In his 2009 nonfiction tome the book of basketball, bill simmons discusses nba superstar bernard kings performance in this film. May 08, 2015 the 20 best bill simmons columns from espn and grantland. Speed with bill simmons, jason concepcion, shea serrano, and. After reading bill simmons hype this up for years, i finally understand. Listen to episodes of the bill simmons podcast dopepod. The celtics blowout win over the wizards in 18 bill simmons tweets the celtics blowout win over the wizards in 18 bill simmons tweets. What is the most ridiculous scene in a sports movie. It has some good laughs and basketball action unlike other sports movies this movie doesnt stray away from the game, but still inserts human drama and emotion in with it. Bill simmons is a columnist for page 2 and espn the magazine and his sports guys world site is updated every day monday through friday. Winning the award for most nba cameos in one movie, like mike tells the.
Fast break 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If they ever made a return of the karate kid movie. Report hall of famer adam carolla to discuss sylvester stallones 1980s cop thriller cobra 9. May 31, 2011 one cannot discern that simmons has made any particular effort to be scholarly and objective. If you could have put any mid90s celebrity in this movie just to make above the rim 10. The karate kid with bill simmons and ryen russillo. All work and no play makes bill, sean, and chris dull boys as they rewatch stanley kubricks 1980 horror classic.
He is then offered the coaching job at a small nevada college. His wife is not quite sure this is the way an adult male should be spending his spare time, and shes not won over when gabe gets his big offer. I guess the theme of the fate of the furious really is betrayal. The fast and the furious with bill simmons and shea serrano full the ringers bill simmons and shea serrano live their lives a quarter mile at a time as they honor the 2001 action film that started it all, the fast and the furious, starring vin diesel, paul walker, and michelle rodriguez.
A lot of them had young moms and never knew their dads. May 10, 2017 hbo and the ringers bill simmons celebrates 10 years of podcasting by bringing on b. The film was kaplans bigscreen debut, although he had made earlier appearances on television sitcoms and movies, and was one of the first film appearances of laurence fishburne. In their third smhof episode, the ringers bill simmons and chris ryan induct any given sunday and break down oliver stones bizarre editing 02. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like cousin sal, joe house, and a slew of other friends and family members who always happen to be suspiciously available. If you could have put any mid90s celebrity in this movie just to make above the rim 10 percent better, whom would you pick, and why. But before you do, lets break down the trailer for the sixth installment of the greatest action franchise of all time. I think that fast break by mike lupica is a very fascinating book. The gang heads to mars to break down the arnold schwarzenegger and sharon stone classic. Bill simmons gets torched by nbcs cris collinsworth over canceled hbo show former any given wednesday host criticizes analysts nfl coverage, gets gently reminded of his own. The celtics blowout win over the wizards in 18 bill.
Is this why theres no corona in fate of the furious. Hbo silences show, leaving bill simmons with a weaker voice bill simmonss hbo show, any given wednesday, made its debut in june and had its final episode air last week. We love corona, moritz said on a recent episode of bill simmonss. One cannot discern that simmons has made any particular effort to be scholarly and objective. The bill simmons podcast adam carolla on fast 78, cobra. The way bill simmons talks about adam i get the impression they dont talkhang out anymore. In no particular order, bill simmons presents his 72 best sports movies of the past 33 years.
Simmons was fascinated and kind of horrified by the drunken pod after the super bowl with sonny. In the latest installment of his best sports movies series, bill simmons goes deep with the original version of the longest yard. The rewatchables the shining with bill simmons, sean fennessey, and chris ryan. Bill simmons bogus book is here, then, as a counterpoint to simmons magnum opus.
Fast break is an offensive strategy in basketball and handball. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons celebrates 10 years of podcasting by bringing on b. Is there anything a sports fan loves more than a good sports movie. Its got a character newmans fast eddie who is obsessed with proving that. Its a shame, because baseball fans have bill james historical abstracts to peruse. I believe every dicaprio movie would be just a little better as a matt damon movie. Fast break doubles down on this premise, in which a delicatessen. Away edge of tomorrow karate kid fast 7 tommy boy total recall enemy of. The rewatchables total recall with bill simmons, shea serrano, and jason concepcion.
With gabe kaplan, harold sylvester, michael warren, bernard king. Fast break is a 1979 american comedy film directed by jack smight and produced by stephen friedman. Randee played gabe kaplans wife in fast break, ken reeves stripper girlfriend in. This book is a very suspenseful book and shows how lucky some of us are. Bill simmons gets burnt by cris collinsworth over canceled. You might recognize the new baseball movie summer catch for one simple reason.
God, if those three ever starred together in a movie about. Point break, directed by katherine bigelow, clueless, directed by amy heckerling, and faceoff, directed by john woo, represent the most diverse choices on that list. Bill simmons loves boring white movies kit navel gazing. The gang heads to mars to break down the arnold schwarzenegger and sharon stone. Weve seen this formula so often that fast break is almost like a rerun. Apr, 2017 i guess the theme of the fate of the furious really is betrayal. Fast five with bill simmons and shea serrano the ringer. But dont assume you know how this movie will play out. He talks about him like hes an old friend that he just hears things about now. See the full list of fast break cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. For something under a thousand bucks, well have the chance to edit movies. Although this movie was made in 79 there is not a lot that dates the movie with except if you notice on a couple times you notice a typewriter where now you would see a computer.
If i remember correctly the last one was a few weeks after the movie came out and was spoilerific. One of my favorite sports movies, as well as the only sports movie that can never be remade. Mike mcd winning 60 grand off the mad russian, then trashtalking him after the match ended. I cannot relate to a lot of this but in the basketball camp i went to many of these kids lives were like this. No sports movie needs a futuristic editing machine more than he got game. Many years from now im talking way down the road, like when cinemax 7 becomes available in hdtv, one of shawn kemps 23 kids is playing in the nba, and.
Did adam ever do the fast and furious 7 recap podcast with bill simmons. In the latest installment of his best sports movies series, bill simmons breaks down he got game. Bill simmons, for a new sports czar position in the obama cabinet. Maybe hell do bill simmons podcast when hes promoting the next season of to catch a contractor and theyll do it then. In a fast break, a team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as quickly as possible, so that the defense is outnumbered and does not have time to set up.
A side effect of this theory is what bill simmons calls the secret of. Its easy to mistake daniel stern for a younger bill simmons in celtic pride, the 1996 comedy cowritten by judd apatow and colin quinn about a pair of. Simmons added in a footnote that when he talked to gabe kaplan about the film, kaplan said they had 60 days of filming and bernard gave them 58 good ones. With andre the giant, hbo and bill simmons try to pin down.
The 25 best nba playoff guys right now with zach lowe. And somewhere bill simmons is angrily arguing that it should have been placed higher. Mar 19, 2018 its easy to mistake daniel stern for a younger bill simmons in celtic pride, the 1996 comedy cowritten by judd apatow and colin quinn about a pair of boston diehards that worship their teams. The ringers bill simmons and shea serrano reunite with dom and brian on the streets of brazil to rewatch the 2011 action hit fast five starring vin diesel, paul walker, and dwayne johnson. Report hall of famer adam carolla to discuss sylvester stallones 1980s cop thriller cobra, the lifestyle of liking bad movies, and. Like swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Then they go over the top 25 nba players right now theyd want to. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. The film stars gabe kaplan as david greene, harold sylvester as d. Jan 19, 2018 bill simmons says he resents being left out of o. Jayson the main character is a great teammate, an aggressive player, and has to persevere through hard times. Apr 10, 2018 with andre the giant, hbo and bill simmons try to pin down a largerthanlife subject. And just for the record, that was the most improbable line in the movie. May 11, 2017 the celtics blowout win over the wizards in 18 bill simmons tweets the celtics blowout win over the wizards in 18 bill simmons tweets.
Adam carolla on fast 7 and 8, cobra, and cast away. Heres our quick guide to the best familyfriendly movies and shows you can stream. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons is joined by actor jason segel to discuss california prep school basketball, starting out in acting, freaks and geeks, forgetting sarah marshall, i love you, man, how i met your mother, learning from judd apatow, early2000s comedies, movie set stories, and more 3. Gabe kaplan in fast break 1979 reb brown and gabe kaplan in fast. Though it hasnt an original bone in its body, fast break is breezy entertainment, with a particularly thrilling climax. Released march 2nd, 1979, fast break stars gabe kaplan, harold sylvester, michael warren, bernard king the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Suck it up and let me babble about movies for 4,500 words. Its a great movie, and the only criticism someone could realistically have is that the story didnt move them.
Hbo silences show, leaving bill simmons with a weaker voice. I thought it was a great sports movie then and seeing it again now i still think this is a great movie. Hbo silences show, leaving bill simmons with a weaker. Jordan and sylvester stallone and directed by ryan coogler 3. Its easy to mistake daniel stern for a younger bill simmons in celtic pride.
Nov 14, 2016 hbo silences show, leaving bill simmons with a weaker voice bill simmonss hbo show, any given wednesday, made its debut in june and had its final episode air last week. The movie stars gabe kaplan as a wouldbe basketball coach who haunts the playgrounds of new york city, scouting talent. Austin collins and the new york times wesley morris head to philly to sprint up and down the rocky steps and revisit 2015s instant boxing classic creed, starring michael b. Bill celebrates 10 years of podcasting by bringing on b. In his 2009 nonfiction tome the book of basketball, bill simmons discusses nba. The celtics blowout win over the wizards in 18 bill simmons. With andre the giant, hbo and bill simmons try to pin. Bill simmons is the founding editor of grantland and the author of the new york times no.
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