ESPN and Grantland's "30 for 30" shorts, an online series meant to serve as a companion to the network's ongoing second round of feature-length "30 for 30" documentaries, has unveiled its latest installment, "Silver Reunion."
Read More »ESPN's documentary series "30 for 30," now in the midst of its second round of 30 films, has brought the world some great work from the likes of Steve James, Albert Maysles and Brett Morgen, but has also tended to skew very male both in terms of subjects and filmmakers. There have been...
Read More »"Walt Clyde Frazier is one of the most stylish athletes of all time," explains journalist, critic and filmmaker Nerlson George ("CB4," "The Chris Rock Show," "Finding the Funk") in the introduction to "Disdain the Mundane," the latest addition to ESP...
Read More »ESPN has announced two new films for round two of its sports documentary series "30 for 30," both to air this spring -- "Survive and Advance," from director Jonathan Hock, and "Elway to Marino," from NFL Films and director Ken Rodgers.
Read More »ESPN has yet to announce the next round of documentaries to premiere in its "30 for 30" series, but here's guessing "The Clemente Effect," the trailer for which was just released, will be one of them. Directed by Mario Diaz, the film looks at the life of Puerto Rica...
Read More »One of the great strengths of ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series is the way that each installment seeks to provide context and narrative drive for stories that might not otherwise have inherent appeal to non-fans. These are docs about sports, but they're (usually) films first, ones that present t...
Read More »Sure, Sunday is incredibly overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Homeland," "The Walking Dead," "Boardwalk Empire," "The Good Wife," "Treme" and "Dexter," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy...
Read More »Sure, Sunday is incredibly overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Homeland," "The Walking Dead," "Boardwalk Empire," "The Good Wife," "Treme" and "Dexter," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy...
Read More »October is big month for television -- the broadcast networks continue to roll our their new fall shows and familiar returning ones while cable channels like HBO and Showtime are in full swing with series like "Boardwalk Empire," "Treme," "Dexter" and "Homeland.&qu...
Read More »Sure, Sunday is incredibly overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Homeland," "Boardwalk Empire," "Hell on Wheels," "Copper," "Treme" and "Dexter," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highligh...
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