
The documentary from which the series will be adapted follows two fighting Irish families over the course of 12 years as they try to settle a longstanding dispute through bare knuckle brawling. Over the years they call each other out, meet up, and beat the living shit out of each other. It mostly focuses on two brothers, James Quinn and Michael McDonagh.
I had a chance to see the actual documentary up at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and I loved it. Here is a excerpt from a review written by Ben P.
Most of the film is home video footage (shot by Palmer) of street fights as these families (most of...
The documentary from which the series will be adapted follows two fighting Irish families over the course of 12 years as they try to settle a longstanding dispute through bare knuckle brawling. Over the years they call each other out, meet up, and beat the living shit out of each other. It mostly focuses on two brothers, James Quinn and Michael McDonagh.
I had a chance to see the actual documentary up at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and I loved it. Here is a excerpt from a review written by Ben P.
Most of the film is home video footage (shot by Palmer) of street fights as these families (most of...
- 6/10/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Knuckle
Directed by Ian Palmer
2011, Ireland/UK, 97 mins.
Knuckle did not start begin life as a documentary. Rather, director Ian Palmer met a bare-knuckle fighter at an Irish Traveller wedding in the mid-nineties and agreed to film an upcoming bout, in part to ensure that fair play was followed, but also to make some cash selling the videos. This sparked a film over a decade in the making.
Move over, Brad Pitt
Reflecting its video origins, much of this film consists of grainy, hand-held footage of bareknuckle fights that take place in backcountry roads and in parking lots. The fights themselves are brokered in order to resolve feuds between Traveller families, although ‘resolve’ is hardly the appropriate word to use here. Footage also comes from after-the-fact interviews and home movies made by the Traveller’s themselves – they sometimes shoot short flicks boasting about fights won or challenging other families.
Palmer...
Directed by Ian Palmer
2011, Ireland/UK, 97 mins.
Knuckle did not start begin life as a documentary. Rather, director Ian Palmer met a bare-knuckle fighter at an Irish Traveller wedding in the mid-nineties and agreed to film an upcoming bout, in part to ensure that fair play was followed, but also to make some cash selling the videos. This sparked a film over a decade in the making.
Move over, Brad Pitt
Reflecting its video origins, much of this film consists of grainy, hand-held footage of bareknuckle fights that take place in backcountry roads and in parking lots. The fights themselves are brokered in order to resolve feuds between Traveller families, although ‘resolve’ is hardly the appropriate word to use here. Footage also comes from after-the-fact interviews and home movies made by the Traveller’s themselves – they sometimes shoot short flicks boasting about fights won or challenging other families.
Palmer...
- 5/7/2011
- by DaveRobson
- SoundOnSight
HBO is currently in negotiations to remake the documentary Knuckle directed by Ian Palmer which is at Sundance this year. The doc is about two Irish families that settle a longstanding dispute by periodically engaging in bare knuckle bouts. Content International bought international rights at the start of the festival so that leaves domestic rights up for grabs.
Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green are attached with their Rough House Pictures (Eastbound & Down) banner. Deadline is reporting that HBO is planning to turn the concept into a TV series. The rights have been coveted by reps of Gerard Butler, Robert Downey Jr., and Vin Diesel, but Rough House's Matt Reilly won the negotiations.
The film debuted at Sundance last Friday and since then there has been plenty of interest. Knuckle was produced by Rise Films' Teddy Leifer. The film was filmed over the course of 12 years and focuses on two brothers,...
Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green are attached with their Rough House Pictures (Eastbound & Down) banner. Deadline is reporting that HBO is planning to turn the concept into a TV series. The rights have been coveted by reps of Gerard Butler, Robert Downey Jr., and Vin Diesel, but Rough House's Matt Reilly won the negotiations.
The film debuted at Sundance last Friday and since then there has been plenty of interest. Knuckle was produced by Rise Films' Teddy Leifer. The film was filmed over the course of 12 years and focuses on two brothers,...
- 1/25/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
ContentFilm has picked up international rights (excluding U.K.) to Sundance World Cinema Documentary competition film, "Knuckle," directed by Ian Palmer. CAA is retaining North American rights. An epic 12-year journey into in the world of an Irish traveler community, "Knuckle" is an inside look at their "secretive and exhilarating bare-knuckle fighting rituals." Chronicling a history of violent feuding between rival families, the film follows James Quinn McDonagh and his younger ...
- 1/22/2011
- Indiewire
[If you haven't already, check out Parts One and Two]
The shoot wrapped in May of 1987 and headed into six weeks of post-production. It was during this period that many of the most memorable aspects of the film were added, first and foremost of which is giving the demons a voice. For the task, Tenney enlisted the vocal talents of longtime friend Jim Quinn, someone the director remembered could do a great impression of the voice in The Exorcist.
The shoot wrapped in May of 1987 and headed into six weeks of post-production. It was during this period that many of the most memorable aspects of the film were added, first and foremost of which is giving the demons a voice. For the task, Tenney enlisted the vocal talents of longtime friend Jim Quinn, someone the director remembered could do a great impression of the voice in The Exorcist.
- 11/8/2010
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Justin Beahm)
- Fangoria
Plus two guys try to break the world kissing record, Steven and Chris are bringing it south, and Ride The Chute!
Before the world moves on to the next flavor-of-the-month, you can show your support to Steven Slater by joining the Facebook page or nabbing one of the above tasty t's (the proceeds are unlikely to go to his legal bills, however.) Or you can do what one adorably enterprising fellow did and create an Urban Dictionary entry for "Ride The Chute." Spurf is reporting that out Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is moving to SyFy for his next project, an adaptation of the novel The Lotus Caves. I've never read the book, but from what I gather it was written forty years ago and is about two teenage boys exploring the moon. I assume they run afoul of some deadly lotus flowers or something. If I could make a...
Before the world moves on to the next flavor-of-the-month, you can show your support to Steven Slater by joining the Facebook page or nabbing one of the above tasty t's (the proceeds are unlikely to go to his legal bills, however.) Or you can do what one adorably enterprising fellow did and create an Urban Dictionary entry for "Ride The Chute." Spurf is reporting that out Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is moving to SyFy for his next project, an adaptation of the novel The Lotus Caves. I've never read the book, but from what I gather it was written forty years ago and is about two teenage boys exploring the moon. I assume they run afoul of some deadly lotus flowers or something. If I could make a...
- 8/11/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
Plus we get Tangled with Disney, Meryl Streep gives birth to Tina Fey, and Rev. Newlin brings the crazy back to Bon Temps.
The big news of the night, which you probably all know by now, is that Ellen DeGeneres has stepped down as a judge on American Idol. She had four years left on a rich contract, but never liked the work, or the schedule she had to keep to do both shows.
What the generally reliable Gossip Cop is reporting is that Ellen was able to announce her resignation because they had finished the contracts for the replacement judges for her and Simon. And those replacements are Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. I’d been hearing JLo for years, but Tyler is a new name. Can America really look at him five hours/week?
Here are Seven Amazing Animal Hybrids. I really want my own Wolphin.
The big news of the night, which you probably all know by now, is that Ellen DeGeneres has stepped down as a judge on American Idol. She had four years left on a rich contract, but never liked the work, or the schedule she had to keep to do both shows.
What the generally reliable Gossip Cop is reporting is that Ellen was able to announce her resignation because they had finished the contracts for the replacement judges for her and Simon. And those replacements are Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. I’d been hearing JLo for years, but Tyler is a new name. Can America really look at him five hours/week?
Here are Seven Amazing Animal Hybrids. I really want my own Wolphin.
- 7/30/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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