I love Breaking Away too, speaking of sports movies.
Oh, I just recently caught that for the first time in forever on one of the movie channels. What a wonderful little film. And wasn't that Paul Dooley who played Dennis Christopher's dad?
You walk in worlds the others can't begin to imagine.
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Barb - Aug 27, 2008 7:35:59 am PDT #7926 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Scrappy - Aug 27, 2008 7:36:14 am PDT #7927 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Ooh, Slap Shot. Love that movie. And Breaking Away is one of my all time favorite films ever. Such a smart, subtle script.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 27, 2008 7:36:33 am PDT #7928 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And wasn't that Paul Dooley who played Dennis Christopher's dad?
Yep.
Hayden - Aug 27, 2008 7:38:08 am PDT #7929 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Most sports movies leave me cold, but I do have a soft spot for the original Bad News Bears. The tv show of Friday Night Lights really works for me, though. Maybe having the longer format of a tv season with the game scenes edited for merciful brevity is what works on me.
Barb - Aug 27, 2008 7:40:19 am PDT #7930 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Also, Bad News Bears = best use of Bizet in a movie
DavidS - Aug 27, 2008 7:52:46 am PDT #7931 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And Breaking Away is one of my all time favorite films ever. Such a smart, subtle script.
Emmett's godmother went to Indiana University, and when I visited here there I got to see the annual bike race.
Paul Dooley trivia: he's married to Winnie Holzman, lead writer from My So Called Life.
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 7:55:35 am PDT #7932 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Love Bad News Bears. Note to self: Must rewatch Paper Moon soon.
Breaking Away is a thing of beauty. I rewatched it a couple of years ago when EW did a best sports films list and was surprised how well it held up. And, of course, there's the Italian.
Own Bull Durham. Bull Durham = best use of Piaf in a movie.
Hmm, key to a good sports movie = use of European music?
DavidS - Aug 27, 2008 8:01:31 am PDT #7933 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bull Durham = best use of Piaf in a movie.
That crazy Mexican chick?
Barb - Aug 27, 2008 8:03:12 am PDT #7934 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
We're so glad he found a nice Christian woman.
megan walker - Aug 27, 2008 8:03:38 am PDT #7935 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
By the way, I'm 99.9% sure that the French movie in Mad Men was in fact L'Année dernière à Marienbad.
ETA: That was to David.