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From Rocky to Field of Dreams, sports movies are among the most beloved of American films. Revolving around familiar narratives like the underdog story, these movies have generated modern-day legends, reinforcing and disseminating our national myths about the American Dream. In Sports Movies, Lester...
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Friedman, Lester D., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Sports Movies / Lester D. Friedman. New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource (198 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Baseball Movies -- 2. Basketball Movies -- 3. Football Movies -- 4. Boxing Movies -- Conclusion: Fields of Perpetual Dreams -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Works Cited -- Selected Filmography -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star From Rocky to Field of Dreams, sports movies are among the most beloved of American films. Revolving around familiar narratives like the underdog story, these movies have generated modern-day legends, reinforcing and disseminating our national myths about the American Dream. In Sports Movies, Lester D. Friedman describes the traditional formulas that have made these movies such crowd-pleasers, including stock figures like the disgraced athlete on a quest for redemption, or the wise old coaches who help mentor the heroes to victory. He also explores how the genre’s attitudes have changed over time, especially in key issues like class, race, masculinity, and women in sports. Along the way, he takes stock of sports films from the dawn of cinema’s silent era to the present day, including classic baseball movies like Pride of the Yankees and Bull Durham, basketball movies like Hoosiers and He’s Got Game, football movies like Friday Night Lights and Rudy, and boxing movies like Raging Bull and Million Dollar Baby. As Friedman’s analyses reveal, not only do sports movies influence our perceptions about the drama of real-life sports, but they also help to shape our attitudes toward the competitive ethos in American life. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023) Motion pictures United States History and criticism. Sports films History and criticism. Sports in motion pictures. PERFORMING ARTS / General. bisacsh Rocky, Field of Dreams, sports movies, film, cinema, underdog, american dream, disgraced athlete, coach, women athletes, baseball, basketball, football, Pride of the Yankees, Bull Durham, Hoosiers, He’s Got Game, Friday Night Lights, Rudy, boxing, baseball movie, basketball movie, football movie, boxing movie, Raging Bull, Million Dollar Baby. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Art and Architecture eBook-Package 2020 9783110738230 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2020 9783110704655 ZDB-23-DPK Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts, Architecture and Design 2020 English 9783110704785 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110690330 https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813599908 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813599908 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780813599908/original |
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