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Sports Cinema: The Best of Hollywood's Athletic Heroes Losers Myths and Misfits
Author(s): Randy Williams (Author)
- Publisher: Limelight
- Publication Date: October 1, 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 1 pages
- ISBN-10: 0879103310
- ISBN-13: 9780879103316
Book Description
(Limelight). From All the Right Moves to Olympia , from Caddyshack to Rocky , Sports Cinema is an in-depth companion guide celebrating movies centered on sports-oriented stories, characters, events, or backdrops, complete with more than 400 black-and-white movie stills. Beginning with The Freshman (1925), Mr. Williams counts down his top movie picks from more than nine decades, based upon hundreds of hours of film watching and his expertise as a lifelong sports fan and sports writer for national and international publications, including Sports Illustrated, The Hollywood Reporter, Olympic Review, Reuters , and the Washington Post . Enhancing his chapter-by-chapter explorations of each film are sports-themed sections, including “The Players,” which lists cast members; “The Game,” which provides a synopsis of each movie; “Instant Replay,” which includes movie commentary by Mr. Williams, as well little-known trivia; and “All-Star Moments,” which offers movie highlights. Casual moviegoers, sports fans, and film buffs will get “the story behind the film” from those involved, including actors, directors, and various cast members in the “Post-Game Comments” section.
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About the Author
For over two decades Randy Williams has written extensively on sports and the movies for major publications, including Sports Illustrated, Emmy magazine, Film & Video, and the Washington Post. His work has also appeared internationally in Cinema Week, China Sports, the Toronto Star, Reuters, and Sport Monthly. In addition to producing Sports Nuts, a radio show featuring Hollywood celebrities and prominent athletes discussing sports and films, hosted by actor/comedian Gabe Kaplan, Mr. Williams has worked as a television segment producer for NBC Sports, ESPN, TBS, and CBS Sports, as well as manager of research for the Fox Sports television network. Randy lives in Santa Monica, California.
