Category: John Madden

Film Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’: Director John Madden’s Engrossing World War II Spy Thriller

PG-13 | 2h 8min | Drama, War, History, Thriller | 11 May 2022 (USA) Englishman John Madden is known mostly as the director of the Best Picture-winning “Shakespeare in Love” and “The Most Exotic Marigold Hotel” franchise, yet his resume includes other titles (“Proof,” “The Debt,” “Miss Sloane”) that indicate there’s more to his talents than churning out mildly pleasant and innocuous…


NFL Asks Teams to Hold Moment of Silence for John Madden

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has asked all home teams to hold a moment of silence before each game this weekend in honor of John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach and broadcasting icon who died Tuesday. He was 85. In a memo to all 32 teams Thursday, the league requested that each home team have…


John Madden, Hall of Fame Coach and Broadcaster, Dies at 85

John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the league said. He was 85. The NFL said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause. Madden gained fame in a decade-long stint as…


Hall of Fame Coach Turned NFL Broadcaster John Madden Dies at 85

John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster, died on Tuesday at the age of 85, the NFL announced. The NFL said in a statement that Madden passed away unexpectedly and did not provide details as to the cause of his death. “On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to…