If you’re of a certain age and grew up in or around New York you have vivid memories of 1977. All the hype about that time was true. New York was on fire. It seared itself into your memories. The real Summer of Sam. The Blackout. The Reggie bar, I can even remember the taste of it — it was basically a Baby Ruthburger. And you definitely remembered the ’77 Yankees. Graig Nettles, #9 baby! Before “Theeeeeeeee Yankees win, the Yankees win!” there was “Reggie, Reggie, Reggie!”
ESPN has produced The Bronx is Burning, an 8-week mini-series based on the Yankees run for the World Championship set against one of the ugliest periods in New York City history. It’s based on the Jonathan Mahler book, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
. Whether you are a baseball fan or not this should be filled with lots ‘o drama. John Turturro as Billy Martin, I’m there.
The Bronx is Burning premieres July 9th on ESPN.
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Magic Bullet Colorista v1.0 is half off –$99 — from now until June 30th. Enter coupon code mbc99 during checkout to get the discount. [Via HD4NDs]
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Spike Lee will be directing a revised stage version of the 1951 comedy-drama Stalag 17.
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Screenwriter, filmmaker and Sundance advisor John August gives us look into the Lab. Parts 1 and 2.
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The Guardian has a very funny take on what should be done to Robert McKee’s cult inspiring book.
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Two things happened yesterday; I reluctantly turned 40 (like how I crowbarred that in?) and The Ambitious Failure Blog-a-thon came to an end on Sunday (I’m still anticipating a couple of stragglers.) It turned out to be a great success with many thought-provoking and compelling arguments, check them out if you haven’t already. These blog-a-thons can fail miserably without contributors so I would like to thank all who did take the time to submit and to those who brought attention to [This Savage Art.]
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For $175 iScript will professionally record a mp3 version of your screenplay. [via Complications Ensue]
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Yes, 25 years later and Tron is still cool.
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I’ve added a new blog from pro motion picture editor Steve Cohen in the Resources section of the sidebar. Let’s add this one too.
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You know, like Mick and Keith for another tour except less blood.
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by William Speruzzi
| is another great book about the Yankees written by pitcher Sparky Lyle[↩]
