Showing posts with label hockey movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hockey movies. Show all posts
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Movie Review: The Last Gladiators
Like a soldier returning home from war, the fight may be over
for retired NHL enforcers, but adjusting to a normal life isn't easy.
The Last Gladiators, a documentary by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney, focuses on Chris "Knuckles" Nilan, one of the most popular, and most feared enforcers of the 1980s.
Over his 13-year career spent in Montreal, New York, and Boston, Nilan accumulated 3,043 penalty minutes, 110 goals, one Stanley Cup, and a lifetime's worth of scars, thanks in large part to 251 on-ice fights.
"In some respects, I wish he never played hockey," his father Henry is filmed saying through tears.
The Last Gladiators, a documentary by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney, focuses on Chris "Knuckles" Nilan, one of the most popular, and most feared enforcers of the 1980s.
Over his 13-year career spent in Montreal, New York, and Boston, Nilan accumulated 3,043 penalty minutes, 110 goals, one Stanley Cup, and a lifetime's worth of scars, thanks in large part to 251 on-ice fights.
"In some respects, I wish he never played hockey," his father Henry is filmed saying through tears.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Officials: The Comedy Series that Upholds Hockey's Laws of Anarchy
After the failure of MVP, Power Play, and Rent-A-Goalie, it might
seem like TV shows about hockey are destined for failure. But with The
Officials, Greg Rosen is out to prove Hockey Night in Canada doesn't
have to be the only successful hockey series.
"Four years since writing the 22-minute pilot episode in my crappy student apartment I think I finally put something together that hockey fans will nod in agreement and feel like is a series for them—for us."
"Four years since writing the 22-minute pilot episode in my crappy student apartment I think I finally put something together that hockey fans will nod in agreement and feel like is a series for them—for us."
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Movie Review: Goon
Slap Shot has been the undisputed heavyweight champion of
hockey movies for 35 years, but a worthy challenger has finally
dropped the gloves to lay claim to the throne.
Goon, out on Blu-ray and DVD now, is the latest from Canadian director Michael Dowse (Fubar), and bears many striking similarities to the beloved classic Slap Shot: it's violent, crass, and downright hilarious. Almost as important, it gets hockey right, something most hockey movies struggle mightily to achieve.
Goon, out on Blu-ray and DVD now, is the latest from Canadian director Michael Dowse (Fubar), and bears many striking similarities to the beloved classic Slap Shot: it's violent, crass, and downright hilarious. Almost as important, it gets hockey right, something most hockey movies struggle mightily to achieve.
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Mighty Ducks Mailbag
Last summer I wrote a post outlining the results of an NHL Entry Draft that featured fictional players from all sorts of movies, but most prominently the Mighty Ducks series. Since that time there have been plenty of people who have asked Google questions about the Mighty Ducks. Those questions led here.
These are the answers to those questions (edited for grammar, of course).
These are the answers to those questions (edited for grammar, of course).
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