Forwarded to me from the Chicago Fire list: A couple of things I would like to see and thought some of you might as well 1) The History Channel a 60 minute show on the Great War "Christmas truce" football game between British and German soldiers Sunday 12/22 and Tuesday at 12/24 at noon (not sure which timezone!) 2) Independent Film Channel The Cup Tuesday 12/31 at 11am and 5pm (not sure which timezone!) Since it's off the Fire list, I suspect the times are CST.
The IFC has been showing The Cup quite often recently. I saw it for the first time (finally) last week. It's a good flick - certainly worth your time.
The Cup Directed by a Tibetan lama, the first feature film ever shot in Bhutan follows a group of young monks who are determined to watch the World Cup finals between France and Brazil. Dir: Khyentse Norbu It's on twice that day.. Check local listings for your time zone.
The trench warfare bit doesn't seem to be on the History Channel today - at least not over the next coupla hours.
I'll have to check this out. Also, this past weekend on Only A Game (an NPR sports show), they interviewed the author of Silent Night, a book about the Christmas time truce, and they talked about the role of soccer in the truce. It was quite moving, especially considering that they played in no-man's land, and in order to get the games started (at several points down the front), they had to spend a few hours removing and burying corpses. It sounds like soccer is only a small part of the book, but important to the author's telling of the tale. Here's the amazon link to the book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...0654975/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-3744846-6604023 The Cup is really a fun movie. Check it out.
I stumbled on to the Christmas Truce show last week; quite a bit of re-enactment, along with images from the scene, historical details - the usual History Channel package. Soccer only plays a small part in it, but it's good stuff nonetheless - check it out if you're into this sort of thing.