Zac Efron's first day in a pro wrestling ring went like that of many rookies: He had his mettle tested by “running the ropes,” going from side to side and bouncing off the ring ropes in punishing ...
"The Iron Claw," an A24 film released late last year, tells the story of the Von Erichs, a family of professional wrestlers who suffered tragic ends under the influence of a dictatorial patriarch and ...
Filmmaker Sean Durkin is interested in exploring the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures. In his 2011 directorial ...
The triumphs and tribulations of the Von Erich family were the stuff of legend for old-school pro wrestling fans, who either watched them on cable or could only read about the talented Texans in ...
When Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell and Jodie Plaisance decided to arm wrestle in a Charlottesville bar, a few things happened. The immediate result was that Plaisance's arm went down faster than a ...
TEXAS, USA — Heavy is the poison drip of generational expectation in “The Iron Claw,” a tragedy of cosmic proportions in which family curses are depicted as contagions and the climax is a prolonged ...
The Grahams are often compared to Texas’ Von Erich wrestling family who lost five brothers, a story made into “The Iron Claw” starring Zac Efron. Paul Guzzo is a former culture reporter. The Tampa Bay ...
Filmmaker Sean Durkin is interested in exploring the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures. In his 2011 directorial ...