Reel Baseball: Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American Culture / Edition 1

Reel Baseball: Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American Culture / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0786413891
ISBN-13:
9780786413898
Pub. Date:
01/16/2003
Publisher:
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10:
0786413891
ISBN-13:
9780786413898
Pub. Date:
01/16/2003
Publisher:
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Reel Baseball: Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American Culture / Edition 1

Reel Baseball: Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American Culture / Edition 1

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786413898
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 01/16/2003
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 326
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments    
Forewords    
Preface     

PART 1    
1. The American Mythos in Film: The Natural    
2. Returning to the America That Was Meant to Be: The Cinematic Re-Emergence of Baseball’s Vision of Community    
3. W.P. Kinsella’s Baseball Fiction: Field of Dreams and the New Mythopoeism of Baseball    
4. Baseball Mystery, Cinema Magic    
5. Designated Heroes: Cinematic Reflections of Baseball’s Cultural Ideology     
6. The Myth and Rebirth of Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out and Field of Dreams    

PART 2    
7. From Christ-Like Folk Hero to Bumbling Bacchus: Filmic Images of Babe Ruth   
8. Persistence of Vision: A Study of Babe Ruth in Headin’ Home    
9. Babe Ruth and the Feature Film: The Muddling of the Myth    

PART 3    
10. Baseball in Non-Baseball Films: From Family to Mirth    
11. Baseball in Non-Baseball Films: From Culture to the Ephemeral    
12. The Family of Baseball: Perceptions of the American Family in Baseball Films   
13. The Baseball Moment in American Film    
14. Meet John Doe, Frank Capra, and Baseball: The Celebration and Dark Side of the American Dream    

PART 4    
15. The Directors and Producers: Interviews with Phil Alden Robinson, Ron Shelton, Penny Marshall and Arthur Friedman    
16. The Actors and Critics: Interviews with Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, James Belushi, Robert Osborne and Jeffrey Lyons    
17. Behind the Scenes: Interviews with Vin Scully, Lynn Novick, Brent Shyer, and Rod Dedeaux    

Conclusion    
About the Contributors     
Index     
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