by mike | Oct 5, 2023 | Basketball, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
The world of sports could not present a story more uplifting than this one. The post first ran in 2020. I believe it is significant that I’m writing this post on April 15th, which happens to be Jackie Robinson Day. The great baseball player—and even greater human...
by mike | May 22, 2023 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Mystery Films, Psychological Thrillers, Science Fiction, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
As I pointed out last time, there have been a gazillion motion pictures made since a two-second garden scene was filmed in Leeds, England in 1888. Here are a few more notable last lines. “I’m da boss. I’m da boss. I’m da boss. I’m da boss. I’m da boss. I’m da boss....
by mike | Mar 30, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, Books, Fantasy, Ghosts, Magical realism, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Today—thank the Great Spirit—is Opening Day for my San Diego Padres, and pretty much every other team! A baseball-themed post seems appropriate, so here is one from a couple of years back. “Three years ago at dusk on a spring evening, when the sky was a robin’s-egg...
by mike | Mar 23, 2023 | Basketball, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
In keeping with the season—that’s the Madness of March season—this post, which I first presented in 2020, is about a remarkable team—and its coach—that changed the face of college basketball forever. I believe it is significant that I’m writing this post on April...
by mike | Jan 12, 2023 | Baseball, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Lots of folks missed this wonderful film. I first presented this post in 2019. Inspired by a true story, Chasing 3000 (2010) is, of course, a baseball movie, one that highlights the legendary Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, Roberto Clemente. But transcending that, it...
by mike | Aug 15, 2022 | Baseball, Books, Fantasy, Ghosts, Magical realism, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Last week, MLB played its second regular-season “Field of Dreams” baseball game in Dyersville, Iowa—on a field built alongside the film set of the beloved 1989 movie. The pregame show offered many poignant (read: tearjerking) moments related to the movie, including...
