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ESPN Reporter Live-Tweets Bathroom Lock-In

Ever wonder what kind of thoughts would go through your head if you were trapped in a hotel bathroom? Well, thanks to Twitter and a reporter with some bad luck, you can. ESPN reporter Jenn Brown had a rough morning after locking herself in the bathroom of her hotel room. And she live-tweeted the whole thing. You can follow the madness as it happened below, or check out her Twitter here. ...  read more

2010 Person of the Year in Documentary Film: Alex Gibney

It's safe to say that Alex Gibney just turned in one of the most impressive years in the history of documentary film. After winning an Oscar for Taxi to the Dark Side, he shot no less than four complete documentary features...  read more

Catching Up With… ESPN Films’ Connor Schell

One of the most audacious documentary projects of 2010 was ESPN’s 30 For 30 series, in which the series found 30 of the best documentarians working today and commissioned a film from each of them on a sports-related event from the last 30 years. Volume 1 of the DVD set came out last month, and Connor Schell, executive producer of both ESPN Films and the 30 for 30 series, spoke with Paste about the series. You can hear the complete interview in the January 6 edition of the Indie Minded Film Podcast on Paste Culture Club....  read more

The 20 Best Magazines of 2010

While we no longer publish print, we certainly still cherish it, and these magazines are the biggest reason why.  read more

High Definition: Ian Darke's Moment on the World Cup Stage

Anelka and France flamed out early. Rooney had little impact and his England team followed soon after. Landon Donovan was an American hero in the group stage, but couldn’t save the Yanks against Ghana. But one man has stood out as I’ve watched nearly every World Cup game on ESPN, and that’s announcer Ian Darke....  read more

Robert De Niro Signs on to Play Vince Lombardi

Robert De Niro has signed on to portray football legend Vince Lombardi in an upcoming biopic being developed by ESPN, the NFL and Andell Entertainment, reports the AP. The aptly-titled Lombardi will tell the story of the Hall of Fame coach’s successful three-year transformation of the Green Bay Packers, leading them to win the NFL championship in 1961....  read more

ESPN and Discovery Announce 3D Television Networks

3D is swiftly moving from theaters to living rooms via a handful of networks that plan to launch 24/7 3D channels. In light of home entertainment’s fast developing technology, 3D programming could soon be a heated competition in the television world....  read more

Fall Guide to Good TV: College GameDay

Saturdays at 10 p.m. on ESPNFrom the campus of the day's most interesting match-up, college football's finest analyst Kirk Herbstreit and his cohorts capture both the x's and o's of the game and the tribal passion that surrounds it. It's the kickoff not just to college-football watching, but to the best fall Saturdays....  read more

Disney to show ABC, ESPN videos on YouTube

Recently, we reported that Disney Co. was allegedly in talks with Hulu about offering shows from its ABC network on the NBC Universal/News Corp-owned online-video distributer....  read more

Lil Wayne blogs about Tha Carter IV, ESPN, much more

He's got game like Stuart. Scott. Fresh out the ESPN shop. You might not know that Lil Wanye recently became a blogger for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, but with the best-selling album of the year in his back pocket, Weezy has plenty of time to to devote to swag-offs and writing thesis-length analyses of pro football (dude has ESPN tattooed on his arm, for cryin' out loud)....  read more