“The Featherweight,” a new movie about prizefighter Willie Pep, is finally bobbing and weaving its way into a Connecticut theater near you starting Friday. The movie is not just about a Hartford ...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. - Willie Pep, a hall-of-fame boxer and one of the best fighters of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84. His grandson, William P. Papaleo, confirmed Friday morning that Pep ...

They called him "The Will O' The Wisp" for his elusiveness, but at the 84, mortality has caught up to one of the greatest fighters to ever grace the ring. I use the word grace because it is ...

The Featherweight trailer for Robert Kolodny’s upcoming sports biographical drama has been released. This comes after nearly a year since the film had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice ...

James Madio portrays legendary boxer Willie Pep in the upcoming biopic The Featherweight. The film follows Pep's attempt at a comeback in 1964 while dealing with personal turmoil. Directed by Robert ...

A still frame image taken from a video trailer for the new film 'The Featherweight," which was filmed in Hartford and chronicles the life of Connecticut boxing champion Willie Pep. A movie about ...

Robert Kolodny’s Venice-premiering The Featherweight is the dramatic story of real-life boxer Willie Pep as he exits retirement to attempt a comeback in the ring — all as he’s shadowed by a ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Fathom Events and Warner Bros.’ DC Studios are blasting off documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a favorite from Sundance, and Music Box has the festival’s Grand Jury Prize-winner In ...