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The Screening Log found this 10/11/2008 on www.cinematical.com [flag]
It's football season, which means it's also the season for at least one heartwarming and inspiring movie about the sport. This year the film comes from Universal -- The Express , a biopic of Ernie "The Elmira Express" Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman trophy, back in 1963. ... [link]

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Published 10/11/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... • Cinematical's Jett Kernion: "'The Express' follows the usual conventions of sports films, which can be satisfying and even comforting if you like the genre." ...

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