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baseball movies

* AFI's "Double Feature"

June 18, 2008

The American Film Institute released its list of the top ten films in ten categories. Pride of the Yankees and Bull Durham came in third and fifth respectively in the Sports genre. The list includes: Raging Bull Rocky Pride of the Yankees Hoosiers Bull Durham The Hustler Caddyshack National Velvet Breaking away Jerry Maguire Talk […]

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SI.com has a slide show of their fantasy baseball team comprised of movie characters. Nice idea, until you see some of their selections: Jack Elliot (Tom Sellick), in Mr. Baseball Eppy Calvin “Nuke” Laloosh (Tim Robbins), Bull Durham Dotty Hinson (Geena Davis), A League of Their Own Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor), Brewster’s Millions Amanda Wurlizter […]

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According to Firstshowing.net(and based on an interview on Collider.com), the neo-classic is under consideration by producer Mike De Luca. “De Luca confirms that he wants to adapt it and seems enthusiastic about the kind of movie it could become.”

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According to Christian Science Monitor film critic Peter Rainer: With the new baseball season almost upon us, this is a perfect time to recommend a few standout movies about the sport – not that there have been many. Some of the most acclaimed, like “Field of Dreams” and “The Natural,” are so overblown they might […]

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As much as we think we’re collectors, we’re just fooling ourselves. There’s (practically) no way to get everything of an item or theme that’s worth collecting. As that great philosopher, George Carlin, once said: “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” That being said, I have a dark spot for the entertainment industry […]

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Baseball quiz, mostly movies

February 29, 2008

From the Palm Beach Post. I’m embarrassed to say I got a 92.

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And the Oscar goes to…

February 23, 2008

With the Academy Awards on the horizon, I thought it would be appropriate to mention some of the excellent books that discuss the twin American treasures of baseball and the movies. Baseball and the movies are like peanut butter and chocolate: they were meant to go together. Baseball is the eternal struggle of man seeking […]

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Yet another list…

December 27, 2007

Film critic Richard Roeper’s best and worst baseball films of all time: Best (In order of preference) Worst (In alpha order*) The Natural The Babe Bull Durham The Babe Ruth Story Field of Dreams The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Bang the Drum Slowly The Fan Pride of the Yankees Fear Strikes Out Major […]

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List: Classic Baseball Movies

December 11, 2007

From Classicmovies.org, this list of more than 30 feature films from 1933-1992, including the usual suspects. There’s also a list of what are deemed as “lesser” films on the game, as well as a link to ReelBaseball.net, a site devoted to baseball films from 1989-2002, produced by Stephen C. Wood and J. David Pincus.  

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Kevin Costner on baseball

November 6, 2007

NPR’s Fresh Air replayed this May 2007 interview with Costner to mark the release of his latest movie, Mr. Brooks, on DVD. The interviewer is with Dave Davies. Costner discusses his love for the game (not coincidentally the title of his trilogy of baseball films; and no, The Upside of Anger, in which he plays […]

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