{"id":50965,"date":"2017-09-23T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T15:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50965"},"modified":"2017-09-23T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T15:24:50","slug":"whats-your-favorite-sports-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=50965","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Favorite Sports Movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yUp6d79WRVI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With baseball teams racing towards the World Series and another NFL season just recently getting underway, a lot of people will be spending this weekend watching their favorite squads attempt to find victory. But what are you to do if you are both a sports and movie lover? Why watch one of the countless great films that have been made about life on and off field over the years. Movies like <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=brian%27s+song&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Brian&#8217;s Song<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/rudy-1993\/043396537279\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rudy<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-natural\/043396184541\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Natural<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=the+blind+side&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Blind Side<\/a><\/em> are obviously all solid choices, but my favorite sports movie will always be <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=raging+bull&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Raging Bull<\/a><\/em>. Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Martin%20Scorsese%7C719931&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Scorsese<\/a>&#8216;s masterful 1980 drama rightfully won <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Robert%20De%20Niro%7C365519&#038;mod=AP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Robert De Niro<\/a> an Academy Award for Best Oscar for his portrayal of legendary boxer Jake LaMotta. A riveting psychological exploration that also features incredible fight sequences, <em>Raging Bull<\/em> remains an absolute cinematic knock out. Earlier this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-41339153\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LaMotta died at the age of 95<\/a>, giving this film an additional layer of poignancy. I plan on revisiting <em>Raging Bull<\/em> this weekend, and I encourage you to do the same. But first, please take a minute and let us know in the comments below what your favorite movie about sports is and why. In this game, there are no losers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With baseball teams racing towards the World Series and another NFL season just recently getting underway, a lot of people will be spending this weekend watching their favorite squads attempt to find victory. 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