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Movie News, Reel Hooligans

‘Major League’ named Best Sports Movie Ever

The Reel Hooligans have spoken. “Major League” is the Best Sports Movie Ever according to the podcast, hosted by film critic Timothy English.

Taylor, Hayes, Dorn, Vaughn, and Cerrano gather around Jobo. (Paramount Pictures)
Taylor, Hayes, Dorn, Vaughn, and Cerrano gather around Jobo. (Paramount Pictures)

The show features a rotating panel of guests who love movies. This week’s Hooligans included David Cain, Jason Haugland, Jessica O’Shea, and Bryan O’Connor, in addition to English.

The Reel Hooligan Movie Madness tournament began with 32 movies, which were divided into four regions, Skippers, Rivals, Underdogs, and Legends. Each Hooligan voted, winners advancing. If a tie occurred, then and only then would Tim vote.

“Major League” claimed the title as the BEST. SPORTS. MOVIE. EVER. with a 3-1 vote over the 1984 classic, “The Karate Kid” after defeating “The Sandlot” in the tournament semi-finals. “Karate Kid” earned a spot in the final by upsetting #1 overall seed “Rocky” 3-1 in the semis.

Listen to the podcast: Tim and the Reel Hooligans ep. 102

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Bob Uecker as the legendary Harry Doyle. (Paramount Pictures)

Originally released in 1989, “Major League” was written and directed by Academy Award winner David S. Ward (“The Sting” 1973). The film proved to be a major break through for stars such as Charlie Sheen and Wesley Snipes and became a cult-favorite providing memorable scenes and lines of incredibly witty dialogue that has been quoted for years and years.

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James Gammon as Coach Lou Brown. (Paramount)

Major League — Paramount Pictures (1989)

Running time: 1 hour 47 minutes

MPAA rating: R

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The Tim and Lo Show had a short run of podcasting in the spring of 2014. My co-host and traveling companion for this show was Lonita Cook.

If you want to listen to some of our episodes, you can find them on iTunes under THE TIM AND LO SHOW. You can download episodes for free.

The highlight of our one and only season had to be the show we did from Planet Comic Con in KC (episode 01.06 The Big Con). Our guests included Marlon Wayans, Darryl DMC McDaniels, and a ton of cool KC celebs and filmmakers.

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KC Live, Television

Critic Chat on KC Live!: ‘Captain Phillips’ and ‘Escape from Tomorrow’

My most recent visit to KC Live! offered something that was pretty cool. Getting to talk about a Tom Hanks movie, as well as one of my favorite directors, Paul Greengrass. Check out the video below, courtesy of KSHB-TV 41.

From KC Live!:

Kansas City movie critic Tim English from Bonus Features and Examiner.com, reviews the latest Hollywood films, “Escape from Tomorrow” and “Captain Phillips”. Watch the video below to see how “Escape from Tomorrow” was able to secretly film inside Disney World and if Tom Hank’s return to the big screen is a slam dunk or a sunken ship.

KC Live! October 11, 2013