Christmas Day 2001 saw the release of a full-on Hollywood biopic of the "Greatest of All Time," simply titled 'Ali.' Directed by Michael Mann and starring Will Smith, it didn't stray far from the sports biopic formula but it was executed to near-perfection.
'Hoosiers', released 35 years ago, is one of the most beloved sports movies of all time, but some of its tropes have been put to renewed scrutiny over the recent years. Does this classic still hold up?
20 years ago this month saw the arrival of a prominent documentary that was produced outside the auspices of WWE. And it was directed by a guy best known as a comedy writer.
30 years ago Hollywood asked the age old question... What if a kid got to play a part in Major League Baseball? Their answer? 'Rookie of the Year.'
On the days when there's no sports on TV, here's 7 best-selling sports autobiographies that can fill that void. Some expected, some not so much.
The impact that this player has had on the game, the media, and the entertainment industry is not measurable with words or numbers.
'Bull Durham' arrived amid a wave of important baseball movies and 2 years before another Costner-led baseball film, but it was a very different take on the game than the others.
I, Tonya, which won a Golden Globe for supporting actress Allison Janney and since notched acting Oscar nominations for both Janney and Margot Robbie, has shown that there’s an appetite out there for nontraditional sports biopics, telling versions of stories that you thought you knew well, but telling them from a surprising or counter-intuitive angle.
If you were a fan of primetime TV, or of Major League Baseball, in the fall of 2003, the phrase "His Father is the District Attorney!" likely carries special meaning for you.
We're back and joined by JR JR to talk about their recently fully released Swish EP, their (and our) love for basketball, and all things NBA and the bubble playoffs just in time for the NBA finals.
Let's explore the rise of sports streaming, the emerging online sports fandoms, and the new tech shaping our viewing experiences.
Two decades before Colin Kaepernick knelt for the National Anthem and set off the biggest sports controversy of the decade, there was Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and the NBA, and 'Stand' sets out to do his story right.
'Brockmire', which debuted in 2017, grew out of a Funny or Die sketch, and though it may be loved by critics, I don’t think I know anyone who actually watches it. But I’ve got a feeling it’s going to have a strong legacy.
'42' is a very good film, that lends Jackie Robinson's story the gravity it likely deserves, with a standout Chadwick Boseman as the lead, but it still felt a little too small.
'The Program' was about all of the "controversial" elements of college sports: Steroids, secret payments, academic fraud, sexual assault, and extremely creative in-game trash-talk.
It's hard to think of another non-musical film in which the score is the best-known element, but 40 years on, 'Chariots of Fire' still holds up and is deserving of a reappraisal on its merits as an overall great film.
The world of sports is always on the move, and amidst this ever-changing landscape, eight trends are emerging as game-changers in the industry.
Tickets to the games in theaters are free, for those who join the AMC Stubs loyalty program and purchase a $10 Prepaid Event Food & Beverage ticket.
Houston Astro's star outfielder Alex Bregman just announced that he's firing his agent, at least in part, due to a recently announced documentary on their sign stealing scandal produced by LeBron James' media company.
We're back with special guest Bobby Jones Jr., talking about his crazy journey through basketball, his love for storytelling, and his recent mini-doc about his experiences through the first week of Italy's Covid-19 lockdown.
The six-part series, titled 'Colin in Black and White', features Kaepernick as the narrator and will focus on the quarterback's teenage years.
In the same week we got two Nissan heavy projects in 'Gran Turismo' and 'Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn.' Both based on true events but only one involved a human being smuggled out in an instrument case.
While Michael Jordan is undoubtedly the most famous NBA player to ever get involved with movies, he definitely wasn’t the only one and also wasn’t the first.
We got a chance to sit down with Khris Davis, who plays Big George Foreman in the just-released biopic, where he discussed the film, his roots on the other side of the river in New Jersey, and his feelings on the Rocky mythology.