Tag Archives: movies
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The 15 Most Critically Acclaimed Sports Documentaries
This past weekend the Jackie Robinson biopic 42 hit theaters, just in time for “Jackie Robinson Day.” And while it took the top spot at the box office and was generally well-received by critics and audiences, the one complaint people have had is that it makes the legendary ballplayer out to be just a little [...]
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Coming Soon: Chinese Sci-Fi Movie Starring Dwight Howard And Carmelo Anthony (Video)
How much would you pay to watch an amazing Chinese virtual reality sci-fi movie starring Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony that is basically just a feature-length commercial for the NBA? Twenty-five bucks? Fifty bucks? Well, start saving, because this long-awaited Chinese NBA film is finally going to happen. You may (but probably don’t) recall that [...]
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9 Funniest Sports Movies
The way I figure it, a good sports flick has got to do one of two things. It’s either got to make you frantically rub away some tears (the way macho guys like me do at the end of movies like Rudy or Miracle), or make you practically bust a gut from laughing so hard. [...]
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9 Greatest Sports Movie Heroes
Last week we brought you a list of the most sinister sports movie villains. So obviously, we had to come back this week and balance things out with a list of the greatest sports movie heroes. As you would expect, it’s a list of nobodies, underdogs, long-shots, and has-beens who fought through adversity and came [...]
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9 Most Sinister Sports Movie Villains
In both sports and movies, while it’s always great to have someone to root for, it’s even better if you also have someone to root against. It’s only logical, therefore, that a lot of great sports movies would have truly great villains. Sure, sometimes these characters are over the top with their sinister plots and [...]
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9 Worst TV/Movie Appearances By Athletes
There are many, many, many horrible athlete cameos, stemming from the 1980’s, when athletes would show up on very special episodes to tell little kids not to smoke pot or start gambling. Which is ironic, because so many pro athletes love to smoke pot and gamble. Well, they also like to act, which isn’t always [...]
