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List Price: $38.98Price: $16.99You Save: $21.99 (56%)When It Was a Game - Triple Play Collection
Actors: Hank Aaron, Bud Abbott, Elden Auker, Red Barber, Yogi Berra
ASIN : B00005B32G
Sales Rank : 2261
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0026359930225
UPC : 026359930225
Release Date : December 01, 2001
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Running Time : 176
Product DescriptionWhen It Was a Game (1991); When it Was a Game 2 (1992); When It Was a Game 3 (2000) Amazon.comThis HBO documentary is based on a highly original idea: tell the story of baseball from the Great Depression era through the late 1950s using footage from home-movie cameras shot by fans and players. The result is a marvelous look at baseball in America as seen from the ground--the culture of stadiums, the ritual of afternoon games, the spiritually sustaining rivalries. Among the truly unexpected sights is color footage of the 1938 World Series, not only from inside the stadium walls but from the street as traffic cops, crowds, and vehicles amassed. It also covers World War II's impact on the game, and, of course, the heroes, often caught in relaxed, unselfconscious moments. Arguably more defined and even more lyrical than its predecessor, When It Was a Game 2 moves from a general celebration of baseball culture in America to a specific focus on various facets of the game's history, including the special relationship between game announcers and fans and the farm-team system during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Brooklyn's assimilation of the Dodgers into their community identity is covered quite winningly as is the heartbreak of the team's desertion to California. Last, the film takes us on a tour of some of the game's legends and presents a touching tribute to the extraordinary Babe Ruth. --Tom Keogh When It Was a Game 3 focuses on the 1960s, a time of change for all of America. Through sharp, incredibly clear color footage of players and fans, the film shows how Major League Baseball slowly but surely evolved from pure sport to moneymaking entertainment. Covering the mighty Yankees, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players, and the rise of free agency and increased salaries, the film shows the growth of baseball from adolescence to adulthood. --Rob Lightner
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List Price: $14.98Price: $4.99You Save: $9.99 (67%)Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
Actors: Craig R. Whitney, Walter Mondale, John Powers (VII), Jack O'Callahan, John Harrington (VI)
ASIN : B00005TPC7
Sales Rank : 2077
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783119953
ISBN : 078311995X
UPC : 026359187520
Release Date : December 08, 2002
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 60
Product DescriptionIn february of 1980 the u.S. Hockey team created an unforgettable moment of national pride when they miraculously beat the soviets - a win selected by sports illustrated as the 1 sports moment of the century. Relive the excitment of history being made on ice. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Run time: 60 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com essential videoYou don't need to know anything about hockey to be moved by this hourlong documentary about one of the greatest upsets in sports history: the United States' defeat of the vaunted Russian Olympic hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The film recounts the David vs. Goliath matchup between the Americans (essentially a group of college kids molded into a team by coach Herb Brooks, also the U.S. hockey coach in the 2002 Olympic games) and the Russians, professionals who had won four straight Olympic golds. The story is retold in interviews with the people who lived it, including Brooks and several of the American players, sportscaster Al Michaels (who uttered the title line as the game ended), and key Russian players. Do You Believe in Miracles? is a solid blend of sports and history that focuses on the human element in one of the great underdog victories of all time. --Marshall Fine
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List Price: $9.98Price: $5.49You Save: $4.49 (45%)61*
Actors: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur, Bruce McGill
ASIN : B00005M20J
Sales Rank : 3432
Director : Billy Crystal
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783118437
ISBN : 0783118430
UPC : 026359178221
Release Date : December 11, 2001
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 129
Product DescriptionSummer, 1961: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle are on pace to break the most hallowed record in U.S. sports, Babe Ruth's single-season 60 home runs. It's a big story, and the intense, plain-spoken Maris is the bad guy: sports writers bait him and minimize hi Amazon.com61* is an endearing ode to the baseball days of yore when the press was the enemy, salaries were in check, and breaking records with bat and glove took on Ruthian proportions. In 1961 baseball expanded its season from 154 games to 162, allowing weaker pitching into the major leagues and two New York Yankees teammates--the colorless Roger Maris and golden boy Mickey Mantle--to make an assault on the sport's ultimate record: Babe Ruth's 60 home runs. To add to the stew, baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced any record set in the last eight games of the season wouldn't count toward the official record; records had to be achieved in 154 games. Director Billy Crystal guarantees success for his movie in the perfect casting of the leads. Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan's religious sniper) is deft as Maris, and Thomas Jane is a perfect Mantle, a superman in a Yankee uniform. Despite the differences between family man Maris and hard-living Mantle, they form a rewarding friendship amid the media and fan frenzy. The shy Maris took the brunt of the storm, even facing boo-birds in his home stadium. Crystal and first-time writer Hank Steinberg keep the pace moving quickly between the field, the locker room, the press box, and the home front. The film never tries to dazzle with more than the facts (and it softens Mantle up a bit), yet it belongs on the short list of grand baseball movies. --Doug Thomas
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List Price: $14.98Price: $5.99You Save: $8.99 (60%)When It Was a Game
Actor: Joe DiMaggio
ASIN : 0783117531
Sales Rank : 11464
Director : Steven Stern, Steven Hilliard Stern
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783117539
ISBN : 0783117531
UPC : 026359098628
Release Date : December 18, 2000
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 57
DescriptionThese are the greats of baseball history, legends in their lifetime legends today. It's baseball as you've never seen it before the way you always imagined the way it was. When It Was a Game is composed entirely of 8 and 16 mm home movie footage taken by fans and the players themselves between 1934 and 1957. For the first time, star players and their stadiums step out of the black and white newsreel footage, and appear in living, breathing color. Players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio. Ballparks like Ebbets Field, Briggs Stadium, Crosley Field and Griffith Stadium. As time passed, baseball changed, some of the clubs, the parks, the players are no longer with us. But their memory is and the magic of those memories is brought vividly to life, in When It Was a Game. Amazon.com essential videoThe HBO documentary When It Was a Game (slightly shortened on DVD from the two-part VHS release) is based on a highly original idea: tell the story of baseball from the Great Depression era through the late 1950s using footage from home-movie cameras shot by fans and players. The result is a marvelous retelling of baseball in America as seen from the ground--the culture of stadiums, the ritual of afternoon games, the spiritually sustaining rivalries. Somewhat enthralled by the images at its disposal, the film has a way of almost stepping back from itself, waxing poetic at a sighting of the St. Louis Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang," or a glimpse of Bogart and Bacall in the stands, or the legendary contests between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Among the truly unexpected sights is color footage of the 1938 World Series (Cubs versus Yanks), not only from inside the stadium walls but from the street as traffic cops, crowds, and vehicles amassed. Of course, there are the heroes, too, often caught in relaxed, unselfconscious moments through the lens of a teammate or a true believer in the bleachers. A great experience all around. Arguably more defined and even more lyrical than its predecessor, the second installment of When It Was a Game moves from a general celebration of baseball culture in America to a specific focus on various facets of the game's history. Once again using footage compiled from the 8mm and 16mm collections that players and fans shot over decades, this sequel follows, among other things, the special relationship between game announcers and fans and takes a fascinating trip through the story of the farm-team system during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s (particularly the near-alternate world of the Coast League). The working-class commonality of players and fans is examined, too. Imagine taking the subway home from Ebbets Field and finding yourself looking back on the day's game with a Dodger outfielder. (It could, and often did, happen.) Brooklyn's assimilation of the Dodgers into their community identity, a story often told, is covered quite winningly here, as is the heartbreak of the team's desertion to sunny California. Closing in on its final minutes, the film takes us on a tour of some of the game's legends and presents a touching tribute to the extraordinary Babe Ruth. --Tom Keogh
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List Price: $9.98Price: $5.99You Save: $3.99 (40%)Babe Ruth - The Life Behind the Legend
Actors: Liev Schreiber, Jean Shepherd, Babe Ruth
ASIN : B00005Y6YH
Sales Rank : 18711
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783121222
ISBN : 0783121229
UPC : 026359155925
Release Date : December 02, 2002
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Running Time : 59
Product DescriptionConsidered by many to be the greatest baseball player who ever lived, he was a legend in his own time, and for all time. This is the extraordinary life of the man who changed the face of baseball. Amazon.comBefore Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs, before Roger Maris swatted 61, before Micky Mantle even touched a bat, and before Jackie Robinson played his first game, there was George Herman Ruth. The "Babe" was more than the best player ever to play baseball: he was a mythical American hero, larger than life and the sport that made his name known around the world. He was the most talented sportsman in an era when baseball was the national pastime. The story behind the emergence of Babe Ruth in the 1920s was one even the most talented minds in Hollywood couldn't have drummed up. As one humble teammate of Ruth's recalls in this excellent documentary, "If Babe Ruth had not existed, it would have been impossible to invent him." Babe Ruth: The Life Behind the Legend tells the story of the actual man--from his benevolent acts of charity to his mass consumption (of food and women). Exploring the difference between reality and myth, this touching, subtle biography goes beyond rational explanations into a metaphysical realm that defines the actions and popularity of this man as something not entirely comprehensible. You won't care whether he really did "call" that shot in the 1932 World Series or if he went straight from an all-night bender to go 3 for 4 against Chicago; it won't matter, because the reality eventually dilutes the myth. The facts speak for themselves: he won 90 games as a pitcher, had a lifetime average of .340, smashed his way to 714 home runs (often recording more homers in one season than entire teams). Ruth was greatness personified, "and to just be with him in a stadium, was like having some of that magic rub off on you." This is a splendid tribute to an important American icon who defined a game as well as an era. A must for any sports or history buff. --Jeremy Storey
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List Price: $14.98Price: $5.99You Save: $8.99 (60%)When It Was a Game 3
Actor: Liev Schreiber
ASIN : B00004XMV8
Sales Rank : 18565
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783117881
ISBN : 0783117884
UPC : 026359173721
Release Date : December 12, 2000
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 60
Product DescriptionWhen It Was A Game, the homerun series for baseball fans, returns for another glorious inning with an exciting and colorful new program narrated by Liev Schreiber: When It Was A Game 3. This retrospective look at the changing face of baseball in America takes on the 1960's, a time many believe was the last decade of baseball's innocence. Though Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and the powerful New York Yankees led off the decade with four straight World Series appearances, by 1964 they were headed for the showers. With the integration of baseball, spearheaded by Jackie Robinson in 1947,, Black superstars fueled the sports growth and a fresh Latin presence brought a new spirit to the game. New names of the 60's that neighborhood kids had to have to have would include the likes of Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Sandy Koufax. When It Was A Game 3 features never before seen home movies and vintage photographs with memorable storytelling that bring this incredible period to life. Interviews from the field include Tim McCarver, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Bob Gibson and Juan Marachal and from the stands, fans and sport writers include Billy Crystal, Geraldo Rivera and Bob Costas. Amazon.comTaking the viewer back to the old ball game, HBO celebrates America's pastime in the beautiful documentary When It Was a Game 3. Focusing on the 1960s, a time of change for all of America, the film shows how Major League Baseball slowly but surely evolved from pure sport to moneymaking entertainment. The sharp, incredibly clear color footage of players and fans is at times better looking than current sports photography, and the voiced-over reminiscences of stars such as Bob Costas and Billy Crystal evoke a different, more personal, sports experience from what we expect today. Covering the mighty Yankees, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players, and the rise of free agency and increased salaries, the film shows the growth of baseball from adolescence to adulthood. --Rob Lightner
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List Price: $14.98Price: $5.99You Save: $8.99 (60%)When it Was a Game 2
Actors: Joe DiMaggio, Robert W. Creamer, John Beradino, Harry Walker (II), Dario Lodigiani
ASIN : B000059H7M
Sales Rank : 19411
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783118550
ISBN : 0783118554
UPC : 026359084324
Release Date : December 01, 2001
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 59
Product DescriptionComposed entirely of never-before-seen 8 and 16mm footage filmed by the players, their families and their fans between 1925 and 1961, When It Was A Game 2 brings many of these precious lost moments, and the men who lived them, to life the way you remember them - in living color. See Joe DiMaggio and Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron and Satchel Paige, Willie Mays and unique footage of the great Babe Ruth, along with rare scenes of the young Chuck Conners and Tommy Lasorda in the Minor Leagues. These are the players - theirs is the game - that won the hearts of America. Now you can see them as never before in original film footage that will transport you to a time gone by. Narrated by Peter Kessler with Ellen Burstyn, Billy Crystal, Joe Mantegna, Jack Palance, Jason Robards and Roy Scheider, you will never forget the experience, but you can always treasure the magic of days gone by with When It Was A Game 2 59 Minutes. Amazon.comArguably more defined and even more lyrical than its predecessor (When It Was a Game), this HBO documentary moves from a general celebration of baseball culture in America to a specific focus on various facets of the game's history. Once again using footage compiled from the 8mm and 16mm collections that players and fans shot over decades, this sequel follows, among other things, the special relationship between game announcers and fans and takes a fascinating trip through the story of the farm-team system during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s (particularly the near-alternate world of the Coast League). There's also an enlightening sidebar about the old disparity of capital and profits among major-league teams (as opposed to the contemporary disparity), and about how each season's funding shortages took a toll on such lowly outfits as the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Browns. The working-class commonality of players and fans is examined, too: imagine taking the subway home from Ebbets Field and finding yourself looking back on the day's game with a Dodger outfielder. (It could, and often did, happen.) Brooklyn's assimilation of the Dodgers into their community identity, a story often told, is covered quite winningly here, as is the heartbreak of the team's desertion to sunny California. Closing in on its final minutes, the film takes us on a tour of some of the game's legends and presents a touching tribute to the extraordinary Babe Ruth. --Tom Keogh
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List Price: $14.98Price: $13.49You Save: $1.49 (10%)Don King - Only in America
Actors: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven, Darius McCrary, Keith David
ASIN : B0000648XF
Sales Rank : 26334
Director : John Herzfeld
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783120928
ISBN : 0783120923
UPC : 263591469230
Release Date : December 09, 2002
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
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Running Time : 121
Product DescriptionFrom running numbers to the rumble in the jungle from ali to tyson don king wouldnt always fight clean he wouldnt always fight fair but he would always fight to win. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Ving Rhames Jeremy Piven Run time: 112 minutes Rating: R Director: John Herzfeld Amazon.comMade for HBO, this film biography of boxing promoter Don King is solid entertainment, thanks to a startlingly real performance at its core by Ving Rhames (who won a Golden Globe award for the role, then gave it away to Jack Lemmon on the TV broadcast). Rhames has the shuck-and-jive, but also the canny intelligence, as the film follows King from small-time numbers runner and concert promoter to ex-con to self-created fight mogul. The movie, based on a book by Jack Newfield, doesn't pull punches in outlining King's extralegal shenanigans and strong-arm tactics, bracketed by a device of having King address the audience from a boxing ring as he introduces episodes from his life. That could have gotten old, but not with the foxy, insinuating Rhames doing the talking. --Marshall Fine
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List Price: $14.98Price: $10.99You Save: $3.99 (27%)Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Actor: Joe DiMaggio
ASIN : B00005Y6YG
Sales Rank : 27807
Brand : Team Marketing
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Feature : Officially Licensed; Highest Quality Recording
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783121215
ISBN : 0783121210
UPC : 263591485216
Release Date : December 02, 2002
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
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Running Time : 63
Product DescriptionCelebrates one of the most beloved players in the history of baseball, with commentary from Bob Feller, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose and Mario Cuomo, among others. Explore Joe DiMaggio's life, including his early days in San Francisco, his experiences as a Yankee, his legendary 56-game hitting streak and his much-publicized marriage to Marilyn Monroe. Amazon.comUsing never-before-seen footage and rare archival materials, this documentary about one of the most-beloved figures in baseball tells of Joe DiMaggio's early life in San Francisco, and of his entrance into the New York Yankees organization in 1936 at the tender age of 21. The familiar facts are covered (though it is always nice to see them again): his 56-game hitting streak, the nine World Series championships he helped attain, and his thrice-earned MVP status. DiMaggio's personal life is tastefully handled, too, including his bachelor years and his two marriages, the second a famous union to Marilyn Monroe. Drawing upon interviews with Bob Feller, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, George Bush, Mario Cuomo, and DiMaggio's teammates Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto, and Tommy Henrich, the film creates a portrait of a hero who knew both greatness and tragedy on his path. An exciting homage, all around, and now that's he gone an important marker of American life in the 20th century. --Tom Keogh
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