"A Promise" is ultimately a run-of-the-mill period film that neither elevates the genre or has anything new to add. The performances are solid throughout, but unfortunately the actors are unable to make sense of this choppy and derivative period melodrama.
The Swiss enter the World Cup in a rather interesting position. The team was among the top eight sides for the FIFA drawing and was thus seen as a "group leader." However, few would look at Switzerland as an elite soccer country and their history has never really supported this notion either. However, the Swiss were drawn into a relatively easy World Cup group and could prove doubters wrong with a stellar performance. Is Switzerland ready to take the next step?
This weekend saw a few major surprises in the race for the Spanish league title. Two of the top three contenders picked up victories while the other team suffered yet another disappointment in a horrid season. Who is the favorite to win the title?
Who do you think are the crucial players of this year's Copa del Rey final? Barcelona and Real Madrid is always a game about two rival clubs, but often times it is a major showcase for an even more prevalent rivalry in soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo vs.
The Eastern Conference playoffs get underway on Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. The remaining three series get underway in the following days. Here is a look at each of the four Easter Conference playoff series.
The Copa del Rey final will pit Barcelona and Real Madrid against one another for the final time this season. Los Cules won the first two Clasicos of the season, but the irony of the situation is that the two sides facing off on Wednesday enter that match with the same questions that they did heading into that match. Here is how Barcelona and Real Madrid look heading into their big game.
England has been a perennial underachiever on the international level, but the team has often managed to get out of the group stage relatively unscathed throughout the last few World Cup tournaments. However, the team faces a monumental challenge in 2014. Will the Three Lions play in the knockout rounds this summer?
Throughout the 2013-14 season, the Metropolitan Opera has revived the works of Richard Strauss. Despite being one of the undisputed kings of the operatic repertoire, his works have not been a permanent fixture every single season. This year, the Met brought back his ever popular "Der Rosenkavalier" as well as the rarely performed "Die Frau Ohne Schatten." For its final dose of Strauss, the house revived "Arabella" for the first time since 2001 when Renee Fleming took on the title role. The revival featured the Otto Schenk production was a truly satisfying rendition of the final collaboration between Strauss and his long-time librettist Hugo von Hoffmansthal.
The Stanley Cup playoffs get underway on Wednesday. The Western Conference matchups feature a plethora of returning sides as well as a few teams that have not been involved with the process in quite some time. Here are some early predictions for the first round of the Western Conference.
The final four are set for the Champions League. Which team is the favorite to take home the trophy? Here is how the final four rank heading into the contest.
Barcelona and Real Madrid will play in a week's time in the Copa del Rey final but there are few unique storylines heading into the tie. Here is a look at some of those unique angles.
Barcelona's descent into turmoil continued on Wednesday as the team was defeated 1-0 by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. The team has now failed to reach the final in three straight years and had its earliest exit since 2007. While the defeat was not by such a high margin as it was in 2012-13 when Bayern Munich scored a woeful seven goals, the result was equally embarrassing for Los Cules.
The Group of Death is one of the most exciting terms to look out for when the World Cup comes around every year. This season there are arguably three Groups of Death, but now it is time to look back at past World Cups to see what other teams had the misfortune of being placed in hard opening round groups.
The Europa League returns on Thursday with the final legs of the quarterfinals. Of the remaining ties all but one is up in the air. Here is how the Europa League looks heading into its final leg of the third knockout round.
Should Arsenal go after Iker Casillas? Should Arsenal go after Iker Casillas? According to recent reports, the English side is interested in going after the Spanish International.
Barcelona hit a new low on Wednesday when it was eliminated by Atletico Madrid from the Champions League. It was the first time since 2007 that the club failed to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
Despite entering Tuesday's second leg against Paris Saint-Germain down by the score of 3-1, Chelsea managed to find a 2-0 win and advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League.
For 32 straight games Real Madrid looked invisible. But after losing to Barcelona a few games ago, Carlo Ancelotti's side is looking really mediocre at best. What is wrong with this team and which is the real Real Madrid?
Greece does not have an illustrious history at the World Cup, but the European nation has a chance to make a run this year after being placed into one of the less competitive groups of the tournament? Can the 2004 European champions finally put on a solid performance in the world's biggest tournament?
Australia returns to the World Cup in 2014 but has a tough task to overcome in order to move on from the group stage. Will the Socceroos be remembered for this tournament or will they continue to languish among the worst teams in the tournament?
