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TIFF Journal: Screwball

Philip Brown — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:00:39 +0000

Director Billy Corben’s 2006 film Cocaine Cowboys was one of the rarest of cinematic beasts: a hit documentary. That doesn’t happen often, but docs are also rarely as rowdy, insane, and relentlessly entertaining as that one. Given that Corben’s latest feature, Screwball, is about a steroid supplement scandal in Major League Baseball, one might assume...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Baseball Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 19:00:20 +0000

The Cubs won the World Series this week. Did that really happen? It seems impossible. Movies in the ’80s used to joke about this day, and now it’s actually here. As America comes down from that giddy high, let’s look at some of our favorite movies about baseball. Shannon Nutt Unlike most other sports, Hollywood...

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‘Million Dollar Arm’ Review: Heartwarming Racism and Baseball

Philip Brown — Fri, 16 May 2014 13:00:05 +0000

Hollywood’s obsession with romanticizing baseball has led to some of the greatest and some of the cheesiest sports movies ever made. ‘Million Dollar Arm’ falls squarely into the latter category, but a talented cast at least tries to push it into the former. ‘Million Dollar Arm’ is one of those gently racist inspirational Hollywood stories...

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Now Playing: The Film That Just Might Reinvigorate Baseball

Luke Hickman — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:00:55 +0000

At first glance, ‘Moneyball’ may look like just another sports movie with star power. In reality, it’s a romantic story about a man and his passion for the game. As odd as that may sound, it works perfectly on every level. Watch out, Oscar. Here comes your first curve ball of the season. If your...

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