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destinationout · 1 year

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“Pitch, glove. Pitch, glove. Nothing else exists.”

Facing Nolan (2022) Directed by Bradley Jackson Cinematography by Jacob Hamilton

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crismakesstuff · 6 months

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“What if I become him and I don’t even know it?”

#invincible #invincible show #invincible spoilers #invincible season 2 #mark grayson #nolan grayson #omniman #omni man #invincible fanart #do you ever think about how mark is haunted by everything that happened in episode 8 #do you think he ever looks in the mirror and sees the features of his father on his face and shudders #do you ever think mark is up late at night burdened by the countless sins of his father #do you think that whenever he has angry outbursts and then realizes what he did and feels his father’s hand on his shoulder #applying just enough pressure to be uncomfortable #crismakesstuff

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culturevulturette · 1 year

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2022 Movie Diary

70. Facing Nolan (2022).

I’ve been a huge Nolan Ryan fan since the 1970s, so this documentary was a real delight for me. With stats that are such ridiculous outliers, so utterly beyond what is comprehensible (and not just the good ones, either, lol), it does some clarifying of Ryan’s place in the history of the game, and it’s a unique and wonderful one. And he’s always been a really good man to boot. God bless the Express. He is Legend.

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rookie-critic · 1 year

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Facing Nolan (2022, dir. Bradley Jackson) - review by Rookie-Critic

As someone who is largely not a sports fan with only the most basic, entry-level knowledge of baseball history, I found Facing Nolan to be an incredible deep dive into the career of one of the game's most mythic figures. Nolan Ryan's story and career in MLB is immensely fascinating for its longevity alone, but when you also factor in just the sheer amount of records this guy holds it just becomes almost overwhelming (even if some of those records were less than desirable: i.e. Most Walks Allowed). I will admit, it took getting through the first 20-25 minutes of the film before I truly got invested, and, as with all documentaries, you have to wonder what wasn't said and what was left out, but I think that even non-sports people (like me) will find something to enjoy about Ryan's story.

Score: 8/10

Currently streaming on Netflix.

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rhodeislandbaseballexperience · 2 years

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Hop Aboard The Ryan Express Online And Watch "Facing Nolan"

Hop Aboard The Ryan Express Online And Watch “Facing Nolan”

True story… I grew up idolizing Nolan Ryan, the Hall of Fame Pitcher. I had baseball cards of his, an autographed (stamped most likely) photo of him on my bedroom walls, and a souvenir newspaper clipping from a trip to Cooperstown when I was a teenager that read “Roby tops Ryan at 101 MPH.” I still have the baseball cards, that photo is still on the walls of my bedroom in my mother’s home, and…

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popentertainment-moviereviews · 2 years

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FACING NOLAN (2022)

Featuring Nolan Ryan, President George W. Bush, Craig Biggio, Steve Buechele, George Brett, Rod Carew, Roger Clemens, Tom Grieve, Tom House, Randy Johnson, Pete Rose, Ivan Rodriguez, Bobby Valentine, Dave Winfield, Bobby Witt, Jerry Grote, Phil Garner, Jeff Torborg, Bobby Grich, Cal Ripken Jr., Craig Reynolds, Enos Cabell, Kevin Bass, Art Howe, Alan Ashby, Jose Cruz Sr., Terry Puhl, Mike Scott, Mike Maddux, Rob Goldman, Barry Warner, John McClain, Aubrey Horner, George Pugh, Ann Ferguson McDougal, Ruth Ryan, Reid Ryan, Reese Ryan, Wendy Bivins, Victoria Ryan, Caroline Ryan, Ella Ryan and Julia Ryan.

Written by Bradley Jackson.

Directed by Bradley Jackson.

Distributed by Utopia. 105 minutes. Not Rated.

While for decades the popular opinion has been that the one most-unbreakable record in baseball is Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak, I’ve always disagreed. Yes, that is a spectacular achievement and in the 81 years since it happened only three players have come within 20 games of breaking the record. (Pete Rose had a 44-game streak in 1978, Paul Molitor had a 39-game streak in 1987 and Jimmy Rollins had a 38-game streak spanning the 2005 and 2006 seasons.)

Still, there has always been a record that I felt was even more unlikely to break than that one. It is simply this: Nolan Ryan pitched SEVEN no-hitters in his career. Think about that. Some of the greatest pitchers ever have never gotten one no-hitter. Sandy Koufax is the only other pitcher in history who has as many as four. Only four have had as many as three (Cy Young, Justin Verlander, Bob Feller and Larry Corcoran).

Add to that the fact that in modern baseball it is rare for a starting pitcher to be allowed to pitch a full game, the chances of anyone even getting a whiff of Ryan’s record are infinitesimal.

Not just because of this record, but I can say as a life-long baseball fan who has seen many, many superstars over the years, Nolan Ryan was the single most dominating pitcher that I have ever seen.

He’s not always thought of when people bring up the all-time greats, mostly because he tended to play for fairly bad teams, thus his win-loss records were a little spotty and he rarely made the playoffs. In fact, he only was on one World Series-champion team in a near-30-year career, the 1969 “Miracle” Mets, and at the time he was a youngster who was pitching out of the bullpen. Also his 100-mile-an-hour fast ball (in a time when that was exceedingly rare) could be a little wild.

However, think of this: beyond the record for no-hitters, he also holds the record for one-hitters (12, tied with Bob Feller), two-hitters (18) and three hitters (31). He also holds the career record for strikeouts (5,714), 300-strikeout seasons (6) and 200-strikeout seasons (15). That my friends, is domination.

Of course, he also has the record for most walks allowed, too. Go big or go home.

Facing Nolan is entertaining as a sports documentary because that is exactly what it is. Like its subject, it has no major bells and whistles, just an hour and 45 minutes mostly made up of some fantastic film of 27 years of pitching dominance.

Oh, sure, periodically the film will veer off into other subjects, mostly exploring Ryan’s obvious great love of his family, which appears to be the one thing on Earth that is even more important to the man than baseball is. It also touches on his outside work as a spokesman (there is a funny scene where two of Ryan’s granddaughters good-naturedly mock his old Advil ads), his love of animals, his ranch and Texas, and his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

But mostly, Facing Nolan puts you in the batter’s box as one of the greatest pitchers – if not THE greatest pitcher – in the game wove his magic. They literally got dozens of former major leaguers – both teammates and opponents – to discuss the sheer dominance that Ryan exhibited in his 27 seasons in the big leagues.

However, even more interesting is letting the big guy talk about himself. He may be a legend, but he’s also humble and funny about his place in the show. Unlike his former opponents, no baseball fan should hesitate about Facing Nolan.

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moviecriticseanpatrick-blog · 2 years

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melis-writes · 1 month

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THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) | dir. Christopher Nolan.

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vampiyahs · 4 days

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i find it INCREDIBLY funny that my the ref for this is just,, him being lame and fucked the hell up

#wip saturday because i have horrible time management #god i need to ride his face so hard i bleach his beard ginger #my wee little guy from fortnite !!!#forgive me for any mistakes this is my first time drawing this man EVER HELP #invincible #invincible amazon #nolan grayson #omniman #omni man

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scarecrowismybabygirl · 9 months

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Scarecrow is so pretty I wish Cillian Murphy was real

#I refuse to believe he's a real human look at that face #he's perfect #the babygirliest of them all #Nolan knew what he was doing tying him up like that #the beginning of their bromance #cillian murphy #batman begins #dark knight trilogy #christopher nolan #nolanverse #cilliancrane #nolancrane #nolancrow #scarecrow #jonathan crane #dr jonathan crane #dr babygirl

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florasletter · 4 months

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Christopher Nolan acceptance speech for his Best Director win at the 81rst Golden Globes on January 7th, 2024 x

#christopher nolan #oppenheimer #cillian murphy #robert downey junior #rdj #golden globes #golden globes 2024 #Best Director #OFC HE IS THE BESSSST #my baby won and i am the happiest girl alive rn #emma thomas #my parents #her face in the end #someone is getting some nose crunches tonight #userchrissy #userhayf

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noodle-artist · 4 months

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Look, all I need of the The Batman II trailer is a quick second flash of the flying Graysons doing their trapeze act and maybe a shot of bruce, wide eyed, standing up with the whole audience

I need their death teased so badly in this trailer even if it’s only for a second.

#the batman #dick grayson #bruce wayne #Batman #dc #Robin #the flying graysons #like it doesn’t need to be a shot of them already falling to their deaths #that would ruin the magic #but I can picture the scene so clearly in my head ooool #I can’t wait for clay face too #that’ll make for some very interesting scenes #I wonder how they’ll approach him #will it be as fantastical as the original clayface #or will Matt try and bring it down to reality #I mean if two face worked Nolan’s movies then I think clay face can work here too #I really want two face tho 🥺

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marzipanilla · 3 days

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You know Mark has to have been yanked into a game of Fuck/Marry/Kill superhero edition at some point in his life. When he initially picked kill for Omni-Man everyone just assumes it's because he's straight and can't stand to be perceived in any way queer. Then he gets pitted up against like, Sewer Grate and Mud Maniac and people realize he always picks kill for Omni-Man.

So someone just has to break down and say, what did Omni-Man do that hurt you so bad? Fuck your mom?

And Mark just had to sit there in silence.

#Mark Grayson #Omni-Man #Nolan Grayson #Invincible #Amazon Invincible #this boy suffers in canon but he should suffer different in pre-canon #i think about this constantly tbh just the pained look on his face #and years later William sitting up in bed like OMG THATS WHY HOLY SHIT

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mccallhero · 5 months

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