The Annapolis Movie Club

What better way to celebrate summer than a look at “the nation’s pastime” in feature films. In our summer series, "Hollywood Home Runs: Pick of the Baseball Flicks" we’ll view four of the best of the almost 200 movies that have been dedicated to telling the story of this most defining of American sports.

Each film is introduced by area cinephile Ann Glenn with info about the film’s production, director, actors and followed by a lively Q&A session.

A League of Their Own (1992) Monday, July 14, 5pm
An inspiring, heartfelt comedy spotlighting the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, active from 1943 to 1954. Major league baseball executives founded the league during WWII hoping to keep the sport in the public eye. Featuring s strong female cast (including Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnel, Madonna) and a scene stealing performance by Tom Hanks as the team’s cynical, alcoholic manager. 2 hrs. 8 mins. Rated PG.

What better way to celebrate summer than a look at “the nation’s pastime” in feature films? In this series, we’ll view four of the best of the almost 200 movies that have been dedicated to telling the story of this most defining of American sports. Each film is introduced by area cinephile Ann Glenn with info about the film’s production, director, actors, and followed by a lively Q&A session.

A League of Their Own (1992)
An inspiring, heartfelt comedy spotlighting the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, active from 1943 to 1954. Major League Baseball executives founded the league during WWII hoping to keep the sport in the public eye. Featuring a strong female cast (including Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell, Madonna) and a scene-stealing performance by Tom Hanks as the team’s cynical, alcoholic manager.
2 hrs. 8 mins. Rated PG.

This is run by AACPL; they make the final call on if it runs. Check the website for updates. https://www.aacpl.net/event/copy-ann-glenn-hold-movie-192832

They also provide the host; there may not be a separate Meetup Host for this event.

This is cross-listed with the movie meetup group.

What better way to celebrate summer than a look at “the nation’s pastime” in feature films. In our summer series, "Hollywood Home Runs: Pick of the Baseball Flicks" we’ll view four of the best of the almost 200 movies that have been dedicated to telling the story of this most defining of American sports.

Each film is introduced by area cinephile Ann Glenn with info about the film’s production, director, actors and followed by a lively Q&A session.

Field of Dreams (1989) Monday, July 21, 5pm
This fantasy drama, a 1990 Best Picture Academy Award nominee, tells the story of an Iowa farmer who hears voices telling him to build a baseball diamond in his corn field. When he does, some unreal things start to happen. A valentine to the sport that, in the words of critic Roger Ebert, “stands for an earlier, simpler time when professional sports were still games and not industries.” 1hs. 47 mins. Rated PG.

What better way to celebrate summer than a look at “the nation’s pastime” in feature films? In this series, we’ll view four of the best of the almost 200 movies that have been dedicated to telling the story of this most defining of American sports. Each film is introduced by area cinephile Ann Glenn with info about the film’s production, director, actors, and followed by a lively Q&A session.

Field of Dreams (1989)
This fantasy drama, a 1990 Best Picture Academy Award nominee, tells the story of an Iowa farmer who hears voices telling him to build a baseball diamond in his corn field. When he does, some unreal things start to happen. A valentine to the sport that, in the words of critic Roger Ebert, “stands for an earlier, simpler time when professional sports were still games and not industries.”
1hs. 47 mins. Rated PG

This is run by AACPL; they make the final call on if it runs. Check the website for updates. https://www.aacpl.net/event/copy-ann-glenn-hold-movie-192834

They also provide the host; there may not be a separate Meetup Host for this event.