Re: [Videolib] politics and sports

Jessica Rosner (jrosner@kino.com)
Fri, 02 May 2003 14:35:20 -0400

There was just a wonderful made for Cable film MAX & JOE which is probably
out on VHS ( Schmelling (sic?) Joe Louis relationship). 8 MEN OUT
Not sure if it is this had to be specific ideology but I consider
NORTH DALLAS FORTY and THE LONGEST YARD to be political films. There would
be a bizarre sub Genre of Holocaust sports films like TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT
and VICTORY. A wonderful and virtually unknown CRICKET film called PLAYING
AWAY. A couple of bad South African racial ones which I can't even remember
the name of ( sentimental stuff). If Gay is politics than you have films
like PERSONAL BEST, I guess a movie like REMEMBER THE TITANS could qualify.

Just a few off the top of my head

FYI I went to the RESCHEDULED 15th annaversary BULL DURHAM tribute
and the actor Robert Wohl said he did the film because " I always wanted to
be in anti-war film". Thanks to the people in charge of the Baseball Hall of
Fame , even non-political sports movies are now political.

-- 
Jessica Rosner
Kino International
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NY NY 10018
jrosner@kino.com


> From: "LeeAnne Krause" <LLKRAUSE@gwm.sc.edu>
> Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 12:01:01 -0400
> To: <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: [Videolib] politics and sports
> 
> Hello,
> I've got a professor looking for films that combine politics and
> sports.  So far I've though of Ali,  and Chariots of Fire.  Any ideas?
> Thanks!
> LeeAnne
> 
> LeeAnne L. Krause
> Manager, Educational Films
> USC Film Library
> 803-777-0322
> 
> 
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