Big Screen Sports - The Sports Movie Podcast

The only way to end Rock-tober is to talk the original "Rocky" film. Doug Greenberg (co-host of The Rocky Minute podcast) joins to discuss Sly Stallone's slightly embellished backstory when writing the script, the bloodbath of a boxing match featured in the film, and Adrian's almost painful shyness. We'll also discuss incredible performances by Carl Weathers & Burgess Meredith, and debate if Rocky...

In January, Mike Camerlengo (host of The 60 Second Classics podcast) joined to break down the entirety of Jean Claude Van-Damme's classic film "Bloodsport." In today's throwback clip, we talk the best scenes, including Mike's incredible breakdown of the Frank Dux-Chong Li matchup at the end of the movie.  Big Screen Sports is brought to you by Indeed and BetOnline.ag. Use promo code BlueWire to cl...

Dewey Finn might not be the best person, but "School of Rock" is damn near perfect. Our non-sports movie for Rock-tober is "School of Rock," and the always entertaining Mike Schubert joins as guest host. We talk the charisma of Jack Black redeeming his character's flaws, steady performances by the child actors, and question a lot of the decisions made by the adults of the film. Check out Mike's po...

On this special episode of Big Screen Sports, ESPN's Michael Rothstein (and host of "The Michael Rothstein Show" podcast) joins to discuss his recent oral history celebrating the twenty-year anniversary of "Remember the Titans." Behind-the-scenes poker games, a tough football training camp for the actors, and Denzel Washington getting pushed on a blocking sled; Michael covers his experience writin...

Rocktober is rolling along, and it's time to look at the "Rocky" franchise as a whole. GG from Fight Game Media joins to discuss their episodes going over the entire franchise. Trivia they learned, the best and worst that Rocky has to offer, and where the franchise might be headed post-"Creed 2." Check out Fight Game Media on Twitter @fightgamemedia and the Fight Game Podcast , presented by Blue W...

A little bonus Rocktober for your Friday. Jason Turbow from the Pandemic Baseball Book Club drops in to let us know what his favorite Rocky movie is and why. Then we talk where you can stream the Rocky franchise right now, some episode scheduling for the rest of the month, and a clip of Monday's upcoming episode.  Big Screen Sports is brought to you by DoorDash and BetOnline.ag. Use promo code Blu...

It's hard to pick your favorite "Rocky" film, but on today's Big Screen Sports, a few podcasters let us know their favorite: Mike Camerlengo, host of 60 Second Classics . Jeff Pearlman, host of Two Writers Slinging Yang .  GG, co-host of Fight Game Podcast . Jarie Bolander, host of The Entrepreneur Ethos .  Donald Paz, co-host of The West Box Score . Mike Schubert, host of Potterless , Meddling Ad...

If you're not sure if you love "Crazy, Stupid, Love" then this episode is going to Miyagi you. Ben Cruz (co-host of Two Jabronis with A Wrestling Podcast) joins to break down this month's non-sports movie. We'll talk the alluring power of Gosling, his chemistry with Emma Stone, and Carrell rising to the challenge of a kind of role we hadn't yet seen him occupy.  Follow Ben on Twitter @cruzkontrol....

Boxing writer, podcaster, and historian Michael Montero joined Big Screen Sports last year to give a history lesson on Ron Howard's "Cinderella Man". Today's clip goes over the most and least authentic aspects of the movie, and announces Rocky-themed episodes for Big Screen Sports in October. Check out the full "Cinderella Man" episode on our feed.   Follow Michael on Twitter @MonteroOnBoxing to s...

Author Brad Balukjian loves "For Love of the Game." His fellow authors in The Pandemic Baseball Book Club , Anika Orrock and Jason Turbow, do not.  All three join Big Screen Sports to debate the film's merits, or lack thereof. We talk Vin Scully, Costner in his underwear sniffing perfume, and the film's extremely questionable romantic subplot. Check out the book club at pbbclub.com and the author'...

Last July, Chris McNeil ( @Reflog_18 on Twitter) joined to discuss the Kevin Costner-starring golf film, Ron Shelton's "Tin Cup". In honor of this week's U.S. Open, and our episode from this week discussing the best and worst sports movie coaches, here's a clip from our "Tin Cup" episode where we touch on why the ending of the film wasn't the direction we wanted to see. To hear more, check out the...

On his new Podcast TE1, Seattle Seahawks Tight End Greg Olsen talks to current and former players who help change the position from extra lineman to modern superstar. On this episode, he talks with freshly minted Super Bowl Champion Travis Kelce about growing up in Cleveland Heights, running the wildcat at University of Cincinnati, and how his experience as a QB helped shape his transition to the...

Lou Brown. Norman Dale. Mickey. Gordon Bombay.  Almost every good sports movie features a coach soaking up a ton of screen time. Some are legendary; they pass the brick wall test. Some are just absolutely terrible. Today on Big Screen Sports, we're selecting the three best and three worst sports movie coaches, along with hearing who the Big Screen Sports listeners pick for the top and worst spot. ...

Eleven years in minor league baseball, and twenty days in the show. Sounds a lot like the fictional career of Crash Davis in "Bull Durham" but is actually the reality of the career of former big leaguer Cody Decker. Here's a clip from Cody's story on the 'From Phenom to the Farm' podcast talking about his comparisons to the fictional icon, and finally getting the call to head to big leagues.  You...

Most sports movies dealing with the fall of an athlete focus on something self-inflicted: drugs, poor work ethic, etc. "Everybody's All-American" takes a look at the cruelest cause of downfall for an athlete of all: age. Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, and John Goodman star in a movie that's currently streaming on HBO Max.  NYT best-selling author Jeff Pearlman returns to Big Screen Sports to discuss...

Bonus episode of Big Screen Sports breaking down everything sports-related (and some great non-sports stuff) that's coming to Netflix, Hulu, Prime, HBO Max, and Apple+ in the month of September.  Did I miss something? Let me know on Twitter or the Big Screen Sports Facebook group.  Big Screen Sports is brought to you by DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket, BetOnline.ag and DoorDash. Use promo code BlueWire...

For people of a certain age, "Eurotrip" is a teen comedy classic. Writers/directors David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer join Big Screen Sports to walk us through the making of the film. How shooting in Prague helped land an Oscar-winner for a cameo, how they combined a fresh-faced cast with great comedic actors in bit roles, and an incredible scene that never got filmed.  They'll also pick a few Big Scre...

On this minisode, host Kyle Bandujo talks the 2018 dark comedy "All Square", which is available to stream now on Hulu, as well as some great sports  (and some non-sports) movies that are currently available on Netflix or HBO Max. Big Screen Sports is brought to you by DirectTV NFL Sunday Ticket, BetOnline.ag and TheraOne CBD. Use promo code BlueWire for 15% off your subscription to NFL Sunday Tick...

Aron Phillips joins Big Screen Sports to talk about putting together an exhaustive collection of the entire basketball movie genre on one website. We talk about where we might see basketball movies heading in the next few years, and Aron dishes out his picks for best 30 for 30, best documentaries, and best dramatized films.  Check out The Basketball Movie Database and follow Aron on Twitter @the_r...

Paul Bettany is throwing 110mph in this one, folks. 2001's "A Knight's Tale" is newly streaming on Netflix, and might be even more rewatchable now than it was twenty years ago.  Brian Gill from the Mad About Movies podcast joins Big Screen Sports to discuss the film, and why its take on bringing modern music and sports themes to the 1300's works really well. We talk a powerhouse performance by Pau...

Two years after "Teen Wolf," the gang is back. Well not Michael J. Fox. Or Stiles. Or Finstock. Pretty much just Chubs. Chubs is back, and now he's joined by Jason Bateman, plus new Stiles and new Finstock to make a movie that's just as bad. NYT best-selling author Jeff Pearlman and his son Emmett return to Big Screen Sports to ponder why anyone would step into the ring against a werewolf, how exa...

Earlier this year we had on Brian Gill & Kent Garrison to discuss our five favorite sports movies of the decade. Here's a clip about "Rush," a film that made two of our lists and is available to stream on HBO Max. If you enjoy the clip, check out the full episode on our feed.  Tune in for Monday's episode covering "Teen Wolf Too" with Jeff & Emmett Pearlman. Follow Brian & Kent's podcast Mad About...

The baseball movie genre has produced tons of classics; "Bull Durham," "Field of Dreams," "A League of Their Own," etc. The list great baseball movies goes on and on.  Unless you're baseball author and analyst Ryan Spaeder, who thinks most baseball movies suck. Ryan joins Big Screen Sports to talk "Major League" actors, some players that deserved better in the Hall of Fame vote, and then do a rapi...

The defense is wrong, but this podcast covering a non-sports movie is always right. David Ruff from Washed Media returns to Big Screen Sports to break down why the legal comedy "My Cousin Vinny" is a perfect movie. Dave and host Kyle Bandujo will discuss the incredible performances of Pesci & Tomei, the surprisingly accurate court room action, the film's perfect portrayal of a fish out of water in...

Last month ESPN premiered the documentary "Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams" and it's very fair to say that it's one of the best baseball documentaries of the last ten years. Bobby Wagner of the Tipping Pitches podcast joins to discuss his impressions of the documentary and what we learned about Japanese baseball and the culture surrounding it.  We also talk Rich Hill's Players' Weekend D. Mountai...