Jeremy and Paco are joined by author Noah Gittell to talk about Eight Men Out (1988), directed by John Sayles.
Art by Lily Bacon
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Eight Men Out is screening at the Music Box on 35mm on March 23, introduced by Noah! You can buy your tickets here.
Further reading and sources:
- Decency and Muck: The Visions of John Sayles and Oliver Stone
“Sports Films, History, and Identity.” | Aaron Baker, Journal of Sport History 25, no. 2 (1998): 217–33.- “Trades Sink Sox to Lowest Payroll.” | Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Sun-Times, September 2, 1988
- "A Conversation Between Eric Foner and John Sayles,” from Past Imperfect: History according to the movies | Edited by Ted Mico, John Miller₋Monzon, and David Rubel