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When Soccer Ruled the World (Including the USA)

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  • Title: Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
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The film focuses on the rise, short glory, and disastrous fall, of the New York Cosmos – the first, and maybe last, great soccer team in American history.  Founded by Steve Ross, the Cosmos were the first Dream Team to play on American soil.  With soccer greats Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and Giorgio Chinaglia, they broke into the minds and hearts of New Yorkers and across America.

Narrated by Matt Dillon the film takes a look at the barren soccer landscape of America in the early 1970’s and the one man who tried to change it single-handedly.  Warner Bros. Chairman Steve Ross had a dream, and his dream was soccer in America.  To get that dream he brought the biggest stars of the day to America and made soccer into a national story.

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Film Title, Eight Letters

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  • Title: Wordplay
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Intellectual pursuits can be fun.  The new documentary Wordplay looks at those who enjoy a good crossword puzzle from the makers, to the casual fans, to those who take the competition seriously enough to challenge each other in open competition.  It’s an entertaining look at a world that many probably aren’t completely aware of.

The documentary breaks down into three different parts.  First, there is a look at the puzzlemakers, most notably New York Times Crossword editor Bill Shortz.  Second, the film documents many celebrity fans of the New York Times Crossword.  And third, it examines the annual contest and the contestants who journey to Stanford, CT to be crowned the crossword champion of the year.

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