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NEWS ABOUT: sports movie

sports movie stories: 5 news summaries
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 Bullock Shines in 
 Crowd-Pleasing Blind Side  

Football chick flick lacks suspense, delivers happy ending

Nov 20, 09 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country.
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entertainment • NFL • film • football • movie review • Tim McGraw • Baltimore Ravens • movies • Sandra Bullock • high school football • college football • sports movie • National Football League • pro football • The Blind Side • The Blind Side review • Quinton Aaron • John Lee Hancock

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 More Than a Game 
 Shoots for the Heart  

Movie inspires cheers, eye-rolls

Oct 2, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - More Than a Game, a documentary following LeBron James and his high school teammates, does its best to be an inspirational movie, and for some it works. For others, it inspires eye-rolling. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • It’s like a classic high school sports movie, writes
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basketball • LeBron James • movie review • documentary • high school basketball • sports movie • More Than a Game

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 Big Fan Scores with Critics 


Aug 28, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are big fans of Big Fan, a funny yet tragic look at football devotees directed by The Wrestler screenwriter Robert Siegel. Here’s what they’re saying:  
  • Star Patton Oswalt “gives a tour de force performance,” writes Ray Greene of Box Office
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sports • football • movie review • New York Giants • The Wrestler • sports movie • Patton Oswalt • Robert Siegel • Big Fan

(Newser) - After a "bloody battle royale," the sports staff of the New York Daily News has anointed the best sports films of all time. Among the contenders:
  • Raging Bull: Robert De Niro's knockout performance as boxer Jake LaMotta makes this one of the greatest movies of any kind
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sports • Robert De Niro • Sylvester Stallone • list • Rocky • Robert Redford • Paul Newman • films • Gene Hackman • sports movie • Slap Shot • Hoosiers • Raging Bull

 Best Sports Movie Pep Talks 

When you're down, these clips can get you going

Jul 18, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - World got you down? Let one of these coaches buck you up: AskMen picks the best sports movie inspirational talks. The top five:
  1. Kurt Russell, Miracle: “If we played ‘em 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game.”
  2. Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday:
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sports • film • Al Pacino • list • Knute Rockne • speech • Billy Bob Thornton • Gene Hackman • Pat O'Brien • Kurt Russell • sports movie • Miracle on Ice

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