If you haven’t seen this movie then rent it right now. Slap Shot ($8) is regarded by some, as the greatest sports movie ever. The movie stars Paul Newman as the coach of the Chiefs, a struggling minor-league hockey team. In order to build up the attendance to the games he hires three brothers to take out the competition. The aluminum foil scene is quick, but it’s an instant classic. The movie is moving, funny, and hard hitting. Like I said, if you haven’t seen it order it today.
In 1989, Spike Lee came out with Do The Right Thing ($8) starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, John Turturro and Spike Lee as Mookie. It’s a perfect example of what happens when you take the hottest day in the year in Brooklyn, in the Bedford Stuyvesant section, and mix it into the heated […]