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I remember talking to a friend of mine about Muhammad Ali once, and he mentioned the nuttiness of the Ernie Terrell fight in 1967. About three years prior to that match, Ali had joined the Nation of Islam and officially chang...
| Hubert Vigilla |
Earlier today we featured a new short called Jojo in the Stars from the animators at Studio Aka, and while making all of that happen I stumbled upon an older series of animated shorts from Studio Aka called Love Sport. There...
| Liz Rugg |
This Sunday, February 3rd, there will be many balls kicked in America's annual celebration of the Wounded Knee Massacre; the glorious Super Bowl. Paramount, Universal and Disney have all announced their plans to broadcas...
| Nathan Hardisty |
42 tells the story of the first black American man to play in major league baseball; Jackie Robinson. Judging by the trailer, 42 will focus on a lot of the racism and bigotry that Robinson had to overcome, and how he eventua...
| Liz Rugg |
As much as I hate to say it, Sam Worthington is "that guy" of the movie industry. He's starred in huge blockbusters (Avatar, Clash of the Titans, Terminatior Salva...oh wait, that one doesn't count) and yet remains completel...
| Thor Latham |
Back when Xander first told us about the Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro starring old codger boxing film Grudge Match, it was moving forward with production without an official greenlight. Thankfully, Warner Bros. has j...
| Nick Valdez |
Al Pacino is attached to play disgraced Penn State coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming biopic. Based on the recent biography Paterno by Joe Posnanski, the film currently has no screenplay or director. Paterno was once the winnin...
| Hubert Vigilla |
When our own Max Roahrig jokingly mentioned his idea for a sequel to 1996's Space Jam to Kevin Durant, I would like to believe that set a very coincidental set of actions in motion. Oddly enough, the Warner Bros represen...
| Nick Valdez |
Rocky has always been a sentimental favorite, and I think it's because I like stories about impossible struggles. That quiet moment of doubt and realization the night before the fight always gives me chills; it's everything ...
| Hubert Vigilla |
I have to admit that when I first saw the title for Playing for Keeps, a "romantic comedy" starring Gerard Butler as a washed up soccer star/bad father named "George Dryer" and Jessica Biel as some lady who likes him (probab...
| Nick Valdez |
We've publicized a few Kickstarters before, but nothing like this has hit so close to home. As regular readers know, Liz and I are from Chicago and love our city very much. However, as beautiful and awesome as our home may b...
| Geoff Henao |
Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro are in talks for Grudge Match, a comedy about two retired boxers returning to the ring for a last bout. The casting is clearly supposed to spark fan debate over who would win between Stal...
| Xander Markham |