Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood, who also directs) isn’t prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) to enter his life. But Maggie’s determined to go pro – and to convince Dunn and his cohort (Morgan Freeman) to help her. This multiple Oscar winner picked up acting honors for Swank and Freeman as well as statues for Best Director and Best Picture.
Jul 272010
Sixteen-year-old wrangler Charlie Railsberg (Melissa Gilbert, in her film debut) sees an unconquerable spirit in a wild horse she names Sylvester. Most everyone else (including tough stockyard boss Richard Farnsworth) see the nag as nothing but trouble. But they’re proven wrong when Charlie takes Sylvester all the way to the National Equestrian Trails Championship and the race of a lifetime.
Jul 102010
Devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) has just lost his wife and his job as a substitute teacher. But by impressing his favorite NFL team’s coach in open tryouts and winning a place on the field, he turns a terrible year into a winner. Greg Kinnear and Elizabeth Banks co-star in this inspirational, fact-based drama from the producers of the similar but baseball-themed The Rookie.
May 222010
Fighting for custody of his daughter, coach Steve Williams (John Wayne) takes a job at a tiny Catholic school with a football team in need of help. But when he lands at the center of a recruiting scandal, Williams may lose any chance of getting his daughter back. Wayne plays a rare comedic role in director Michael Curtiz’s winning film, which co-stars Charles Coburn as the school’s elderly rector and Donna Reed as the Duke’s love interest.
May 102010
In this new take on the traditional “ugly duckling turns into a swan” tale, Casey (Michelle Trachtenberg), a smart high school student whose mother (Joan Cusack) has her eyes set on Harvard, longs to become a figure skater like Gen (Hayden Panettiere), a beautiful prodigy who was born on the ice. Casey’s invited to train with Gen and her mother (Kim Cattrall), but soon she must choose her destiny: Should she be an ice princess or a collegiate?
May 102010
Katelin (Jordan Hinson) is a talented figure skater who just needs the right coach to push her to the big time. Her dreams come true when a Russian coach (Cristine Rose) who has trained champions offers to coach her. Unfortunately, that means Katelin has to go to an expensive private school and her family just cannot afford it. The coach really wants her, however, so she works out a deal with the hockey team’s coach to offer Katelin the last hockey scholarship available. There is just one catch – Katelin knows nothing about hockey!
Apr 302010
George Jetson (voiced by George O’Hanlon) moves his family to the far reaches of outer space as the newly minted head of Mr. Spacely’s (Mel Blanc) Orbiting Ore Asteroid factory in this feature-length animated film based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Aside from George, nobody’s happy about leaving the comforts of home behind, but they quickly adjust – especially Judy (1980s pop star Tiffany), who falls for an intergalactic rock star!
In this collection of wacky animated classics from the golden age of Walt Disney Studios, the world’s most beloved cartoon characters knock one out of the park with their misadventures in sports. Cheer on Mickey, Goofy and Pluto in their rollicking escapades “Canine Caddy,” “How to Play Baseball,” “The Hockey Champ,” “Double Dribble,” “How to Play Football,” “Mickey’s Polo Team,” “Tennis Racquet” and “Goofy Gymnastics.”
Mar 102010
“Escaping her smothering mother’s (Marcia Gay Harden) beauty pageant plans for her, small-town Texas teen Bliss (Ellen Page) joins an all-girl roller derby team in Austin and begins living a thrilling double life as Babe Ruthless – a life that might catch up with her. Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut and plays fellow teammate Smashley Simpson in this smart coming-of-age tale. Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon co-star.”
Mar 102010
“As punishment for getting a DUI, hotshot lawyer Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) is sentenced to community service coaching the pathetic Mighty Ducks hockey team. Initially reluctant, Gordon eventually transforms the ragtag band of outsiders and misfits (including a young Joshua Jackson) into the No. 1 team in the peewee league, overcoming his own childhood trauma in the process. The real-life NHL team was actually named after this movie.”
Mar 042010
“A fictionalized account of the unlikely story of Jamaica’s first bobsled team, Cool Runnings follows their journey to the 1988 Olympics. When Derice Bannock’s (Leon) chances of qualifying for Jamaica’s track team are dashed, he looks for another sport. Derice persuades U.S. bobsledding gold medalist Irv Blitzer (John Candy), who now lives in Jamaica, to coach him and his friends as they attempt to become a world-class bobsled team.”
“When quiet 15-year-old misfit Patrick (Zac Efron) learns his friend Mr. Jones (Bill Cobbs), a hard-drinking former jockey, is nursing an injured racehorse back to health, the teen helps train the animal for the State Cup – and gains the self-confidence he never had. Patrick’s sporting efforts help him overcome challenges brought on by his disapproving parents and a snobby competitor in this family movie co-starring Crystal Hunt.”
