Film Review: Nine for IX: Pat XO (2013)

Players, friends, fellow coaches, and her own son, Tyler, commemorate legendary Tennessee women's basketball coach, Pat Summitt in ESPN's "Nine for IX" film, Pat XO. REVIEW: For many years, former Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt held the record as the winningest women's college basketball coach of all time (she has since been surpassed by Tara …

Ouisie Shapiro

Writer and producer, Ouisie Shapiro. Image courtesy of florioshapiro.com BIO: Six-time Emmy nominee, Ouisie Shapiro, is well-known for her work on sports documentaries, including Dare to Dream and Playing for the Mob. Shapiro recieved her Masters' degree in journalism from New York University. Alongside her sports documentaries, Shapiro has written three children's books (Batter Up!, …

Nancy Stern [Winters] and Lisa Lax

Identical twin sisters, Nancy Stern Winters and Lisa Lax are Lookalike Productions. Image found here, along with a look at documentary, 41ON41. BIO: Identical twin sisters, Nancy Stern Winters and Lisa Lax both found their homes within the film industry. Originally, the two sisters were rivals in the industry (Nancy worked for ABC and Lisa …

Film Review: At the Heart of Gold (2019)

Image courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com REVIEW: If you haven't heard of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Scandal involving team doctor, Larry Nassar, then I don't know what to tell you. Open a book, turn on the news, do some googling. Because this, this is bad, and vial, and makes the stomach twist and turn. Erin Lee Carr …

Film Review: Nine for IX: Let Them Wear Towels (2013)

"Let Them Wear Towels," directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern. REVIEW: A lot of news was made in the 1960s and 1970s. Hippie culture, music, and civil rights issues dominated the headlines, but women were making waves of their own. Sports reporting, which had been a male occupation up until this point, was becoming …