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Bet On Killer Ads During Super Bowl

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

This Wall-E trailer debuted last year during the Super Bowl. As usual, it’s a classic advertisement that only the Superbowl seems to attract. Also, this year, my money would be on the Pittsburgh Steelers!

The Program

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

We Are Marshall

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

In November of 1970, almost the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) die in a plane crash. That spring, led by Nate Ruffin, a player who was ill and missed the fatal flight, students rally to convince the board of governors to play the 1971 season. The college president, Don Dedman, […]

Remember The Titans

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Remember the Titans is a high school football drama directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone. Remember the Titans centers on the football team of the newly integrated T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Based on the actual […]

Leatherheads

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Leatherheads is an average romantic comedy set in 1925. Dodge Connolly (played by George Clooney),
a charming football hero, is determined to guide his team to success and packed stadiums. When the
team loses their sponsor and the entire league faces collapse, Dodge enlists a college football star to join his ranks. The captain hopes his […]

Any Given Sunday

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Directed by Oliver Stone, Any Given Sunday is the story of an aging football coach played by Al Pacino, who finds himself struggling with his personal and professional life while trying to hold his team together. A star quarterback has been knocked out of the game and a naive football player replaces him only to […]

The Longest Yard (1974)

Friday, July 25th, 2008

A football player-turned-convict played by Burt Reynolds, organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden (played by Eddie Albert) asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates’ lack of self-esteem, and he […]

Upcoming Movies - The Express

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Due to be released in August and based on a true story, The Express is about the extraordinary life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. His fight for equality and respect changed the face of American sports forever, and his story continues to inspire.
Born in poverty in […]

7 Bad Sports Movies - with the math to prove it…

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
The math - Stephen Baldwin + Gary Busey = Unavoidable trainwreck.
The Bad News Bears Go To Japan
The math - Bad News Bears + Japan = Unfunny.
Caddyshack 2
The math - Great original film - anything funny + studio greed = Disaster-town.
Rocky IV
Stallone + Subversive anti-Russian Cold War propoganda = Steaming […]

Best Sports Movie Moments #9 - Friday Night Lights

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

A great scene from one of the great football films of all time. Enjoy the video, and the pep talk.