"Oh," sighed a colleague, when told they were going to remake "Brian's Song." "Oh, no." It was not the lament of a movie buff who automatically rejects the idea of refilming a classic. It was the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO – It was a film that only lasted for ...

The TV Guide ad for the film promised “a true story about love,” and it delivered: Love of a game (football) and love between two friends who played it together in the pros until one died of cancer at ...

American football players Brian Piccolo, of Italian descent with the gift of the gab, and Gale Sayers, black and a social cripple, both join the Chicago Bears. They don't get along, but coach's plan ...

William Blinn, the man who penned the screenplays for “Brian’s Song,” “Roots” and Prince’s “Purple Rain,” died Saturday. He was 83. Blinn died of natural causes at an assisted living facility in ...

The TV Guide ad for the film promised “a true story about love,” and it delivered: Love of a game (football) and love between two friends who played it together in the pros until one died of cancer at ...