Movies, movies, movies.  Sports movies are the name of the game on CINEMA WEEKEND, part of the MSG SUMMER BLOCK PARTY.  MSG is the place to see the best sports films from Academy Award winners to cult favorites, every Saturday and Sunday. Epic battles and last second shots are the order of the day in ROCKY and HOOSIERS.  Surfing, Wrestling, and Hockey are all here with THE ENDLESS SUMMER, VISION QUEST and BOYS ON THE BUS.  Other hits include PAPER LION, EVERYBODY’S ALL AMERICAN and RUFFIAN. 

The Boys on the Bus (1987)
Premieres: May 29
10:00 PM

Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky, Glen Sather. Follows the Edmonton Oilers through the 1986-87 NHL Hockey season, as they battle towards their third Stanley Cup.

The Endless Summer (1966)
Premieres: May 30
9:00 PM

The crown jewel of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.

Vision Quest (1985)
Premieres: June 5
10:00 PM

Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino.  A high school wrestler decides he wants to be something more than an average high school athlete and sets his sights on a prize that many don't think he can win-- to wrestle and beat Brian Shute, known as the best high school freestyle wrestler in Washington State.

That Championship Season (1982)
Premieres: June 5
12:00 AM

Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Paul Sorvino. It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship when they decide to go back to the old glorious days and reunite into the team which won that championship season, back in 1957.

One on One (1977)
Premieres: June 12
12:00 AM

Robbie Benson, Annette O’Toole. When a basketball phenom at a small town high school matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, he soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport.

Hoosiers (1986)
Premieres: June 26
11:30 PM

Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper. Based on the true story of a small-town Indiana team that made the state finals in 1954, this movie chronicles the attempts of a coach with a spotty past, and the town's basketball-loving drunk to lead their high school team to victory.

Sticks and Stones (2008)
Premieres: July 3
10:00 PM

The captain of a Canadian Pee-Wee hockey team organizes a tournament to make amends for the horrible treatment an American team received during a visit to Canada in March, 2003.  US premiere on MSG.

Code Breakers (2005)
Premieres: July 4
7:00 PM

In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the school's football coach -- are implicated and ultimately dismissed. ESPN acquisition.
 

Diggstown (1992)
Premieres: July 10
10:00 PM

James Woods, Louis Gossett, Oliver Platt, Bruce Dern.  A just-released prisoner sets up a bet with a business man. The businessman owns most of a boxing-mad town called Diggstown. The bet is that he can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours.

Ruffian (2007)
Premieres: July 17
9:30 PM

A look at the life of the thoroughbred filly that dominated horse racing in the early 1970s.  An ESPN film.

Paper Lion (1968)
Premieres: August 1
6:00 PM

Alan Alda, Lauren Hutton. Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.

Rocky (1976)
Premieres: August 1
8:00 PM

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire.  A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Without Limits (1998)
Premieres: August 8
10:30 PM

Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland.  The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon, and later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash. It also chronicles the career of coach Bill Bowerman who developed the prototype of the original Nike running shoe.

Rollerball (1975)
Premieres: August 8
1:00 AM

James Caan, John Houseman. In a corporate controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Everybody’s All American (1988)
Premieres: August 23
8:00 PM

Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton. A Louisiana football legend struggles to deal with life's complexities after his college career is over.