Since the inception of cinema, there have been hundreds of films that have used sports as a vessel for their narrative drama. From silent-comedies like Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman, to dramatic biopics like Raging Bull, filmmakers have reveled in giving their audience a taste of a world that most of us have only ever dreamt of being a part of. The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen brings you closer to the making of some of the great sports movies of our time.
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Since the inception of cinema, there have been hundreds of films that have used sports as a vessel for their narrative drama. From silent-comedies like Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman, to dramatic biopics like Raging Bull, filmmakers have reveled in giving their audience a taste of a world that most of us have only ever dreamt of being a part of. The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen brings you closer to the making of some of the great sports movies of our time.
This week, we take you back to 1919, the year that eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. While it’s almost impossible to know exactly what happened considering that the incident was over 100 years ago, we explore the most likely scenarios and discuss how each of these men were portrayed in the film. Guests include D.B. Sweeney and Jacob Pomrenke.
The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen
Since the inception of cinema, there have been hundreds of films that have used sports as a vessel for their narrative drama. From silent-comedies like Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman, to dramatic biopics like Raging Bull, filmmakers have reveled in giving their audience a taste of a world that most of us have only ever dreamt of being a part of. The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen brings you closer to the making of some of the great sports movies of our time.
