Sports

Groundbreaking 3D Monsters vs. Aliens spot to air during Super Bowl and 3D Chuck episode to follow

“Don’t Chuck Your Glasses” after Super Bowl XLIII DreamWorks and SoBe Lifewater announced that they are teaming with Intel and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide Monstrous 3D event for Super Bowl XLIII. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break event will mark the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s premier 3D movie trailer for ….

Coach Carter Blu-ray disc review

Paramount Home Entertainment recently released Coach Carter on Blu-ray disc for the first time. Thomas Carter directed Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson in the inspiring true story of controversial high school basketball coach Ken Carter (played by Jackson), who locked out his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance, in order to teach his ….

NFL teams with Adobe to deliver Sunday Night Football live on the web

The NFL and Adobe announced that Adobe Flash technology will deliver live online video streaming of NBC Sunday Night Football games on NFL.com and NBCSports.com. For the first time, full-length NFL games will be widely available in the U.S. over the Internet. Named Sunday Night Football Extra, the high-quality streaming video delivered with Adobe Flash ….

John Woo eyes sports film project

Action auteur John Woo may be shifting gears for his next project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the director told attendees of a charity dinner recently in Beijing, that he hopes to make a sports movie with champion Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang and gold medalist diver Guo Jingjing. Woo has a full plate right now, ….

Download fantasy football feature film for free

What the F… From award-winning filmmakers, Hunter Weeks and Josh Caldwell, comes the offbeat feature-length film about the world of fantasy football 10 Yards: Fantasy Football releases worldwide today, August 21, 2008. Two websites will host the unique online worldwide premiere: OurStage.com, a community supporting independent artists will offer a free iTunes download of the ….

Friday Night Lights film review

When the lights come on at the 20,000-seat Ratliff Stadium, the city of Odessa, Texas shuts down. Streets are deserted and stores close early so that everyone can crowd onto the sparse campus of Permian High School to cheer on their Panthers. In this small, barren town, Friday night football is bigger than life. Based ….

Million Dollar Baby film review

It is very easy to get caught up in Million Dollar Baby’s seemingly by the numbers approach, which would still turn out to be a compelling yet not quite innovative boxing movie. But then, right when the formula calls for Rocky to start shouting “Adrian! Adrian!” with eyes swollen shut and arms raised in victory, ….

Act 2 Films and award-winning screenwriter planning film based on historic basketball game

Screenwriter Angelo Pizzo arrives in Nashville next Tuesday, as the guest of the locally-based film production company, ACT 2 Films. Best known for his box office hits Hoosiers and Rudy, Mr. Pizzo will visit Gallatin High School students to deliver a talk on script writing for the movie industry. It is all part of a ….

Rocky and Papale: Phily Honors Two Comeback Heroes

The comeback kids will have their day as two great sports stories – both tied to Philadelphia – are reborn 30 years later. The city will celebrate the opening of the film, Invincible, on August 25 and honor Philly-born Vince Papale, whose story as an unlikely walk-on to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 inspired the new movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Greg ….

An Invincible Trailer

When part time bartender and Eagles fan Vince Papali tries out for the franchise during an open call, he makes the team in a huge twist of fate. Invincibleis a story of Papali’s career with the Eagles and his personal struggles and triumphs. View the Large Size Trailer RIGHT HERE View the Medium Size Trailer RIGHT HERE View the Small ….

Streetball Hits the Big Screen

The clock strikes midnight, the ball hits the floor, the word has spread and a converted rail station is alive with B-ball. They don’t play for a school and they don’t cheer for a pro team. They play for the street and it’s underground…way underground. This is the world of street basketball, and the film Crossover will ….