Ron Shelton

...as Ty Cobb Cobb was an ornery racist who was one of the game's best players, and it's this contradiction that's at the heart of Ron Shelton's "Cobb." Jones fully embodies the crusty Cobb in both his playing days and as the bitter old man...

In this article: Jackie Robinson, Joe Jackson, Gary Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Tommy Lee Jones, Blair Underwood, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb, Ray Liotta, and John Goodman

...best books of 2008. The movie rights to Covert have been purchased by Appledown Films/Scott-Burns Productions in Los Angeles, and Ron Shelton (screenwriter/director for Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup) has signed on to direct...

In this article: Time, Bob Delaney, Laura Davies, and NFL

...the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, were a movie golfer, he'd be David Simms, the antagonist in director Ron Shelton's 1996 romantic comedy, "Tin Cup. " That movie, you'll recall, starred Kevin Costner as...

In this article: Pete Sessions, Nancy Pelosi, Adolf Hitler, Tin Cup, USC Trojan Football, Hamlet, YouTube, Twitter, and John A. Boehner

...mild misery and extreme sarcasm - excellent. I'd greenlight it on one condition: he, his fellow writers and exec producers take Ron Shelton (Bull Durham and Tin Cup) to lunch to discuss the second-rate sports arena angle. If he's game,...

In this article: Matthew Perry, Thomas Schlamme, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Peter Tolan, Showtime, Zac Efron, 17 Again, and 'Til Death

...for making the movie viewers are about to see. For example, in the run-up to his entry, Jordan Rides the Bus, director Ron Shelton says he hopes to dispel some of the lingering misconceptions that surround Michael Jordan's quixotic attempt...

In this article: ESPN, Honda, Wieden + Kennedy, Danica Patrick, Peter Berg, Barry Levinson, Grey Gardens, and Michael Jordan

...on ESPN. It launches the cable network's "30 for 30" series featuring 30 one-hour films from such directors as Barry Levinson, Ron Shelton, Spike Jonze, John Singleton and Ice Cube who examine the issues and personalities in sports from...

In this article: Wayne Gretzky, Peter Pocklington, Stanley Cup, Bruce McNall, Edmonton Oilers, Glen Sather, Janet Gretzky, Bankruptcy, ESPN, and NHL

Another documentary about Michael Jordan? No thanks. A documentary about MJ's minor league baseball season from "Bull Durham" director Ron Shelton? Why yes, please. [More thoughts on the first four "30 For 30" hours after the break...] As...

In this article: ESPN, Muhammad Ali, Peter Berg, USFL, Wayne Gretzky, Barry Levinson, SportsCentury, Donald Trump, and Oscar

...Justice Issues at Northeastern University where he is author in residence. He is finishing the "All Souls" screenplay for director Ron Shelton and is working on a new book. What keeps him fired up are the notes he receives from students all...

In this article: Michael Patrick MacDonald, 1975 World Series, Joint venture, Yale University Press, Northeastern University, Beacon Press, The Red Sox, and Mark Frost

...the year, loosely linked to sports seasons and featuring a range of prominent filmmakers, including John Singleton, Spike Jonze, and Ron Shelton. Ice Cube directed a film about the Los Angeles Raiders' effect on hip-hop culture. Barbara...

In this article: ESPN, Larry Holmes, Len Bias, Colts, Barry Levinson, Cocaine, University of Maryland, and Wayne Gretzky

...for Pound," a boxing drama based on a novel by F.X. Toole, the author of the book that was the source for "Million Dollar Baby." Ron Shelton will write and direct the indie film. The project centers on the parallel lives of a retired,...

In this article: Billy Bob Thornton, F.X. Toole, Million Dollar Baby, Oscars, Tim Allen, Clint Eastwood, Woody Harrelson, and Antonio Banderas