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/ / / October 8, 2008 by Roger Ebert "The Express" is involving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is. The formula is basic and durable, and when you hitch it to a good story, you can hardly fail. Gary Fleder does more than that in telling the story of Ernie Davis ...
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Roger Ebert writes that The Express“is involving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is. The formula is basic and durable, and when you hitch it to a good story, you can hardly fail .” Could Gary Pinkel leave Missouri to ...
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sportsbybrooks.com 10/8/2008 — It’s hardly news, of course that a movie that’s “based on a true story” would fudge some facts, much less a historical sports movie (Sure, the Titans won a playoff game on a last-second, 80-yard reverse. Sure they did). And ...
The Express Opens in Theaters Today —
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With college football and the Heisman race heating up, the The Express opens up today in theaters. The story is about Syracuse tailback Ernie Davis , who was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Check out the trailer below:
More importantly, there’s another ...
Movie Review: ‘The Express’ —
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The Express is more than just another football story. It’s also a civil rights history lesson. Roughly ten years before my time in America, one young black man became a symbol for a country struggling to move ...
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THE EXPRESS MOVIE —
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This much you probably know already: The Express , opening Friday, is the story of former Syracuse RB Ernie Davis , the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Cool, we're glad you're straight with the basics. To go more in-depth, here's what you do: read this piece by Sam Alipour in ...
The Express Isn't Exactly a True Story —
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With the commercial for The Express playing as I type this, I feel a little bad that I'm even typing this. The story of Ernie Davis is a great one, and quite honestly a movie should have been made about him a long time ago. The problem isn't with Ernie Davis or Syracuse or any of the actors. ...
