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How to write a sports movie

By Sam Alipour
Special to Page 2

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Someone once said, "Less is more." That person was a loser -- and clearly not a fan of sports movies. Whether you like the product or not, according to many movie execs you have one man to thank for the proliferation of inspirational sports films in today's movie houses: Gregory Allen Howard. Who? Right. Howard is the original writer on "Ali," an uncredited scribe on "Glory Road," and the author of several upcoming sports flicks. But to understand why 21st century moviegoers are now wading t ...

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