Rare Films from the Baseball Hall of Fame (Special Event)

Block Cinema (Northwestern University) – Thursday, 7pm
In an unexpected but appropriate finale for the spring calendar at Block, this program of 20 short clips, commercials, and promotional films about Major League Baseball and its personalities from the past is a welcome beginning to summer. Featuring historic home runs (Willie Mays' 511th, 1966), World Series highlights (NYG vs. CLE, 1954), Gillette Razor endorsements (Phil Rizzuto, Gil Hodges, 1954), and what can only be a foreshadowing of Nancy Reagan (Baseball vs. Drugs, 1972), the sport’s former position as a national pastime and microcosm of American society will be on display. David Filipi, film and video curator at Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, will be on hand to host the show, and one can only hope that he'll elaborate on the significance of playing hooky to take in a game and sitting on your porch, cold one in hand, listening to Bob Eucker narrate another Brewer's loss. (1934-1972, approx. 75 min total, Video) JH - Cine-File.info