As is annual tradition, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced this year’s 25 film set to join the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for their “cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance,” the films picked range from such beloved actioners as “Die Hard,” childhood classic “The Goonies,” the seminal “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” and the mind-bending “Memento,” with plenty of other genres and styles represented among the list.
The additions span 1905 to 2000, and includes Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation, shorts, independent, and even home movies. The 2017 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 725.
“The selection of a film to the National Film Registry recognizes its importance to American cinema and the nation’s cultural and historical heritage,” Hayden said in an official statement. “Our love affair with motion pictures is a testament to their enduring power to enlighten, inspire and...
The additions span 1905 to 2000, and includes Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation, shorts, independent, and even home movies. The 2017 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 725.
“The selection of a film to the National Film Registry recognizes its importance to American cinema and the nation’s cultural and historical heritage,” Hayden said in an official statement. “Our love affair with motion pictures is a testament to their enduring power to enlighten, inspire and...
- 12/13/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Since 1989, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been accomplishing the important task of preserving films that “represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.” From films way back in 1897 all the way up to 2004, they’ve now reached 725 films that celebrate our heritage and encapsulate our film history.
Today they’ve unveiled their 2017 list, which includes such Hollywood classics as Die Hard, Titanic, and Superman along with groundbreaking independent features like Yvonne Rainer’s Lives of Performers, Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger, and Barbara Loden’s Wanda. Also making this list are a pair of Kirk Douglas-led features, Ace in the Hole and Spartacus, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Memento and more. Check out the full list below and you can watch some films on the registry for free here.
Ace in the Hole (aka Big Carnival) (1951)
Based on the infamous...
Today they’ve unveiled their 2017 list, which includes such Hollywood classics as Die Hard, Titanic, and Superman along with groundbreaking independent features like Yvonne Rainer’s Lives of Performers, Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger, and Barbara Loden’s Wanda. Also making this list are a pair of Kirk Douglas-led features, Ace in the Hole and Spartacus, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Memento and more. Check out the full list below and you can watch some films on the registry for free here.
Ace in the Hole (aka Big Carnival) (1951)
Based on the infamous...
- 12/13/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Show of hands: Who agrees that Tuesday’s American Horror Story: Cult might have been the anthology series’ most gratuitously sickening hour yet?
RelatedLast Week’s Ahs: Cult Recap: Battle of the Sexes
Like, where do I even begin? Maybe the scene where Kai attempted to enter Detective Jawline while he was entering Winter, in the hopes of conceiving a “Messiah baby”? Or perhaps it was the sight of a young woman strapped to a chair while bleeding profusely from her vagina that made your stomach turn? Either way, you know an Ahs episode has gone too far when an...
RelatedLast Week’s Ahs: Cult Recap: Battle of the Sexes
Like, where do I even begin? Maybe the scene where Kai attempted to enter Detective Jawline while he was entering Winter, in the hopes of conceiving a “Messiah baby”? Or perhaps it was the sight of a young woman strapped to a chair while bleeding profusely from her vagina that made your stomach turn? Either way, you know an Ahs episode has gone too far when an...
- 10/25/2017
- TVLine.com
Fourth of July movies: A few recommended titles that should help you temporarily escape current global madness Two thousand and seventeen has been a weirder-than-usual year on the already pretty weird Planet Earth. Unsurprisingly, this Fourth of July, the day the United States celebrates its Declaration of Independence from the British Empire, has been an unusual one as well. Instead of fireworks, (at least some) people's attention has been turned to missiles – more specifically, a carefully timed North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test indicating that Kim Jong-un could theoretically gain (or could already have?) the capacity to strike North America with nuclear weapons. Then there were right-wing trolls & history-deficient Twitter users berating National Public Radio for tweeting the Declaration of Independence, 140 characters at a time. Besides, a few days ago the current U.S. president retweeted a video of himself body-slamming and choking a representation of CNN – courtesy of a gif originally created by a far-right Internet...
- 7/5/2017
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The United States is “my country, right or wrong,” of course, and I consider myself a patriotic person, but I’ve never felt that patriotism meant blind fealty to the idea of America’s rightful dominance over global politics or culture, and certainly not to its alleged preferred status on God’s short list of favored nations, or that allegiance to said country was a license to justify or rationalize every instance of misguided, foolish, narrow-minded domestic or foreign policy.
In 2012, when this piece was first posted, it seemed like a good moment to throw the country’s history and contradictions into some sort of quick relief, and the most expedient way of doing that for me was to look at the way the United States (and the philosophies at its core) were reflected in the movies, and not just the ones which approached the country head-on as a subject.
In 2012, when this piece was first posted, it seemed like a good moment to throw the country’s history and contradictions into some sort of quick relief, and the most expedient way of doing that for me was to look at the way the United States (and the philosophies at its core) were reflected in the movies, and not just the ones which approached the country head-on as a subject.
- 7/2/2017
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
We are once again at that time of year when the air is filled with excitement as well as an abundance of explosions. Sure, that could mean 4th of July fireworks and grilling with friends. It could also be referring to another, American pastime, this one a little newer and a lot more exciting. That would be the annual Purge, 12 hours when all crime, including murder, is perfectly legal and the people of this country – those who don't hide behind locked doors – are allowed to get their own, individual aggression out. It's become such a successful tradition – on film, anyway – that the third entry in the franchise, The Purge: Election Year, makes its way in front of our eyes. Once again sights of twisted violence mix with political & social themes, and once again this series turns a mirror on its audience to deliver a fully charged, eye-opening good time. As with the previous entries,...
- 7/4/2016
- by Jeremy Kirk
- firstshowing.net
For some celebs, their music is the closest glimpse we get into their personal life - which makes lyrics like these all the more interesting to try and decode. "Sorry" by Beyoncévia Giphy It's the question on the mind of every human being this week: Who is Becky with the good hair? Now that we've ruled out Rachel Roy, Rachael Ray (lol) and Rita Ora, the question remains … and we may or may not sleep again until this is all sorted out. "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber This whole song is about a girl who seems to be too into...
- 4/27/2016
- by Laura Cohen, @lauragailcohen
- PEOPLE.com
For some celebs, their music is the closest glimpse we get into their personal life - which makes lyrics like these all the more interesting to try and decode. "Sorry" by Beyoncévia Giphy It's the question on the mind of every human being this week: Who is Becky with the good hair? Now that we've ruled out Rachel Roy, Rachael Ray (lol) and Rita Ora, the question remains … and we may or may not sleep again until this is all sorted out. "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber This whole song is about a girl who seems to be too into...
- 4/27/2016
- by Laura Cohen, @lauragailcohen
- PEOPLE.com
They say that baseball is the Great American Pastime, but anybody who pays attention knows that football is the sport that truly gets the country excited. Millions of fans tune in every Sunday to watch their teams compete. Will Smith is no exception, but, as a fan, why did he chose to focus on the dark side of the sport he loves in his upcoming film Concussion? He did it because he felt he needed to help shine a light on the problem of repetitive head trauma in the game. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Smith says that the fact that his own son played football in high school helped him realize that he couldn’t let the opportunity to make Concussion go by. He said: As a parent, the responsibility to bring this information to light was overwhelming...I almost couldn’t say no. Smith is ...
- 10/30/2015
- cinemablend.com
Baseball has always been the great American pastime, and Hollywood has celebrated that on film for over a century. From comedies like Major League and Bull Durham to dramas like Field of Dreams and The Natural, baseball movies are an important and powerful genre. As we look forward to the upcoming Mlb All-Star game, we give you this roundup of the 10 best baseball movie moments in cinema history. (Some movies even have more than one.) Taylor Calls His Shot – Major League...
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- 7/13/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
The United States is “my country, right or wrong,” of course, and I consider myself a patriotic person, but I’ve never felt that patriotism meant blind fealty to the idea of America’s rightful dominance over global politics or culture, and certainly not to its alleged preferred status on God’s short list of favored nations, or that allegiance to said country was a license to justify or rationalize every instance of misguided, foolish, narrow-minded domestic or foreign policy.
And now more than ever we seem to be living in a country poised at the edge of some sort of transition, with all the attendant tension and conflict and intense conviction that can be expected on either side of the chasm that prevents us from a true state of national togetherness. Just last week we celebrated a Supreme Court decision that finally offered legality (and legal protection) to the...
And now more than ever we seem to be living in a country poised at the edge of some sort of transition, with all the attendant tension and conflict and intense conviction that can be expected on either side of the chasm that prevents us from a true state of national togetherness. Just last week we celebrated a Supreme Court decision that finally offered legality (and legal protection) to the...
- 7/2/2015
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
John Oliver Points Out Why March Madness Isn't That Great, Kind of Ruins College Sports for Everyone
March Madness starts this week, and a lot of people are pretty excited. And, why wouldn't you be? The basketball tournament has it all—competition, suspense, the opportunity to get drunk and heckle people from other colleges. But, there's also a slightly darker side to the tradition that often gets buried beneath the hype (and the beer). Leave it to John Oliver to be the bearer of bad sports news about an American pastime. On Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight, the comedian decided to take March Madness to task for the admittedly totally unfair amounts of money it makes. As he pointed out, the tradition brings in over $1 billion in ad revenue annually, which is even more than the...
- 3/16/2015
- E! Online
To watch Champs, a new documentary about the world of boxing and three of its most prolific athletes, is to watch two very different kinds of films duke it out. The first is one chronicling the rags-to-riches stories of how Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins and Mike Tyson battled a life of poverty and the continual threat of jail time to reinvent themselves as world champion boxers. However, despite intimate interviews with the athletes and inspiring stories of adversity, Champs also gives academics and sports journalists the time to analyze and criticize much of the sport, from crippling injuries to a lack of health and safety standards.
The two sides cancel each other out. In an attempt to achieve a well rounded discourse about the sport – one that reveals the hope, one that exposes the hurt – Champs turns into a simplistic documentary. Bret Marcus’s film is like a disjointed introductory...
The two sides cancel each other out. In an attempt to achieve a well rounded discourse about the sport – one that reveals the hope, one that exposes the hurt – Champs turns into a simplistic documentary. Bret Marcus’s film is like a disjointed introductory...
- 3/15/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Warning: We're about to discuss major spoilers from this week's episode of The Bachelor. If you do not wish to be spoiled (or find out the depth of our love for one amazing bachelorette) then leave this hallowed ground. For everyone else, grab the nearest Bali monkey and leg's go!
And then there were two.
In this week's episode of The Bachelor, Chris Soules finally reached the infamous "fantasy suite" stage of the romance competition. If you've been living under a Bachelor-free rock, this is the point in the TV series where it is somehow perfectly acceptable for the farmer to (potentially) have sex with three different women in less than one week. What a classy American pastime.
Three "amazing" dates later, the Iowa native decided to award the final two roses to fertility nurse Whitney, and uber-virgin Becca. This left our personal favorite contestant, Kaitlin, roseless, "humiliated," and heartbroken.
Not to worry...
And then there were two.
In this week's episode of The Bachelor, Chris Soules finally reached the infamous "fantasy suite" stage of the romance competition. If you've been living under a Bachelor-free rock, this is the point in the TV series where it is somehow perfectly acceptable for the farmer to (potentially) have sex with three different women in less than one week. What a classy American pastime.
Three "amazing" dates later, the Iowa native decided to award the final two roses to fertility nurse Whitney, and uber-virgin Becca. This left our personal favorite contestant, Kaitlin, roseless, "humiliated," and heartbroken.
Not to worry...
- 2/24/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Victoria’s Secret unveiled their official 2015 Super Bowl commercial today. The 30-second ad features Behati Prinsloo, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Adriana Lima sporting their signature lingerie as Brenda Lee's "I'm in the Mood for Love" plays in the background.
Victoria’s Secret hinted the ladies would be sporting head-to-toe football gear in the commercial teaser earlier this week, but turns out the official ad falls more in line with past TV spots we've seen. In fact, the only football-related part of the ad is the final tagline, which reads, “Let the real games begin” in all capital letters.
The commercial will make its television debut during the fourth quarter of the big game.
Related: Watch Kim Kardashian's Hilarious Super Bowl Ad!
And while the angels look mesmerizing, Carl’s Jr. might be airing the sexiest commercial come Sunday. The fast food chain’s risqué ad, featuring model Charlotte...
Victoria’s Secret hinted the ladies would be sporting head-to-toe football gear in the commercial teaser earlier this week, but turns out the official ad falls more in line with past TV spots we've seen. In fact, the only football-related part of the ad is the final tagline, which reads, “Let the real games begin” in all capital letters.
The commercial will make its television debut during the fourth quarter of the big game.
Related: Watch Kim Kardashian's Hilarious Super Bowl Ad!
And while the angels look mesmerizing, Carl’s Jr. might be airing the sexiest commercial come Sunday. The fast food chain’s risqué ad, featuring model Charlotte...
- 1/27/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Early this morning, Ryan Seacrest announced that Comedy Central will host a roast for pop music's punching bag, Justin Bieber. And now Comedy Central confirms it, with the network's president Kent Alterman commenting, “Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first. We’re thrilled he listened.” (Even the exec's got jokes!) This should be easy enough. Making fun of Bieber is practically an American pastime at this point (even though the Bieb himself is Canadian). Perhaps it was inspired by this weekend's Saturday Night Live parody of the singer's recent Calvin Klein ads, to which he responded, "well-played. Lol." on Twitter. See? Bieber can take a joke! You know, when it's positioned as a way to potentially help his career. Justin's all in. He's already repeated the roast's first joke:...
- 1/20/2015
- by Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
Like her fellow Happy Days veteran-turned-director Ron Howard, Penny Marshall makes good but not exceptional movies. Unlike Howard, she hasn’t made very many, her last at the helm being Riding in Cars With Boys, which came out 13 years ago. In the meantime, she’s done some television, behind and in front of the camera, and a decade back she produced a few films, including Howard’s Cinderella Man. Now she’s ready to return to movie directing with the biopic Effa, about baseball Hall of Famer Effa Manley, and this is something we’re pretty excited about. For those who don’t know of Manley (and I admit I didn’t before hearing of the project), she was the first woman inducted into that honorable shrine to sports greats and she did so by being the co-owner and business manager of the Negro league team the Newark Eagles in the 1930s and 1940s. Women...
- 12/11/2014
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Keith Olbermann thinks he knows how soccer should evolve if it's ever to become the next great American pastime. On Tuesday, just hours after Belgium beat the USA and eliminated them from World Cup play, the outspoken personality served up seven salacious tips on what must change in order for soccer to have the best chance at succeeding stateside. Also read: Keith Olbermann Officially Returns to Espn, Show Begins Aug. 26 “I don't care whether or not soccer succeeds or fails in this country. My job is to analyze, and comment, and mock,” Olbermann said in the clip from his show “Olbermann,...
- 7/2/2014
- by Travis Reilly
- The Wrap
The recent Disney film "Million Dollar Arm" dealt with the real life story of a sports agent who decides to find talented kids in India to turn them into financially successful baseball stars. On the other hand, in Mirra Bank's documentary "The Only Real Game," the quintessential American pastime in Manipur, northeastern India, represents hope. The game represents an escape from poverty, civil war, drug trafficking, and HIV/AIDS.
"The Only Real Game" will have a one week run from June 20-26, 2014 at the Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, CA
Here is what some renowned outlets had to say about the film
The Village Voice
By Daphne Howland
In "The Only Real Game," Mirra Bank shines a spotlight onto a nearly forgotten place, Manipur, a poor and war-torn state under martial law in northeast India.
In an area of the world where soccer and cricket reign, Manipuris were first captivated by baseball in the 1940s, as played by the American pilots who used their kingdom as a strategic spot to stock and launch their planes, and they remain amazingly dedicated to it.
This film contains just enough facts, figures, and footage to give us Manipur’s history and a vivid picture of its current dire situation. But Bank’s story of the women, men, and children so passionate about their game is itself wholly absorbing. The women, in particular, are especially ardent about baseball, as skilled at this game as they are at protecting their children and themselves from disease and insurgent soldier-thugs.
A bunch of American baseball fans get wind of the makeshift innings being played there and raise enough money to bring in regulation balls and bats, and, best of all, gung-ho Major League Baseball coaches.
Sometimes the Manipuris put too much stock in baseball, like so many dirt-poor dreamers do; there’s a lot of heartache. But mostly, they play for love, and this film is like another work in the canon of baseball poetry.
New York Post
By Reed Tucker
While Jon Hamm is busy looking for Indian baseball players in “Million Dollar Arm,” filmmaker Mirra Bank has already found them.
They’re in Manipur, a remote state in northeast India.
As the new documentary “The Only Real Game” details, American baseball has taken hold in this small area of a country that’s largely dominated by cricket.
Despite Babe Ruth calling baseball “the only real game in the world,” it doesn’t exactly blanket the globe. The sport was likely introduced in Manipur by American soldiers stationed there during World War II. Today, the state’s capital city, Imphal, has more than 20 clubs.
“It gives people a sense of joy and solace and relief that’s very powerful,” Bank says. And Manipur is a region in need of relief.
For centuries, it remained an independent kingdom before finally being folded into India in 1949. Many residents still desire independence, and a violent civil war has been raging since the 1980s.
“This is such a staunch and amazing people under ridiculous forms of government that rise up somehow because of the human spirit,” says Melissa Leo, the Oscar-winning actress who narrates the documentary. “It’s remarkable that when people are oppressed, if there’s the tiniest escape hatch, a crack — even the simple, funny old game of baseball — people will slip through that crack.”
One organization that’s well aware of what’s going on in Manipur is Major League Baseball. It’s sent coaches and set up camps to further the sport’s programs. As Hamm discovered in “Million Dollar Arm,” India is too big a potential market to ignore.
"The Only Real Game" will have a one week run from June 20-26, 2014 at the Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, CA
Here is what some renowned outlets had to say about the film
The Village Voice
By Daphne Howland
In "The Only Real Game," Mirra Bank shines a spotlight onto a nearly forgotten place, Manipur, a poor and war-torn state under martial law in northeast India.
In an area of the world where soccer and cricket reign, Manipuris were first captivated by baseball in the 1940s, as played by the American pilots who used their kingdom as a strategic spot to stock and launch their planes, and they remain amazingly dedicated to it.
This film contains just enough facts, figures, and footage to give us Manipur’s history and a vivid picture of its current dire situation. But Bank’s story of the women, men, and children so passionate about their game is itself wholly absorbing. The women, in particular, are especially ardent about baseball, as skilled at this game as they are at protecting their children and themselves from disease and insurgent soldier-thugs.
A bunch of American baseball fans get wind of the makeshift innings being played there and raise enough money to bring in regulation balls and bats, and, best of all, gung-ho Major League Baseball coaches.
Sometimes the Manipuris put too much stock in baseball, like so many dirt-poor dreamers do; there’s a lot of heartache. But mostly, they play for love, and this film is like another work in the canon of baseball poetry.
New York Post
By Reed Tucker
While Jon Hamm is busy looking for Indian baseball players in “Million Dollar Arm,” filmmaker Mirra Bank has already found them.
They’re in Manipur, a remote state in northeast India.
As the new documentary “The Only Real Game” details, American baseball has taken hold in this small area of a country that’s largely dominated by cricket.
Despite Babe Ruth calling baseball “the only real game in the world,” it doesn’t exactly blanket the globe. The sport was likely introduced in Manipur by American soldiers stationed there during World War II. Today, the state’s capital city, Imphal, has more than 20 clubs.
“It gives people a sense of joy and solace and relief that’s very powerful,” Bank says. And Manipur is a region in need of relief.
For centuries, it remained an independent kingdom before finally being folded into India in 1949. Many residents still desire independence, and a violent civil war has been raging since the 1980s.
“This is such a staunch and amazing people under ridiculous forms of government that rise up somehow because of the human spirit,” says Melissa Leo, the Oscar-winning actress who narrates the documentary. “It’s remarkable that when people are oppressed, if there’s the tiniest escape hatch, a crack — even the simple, funny old game of baseball — people will slip through that crack.”
One organization that’s well aware of what’s going on in Manipur is Major League Baseball. It’s sent coaches and set up camps to further the sport’s programs. As Hamm discovered in “Million Dollar Arm,” India is too big a potential market to ignore.
- 6/17/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm steps into the 21st century with this week's Million Dollar Arm, a Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) film that brings to the big screen the true story of innovative sports agent J.B. Bernstein who, in 2008, launched a campaign to find new baseball talent in India in the hopes of bringing a brand new audience to the classic American pastime.
- 5/12/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Kevin Costner built his career as a movie star on one American Pastime. With Draft Day, directed by Ivan Reitman, we get the aged actor’s continued attempt at a leading man resurrection via the “new” American Pastime. Trading the glove for the pigskin, Costner stars as Sonny Weaver Jr., the much-maligned General Manager of the Cleveland Browns. It’s the [...]...
- 4/10/2014
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Just like apple pie, McDonald’s, bald eagles and Beyoncé, baseball is the American way. Once upon a time (read: the 70s-90s, mostly), the Great American Pastime was routinely celebrated in movies like Major League, A League of Their Own, The Natural and, of course, Field of Dreams and Angels in the Outfield (people naturally love baseball ghosts). In the present day, the baseball craze has died down somewhat, possibly due to the fact that the sport hasn’t had a huge, Sammy Sosa/Mark Mcgwire-style showdown in years to get amped over. Recent, serious baseball-centric films like Moneyball and 42, which told the story of Jackie Robinson, have seen success, but there hasn’t been the same wave of feel-good sports flicks that Bobby and his Little League team could go catch after practice together. Now, there’s a film coming down the pipeline that is attempting to fill that void. Here...
- 12/24/2013
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Card playing — e.g. games like poker, blackjack, gin, etc. — is an American pastime. However, in the short documentary Friday Night Magic, get introduced to a different type of card playing you may not expect adults to be obsessing over: The two decades old trading card game Magic the Gathering.
Watching other people enjoy their obsessions can be a joyous experience, and Friday Night Magic perfectly captures that spirit, catching Magic the Gathering fans as they ride the high of slapping down cards on folding tables with their like-minded brethren just for the sheer thrill of imaginary battle.
Filmed at Get There Games in Castleton Corners on Staten Island, co-directors Holly Lynn Ellis and Andrew Tank Rivara capture a diverse range of personalities from all walks of life in the greater New York area. Most compelling of the bunch is Mitchell Stein, a Manhattan attorney who has been playing for nineteen years,...
Watching other people enjoy their obsessions can be a joyous experience, and Friday Night Magic perfectly captures that spirit, catching Magic the Gathering fans as they ride the high of slapping down cards on folding tables with their like-minded brethren just for the sheer thrill of imaginary battle.
Filmed at Get There Games in Castleton Corners on Staten Island, co-directors Holly Lynn Ellis and Andrew Tank Rivara capture a diverse range of personalities from all walks of life in the greater New York area. Most compelling of the bunch is Mitchell Stein, a Manhattan attorney who has been playing for nineteen years,...
- 11/18/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Last week’s episode of Sleepy Hollow began with Abbie Mills extolling the virtues of baseball for Ichabod Crane. Of course, Sleepy Hollow being Sleepy Hollow, where subtext is as conspicuous as a catcher flashing signs, Abbie wasn’t only talking about the American Pastime. She was talking about America, too. Or America as it should be. “For me, baseball is about three things,” she told the 18th-century Rip Van Winkle, recently awakened from a 232-year-long dirt nap. “First, tradition. Rules never change. You can always count on the grass to be green, the lines to be white. No matter how crazy the world gets,...
- 11/11/2013
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW - Inside TV
1. Emmys: Netflix's "House of Cards" lost out to "Breaking Bad" for best drama series, but "Breaking Bad" showrunner Vince Gilligan credits Netflix with the series' success. “I think Netflix kept us on the air. Not only are we standing up here (with the Emmy), I don’t think our show would have even lasted beyond season two. … It’s a new era in television, and we’ve been very fortunate to reap the benefits," Gilligan told reporters after the series won its first Emmy. Of course, Netflix was also celebrating the fact that David Fincher won an Emmy for outstanding directing for "House of Cards." 2. Digital Drive-Ins: Honda's Project Drive-In has saved yet another drive-in by helping to fund the switch from 35 mm projection to digital projection. Honda has helped rescue 9 theaters across the country in total, but fundraising efforts continue. It's not often that a company gets the opportunity...
- 9/23/2013
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
To celebrate Robert Redford's imminent return to cinema in "All is Lost" Team Experience will be surveying some of his classics and key films. Here's Anne Marie on The Natural.
Robert Redford is as American as apple pie and baseball. Actually, it might be equally accurate to say that apple pie and baseball are as American as Robert Redford. Like Jimmy Stewart before him, Redford personifies the American Man ideal. But unlike Stewart's earnest Everyman, Redford, with his golden boy good looks and sweet-but-sardonic smile, is the Mythic American Man model. Redford is not the star you relate to; he's the star you admire from afar. Robert Redford has spent most of his career playing variations on this character, but nowhere is his inherent legendaryness used to greater effect than in the 1984 film The Natural. The Natural is a movie about the American Myth through the lens of the American Pastime.
Robert Redford is as American as apple pie and baseball. Actually, it might be equally accurate to say that apple pie and baseball are as American as Robert Redford. Like Jimmy Stewart before him, Redford personifies the American Man ideal. But unlike Stewart's earnest Everyman, Redford, with his golden boy good looks and sweet-but-sardonic smile, is the Mythic American Man model. Redford is not the star you relate to; he's the star you admire from afar. Robert Redford has spent most of his career playing variations on this character, but nowhere is his inherent legendaryness used to greater effect than in the 1984 film The Natural. The Natural is a movie about the American Myth through the lens of the American Pastime.
- 8/21/2013
- by Anne Marie
- FilmExperience
From crochet shorts to maxi skirts and statement accessories, we’ve rounded up the best looks to keep you stylin’ at a summer BBQ! Simply Shop if you’re searching for a stylish get-up.
Summer cookouts are an American pastime and we’ve rounded up our favorite finds for your next BBQ! When it comes to a casual gathering you can still show off a trendy summer look. From effortless dresses to crochet shorts and maxi skirts, the options are endless! Simply select a silhouette and style you feel most comfortable in and you’re ready to go.
Summer BBQ Outfits:
We’ve compiled a colorful list with some of our most-loved items for all body types and price points! No matter what you’re looking for, you’re bound to find something you can’t get enough of … and you don’t have to empty your pockets to do it,...
Summer cookouts are an American pastime and we’ve rounded up our favorite finds for your next BBQ! When it comes to a casual gathering you can still show off a trendy summer look. From effortless dresses to crochet shorts and maxi skirts, the options are endless! Simply select a silhouette and style you feel most comfortable in and you’re ready to go.
Summer BBQ Outfits:
We’ve compiled a colorful list with some of our most-loved items for all body types and price points! No matter what you’re looking for, you’re bound to find something you can’t get enough of … and you don’t have to empty your pockets to do it,...
- 7/5/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Celebrating the all-American pastime far from the States, Miranda Kerr threw out the first pitch at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday (June 13).
The former Victoria's Secret Angel looked cute in her team jersey, baseball cap, and black leggings as she stepped up to the mound.
Though she may be traveling, it's important to the 30-year-old model that she keep fitness a priority, posting photos on her Twitter account as proof.
On Wednesday, Miranda tweeted, "Morning jog in Seoul" and "Fun morning workout with @valentinanourse" before sharing a snapshot of her pitch with the caption, "Me throwing the first ball at the baseball match for the Doosan Bears!"...
The former Victoria's Secret Angel looked cute in her team jersey, baseball cap, and black leggings as she stepped up to the mound.
Though she may be traveling, it's important to the 30-year-old model that she keep fitness a priority, posting photos on her Twitter account as proof.
On Wednesday, Miranda tweeted, "Morning jog in Seoul" and "Fun morning workout with @valentinanourse" before sharing a snapshot of her pitch with the caption, "Me throwing the first ball at the baseball match for the Doosan Bears!"...
- 6/13/2013
- GossipCenter
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it’s time to crack open the windows after so many long months. Ah, springtime, when a young man’s (and many not so young) thoughts turn to … baseball. Well, it turns out that many in Hollywood have the old “horse-hide” on the brain too. This favorite American pastime has graced the big screen many times from light comedies such as Alibi Ike and Major League to heavy dramas like Bang The Drum Slowly. One classic flick, The Natural, could be classified a Fantasy allegory while another, Bull Durham, is a sexy bedroom romp. Of course, film makers have chosen to tell several real-life stories of the diamond with Pride Of The Yankees (Lou Gehrig’s tale), a couple of Babe Ruth biopics, and the lady players of World War II in A League Of Their Own. Now Brian Helgeland (The Order...
- 4/12/2013
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
42
Directed by Brian Helgeland
Written by Brian Helgeland
USA, 2013
The majority of baseball movies come pre-set with a dollop, if not a heaping scoop of hokey, cornpone jingoism. It’s all but impossible for a director to not indulge in well-worn clichés and cinematic tropes when recreating great moments of the truest American pastime. Brian Helgeland, writer and director of the new film 42, documenting Jackie Robinson’s legendary journey to become the first African American Major League Baseball player, isn’t able to resist such expected moments. Familiarity aside, 42 is an enjoyable if old-fashioned period piece packed to the rafters with a solid cast who help enliven the proceedings with something fresh.
Chadwick Boseman stars as Robinson, a playful, hot-tempered player for the Kansas City team in the Negro Leagues. In 1945, he’s handpicked by Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to become the first Black player in the Mlb.
Directed by Brian Helgeland
Written by Brian Helgeland
USA, 2013
The majority of baseball movies come pre-set with a dollop, if not a heaping scoop of hokey, cornpone jingoism. It’s all but impossible for a director to not indulge in well-worn clichés and cinematic tropes when recreating great moments of the truest American pastime. Brian Helgeland, writer and director of the new film 42, documenting Jackie Robinson’s legendary journey to become the first African American Major League Baseball player, isn’t able to resist such expected moments. Familiarity aside, 42 is an enjoyable if old-fashioned period piece packed to the rafters with a solid cast who help enliven the proceedings with something fresh.
Chadwick Boseman stars as Robinson, a playful, hot-tempered player for the Kansas City team in the Negro Leagues. In 1945, he’s handpicked by Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to become the first Black player in the Mlb.
- 4/12/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Put Cleveland in, coach. He’s ready to play! (Even though all he’ll actually do is scout.)
In this Sunday’s The Cleveland Show (Fox, 8:30/7:30), Cleveland will become a Major League Baseball talent scout who runs with the likes of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier – both of whom lend their voices to the episode.
Related | TVLine’s 2013 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled/ What’s on the Bubble?
Not an L.A. fan? Don’t worry – David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox), Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies), Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds...
In this Sunday’s The Cleveland Show (Fox, 8:30/7:30), Cleveland will become a Major League Baseball talent scout who runs with the likes of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier – both of whom lend their voices to the episode.
Related | TVLine’s 2013 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled/ What’s on the Bubble?
Not an L.A. fan? Don’t worry – David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox), Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies), Joey Votto (Cincinnati Reds...
- 3/11/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
We're about to write a fashion post with way too many baseball references, because that's what you get when a star comes out swingin' for a new movie about the American pastime. (Did we get started before we finished our disclaimer? Yes.) So here's Amy Adams in a long red column of lovely for the premiere of her new flick, Trouble with the Curve. In this shot she looks great, because in this shot she's turned to the side and flashing some foot. The reason she's turned to the side and flashing some foot, though, is because if she weren't, she'd look like she'd been buried in about 6-feet of mean ruffles. We're onto you, Adams. That turning-to-the-side trick is as old as the...
- 9/20/2012
- E! Online
As we prepare for what will surely be an epic Night of Champions this Sunday, it’s important to acknowledge that the biggest story in wrestling involves a man who most certainly won’t be appearing at the event. After suffering a heart attack ringside on Monday, Jerry “The King” Lawler is in stable condition at a Montreal hospital, still fighting to recover from what may have been the scariest moment in recent WWE history. Thankfully, the doctors have stated that The King did not suffer any brain damage due to the attack, but nevertheless, this show will, in all likelihood be dedicated in Lawler’s honor, as is this column.
King will certainly be missed at the Announcers’ Table on Sunday, as will his trademark squeal of delight when someone (inevitably) goes through the Spanish Announcers’ Table, but, as is the custom in wrestling, the show must go on.
King will certainly be missed at the Announcers’ Table on Sunday, as will his trademark squeal of delight when someone (inevitably) goes through the Spanish Announcers’ Table, but, as is the custom in wrestling, the show must go on.
- 9/16/2012
- by Jack Manley
- Obsessed with Film
Please see last’s week part one.
Although closeted in the interim report of the 1954 comic book hearings, race was not an issue that America really wanted to deal with and perhaps that above all is why race had been given little more than a nod in the hearing.
Race was however one of the major reasons that 2.5 million black Americans registered for the draft between 1941-45. Hoping that by helping their country win the war the United States would at last make the “Four Freedoms” a real part of their lives and not something they had to aspire too. Freedom of speech and religion, freedom from want and fear were offered to every American by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in one of the greatest speeches in the history of the United States of America.
Black people were well aware that those freedoms were not being offered to us, not...
Although closeted in the interim report of the 1954 comic book hearings, race was not an issue that America really wanted to deal with and perhaps that above all is why race had been given little more than a nod in the hearing.
Race was however one of the major reasons that 2.5 million black Americans registered for the draft between 1941-45. Hoping that by helping their country win the war the United States would at last make the “Four Freedoms” a real part of their lives and not something they had to aspire too. Freedom of speech and religion, freedom from want and fear were offered to every American by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in one of the greatest speeches in the history of the United States of America.
Black people were well aware that those freedoms were not being offered to us, not...
- 8/21/2012
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Falling Skies S02E08: "Death March"
The 2nd Mass drives.
Let "Death March" forever be referred to as the episode of Falling Skies that had us asking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" until our teeth fell out. Tonight's hour was an homage to the great American pastime that doesn't involve apples, steroids, or slaughtering indigenous people. I'm talking Road Trips, people,... More >>...
The 2nd Mass drives.
Let "Death March" forever be referred to as the episode of Falling Skies that had us asking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" until our teeth fell out. Tonight's hour was an homage to the great American pastime that doesn't involve apples, steroids, or slaughtering indigenous people. I'm talking Road Trips, people,... More >>...
- 8/6/2012
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
Next month, "A League of Their Own," celebrates its 20th (!) anniversary. The consummate female baseball flick --which stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Jon Lovitz -- follows two sisters (Davis and Petty) who join the first female professional baseball league. The 1992 film, directed by Penny Marshall, quickly became a critical and commercial success. However, while "A League of Their Own" certainly dedicates a lot of screen time to the great American pastime, some of the movie's most memorable scenes happened off the field. Marla Hooch (Megan Cavanagh), the team's homely star hitter, came out of her shell when the girls broke out of their lodgings -- poisoning poor Miss Cuthbert -- and drunkenly sang "It Had To Be You" at the local bar, The Suds Bucket. While you, diehard "Loto" fan, may do your own rendition of Marla's performance -- ("I'm singing to Nelson!") --...
- 5/31/2012
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
No one likes to sit near a person who insists on texting during the movie, but even the most self-righteous filmgoer has probably sent off at least one instant message, even if it was during the coming attractions. Just be thankful that Libby Gelman-Waxner wasn’t two rows behind you. EW’s columnist is a theater vigilante and her approach to movie etiquette might scare you straight:
Libby,
So glad to have you back! We all know how much you love the movies, so there is no way that you are one of those rude people who texts in a dark theater.
Libby,
So glad to have you back! We all know how much you love the movies, so there is no way that you are one of those rude people who texts in a dark theater.
- 3/23/2012
- by Libby Gelman-Waxner
- EW.com - PopWatch
Jeff and Jackie Schaffer, the showrunners for FX’s The League, had to deal with an NFL lockout which delayed production of the 3rd season episodes of their comedy about a group of friends obsessed with fantasy football. Then the October 6th season premiere, with guest star Seth Rogen, was the show’s most-watched telecast ever for women 18-34 and its third most-watched among total viewers. FX has just renewed The League for a fourth season. The Schaffers talked to Deadline contributor Diane Haithman the day after this season’s premiere: Deadline: Ok, I have to admit major sports ignorance - how do you play fantasy football? Jackie Schaffer: We’re always happy to explain it, because clearly we’re obsessed. Jeff: Fantasy football is actually an amazing American pastime, because it takes the ultimate team sport, NFL and football, and turns it into the quest for individual achievement. Your...
- 12/14/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Jeff and Jackie Schaffer, the showrunners for FX’s The League, had to deal with an NFL lockout which delayed production of the 3rd season episodes of their comedy about a group of friends obsessed with fantasy football. Then the October 6th season premiere, with guest star Seth Rogen, was the show’s most-watched telecast ever for women 18-34 and its third most-watched among total viewers. FX has just renewed The League for a fourth season. The Schaffers talked to Deadline contributor Diane Haithman the day after this season’s premiere: Deadline: Ok, I have to admit major sports ignorance - how do you play fantasy football? Jackie Schaffer: We’re always happy to explain it, because clearly we’re obsessed. Jeff: Fantasy football is actually an amazing American pastime, because it takes the ultimate team sport, NFL and football, and turns it into the quest for individual achievement. Your...
- 12/14/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
“It’s easy to be romantic about baseball.” As history goes to show, filmmakers and storytellers never tire of telling tales of the great American pastime. Moneyball takes a new approach to the sport of baseball, focusing on a time not too long ago when one man changed the game forever.
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian’s big screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book focuses on the men behind the team, and is more about overcoming obstacles and following your heart than about winning the game. The screenplay went through numerous updates with contributions from two of Hollywood’s strongest writers, and what resulted is a film that captures the character, heart, and brains of baseball.
Read more...
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian’s big screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book focuses on the men behind the team, and is more about overcoming obstacles and following your heart than about winning the game. The screenplay went through numerous updates with contributions from two of Hollywood’s strongest writers, and what resulted is a film that captures the character, heart, and brains of baseball.
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- 9/24/2011
- by Melissa Kovner
- JustPressPlay.net
Getty First Lady Michelle Obama
As the country now knows, First Lady and healthy-eating crusader Michelle Obama stepped into the new Washington, D.C., Shake Shack during lunch on Monday and ordered a hamburger, fries, a chocolate shake, and a Diet Coke. Almost before the cashier could say, “have a nice day,” a firestorm of controversy erupted over the news that the woman who spearheaded the anti-obesity “Let’s Move” campaign consumed a meal totaling 1,700 calories — the equivalent of a day’s worth of calories.
As the country now knows, First Lady and healthy-eating crusader Michelle Obama stepped into the new Washington, D.C., Shake Shack during lunch on Monday and ordered a hamburger, fries, a chocolate shake, and a Diet Coke. Almost before the cashier could say, “have a nice day,” a firestorm of controversy erupted over the news that the woman who spearheaded the anti-obesity “Let’s Move” campaign consumed a meal totaling 1,700 calories — the equivalent of a day’s worth of calories.
- 7/13/2011
- by Stacy Perman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
>There was a time when killing zombies was taboo. That time is gone. These days, Killing zombies is an American pastime. Lets all give a hand to Zombieland, The Walking Dead, Resident Evil, Dead Rising and a slew of other movies, TV shows and video games. Instead of chatting about work at social gatherings, we chat about what we’d do should the zombie apocalypse come. At least, that’s what I spent my Fourth of July weekend doing over barbecue. Figuring out everyone’s best post apocalyptic survival skill and then figuring out our plan to escape from New York (because you know that’s where the zombies will strike first and hardest).
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- 7/7/2011
- by Bags H.
- BuzzFocus.com
Comedian Patton Oswalt once said, "Everyone loves Mickey Mouse, but he's boring. I’d rather be a douchebag and make people laugh."
That's great advice, especially if you're a fan of outrageously dark, nasty comedies like we are. Cameron Diaz is the latest star to abandon vanity, throw caution to the wind, and play an outright a-hole in a new movie with the self-explanatory title "Bad Teacher."
Diaz plays a teacher with a serious 'tude who has her heart set on landing a wealthy slab of man, played by Justin Timberlake, and will go to any lengths to get what she wants. Let's see how far she goes...
1. There She Is. Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch) gives a cheerful greeting to her colleague Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz). It's fair to say the feeling is not reciprocated.
2. Are You Coming To Period 5? Elizabeth puts her best face forward when it comes to winning...
That's great advice, especially if you're a fan of outrageously dark, nasty comedies like we are. Cameron Diaz is the latest star to abandon vanity, throw caution to the wind, and play an outright a-hole in a new movie with the self-explanatory title "Bad Teacher."
Diaz plays a teacher with a serious 'tude who has her heart set on landing a wealthy slab of man, played by Justin Timberlake, and will go to any lengths to get what she wants. Let's see how far she goes...
1. There She Is. Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch) gives a cheerful greeting to her colleague Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz). It's fair to say the feeling is not reciprocated.
2. Are You Coming To Period 5? Elizabeth puts her best face forward when it comes to winning...
- 6/21/2011
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Hello, Zoners!
I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to another week of wonderfulness. I had everything for this post written and ready to go, but with shock and surprise, only moments ago I scrapped my original greeting. For right now, late on Sunday, I am in front of my TV set, watching President Obama, and trying to absorb the news that nearly 10 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, bin Laden is dead. As a New Yorker, this naturally resonates profoundly with me. I sit here, remembering that day in September, which was so beautiful when it began, and so shattered.
I feel I know how Jon will handle this; I wonder what Stephen will do. Jon can be sincere, emotional, and himself. Stephen’s character complicates things, but I have complete faith that he is up to the task.
Now, as I take a breath,...
I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to another week of wonderfulness. I had everything for this post written and ready to go, but with shock and surprise, only moments ago I scrapped my original greeting. For right now, late on Sunday, I am in front of my TV set, watching President Obama, and trying to absorb the news that nearly 10 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, bin Laden is dead. As a New Yorker, this naturally resonates profoundly with me. I sit here, remembering that day in September, which was so beautiful when it began, and so shattered.
I feel I know how Jon will handle this; I wonder what Stephen will do. Jon can be sincere, emotional, and himself. Stephen’s character complicates things, but I have complete faith that he is up to the task.
Now, as I take a breath,...
- 5/2/2011
- by Karenatasha
- No Fact Zone
Reports of humanity’s imminent demise may have been greatly exaggerated. While the Internet has been swarming with humans playfully speculating that Skynet, the malevolent computer that steamrolled humanity in the Terminator mythology, was about to go online, an actual robot was poised to take over the American pastime. In Philadelphia this afternoon, the University of Pennsylvania’s PhillieBot was slated to toss out the ceremonial first pitch before the Phillies game against the Brewers. I was expecting a 120 miles per hour fastball that would rip a hole through the catcher’s mitt, hand, and face, but instead, the clattering...
- 4/20/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
With a new baseball season upon us, we're less excited about hotdogs and home runs and more thrilled to see our favorite Major League hotties step up to bat. We combed the country to collect a few reasons why we love this great American pastime. From ogling Derek Jeter's tight buns to staring into Matt Kemp's sexy eyes, here's how we'll be spending summer, ladies...
- 4/11/2011
- Essence
Celebrity Super Bowl Party! Latina American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez to hang out with the Obama family for the Super Bowl? [Feb. 6] The Super Bowl is here! It is finally Super Bowl Sunday -- and American tradition that is almost like a religious holiday in some states. This year, the Green Bay Packers will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2011 Super Bowl on Sunday February 6 at 6Pm in a much-anticipated and greatly hyped good old American football game! Americans will be glued to their televisions, checking out the game, taking in the commercials, and hanging out with President Obama? Green celebrity, Jennifer Lopez, Latin singer and actress, currently on the judge panel for reality television show American Idol, has confirmed that she and her husband, Latin singer Marc Anthony, were officially invited to spend watch the Super Bowl game at the White House! As part of the judge team with Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson,...
- 2/6/2011
- by Belky Says
- Green Celebrity
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey. Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Brett Berk is one of the smartest people I know. He’s an expert on everything from politics to education to automobiles to really, really cheesy dance movies. But, like all of us, he retains a few intellectual blind spots—and Major League Baseball happens to fall into one of them. As a service to readers who share his complete indifference to the World Series, which begins tonight, I asked Bill Bradley, a tireless reader of Detroit Tigers box scores, to instruct Brett on the finer points of the American pastime. Instead, they had this crazy conversation. —Michael Hogan Bill Bradley: So, the World Series. The Fall Classic. Brett Berk: Yes. You may not know this, but I once attended the winning game of the World Series. In 1984? Detroit Tigers vs. the San Diego Padres? Yes. At...
- 10/27/2010
- Vanity Fair
After opening with the extremely dark, long couch-gag, there was no way The Simpsons could have failed last night.
The opening, which was credited to street artist Banksy, included a whipped panda, a dolphin head and a dying unicorn. That's a recipe for hilarity.
Oh, and then there was yet another Simpsons episode devoted to our boring American pastime, baseball. "MoneyBart" was a parody of the sabermetrics approached pioneered by Bill James and written about in Moneyball. While Moneyball was written in 2003 and the episode might not seem timely, the 2011 movie starring Brad Pitt should help.
While this week's installment will never replace our favorite Simpsons baseball episode, "Homer at the Bat," there were certainly plenty of great jokes and a strong enough story with heart to keep us entertained. We probably could have gone without the painful cameo by Mike Scioscia, though.
Some of our favorite Simpsons quotes moments...
The opening, which was credited to street artist Banksy, included a whipped panda, a dolphin head and a dying unicorn. That's a recipe for hilarity.
Oh, and then there was yet another Simpsons episode devoted to our boring American pastime, baseball. "MoneyBart" was a parody of the sabermetrics approached pioneered by Bill James and written about in Moneyball. While Moneyball was written in 2003 and the episode might not seem timely, the 2011 movie starring Brad Pitt should help.
While this week's installment will never replace our favorite Simpsons baseball episode, "Homer at the Bat," there were certainly plenty of great jokes and a strong enough story with heart to keep us entertained. We probably could have gone without the painful cameo by Mike Scioscia, though.
Some of our favorite Simpsons quotes moments...
- 10/11/2010
- by eric@mediavine.com (The Barnacle)
- TVfanatic
Time has a way of forgiving the past. Just ask Hugh Hefner, who has somehow gone from illicit to iconic over the past 50 years, outshining – and in many cases outliving – most of his critics. Hefner was the first to put nudity on newsstands, the first to expose the one thing all of us loved and none of us acknowledged, the first to transform sex from a closeted ritual to the great American pastime. And he did it all during the feel-guilt Fifties – a time when most sex acts weren’t only considered immoral, they were downright illegal.
Thus is the early premise of Brigitte Berman’s “Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.” Berman’s documentary is an engaging, if often one-sided, portrayal of Hefner as a progressive visionary who went from creating the Playboy philosophy to becoming the ultimate personification of it. Berman’s Hef is a counterculture hero,...
Thus is the early premise of Brigitte Berman’s “Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.” Berman’s documentary is an engaging, if often one-sided, portrayal of Hefner as a progressive visionary who went from creating the Playboy philosophy to becoming the ultimate personification of it. Berman’s Hef is a counterculture hero,...
- 7/19/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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