In the latest episode of Captured on Celluloid, Adam and Andrew are joined by returning guest Jordan Treske to discuss baseball movies
With a void in both sports and new movie releases at present, it seemed like a good time to take a closer look at when those two things intersect. In the first of two sports-themed episodes, the focus is on America's pastime, and its varied portrayals on screen.
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Running order:
Intro - (0:25 - 5:02)
Relationship to baseball movies, and why they’re so pervasive - (5:03 - 15:54)
Honorable mentions - (15:55 - 21:43)
Baseball as American nostalgia: Field of Dreams, The Natural - (21:44 - 57:56)
Baseball and the Rom-Com: Bull Durham, Major League, Take Me Out to the Ball Game - (57:57 - 98:34)
The modern baseball movie: Moneyball, Everybody Wants Some!! - (98:35 - 135:34)
Top-3 lists - (135:35 - 138:52)
Wrap-up - (138:53 - end)
Note – Movies discussed in this episode include (in alphabetical order): Bull Durham, Everybody Wants Some!!, Field of Dreams, Major League, Moneyball, The Natural, Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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