BASEBALL MOVIES on 40-ft screen AFI Silver Theatre, Silver Spring MD thru Apr 16

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AFI Silver Theatre - Seats 400, 40-foot screen
8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.495.6700
Play Ball! Hollywood and the American Pastime
February 8-April 16, 2014
http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2014/p65/playball.aspx#damny


DAMN YANKEES! (1958) Satan (Ray Walston) Joe Hardy (Tab Hunter).
"Washington—first in war, first in peace and last in the American League."
Sun, Feb 23, 11:00 a.m.; Mon, Feb 24, 9:00pm; Wed, Feb 26, 2:00pm; Thu, Feb 27, 8:45pm


TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (1949) Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
Wed, Feb 26, 4:30pm*
*1/2-price hot dog with ticket stub Feb 26!


FIELD OF DREAMS Free Screening! Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones
Sat, Mar 1, 11:00 a.m.


KNUCKLEBALL! (2012,) Tickets $5!
Knuckleball is discussed and dissected by its most famous practitioners, including Tim Wakefield, R. A. Dickey, Phil Niekro and Charlie Hough.
Sun, Mar 2, 11:00 a.m.


THE NATURAL (1984) 30th Anniversary! Robert Redford, Robert Duvall
Fri, Mar 7, 2:30pm; Sun, Mar 9, 11:00 a.m.


THE BAD NEWS BEARS (1976) Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Jackie Earl Haley
Fri, Mar 7, 7:40pm; Sun, Mar 9, 6:30pm*
*Wear your baseball uniform for free popcorn Mar 9!


BULL DURHAM (1988) Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Robert Wuhl.
Fri, Mar 21, 7:30pm; Mon, Mar 24, 9:40pm;
Wed, Mar 26, 6:30pm (Montgomery College Show)


A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 1992 Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell.
Sun, Mar 23, 1:00pm


THE SANDLOT (1993) Free Screening!
Sat, Mar 29, 11:15 a.m.


MAJOR LEAGUE (1989) Tickets $5! 25th Anniversary! Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, Rene Russo and Dennis Haysbert, plus Tom Berenger, James Gammon, Corbin Bernsen and Bob Uecker. Especially for tomterp!
Sat, Mar 29, 10:00pm; Mon, Mar 31, 9:45pm


EIGHT MEN OUT (1988) The 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" scandal, starring John Cusack, David Strathairn, Charlie Sheen and Christopher Lloyd.
Mon, Mar 24, 7:15pm; Wed, Mar 26, 9:20pm


JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY (2010) Tickets $5!
Wed, Apr 2, 7:00pm


THE ROOKIE (2002) Free Screening! Dennis Quaid
Sat, Apr 5, 11:00 a.m.


HANK AARON: CHASING THE DREAM (1995) Tickets $5!  Oscar-nominated documentary
Sat, Apr 5, 3:45pm


THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG (1999) Tickets $5!
In person: filmmaker Aviva Kempner
Sun, Apr 6, 5:15pm


SUGAR (2008) Drama follows 19-year-old pitching prospect Miguel "Sugar" Santos' journey from the Dominican Republic to Iowa Single A.
Tue, Apr 8, 7:10pm


THE LOST SON OF HAVANA (2009) Tickets $5! Former pitcher Luis Tiant returns to Cuba for the first time since leaving in 1961 at age 20.
Thu, Apr 10, 7:10pm


MONEYBALL (2011) Six Oscar nominations, including Brad Pitt for Best Actor and Jonah Hill for Best Supporting Actor.
Sat, Apr 12, 2:45pm; Mon, Apr 14, 7:00pm


42 (2013) Free Screenings April 15!
Sun, Apr 13, 5:30pm;
Tue, Apr 15, 4:20pm, 7:00pm–Free shows!


Rare Films from the Baseball Hall of Fame
Introduced by David Filipi, Wexner Center for the Arts
Highlights of the program include a clip of Willie Mays' 511th home run, Senators owner Clark Griffith being serenaded by J. Edgar Hoover on his 85th birthday, commercials featuring Gil Hodges, Harmon Killebrew, Phil Rizzuto and Frank Robinson, a film on the 1955 Senators and more! 120 mins.
Wed, Apr 16, 7:00pm

[CALSGR8]

I may go tomorrow to see Damn  Yankees

[HalfSmokes]

Sandlot- that's still one of my favorite movies

[nats2playoffs]

AFI Silver Theatre - Seats 400, 40-foot screen
8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.495.6700
Play Ball! Hollywood and the American Pastime
February 8-April 16, 2014
http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2014/p65/playball.aspx#damny


42 (2013) Free Screenings April 15! 128 min, 35mm
Jackie Robinson Day occurs annually on April 15, commemorating  the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut. (April 15 was Opening Day in 1947,)
Sun, Apr 13, 5:30pm;
Tue, Apr 15, 4:20pm, 7:00pm – 128 min, 35mm. Free shows!
(See parking restrictions) Parking at nearby meters:
Short-term Parking (4 Hours or Less).............$1.00 per hour
Hours requiring Payment (check meter):
Garage 60 (Wayne Ave. and Ellsworth Ave. Alley)
Garage 61 (Ellsworth Ave. and Roeder Road
Garages 60 and 61 paid operation hours 7:00am until 6:00pm, Monday through Thursday and 7:00am until 5:00pm on Fridays.(Free parking on Saturdays, Sundays and County Holidays)

On-street (metered spaces) paid operating hours 9:00am until 6:00pm,
Monday through Friday. (Free parking on Saturdays, Sundays and County Holidays)

Garages (except Garages 60 and 61) paid operating hours 7:00am until 7:00pm, Monday through Friday.(Free parking on Saturdays, Sundays and County Holidays)

NOTE - THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) is at 9:40 pm on April 15, (and Thu, Apr 17, 9:30pm)


Rare Films from the Baseball Hall of Fame
Introduced by David Filipi, Wexner Center for the Arts
Highlights of the program include a clip of Willie Mays' 511th home run, Senators owner Clark Griffith being serenaded by J. Edgar Hoover on his 85th birthday, commercials featuring Gil Hodges, Harmon Killebrew, Phil Rizzuto and Frank Robinson, a film on the 1955 Senators and more! 120 mins.
Wed, Apr 16, 7:00pm