Saturday, February 29, 2020

Movies I Have Seen - March 2020 (10 movies)


Wild Nights with Emily. 2018, Starring Molly Shannon as Adult Emily,
Dana Melanie as Young Emily
Amy Seimetz as Mabel
Susan Ziegler as Adult Susan
Sasha Frolova as Young Susan
Brett Gelman as Higginson
Jackie Monahan as Adult Lavina
Margot Kistler as Young Lavina
Kevin Seal as Adult Austin
John Pena Griswold as Young Austin
Lisa Haas as Maggie
Casper Andreas as Joseph Lyman
Allison Lane as The Widow Kate
Robert McCaskill as Ralph Waldo Emerson
David Albiero as David Peck Todd
Al Sutton[2]
Stella Chestnut. Crave, February 29, 2020, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Piano Sonata No. 30 in D Major, Hob. XVI:19" - Written by Franz Joseph Haydn, Performed by Vadim Chaimovich; “The last rose of summer” - Performed by Violin; “Bill Cheatham” - Performed by Adam Hurt and Beth Williams Hartness; “I Palpiti” - Performed by Sohn and Benjamin Lorb; “The Yellow Rose of Texas” - Performed by Lee Eaton; “Speed The Plough” - Performed by The Revels Band.

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (also referred to as The Angry Birds 2 Movie or just simply Angry Birds 2). 2019, Starring Jason Sudeikis as Red,
Rachel Bloom as Silver
Leslie Jones as Zeta
Josh Gad as Chuck
Bill Hader as King Mudbeard
Danny McBride as Bomb
Suzanne Waters as Bomb's Opera Voice
Awkwafina as Courtney
Sterling K. Brown as Garry Pig[10]
Eugenio Derbez as Glenn
Peter Dinklage as Ethan Eagle
Beck Bennett as:
Hank: an Eagle Guard with lots of abs
Brad: an Eagle Guard who had to use the bathroom
Zach Woods as Carl Eagle[10]
Pete Davidson as Jerry Eagle[10]
Lil Rel Howery as Alex[a]
Dove Cameron as Ella[10]
Nicki Minaj as Pinky[11]
Brooklynn Prince as Zoe[12]
Genesis Tennon as ViVi (Vincent)[13]
JoJo Siwa as:
Jay[14][b]
Kira: an Eagle Guard
Maya Rudolph as Matilda
Anthony Padilla as Hal
Tiffany Haddish as Debbie[15]
Colleen Ballinger as Roxanne[16]
David Dobrik as Axel[16]
Faith Urban as:
Beatrice:[13] a Hatchling on Bird Island
Sophie: a piglet who befriends Zoe, ViVi, and Sam-Sam
Sunday Urban as:
Lily:[13] a Hatchling on Bird Island
Isla: a piglet who befriends Zoe, ViVi, and Sam-Sam
Alma Varsano[13] as Sam-Sam (Samantha). [c]
Gaten Matarazzo as Bubba[17]
Nolan North as Terence[d]
Tony Hale as Mime Bird
Alex Hirsch as Steve Eagle
Mason Ramsey as Oliver
Thurop Van Orman as:
Duck: a resident on Bird Island whose face has been hit with a pie
Seal: based on the arctic animal of the same name, who is in a romantic relationship with Baby, Zeta's dog
Ally Garrett as:
Snake
Pig Mother
John Cohen as the Eagle Detector
Sean Charmatz as:
Invisible Pig
Early Bird (credited as Teacher) [e]
Kelly Prizeman as Bomb's Momb
Josh Engel as Brad (credited as Dude Bird),[f] a resident at Bird Island who attends Avian Academy.
Asher Bishop as Scott
Hazel Van Orman as Hazel
Leif Van Orman as Leif
David C. Smith as the Grumpy Dad
Nova Reed as Ally
Kaci Simotas as Anders
Eliza Cohen as Jenny[g]
Samantha Cohen as Bailey[g]
Isla Andrews as Eloise[g]
Grey Griffin as the Snake Mother. Crave, March 2, 2020. Soundtrack: "Best Day (Angry Birds 2 Remix)" - Kesha - 2:59
"Holding Out for a Hero" - Bonnie Tyler - 4:21
"All by Myself" (Single Edit) - Eric Carmen - 4:22
"Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett - 3:20
"Get Ready (Orchestral Mix)" - 2 Unlimited
"Angel" - Sarah McLachlan - 4:00
"Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton - 3:20
"Space Oddity" - David Bowie
"Turn Down for What" - DJ Snake & Lil Jon - 3:33
"I Don't Want to Wait" - Paula Cole - 4:07
"Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
"Fireball" (feat. John Ryan) - Pitbull - 3:56
"Axel F" - Harold Faltermeyer - 3:01
"Hello" - Lionel Richie - 4:14
"Baby Shark" - Pinkfong
"I'm Too Sexy" - Right Said Fred - 4:14
"The Final Countdown" - Europe - 4:03
"Happy Together" - The Turtles - 2:50
"Let's Just Be Friends" - Luke Combs - 3:21
"We Run This" - Missy Elliott; "The Original Angry Birds Theme" - Written by Ari Pulkkinen.

Gemini. 2017, Starring Lola Kirke as Jill, Zoë Kravitz as Heather,
John Cho as Detective Ahn
Greta Lee as Tracy, Heather's girlfriend
Michelle Forbes as Jamie, Heather's agent
Nelson Franklin as Greg, whose movie deal Heather rejected
Reeve Carney as Devin, movie star and Heather's ex-boyfriend
Jessica Parker Kennedy as Sierra, Heather's nearly look-alike and stalker
James Ransone as Stan, and Ricki Lake as Vanessa. Crave, March 2, 2020. Soundtrack: "O Sole Mio" - Performed by Angelo De Pippa & The Italian Musica; "La Vita E Colorata" - Performed by I Campioni; "Colors" - Performed by Josh Garrels; "Scheherazade" - Performed by Arthur Lyman.

BlacKkKlansman. 2018, Starring John David Washington as Detective Ron Stallworth, Adam Driver as Detective Philip "Flip" Zimmerman,
Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas
Topher Grace as David Duke
Jasper Pääkkönen as Felix Kendrickson
Ryan Eggold as Walter Breachway
Paul Walter Hauser as Ivanhoe
Ashlie Atkinson as Connie Kendrickson
Corey Hawkins as Kwame Ture
Michael Buscemi as Jimmy Creek
Ken Garito as Sergeant Trapp
Robert John Burke as Chief Bridges
Fred Weller as Patrolman Andy Landers
Nicholas Turturro as Walker
Harry Belafonte as Jerome Turner
Alec Baldwin as Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Mr. Turrentine
Damaris Lewis as Odetta. Crave, March 4, 2020. Soundtrack: "Oh Happy Day" - Written by Edwin Hawkins,
Performed by The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Courtesy of Buddah Records / Legacy Recordings
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Too Late to Turn Back Now
Written by Eddie Cornelius
Performed by The Cornelius Brothers (as Cornelius Brothers) & Sister Rose
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (Parts 1 & 2)
Written by James Brown And Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
Freedom Ride
Written by Joe Defilippo
Performed by R.J. Phillips Band
Courtesy of Joe Defilippo
We Are Gonna Be Okay
Written by Daniel Whitener, Eileen Whitener
Performed by Dan Whitener
Courtesy of Dan Whitener
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Written by Elliot Lurie
Performed by Looking Glass
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
Written by Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
Performed by The Temptations
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Lion Eyes
Written by Jordan Burchill, Mikaela Kahn
Performed by Beth // James
Courtesy of Jordan Burchill, Mikaela Kahn
Photo Opp's
from Inside Man (2006)
Written By Terence Blanchard
Lucky Man
Written by Greg Lake
Performed by Emerson Lake and Palmer (as Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Courtesy of Leadclass Limited
By Arrangement with BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Mary Don't You Weep
Traditional
Arranged by Prince (as Prince Rogers Nelson)
Performed by Prince
Courtesy of NPG Records, Inc. Under Exclusive License to Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement With Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing. Anachronisms: 1. The movie is supposed to take place in 1971-72. Throughout some of the bar scenes and home scenes, the patrons and klan members were drinking bottles of Schlitz beer that had bar codes on the back of the labels. Bar codes were not introduced until 1974. 2. When Felix and Flip drive off the Inn parking lot, a modern car passes them. Modern cars are also parked up the road. 3. The newspaper Ron is reading has six columns, but newspapers of that time period had eight columns and were larger than those published today. 4. The Colorado license plates seen throughout the movie have white mountains and a green sky background, but this design was not introduced until 2000. 5. Kennebrew Beauregard uses the term "super-predator" in the prologue, which takes place in the 1960s. The term was not coined until the 1990s. 6. When David Duke inducts Flip into the Klan, the cross behind him is illuminated with helical CFL light bulbs. Although CFL bulbs were invented in 1976, they did not become commercially available until the mid 1990s. 7. David Duke uses the term "ethnically cleansing our people" during a radio broadcast. However, the term "ethnic cleansing" did not originate until 1988.

Framing John DeLorean. 2019, Starring Alec Baldwin as John DeLorean, Morena Baccarin as Cristina Ferrare, Josh Charles as Bill Collins, Dean Winters as John Valestra, Michael Rispoli as Jim Hoffman, Jason Jones as Jerry West, Dana Ashbrook as Ben Tisa, Josh Cooke as Howard Weitzman, Sean Cullen as Roy, William Hill as GM executive, Eli Tokash as Zach DeLorean, Kayla Foster as Colleen, Grayson Eddey as Zach DeLorean, Porter Kelly as Court clerk, Bill Collins and Zach DeLorean. Crave, March 4, 2020, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Boléro, M. 81" - Composed by Maurice Ravel, Performed by Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marringer. Trivia: Interviews for the documentary segments include Baldwin and Baccarin, as well as Bill Collins and Zach DeLorean. Quotes: 1. Zack DeLorean: "God pulled the plug on his ass, man... you're out of here, buddy." 2. Title Card before end credits: "John DeLorean died on March 19th, 2005 in Morristown, New Jersey. He was fuckin' 80 years old. His plans to build another car were never realized."

Backdraft 2 (also known as Backdraft II). 2019, Starring
Joe Anderson as Sean McCaffrey
William Baldwin as A.C. Brian McCaffrey
Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel
Alisha Bailey as Maggie Rening
Alastair Mackenzie as Captain White
Dominic Mafham as ATF Agent Ralph Kunz
Jessamine-Bliss Bell as Jenny Yang
Martin Hutson as FBI Agent
Aaron McCusker as Touhy
Cyril Nri as Rickets. Crave, March 5, 2020. Soundtrack: “I Don’t Worry About That” - Performed by James Nagel; “Fighting 17th” - Performed by Maria López-Gallego; “Something Strange” - Written and Performed by Joe Droukas; “Amazing Grace” (Traditional) - Performed by Andrew McNair and Mark Hamilton; “Flames” - Performed by Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera; “Welcome To The Fire” - Performed by Willyecho.

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan. 2018 (Canadian), Starring Kit Harington as John F. Donovan, Natalie Portman as Sam Turner, Ben Schnetzer as Rupert Turner, Jacob Tremblay as Young Rupert Turner, Susan Sarandon as Grace Donovan, Jared Keeso as James Donovan, Kathy Bates as Barbara Haggermaker, Thandie Newton as Audrey Newhouse, Chris Zylka as Will Jefford Jr., Amara Karan as Mrs. Kureishi, Emily Hampshire as Amy Bosworth, Michael Gambon as Man in Diner, Dakota Taylor as Connor Jefford, Sarah Gadon as Liz Jones, Ari Millen as Big Billy and Leni Parker as Bonnie. Crave, March 7, 2020. Soundtrack: "Rolling In the Deep" - Performed by Adele; "Stand By Me" - Performed by Florence + The Machine; "Sulk" - Performed by TR/ST; "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - Performed by The Verve; "The Beautiful Blue Danube" - Composed by Johann Strauss II; "Le Pardon de Ploërmel" - Trio Hochelaga; "Maple Leaf Rag" - Scott Joplin; "Working The Crime Scene" - Mr Roth, Dylan Carter, Noah Bentfield, R. Time; "Adam's Song" - Blink 182; "Pieces" - Sum 41; "Don't Let Me Get Me" - PINK; "Silent Machine" - Cat Power; "Jesus Of Suburbia" - Green Day; "Dance My Troubles Away" - Dalida; (Issu de "Zorba le Greek", Mikis Theodorakis); "Amarantine" - Enya; "Valse sentimentale" - Tchaikovsky; "Kiss Me" - Sixpence None The Richer; "Wiener Blut" - Johann Strauss II; "Sidi Hbibi" - Ayrad; "Hanging By A Moment" - Lifehouse; "Wrath of the Maskims" - WOLVEN.

What a Girl Wants. 2003, Starring Amanda Bynes as Daphne Reynolds,
Soleil McGhee as Young Daphne.
Ella Desmond Oakley as Baby Daphne.
Colin Firth as Lord Henry Dashwood, the Earl of Wycombe and Daphne's long-lost father.
Kelly Preston as Libby Reynolds, Daphne's mother who works as a wedding singer.
Oliver James as Ian Wallace, Daphne's love interest in London.
Eileen Atkins as Jocelyn Dashwood, the Dowager Countess of Wycombe who is Henry's mother and Daphne's long-lost grandmother.
Jonathan Pryce as Alistair Payne, Henry's manager who is the father of Glynnis Payne and the grandfather of Clarissa Payne.
Anna Chancellor as Glynnis Payne, the gold-digging daughter of Alistair Payne, the mother of Clarissa Payne, and the fiancée of Henry.
Christina Cole as Clarissa Payne, the daughter of Glynnis Payne and the granddaughter of Alistair Payne.
Sylvia Syms as Princess Charlotte.
James Greene as Percy, Henry and Jocelyn's butler.
Tara Summers as Noelle.
Ben Scholfield as Armistead Stuart, a sleazy upperclass boy with a wandering eye.
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Lord Orwood, the father of Peach and Pear Orwood.
Cassie Powney as The Hon. Peach Orwood, the twin sister of Pear Orwood.
Connie Powney as The Hon. Pear Orwood, the twin sister of Peach Orwood.
Peter Reeves as Sir John Dashwood.
Peter Hugo as Prince Charles.
Matthew Turpin as Prince William.
Chris Castle as Prince Harry.
Stephanie Lane as Fiona.
Elizabeth Richard as Queen Elizabeth II. Netflix, March 14, 2020, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Good Life
Written by Leslie Mills and Chris Pelcer
Performed by Leslie Mills
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Happy Birthday to You
Written by Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Written by Ellen Shipley and Rick Nowels
Performed by Kelly Preston
Muddled
Written by Ian LeFeuvre
Performed by Ian LeFeuvre
Muddled
Written by Ian LeFeuvre
Performed by Ian LeFeuvre and Maury LaFoy
Because You Loved Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Kelly Preston and Katherine Ellis
Shout
Written by Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, and O'Kelly Isley
Performed by Kelly Preston
London Calling
Written by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon (as Paul Simanon), and Topper Headon
Performed by The Clash
Courtesy of Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Out of Place
Written by Gavin Thorpe
Performed by Gavin Thorpe
Produced by David Kahne (uncredited)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
What's Your Flava?
Written by Craig David, Trevor Henry, and Anthony Marshall
Performed by Craig David
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. / Wildstar Records Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Long Time Coming
Written by Paul Barry, Mark Taylor, and Nick Carter
Produced by Mark Taylor and Brian Rowling
Performed by Oliver James
Crazy
Written by Meredith Brooks and Taylor Rhodes
Performed by Meredith Brooks
Get a Move On
Written by Mr. Scruff (as Michael Andrew Carthy), Moondog (as Louis Hardin), and John Henry
Performed by Mr. Scruff
Courtesy of Ninja Tune
Contains samples from "Hypin' Woman Blues"
Performed by T-Bone Walker
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film and TV Music and "Lament I, 'Birds Lament"
Performed by Moondog
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
I Wanna Be Bad
Written by Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz, and Willa Ford (as Amanda Williford)
Performed by Willa Ford
Courtesy of Lava Records LLC
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
You Get Me
Written by John Shanks, Shelly Peiken, Michelle Branch, and Abra Moore
Performed by Michelle Branch
Courtesy of Maverick Recording Company
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Get up offa That Thing / Release the Pressure
Written by Deanna Brown, Yamma Brown, and Deirdre Brown
Produced by Brian Rawling and Robin Smith
Performed by Oliver James
Somebody Stop Me
Written by Christian Karlsson, Henrik Jomback, Pontus Johan Winnberg, and Luciana Caporoso
Performed by 'Erica Rivera'
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Kiss Kiss
Written by Sezen Aksu (as Sezen Oksu), Juliette Jaimes, and Steve Welton-Jaimes
Performed by Holly Valance
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. / Engineroom Music
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Who Invited You
Written by Allison Robertson, Maya Ford, Brett Anderson, and Torry Castellano (as Torrance Castellano)
Performed by The Donnas
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
The Way You Look Tonight
Written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern
Produced by Brian Rawling and Robin Smith
Performed by Oliver James
Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Written by Rick Derringer
Performed by Rick Derringer
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
What a Wonderful World
Written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
Produced by Brian Rawling and Robin Smith
Performed by Oliver James
What's Good for Me
Written by Lucy Woodward and Jamie Houston
Performed by Lucy Woodward
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Have I Told You Lately
Written by Van Morrison
Performed by Matt Acheson
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Written by Steve Lee, Steve Torch, and Tom Nichols
Produced by Brian Rowling
Performed by Oliver James
Half Life
Written by Duncan Sheik
Performed by Duncan Sheik
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Ride of Your Life
Written by John Gregory and Jeff Silbar
Performed by John Gregory
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
The Wedding Tarantella
(uncredited)
Written by Traditional
Performed by Traditional.


25 of the best baseball movies ever

By Will Leitch @williamfleitch
March 15, 2020
Look. You're stuck inside. We're all stuck inside. It's an unprecedented time, and we're all going through it the best we can. We're stuck at home and need distraction. So you need a baseball movie, right? There will be baseball again, eventually. For now: These baseball movies will get you through. Throughout it all ... there is always baseball.
Baseball is older than the movies themselves, and the first baseball movies featured well-recognized baseball players as the stars themselves; in many ways, they were our first movie stars. Right off the Bat, widely considered the first baseball flick ever made, came out in 1915, the same year as the morally loathsome but cinematically groundbreaking The Birth of a Nation, and it starred John "Mugsy" McGraw as himself. McGraw actually appeared in dozens of movies that decade. The film industry was trying to capture America, and nothing was more American than baseball.
In the more than 100 years since, some of the most beloved movies made have been about baseball, and why not? Baseball's story is the story of our times, with heroes and villains, glory and scandal, triumph and failure, comedy and tragedy. It remains the most cinematic of our sports because it is, at its core, about human beings and their frailties and their glories. If baseball had never existed, the movies would have had to invent it.
Thus, sitting down to make a list of the best 25 baseball movies ever made is quite the challenge. You must consider their historical importance in the annals of cinematic lore ... but also, hey, it's baseball: This is supposed to be fun. I'm sure there are movies not on here that might make your list. But to me, these are the 25 baseball movies that best reflect what the sport is, both on screen and in the real world. Remember: There is no crying in baseball, but sometimes, there is crying in baseball movies.
1. Bull Durham (1988)
The conversations on the mound. The tricks for getting out of a slump. The managerial motivational tactics. Which hand to swing with in a fight. Bull Durham is a movie that understands the romance and madness of baseball better than any movie ever has, and it has an all-timer cast. The only thing better than watching this movie is watching an actual baseball game. And only barely.
2. A League of Their Own (1992)
A movie that has baseball in its bones as few other movies do, and one that tells a terrific story that few people even knew about. The cast is terrific top to bottom -- even Madonna is good in it! -- and the movie has the good fortune of having Tom Hanks as the crusty manager just before he became the biggest movie star in the world.
3. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Gary Cooper is an instantly iconic Lou Gehrig -- people to this day still think Gehrig looked like Cooper -- and don't forget the terrific portrayal of Babe Ruth by ... Babe Ruth!
4. Field of Dreams (1989)
Dads and their kids will cry every time they hear "have a catch" for the rest of time because of this movie.
5. Eight Men Out (1988)
Writer-director John Sayles' story of the Black Sox takes a literary, smart look at what remains the worst scandal in baseball's history.
6. Moneyball (2011)
The movie about math and data in baseball has a cheerful love of the sport, too, and Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are an oddly perfect team.
7. The Natural (1984)
Director Barry Levinson changed the ending to let Roy Hobbs be the hero Robert Redford played him as, and while the book might have more tragic resonance, the movie sure does hit the romantic sweet spot.
8. The Sandlot (1993)
The kids classic sneaked up on people when it was released, but its nostalgia is even more powerful now. And it has the one quote you'll surely see on a T-shirt every time you go to a game: "You're killin' me, Smalls!"
9. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Underappreciated when it came out a few years ago (many people thought Richard Linklater's follow-up to Boyhood was going to be far more serious than it was) this is one of the most purely fun, and quietly moving, looks at what it means to be on a college baseball team there has ever been. And we'll be looking at this cast in 20 years the way we look at the cast of Dazed and Confused now.
10. Major League (1989)
This is absolutely the movie that every baseball player you know probably puts at No. 1.
11. The Bad News Bears (1976)
The classic raucous Little League comedy with Walter Matthau got an unfortunate remake 29 years later, but the original still packs a punch today. Kelly Leak forever!
12. Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
One of the best baseball weepies out there, this features a then-unknown Robert De Niro as a good-hearted but dim catcher who contracts a terminal illness and develops a friendship with the team's intellectual star pitcher.
13. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
This period piece about a group of Negro League stars putting together a traveling team that takes the country by storm in the 1930s has an almost cartoonishly awesome cast: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones and Richard Pryor.
14. The Rookie (2002)
This story of Jim Morris, the high school science teacher who ended up making the big leagues at the age of 35, is a classic underdog tale that has the useful advantage of being based on a true story.
15. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
An old-school Technicolor musical directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Gene Kelly, Esther Williams and Frank Sinatra. Why haven't you seen this yet?
16. Damn Yankees (1958)
The classic musical about a man who loves his Washington Senators so much he'll sell his soul to the devil for them to beat the Yankees got a rousing film version as well. People still call the Yankees this 60 years later.
17. Sugar (2008)
This independent drama about a Dominican baseball player and his struggles to both survive and acclimate himself in the Minor Leagues is one of the more underappreciated movies of the last decade.
18. Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Anthony Perkins might look like he'd never touched a baseball in his life before this movie, but his portrayal of former Red Sox star Jimmy Piersall's battles with mental illness is excellent, and the film is rather daring for its time.
19. 42 (2013)
The story of Jackie Robinson's and Branch Rickey's battles to integrate baseball benefits greatly from its stars, Harrison Ford and a pre-Black Panther Chadwick Boseman.
20. Rookie of the Year (1993)
Having your favorite team -- the Cubs, no less! -- just pick you from the stands and have you pitch for them is a childhood fantasy that any kid can relate to.
21. Mr. 3000 (2004)
This raucous comedy featuring Bernie Mac as a retired player who comes back to the game years after retiring to get his 3,000th hit has a little more emotional resonance than you might have suspected.
22. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
I'm showing my age here, but I prefer the silly Christopher Lloyd remake for Disney (with a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt!) than the original with Janet Leigh.
23. 61* (2001)
Billy Crystal's ode to the home run chase between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris is basically Baby Boomer catnip.
24. Cobb (1994)
Tommy Lee Jones plays the Tiger, both his warts and his ... well, also his warts. There has been some historical revisionism on Cobb in recent years, but Jones is Cobb at his worst: cruel, ornery and, of course, as great at baseball as anyone who ever played.
25. For Love of the Game (1999)
One of three Kevin Costner baseball movies, this is definitely the worst of them but still has its moments: I will think about it every time a veteran pitcher takes a no-hitter late into the game, for the rest of my life. Plus: John C. Reilly was born to play a catcher.
https://www.mlb.com/news/best-baseball-movies-of-all-time-c301609142



Vita and Virginia. 2018 (British), Starring Gemma Arterton as Vita Sackville-West, Elizabeth Debicki as Virginia Woolf,
Isabella Rossellini as Lady Sackville
Rupert Penry-Jones as Sir Harold Nicolson
Peter Ferdinando as Leonard Woolf
Gethin Anthony as Clive Bell
Emerald Fennell as Vanessa Bell
Adam Gillen as Duncan Grant
Karla Crome as Dorothy Wellesley
Rory Fleck Byrne as Geoffrey Scott
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Ralph Partridge. Crave, March 22, 2020, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: Music by Isobel Waller-Bridge - composer.

Tolkien. 2019, Starring Nicholas Hoult as J. R. R. Tolkien, Harry Gilby as young J. R. R. Tolkien, Lily Collins as Edith Bratt,
Mimi Keene as young Edith Bratt
Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan, a Roman Catholic priest and former protege of Cardinal John Henry Newman, who served as Tolkien's guardian and father figure
Derek Jacobi as Prof. Joseph Wright
Anthony Boyle as Geoffrey Bache Smith, an aspiring poet, and the closest of Tolkien's friends
Adam Bregman as young Geoffrey Smith
Patrick Gibson as Robert Q. Gilson, an outgoing and charismatic classmate of Tolkien's
Albie Marber as young Robert Q. Gilson
Tom Glynn-Carney as Christopher Wiseman, an aspiring composer
Ty Tennant as young Christopher Wiseman
Craig Roberts as Private Sam Hodges, an enlisted man who serves as Tolkien's batman during the Battle of the Somme, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart.
Pam Ferris as Mrs. Faulkner
James MacCallum as Hilary Tolkien
Guillermo Bedward as young Hilary Tolkien
Laura Donnelly as Mabel Tolkien
Genevieve O'Reilly as Mrs. Smith
Owen Teale as Headmaster. Crave, March 24, 2020, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE (ST. DENIO)" – Walter Chalmers Smith, John Roberts
"WALDSZENEN, OP. 82, NO. 3 – EINSAME BLUMEN" – Phil Cornwell
"KASHMIRI SONG (PALE HANDS I LOVED)" – Patricia Hammond, Matthew Redman, Phillip
"PRELUDE IN E-MINOR, OP. 28, NO. 4" – Phil Cornwell
"HOME, SWEET HOME" – Phil Cornwell
"11th ETUDA-ALLEGRO MODERATO" – Fernando Sor
"FOUR EXCERPTS FROM 'DAS RHEINGOLD'" – Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
"ORIGINAL DIXIELAND ONE-STEP" – Original Dixieland Jazz Band
"WISEMAN AT THE PIANO" – Leon Michener. Anachronism: The priest uses the term "home-schooled" but Webster's dictionary says this term was first used in 1980.

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