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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
92% Senna
All Critics (110) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (102) | Rotten (9) | DVD (1)
"Senna" makes a fascinating subject in a pretty entertaining film about a sport that isn't followed that closely by most Americans. But our very ignorance of that subject helps the film and adds to its impact. We don't know this story by heart.
A psychologically intriguing if at times too hagiographic portrait of a man who often held pole position in his profession and felt nearer to God because of it.
There's not an ounce of fat or a wasted shot throughout.
You don't have to know anything about car racing at all. Instead, you simply have to like a great story, one that has all the elements: drama, inspiration, competition, victory, defeat, betrayal and, looming above it all, tragedy.
It's stripped of narration, talking heads, and anything else that might threaten to slow it down.
Even if you can't tell Formula One from Grecian Formula, Senna is pretty exciting stuff.
Though the film seemingly had a good ambassador for the sport, astounding racing footage and was well-presented, the subject matter never fully engaged me.
You don't have to be a Formula 1 nut to enjoy this enthralling documentary ... Asif Kapadia's film Senna is so skillfully put together that its portrayal of a complex, charismatic and fascinating figure will grip even those with no interest in the sport.
"Senna" is a streamlined piece of filmmaking, completely immersing the viewer in Senna's world and never losing momentum as it moves from one breakneck race to another.
It's impossible not to be impressed by how director Asif Kapadia and writer Manish Pandey have managed to craft a biographical film completely out of archive footage.
Uses an astonishing wealth of racing and interview footage - including film shot by in-car cameras during races - to chart in a compelling way the dramatic rise and heart-rending end of the Brazilian legend.
The film is a snapshot in time of an imperfect, interrupted life more than a gateway drug to racing enthusiasm.
There's no doubt Senna was a great driver, but this competently executed highlights reel doesn't tell us much beyond that.
...an entertaining, absorbing and inspiring documentary celebrating a champion's talent.
Ayrton Senna was a phenomenon, and as such, he was filmed, interviewed, and photographed repeatedly throughout his career, images now assembled as the documentary Senna.
Even those with no interest in Formula One - and I count myself amongst such people - will be captivated by this phenomenal motion picture.
"Senna" is simply the greatest sports film I have ever seen.
Kapadia fosters a distinct 'you are there' feeling for the races by composing his visual storytelling entirely of vintage footage, mostly derived from the Formula One archives.
Exhilarating in the extreme.
Undeniably gripping stuff.
I simply didn't care about it, and unless you already know who Senna is and are curious to know more, I doubt if you will, either.
It's hard to see how anyone wouldn't be absorbed by this fascinating film about a formidable driver and man.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
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Texas rallies for 2 in 9th, wins 2-1 to tie Series
St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig hits an RBI single during the seventh inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig hits an RBI single during the seventh inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia throws during the first inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jamie Squire, Pool)
Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus watches after flipping the ball to Ian Kinsler (5) and forcing out St. Louis Cardinals' Jaime Garcia (54) on a ball hit by Rafael Furcal during the fifth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus starts a double play on a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday during the fourth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
St. Louis Cardinals' Nick Punto (8) lands on Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler as he turns a double play on a ball hit by Elvis Andrus during the sixth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Neftali Feliz closed it out, and Rangers win 2-1 thanks to a two-run rally in the ninth inning against the St. Louis bullpen. World Series tied at one game apiece, with Game 3 on Saturday night in Texas.
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The Rangers used aggressive baserunning by Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus to set up their rally against closer Jason Motte in the ninth. Josh Hamilton tied it with a sacrifice fly against Arthur Rhodes. Michael Young put Texas ahead with a sac fly against Lance Lynn.
Feliz is on in the bottom of the ninth to try to close it out for the Rangers and tie the Series at one game apiece.
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The hitters coming off the bench for Texas look really rusty. Most of them haven't had much action lately, and that's hurting the Rangers so far in the World Series.
Craig Gentry and Esteban German in Game 1. Yorvit Torrealba and German in Game 2. Swinging at balls in the dirt, taking pitches down the middle ? their at-bats have been pretty ugly.
Rangers manager Ron Washington has sent four pinch hitters to the plate against Cardinals lefty Marc Rzepczynski. All right-handed batters. Rzepczynski has retired each one, three on strikeouts.
Heading to the ninth, Cardinals lead 1-0. Top of the lineup due up for Texas against Motte.
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We've seen this before.
Allen Craig came through against Alexi Ogando again, delivering a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning that gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead in Game 2 on Thursday night.
Jaime Garcia pitched a brilliant game for the Cardinals, striking out seven through seven innings in a scoreless duel with Texas starter Colby Lewis.
But when Garcia's spot came up in the bottom of the seventh, the Cardinals had runners at first and third with two outs. So manager Tony La Russa pulled Garcia for Craig, and Washington went to Ogando.
Same matchup as Game 1, when Craig's pinch-hit single to right off Ogando broke a tie and sent the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory.
It was practically a replay in Game 2. Craig took a low-outside fastball and served it into right field for the go-ahead hit.
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Garcia was 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA in three postseason starts before Thursday night. But the Rangers had never faced him before, and he had them off balance all night.
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David Freese extended his postseason hitting streak to 12 games with a seventh-inning single.
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Wow, what a play by Elvis Andrus!
St. Louis had runners at first and second in the fifth inning when Rafael Furcal hit a one-hop smash up the middle. Andrus grabbed it with a quick dive to his left and flipped the ball with his glove ? from the outfield grass ? to second base for a forceout.
Ian Kinsler had Furcal shaded to pull, so it took the Rangers' second baseman a while to get to the bag. Andrus led him perfectly, lofting the ball so Kinsler had time to run through it and step on second just ahead of the slide by Garcia.
It was sort of like a quarterback leading his tailback on an option pitch. Perfect.
A really difficult play. Andrus almost made it look easy. That's why he's one of the most talented shortstops in the majors.
Garcia got out of the sixth with a double-play ball. Both teams putting on a defensive clinic in a fast-paced game. Scoreless through six innings.
Lewis nearly cracked a bit in the fifth. He got away with a very hittable 2-0 pitch to Freese, then gave up a single to No. 8 batter Nick Punto on an 0-2 delivery and walked Garcia.
Lewis came back in the sixth with a 1-2-3 inning against the 2-3-4 hitters.
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Texas put runners on first and third with two outs in the fourth inning, but Garcia got out of it. He fell behind 3-1 on Adrian Beltre, then came back to get a swinging strikeout.
Beltre pulled a grounder foul past third base and the ball nicked Kinsler on the shoulder. After hitting the deck, Kinsler got up and flashed a smile at Beltre, brushing off his shoulder as if to say, "That was nothing."
By the way, Joe Buck sure likes to celebrate his fellow Fox broadcasters, Tim McCarver and Ken Rosenthal, on the air. Compliments from Buck flying all over the booth during the fourth inning. Nothing like a little self-promotion.
Andrus, really slick with the glove, started a beautiful double play to end the bottom of the fourth.
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The starting pitchers looked real sharp early in Game 2.
Garcia broke two or three bats through the first two innings and retired his first nine batters. He sawed off Hamilton badly in the first.
Hamilton appears pretty uncomfortable with that groin injury. He's really having a hard time finding his swing.
The 25-year-old Garcia shows no fear, attacking Texas' right-handed sluggers on both sides of the plate.
One of the reasons Garcia got this start is because he has been better at home than on the road this season. He sure looks poised at Busch Stadium so far in his first World Series start. But sometimes when he starts to fade, it happens quickly.
Lewis also is in control, with the exception of a second-inning walk to Matt Holliday and a two-out double by Furcal in the third.
Lewis is not a big name, but he's been awfully effective for Texas in the postseason the past two years, going 4-1 with a 2.37 ERA in six starts.
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No Yankees, no Phillies, no Red Sox.
Still, there was plenty of interesting strategy to digest in the World Series opener between Texas and St. Louis, which stayed close until the end. Tell that to TV viewers.
Ratings for Game 1 were down slightly from last year ? when the average number matched a record low.
The Cardinals' 3-2 win Wednesday night on Fox earned an 8.7 rating and 14 share. That was down 2 percent from the 8.9/15 for Game 1 in 2010 between the Rangers and the Giants, with San Francisco a bigger market than St. Louis.
Local viewership was strong. Fox said the rating in St. Louis was a 47.3/66, the highest for a local market for Game 1 since Boston in 2007. Dallas averaged a 34.2/51, up slightly from last year.
St. Louis' victory was the 11th one-run game in the postseason this year, one shy of the record set in 1995, 1997 and 2003.
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What was the buzz after Game 1?
La Russa outmanaged Washington, that's what.
The Cardinals' skipper used the perfect mix of relievers to keep Texas off the scoreboard for the final three innings of Wednesday night's World Series opener. And he lifted ace Chris Carpenter at just the right time, getting the pinch-hit single from Craig that put St. Louis ahead for good, 3-2.
When Washington needed a big hit off the bench, he turned to German rather than Torrealba. German, who hadn't batted in 22 days, struck out to end the seventh inning, and the Texas offense was never heard from again.
Well, Washington tinkered a bit for Game 2. He changed his starting lineup, and that could put him in a better position to counter La Russa late in the game.
Rangers speedster Gentry got the start in center field tonight, batting eighth against Garcia. An ailing Hamilton shifted from center field to left, putting David Murphy on the bench.
Murphy is a quality left-handed hitter with plenty of experience in a part-time role. He has tough at-bats with runners on base and would be a good option as a pinch-hitter, especially against those right-handers in the St. Louis bullpen who have been so effective: Octavio Dotel, Fernando Salas, Lynn and Motte.
"I don't think I can win a chess game against Tony," Washington said before Game 2. "National League is a different type of game. There's all kinds of moving parts, and once again, it just comes down to the players (executing) in whatever position you put them in, and last night, Craig executed and we didn't.
"I don't have the experienced pinch hitters that a National League team has because they do it so often. I've got nine guys that are healthy, that have gotten us to this point, and if those nine guys are healthy, usually during the course of our season, our extra guys get work when we want to give them rest. So they don't get a whole lot of pinch-hitting opportunity. But I do trust them, and I do believe in some situations certain guys can deliver for you. Last night ours didn't deliver. We move on," he said.
Washington threw batting practice himself to Hamilton, who hasn't homered in the postseason. Last year's AL MVP went 0 for 4 in Game 1 and said his lingering groin injury is getting a bit worse.
If this were the regular season, he says he would probably be on the disabled list right now.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Ala. man executed for 6-month-old son's slaying
ATMORE, Ala.?? An Alabama man who testified that he killed his infant son at his family's home because he hated his wife was executed at a prison in the same community Thursday, declaring as his only last words: "Game over."
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Christopher T. Johnson, 38, was administered a lethal injection and pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. CDT Thursday at Holman prison in Atmore, authorities said. Johnson had filed court papers in May saying he didn't want anyone to try to block the execution, and authorities said he had made no 11th-hour attempt to stop it.
Johnson, who represented himself during part of his trial, was convicted in the February 2005 beating and suffocation death of his 6-month-old son, Elias Ocean Johnson. He testified at trial that he hated his wife, the child's mother, and didn't want to be near her. He also testified that he didn't want to worry about his wife's threats of putting him in jail for alimony or child support.
The mother of the slain child, Dana Johnson, now lives in Arizona and didn't attend the execution.
At the prison, Johnson was strapped on a hospital-style gurney before the lethal drugs were administered. His brother, Thomas Eugene Lagos, sat in the front row in the witness room and the two briefly flashed hand signals to each other.
When the warden asked whether he had any last words, Johnson responded: "Game over."
Johnson was seen speaking briefly to a corrections officer before closing eyes and appearing to lose consciousness as the drugs began flowing. His words could not be heard through a transparent partition. He twitched briefly, then lay motionless.
Lagos, after watching the execution, declared to no one in particular with a handful of reporters present: "It's a hard thing to watch. It's not going to change anything. He's been waiting on this for a while."
Johnson was executed not far from where he lived in Atmore, a small community near the Alabama-Florida border about 50 miles northeast of Mobile.
At Johnson's trial, prosecutors presented medical testimony that the baby had numerous injuries and had suffered three hard blows to his forehead.
The court also heard that the infant was found unresponsive on a couch where Johnson had fallen asleep the day the child died, according to authorities. According to court records, Johnson told Atmore police that he had earlier tried to get the baby to stop crying by placing his hand over Elias' mouth and by sticking his fingers down the child's throat.
Johnson spent much of the day Thursday with his brother in a prison visitation area. For a last meal, Johnson requested a turkey bologna sandwich with cheese, and french fries.
Johnson was the sixth person to be executed in Alabama this year.
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