Posts Tagged ‘Sports’

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“Million Dollar Arm” a Touching True Story (Video Review)

  Based on a true story, Walt Disney Pictures brings another fine movie to Blu-ray/DVD involving sports. Returning to baseball, the family focused Disney presents Million Dollar Arm perfect timing for the upcoming World Series. Dramatically presented adding comedy and sweet tears, the movie takes the audience into a world where baseball doesn’t exist and […]

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“Million Dollar Arm” Delivers a Strike (Film Review)

  Based on a true story, Walt Disney Pictures brings another fine movie to the screen involving sports.  Returning to baseball Million Dollar Arm opens in local theaters throughout America in the midst of the pros 154th season.  Dramatically presented adding comedy and sweet tears, the movie has all the trappings of a good run […]

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“Draft Day” A Tension Packed Drama (Film Review)

  With the NFL Draft a month away, the movie Draft Day will be hoping for a lengthy run at the box-office. The film takes you to the innards of high pressure picking and trading not seen during a real NFL draft.  We saw one side of the coin, player management, in the movie Jerry […]

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42, a Story of Courage and Baseball (Film Review)

  The movie “42” hits a home run in acting, directing and cinematography.  The storyline takes you on a journey of courageousness in the face of racial discrimination and a door opener for others that followed.  It’s not just about baseball but of heroes and the right to play the game.

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Trouble with the Curve, a Sports Film with Heart (Film Review)

An enjoyable life drama Trouble with the Curve opens in theaters nationwide with a stellar cast playing likeable characters in this modern day sports story.  Drawing on an age old message concerning separated family members the film should hit a home run with those who have been dealing with the problem and need a nudge […]

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THE MIGHTY MACS, A SLAM DUNK

We’ve had a bevy of sports true story films over the years and in most all cases, even if you know who won, they are all inspirational.  This is the case of The Mighty Macs, a basketball account of a small women’s parochial college so obscure that I had never heard of it before seeing […]

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