fastballs / fast cars
At a/perture, summer means many things, but this summer it means highlighting two classic genres, baseball films and movies with fast cars!
Something about baseball works so well in tandem with the art of filmmaking, which often struggles to capture the full range of emotion of other sports. The slower pace, the strategy and passion, all lead to some perennial favorites you can watch annually (in air conditioning!) during the dog days of Summer. Enjoy some favorites, from the statistic and measured pleasure of Moneyball to the romanticism of local favorites Bull Durham and A League of Their Own.
Meanwhile, summer also means blockbusters with fast cars and action heroes. In our opinion, Hollywood movies were more enjoyable when relying on the creativity and authenticity of practical effects, before ‘fix it in post’ became a mission statement. The early 90’s pleasure of watching Steve McQueen, Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves go fast never subsides in our minds.
And don’t forget to check out our free a/mobile screenings: Need For Speed this summer at Bailey Park!
A League of Their Own (1992)
Director: Penny Marshall Run Time: 128 min. Release Year: 1992
Starring: Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Hanks
Once in a lifetime you get a chance to do something different.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
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Director: John Badham Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 1976
Starring: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Rico Dawson, Sam Brison
They put the ball in baseball.
Bull Durham (1988)
Director: Ron Shelton Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Kevin Costner, Robert Wuhl, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson
Romance is a lot like baseball. It's not whether you win or lose. It's how you play the game.
Moneyball (2011)
Director: Bennett Miller Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 2011
Starring: Brad Pitt, Chris Pratt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright
What are you really worth?
Days of Thunder (1990)
Director: Tony Scott Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1990
Starring: Cary Elwes, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Tom Cruise
You can't outrun the thunder.
Bullitt (1968)
Director: Peter Yates Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 1968
Starring: Don Gordon, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Robert Vaughn, Steve McQueen
The word 'cop' isn't written all over him—something more puzzling is.
Christine (1983)
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 1983
Starring: Alexandra Paul, Harry Dean Stanton, John Stockwell, Keith Gordon, Robert Prosky
How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?
Speed (1994)
Director: Jan de Bont Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 1994
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock
Get ready for rush hour.
Redline (2009)
Director: Takeshi Koike Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 2009 Language: Japanese
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Takeshi Aono, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Yu Aoi
The most violent race in the universe!