Kicking off across the nation comes a movie about a charismatic, highly talented yet tragic soccer star, Brazilian footballer, Heleno de Freitas. The striker spent most of his career with Botafogo, scoring over 200 goals for the club from 1939 through 1948. [...]
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ESPN Films, producers of the Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning 30 for 30 film series, has announced the schedule for the new slate of films in its 30 for 30 series The series kicks off with Broke on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. on ESPN/ESPNHD and will air on consecutive Tuesday nights in October, concluding the 2012 run with one film airing in December after the Heisman Trophy Presentation. The 30 for 30 documentaries airing this fall are: Broke, 9.79*, There’s No Place Like Home, Benji, Ghosts of Ole Miss, and You Don’t Know Bo. [...] The film “Chariots of Fire”, winner of the 1981 Best Picture Oscar, will be running alongside the Summer Olympics in a stage version at a theater in London’s West End. [...] On a rainy weekend in Hollywood, classics film fans are in for a treat as Jules Dassin’s 1950 noir gem “Night and the City” is slated for a Saturday afternoon presentation as part of the four-day Turner Classic Film Festival. [...] It is throwback time up and down Hollywood Boulevard with the cable network’s annual gathering of classic films being screened at classic venues featuring some classic filmmakers and stars of yesteryear running through Sunday. The sold-out event features movie buffs visiting from points all over the globe to watch movies from the golden era of Hollywood and listen to behind-the-scenes stories from critics, historians, filmmakers and yes even some stars like Liza Minnelli, Kirk Douglas and Kim Novak. Dedicated fans of nostalgic cinema jam screenings which are held at such notable venues as Grauman’s Chinese theater, the Cinerama Dome and the Egyptian Theater. [...] The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) announced its starting lineup for its 11th annual gathering which includes the popular Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival. The series has become a leading platform in presenting independent sports and competition-themed films. Taking place the middle of next month in lower Manhattan, here is a peak at the sports film slate for 2012 [...] The saga of a high school football team on the poor side of Memphis came away with an Oscar for Best Documentary Film at last night’s Academy Awards in Hollywood. [...] There has never been anyone like them in the history of boxing. Ukrainians Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are six-foot-six brothers in arms (big arms) and both heavyweight champions of the world. Their intense and complex interpersonal relationship is at the core of this film by German director Sebastian Dehnhart (“Stalingrad”, “Miracle at Bern”). [...] |
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