Presenting here my own selection of great sports movies, that I have seen myself but presented in no particular order. If you have a movie title that I've missed please leave a comment. I have intentionally left out full-on comedies like Happy Gilmore or great films like Million Dollar Baby where sports is a relatively side theme.
1. Raging Bull - Robert De Niro stars as middleweight boxing champ Jake LaMotta
2. Bull Durham - 1988 American movie about love and baseball stars Kevin Costner
3. Chariots of Fire - The true story of two British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics, one Jew and one devout Catholic.
4. Remember the Titans - Denzil Washington as Hernan Boone a black football coach of an integrated college team.
5. Seabiscuit - Story of a champion racehorse in Depression Era USA in the 1930's
6. The Color of Money - Tom Cruise, Paul Newman in a classic about pool & hustling
7. Ali - Will Smith is at his best in a movie that recreates Ali's best fights and his life
8. Escape to Victory - Film about Allied POWs, coached by Michael Caine who agree to play an exhibition match against the Nazis. Also stars Stallone and soccer star Pele.
9. When we were Kings - The the best documentary ever made about Ali focuses on the Rumble in the Jungle bout with Foreman in Zaire.
10. Rocky - Stallone stars as amateur boxer Rocky Balboa who becomes Champion. Spawned 5 sequels and the classic track 'Eye of the Tiger'
Other notable films are, A League of Their Own, White Men Can't Jump, The Hurricane
Cinderella Man and The Champ
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Why women need to know (more) about Cricket
..So the wretched cricket world Cup has ended but if all you women think the worst is over, you are mistaken. For though India crashed out early, the coach of the neighboring country got murdered and we got beaten by two minuscule neighbors, I can guarantee your partners, fathers and boyfriends will be in front of the idiot box again come the next series. The unfortunate incident of Mandira Bedi defaming the Indian flag once again lowered the already dim perception of the average Indian woman's cricketing acumen. So how do you beat them at their own game? Well for starters educate yourself on the finer nuances of the game. Learn the fielding positions, arm yourself with stats and most importantly pick a team other than India to infuriate your partners. I'm not suggesting you switch allegiances forever but if you had picked a team like SriLanka before the World Cup that would have shamed your male counterpart's armchair predictions. Most men regurgitate borrowed knowledge they pick up from cricinfo and rediff cricket channel. But being primitive, they lack the brain power to sift through data th
e way women are more equipped to do. While India has a few quality journalists like Sonali Chander (NDTV), Sharda Ugra (India Today) and Kadambari Murali (Hindustan Times), this list needs to be substantially longer. Surely if Indian television can accommodate the likes of Chetan Sharma, Madan Lal and Kris Srikkanth, a few beautiful and intelligent women with a fresh perspective couldn't fare much worse. So good luck with your endeavours ...in the meanwhile I will go back to my favourite issue of Maxim and study Mandira Bedi's views on cricket.
e way women are more equipped to do. While India has a few quality journalists like Sonali Chander (NDTV), Sharda Ugra (India Today) and Kadambari Murali (Hindustan Times), this list needs to be substantially longer. Surely if Indian television can accommodate the likes of Chetan Sharma, Madan Lal and Kris Srikkanth, a few beautiful and intelligent women with a fresh perspective couldn't fare much worse. So good luck with your endeavours ...in the meanwhile I will go back to my favourite issue of Maxim and study Mandira Bedi's views on cricket.
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