Hollywood Headlock
‘The One and Only’ one of a kind
I recently got Henry Winkler's autobiography, Being Henry: The Fonz .... and Beyond, out from the library. I grew up with Happy Days, though was a...
Trailer, release date – finally – for ‘Queen of the Ring’
The patience of wrestling fans has been tested as the Mildred Burke bio-pic, Queen of the Ring, starring many of today's current women wrestlers,...
Dark Side of the Ring returning in March
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Dark Side of the Ring announced that it is returning on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. It will be the sixth season...
More Headlines
Wrestler turned actor Scott L. Schwartz dead at 65
Scott L. Schwartz, who has died at the age of 65, liked to bill himself as "Hollywood's Ultimate Bad Guy" -- though that was decidedly all promo material that he learned from his pro wrestling days. Instead, tributes are flowing in for a truly nice guy. Long-time...
‘Queen of the Ring’ a pinfall victory
EDITOR'S NOTE: Queen of the Ring does not yet have a wide-release scheduled but has been making the rounds of film festivals. Jeremy Housewright got to check it out at the St. Louis International Film Festival 2024, and this review first ran on his hyper-specific...
‘The Unbreakable Bunch’ a low-budget fun wrestling-sci-fi mix
A group of aging wrestlers decide to return to the squared circle, and as they make their way on a loop in Florida, they are faced with a hostile alien takeover. But the bad extraterrestrials are no match for this unbreakable bunch in The Unbreakable Bunch. Yeah,...
‘Unbreakable’ patience guides sci-fi wrestling movie to streaming
When Ray "Glacier" Lloyd told me he started working as a coach for All Elite Wrestling as a coach in June, I couldn't resist taking a detour. I had to ask him about The Outrunners. "I love those guys," said Lloyd. "I watch everything they do. Not only to give them...
Scary wrestling-related flick picks
You know what pisses me off besides getting those awful Molasses Kisses for Halloween? Someone on social media or some outlet suggesting a movie and then not telling you where you can watch it making you do all of the detective work yourself. Sure, some movies do skip...
Kayfabe lives again at rare screening of Kaufman’s ‘I’m From Hollywood’
PORTLAND, Ore. -- There’s a scene in episode three of Chris Smith’s documentary, Mr. McMahon, now streaming on Netflix, where the film cuts between various wrestlers and talking heads saying the word “kayfabe.” It feels obligatory and much too on the nose and would...
