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Battle of the Sexes at the London Film Festival

Posted August 15, 2017March 24, 2018by Over Lord in Films

61st BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL AMERICAN EXPRESS® GALA ANNOUNCED AS THE EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF BATTLE OF THE SEXES [caption id="attachment_16914" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Emma Stone as Billy Jean King and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs in BATTLE OF THE SEXES. ©2017…

Breaking ground with the Battle of the Sexes

Posted November 1, 2017March 24, 2018by Over Lord in Films

How can a simple game of tennis change the world of sport forever? This featurette tries to answer that question by talking to the cast of Battle of the Sexes and one of the participants, Billy Jean King. Not only…

Battle of the Sexes has a poster

Posted July 4, 2017March 24, 2018by Over Lord in Films

It was the tennis match of the Century. A loud-mouthed ex men's champion challenged the, then, current women's number one to a game of tennis. It didn't go as planned as Bobby Riggs... You'll just have to watch the film…

Battle of the Sexes

Posted June 24, 2017March 24, 2018by Over Lord in Films

It was the event of the year. The top ranked woman tennis player vs a much older loud-mouth of an ex-champion. The Battle of the Sexes answer this question in the best way possible. If you want to find out…

Who was The Ice King?

Posted December 17, 2017March 24, 2018by Over Lord in Films

From award-winning director James Erskine (Sachin: A Billion Dreams, Battle of the Sexes) and producer Victoria Gregory (Shooting for Socrates, Senna) comes a new feature about the figure skating legend John Curry. Based on the book by Bill Jones and…

One of the most explosive and compelling sports icons of all time, Number One in the world for four consecutive years, one part of an infamous rivalry that defined the…

Who is John McEnroe?

Posted May 19, 2022by Over Lord in Films

John McEnroe personally reflects on his epic, tumultuous career and personal life in “McEnroe”, an intimate documentary about one of the most explosive and compelling sporting icons of all time. “McEnroe” is released in UK and Eire cinemas from 15…

McEnroe is coming to UK cinemas

Posted June 9, 2022by Over Lord in Films

In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women’s movement, the 1973 tennis match between women’s World #1 Billie Jean King and ex-men’s-champ and serial hustler…