by David Krell | Nov 3, 2016 | David Krell
The life story genre is a staple of baseball films. Fear Strikes Out depicted the anxieties of Jimmy Piersall. William Bendix and John Goodman played Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story and The Babe, respectively. 42 spotlighted Jackie Robinson’s story of...
by David Krell | Jan 2, 2014 | David Krell
Lawyers are prominent in films, representing every strata of society from rape victims to Santa Claus. They are the bastions of justice, their cinematic appearances reinforcing their prevention of order descending into chaos. In Miracle on 34th Street (1947), an...
by David Krell | Jul 18, 2013 | David Krell
Like most television shows, The Brady Bunch is a fantasy. How many families have superstar athletes and iconic entertainers visiting their homes? Unlike most television shows, The Brady Bunch is a tremendous instructor of life lessons. Premiering on ABC in 1969 and...