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

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Stephen C. Wood, J. David Pincus
McFarland, 2003年1月16日 - 326页
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 directors (such as Ron Shelton and Penny Marshall), actors (Kevin Costner, James Belushi), and baseball personnel (broadcaster Vin Scully, coach Rod Dedeaux) who have worked in baseball films. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
 

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Foreword by Dale Petroskey
1
Preface
7
Baseball in Baseball Films
15
Cinematic Reflections
19
Returning to the America That Was Meant to
35
Field of Dreams and the
52
Baseball Mystery Cinema Magic
63
The Myth and Rebirth of Shoeless Joe Jackson
88
The Baseball Moment in American Film Chapter 13 appeared
153
From Family
155
From Culture
172
Perceptions of
191
The Celebration and Dark
222
Reel
236
Interviews with
242
Interviews with Kevin Costner
258

Reel
101
A Study of Babe Ruth
120
The Muddling
134
Reel
145
Interviews with Vin Scully
276
Reflections on Baseball Film
292
Side of the American Dream Chapter 14 appeared originally in Litera
303
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作者简介 (2003)

Stephen C. Wood is chair of the communication studies department at the University of Rhode Island. J. David Pincus has held positions in the communications and business departments at California State University, Fullerton, the University of Southern California, and the University of Arkansas. He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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