Stars Stephen Chow, Vicki Zhao, Man Ng, Yin Tse,Computer generated special effects have seldom been so giddy as in Shaolin Soccer, a gleeful fusion of kung fu and a classic Bad News Bears sports story. A former soccer star–whose “golden leg” was broken by a hired mob–assembles a team of former students of Shaolin martial arts, whose assorted skills (indicated by their nicknames, like Mighty Steel Leg and Iron Head) lend themselves to the swift interplay of the world’s most popular game. Along the way, the team’s leader (Hong Kong comic superstar Stephen Chow) meets a sticky bun baker (Vicki Zhao) whose kung fu is the equal of any of his teammates. Shaolin Soccer is supremely silly–in the final match, their opponents are called Team Evil–but that’s part of the fun. American movies rarely achieve this perfect balance of the absurd and the sincere. A delight. –Bret Fetzer

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• In the summer of 2006, thousands of players around the globe were training hard to compete in the World Cup. The Homeless World Cup. It began in 2001 as a wild idea to give homeless people a chance to change their lives through an international street soccer competition. Five years later, the annual Homeless World Cup has become an internationally recognized sports competition. 500 homeless playe

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Scoring goals has become the most difficult task in the sport of soccer. To generate a successful team attack requires that players be able to work in combination with teammates to maintain possession of the ball, penetrate opposing defenses, create scoring opportunities, and ultimately finish those opportunities. This comprehensive program illustrates the fundamental principles of individual and group attack tactics, and provides coaches and players with a progression of game simulated exercises guaranteed to improve team attack and result in more goals scored.This DVD is an essential training resource for coaches and players at any competitive level!

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WINNER- CHILDREN’S CHOICE- British Animation Awards
1st PRIZE- Cinemagic Festival
BEST TELEVISION SPECIAL- Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France
WINNER – BEST ANIMATION- Tokyo Kinder Film Festival

From the co-creator of the Oscar-nominated films THE SNOWMAN and FATHER CHRISTMAS, and the celebrated British children’s book author Michael Foreman, comes this powerful and moving story for the whole family. WAR GAME is based on a true event from World War I– a cease-fire soccer game that took place in the trenches between German and British troops on Christmas Day, 1914.

Michael Foreman tackles the complex theme of war with beautiful animation and a touching narrative from the perspective of three English boys who leave their idyllic country lives to fight in the Great War.

WAR GAME has won almost every major animation award, including Best Television Special at the Annecy Animation Festival, the most important and prestigious event in the industry. It has also been shown at World Cup events and broadcast on Channel Four in Britain. The film features music by one of the world’s leading film composers, Julian Nott, as well as the voice of Kate Winslet (TITANIC), among others.

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This is the first release in a series entitled: Spotlight on Chilean Masterworks. Some say in Latin America, football (soccer to the US) is the center of everything. Soccer Stories uses this incredibly favored sport to explore a diverse Chilean geography and culture and link three Chilean lives: a third-division player from Santiago de Chile is handed a life-changing offer; a boy living in the Calama Desert must face making a bold sacrifice; and a football fan stuck in a remote corner of the southern island of Chilé is given an unexpected chance to experience another kind of passion. El Metropolitano has rated this heartfelt film as one of the top ten motion pictures in the history of Chilean cinema. Directed by Andres Wood. Originally released in 1997. Spanish with English subtitles. 87 minutes.

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