It's Stallone vs. DeNiro in Grudge Match, the story of two boxers who come out of retirement for one final bout, 30 years after their last match. The always interesting British director Michael Winterbottom offers up the drama Everday, in which Shirley Henderson portrays a mother raising four kids while her husband sits in prison. Our indie pick this week is A Field in England, a bizarre but captivating look at the English Civil War from up-and-coming British director Ken Wheatley. Fans of Ken Russell's hallucinogenic biopics might enjoy this one.
DOCUMENTARIES: Get a bird's eye view of the world with the BBC documentary series Earthflight. David Tennant narrates this gorgeous series that follows eagles, pelicans, geese and more on six continents.
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Mickey Rooney 1920 - 2014
- A young Mickey Rooney playing a street tough costars with Spencer Tracy in the classic Boys Town.
- In National Velvet, Mickey is a former jockey training a young Elizabeth Taylor for England's Grand National Sweepstakes horse race.
- Rooney plays an irreverent helicopter pilot in the William Holden Korean War vehicle The Bridges at Toko-ri.
- Seemingly every Hollywood star ever is on hand in the madcap comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
- Rooney's last great role in The Black Stallion returned him to the world of horse racing, in which he helps turn a wild horse into a champion.
- Active in Hollywood until recent years, Rooney had a hilarious supporting role in the Ben Stiller vehicle Night at the Museum.
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