Sport

Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool.

Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die.

Celebrates Ireland's blistering national sport.
Chapter 1: Birth of Hurling
From the mists of time and borne out of myths and legends, Episode 1 of THE GAME brings us the birth of hurling and of the hurler. What does hurling mean to those who play it, those who watch it, those who live and breathe it. And not just for players and fans, what does hurling mean to the Irish nation as a whole - to our history and our sense of identity.

The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera.

During the First World War, a few miles from the front, soldiers played football, ran races, or boxed. For most of them, this was their first encounter with organized sport. It helped them to forget the horrors and death, and gave them fresh hope.
Surprisingly, the Great War played a key role in the history of sport. Soldiers from rural populations all now practiced sport – an activity until then reserved for the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields. Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War.

Ultra-independent - a one person production start to finish - this movie looks at the passion and dedication of American athletes and coaches in the Olympic sport of weightlifting. The sport is extremely popular internationally, but obscure and struggling in the US, where athletes and coaches must train as amateurs with virtually no support, yet compete professional international counterparts. It's not just the story of a sport, but of the human spirit and the struggles and incredible dedication and hope of a small community of people despite the odds against them.

For sixty years the sport of NASCAR has covered a lot of ground. From the sand of Daytona Beach, to the dirt of Langhorne Speedway to the asphalt of Darlington Raceway, NASCAR has been a vibrant reflection of American society. Through its long evolution, the growth of the stock-car racing series has bred success and awareness on an increased landscape. The sport is no longer regional…or American…it is global.

This cult sci-fi road movie deals with ultra-violent sport in a futuristic society, with road race drivers scoring points by running down pedestrians! David Carradine (Kill Bill), the demonic national champion driver clad in black leather, and the thug-like Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), are arch-enemy road warriors who cause unimaginable carnage on the streets of America. (The hit 2008 remake Death Race, was produced by Roger Cormand and Tom Cruise and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat).