The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri) (1966): We were going to start throwing shade at the overall ineffectiveness of political satire -- which, by the way, The Battle of Algiers is not -- but instead we this interesting tidbit about this classic regarding Algeria's struggle to overthrow French Colonial Government in the mid-1950s. According to IMDB: "In 2003, the New York Times reported that the Pentagon screened this film for officers and......

It's been a mighty tough season to be a 49er fan; what with the bevy of broken expectations, the death of Bill Walsh -- and this week -- the passing of former Head Coach Dick Nolan. * San Francisco vs. Seattle Monday, November 12, 2007. 5:30 PM, PST. Week 10 The Battle Of Unnumbered Tears Before the 2007 season started, this week's game was to be the proving point, the crucial matchup where the rising......

Continuing the tour of pain through the ex-members of the NFC West, this week the 49ers visit the the wreckage that once was the Atlanta Falcons....

For both the New Orleans Saints and the 49ers, this season has suuucked. There's no worse feeling in fandom than unmet expectations. And both of the NFL's gold-helmeted teams have seen the bottom drop out of their dreams for the 2007 season....

The 49ers venture into the wilds of Jersey this Sunday to war with the New York American football Giants....

Ahhh, crap. During this week’s practice, 49er OLB Manny Lawson tore an ACL and will be out for the 2007 season. This is a mighty blow to the nascent Niner defense, who had been counting on the former first-round pick to lend his 6’5” frame and sprinter’s speed to the linebacking corps this year....

After staunching out the Arizona Cardinals last week, the Niners head to St. Louis to try to get ahead at the expense of the reeling Rams and claw ahead in the NFC West race....

As goes the adage, defense wins championships. And in the National Football League's 2007 championship game, two masters of the "Cover 2" defensive zone coverage scheme meet: the Colts' Head Coach Tony Dungy, and Da Bearsss' Head Coach Lovie Smith....

In the most angry game of this 2007 postseason, the ex-Baltimore Colts go to Baltimore to play the ex-Cleveland Browns Ravens....

In the 49ers' final game of the 2006 regular season, the team will have something more important on their mind than football. * San Francisco vs. Denver Sunday, December 31, 2006. 1:00 PM, PST. Week 17 The Battle Of Remembering #72 Last time the Niners were in Denver was Week 2 of the 2005 preseason. At the end of the game, 49er offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the visitor's locker room after running......

The final week of the National Football League's 2006 regular season is here. It couldn't have come quickly enough for the Raiders....

Fittingly, the last Raider home game of the 2006 season falls on December 23: the date of Festivus. * Kansas City vs. Oakland Saturday, December 23, 2006. 5:00 PM, PST. Week 16 The Battle Of Festivus Let the Airing Of Grievances begin! We're disappointed that we are having to think about whether Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn would be a good draft pick for the Raiders to let go after a few frustrating years. We're......

This Week 15 sends the 49ers up to Seattle mid-week to grapple desperately in hopes of keeping their mathematically-possible playoff hopes alive....

It doesn't matter that QB Brett Favre is a hero, plays like he loooves the game, is an uncriticizable Maya Angelou-grade national hero -- choosing not to retire and coming for another season to play quarterback for the Packers stunted the Green Bay franchise's growth by a year....

* Houston vs. Oakland Sunday, December 3, 2006. 1:15 PM, PST. Week 13 The Battle Of The Trough After losing four straight games to every team in the AFC West and one franchise that used to be in the division for good measure (@SEA; DEN; @KC; @ SD), the Raiders limp home. In uglier times early on this season before the wins versus ARI and PIT, this Week 13 game against the flailing Houston Texans had been projected as the Raiders' best chance to get a win....

Week Twelve of the National Football Season's regular season is here, post-Thanksgiving. Grab some leftovers and plunk down on the couch, here comes this weekend's set of Bay Area American football entertainment....

Coming to you from Shannon Arms in the Sunset while watching Michigan vs OSU, it's American Football Spectacular's National Football League week eleven preview!...

The National Football League's Week Nine of the 2006 regular season is upon us here in the Bay Area, as well as the first tinge of wet weather. Curl up on the couch with a mug o' soup and a blanket: it's time for American football....

Doesn't look good for our two Bay Area teams in this Week Six of the NFL's 2006 regular season. Both the 49ers and the Raiders seem outmatched against the two most powerful squads in the AFC West. Let's take a look. ...

This Sunday, the time has come. This Sunday marks the most significant Northern California American football game of the 2006 season: The Battle Of The Bay is here. ...

It's Week Four of the National Football League's 2006 regular season. Things have been tough. How’ve you been? Here's what happening with your Niners and Raiders for this October 1st...

It's Week Three of the National Football League's 2006 regular season. Here's what happening with your Niners and Raiders. ...

So, along comes Week Two of the 2006 NFL Regular Season for our Bay Area teams. Here's what to look for, and when. ...

O sweet joy, it's time for the Super Bowl! Yes, the pageantry, the power, the one thing that will hold the American football world enrapt this Sunday: Super Bowl XL. Pittsburgh vs. Seattle (in Detroit) Sunday, February 5, 2006 The Battle For Proof ...

Every Head Coach has inclinations about how they like to run their team. For example, our Niners' savior-genius Bill Walsh ran a short passing game informed by strong running. Bill Cowher, Head Coach of the Steelers, prefers heavy ball-control pounding with a dash of trick plays, and a powerful 3-4 defense. The two Head Coaches in The Battle Of The Repurposed are both out of their comfort zone, and that is fascinating....