Legends of the Game The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted its 2020 class yesterday headlined by Kevin Garnett, Rudy Tomjanovich, Tamika Catchings, Tim Duncan and the late Kobe Bryant. I was particularly interested in hearing from Garnett, Duncan and Kobe’s widow, Vanessa. I thought KG’s speech was fine except for not mentioning former teammates Ray…
The Protégé Title: The Protégé Date: August 20, 2021 Starring: Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton and Robert Patrick Directed By: Martin Campbell Synopsis: Anna and Rembrandt – two of the world’s premiere assassins share a mysterious past from Vietnam. For years, they traversed the globe competing for high profile contracts. But when Anna’s…
Part of what makes a compelling wrestling character click is the entrance music. There’s a certain rush that happens when you hear the opening chords/words/sound effects of your favorite wrestlers. From the moment the music hits you feel it. Here are some of my favorite entrance music: D-Generation X CM Punk Brock Lesnar “Macho Man”…
It’s here. WrestleMania is finally upon us… and it’s back in business. The COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s Show of Shows to the Performance Center and without a live crowd. This year WWE heads back to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in front of a socially-distanced, limited crowd. And like last year, this year’s Showcase…
Black Widow Title: Black Widow Date: July 9, 2021 in theaters & Disney+ with Premier Access Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour and William Hurt Directed By: Cate Shortland Synopsis: Natasha Romanoff returns to her homeland between the events of Civil War and Infinity War. Wrath of Man Title: Wrath of Man…
The date was March 28, 1995. The place: Madison Square Garden. The event: Michael Jordan’s first return to the mecca of basketball since coming out of retirement. The result: MJ’s return to the Garden became known as The Double Nickel. The GOAT dropped 55 points on 21/37 FG, 10/11 FT, 4 rebounds & 2 assists…
The Chicago Bears entered this critical offseason still reeling from an embarrassing Wild Card playoff loss at the hands of the New Orleans Saints and boat loads of questions. Would this be the end of the Ryan Pace/Matt Nagy era? Would this be the end of the Mitchell Trubisky experiment? Would the Bears re-sign their…
