Director: Stephen Hopkins Starring: Stephen James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons Release Date: 3rd June 2016 (UK) Every four years we can expect a little furry of sports films to cash in on a heightened interest in athletics. With Rio in tow and equality of ever-growing global prominence, Race was hoping to appeal to the sensibilities of both the American…
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WEMBLEY STADIUM TO HOST FIRST EVER FILM PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE TAKES PLACE AT WEMBLEY 23 MAY 2016 As part of the 50th anniversary of England’s World Cup win in 1966, Wembley Stadium will host the world premiere of BOBBY on the evening of Monday 23 May; doors will open at 7.15pm on the night and the event will begin promptly at 8.15pm. Tickets – all priced £15…
Review: Kicking Off (2015)
Director: Matt Wilde Starring: Warren Brown, Greg McHugh, Alistair Petrie Release Date: 21st April 2016 (UK) Featuring a respectable British cast including Fresh Meat‘s Greg McHugh with a highly offputting cockney accent, Kicking Off is a football drama with a little more meat than your average sport film, but less heart than the classics. Then of course a story about…
Trailer: Kicking Off
Football dramas may not be for everyone, so here’s a film about kidnap, revenge and gang warfare starring that bloke from Fresh Meat with an accent that’s probably not supposed to be as Scottish as it sounds. Kicking Off is in UK cinemas from 21st April 2016 and DVD from 26th April 2016. Check out the…
Review: Creed (2015)
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone Release Date: 15th January 2016 (UK) Even after the debacle of 2006’s Rocky Balboa, Director Ryan Coogler has proved there is life in this franchise yet. Creed chronicles the rise of gritty upstart Adonis Creed, the son of the late, great Apollo Creed, as he leaves his monotonous office job in…
Competition: Win The Program on DVD
One of the greatest deceptions in sporting history is brought to gripping life, as the Lance Armstrong biopic The Program races onto Digital HD from 8th February, 2015 and onto Blu-ray™ and DVD on 15th February, 2015, courtesy of STUDIOCANAL. Inspired by the award-winning book Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh, and directed by the Academy Award nominated Stephen Frears, The Program weaves…
Review: The Program (2015)
Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Jesse Plemons Release Date: 16th October 2015 Oscar nominated director Stephen Frears has become quite eponymous with British biographical dramas, and though Lance Armstrong is hardly British The Program has all the makings of a typical Frears film. However, this is not a film which shares the tonality of The Queen or Philomena,…
New Trailer: Eddie the Eagle
It’s getting rave early reviews, and with a little star power to boot Eddie the Eagle could be one of the breakout British films of 2016. It chronicles the adventures of Eddie Edwards, who aspired to reach the Winter Olympics and, with the help of Hugh Jackman, might just make it.
Eddie the Eagle Takes to the Slopes for Charity
Inspired by new movie based on his own life Eddie the Eagle, Eddie Edwards will be taking to the slopes to once again complete a ski jump at the Winter Olympic site in Courchevel, where he will be joined by four complete beginners. Jumping to raise money for the charity Ski 4 Cancer, the four…
Trailer: Eddie the Eagle
Introducing one of the feel good films of 2016. Eddie the Eagle tells the true story of one of Britain’s Olympic underdogs. Starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, this has all the makings of the next Cool Runnings from the director of Kingsman and Stardust. Eddie the Eagle is in UK cinemas from 1st April 2016.
Editors Choice: July 2015 Favourite
Editor-in-Chief Inside Out (24 July 2015 (UK)): Pixar can do no wrong, with a seemingly endless well of brilliant ideas at their disposal, Inside Out has become an expectation, so its genius should not be missed. The film explores what really goes on in our heads through five emotions – Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear and Sadness – making some…
Trailer: Building Jerusalem
Anyone who was sat in front of the television on the Saturday morning of the Rugby World Cup final, who witnessed one of the greatest moments in British sporting history will find it hard not to get goosebumps at the Building Jerusalem trailer. This documentary recounts the preparation and tribulations leading up to that fateful day, and…
Trailer: Southpaw
Jake Gyllanhaal can do very little wrong these days, and he follows up the brilliant Nightcrawler with a potentially brilliant Southpaw. Gyllenhaal plays a boxer whose anger issues lose him his wife, his daughter and his career. Breakdowns, break-ups and the fight of his life pave the way for a really promising drama that could make an…
Trailer: The Program
The first major biographical film of Lance Armstrong since the doping scandal comes in the form of Stephen Frears’ latest project. The Philomena director has enlisted the help of Ben Foster as the athlete and Chris O’Dowd to bring the story to life on screen, and it certainly looks like it has potential. The producers certainly…
Trailer: Red Army
If American Sniper wasn’t enough to get all those patriots riled up, then Red Army will surely do it. This documentary from Sony Pictures Classics explores the reasons and the consequences of Russia’s inspiration for national sporting success during the soviet era. With interviews from those who were there, and an argument that seems to have nothing redeeming at…
Every Super Bowl 49 Trailer
The Super Bowl is a great American sporting tradition, where everyone sits in front of the television to watch previews of the best new films, shows and songs with a teeny bit of football, or FOOT BAWWWLL as you Americans say, thrown in for good measure. This year was a veritable feast of enticing glances…
Review: Unbroken (2014)
Director: Angelina Jolie Starring: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson Release Date: 26th December 2014 (UK) If you don’t already know who Jack O’Connell is, you will after this. Unbroken is the story of Louie Zamperini, an Italian immigrant turned American Olympics athlete who is taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. It is about as American…
Review: First Position (2011)
Director: Bess Kargman Starring: Aran Bell, Joan Sebastian Zamora, Michaela Deprince Release Date: 12th April 2013 (UK) Anyone who’s seen any incarnation of Fame, or Glee, or Footloose will know just how darn hard it is to be accepted as a dancer. Social ostricism, constant physical punishment and a regimented lifestyle are required, but in many cases for nothing but a unrelenting…
Trailer: McFarland, USA
Disney seem to be churning out the feel good sports movies. First it was Jon Hamm in Million Dollar Arm and now Kevin Costner is a cross country coach in McFarland, USA. It looks like a far cry from Cool Runnings, but has enough red, white and blue striped heart and a motivational soundtrack to drag us in…
Trailer: I Am Ali
Here’s one for the boxing fans. Coming from some of the same people behind the Oscar winning Searching for Sugar Man is a documentary with unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali’s personal archives. I Am Ali is the story behind the legend from Focus, directed by newcomer Clare Lewins. However, with no release date announced we could…
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