The 2013 Espys will recognize the strength and courage Robin Roberts has displayed throughout her life and career by honoring her with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award - an award presented each year to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. Past honorees include: Liberian-born soccer legend George Weah (2004); disabled athletes Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and Jim MacLaren (2005); U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos (2008); former president Nelson Mandela (2009); and women's basketball coach Pat Summitt (2012), amongst many others. The full details below via press release from Espn: Robin Roberts to be Honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2013 Espys on...
- 3/27/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The year was 1968, at the Olympics in Mexico; Two black American athletes and medal winners staged a silent protest against racial discrimination. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in the 200m, stood with their heads bowed and fists (in black gloves) raised, as the American National Anthem played during the victory ceremony. As they left the podium at the end of the ceremony they were booed by many in the crowd, but at a press conference afterward, Tommie Smith was quoted as saying: "If I win I am an American, not a black American. But if I did something bad then they would say 'a Negro'. We are black and we are proud of being black... Black...
- 8/6/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Olympics are upon us once again! Time to stop by Costco for an entire pallet of Kleenex! If you’re like us, you enjoy watching the Games as much for the stories of human triumph as for the actual sports-joyment of it. While there have been dozens, if not thousands, of tear-jerking, heartwarming, faith-in-humanity-restoring Olympic memories, we present to you (in no particular order) our Top 10 Most Inspirational Olympic Moments of All Time. So feel free to get a little weepy. That’s what those 800 boxes of tissue are for.
10) Nadia Comaneci, 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal, Canada
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was not only a medal-winning machine. Due to her uneven bar routine at the 1976 Olympics, Nadia was also the first female gymnast to score a perfect 10. Ever. Comaneci would go on to receive six more perfect 10s in her Olympic career, which begs the question: Can you imagine giving...
10) Nadia Comaneci, 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal, Canada
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was not only a medal-winning machine. Due to her uneven bar routine at the 1976 Olympics, Nadia was also the first female gymnast to score a perfect 10. Ever. Comaneci would go on to receive six more perfect 10s in her Olympic career, which begs the question: Can you imagine giving...
- 7/26/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
The Ioc furthers its reputation for frigid pomposity in Matt Norman's documentary about black-power-saluting athletes
Matt Norman's documentary about a great Olympic controversy raises more questions than it answers. At the 1968 Mexico games, African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medallists in the 200m race, gave the black-power salute on the podium to protest about racism, Vietnam and civil rights. Perhaps more sensationally still, the Australian silver medallist Peter Norman wore the same human-rights badge as Smith and Carlos as a quiet gesture of solidarity. The Americans were thrown out of the games by the Ioc, and Norman was cold-shouldered by Australia's stuffy athletic establishment, and not even invited to the 2000 Sydney games. But who was Peter Norman? The film depicts an independent-minded, working-class figure, steeped in the Christian egalitarianism of his parents, who were members of the Salvation Army. When Smith and Carlos...
Matt Norman's documentary about a great Olympic controversy raises more questions than it answers. At the 1968 Mexico games, African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medallists in the 200m race, gave the black-power salute on the podium to protest about racism, Vietnam and civil rights. Perhaps more sensationally still, the Australian silver medallist Peter Norman wore the same human-rights badge as Smith and Carlos as a quiet gesture of solidarity. The Americans were thrown out of the games by the Ioc, and Norman was cold-shouldered by Australia's stuffy athletic establishment, and not even invited to the 2000 Sydney games. But who was Peter Norman? The film depicts an independent-minded, working-class figure, steeped in the Christian egalitarianism of his parents, who were members of the Salvation Army. When Smith and Carlos...
- 7/12/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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- 3/1/2012
- by HL Staff
- HollywoodLife
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- 2/21/2012
- TheInsider.com
The late 1960’s were a hell of time. It looked like the country was ripping apart at the seams. There was the Vietnam war going on full blast (even worse because of the Viet Cong Tet offensive the year before, which the U.S. military was totally unprepared for), the Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy assassinations, urban riots torching major cities, college student protests, and those long-haired smelly hippies with their ”free love” and drugs.
And then there was the whole Black Power, Black is beautiful, afro-wearing, Black Panthers, Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving the Black Power raised fist salute on the awards podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, movement. Black people were angry. And you think this country is divided now? You kids don’t have any idea. It’s Always been divided!
And in Hollywood, one person who was affected by this change was Sidney Poitier...
And then there was the whole Black Power, Black is beautiful, afro-wearing, Black Panthers, Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving the Black Power raised fist salute on the awards podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, movement. Black people were angry. And you think this country is divided now? You kids don’t have any idea. It’s Always been divided!
And in Hollywood, one person who was affected by this change was Sidney Poitier...
- 8/25/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
There was a time when Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean") thought he might be able to make another film while his first animated feature "Rango" was in preproduction – but that, he admits today, seems outright fantastical. In the screening room of his Blind Wink productions at Universal Studios, Hollywood, Verbinski claims newfound respect for the work that goes into animated films. “It’s very much like we’re shooting a movie… We’re very much in production,” he says.
Sitting here seven days a week, Verbinski and his team fastidiously review and tweak daily transmissions of work from Industrial Light and Magic, with trips north to Ilm studios in San Francisco every other week. In spite of what Verbinski may once have thought, directing "Rango" has definitely become a full time job.
"Rango" is “the story of a chameleon with an identity crisis, played by Johnny Depp. And that’s it.
Sitting here seven days a week, Verbinski and his team fastidiously review and tweak daily transmissions of work from Industrial Light and Magic, with trips north to Ilm studios in San Francisco every other week. In spite of what Verbinski may once have thought, directing "Rango" has definitely become a full time job.
"Rango" is “the story of a chameleon with an identity crisis, played by Johnny Depp. And that’s it.
- 6/30/2010
- by Greg Yolen
- Dark Horizons
New York -- This year's Espy nominees pit the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees, the Super Bowl champion New York Giants against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant competing alongside this year's Boston Celtics.
Espn on Tuesday announced the nominees for the 16th annual ESPYs, which will be televised July 20. There are 37 categories, and the millions of votes -- there were 12.5 million last year -- can be sent in online and this year for the first time via mobile phone.
The Giants were nominated in several categories, all for its upset of the undefeated Patriots that was the most-watched Super Bowl in history. They are nominated for best team, best coach (Tom Coughlin), best play (Eli Manning's 32-yard pass to David Tyree), best upset and, of course, best game.
There's stiff competition in the best-game category, which also includes the Boston Red Sox's sweep of the Colorado Rockies to win its second World Series in four years; the Boston Celtics' recent championship against the Lakers in the NBA Finals; Kansas men's basketball and Tennessee women's basketball, which won the Ncaa championships; and the Detroit Red Wings that recently won the Stanley Cup.
Nominated for best moment is Jon Lester's May 19, 2008, no-hitter that took place a year after he returned to the Red Sox from cancer treatment; Danica Patrick's win of the Indy Japan 300; and the Central Washington University's sportsmanship when members of the team carried Western Oregon University's Sara Tucolsky around the bases after she collapsed in a playoff game. Best game nominees other than the Giants are the Celtics' come-from-behind victory against the Lakers plus the Kansas-Memphis Ot game.
Tiger Woods, who will have to sit the rest of the season after an injury in the Us Open, received nominations for best male athlete and best championship performance after he continued to play the Us Open even with a double stress fracture to his left knee. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant received nominations for best male athlete and best NBA player. The Patriots received individual nominations in best male athlete for Tom Brady, who also goes up against Manning in the category of best NFL player along with Randy Moss.
While most sports happen on TV, the ESPYs do crown the year's best sports movie. This year there are four nominees: dramas "Resurrecting the Champ," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett and "The Game Plan," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, plus comedies "Semi Pro" starring Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson and George Clooney's "Leatherheads," which stars Clooney and Renee Zellweger.
Three special awards were announced Tuesday. 1968 Olympic medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, for their fist-raising performance while receiving medals at the Mexico City Olympics. Former Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance after walking again after a serious spinal cord injury. And Texas Rangers player Josh Hamilton will receive the comeback award for his 2008 season.
Espn on Tuesday announced the nominees for the 16th annual ESPYs, which will be televised July 20. There are 37 categories, and the millions of votes -- there were 12.5 million last year -- can be sent in online and this year for the first time via mobile phone.
The Giants were nominated in several categories, all for its upset of the undefeated Patriots that was the most-watched Super Bowl in history. They are nominated for best team, best coach (Tom Coughlin), best play (Eli Manning's 32-yard pass to David Tyree), best upset and, of course, best game.
There's stiff competition in the best-game category, which also includes the Boston Red Sox's sweep of the Colorado Rockies to win its second World Series in four years; the Boston Celtics' recent championship against the Lakers in the NBA Finals; Kansas men's basketball and Tennessee women's basketball, which won the Ncaa championships; and the Detroit Red Wings that recently won the Stanley Cup.
Nominated for best moment is Jon Lester's May 19, 2008, no-hitter that took place a year after he returned to the Red Sox from cancer treatment; Danica Patrick's win of the Indy Japan 300; and the Central Washington University's sportsmanship when members of the team carried Western Oregon University's Sara Tucolsky around the bases after she collapsed in a playoff game. Best game nominees other than the Giants are the Celtics' come-from-behind victory against the Lakers plus the Kansas-Memphis Ot game.
Tiger Woods, who will have to sit the rest of the season after an injury in the Us Open, received nominations for best male athlete and best championship performance after he continued to play the Us Open even with a double stress fracture to his left knee. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant received nominations for best male athlete and best NBA player. The Patriots received individual nominations in best male athlete for Tom Brady, who also goes up against Manning in the category of best NFL player along with Randy Moss.
While most sports happen on TV, the ESPYs do crown the year's best sports movie. This year there are four nominees: dramas "Resurrecting the Champ," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett and "The Game Plan," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, plus comedies "Semi Pro" starring Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson and George Clooney's "Leatherheads," which stars Clooney and Renee Zellweger.
Three special awards were announced Tuesday. 1968 Olympic medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, for their fist-raising performance while receiving medals at the Mexico City Olympics. Former Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance after walking again after a serious spinal cord injury. And Texas Rangers player Josh Hamilton will receive the comeback award for his 2008 season.
- 7/1/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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