For some, hockey is more than a mere game. In five, all-new episodes Legends of Hockey: The Second Season presents this undying passion for the game. Specially commissioned interviews, rare archival footage, and insightful narration combine to create intimate profiles of over 30 of the greatest players of all time, including Ken Dryden, Bob Gainey, Phil Esposito, Denis Potvin, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
This spellbinding five-part documentary begins the Legends of Hockey series as it examines the rich history of North American hockey - from it's earliest days to the creation of the NHL, from the glory days of the Original Six to expansion and beyond.
At a Montreal skating rink in 1875, the puck is dropped on a new sort of game. It's fast and punishing, and on this night hockey is transformed from genteel sport to seething spectacle. Hockey: A People's History is CBC's epic series chronicling the story of a game and the soul of a nation. Born as a game of survival against the snow and ice of a Canadian winter, hockey gave a new country it' first heroes and champions. The story of hockey is the struggle of class and gender, as working class men and women fight for their place in a rich man's game.
In The Greatest: Players And Coaches, NFL Films brilliantly captures a century of Pro Football immorality into a single volume. From football's pioneers to its future Hall of Famers, this historical DVD recounts the games, the plays and stories of the NFL'S greatest legends. THE GREATEST takes you inside the skill and passion that separate the ordinary from the truly exceptional.
It starts with a dream. Next comes the honing of talent, the learning of a craft, and the work required to make an ordinary life into A Football Life. The stories are of sacrifice and dedication as much as glory and achievement. They are the stuff of legends. Own the second season of the hit NFL Network series, A Football Life.
NFL Films showcases the lives and careers of NFL legends in the first season of the hit NFL Network series, A Football Life. Starting with a two-part look inside the mind of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and continuing through a gallery of storied players, coaches and executives, this four-DVD set captures the essence of what it is like to achieve the highest levels of success amidst the pressure-cooker world of the National Football League. What drove Kurt Warner to persevere when his career seemed at a dead end?
In celebration of the ESPN 30th anniversary, ESPN Films presents 30 for 30, a critically acclaimed series of films from some of the finest directors of today. From Barry Levinson & Peter Berg to Steve James, Brett Morgen and Ice Cube, each filmmaker brings their unique perspective to an extraordinary sports story from the last 30 years. The New York Times calls the films entertaining and Time Magazine says it s a thrilling collection. ESPN has nailed it with this gripping series (The Los Angeles Times).
In celebration of the ESPN 30th anniversary, ESPN Films presents 30 for 30 , a critically acclaimed series of films from some of todays finest directors. From Barry Levinson & Peter Berg to Steve James, Brett Morgen and Ice Cube, each filmmaker brings their unique perspective to an extraordinary sports story from the last 30 years. The New York Times calls the films entertaining and Time Magazine says it is a thrilling collection. ESPN has nailed it with this gripping series (The Los Angeles Times).
In celebration of the ESPN 30th anniversary, ESPN Films presents 30 for 30 , a critically acclaimed series of films from some of todays finest directors. Films Include, Broke, 9.79, There's No Place Like Home, Benji, Ghosts Of Ole Miss, You Don't Know Bo, Survive & Advance, Elway To Marino, Hawaiian, Free Spirits, No Mas, Big Shot, This Is What They Want, Bernie & Ernie, The Book Of Manning.
This two-disc set celebrates the rich history of the Chicago Bears, from the inception to today. Bonus program is the NFL Films production of Super Bowl XX, Bears big win over the Patriots, featuring the impenetrable 1985 Bears Defense and the colorful Jim McMahon. Includes tons of bonus features on the greatest Bears moments, games and players.
