Ezra Edelman’s “O.J.: Made in America” won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature last night at the 2017 Academy Awards. It was a major coup for Espn, a media behemoth known for live sports events and shows, not movies. Yet what is more remarkable about “O.J.” is how many people have seen the clear-eyed, seven-hour-and-forty-five-minute historical examination of race in America.
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From its June 11 premiere through the month of July, 41 million viewers tuned into watch one of the 40 telecasts of “O.J.” on ABC, Espn, and ESPN2. An additional 3.4 million unique viewers streamed the doc through the network’s streaming app WatchESPN. And while total viewership numbers are unavailable for Cable VOD, Espn told IndieWire the film has seen at least 7.1 million transactions. Not included in these numbers are how many viewers watched the film in theaters, on Hulu this August,...
Read More: Oscar Nominated Filmmakers Take Us Inside Their Artistic Process
From its June 11 premiere through the month of July, 41 million viewers tuned into watch one of the 40 telecasts of “O.J.” on ABC, Espn, and ESPN2. An additional 3.4 million unique viewers streamed the doc through the network’s streaming app WatchESPN. And while total viewership numbers are unavailable for Cable VOD, Espn told IndieWire the film has seen at least 7.1 million transactions. Not included in these numbers are how many viewers watched the film in theaters, on Hulu this August,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
1. For Love Of The Game
With the U.S. Open in full swing this week, magazines are serving up a heavy dose of tennis coverage. In The New Yorker, Lauren Collins investigates how Novak Djokovic overcame his tendency to choke in big matches on his way to claiming the No. 1 ranking, and why, despite being the best player in the world at the moment, he still can't seem to get any respect. Part of the reason is that Djokovic doesn't conform to the genteel standards tennis expects from its champions. "He could be annoying, with his bluster and his cheesy pranks," Collins writes, summarizing the view of Djokovic's critics. "His sensibility recalled the soccer stadium rather than the country club."
As further evidence of that lack of respect, perhaps, the New York Times Magazine's U.S. Open issue features not Djokovic but Roger Federer on its cover. Federer, arguably the...
With the U.S. Open in full swing this week, magazines are serving up a heavy dose of tennis coverage. In The New Yorker, Lauren Collins investigates how Novak Djokovic overcame his tendency to choke in big matches on his way to claiming the No. 1 ranking, and why, despite being the best player in the world at the moment, he still can't seem to get any respect. Part of the reason is that Djokovic doesn't conform to the genteel standards tennis expects from its champions. "He could be annoying, with his bluster and his cheesy pranks," Collins writes, summarizing the view of Djokovic's critics. "His sensibility recalled the soccer stadium rather than the country club."
As further evidence of that lack of respect, perhaps, the New York Times Magazine's U.S. Open issue features not Djokovic but Roger Federer on its cover. Federer, arguably the...
- 8/30/2013
- by Sasha Belenky
- Huffington Post
"Extra" host Maria Menounos' secret is out!
Page Six reported the "Dancing with the Stars" contestant broke two ribs while rehearsing with partner Derek Hough, but Menounos tells "Extra's" Renee Bargh in her first interview since the injury that she is not letting it get her down.
Maria laughed, "What injuries? We're fine!"
Hough explained the injury. "There's this one move in which she lands on my knee." Maria added, "His knee is really...
Page Six reported the "Dancing with the Stars" contestant broke two ribs while rehearsing with partner Derek Hough, but Menounos tells "Extra's" Renee Bargh in her first interview since the injury that she is not letting it get her down.
Maria laughed, "What injuries? We're fine!"
Hough explained the injury. "There's this one move in which she lands on my knee." Maria added, "His knee is really...
- 3/26/2012
- Extra
Espn will follow up on its critically hailed "30 for 30" series of documentaries with a new slate of films, including one on the infamous Steve Bartman game in the 2003 National League Championship Series, in the fall.
The Bartman movie, "Catching Hell," will kick off the fall run on Sept. 27. It's directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") and will delve into why Chicago Cubs fans were so eager to make Bartman -- a fan who's blamed for costing the Cubs a World Series spot in 2003 (never mind that Cubs pitchers went on to give up eight runs in the same inning) -- a scapegoat. Gibney, a Red Sox fan, then looks at his own anger at Bill Buckner's gaffe in the 1986 World Series.
"Catching Hell" was initially scheduled to be part of "30 for 30" but was pushed back a couple times.
The Espn Films documentaries will air on successive Tuesdays through Nov.
The Bartman movie, "Catching Hell," will kick off the fall run on Sept. 27. It's directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") and will delve into why Chicago Cubs fans were so eager to make Bartman -- a fan who's blamed for costing the Cubs a World Series spot in 2003 (never mind that Cubs pitchers went on to give up eight runs in the same inning) -- a scapegoat. Gibney, a Red Sox fan, then looks at his own anger at Bill Buckner's gaffe in the 1986 World Series.
"Catching Hell" was initially scheduled to be part of "30 for 30" but was pushed back a couple times.
The Espn Films documentaries will air on successive Tuesdays through Nov.
- 7/27/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Title: Renee Director: Eric Drath Featuring: Renee Richards, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Bud Collins, Neil Amdur, and more The son of two doctors, Richard Raskind was a charismatic scholar-athlete and skirt-chaser at Yale who went on to graduate from medical school and continue his training as an ophthalmologist in the Navy. Raskind was also, however, an inveterate cross-dresser who for more than two decades grappled with confusion over issues of sexual identity. Later in life — after a five-year marriage and even the birth of a son — 41-year-old Raskind completed a sex change operation that he’d contemplated for years. Taking up the name Renee Richards and...
- 7/10/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Writer: Eric Drath
Director: Eric Drath
Tennis player Renée Richards made headlines in 1977 as the first transgendered athlete to try and play at the professional level. The then-Richard Raskind had made a name for himself playing tennis in college and then for the U.S. Navy, but after years away from the courts, a player by the name of Renée Richards emerged on the amateur circuit with the same serve as Raskind, but a very different look. Renee chronicles Richards’ struggle to play professional tennis and fulfill her life-long dream of competing in the U.S. Open while dealing with her personal trials along the way.
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Director: Eric Drath
Tennis player Renée Richards made headlines in 1977 as the first transgendered athlete to try and play at the professional level. The then-Richard Raskind had made a name for himself playing tennis in college and then for the U.S. Navy, but after years away from the courts, a player by the name of Renée Richards emerged on the amateur circuit with the same serve as Raskind, but a very different look. Renee chronicles Richards’ struggle to play professional tennis and fulfill her life-long dream of competing in the U.S. Open while dealing with her personal trials along the way.
Read more on Laff 2011 Review: Renee...
- 6/24/2011
- by Allison Loring
- GordonandtheWhale
Inside Out 2011: Our Top Five Most Anticipated Films
Circumstance (Dir. Maryam Keshavarz) – Audience award winner at Sundance, this coming-of-age story takes us inside a part of modern Iran hidden from the authorities: a world of underground nightclubs, progressive influences, and sexual experimentation.
Renee (Dir. Eric Drath) – In 1976, trans athlete Renee Richards shook the world by attempting to play in the Us tennis open, causing the United States Tennis Association to demand that she take a chromosome test. This documentary charts Richards’ incredible life.
L’Amour Fou (Dir. Pierre Thoretton) – This documentary is the story of fashion power couple Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, and the story of their empire of couture, philanthropy, and enough art to rival an international museum.
Shahada (Dir. Burhan Qurbani) – Qurbani’s debut feature is about more than being Muslim in Berlin – it is about the difference between the people we try to be...
Circumstance (Dir. Maryam Keshavarz) – Audience award winner at Sundance, this coming-of-age story takes us inside a part of modern Iran hidden from the authorities: a world of underground nightclubs, progressive influences, and sexual experimentation.
Renee (Dir. Eric Drath) – In 1976, trans athlete Renee Richards shook the world by attempting to play in the Us tennis open, causing the United States Tennis Association to demand that she take a chromosome test. This documentary charts Richards’ incredible life.
L’Amour Fou (Dir. Pierre Thoretton) – This documentary is the story of fashion power couple Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, and the story of their empire of couture, philanthropy, and enough art to rival an international museum.
Shahada (Dir. Burhan Qurbani) – Qurbani’s debut feature is about more than being Muslim in Berlin – it is about the difference between the people we try to be...
- 5/17/2011
- by Dave Robson
- SoundOnSight
Tribeca: Tell us a little about Renee: Eric Drath: Renee Richards is probably one of the most interesting sports figures of the 20th century. Not only was she a pioneer on the courts, but she went through [even more] in her [personal] life. She was an incredibly accomplished male - Richard Raskind - who went to Yale, was captain of the Yale tennis team, and was even scouted by the Yankees as a baseball player. He went to medical school, became a world-renowned doctor, and then decided to have a sex change. He went to Casablanca, changed his mind, came back, married a model, then had a son, and then 3 years later decided to go through with the sex change. Renee was born, and she started playing tennis out in California, and the story became worldwide news. Renee could have just said, 'Okay that's it, I'm just going to go back to practicing medicine,...
- 4/11/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
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