ESPN Films is announcing 10 additional filmmakers for its ambitious “30 for 30″ film project. The filmmakers include Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), Academy Award nominee Ron Shelton (Bull Durham), Academy Award nominee Brett Morgen (On the Ropes), and Academy Award nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams), as well as Academy Award winner Bill Couturié, Peabody Award winner Fritz Mitchell, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Jonathan Hock, Jeff Zimbalist and the duo of Lucas Jansen and Adam Kurland. [...]
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Heading into tonight’s pivotal game 4, Calgary is hoping to buck the odds against them. The Flames have never won a playoff series trailing 0-2 AND teams holding a two-game lead in NHL playoff series have won a whopping 85+ percent of them in league history. [...] Quick. Name the greatest lacrosse movie of all-time. Stumped? Well name the best lacrosse player to succeed in Hollywood as an actor. Answer below.* The popular underdog comedy format will use lacrosse as the backdrop for “Crooked Arrow”. In keeping with the sport’s American Indian roots, the film’s story centers on a 30-something of mixed blood who puts off his dreams of a casino empire to coach a weak native American high school team against the prep school league in which he used to shine. [...] The 11th edition of the Method Festival Independent Film Festival begins its annual week-long run today in Calabasas, California and sports will play a prominent role in the screenings. [...] In a genre dominated by testosterone, sports movies certainly have plenty of room for the ladies. As a matter of fact, down through the years Hollywood has produced some terrific titles with women at the center of the story. With a little luck we will see more make it to the silver screen. In the meantime, in chronological order, here are the lucky 13. [...] |
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