Queen of the Ring uses the story of Mildred Burke to expertly explore women's pro wrestling in a time when they weren't allowed in the sport.

Queen of the Ring is now officially in theaters and the story of Mildred Burke is finally mainstream. At the end of the day, that reality was the goal for director, Ash Avildsen. "It was a year ...

Ash Avildsen. Photo Credit: Storm Santos. Ash Avildsen chatted directing his new movie “Queen of the Ring,” which is based on the book of the same name by Jeff Leen and the life story of ...

Ash Avildsen, son of 'Rocky' director John ... 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the 1950s, “Queen of the Ring” has a lot of story to cover. Avildsen, working from Jeff ...

Moviefone speaks with Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen about 'Queen of the Ring'. "When I read the script, I was immediately hooked," Rickards said. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of ...

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and ...

In “The Queen of the Ring,” an overlong sports drama based ... and the director, Ash Avildsen, cannot resist pummeling his audience with a simplistic girl-power message. Rather randomly ...

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied ...

The post Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Taking place from the 1930s to the ...

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and -directed ...