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10 articles from 2009

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Top 7 Actors playing Athletes in Sports Films

3 October 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.

With Whip It swirling its way into theaters, it’s a wonder no one has fully acknowledged the absolutely amazing athletic work these brave actresses have put into the final product. Let’s face it, not all actors can “bring it” when it comes to believably portraying a real-life athlete.

Truth of the matter is, it’s about as rare a feat as you’re likely to see capably pulled off in Hollywood. Ellen Page (who will more than likely make a later edition of this list) made frantically scuttering around a cylindrical death-track look effortless, even graceful. Hell, the entire cast made roller derby look like the ballet with brute violence. This got me to thinking – Which other Hollywood actors have been the most convincing athletes on the big screen? They deserve their due (to go along with their millions of »

- Chris De Salvo

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HBO picks up David Simon's 'Treme'

6 May 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

HBO has sent "Treme," the new project from "The Wire" creator David Simon, to series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, certain aspects of the deal for the New Orleans set drama are still up in the air, including how many episodes the pick-up is for and when the series will premiere, though it's expected that a fall launch will be in the cards. Simon created "Treme," set in post-Katrina New Orleans, with Eric Overmyer ("Homicide"). "The Wire" veterans Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters star, along with Steve Zahn, Khandi Alexander, Melissa Leo, Kim Dickens and Rob Brown. The series is believed... »

- HitFix Staff

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HBO Set for Treme

5 May 2009 7:18 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Wire creator David Simon is developing a new series at HBO set in New Orleans titled Treme.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the size of the series order is still being determined, with the network eyeing a fall debut.

Treme is a post-Katrina-themed drama that chronicles the rebuilding of New Orleans through the eyes of local musicians.

Simon co-created the project with longtime New Orleans resident Eric Overmyer, after the two former Homicide writers had discussed doing a show set in the Big Easy for years.

"New Orleans is one of the most unique and essential American places, which is also very vulnerable," Simon said.

The Treme cast is led by another New Orleans native, Wendell Pierce, and includes Steve Zahn, Clarke Peters, Khandi Alexander, Melissa Leo, Kim Dickens and Rob Brown.

The series will continue to be filmed in the Crescent City, where the pilot was shot. »

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Reminder: Channing Tatum's 'Stop-Loss' Releases on DVD in New Zealand

7 February 2009 12:05 AM, PST | Channing Tatum Unwrapped | See recent Channing Tatum Unwrapped news »

I want to remind all of Channing Tatum's Fabulous Fans in the New Zealand that his drama 'Stop-Loss' was just released on DVD in your country!!! Fans can go to the New Zealand movie site Mighty Ape to buy the movie, and you can go to the movie's official website for New Zealand to watch the trailer and get more details about the film.

'Stop-Loss' stars Channing Tatum, Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Joesph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Victor Rasuk, Timothy Olyphant, Ciaran Hinds, and Mamie Gummer.

The drama tells the tale of an Iraq war hero and his best friend as they return to their small Texas hometown following a tour of duty. They try to rebuild their lives but soon realize that war changes everything.

Staff Sgt. Brandon King (Phillippe) is the leader of a squad that gets into a horrendous battle in Tikrit. Soon afterward, »

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Blu-Ray Review: True Story, Good Performance Give Speed to ‘The Express’

26 January 2009 10:39 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 Chicago – There’s nothing surprising about “The Express”. It’s a true story that hits all of the beats that you would expect it to for an inspirational sports movie. A big game, a bad injury, and the will to overcome extreme adversity - these are the staples of the genre.

Of course, this means that success or failure for a film like “The Express” comes down to execution. Gary Fleder’s film is far from perfect - it goes on about half an hour too long and has a miscast lead - but the true story is powerful and the always-great Dennis Quaid adds gravity to the ensemble.

The Express was released by Universal Home Video on January 20th, 2009.

Photo credit: Universal

“The Express” tells the story of Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to win one of the most coveted and remarkable prizes in all of sports, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Football is America’s Great Pastime -- Dellamorte reviews The Express and Friday Night Lights on Blu-ray

18 January 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

For me, sports movies tend to be more entertaining than the games themselves. You get to really care about the people involved, so there’s an emotional investment that I can’t have for many athletes. And it’s hard not to root for Ernie Davis in The Express. He’s a young black man dealing with not only being a great football player but a culture that was not too shy about its racism. Ernie (Rob Brown) grows up to be a great runner, and is recruited by Ben Schwartzwalder (Dennis Quaid) and Jim Brown (Darrin Dewitt Henson) to go to Syracuse, and to follow in Brown’s footsteps. He plays, but when they play well, they often have to face crowds that hate Ernie for being black, and throw bottles and other things at the team. When the film deals with this, it’s unfortunately on the nose. »

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Blu-ray Review: The Express

13 January 2009 1:07 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I know the rule is to not judge something by its cover, but we all do it -- you can't help but do it -- and movie studios wouldn't make posters and trailers if they didn't want audiences to get some kind of an idea of what they were in for before the movie started. When it came to Universal's The Express I not only assumed it would be just another generic sports flick, but I also just can't get passed that ugly artwork. Sorry, I can't stand watching the Cleveland Browns because of those ugly jerseys and the Syracuse Orangemen aren't much better. My favorite college basketball team is the North Carolina Tar Heels and I may be the only one that started liking them because I thought their jerseys were cool and not because of Michael Jordan. Of course names such as Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace playing »

- Brad Brevet

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List of 40th Naacp Image Awards Nominees in Motion Picture

7 January 2009 6:34 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The nominees for the 40th Naacp Image Awards have been announced. During a press conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, January 7, it was uncovered that "The Secret Life of Bees" and "Cadillac Records" have led the fields with multiple counts. Southern-set drama "Secret Life" collected 8 nods, while musical drama "Cadillac" received 7 gongs.

Both "Secret Life" and "Cadillac" will have to compete against each other for many categories including, Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Writing. In the run for Outstanding Motion Picture, the two were joined by Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna", Gabriele Muccino's "Seven Pounds" and Tyler Perry's "The Family That Preys". Meanwhile, for the writing category, they are up against "Rachel Getting Married", "A Raisin In The Sun" and "Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom".

Beside the two categories, "Secret Life" and "Cadillac" have also brought their stars nominations. Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah got Outstanding Actress nod, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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The Naacp Image Awards Nominations

7 January 2009 2:06 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

The Naacp has announced it's 40th Annual Image Awards nominations. In the film category, Cadillac Records, The Secret Life of Bees, Miracle at St. Anna, Seven Pounds and Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys" have been nominated.

The TV network with the most nominations? ABC with 24 total!

The awards night will be televised on Fox, Feb. 12 from the Shrine Auditorium.

Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees:

Television Categories

Comedy Series

"30 Rock" (NBC)

"Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)

"The Game" (CW)

"Tyler Perry.s House of Payne" (TBS)

"Ugly Betty" (ABC)

Actor in a Comedy Series

Donald Faison - "Scrubs" (NBC)

Lavan Davis - "Tyler Perry.s House of Payne" (TBS)

Paul James - "Greek" (ABC Family)

Terry Crews - "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)

Tyler James Williams - "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)

Actress in a Comedy Series

America Ferrera - »

- Manny

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Video Of The Week: Channing Tatum & Ryan Phillippe in 'Stop-Loss'

4 January 2009 11:17 AM, PST | Channing Tatum Unwrapped | See recent Channing Tatum Unwrapped news »

Today's Video of the Week was submitted by Youtube user and Channing Tatum fan JimLask. If you have not seen 'Stop-Loss' yet, rent it or buy it, because it's available and has been doing well on DVD all around the world. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Today's video shows some of my favorite scenes from Channing Tatum's critically-acclaimed 2008 Iraq war drama. 'Stop-Loss' is directed by Kimberly Peirce, and in addition to Channing, the scenes below also feature Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Rob Brown, Ciarán Hinds, and Linda Emond. Enjoy!

Thanks to JimLask for submitting the video!

If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.

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2009 | 2008

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