Tag: Sports
Review: ‘Unraveling Athena’
What does it take to become the highest ranked women’s tennis player in the world? That is the question Francis Amat seeks to answer in the feature length documentary “Unraveling Athena” premiering in Australia at …
Interview: Directors Barney Spender and Roddy Gibson on the Making of ‘The Road to Sparta’
If someone were to ask you to run 246 kilometres in 36 hours you might think they were off their rocker, let alone struggle to believe such a thing were even possible. Yet, when perseverance …
Trailer: ‘McLaren’
Another amazing looking documentary set to come out of New Zealand later this year, “McLaren” from director Roger Donaldson (“Dante’s Peak” and “Species”). The feature-length film looks at the life, career, and legacy of racing …
TV: Watch ‘The Last Gold’ on NBC Sports Network Aug. 1st
The USA Swimming produced documentary “The Last Gold” will make its television debut August 1st over on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. The film, which was released in select U.S. …
Doc of the Week: ‘Brave in the Attempt’
The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games have been underway in Los Angeles this week. Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968, the Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults …
Doc of the Week: ‘CURT’
“Doc of the Week” is a new summer series where I’ll be sharing my favorite documentary each week for the next 7 weeks. I’ve seen a number of excellent short and feature films over the …