Yul Brynner in Escape from Zahrain on DVD

Freed from captivity after his fanatical followers attack the vehicle transporting him and a ragtag trio of offenders to prison, an Arab nationalist leader leads his fellow escapees across the desert in this 1962 action adventure directed by Ronald Neame and co-starring Sal Mineo & Jack Warden.

Classic Football Movies

It may not be America’s favorite sport, but football is more popular than ever, and has been a factor in more than one Hollywood film, dating back to the silent era. Here are some of the best.

Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe – Coming to Bookstores

This is the first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who redefined American sports — arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen; he’s also the subject of the 1951 biopic Jim Thorpe – All-American starring Burt Lancaster as Thorpe. GET THE DETAILS.

The Bad News Bears (1976)

Movie: The Bad News Bears (1976) “First of a trilogy of films takes an unflinching look at the underbelly of little league baseball in Southern California. Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling swimming pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no [...]

Freedom Highway

A Greyhound bus transports us through the landscape of American mythology. Part travelogue, part Greyhound advertisement.