A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : HAD ENOUGH SKATING?Byline: Tom Hoffarth CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. reports an estimated 145 million people saw all or part of the first week of the Winter Games
OK, sport, so stop watching and go rent a movie. The March issue of Maxim magazine has a cheat sheet: ``The 100 Greatest Guy Movies Ever,'' those things that are ``hard to define, but you know 'em when you see 'em.'' That is, of course, if you're a guy. Climbing past such legendary flicks as ``National Lampoon's Animal House This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. ,'' ``Dirty Harry'' and ``Every Bond Movie except Never Say Never Again,'' the men's magazine concludes that the 1977 cult classic ``Slap Shot'' is the ultimate choice because ``Paul Newman Noun 1. Paul Newman - United States film actor (born in 1925) Newman, Paul Leonard Newman and the rest of the Charleston Chiefs live the life every real guy dreams of: They drink beer . . , play sports, gamble, watch TV, avoid relationships and successfully put off adulthood . . . and they're honored with a parade.'' (Little-known fact: Robert DeNiro wanted the starring role before it was given to Newman, according to co-producer Robert Wunch). The other sports-induced movies with gratuitous violence and sophomoric soph·o·mor·ic adj. 1. Of or characteristic of a sophomore. 2. Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment: sophomoric behavior. humor that made the list: No. 7 ``Caddyshack'' (where golf carts are required as props); No. 13 ``The Longest Yard'' (with recent Oscar-nominated Valley porn filmmaker Burt Reynolds); No. 14 ``Rocky'' (the original); No. 22 ``Raging Bull'' (the true original); No. 29 ``Fletch'' (includes Chevy Chase in a Lakers uniform); No. 30 ``Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (technically, not a sports movie, but includes a Stu Nahan cameo with his nice jacket); No. 48 ``Rollerball'' (with Bob Miller's play-by-play call); No. 57 ``When We Were Kings'' (it's on tonight on Showtime, 10 o'clock); No. 62 ``Semi-Tough'' (again with Reynolds and a football); No. 85 ``Breaking Away,'' (which includes the line ``I sure miss playing basketball . . . I got depressed as hell when my athlete's foot athlete's foot: see ringworm. athlete's foot Form of ringworm that affects the feet. In the inflammatory type, the infection may lie inactive much of the time, with occasional acute episodes in which blisters develop, mostly between the toes. and jock itch Jock Itch Definition Also known as Tinea cruris, jock itch is a growth of fungus in the warm, moist area of the groin. Description Although there are many causes of jock itch, this term has become synonymous with went away''); No. 90 ``Big Wednesday'' (a surfing movie that somehow shoots past ``Endless Summer'' and ``Endless Summer II''). |
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