Synopsis
“In the old days, I remember a wind that would blow down through the canyons. It was a hot wind called the Santa Ana, and it carried with it the smell of warm places. It blew the strongest before dawn, across the Point. My friends and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Sports'
Big Wednesday (1978)
May 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: Coming of age · Drunk scene · Master and pupil · Sports
He Got Game (1998)
May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Synopsis
Shooting baskets in the yard of Attica State Prison, Jake Shuttlesworth (Denzel Washington) is called for a visit with the warden (Ned Beatty). Jake is notified that the governor is a huge basketball […]
Tags: Ambiguous ending · Coming of age · Father/son relationship · High school · Master and pupil · Prostitute · Sports
Fat City (1972)
May 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Synopsis
In Stockton, California, Billy Tully (Stacy Keach) wakes up in a fleabag hotel next to a fight magazine and a pint of whiskey. With nothing else to do, he grabs a gym bag and heads to the YMCA, […]
Tags: Ambiguous ending · Drunk scene · Master and pupil · Sports
Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993)
May 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Synopsis
Celebrating his 7th birthday in a park near Washington Square, Josh Waitzkin (Max Pomeranc) discovers benches full of men playing chess for cash. Though Josh’s father Fred (Joe Mantegna) is a sportswriter, his son loses interest in baseball and fixates on a chess piece […]
Tags: Based on book · Bathtub scene · Father/son relationship · Master and pupil · Mother/son relationship · Sports









