Posts by Grantland Channel
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Inside ILM: A Star Wars Fanboy Visits Lucasfilm Headquarters
“It was a far less frightening, but an equally self-reflexive version of that scene in Being John Malkovich where Malkovich goes inside his own head.” Dan Silver: When asked, that’s the way I describe my (all too brief) time spent at LucasFilm and ILM. Over the years, I’ve been extremely fortunate to have found myself […]
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Video: Street Freestyle Stunt Crashes
The street freestyle motorcycle riders of the XDL describe the feeling of losing control of a 400-pound motorcycle mid-trick, and the resulting carnage.
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Video: 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Roberto Clemente
In addition to being an immensely talented baseball player, Roberto Clemente was also a poet, a chiropractor, and an insomniac. He also bore the unusual nickname “Momen” because he was always telling people he’d be with them in a momen’.
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Inside ILM: Creating the Hulk in The Avengers
The visual-effects artists at Industrial Light and Magic describe how they created the Hulk in The Avengers.
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NBA Countdown: Miami’s Win Streak Is Over
NBA Countdown’s Jalen Rose, Michael Wilbon, and Bill Simmons break down how the Bulls ended the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak.
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Best of B.S.: Jerry West on the ’72 Lakers, the Heat, and Win Streaks
An NBA legend and member of the 1972 Lakers team that won 33 straight games, Jerry West talks to Bill Simmons about how the league was different during each streak, what West thinks of LeBron James, and whether he is rooting for his old team’s record to be broken.
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Bill & Bird: Larry Bird on Fighting in the NBA and Why He Hates Bill Laimbeer
Larry Bird tells Bill Simmons that he thinks the NBA has taken the flagrant foul thing too far, reviews his career in on-court brawls, and explains why he thinks Bill Laimbeer was a dirty player. Watch the video after the jump.
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Inside ILM: The Avengers Assemble
The visual-effects wizards at Industrial Light and Magic detail how they created the most complicated sequence in The Avengers.
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Video: Jalen Rose on Being Hated in College, and Disrespecting Michigan State
Jalen Rose recounts his playing days at Michigan after learning that Grantland has him listed as a no. 1 seed in our “Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years.” Watch the video after the jump.
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NBA Countdown: Kobe Bryant and Michael Wilbon
Kobe Bryant candidly talks to Michael Wilbon about facing off with LeBron James, the hardships of this season, and his post-retirement plans.
