Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "sports biopic"

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The Babe Ruth Story (1948, William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, William Frawley, Robert Ellis, Sam Levene) – Classic Movie Review 11,605

Director Roy Del Ruth’s 1948 baseball film biography The Babe Ruth Story stars William Bendix as the famed New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, aka ‘The Sultan of Swat’, Claire Trevor as his wife Claire, Sam Levene […]

Sep, 27

Ali **** (2001, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Mario van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright) – Classic Movie Review 4619

Best Actor Oscar-nominated Will Smith gives a knockout turn as legendary fighter Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali in co-writer/ director Michael Mann’s punchy, imaginative, and intelligent 2001 epic biopic of the world’s best-known and best-loved boxer. […]

Nov, 09

42 – Film Review

Writer-director Brian Helgeland’s old-fashioned biopic of Jackie Robinson, who made history as the first black man in the US baseball Major League, is incredibly well meaning and good hearted. Stirring and inspiring, it raises the […]

Sep, 11

Rush **** (2013, Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl) – Movie Review

I really got a rush out of Rush. It’s really fast and furious, precision handled and a quirky labour of love. Chris Hemsworth is excellent as 70s British racing driver James Hunt, a charismatic playboy, and […]

Sep, 11

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