Archive for the 'Sports' Category

Jul 24 2010

Invictus (2009)

Published by Jay under 2009,Drama,Sports

Starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon Directed by Clint Eastwood Rated PG-13 for brief strong language 2 hours 14 minutes It’s hard to imagine not liking this sports-themed historical drama about Nelson Mandela and the 1995 South Africa world cup rugby team. It’s got all of the ingredients for greatness, but comes up a little [...]

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Apr 11 2010

The Blind Side (2009)

Published by Jay under 2009,Best Picture Noms,Drama,Sports

Starring Sandra Bullock, Quentin Aaron, and Tim McGraw Directed by John Lee Hancock Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references 2 hours A Best Picture nominee featuring the Best Actress and it’s all in a movie about sports?  That sounds as close to a slam dunk as you can get.  [...]

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Mar 17 2009

Leatherheads (2008)

Published by Jay under 2008,Avoid it!,Comedy,Sports

Starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, and John Krasinski Directed by George Clooney Music by Randy Newman Rated PG-13 for brief strong language 1 hour 54 minutes I knew that this wasn’t a critically acclaimed movie, but I figured that it featured two Oscar-winning actors and was about football, so it couldn’t be that bad, right?  [...]

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