Novel Ideas on Film |
A few thoughts on great (and not so great) movies and the novels that inspired them... From a girl who reads like a lit major, but talks like a film kid (the mostly unpretentious kind). |
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Notes “Moneyball” - Finally, statistical evidence to prove that “Yankees Suck!”It’s that magical time of year. The time of year where the crack of the bat replaces the piercing shriek of a football umpire’s whistle. When Florida is full of young, vital athletes, rather than hobbling septuagenarians. When it’s perfectly acceptable to pay three times as much for beer and hotdogs….because it’s about the experience.
That’s right folks…baseball season is upon us. In honor of Opening Day and the return of America’s Pastime, here is my review of Moneyball; the story of the under-funded Oakland A’s, their fearless leader, Billy Beane, and how statistics saved the day.
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10 Reasons The Walking Dead Should Just Kill Carl This Season.
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Michael Jordan, failed film star of “Space Jam”
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Letter Of Note of the Day: In 1939, William Patrick Hitler fled Nazi Germany to join relatives in the U.S. He attempted to enlist with the U.S....
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“At this hour the melancholy intelligence of the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, President of the U.S, at Fords Theater was brought to this office,...
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When I was 17, it was a very good year—but that’s a completely different song by a completely different person.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
I went to California this morning. Not sure where I’ll be this afternoon.
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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by in23h
