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ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

By | February 2002

FILM THREAT’S TRIBUTE TO THE SUPER BOWL! While I was hoping for a true, inside look at the inner-workings of the NFL, what Stone delivers is a trite tale…

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ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

I have a secret that I rarely share with my movie geek friends. I am a die-hard football fan. Shocking, but true. I spend every Sunday during football...

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THE WATERBOY

Taking a step back toward "Cajun Man" and "Canteen Boy", Sandler is 31 year-old Bobby Boucher, waterboy to the University of Louisiana football team for...

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THE REPLACEMENTS

In a parallel NFL universe -- and obviously inspired by the 1987 NFL season -- the big time football players have gone on strike, over -- you guessed it --...

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REMEMBER THE TITANS

We've seen this kind of sports movie a thousand times, but you know what, I like that movie. "Remember the Titans" stars Denzel Washington as real-life...

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GO TIGERS!

"Go Tigers" isn't about million dollar commercials. It's not about Nike shoes, or free agents or super bowls. It's about football, and how the sport...

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FOOTBALL

"Football" is tight visually and narratively, with sweeping innovative style and lots of humor. Telling the story of a London tyke wanting to be nothing...

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RIDER PRIDE

Have you ever videotaped a sporting event for viewing pleasure later and tried to get through the day without catching the score of the game? This is the...

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE

"Collateral Damage" is reminiscent of the 1980's wish fulfillment action-fantasies that starred Bronson, Norris, and yes, Schwarzenegger, who became a full...

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BIG FAT LIAR

Everyone who is human has told their share of little white lies. However, it's that story we were all told as a child about the little boy who cried wolf...

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BIRTHDAY GIRL

Any movie that begins with a close-up of a nebbishy young man speaking directly into the camera has a lot to prove. But Jez Butterworth's "Birthday Girl"...

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