a league of their own is a 1992 american sports comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life all-american girls professional baseball league ( aagpbl ) .

directed by penny marshall , the film stars geena davis , tom hanks , madonna , and lori petty .

the screenplay was written by lowell ganz and babaloo mandel from a story by kelly candaele and kim wilson .

in 2012 , a league of their own was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being " culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant " .

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a league of their own <EOT> a league of their own is a bright idea that turns into a pile of mush .

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released in the summer of 1992 , “a league of their own” pays homage to the women’s league that thrived during world war ii .

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“who isn’t a fan of ‘a league of their own’ ? ” tyler said . “what a sensational collection of actors . and such an important story . ”

a league of their own host james corden has ruled out quitting the show despite his rising profile in the us .

sentimental and light , but still thoroughly charming , a league of their own is buoyed by solid performances from a wonderful cast .

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“a league of their own” ( 1992 ) : penny marshall’s box office hit comedy about the all american - girls professional softball league of the 1940s and early 1950s .

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two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry .

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geena davis is to reunite with the cast of ' a league of their own ' to play a softball game to celebrate the movie ' s 25th anniversary .

lori petty , left , tom hanks and geena davis in " a league of their own . " ( louis goldman / columbia pictures )

megan cavanagh and tracy reiner reprised their roles as marla hooch and " betty spaghetti " horn in the short - lived a league of their own ( 1993 ) television series .

maybelle blair played for the peoria redwings for one season in 1948 . she was also an extra in " a league of their own . "

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" we didn ' t have our captive audience anymore , " moore said . but they found a new one following " a league of their own . "

25 years later , director penny marshall ' s a league of their own remains that rare thing : a sports movie with female characters to look up to .

the a league of their own women ' s rockford peaches costume finally gives you the option of a great sporty halloween costume . it ' s definitely time to play ball !

springdale , arkansas — to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “a league of their own , ” cast members from the classic movie about women’s baseball recently gathered for a reunion game .

now , she’s toasting the 20th anniversary of a league of their own , a film that saw her step up to the plate with co - stars madonna and rosie o’donnell .

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according to producer robert greenhut , madonna ' s " ambition " is what landed her a role in " a league of their own . " pictures / courtesy everett collection

you know there ' s no crying in baseball , but here are 25 things you might not know about the 1992 classic , a league of their own .

huntingburg - celebrated in cooperstown and by the united states film registry , “a league of their own” might not even have been made in today’s fractured movie environment .

in honor of the film ' s 25th anniversary , " a league of their own " was released on blu - ray with behind - the - scenes footage of the cast and crew .

friends of selena gomez and justin bieber said their rocky past made their reunion earlier this year difficult .

to celebrate the 25 - year milestone of the oft - quoted classic " a league of their own , " about a world war ii - era women ' s professional baseball league , geena davis and other rockford peaches laced up their cleats again sunday in springdale , arkansas .

madonna , right , signs autographs for members of the media during filming of " a league of their own " at bosse field in evansville , ind . , on sept . 9 , 1991 .

for tracy reiner , filming " a league of their own " was a family affair — her mother penny marshall directed the movie , and her cousins and friends had various roles .

premiering in march 2010 , a league of their own is the successful sky1 sports entertainment panel show hosted by james corden , alongside team captains jamie redknapp and freddie flintoff .

amazon is developing a tv adaptation of the penny marshall classic a league of their own . a fictional account of the real - life , pioneering all - american girls professional baseball league , the original a league of their own was a success with both critics and at the box office . and tom hanks ’ performance as manager jimmy dugan , buoyed by the iconic “there’s no crying in baseball ! ” scene , helped make the movie a timeless addition to sports movies .

after 25 years , where is the cast of a league of their own ? find out what betty spaghetti , dottie , kit , and the rockford peaches have gone on to do .

bosse field in evansville , indiana — where some of the game scenes were filmed — hosted " a league of their own " day a few weeks ago , where rockford peaches jerseys were auctioned off .

to celebrate the 25 - year milestone of the oft - quoted classic " a league of their own , " about a world war ii - era women ' s professional baseball league , geena davis and other rockford peaches laced up their cleats again sunday in springdale , arkansas . daniel brown photo

monday night ' s episode of " costas at the movies " on mlb network features " a league of their own , " with commack bob interviewing director penny marshall and actress geena davis .

in this interview , davis talks about “a league of their own” and how she’s still having many of the same conversations about women in hollywood that she did when the film was first released .

bbc studioworks recently welcomed back sky 1 and sky 1 hd’s award - winning comedy panel show from cpl productions , a league of their own , to elstree for its eleventh series .

for the second time in their seven year elstree residency a league of their own recorded in the 15 , 770 sq . ft . george lucas stage 2 ( gls 2 ) . home to other large - scale entertainment shows including strictly come dancing , all the a league of their own action was recorded on an 11 camera set - up , backed by a 24ft jib crane that captured the action and stunts from above .

geena davis , who played catcher dottie hinson in “a league of their own , ” awaits the first pitch of a reunion game to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film . ( photo credit : zak heald / intercut productions )

this saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the hollywood version of a league of their own , which first hit theaters on july 1 , 1992 , and has remained a constant cultural presence ever since . in 2005 , the american film institute ranked " there’s no crying in baseball ! " as one of the top - 100 film lines of all time , but if you were to ask 20 different people for their favorite quote from a league of their own , you’d be likely to get 20 different lines .

the team of women played at beyer stadium from 1943 to 1954 , the life of the all - american girls professional baseball league . people from all over the world have traveled to see beyer stadium — a quaint little venue on the southeast side of town — and rockford because of their love of " a league of their own " — even though filming never took place here .

amazon is really swinging for the fences when it comes to developing their own shows , and now they’re taking on the challenge of bringing a league of their own to their stable of shows that are coming up . if you’ve seen the movie you might wonder when amazon is going to start doing anything truly original but the kicker here is that they won’t be remaking the movie , but they will be using it as a basis . the series will be more of the same , drama and comedy mixed into one fun series that follows the rockford peaches as they a league of their own series in development at amazon

this single - disc 25th anniversary edition arrives in an elite case that is wrapped in a slipcover . an included code allows you to redeem an ultraviolet hd digital copy . a new extra , the enduring legacy of a league of their own

it’s been 25 years since geena davis starred in “a league of their own , ” a film that broke ground not only for its strong , mostly female cast but because it was a major film directed by a woman , penny marshall .

if “a league of their own” were coming out today , the fact that it’s a little - known story of women’s history with a mostly female cast and a female director would be much talked about . how did people respond to the movie at the time ?

geena davis wasn ' t aware she was making screen history as baseball standout dottie hinson in 1992’s a league of their own with co - stars tom hanks , madonna , lori petty and rosie o’donnell .

rockford — it was in july 1992 , when " a league of their own " hit theaters and tom hanks uttered the now - famous line , " there ' s no crying in baseball . "

for the record : an article about the national film registry described “a league of their own” as being about the all american - girls professional softball league . it was the all - american girls professional baseball league . in addition , the first name of “3 : 10 to yuma” director delmer daves was misspelled as delmar .

while there may be no crying in baseball , lots of blood , sweat , and tears went into the making of a league of their own . from sweltering july heat to concussions to the material girl causing trouble , making the hit film wasn’t exactly a homerun . before you catch a league of their own on ifc , check out some dirt on the making of this sports movie classic . hear that call ! the time has come for one and all to play ball !

having met some of the women who played in this league recently , at the ballpark on rosemont and at the recent 20th anniversary screening of " a league of their own " at the music box theatre , i hope everyone will attend the 70th anniversary of the all - american girls professional baseball league , at the oak brook heritage center , 1112 oak brook road . they host an exhibit and reception from 2 : 30 - 5 : 30 pm this saturday , september 7 . of the surviving players from the made famous in the film , “a league of their own . ”

“we’re hugely proud to have delivered the eleventh series of a league of their own from the george lucas stage at elstree , ” said meryl mclaren , commercial manager at bbc studioworks . “we’re always delighted to work with cpl productions to bring their amazingly creative ideas to life . ”

everyone knows there’s no crying in baseball thanks to the iconic line yelled by tom hanks ’ in the beloved sports comedy a league of their own . but fans might be crying tears of joy when they hear amazon is developing a tv series adaptation of the 1992 film from director penny marshall about an all - female [ … ] the post ‘a league of their own’ tv series slides into amazon from ‘ broad city ’ co - creator appeared first on / film .

schram portrayed evelyn gardner , the rockford peaches’ right fielder in “a league of their own . ” she was joined at the anniversary by a host of others , including justin scheller , who portrayed her son , “stilwell , ” in the movie .

“a lot of people don’t realize that when the league started in 1943 , they didn’t play baseball , like in the movie ‘a league of their own , ’” tulloch said . “they were playing 12 - inch underhand fast - pitch softball , the reason being because none of the women knew how to play baseball . ”

back in the uk for sky 1 sports panel show a league of their own , the comedian and actor is once again throwing himself into the programme’s stunts with mates jack whitehall , freddie flintoff and jamie redknapp .

a league of their own ( television episode 1 . ) short lived tv series based on the hit movie . this show ran on cbs on saturday night . i do not own this and am only uploading this as a fan ( and someone who might be in a few of the crowd shots ) . no copyright infringement intended .

cbs aired a tv version of a league of their own for a brief period in 1993 . cast members megan cavanagh , tracy reiner and jon lovitz reprised their roles , with former “bond girl” cary lowell in the dottie role and sam mcmurray channeling hanks as jimmy . as you can imagine , it only lasted five episodes .

" a league of their own " follows many of the time - honored formulas of sports movies , and has a fair assortment of stock characters ( the plain girl who gains confidence , the brash girl with the heart of gold , the jealous sisters ) , but it has another level that ' s a lot more interesting .

twenty five years ago saturday , a league of their own arrived in theaters . starring geena davis , tom hanks , rosie o’donnell , and madonna , among others , the film depicts a fictional team from the first professional all - female baseball league . directed by penny marshall , a league of their own made $ 132 million worldwide and was selected for preservation in the national film registry by the library of congress in 2012 . in honor of the movie’s quarter - century anniversary , see photos from its los angeles and new york premieres , ahead .

a league of their own is based on the true story of the all - american girls baseball league , begun in 1943 to sub for the men at war . though the teams continued playing ball until 1954 , the girls mostly marched back into the kitchen when their johnnies came marching home . it wasn’t until 1988 that they were honored by the baseball hall of fame .

actress megan cavanagh , who played marla hooch in a league of their own , donated the costume she wore in the film to the national baseball hall of fame and museum in cooperstown , n . y . , during the all - american girls professional baseball league reunion . ( the associated press )

bushnick walked back to the bench with her head held high . there were no hurt feelings . she and her teammates , like the peaches of the 1992 movie “a league of their own , ” know that there is no crying in baseball .

one of the muskegon lassies ( 1946–1949 ) therese mckinley , who played on the playoff - bound 1949 team , attended the 20th anniversary screening of " a league of their own . " she set a few things straight , not the least of which was that " there would be no no jimmy dugan who came in their locker room . dressed or not . "

a 25 - year anniversary salute to “a league of their own” was held saturday at league stadium . although surprised by the overall reception she received after all these years , schram remembered how nice everyone was “and how they love this movie and they really liked my scene , my role in it . ”

mary moore of white lake , mich . , right , is shown with filmmaker penny marshall . moore played in a women ' s baseball league that was featured in marshall ' s film " a league of their own . " the film will be shown at saginaw ' s riverside film festival and moore will speak afterward .

in 2014 , a noted sports movie enthusiast by the name of bill simmons wrote a guide with a few pointers for determining what counts as part of the genre . one of them is particularly relevant to a league of their own : " do you inadvertently watch it every time it’s on just because you’re waiting for a specific sports scene ( or sequence ? ) "

the majority of the players were in their early twenties , but several players were in their teens with some as young as 15 years old .

verton respond to the earlier man utd effort with their first shot of the game .

the organization eventually inspired a 27 - minute documentary titled " a league of their own , " which was released in 1987 and co - created by kelly candaele and kim wilson . candaele ' s mother , helen callaghan , was a left - handed center fielder in the aagpbl .

stating that the league is a gross perversion of women and they should all be ashamed of themselves and go home . after the league kicks off , the newsreel announcer hypes the girls ' domestic skills just as much— if not moreso—as their playing .

" a league of their own " came out 25 years ago today , but the penny marshall - directed film is far more than just a movie for the women who took the baseball diamond more than 70 years ago during world war ii and for years after .

: mae suggests this as a way to drum up interest in the league .

“i made a bit of a study of that kind of thing . i watched a lot of baseball and tried to pick up people’s mannerisms . ”

t is a big responsibility , this column , knowing one is just a sarcastic jibe , a harsh judgment , away from ruining careers . in the spring of 2010 , for instance , when sky launched its sports / comedy panel show a league of their own , and i suggested it was not funny , and that its host ,

one of the most memorable moments in a league of their own occurs when jimmy dugan introduces himself by bursting into the locker room in a drunken stupor and relieving himself in front of the rest of the peaches while mae times him . to keep both hanks and the actresses on their toes , penny marshall stood in a stall off camera and made the noises with a hose and a bucket for maximum comedic effect . the actual length of dugan’s epic # 1 is an impressive 53 seconds !

“a league of their own” was a fictional account of the real - life all - american girls professional baseball league ( aagpbl ) , which existed from 1943 to 1954 . an exhibition at the national baseball hall of fame in cooperstown in 1988 piqued the interest of director penny marshall . she enlisted an all - star cast for the film , including tom hanks , geena davis , rosie o’donnell and madonna .

most sports movies are easy to define . a league of their own is not . partially a comedy , partially a drama , it’s a nostalgic heater that’s more about the joy of competing and the power of inclusion than any one specific game . its characters aren’t caricatures , but they’re just over the top enough to quickly differentiate from one another and be memorable . its script covers a lot of months and a lot of games , but because each of the main characters his or her own non - baseball concerns , the course of the season never feels monotonous . it’s a very careful movie .

a league of their own is looking like a rather healthy panel show . the sky1 sports palaver has wormed its way well and truly into viewers ' hearts , and it ' s now back for another series with james corden , jack whitehall , freddie flintoff and jamie redknapp .

the league of their own cd that my friend and i were obsessed with ultimately got scratched to the point of disrepair , just like our own relationship . our breakup was spiteful and swift , and even now , decades later , the memory of how quickly we shifted from sisters to strangers , as carole king sang , cuts like a knife . in a way , though , the drama of it was a fitting end to one of the great friendships — one of the great romances , really — of my life .

later , when the league is in danger of being shut down , ira asks harvey if he just expects them to all go back to their kitchens .

a critical and commercial success upon its release in 1992 , “a league of their own” was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress in 2012 for being “culturally , historically or aesthetically significant . ” that same year , the 20th anniversary of the movie was celebrated at a special screening at bosse field , which included a group of the real aagpbl players .

penny marshall ' s a league of their own remains entertaining twenty - five years after its release with its universal themes of sacrifice , friendship and discovery , and is recommended . this 25th anniversary edition blu - ray offers recycled picture , sound and extras , and adds a brief retrospective . it is not worth a double dip .

geena davis spills ' league of their own ' secrets on 25th anniversary geena davis , who starred as ball player dottie hinson , recalls memories from the film , which celebrates its 25th anniversary with a commemorative blu - ray release . check out this story on urltoken urltoken

it ' s world war ii , and all of the biggest stars in major league baseball have left the field of play . something has to be done to keep the stadiums full , the people ' s morale up , and profit coming to the owners of the league and their business partners . one man ' s solution : create the all - american girls professional baseball league . this is their story .

many of the women shown playing baseball at cooperstown’s doubleday field as the credits roll and madonna’s " this used to be my playground " hits are the real - life all - american girls filmed during one of their own reunions . candaele’s own mother was in the late stages of breast cancer when a league of their own premiered , and would pass away later that year , but she and her son did get to watch the movie together . " she did say she liked it , " he says . " obviously it was a bittersweet year for me , and i wish she could have been healthy . "

1992’s baseball comedy - drama a league of their own looks set to become the latest movie to receive a small screen adaptation , with thr reporting that will graham ( mozart in the jungle ) and abbi jacobson ( broad city ) are writing and executive producing a tv series for amazon . intended as a half - hour comedy series , the project is being described as “a modern look at the story” , which revolves around the rockford peaches , a team in the all - american girls professional baseball league during world war ii . here’s the official synopsis : “ a league of their own is a half - hour comedy infusing the warmth , humor and dna of the classic film , while taking a contemporary spin on the stories of the women surrounding the all - american girls professional baseball league . the show will begin with the formation of the league in 1943 and follows the rockford peaches , season to season as they struggle to keep the team alive through close games ,

: the elderly dottie attending the league ' s induction into the baseball hall of fame .

hillary clinton is a fan of this movie and quoted a line in a graduation speech .

jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .

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for every naysayer of boys and girls playing in the same league , there are more supporters , and the east valley baseball league couldn ' t be prouder .

hundreds of young girls from across the country are coming to beyer stadium on july 27 to play what is promised to be the country ' s largest all - girls baseball tournament ever — and they ' re coming here because it ' s where the rockford peaches played . many credit the peaches for sparking their passion . they know their stories , they know the team and they ' ve met some of the players , all thanks to " a league of their own . "

rebecca tulloch , who conducts historical presentations at schools and libraries , founded the new league . in 2009 , she bought a replica of an all - american girls professional baseball league uniform .

an a league of their own series is in the works at amazon , with broad city ' s abbi jacobson on board to co - write the television reboot . the comedy series will be a complete overhaul of the beloved 1992 baseball movie , meaning that the film ' s central characters – played by tom hanks , geena davis and madonna – won ' t be involved in the reboot . however , the series will still follow the all - women rockford peaches baseball team during world war ii . jacobson and mozart in the jungle ' s will graham will co - write and executive produce a league of their own .

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there ' s no crying in baseball , whether it be in a feature film or a tv series . thr reports that amazon studios is developing a tv series based upon a league of their own , the 1992 penny marshall movie which starred tom hanks and geena davis and told the fictionalized story of the real - life all - american girls professional baseball league during the second world war . the series will be . . . read more . . .

”it was hot — 120 degrees at home plate . ” that’s what sticks with director penny marshall about a league of their own , her hit about the wwii - era all - american girls professional baseball league . in honor of the two - disc special edition ( pg , 128 mins . , 1992 , columbia tristar ) , marshall gave us the play - by - play .

highlights , interviews and analysis from expert pundits of saturday ' s english premier league football matches .

but kit keller was here . and marla hooch . and betty spaghetti . and several other of the peaches now immortalized as dirt - in - the - skirt ballplayers . “a league of their own” was selected for preservation by the national film registry in 2012 . the library of congress deemed it “culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . ”

major league baseball played on through the war , through the loss of some of its brightest stars . one team owner went above and beyond the efforts of his peers , founding the aagpbl ( all - american girls professional baseball league ) , putting a bat in the hands of rosie the riveter as all female teams cropped up in kenosha , south bend , racine , and rockford . the league would exist in various forms for eleven seasons , with fifteen different teams coming in and out of existence , eventually leading to a hall of fame exhibit in 1988 called diamond dreams honoring the belles of baseball . a few years later , the ladies would get another tribute by way of penny marshall ' s ' a league of their own , ' a fictionalized tale about that first season that would earn over a hundred million dollars domestically .

sony has re - released a league of their own as a 25th anniversary collector ' s edition blu - ray . however , outside of the digital hd redemption code , a new trailer , and one new special feature , this is effectively a double - dip with the same audio / video presentation as the 20th anniversary edition blu - ray . as such , outside of hd exclusives , there is little new content within this review . if you already own that version , there ' s no need to upgrade ; if you don ' t own this particular film on blu - ray , it remains a recommended purchase for fans .

15 . during their training camp , the actresses learned to slide on a slip ' n slide .

in further proof that amazon is moving away from prestige tv shows , in favor of more recognizable names and properties , it looks like they’re getting ready to remake a classic penny marshall film for the small screen . the hollywood reporter recently revealed that the streaming service is developing a half - hour comedy series based on the hit 1992 film , “ a league of their own . ” while reboots and remakes aren’t the most exciting news ever , as we will soon see just about every property from the ‘80s and ‘90s get remade , “ a league of their own ” does seem to have some great talent behind the scenes that could make this series worth watching .

here we explore how " a league of their own " came about , including the movie ' s background and an interview with a former all - american girls professional baseball league member . we talked to one of the film ' s producers , robert greenhut , about casting , including how madonna , geena davis , rosie o ' donnell and tom hanks snagged their roles . we also got intel of set hijinks , baseball training , the controversial kiss scene that ended up on the cutting - room floor and so much more .

from left , jenny hale , jamie mulvihill , gayle gillie and joy hyzny are members of the rockford peaches , part of the wwii girls baseball living history league . the latest incarnation of the team plays softball instead of baseball , as did the original peaches for most of their existence .

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on the lasting impact of a league of their own . “no ! it totally surprised me . i certainly hoped people would like it and that it would be successful , but the success we had at the box office was a really big deal back then . dven today , lots of 15 - year - old girls will tell me , ‘i play sports because of that movie . ’ it’s fantastic . ”

the latest incarnation of the team plays softball instead of baseball , as did the original peaches for most of their existence in the all - american girls professional baseball league of the 1940s and ’50s . the current roster consists primarily of two types of players : longtime athletes in their 30s , 40s and 50s who still crave time on the diamond and history buffs devoted to reproducing moments from another era .

the actual beyer stadium does not appear in " a league of their own " — a baseball field in huntingburg , indiana , was its stand - in — but the film prompted a renewed interest in the landmark , as well as in the city ' s history , and still drives sports fans and movie buffs to rockford 25 years after its release .

the rockford peaches , an all - girls baseball team , will be taking on a team of boys for the semifinals of the east valley baseball league .

the film portrays the league as initially unpopular and unprofitable , until demeaning gimmicks are used to attract male audiences . in reality , the league was popular and profitable from the start , largely because it played in towns in the upper midwest that had no way of watching a live baseball game . eventually , the league grew into a ten - team two - division league . the advent of televised baseball games in the early fifties , however , would lead to the demise in the popularity of the league .

actresses auditioning for the film had to prove they could play baseball . all the actresses cast in the film , apart from geena davis , did their own baseball stunts . none of the performers wanted stunt doubles .

amazon ' s push to become a serious content provider in the same vein as netflix is really revving up . after news came in a few weeks ago that their production of the lord of the rings prequels would cost jeff bezos some $ 600 million off the bat , thr is now reporting that amazon is developing a half - hour series based on penny marshall ' s beloved a league of their own , which told the story of the first attempt to make an all - female baseball league while many ballplayers were overseas during world war ii . [ caption id = " attachment _ 544384 " align = " alignright " width = " …

. she also funded the construction of a children’s wing at a malawi hospital .

lesko said that despite the pay and the fanfare , she , like other women in the league , didn ' t tell their children or make a big deal about their past . then the girls got invited to the baseball hall of fame in the 1980s , followed by the release of the film in the early ' 90s .

but it wasn ' t just the crowds that appreciated these women inspiring them and taking their minds off their daily lives . lesko said a lot of the players ' families relied on the girls for money to get by .

" then the movie ' a league of their own ' came out , and everyone was going , ' why didn ' t you ever tell us about this ? ' , " the white lake , mich . , woman said . " i told them i did ; they just weren ' t interested back then . "

“ramadan is the peak in tv viewing for us , ” says hayek . “it’s in a league of its own ratings wise , and studies have shown that people spend , on an average , six to seven hours a day watching tv during the holy month . ”

presidents earn their places in history not simply through their vision and eloquence but , ultimately , through their actions—what they accomplish when they take their feet off the desk and enlist support in their causes . no act in woodrow wilson’s life provides a greater window into his character—or a greater lesson for our current president—than his journey in the last days of summer 1919 , when he embarked upon the most quixotic venture in america’s history since its founding—a 29 - city barnstorming tour by rail to enlist the american public in his plan to end all wars .

until seeing penny marshall ' s " a league of their own , " i had no idea that an organization named the all - american girls ' professional baseball league ever flourished in this country , even though i was 12 when it closed up shop , and therefore of an age to collect bob feller and robin roberts baseball cards and listen to the cardinals on the radio . the league was founded in 1943 , when it briefly appeared that men ' s baseball would be a casualty of the war , and once the men came marching home it ' s a wonder the league survived until 1954 . then it was consigned to oblivion ; history is written by the victors .

in a tip of the cap to the classic 1992 women ' s - baseball comedy a league of their own , the nonprofit baseball for all is staging a huge national tournament at the same rockford , il ballpark site where the real - life team that inspired the film—the rockford peaces—played , back in the 1940s and ' 50s . with hundreds of girls from across the country , the league - nodding tourney is " expected to be the largest girls baseball tournament in u . s . history , " according to organizers .

the game is being broadcast live on sky sports premier league . coverage starts a 15 : 30 bst .

and yet anne ramsay , who played helen in the movie , told entertainment weekly that men still feel the need to lower their voices to a whisper when they confess to her that a league of their own is their favorite sports film . the " best sports movies " lists that crop up from time to time almost always underrate the 1992 movie in favor of anything involving kevin costner ( even tin freakin’ cup got more love than the rockford peaches on a recent usa today list ) or a pair of boxing gloves . when espn ranked its top 20 in the genre using a 14 - man , one - woman panel , a league of their own didn’t even make the cut . ( neither did the mighty ducks , which is ludicrous . ) think of it this way : what would you rather sit down and watch right this minute , and next week , and in 20 years’ time : this film , or million dollar baby ? no one wants to admit it , but even the supposedly sublime field of dreams is secretly kinda a slog . do not even begin to @ me about any of this .

the rockford peaches played at beyer stadium as part of the all - american girls professional baseball league , between 1943 to 1954 . the old stadium was torn down , but the field was re - dedicated in 2010 and now serves as home base for the rockford starfires , the city ' s contemporary women ' s baseball squad . a league of their own didn ' t actually film in rockford , although it did utilize several chicago locations .

syracuse , n . y . — when delores ( dolly ) brumfield started dating her future husband , joe white , in the 1970s , she never bothered to tell him about her youth — when she played in a league of her own .

lesko joined the league a few years after the second world war ended but she still got to know many of the athletes that had been there before , hear their stories and experience what it was like to play in the league . she has also helped to keep the memories of those female baseball players alive in the years since .

brumfield is more than willing to talk about it these days , especially this weekend as 47 former players of the aagpbl reunite for the 20th anniversary of a league of their own , the movie that popularized what brumfield and more than 500 other women accomplished from 1943 - 54 . a new blu - ray release from sony pictures that includes deleted scenes from the movie will be released in mid - october to celebrate the anniversary .

when the men came back from war , and television started broadcasting the major league games , interesting in the women ' s league waned and it eventually closed down .

a league of their own is a 1992 dramedy directed by penny marshall , starring geena davis , lori petty , and tom hanks , with major supporting roles by madonna , rosie o donnell , jon lovitz and penny ' s brother garry marshall . it is a fictionalized telling of the founding of the aforementioned baseball league and its struggles to stay relevant after the war ended . the main focus is the rockford ( illinois ) peaches , headed by drunkard former baseball player jimmy dugan , and kit and dottie , two sisters who join the team .

the all - american girls professional baseball league folded due to the men returning home from the war and due to the advent of television . fans no longer needed to fill their baseball cravings by going to ballparks . major league baseball could be fed via tv right into the living room .

greenlit means a project is officially a go , so all you have to do is follow these leads to stay up to date . you never know where you’ll find an opportunity to land an audition ! “a league of their own” any diehard baseball fan knows there absolutely is crying in baseball . but baseball fans have something to look forward to once the season is done with recent news that “broad city’s” abbi jacobson and and “ mozart in the jungle ” writer - executive producer will graham will be teaming up to develop an amazon series based on the hit 1992 movie “ a league of their own . ” the two will be co - writing and executive producing the half - hour comedy , which will be “less [ of ] a traditional reboot and more [ of ] a modern look at the story , ” following the rockford peaches and the all - american girls professional baseball league . the series is only now in development , so it

12 . before filming even began , the actresses all had to hone their baseball skills .

the other pitchers on the team took lesko under their wings and showed her the game .

: jimmy questions dottie telling marla , their best hitter , to bunt . they get into an argument and it finally spurs jimmy into becoming their manager for real , and not just

even rosie o ' donnell and madonna did a great job . a true story of one of the . . .

framing device : most of the movie is a flashback of the now - senior dottie .

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tulloch knew of men’s baseball leagues that dressed up in vintage uniforms and played by old - time rules , but she could not find any groups recreating the games played by women during the world war ii era . so she made an obvious decision : she formed a league of her own .

the 1992 blockbuster centers on the all - american girls professional baseball league and the women who took over " america ' s pastime " when their male counterparts were in the war .

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seen from a nineties perspective , the story has the makings of a stinging feminist manifesto . that , however , is not what director penny marshall delivers . marshall’s take is uniquely her own — lots of laughs , lots of heart and very little sermonizing . writers lowell ganz and babaloo mandel ( city slickers ) and the actors are also known for their light touch .

“some of our real cast , from sliding into home , had ripped the skin off their legs . it was nutty . ”

earlier this month , the portland sea dogs of portland , maine hosted " a league of their own " night and auctioned off specially designed jerseys inspired by the movie . in may , some of the cast — davis , megan cavanaugh , anne ramsay , reiner , renee coleman , patti pelton and lori petty — gathered in springdale , arkansas for a reunion game . some of the cast also reunited at the bentonville film festival this spring . the event was co - founded by davis .

since its opening in 2015 , the bentonville film festival has incorporated a league of their own reunions into its schedule of events : once in the first year of the festival , and again this year in honor of the movie’s 25th anniversary . " [ davis ] is a tireless speaker around the world , " says wendy guerrero , the cofounder and president of programming for the bentonville film festival . " she’s committed to this on a daily basis . it’s really exciting to see that she’s completely [ using ] her creativity and her advocacy to say , hey , this is something that’s important to me , having children grow up in a world that reflects the diversity . " a league of their own is set during an era when major league baseball — and much of america — was still segregated , and save for one brief moment when a black woman serenely throws an errant ball back to dottie with obvious and devastating skill , there is not much in the way of racial diversity . but the film was a rare female - driven picture that featured strong women and sensitive women and earnest women and jealous women — in other words , that featured people with whom a viewer could relate .


samurai is a 2002 tamil language film directed by balaji sakthivel and produced by s. sriram .

the film featured vikram in the title role , while anita hassanandani , jaya seal and nassar played supporting roles .

harris jayaraj scored the film 's music , while sethu sriram handled cinematography .

originally launched in 2000 , the film went through production delays and was only released in july 2002 , when it opened to mixed reviews and an average response at the box office .

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samurai ( 2002 film ) <EOT> actor tom cruise was last in new zealand in 2002 to film the last samurai .

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a poster of the film tatara samurai by director yoshinari nishikori . photo : ©2017 tatara samurai production partnership

the twilight samurai ist ein film aus dem jahr 2002 ( habe die dvd version gesehen und die jahre merkt man dem film deutlich an ) der sehr still ist , er ist zurückhalten was ebenfalls sehr angenehm ist .

samurai is a 2002 tamil action - romance film , directed by balaji sakthivel and produced by alayam . this film stars vikram , anita , jayaseel , sriya reddy , nassar in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by harris jayaraj with lyrics by vairamuthu .

in 2002 , the full - scale samurai film “the twilight samurai” ( original story by shuhei fujisawa ) ( view trailer ) won all the major film awards in japan , including 15 awards at the 26th japan academy awards . it was also nominated for the oscar for best foreign language feature at the 76th academy awards® , winning him international acclaim .

writer - director yoshinari nishikori made his film debut in 1999 with women’s army corps , about young women joining japan’s self defense force . his next film , a white ship , ( 2002 ) took place in his home prefecture , shimane , which was also the location of his hit 2010 film railways , and his 2013 film konshin .

the villagers opt for guns the source of conflict in the film . photo : ©2017 tatara samurai production partnership

this is the second film for anita though this was the first film she had signed up .

sho aoyagi stars as gosuke , who has to choose between becoming a master blacksmith of samurai sword steel like his father or becoming a samurai himself to protect his village . ©2017 tatara samurai production partnership

rediscovered and lavishly re - released in 2002 , this uniquely spooky collection of folk motifs sounds like it ' s cursing you with every sinister , hurdy - gurdy note .

was the final film to screen at the victorian state film theatre prior to becoming acmi at federation square .

` samurai ' will make people sit up and take notice , says vikram .

the wildly popular performers of japan’s exile theatrical troupe are headlined in this gorgeously lensed new jidaigeki ( period film ) tatara samurai from yoshinari nishikori .

seven samurai is available for the first time on blu - ray from 21 october .

the second film in his samurai trilogy , “the hidden blade” ( 2004 , trailer ) , was presented in competition at the 55th berlin international film festival . the third , “love and honor” ( 2006 , trailer ) , was the opening film for panorama at the 55th berlin international film festival and a huge box - office success in japan .

a poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves .

" no , " he said and expressed that each film he was going to make would be different . " what did he feel about " samurai " ?

' twilight samurai " is set in japan during the period of the meiji restoration , circa 1868 - - the same period as kurosawa ' s great " the seven samurai " and edward zwick ' s elegant " the last samurai . " the three films deal in different ways with a time when samurai still tried to live by the code of bushido , even as they faced poverty or unemployment in a changing society . " the last samurai " is about samurai opposing the emperor ' s moves to modernize japan ; ironically , we learn that the hero of " twilight samurai " fought and died in that rebellion - - after the story of this movie is over .

the first of yamada’s ‘samurai trilogy’ , comprised of the hidden blade ( 2004 ) and love and honor ( 2006 ) , twilight samurai received a record - breaking 12 japanese academy awards , and was nominated for best foreign - language film at the 2004 academy awards .

` ` kasi " is almost like an art film . ` ` samurai " belongs to the mainstream . ` ` gemini " is commercial . what made you accept it ?

a veteran samurai , who has fallen on hard times , answers a village ' s request for protection from bandits . he gathers 6 other samurai to help him , and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves , and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day . the film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village . written by colin tinto

anita hopes that her role in " samurai " will fetch her accolades and perhaps more interesting projects .

phew . i was worried this was going to be some romantic vampire movie . . . with samurai

success means a desire to do better . it ' s scary . every time i do a film , i think it ' s my first film .

an elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord ' s home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide . but when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn .

ein film der alle charakteristischen stärken des japanischen kinos aufweist die wären eine sehr präzise erzählstruktur , eine klare , höchst ästhetische bildsprache und hervorragende , lobenswert unprätentiöse schauspielleistungen . jenseits eines hollywoodscheu spektakels à la " last samurai " wird hier ein wenig romantisierender , unpathetischer blick auf den alltag eines samurai geworfen .

this is , quite simply , such a lovely film , in every respect .

a welcome family film that extols noble values and offers first - class animation .

beautiful low - key revisionist ( i guess ) samurai movie . everything is muted : the humour , the action , the feels and that gives the film its peculiar lived - in character .

good film music needs good bass notes . minimalism has some of the best . without glass ' s creeping bass , koyaanisqatsi would not be much of a film .

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despite the early modern - era setting , the film contains many of the same tropes of earlier samurai films ( albeit with a lot more bloodletting ) , most notably another koike adaptation that preceded it , the seven - film lone wolf and cub ( 1972 - 74 ) series .

now he has dropped that name and reinvented himself as praveenkanth . his earlier film ,

a rather quiet film , the twilight samurai is a gentle , insightful , beautiful piece about a widower who works as a dull accountant for a war lord . and , oh yes , he happens to be a hell of a good swordsman when necessary . he reluctantly fights and only seeks to do exactly enough to halt the attacks . all that might seem to be code words for dull , but twilight samurai is a fascinating , unique and thought provoking glimpse into the life of a low - ranking samurai . highly recommended for any fan of samurai films .

" the film has been made with social consciousness in mind . everyone has become selfish . if this continues , what will happen ? the film seeks to answer this question . "

starrer now on the floors , is one such instance . the film is being made by

future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .

the moldy peaches ' kimya dawson stamps the film with her brand of folky indie pop .

blu - ray release date : nov . 11 , 2014 price : blu - ray $ 29 . 95 studio : twilight time hiroyuki sanada is the twilight samurai the 2002 drama - romance the twilight samurai —that’s right , there’s not a whole lot of action in this one—was written and directed by veteran japanese filmmaker yoji yamada . set in mid - 19th century japan a few years before the meiji restoration , the movie follows the life of seibei iguchi ( hiroyuki sanada ) , a low - ranking samurai widower employed as a bureaucrat . poor , but not destitute , he still manages to lead a content and happy life with his daughters and senile mother . but through an unfortunate turn of events , the turbulent times conspire against him… nominated for an oscar for best foreign language film at the 76th academy award for best foreign language film , the twilight samurai fared better in its homeland , where it won an unprecedented 12 japanese academy awards , including best picture , best director , best actor ,

people complained about this film . ' there ' s too much music , ' they whined . that ' s because it ' s a film about gilbert & sullivan ' s music .

the most puzzling question about this film is - it ' s not clear who stole the story from whom . the film looks like a low budget clone of ' citizen ' . but , the powerful flashback that was seen in ' citizen ' doesn ' t exist in ' samurai ' even for formalities sake .

kurosawa ultimately scrapped that story , and instead pitched the idea of a film that would cover a series of five samurai battles , based on the lives of famous japanese swordsmen . hashimoto went off to write that script , but kurosawa ultimately scrapped that idea as well , worrying that a film that was just “a series of climaxes” wouldn’t work . then , producer sôjirô motoki found , through historical research , that samurai in the “warring states” period of japanese history would often volunteer to stand guard at peasant villages overnight in exchange for food and lodging . from that , kurosawa and hashimoto developed the idea of a group of samurai hired by peasants to protect them from bandits , and seven samurai was born .

when kurosawa first set out to make a samurai film , he sat down with screenwriter shinobu hashimoto and outlined the idea of a “day in the life” story about a single samurai . the film would be an intimate portrayal of a warrior who got up in the morning , had his breakfast , went to work at his master’s castle and then , after making a mistake , would be so disgraced that he would return home and commit ritual suicide .

the movie star is here to film mission impossible 6 in the remote rees valley , otago .

, for the care with which zwick researched details of japanese culture for that film . trailers for

the filming of a song sequence for the film " samurai " took the cast all the way to exotic syria . amid hectic shooting schedules , lead player anita and director balaji found time to talk about their experiences . . .

1 . originally , the film was going to be called “six samurai” although it’s now the genre with which he’s most associated , kurosawa had never made a samurai movie before this point . his original conception for the project was to follow the day in the life of a samurai , ending with the protagonist’s suicide , but he wasn’t confident enough in the level of research he’d need to do . instead , he decided to adapt a story he’d found about a group of samurai defending a village of farmers . the 500 - page first draft ( co - written with regular collaborators hideo oguni and shinobu hashimoto ) was titled “ six samurai , ” but on reflection , they found that having six responsible , sober samurai heroes was a little dry . as a result , they created the pretender samurai kikuchiyo , who’s more empathetic and emotional , and cast toshiro mifune , who was originally going to play badass swordsman kyuzo ( later taken by seiji miyaguchi ) , in the new role , giving the actor free rein to improvise .

while it might be a push to describe red sun as a samurai film per se , this oddball french - italian - spanish co - production , billed as “the first east - meets - west western” , is of interest as an indication of just how interlinked the mythology of the western gunslinger and the masterless samurai had become in the popular global imagination by the 1970s .

` ` samurai ' ' will satisfy action lovers but for those looking for innovation in story and screenplay , the soldier leaves you yearning .

a crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle , who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent .

one of the very few japanese actors to make a successful transition to hollywood , hiroyuki sanada has been in the movie business for more than half a century . sanada , 56 , came to the attention of international audiences for his role as a warrior and devoted family man in yoji yamada ’s oscar - nominated the twilight samurai ( 2002 ) , before appearing alongside tom cruise and ken watanabe in the last samurai the following year . despite his early martial arts training and graduating from sonny chiba ’s japan action club , his range is far wider than portrayals of japan’s legendary swordsmen . he has appeared in films as . . .

the critical and commercial success of yoji yamada ’s twilight samurai saw a long - overdue resurgence in interest in the samurai film . as in his takes on yakuza gangster films in the late - 1990s , takashi miike ’s revisionism veers more towards the stylistic rather than the socio - political end of things , in this remake of eichi kudo’s 1963 classic of the genre of the same name .

he’s known now as the genre’s greatest master , but kurosawa was more than a decade into his career as a director before he made seven samurai . it’s the most ambitious and praised of all of his samurai films , but while other directors might have built up to such a massive project , this was actually his first samurai movie . other classics , including yojimbo ( 1961 ) and sanjuro ( 1962 ) , would follow .

vikram has done an excellent job as the revolutionary in samurai . he has ably used his physique and emoting capabilities to lift the film to an above average action thriller . the few flaws in the screenplay and a similar climax from an earlier ajith -

with an admirably well - maintained physique and powerful eyes vikram is all geared up for action in aalayam ' s ` ` samurai ' ' .

thiagu is a school teacher by day and a ' samurai ' by night . he and his gang abduct corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who go free because of the loopholes in the legal system . ofcourse there is a tragic background to all this . anitha , a schoolgirl is love with vikram . there is the honest cop nassar who goes by the rulebook . cop versus samurai goes on with finally the samurai being brought to court .

he is pretty excited about his forthcoming projects . ` samurai ' , directed by shankar ' s assistant balaji is slated for a diwali release . ` ` i play a warrior in that film . it ' s a very interesting character . the director is very sensitive , very good in scene conception . he narrated the whole film to me in shots ' ' .

more than half a century ago , akira kurosawa pushed his creative powers to new limits with a film that merged grueling shoots , an unprecedented budget , and an all - star cast to change japanese cinema forever . seven samurai , arguably the greatest film ever made in japan , combined brilliant performances , revolutionary camerawork , and a respect for period accuracy to create something audiences around the world had never seen before , and it’s still remembered as one of the great movie epics . it’s a flawless film , but making it wasn’t easy . to find out why , check out these 16 facts about how seven samurai became a masterpiece .

with akira kurosawa’s seven samurai fighting its way onto blu - ray , we delve into japan’s heroic past with 10 classic tales of swords and chivalry .

official submission of japan for the ' best foreign language film ' category of the 76th academy awards in 2004 .

a visually stunning film that may be too predictable and politically correct for adults , but should serve children well .

because copious research into the lives of samurai was done as part of the writing process , some of the characters were ultimately based on real historical figures . for example , the cold master swordsman kyuzo ( seiji miyaguchi ) , was based on miyamoto musashi , one of the most famous samurai who ever lived .

as the production process of seven samurai grew longer and longer , producers grew worried that kurosawa was spending too much on the film . as a result , production was closed down “at least twice . ” instead of arguing , kurosawa simply left to go fishing , believing that the studio had already invested so much money into the film that they wouldn’t simply scrap it . he was right .

no . i did ` ` dil " in between . it was a commercial film like ` ` gemini . "

simon pummell ' s experimental british film was scored by radiohead ' s jonny greenwood , the consummate multi - instrumentalist .

the twilight samurai is about all the usual topics of the genre , but most of all about how a life so intertwined with upholding honor takes it ' s toll on all aspects of personal life as a result of sacrifices . the life of the twilight samurai should be a frustrating one , but he has such an…

veteran director yoji yamada ’s drama “nagasaki : memories of my son” has been selected as japan’s contender for the foreign - language oscar awards race . the announcement was made tuesday by the motion picture producers association of japan . the film was chosen by a committee affiliated with the mppaj from 16 candidate movies . set in the aftermath of the atomic bombing of nagasaki , the film stars sayuri yoshinaga as a midwife in who , three years after her son ( kazunari ninomiya ) died in the blast , receives a visit from his still much - alive - looking ghost . released in japan in december 2015 , the film won two prizes from the japan academy : a best actor award for ninomiya and a best supporting actress award for haru kuroki as the son’s still - loyal girlfriend . the 84 - year - old yamada’s 2002 period drama “ the twilight samurai ” received an oscar nomination at the 76th academy awards , but did not win .

this is not your typical samurai film . honestly , it’s not typical in any way , as it’s a ) the best samurai film i’ve ever seen , and b ) one of the most masculine , and emotional , films i’ve ever seen . following the tale of a petty samurai named seibei iguchi and his struggle to get through life , detailing not only his human struggle , but those of the society in which he belonged , fighting to find relevance as the entire world is changing . the stupendous hiroyuki sanada delivers a perfect performance as the titular twilight ( a name given to him by his peers , to make fun of his pitiful existence ) , bringing to life circumstances that can be empathized by men and women today , it…

throughout the film , one can ' t help but feel a sort of exasperation . it continues till the very end .

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but he dreams of leaving home to become a samurai under oda nobunaga , and when the village comes under attack , he sees his opportunity to help protect it .

hereditary is the new horror film from first time director ari aster that is being touted as the scariest film of 2018 and an instant horror classic . the casual cinecast is here let you know just how true that is without all the hype including a spoiler free section at the beginning for those who haven ' t seen the film yet ! before we dive into hereditary , we talk about what films and tv we ' ve been watching recently . chris watched the new action / sci - fi film upgrade while justin fell down a youtube rabbit hole of penn & teller ' s fool us segments ! mike revisits a modern samurai classic , the twilight samurai ! then we jump into our deep dive review of ari aster ' s hereditary . the film stars toni collette , alex wolff , milly shapiro and gabriel byrne . it tells the story of a family who begins to have odd occurrences and events happen around them after the death of the matriarchal grandmother .

popular film director prathap pothan , who has churned out many hit films in malayalam and tamil , is to direct navodaya ' s second 3 - d film . the film , made by the production house that had made my dear kuttichaathan , india ' s first 3d film , will have teenage sensation kunchacko boban in a major role . though it was first to be directed by jijo , he wouldn ' t be able to do it on account of being busy with the activities of jeevan tv .

the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .

a look at the relationship between a young blind samurai ( kimura ) and his wife , who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband ' s honor .

official submission of japan for the ' best foreign language film ' category of the 76th academy awards in 2004 . see more »

legrand ' s delightful , jazzy romantic score and songs are the perfect complement to the candy - coloured gorgeousness of the film .

exile’s naoki kobayashi marks his film debut with tatara samurai , although he has been active as a dancer and actor for a decade . he has appeared in a variety of plays and musical performances on stage and tv , and is also the leader of the j - pop supergroup sandaime j soul brothers .

picking your favorite akira kurosawa film is a tricky choice for any movie fan . from “ rashomon ” to “ ran , ” the great japanese filmmaker , one of the most beloved and influential directors of all time , knocked out a string of classics in a career that lasted well over 40 years . but more often than not , at the top of the list for kurosawa fans is “ seven samurai , ” the 1954 samurai epic that redefined the action movie for generations .

will both direct and produce kamal ' s latest . and word is that he is so confident of the film doing well that when

an exciting and exquisitely rendered film in which the horse goes through as many adventures and perils as indiana jones on a good day .

featuring an unlikely david bowie as a japanese pow , nagisa oshima ' s film is now best remembered for its melancholically beautiful soundtrack .

the soundtrack was a rather more soothing and spiritual affair than the film , stuffed with glorious nuggets from the golden age of soul .

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one who is a samurai must before all things keep in mind , by day , and by night , the fact that he has to die . that is his chief business .

note : " twilight samurai " swept the 2003 japanese academy awards , winning 12 categories , including best picture , director , screenplay , actor , actress , supporting actor and cinematography .

the film’s famous opening shot features a group of bandits riding over a hilltop and then debating whether or not to attack a village below . according to hashimoto , the film originally started with those same bandits actually attacking another village , and the ultimate opening shot was what happened after that attack . kurosawa decided to cut the attack sequence , believing an “unassuming” start was the best way to open the film .

prior to the japanese rollout of the film on may 20 , director yoshinari nishikori and star naoki kobayashi screened a sneak preview of the film at the foreign correspondents’ club in tokyo , followed by a q & a session . kobayashi impressed by responding to questions in english .

touching , low - key melodrama on the personal side of a japanese warrior / salaryman . bonus points for cool alternate language titles : le samouraï du crépuscule and samurai in der dämmerung .

the revolution in chanbara came in the late 1920s , with works such as chuji’s travel diary ( 1927 ) adding dynamic editing techniques and dramatic lighting to emphasise the psychology of the characters , heightening the drama through devices such as the flash of the blade under moonlight . it was from these that the modern samurai film was born .

as the feudal japan era draws to a close , a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing 2 young daughters , an aged mother , clan loyalties , and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart .

seibei iguchi is a low - ranking samurai of the unasaka clan in shonai province of northeast japan . his wife died of tuberculosis , a frequent cause of demise in those early years of hunger and malnutrition . with two daughters , kayano and ito , and an aging mother to support , he and his family must survive in austerity . the moment his daily work is over , he hurries home , refusing to drink or eat with fellow samurai , and concentrates on housework and moonlighting . behind his back , samurai teasingly call him " tasogare seibei ( twilight seibei ) . "

the film has the look and epic sweep of the sumptuous cinematic feasts once served up by the major studios , despite its far smaller budget .

' piano quartet in e major ' - music that , like the film , hangs precariously between a child - like reverie and materialised terror .

like all of andrei tarkovsky , this is a film with a heavenward gaze . music from bach ' s two passions ease our eyes up .

hero starring martial arts legend jet li in a visually stunning martial arts epic where a fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation ! with supernatural skill . . . and no fear . . . a nameless soldier ( jet li ) embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people . now , to achieve the justice he seeks , he must take on the empire ' s most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat ! acclaimed by critics and honored with numerous awards , hero was nominated for both an oscar® ( 2002 best foreign language film ) and golden globe !

in samurai assassin , set in 1860 in the dying days of the tokugawa shogunate , toshiro mifune plays a roguish ronin unaware of the identity of his nobleman father , and who’s driven with ambitions of securing samurai status at a time when this warrior class is on the cusp of being abolished . he becomes involved in a plot to assassinate ii naosuke , a powerful official in the shogunate’s military government whose calls for opening up the country to foreign trade anger nationalists . the scene is set for the final implosion , and one which will see the age of the samurai over once and for all .

in a way , she is very much a beginner , though she has done the successful telugu film " nuve nenu " directed by teja , supergood films ' " varsham ellam vasantham " with manoj and is now doing the hindi version of " dil " and another hindi film with tushar kapoor .

cruise ' s co - stars on the film include rebecca ferguson , simon pegg , ving rhames , alec baldwin , sean harris and henry cavill .

izumo is the birthplace of many vaunted japanese traditions , including kabuki , sumo ( which nishikori celebrated in his 2013 film konshin ) and even sake .

a low key story about a low ranking samurai ' s everyday struggles to keep food on the table for his poor family after his wife ' s death is a beautiful affair . growing up i had this glamorized vision of the life of a samurai , it seemed like the epitaph of cool . yoyi yamada shatters all my boyhood dreams you could say . but it ' s with a gentle touch .

anitha , who plays the role of a schoolgirl , is the source of comfort . her pranks don ' t contribute a dime to the film but , thanks to her , there are some good songs to listen to . did we mention some very soothing - to - the - eyes scenes too ? it is pretty obvious that the film took two years to complete . vikram is short of enthusiasm throughout the film . he looks dull and lifeless .

is quiet , assured , a masterpiece of contemplative understatement . its connection to eastwood ' s film is more than just cosmetic , though , more than just another " old west " film about an aging , widowed warrior called into action for something so quaint as the honour of a woman . no ,

of death & dying . mother africa . directed and edited by john g . avildsen ( who won anoscar in 1977 for rocky ) , the film stars stephen dorff , john gielgud , morgan freeman , armin mueller - stahl and featured ( a then - unknown ) daniel craig in his film debut .

13 march , 20h : " love and honor " ( 2006 , trailer ) shinnojo mimura ( takuya kimura ) is a low - ranking samurai who works as a food taster in his lord’s castle . when he is blinded by the poison of bad shellfish , his ungrateful lord leaves him with nothing but a nod in thanks for saving his own life . now without employment , mimura has nothing but the love of his wife kayo ( rei dan ) . his meddlesome family then convinces her to seek the patronage of toyo shimada , a higher - ranking samurai of the same clan . when shimada takes advantage of her weak position , shinnojo is caught in a difficult position : can he ever accept his beloved wife’s mistake ? can a blind swordsman avenge himself on his enemy ? can he continue living as a blind and shamed samurai ? love and family are the central themes of this film , but the traditional samurai themes of honor and swordplay have their place as well .

" the ballad of narayama " is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…

lawrence kasdan ' s loved and loathed friends - reunited film did for motown what american graffiti had done for rock ' n ' roll a decade before .

so , vikram is available and willing . willing to learn magic and roller - blades for his role in ` vikatan ' , willing to learn to be ` blind ' for the tamil remake of the malayalam superhit , willing to learn yoga for ` samurai ' ( his opening shot in the film , is where he does mayura asanam ) and so on .

when director balaji told me the story , he was a very enthusiastic , charged person . i was really convinced . you just watch he will be much sought after once ` ` samurai " is released .

" one who is a samurai must before all things keep in mind , by day , and by night , the fact that he has to die . that is his chief business " - the bushido code

after the second world war , the allied occupation restricted films promoting feudal values , putting the kibosh on this most japanese of action genres . when the occupiers departed in 1952 , the way was clear for the golden age of the samurai film : throughout the ensuing decade , jidaigeki would account for over a third of the local industry’s annual output of some 500 titles .

his story is told by director yoji yamada in muted tones and colors , beautifully re - creating a feudal village that still retains its architecture , its customs , its ancient values , even as the economy is making its way of life obsolete . what kind of a samurai has to pawn his sword and make do with a bamboo replacement ? the film is narrated by seibei ' s oldest daughter ( erina hashiguchi ) , who is young in the film but an old lady on the soundtrack , remembering her father with love .

as the feudal japan era draws to a close , a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing 2 young daughters , an aged mother , clan loyalties , and the sudden reappearance of his childhood . . . see more »

thiagu is a school teacher by day and a ' samurai ' by night . he and his gang abduct corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who go free because of the loopholes in the legal system . ofcourse . . .

the film that introduced not just the ' dang danga dannnng dang dang dang dang ' james bond theme , but also honey ryder singing underneath the mango tree .

an extraordinary jazz score by mingus , brought in by john cassavetes . mingus got depressed and only produced the full score two years after the film was released .

seven samurai was unlike anything japanese cinema—let alone world cinema—had ever seen . it took period movie accuracy to new levels , and it luxuriated in its runtime of more than three - and - a - half hours . when asked to describe what kind of film he made , kurosawa had the perfect response : “a movie as rich as a buttered steak topped with grilled eel . ”

in a film to be directed by adhaiyaman , he plays a womaniser . in ` university ' , he plays a college youth . ` ` so , as you can see , i have been doing completely different roles . i would want to do one film like ` sethu ' every year , ' ' he says .

close on the heels of the blockbuster , ` ` gemini ' ' comes another vikram bonanza , ` ` samurai ' ' . the pre - release fanfare , hype and hoopla have naturally raised a lot of expectations .

when the samurai are giving battle advice to the peasants , who sit around them forming a circle , the camera does a rather wide circle shot of them . you can see the dolly track behind the seated peasants .

the 28th edition of the tokyo international film festival took place from the 22th until the 31th of october in the great city of tokyo . this ten day event is the only japanese film festival accredited by the international federation of film producers associations ( fiapf ) . it started in 1985 and since then it became one of the most important festival in the world . the festival offers the audience a great chance to see the very best film from around the world and bring them the best national productions . competition section tokyo grand prix nise – o coração da loucura ( nise – the heart of madness ) by roberto berliner – brazil | 2015 – 109 min . special jury prize nous trois ou rien ( all three of us ) by kheiron – france | 2015 – 102 min . award for best director mustafa kara for his film kalandar soğuğu ( cold of kalandar ) turkey , hungary | 2015 – 139 min . award for best actress gloria pires for the film nise – o

the film depicts seven ronin ( masterless samurai ) as they band together to protect a beleaguered farming community from repeated attacks by marauding bandits . the epic three - and - a - half - hour runtime , on - location shooting , and use of multiple camera set - ups for its action scenes made this release from the toho studio the most expensive japanese production of its day .

i still dont know why the samurai genre keeps enthralling me over and over again . i just cant get enough of it frankly speaking . the entire world is seen thru the perspective of 4 walls of a room . there is respect for each and every member who is allowed to enter thy hallowed space . sake is food for the soul quenching thirst amidst discussions . how did the masterless samurai survive so much poverty and changes in society ?

definitely a director ' s film . someone does a presentation and if they don ' t direct well , whatever you do , you cannot rise above the script .

also a respected screenwriter , yamada ' s recent works include another emotional war film , “sea without exit” , co - written by motofumi tomikawa , the well - known writer of director shohei imamura’s “the eel” . “kabei – our mother” ( 2008 ) , his 80th film , has opened in japan to great popular and critical acclaim .

4 . there’s a number of different versions of the film , but the original is now ( finally ) widely available . given that kurosawa ‘s original cut was 207 minutes long , it’s unsurprising that it got trimmed down significantly . the director’s version only played major cities in japan , with a shorter version playing second - and third - run theaters in the country . the film was re - edited for the venice film festival with the second half remaining mostly untouched , while the first was cut substantially , leading some to complain that the film was confusing , a charge that kurosawa agreed with . nevertheless , he still won the silver lion for best director . when taking it abroad , toho cut a full 50 minutes off , fearing it that it would be too long for u . s . audiences , and the longer version took a surprisingly long time to resurface . in 1991 , a 190 minute version was theatrically released in the u . k . , and a 203 - minute cut finally made it to the u . s . in 2002 . soon after , the criterion collection finally released the original cut on dvd , with a digitally - remastered version following in 2005 , and a blu - ray in 2010 .

kollam thulasi has been cast for long in villainous roles only , and that too in so many films that he is perhaps identified with such roles only . and now when he has completed 100 films and he has even bagged a good role in a tamil film ( the vikram starrer samurai . directed by balaji shaktivel ) , kollam thulasi is , for the first time , being cast as the hero in a malayalam film . the film , mohitam , to be produced by sajith and gireesh under the banner of image india international , is to be directed by saleem bawa , who had earlier made rapid action force . scripted by john zachariah , the film would have lyrics by vayalar sharath chandra verma and music by sreemoolanagaram thilak . besides kollam thulasi , mohitam will feature in the cast riyaz , anzil , maala aravindan , saththaar , newcomer swapna ( as the heroine ) , kanakalatha , maria etc .

akira kurosawa ' s original idea for the film was to make it about a day in the life of a samurai , beginning with him rising from bed , eat breakfast , go to his master ' s castle and ending with him making some mistake that required him to go home and kill himself to save face . despite a good deal of research , he did not feel he had enough solid factual information to make the movie . he then pitched the idea of a film that would cover a series of five samurai battles , based on the lives of famous japanese swordsmen . hashimoto went off to write that script , but kurosawa ultimately scrapped that idea as well , worrying that a film that was just " a series of climaxes " wouldn ' t work . then , producer sôjirô motoki found , through historical research , that samurai in the " warring states " period of japanese history would often volunteer to stand guard at peasant villages overnight in exchange for food and lodging . kurosawa then came across an anecdote about a village hiring samurai to protect them and decided to use that idea . kurosawa wrote a complete dossier for each character with a speaking role . in it were details about what they wore , their favourite foods , their past history , their speaking habits , their reaction to battle and every other detail he could think of about them . no other japanese director had ever done this before . see more »

that this independent production achieves such a level of artistry has already earned it several international awards , including one for best artistic contribution at the 2016 montreal world film festival .

probably the finest film ever made about classical music . as one of the characters says : ' it seemed to me that i was hearing a voice of god . '

the mother of a feudal lord ' s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord . the husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision , or risk death to get her back .

naoki kobayashi : “i wanted to use a real sword , but this is a movie , right ? of course it was an imitation . but i trained with a real sword to get the sense of being a samurai . ”

thiagu is a school teacher by day and a ' samurai ' by night . he and his gang abduct corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who go free because of the loopholes in the legal system . ofcourse . . . see full summary »

after the super - hit " tenali " , where jayaram stole the thunder from kamalhassan he had lined up three malayalam releases , but unfortunately all of them have got stuck in financial quagmire . utthaman was supposed to be released for christmas but the producer ran out of money to shoot two songs needed for the film . as far as vakkalath narayanan kutty was concerned the new distributor khatilakam films promised to take the film for entire kerala territory , but a week before release ( january 19 ) he reneged on it and was willing to distribute only travancore area . so unless some new distributor buys malabar and cochin area the film cannot be released . the bad luck continues with jayaram ' s latest film under production sharjah to sharjah , where dinesh panikkar the distributor walked out , because he did not have money even to release his own thilana thilana . so it will take some time for the producers of these three jayaram film to complete their venture and get it released . meanwhile jayaram plans to do a tamil film with comedy director c . sundar .

during the time of change of the mid - 19th century , yaichiro is bid farewell by his fellow samurai friends munezo and samon as he leaves their clan ' s fiefdom on the northwest coast of japan . . . see full summary »

an tale of revenge , honor and disgrace , centering on a poverty - stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son - in - law , setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord .

i ' ve seen a number of samurai films that were made in the 1950s and 60s , but i ' ve only seen one or two others from the 21st century , i ' m surprised at how well they still work . the twilight samurai is a touch too corny for my liking , but the cinematography , both in its lighting and framing is so damn gorgeous , along with other aspects of the filmmaking , i was really surprised at how much i liked it .

the man responsible for bringing the loveable travelling salesman tora - san to the screen in the long - running it’s tough being a man ( 1969 - 97 ) series might seem an unlikely candidate to turn to jidaigeki . as an antidote to hollywood’s post - 9 / 11 attempt to reframe japanese feudal history in edward zwick’s the last samurai ( 2003 ) , the left - leaning yamada ’s affable take on the samurai as low - ranking everyman , twilight samurai stems from a similar political standpoint as the director’s earlier comedy dramas . its hero is a petty bureaucrat forced to react against the personal and wider historical circumstances he finds himself beset by in the twilight years of the feudal era preceding the meiji restoration of 1868 .

k . b . madhu , who started his career as an independent director with chitrashalabham and then made deepasthambham mahaascharyam and then vinayapoorvam vidyaadharan , is all ready to do his fourth film . the film , to be produced by unni poonkunnam under the banner of krishnakripa films will have vijayaraghavan in the lead . jagathy too would be doing a major role . it is being said that a major star of malayalam cinema , whose name is yet to be disclosed , will also be doing a major role . to be scripted by suresh pothuval , the film will have lyrics by kaithapram and music by ouseppachchan . cinematography will be by tony and g . murali will do editing . the film will be shot mainly in kochi and ootty

the 90 minute film , the director of which is yet to be finalised , will also be released on the internet . and while on the topic , pentamedia , as well as

is a big draw . mani ' s mimicry has brought the children there . but there is something beyond that . but it ' s nice to be wanted after this film .

a bit spanish , a bit north african , a bit weirdo , a bit holst , this is unlike the music you ' d expect in a film set in imperial rome .

noted film director , jayaraj has been conferred with this year ' s bharathan award for the best director , by the bharathan cinema academy . jayaraj has been selected for the award for his film " karunam " based on the ' navarasas ' . the award carries a citation , a sculpture and a cash prize of rs . 10 , 000 . kavya madhavan bagged the best debut actress for her excellent performance in the film , " chandranudhikkunna dikkil " . the award comprises of a cash prize of rs . 5000 , a citation and a sculpture .

let’s hope we’ll see some of these missing milestones being released for home viewing in the future . for now , the new blu - ray release of seven samurai , and these nine other readily available genre gems , present the perfecting jumping off point .

but , getting back to mgr , the pentamedia film won ' t , as is popularly believed , signal his reincarnation . the late matinee idol will cavort with devyani and rub shoulders with

i know that it is going to make the audience sit up and think . i am very confident and it ' s more an experience than a film that will appeal to anybody .

aber worum geht es in dem film eigentlich ? ein witwer , den geldsorgen plagen und der im sog der tagtäglichen pflichten gegenüber seinem clan und seinen kindern zu verwahrlosen droht . das alles wird…

awesome japanese ' jane austen ' samurai drama flick . the direction of the film is beautifully impressionist . yôji yamada crafts pictures of everyday life which gives us an inherent understanding of the life of seibei iguchi ( hiroyuki sanada ) , a low - ranking widowed samurai with a senile mother and two daughters , working in the castle ' s stores and taking in piecework to get by . sanada is really a marvel to watch ; he adds a very sensible depth and modesty to the character , and infuses it with some understated comic acting as well . as his returning childhood friend , rie miyazawa has a beautiful , spirited feminity that makes sanada seem even more of a macho hunk in contrast .