Life on the Ropes

Life on the Ropes is the seventh full-length studio album from New York hardcore punk band, Sick of It All. Released in September, 2003, it was the band's final album of new material on Fat Wreck Chords. The album features guest backing vocals from, amongst others, John Joseph of Cro-Mags.

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On the Ropes

On the Ropes is an American 1999 documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen. This film follows the career of three young boxers and their coach.

Awards

On the Ropes won many awards:

The movie was also nominated for:

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On the Ropes (2011 film)

On the Ropes is a 2011 British mockumentary film written and directed by Mark Noyce. It follows the fictional character of martial arts instructor Keith Kraft and his rivalry with boxing gym owner Big Joe, played by actor and former boxer Joe Egan. The cast also includes Ben Shockley, Lindsay Honey, Raymond Griffiths, Sean Byrne and Alex Vincent.

Cast

Premiere and UK DVD release

The film was premiered at the Luxe cinema on 6 December 2011. Ben Shockley, Steve Coleman and Emma Louise Cargill attended a public showing on 7 December 2011 and provided a questions and answers session to members of the audience.

The UK DVD was released on 23 April 2012.

Critical reception

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.

On the Ropes (album)

On the Ropes is the debut album by British big beat duo Mint Royale, released in 1999 on the Faith & Hope label.

In June 2001, a new version of the album was published for the U.S. market, featuring a different cover (with a close-up photo of a pinball machine) and a different tracklist. The two versions of "Shake Me" present in the original album were removed, and three new songs were added: two exclusive songs, as well as "Show Me", which would later appear in Mint Royale's subsequent album Dancehall Places (2002).

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UK version

All songs were written by Chris Baker and Neil Claxton, except where noted.

The Ropes (disambiguation)

The Ropes may refer to:

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The Ropes

The Ropes are an indie rock duo from New York City, composed of vocalist and bassist Sharon Shy and multi-instrumentalist "Toppy". Sharon Shy and Toppy founded The Ropes as a duo in 2005. They briefly began performing with a full band in 2006, but after describing working with other band members as “a living hell,” they chose to officially be a duo in early 2008. The Ropes have toured throughout the US and UK, opening for acts such as Crocodiles,Innerpartysystem,The Bravery,Chapel Club and Sunday Girl. They have been compared to The Cure, Interpol,Garbage,Poe,The Knife, and the Velvet Underground, and they cite 1950s French New Wave as an influence. French magazine Les Inrockuptibles named The Ropes as one of their 5 bands to watch.

The Ropes released an EP titled Cry to the Beat in 2007, with drums performed by Blake Fleming from Mars Volta, and on May 6, 2008 released a full length album entitled What They Do For Fun. Music critic Allan Raible chose What They Do For Fun as No. 15 on the ABC News 50 Best Albums of 2008. In March 2009 they released their first EP as a duo entitled Be My Gun, followed by another EP that August, Clubs in Europe Forever. They released the Love is a Chain Store and I Miss You Being Gone EPs in early 2010. The song "I Miss You Being Gone” was playlisted by Irish radio station Phantom 105.2, and "Love is a Chain Store" was playlisted by NME Radio in March 2010.In 2011, the band released the Lack of Technology Made Me a Killer EP along with a video that was premiered at the 2012 SXSW music and film festival. The single "Lack of Technology Made Me a Killer" was chosen as Song of the Day by KEXP (90.3 FM) of Seattle. In October 2013 they released The Man Who Refused to Be Born EP. 2 more EPs were released in 2014, I Want It All, So I Can Have Nothing and Sadness Is the Rich Man’s Drug.