Reel Baseball Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American Culture

Name: Reel Baseball Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American Culture
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ISBN: 9780786413898

ISBN-10: 0786413891

ISBN-13: 9780786413898

Edition: 2003

Authors: Stephen C. Wood, J. David Pincus

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Not only are movies and baseball two of America's favorite pastimes, they are integral parts of our culture. Small wonder that the two frequently merge in Hollywood's use of baseball themes, jargon, and icons. This work on baseball in the movies is organized into four sections examining different aspects of the cultural intersection between film and baseball. In the first three sections-"Baseball in Baseball Films," "Babe Ruth and the Silver Screen," and "Baseball in Non-Baseball Films"-essays by scholars in various disciplines cover such topics as symbols, the role of family, baseball as a facilitator of violence, and the American mythos. The fourth section consists of interviews with…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 1/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Foreword



Preface



Baseball in Baseball Films


Introduction to Reel 1



The American Mythos in Film: The Natural




Returning to the America That Was Meant to Be: The Cinematic Re-Emergence of Baseball's Vision of Community




W.P. Kinsella's Baseball Fiction: Field of Dreams and the New Mythopoeism of Baseball




Baseball Mystery, Cinema Magic




Designated Heroes: Cinematic Reflections of Baseball's Cultural Ideology




The Myth and Rebirth of Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out and Field of Dreams




Babe Ruth and the Silver Screen


Introduction to Reel 2



From Christ-Like Folk Hero to Bumbling Bacchus: Filmic Images of Babe Ruth, 1920-1992




Persistence of Vision: A Study of Babe Ruth in Headin' Home




Babe Ruth and the Feature Film: The Muddling of the Myth




Baseball in Non-Baseball Films


Introduction to Reel 3



Baseball in Non-Baseball Films: From Family to Mirth




Baseball in Non-Baseball Films: From Culture to the Ephemeral




The Family of Baseball: Perceptions of the American Family in Baseball Films




The Baseball Moment in American Film




Meet John Doe, Frank Capra, and Baseball: The Celebration and Dark Side of the American Dream




The Last Inning


Introduction to Reel 4



The Directors and Producers: Interviews with Phil Alden Robinson, Ron Shelton, Penny Marshall and Arthur Friedman




The Actors and Critics: Interviews with Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, James Belushi, Robert Osborne and Jeffrey Lyons




Behind the Scenes: Interviews with Vin Scully, Lynn Novick, Brent Shyer, and Rod Dedeaux



Post-Game Analysis: Reflections on Baseball, Film and American Culture



About the Contributors


Index