Straight Over the Top By Sarah Stegall Copyright (c) 1999 by Sarah Stegall “The Unnatural” Written and Directed by David Duchovny “If you just understood baseball better, all those questions would be answered. The aliens, the conspiracies, they would all in their way be answered by the baseball gods.” — Arthur Dales The really great movies about baseball–“Bull Durham”, “A League of Their Own”, “Field of Dreams”–are not about winning. They are about the passion for the game, not the lust for victory. They celebrate the game even when the team loses, even when dedication to what is, essentially, a…
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The X-Files: “Milagro”
The Empty Heart By Sarah Stegall Copyright (c) 1999 by Sarah Stegall “Milagro” Teleplay by Chris Carter Story by Vince Gilligan and John Shiban Directed by Kim Manners “That is exactly your mistake, never to have guessed any of my sentiments.” — The Father, in “Six Characters in Search of an Author” by Luigi Pirandello* It’s not like they didn’t warn us. In the opening scenes of “Milagro”, a writer sits in front of a typewriter and a blank page, staring hopelessly at it while waiting for inspiration to strike. Over several dissolves, he paces, sweats, and waits for that…