Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 142: “The Rockford Files – Heartaches of a Fool”
A private detective, sausage being smuggled by gangsters, and baseball. What could be more American than that?
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 141: “Anzio”
How one WWII movie (Anzio) morphed into another (The Dirty Dozen).
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 140: “Mommie Dearest ”
Do you think Faye Dunaway is the kind of person who might kneecap somebody with a crowbar? Joan Crawford certainly was…
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 139: “Glengarry Glen Ross”
What if George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin sold real estate rather than run the New York Yankees? Would “closer” Goose Gossage still get coffee?
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 138: “Battle of Britain”
What does baseball’s first Mexican owner know about dealing with an evil empire? Plenty.
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 137: “The Godfather”
Vito Corleone built an empire that started with olive oil. Louis Jacobs did the same with stadium popcorn, peanuts, and soda.
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 136: “Walking to the Waterline”
This is the perfect movie for my return to film blogging, because it exemplifies the perspectives shared by fans of sports and movies..
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 135: “The Big Bus”
You likely know of “Airplane!” and the Harlem Globetrotters, but today you can learn about “The Big Bus” and it;s connection to the “King” of fast-pitch softball.
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 134: “Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia”
Does “El Jefe” translate as “Buddy Ryan?” More importantly, how good are “Bounty” paper towels for cleaning up blood?
What The Dubsists Thought…