Posted on February 20, 2008 by coachjoeenglish
The new documentary Spirit of the Marathon will be back in theaters for one more showing tomorrow night — February 21st 2008.
These special screenings are in advance of a wider release and a DVD release later this year. The film received excellent praise from movie-goers last month when it made its debut.
Spirit of the [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2008 by coachjoeenglish
There have been a few — and only a few — good movies made about running. It’s admittedly quite difficult to capture the energy and drama of running on film. There have also been a few documentaries that have tried to distill the pain and drama of running long distances onto the silver screen, [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
If you’re a marathon runner with kids, you’ve probably had the experience of trying to explain the concept of the marathon to them. I tried one time, with my nephew, who had come to see me at a marathon finish and I was met with a sort of glazed over look and a long [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
As a writer who mainly covers running, it isn’t every day that I get to review a movie. I have often been a fan of reading movie reviews, especially the really bad ones. I get a good chuckle when a film reviewer compares the latest big budget Hollywood picture to a say a “naked man [...]
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