Champions of Cinema

By: Joe Walker and James Marshall
  • Summary

  • Are these the best sports movies ever made? Or just another glass jawed journeyman looking for a payday? Joe Walker and James Marshall are a coach and athlete duo who both studied and competed at Loughborough University and share a passion for the silver screen when the lights go down. Join them on their search for the Champions of Cinema!

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Episodes
  • Any Given Sunday (1999) The Greatest American Football Movie almost gets derailed by Diddy!
    Dec 17 2024

    On any given Tuesday you're gonna make a podcast or you're gonna fail. The point is - can you make a podcast like a man? If you want a hyper-realistic movie about all of the things the NFL wants you to forget about pro football, then look no further than Any Given Sunday! Oliver Stone makes the conspiracy theorists dream football movie which pulls no punches in the locker room shower, from dodgy doctors to crazy coaches, Any Given Sunday has everything that is needed for a Hall of Fame sports movie

    Two American Football Movies in a row? Madness, but thats how we finish up season 2 of the champions of cinema before a little festive break to rest and recuperate before coming back in 2025 with a new series!

    The Hosts

    Joe Walker is a Sports Coach and graduate of Loughborough University, with 16 years coaching experience and a degree in Sports Coaching. His first passion has always been movies and the stories that they tell.

    James Marshall is a 2x National Championship winning athlete and graduate of Loughborough University. He has a background in a variety of sports including American Football, Athletics and Swimming. He grew up with aspirations to pursue a life in Drama and Acting.

    Contact Info

    Instagram - @championsofcinema

    Tiktok - @champions.of.cine

    Email- Championsofcinema@gmail.com

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    1 hr
  • Little Giants (1994) How does a Superbowl commercial inspire Spielberg into wanting to make a movie?
    Dec 10 2024

    Who said you had to be good to make podcasts? Little Giants tells the story of misfit children who just want to be allowed to compete in an aggressive and competitive arena with the bigger boys (and girls) who are just cooler and more suited to it than them....I dont feel seen, you feel seen!

    Its time for another American Football Movie and this time Joe and James are breaking the first rule of show-business "Never work with animals or children". Until we cover Air-bud we wont quite know the subtle differences between the two. This family friendly episode covers a movie inspired by a Superbowl commercial which explores the lure and joy of youth sports in Apple Pie America.

    The Hosts

    Joe Walker is a Sports Coach and graduate of Loughborough University, with 16 years coaching experience and a degree in Sports Coaching. His first passion has always been movies and the stories that they tell.

    James Marshall is a 2x National Championship winning athlete and graduate of Loughborough University. He has a background in a variety of sports including American Football, Athletics and Swimming. He grew up with aspirations to pursue a life in Drama and Acting.

    Contact Info

    Instagram - @championsofcinema

    Tiktok - @champions.of.cine

    Email- Championsofcinema@gmail.com

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    58 mins
  • Raging Bull (1980) Making the antithesis of Rocky is not so black and white!
    Dec 3 2024

    I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss, I'm da boss... Scorsese dodges a bullet in life after surviving a drug overdose and doubles down on dodging a career suicide by making the greatest sports biography ever put on film.

    When you know how much James loves Rocky, Joe putting him though watching Raging Bull, a movie that in many ways is a complete contrast to Rocky is just cruel and unusual punishment, no wonder this episode goes deep into the darkness of not just the movie but those feelings of our presenters and their own lives. As we come to the final rounds of season two, can Joe and James be saved by the bell in what could be the toughest test of sporting glory?

    The Hosts

    Joe Walker is a Sports Coach and graduate of Loughborough University, with 16 years coaching experience and a degree in Sports Coaching. His first passion has always been movies and the stories that they tell.

    James Marshall is a 2x National Championship winning athlete and graduate of Loughborough University. He has a background in a variety of sports including American Football, Athletics and Swimming. He grew up with aspirations to pursue a life in Drama and Acting.

    Contact Info

    Instagram - @championsofcinema

    Tiktok - @champions.of.cine

    Email- Championsofcinema@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 18 mins

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