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I just saw “42,” the new movie about Jackie Robinson. Now I’m wondering: Should kids see it? It’s rated PG-13. That means some parts of the movie may not be suitable for kids younger than ...
The movie is a class act all the way through, providing plenty to think about along with some great moments in baseball. Ed Symkus covers movies for More Content Now. 42 ...
His major league debut on April 15, 1947, wearing number 42, is jolting for being so basic. A man walks onto a field with other men. Yet he’s followed by cameras, and curses.
There’s a movie coming out in a couple of weeks that’s getting some buzz. ... “42.” That’s Jackie Robinson’s jersey number and the film is in fact about his ground breaking career.
Robinson’s number 42 is now retired throughout baseball (a grandfather clause leaves Yankees’ pitcher Mariano Rivera as the last man wearing it). Lest we forget, baseball is a business.
Robinson, whose jersey number was 42, played in the MLB for 10 years, playing in six World Series during his career, contributing to the Dodgers’ 1955 championship win.
REVIEW: Pleasing ‘42’ has Jackie Robinson’s number. ... The Jackie Robinson movie “42,” directed by Brian Helgeland and blessed by Rachel Robinson, was forecast to tally about $20 million.
Today, Major League Baseball will celebrate its annual Jackie Robinson Day, and all players and umpires will wear jerseys with the number 42, which Robinson, the first African-American player in ...