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18 economist surisuritribune arts culture saturday june 4 2005 g movie a cinderella man starring russell crowe renee zellweger and paul giamatti directed by ron howard now playing even the hardesthearted moviegoer will be moved by this tale of courage and determination jim braddock was a new jersey boxer dur- ing the great depression he had been a star but a humiliating defeat knocked him out of the ring from there he had one bad break after another literally breaking his hand three times and being forced to work unloading cargo at the docks baby on the way attend our welcome r si agon ltd since 1930 r y since 1930 a fab wednesday june 8 700 pm sheraton parkway hotel demonstrations displays gift bags door prizes useful hints information v admittance is free f but by invitation only 721 ii recewe y invitation call yojt mary ann 9057734231 email macoleacionca or infowelcomewagonca anne brodie on movies he suffers chronic pain and is getting too old to fight his wife mae believes in him no matter what she keeps a sunny face and waters down the milk so there is enough for their children the braddocks live in a basement tenement that is disturbing for us to see today the raw shabbiness and inadequacies of the place are appalling but during the depression things were tough on everybody hundreds of thousands lived just like the braddocks in cities all over the united states we can see their breath in that frigid apartment mr braddock is haunted by the guilt and desperation of not being able to care for his family while stoically accepting the circumstances but he keeps on against his social conscience he signs up for relief state assistance the woman behind the desk says youre jim braddock i never renee zellweger and russell crowe star as the supportive wife and downforthecount boxer in cinderella man filmed in toronto by director ron howard thought id see you here his shame is complete out of the blue he gets a boxing match he wins and another he wins a miracle occurs he is coming back up paul giamatti of sideways fame is fierce as mr brad- docks boxing promoter coach and friend he is con fident he can work through to the top he needs him too while he wears wellcut suits and drives a snappy roadster his luxury apartment is empty everything has been sold they both need a break ron howard is a masterful director who is taken for granted despite a record of welltold movies relatable characters and a general goodwill toward his subjects cinderella man is a feel good film told through a hard knocks story russell crowe looks sick ly and thin reflecting the depression eras poverty but hes as emotionally agile as ever in this complex part mr giamatti is superb and nearly steals the picture there are lots of terrific performances from local actors including linda kash the philly cream cheese angel as mr gia- mattis wife and the won derful chuck shamata as mae braddocks priest cinderella man was shot in toronto in the eastern stu dio complex off carlaw and the lakeshore i visited the set to interview mr howard it was pouring rain early in the morning and mr crowe hadnt shown up on the set but mr howard was excited to the core about the film i can see why canadian cancer society i societe canadiennc du cancer relay for life relais pour la vie media sponsor canadian cancer society relay for life 2005 markhamwhitchurch- stouffville unit 700 pm friday june 10th to 700 am saturday june 11th 2005 markham museum and historical village 9350 highway 48 markham you can register teams or sign up as a volunteer orcancer survivor online now at www cancer ca follow the relay for life links to the markham event you can also register by calling the markhamwhitchurch- stouffville unit at 9052945925 oremailing kcraine ontaribcancerca register early space is limited -i- 4 iv w t