Screening of documentary behind 'The Fighter' film

With the first day of production slotted for the Westford Regency hotel on Monday, July 13 and then heading to the Paul Tsongas Arena located at 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Lowell beginning on Tuesday, July 14, Dorchester's Mark Wahlberg is back home to shoot "The Fighter."

Want the story behind the made-in-Massachusetts flick starring the Boston-bred actor as well as Christian Bale and Amy Adams?

Check out Keith Dorrington's 2001 documentary on Lowell boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his half-brother and trainer Dick Ecklund at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport's Market Square.

"Not Over Till The Count of 10," which was eventually turned into a short film, explores the legacy of the boxing brothers and serves as inspiration for "The Fighter" currently filming in Lowell.

The award-winning "Elegy for the Elswick Envoy" will also be shown. The "one-two punch" screening is a fundraiser for the 2009 Newburyport Documentary Film Festival. Tickets are $15.

Filmmaker Dorrington and partner Leslie Varrelman will participate in a Q&A session following the screening. The night will end with a private reception with complimentary pizza at Not Your Average Joe's at the Firehouse.

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Casting bikini-clad ring card girls for 'The Fighter'

Have a killer bikini bod and want to step in the ring with Dorchester homeboy Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale? Boston Casting is on the hunt for women between 20 and 30 years old for the upcoming made-in-Lowell flick "The Fighter."

According to the casting call, actresses wanting to be ring card girls for the boxing scenes "must be comfortable wearing skimpy outfits" and be flexible ... they're talking schedule ... beginning Monday, July 13 for the week-long fight scene shoot. If interested, e-mail photos of yourself in a bathing suit to thefightercasting@gmail.com. Make sure to include your phone number and full name for consideration.

Also, organizers over at Be In A Movie are still looking to fill ring-side seats during a big fight scene scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. from Tuesday, July 14 until Thursday, July 16. Production is slotted for three days at the Paul Tsongas Arena located at 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

According to the Web site here, anyone 16+ can sign up to throw their hat in the ring and score free grub, entertainment and a chance to win prizes during the day's activities.

"The Fighter," which is scheduled to film in Lowell beginning in next week, tells the story of Boston fighter "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and how he was helped to the world lightweight championship by half-brother Dickie Eklund, played by Bale.

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Just another face in the crowd on 'The Fighter' set

Organizers over at Be In A Movie are rallying the masses for a three-day shoot on the set of "The Fighter," the upcoming made-in-Lowell flick starring Dorchester homeboy Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.

Producers are looking to fill ring-side seats during a big fight scene scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. from Tuesday, July 14 until Thursday, July 16.

According to the Web site here, anyone 16+ can sign up to throw their hat in the ring and score free grub, entertainment and a chance to win prizes during the day's activities.

The only caveat? These aren't paid extra positions, but it sounds like a great way to experience a day on a movie set while getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the industry as well as a bird's-eye view of the stars.

"The Fighter," which is scheduled to film in Lowell beginning in July, tells the story of Boston fighter "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and how he was helped to the world lightweight championship by half-brother Dickie Eklund, played by Bale.

Click here for the latest on "The Fighter."