Jackie Robinson

A Big Chuck Movie Review: “42” Hits a Grand Slam! (VIDEO)
A Big Chuck Movie Review: “42” Hits a Grand Slam! (VIDEO)
A Big Chuck Movie Review: “42” Hits a Grand Slam! (VIDEO)
"42", the new film about Jackie Robinson is a great way to spend two hours in a movie theater. The film illuminates the trials and tribulations of Jackie, who was the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues.  Newcomer Chadwick Boseman plays Robinson with a mixture of grace and simmering contempt...
Film Props from ’42’ Arrive in Cooperstown
Film Props from ’42’ Arrive in Cooperstown
Film Props from ’42’ Arrive in Cooperstown
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Several artifacts featured in the new motion picture release ‘42’ have arrived in Cooperstown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and will be featured in a new exhibit to open in July to pay tribute to the film’s portrayal of Jackie Robinson in breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947.