SPMM 39000 ST: Sporting Lives: How Film Creates Our Heroes

Movie Reviews

• Movie Review Query Search Engine-Pride of the Yankees
• New York Times Review (1942)

Biographical Information

• Lou Gehrig (1903-1941). Biography in Context + Marquis Who's Who (database). Log in using IC email user name and password. Search for Lou Gehrig
  
• Cultural encyclopedia of baseball (Reference Stacks)

Articles from Newspapers/Magazines (search under subject - Gehrig, Lou). Log into databases using IC email user name and password.

• General One File -search  Advanced Search   (keyword- Pride of the Yankees and keyword- Lou Gehrig  And keyword -  film or biopic or picture or motion picture or movie)
• Academic Search Premier- Search for Lou Gehrig in Abstract  and  Pride of the Yankees in Abstract
• Academic One File -Search for in  Pride of the Yankees in Advanced Search and Gehrig in Advanced Search. 
• Project Muse-Seach  for Pride of the Yankees (motion picture) in All fields w/text

Reference Sources-Background material about the time.

• Day by day: The Forties (Reference Stacks)
• American decades (Reference Stacks)

Biographical Information

• Brian Piccolo (1943-1970). Biography in Context + Marquis Who's Who (database). Log in using IC email user name and password. Search for Brian Piccolo

Movie Reviews

• .Movie Review Query Engine-Brian's Song -reviews from various sources.

Articles from Newspapers/Magazines (search under subject - Piccolo, Brian). Log into databases using IC email user name and password.

• General One File -search  Advanced Search and (keyword- Brian's Song And (keyword - tv or television or film or biopic or picture
• Academic Search Premier- Search for Brian's Song in Abstract
• Academic One File -Search for Brian's Song in Advanced Search. ***Be sure to look at the News Tab and the article from the Philadelphia News, Racial undertones stand out in changes to new `Brian's Song'.

Reference Sources-Background material about the time.

• Day by day : the sixties
  
• Day by day: the seventies
• American decades

Movie Reviews

• Movie Review Query Search Engine-Raging Bull -Reviews from a variety of sources.

Biographical Information-

• Jake LaMotta-(1921-) Biography in Context + Marquis Who's Who (database). Log in using IC email user name and password. Search for LaMotta, Jake or LaMotta, Giacobe
• Profile from International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Articles from Newspapers/Magazines

• General One File -search  Advanced Search   (keyword- Raging Bull and keyword- film or movie or picture)
• Academic Search Premier- Search for  in Raging Bull in Abstract  and  film or movie or picture  in Abstract
• Academic One File -Search in Advanced Search (keyword) -Raging Bull and keyword -film or movie or picture
  
• Project Muse-Seach  for  "Raging Bull" in All fields w/text. Be sure to use the ""
• ProQuest -Search Raging Bull in Citation and Abstract and Motion pictures in Subject

Reference Sources-Background Material About the Time

• Day by day, the forties
• Day by day, the fifties

Movie Reviews

• Movie Review Query Engine-The Hurricane -reviews from various sources.

Biographical Information

• Rubin "Hurricane" Carter  (1937-) Biography in Context + Marquis Who's Who (database). Log in using IC email user name and password. Search for Rubin Carter.
• Wikipedia Entry for Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Articles from Newspapers/Magazines (search under subject - Carter, Rubin). Log into databases using IC email user name and password.

• General One File -Search Advanced Search, Rubin Hurricane Carter in keyword
• Academic Search Premier -Search "Rubin Hurricane Carter" in Abstract.
• Alternative Press Index -search Rubin Carter in Tx(Text-All Fields)
• Lexis/Nexis Academic-go to U.S. Legal, Law Reviews, then search for Rubin Carter in Everywhere and Hurricane in Everywhere. (Some very interesting articles especially about artistic license taken in the movie. Read:  FALSE LIGHT INVASION OF PRIVACY IN DOCUDRAMAS: THE OXYMORON WHICH MUST BE SOLVED. n1, Matthew Stohl*)
• ProQuest -search Advanced Search, Carter, Rubin Hurricane in Person

Reference Sources- Background Material about the time

• Day by day: the sixties   (Reference Stacks)
• American decades (Reference Stacks)

Movie Reviews

• Movie Review Query Engine-The Fighter (2010) -reviews from various sources.

Biographical Information

• "Irish" Mickey Ward (1965-  ). Wikipedia Entry.

Articles from Newspapers/Magazines

• General One File -Search Advanced Search, Irish Micky Ward in keyword
• Academic Search Premier -Search Irish Micky Ward in Tx(Text-All Fields).
• ProQuest -search Advanced Search, Ward, Micky in Person

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