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  Joe Black (1924-2002)
Joe Black, the Brooklyn Dodgers' right-hander who became the first fl pitcher to win a World Series game in 1952, died Friday May 17th of prostate cancer.
Black was 28 when he reached the majors after helping the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro Leagues win 2 championships in 7 years.
Black was a regular in the Diamondbacks' dugout during batting practice and in the press box.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /memorial/brook/jblack   (595 words)

  
 Review: Meet Joe Black   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Meet Joe Black was loosely suggested by the 1934 movie, Death Takes a Holiday, which, in turn, was based on a '20s stage play of the same name.
Disappointingly, that potentially-fascinating aspect of the situation is ignored by Meet Joe Black, which wastes the bulk of its three hours on a passionless romance and an absurd corporate takeover scheme.
The centerpiece of Meet Joe Black is the romance between Joe and Susan, but it's not the kind of motion picture love affair that causes the spirit to soar.
movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/m/meet_joe.html   (930 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black
Joe turns to the towels, but one hand is occupied with the spoonful of peanut butter, he shifts it to the other hand, can't manage the huge Turkish towel one-handed, now implants the spoon in his mouth, lifts the towel with both hands and presents it to Susan.
Joe has found himself in an unexplored land of feeling and passion, he loves what is happening and yet at the same time, is terrified by it.
Joe seems to drift away now, they lie together as one but for the first time, she feels separate from him, sensing him gone to some distant, distant land.
www.wordsurge.com /Meet_Joe_Black.html   (17384 words)

  
 RollingStone.com: Meet Joe Black Review
Pitt's Joe Black is really the Grim Reaper in temporary possession of the body of a blond Adonis; he wants to learn what the big deal is about being alive.
In Meet Joe Black, only Bill faces Death head-on, since the other major characters don't know who Joe is. The film has been vaunted as a romance, much like the 1934 Fredric March film Death Takes a Holiday, which inspired this update.
Joe is a literary conceit as hard to flesh out as the ghost child in Beloved.
www.rollingstone.com /reviews/movie/_/id/5948855   (691 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Meet Joe Black is a 1998 remake of the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday starring (Click link for more info and facts about Brad Pitt) Brad Pitt, (Welsh film actor (born in 1937)) Anthony Hopkins, and (Click link for more info and facts about Claire Forlani) Claire Forlani.
Meet Joe Black tells the story of (The event of dying or departure from life) Death taking a break from his usual duties and inhabiting the body of a young man in order to learn what it is like to be human.
The manor in the first and final parts, is an estate in Warwick Neck, (A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state) Rhode Island, inside the (A deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island) Narragansett Bay.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/meet_joe_black.htm   (371 words)

  
 MEET JOE BLACK
Worried that Joe may have other plans for her, William must deal with that while also contending with Drew's plans to undermine him and his company and, of course, his own pending trip to the great hereafter.
Although a sick woman in a hospital immediately recognizes Joe for whom he really is, and begs him to ease her pain, the film misses its opportunity to play off this notion.
The initial encounter between Susan and Joe (before he's Death warmed over) is brimming with romantic sparks, and despite that man's death and Joe Black's subsequent aloofness, the chemistry slowly but surely rebuilds between the two.
www.screenit.com /movies/1998/meet_joe_black.html   (2427 words)

  
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As it is, the film trudges along at the velocity of a glacier, basking in the icy blue eyes of Brad Pitt, the ethereal lovelines of Claire Forlani (as Parrish' daughter) and some magnificent pauses from Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Meet Joe Black is a 21-tracker where the brief silences between each of the misty-eyed tunes are as important as the piano-tickling and the string-picking.
"Meet Joe Black" is not bad, it's superbly acted by the three leads, while the relationship between Anthony Hopkins (struggling to deal with the knowledge of his death) and Claire Forlani (who gradually begins to suspect the stranger's motive), is particularly well handled.
members.lycos.co.uk /Stezi/meet_joe_black.htm   (1494 words)

  
 Shoeless Joe Jackson's Virtual Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This site is devoted to the memory of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the movement to persuade Major League Baseball to remove Joe Jackson from their ineligible list, thereby making him eligible for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
That conclusion is, Joe played his best in the World Series of 1919, he fielded to win, he batted to win, he ran the bases to win.
We admit, Joe did have guilty knowledge of the fix, but we feel his punishment in perpetuity is unjust for this "supposed" crime.
www.blackbetsy.com   (285 words)

  
 Joe Black | BaseballLibrary.com
After beginning his career in the Negro Leagues, Black won Rookie of the Year honors as a 28-year-old reliever for the 1952 Dodgers.
His victory was the only one by a fl pitcher in the Series until Mudcat Grant won in 1965.
Black walks two in his stint and finally gives up a 2-out double to Jack Dittmer in the 10th and two more hits in the 11th to lose, 2—1.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Black_Joe.stm   (521 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Baseball pioneer Joe Black dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Black, the Brooklyn Dodgers right-hander who became the first fl pitcher to win a World Series game, died Friday of prostate cancer.
Black, in failing health for months, died at the Life Care Center of Scottsdale.
Black was 28 when he reached the majors after helping the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro Leagues win two championships in seven years.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/stories/2002-05-17-joe-black.htm   (684 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Meet Joe Black [1999]: DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Meet Joe Black seemed almost fated to fail when it was released in 1998, but this romantic fantasy--a remake of 1934's Death Takes a Holiday--deserves a chance at life after box-office death.
Under the assumed identity of "Joe Black", he samples all the pleasures that corporeal life has to offer--power, romance, sex and such enticing pleasures as peanut butter by the spoonful.
His daughter falls for the young man innocent of the fact that Joe is Death, visiting Earth to take the life of her father...
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CZ9S   (909 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black: Cinephiles Movie Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In his film, Meet Joe Black, Director and Producer Martin Brest offers a counterpart to the legend of the tragic downfall of Doctor Faustus by inverting the roles of its characters.
Ultimately, Joe meets Susan; an encounter which tempts him to deviate from his mission and which, ironically, proves to be a much higher lesson than he had bargained for.
Meet Joe Black is a film which dwells in its own exuberance, the rare luxury of its sets (designed by Academy Award nominee Dante Ferreti) and the irresistible charm of its inhabitants, all which portray a degree of elegance that seduces the viewer into a simply fantastic world.
www.cinephiles.net /Meet_Joe_Black/Film-Synopsis.html   (257 words)

  
 'Meet Joe Black' (PG-13)
"Meet Joe Black," with Brad Pitt, is a near-death experience: Time seems to stop as we stiffen in our seats and the actors all whisper as if they're at a wake.
Nor is Pitt as Joe Black as well cast as Fredric March, who played Death with Dracula-like flair.
Parrish, the story's true focus, agrees to the arrangement, and from that moment, Joe Black is on him like lichen on a tombstone.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/meetjoeblackkempley.htm   (553 words)

  
 Black, Joe - Negro League Baseball Player
By the time Joe Black made it to the big leagues in 1952, he already had played eight years in the Negro Leagues, twice pitching the Baltimore Elite Giants to championships.
And even though Black also starred in the Major Leagues, earning the 1952 NL Rookie of the Year award, it was his off-field success that distinguished him.
Black always kept a close relationship with baseball, influencing players to plan for their post-competitive careers and lobbying for pension benefits for Negro League players.
www.nlbpa.com /black__joe.html   (121 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Black churches consulted on abuse
Black church leaders are to attend a meeting with the children's minister to discuss ways of preventing child abuse in immigrant communities.
The case had echoes of that of Victoria Climbie from Ivory Coast who died in 2000 after being abused by her carers who claimed she was possessed.
Bishop Joe Aldred, fl church spokesman for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, will be at the Wednesday meeting at the Department for Education and Skills.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/uk/4697343.stm   (331 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black Story
Meet Joe Black tells the story of media tycoon William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), whose charmed life and orderly household are suddenly disrupted by the arrival of an enigmatic young man named Joe Black (Brad Pitt) who proceeds to fall in love with Parrish’s beautiful daughter Susan (Claire Forlani).
For Parrish, Susan and the rest of his family, the consequences of this romance are profound, complicated and bittersweet, for Joe Black is actually the personification of Death.
Universal Pictures’ Meet Joe Black stars Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins and is produced and directed by Martin Brest.
www.meetjoeblack.com /story.html   (286 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Meet Joe Black (1998) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I consider "Meet Joe Black" along with Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" to be among the most misunderstood films of recent times.
But "Meet Joe Black" suffered an even worse fate when it was released, because it never enjoyed the box office success that "A.I." did.
In any event, "Meet Joe Black" is one gem of a movie, half fantasy and half drama, that has an important message about the lives we have, what we do with our time here on earth, and how we cope with loss and death.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078322706X?v=glance   (1749 words)

  
 'Meet Joe Black' (PG-13)
When Joe shows up on the doorstep of wealthy businessman Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), it is to carry his host off to The Other Side.
Although she doesn't know that, Joe still doesn't seem like the charmer she met earlier, coming off as a little stiff.
"Meet Joe Black" is Hopkins's movie and, despite the film's unnecessary length, his quiet and dignified performance almost carries the ball across the finish line.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/meetjoeblackosullivan.htm   (513 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black Movie Review by Anthony Leong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
However, it is not the first time that Susan and the mysterious Joe Black have met.
Susan is perplexed by the odd behavior of the man sitting at her father's dinner table, since she had met the same man in a coffee shop earlier that day...
"Meet Joe Black", despite its laggard pacing and excessive running time, is a provocative and poignant film-- a film that demands reflection and examination upon viewing.
members.aol.com /aleong1631/meetjoeblack.html   (999 words)

  
 SPLICEDwire: "Meet Joe Black" review
One of the first scenes in "Meet Joe Black" is so perfectly simple and romantic that I relaxed into my theater seat smiling because I just knew I was in for a sweet and delicious chick flick.
"Meet Joe Black" is supposed to be a supernatural romance, the story of Death discovering life through falling in love.
We're supposed to hate Drew because he comes between Susan and Joe, but up until he starts working on a take-over bid behind the boss' back, he's the only character in the movie who seems to have his head screwed on straight.
www.splicedonline.com /98reviews/meetjoeblack.html   (862 words)

  
 Sounds Write - Rabbi Joe Black Recordings
If you are Joe Black you whip up some new songs, tune your guitar, and head off to Los Angeles to record with musical whiz, Troy Dexter, and guest vocalist Patti Linsky.
Rabbi Joe Black brings you his first adult recording of 12 thought provoking original songs in English and Hebrew, with lyrics based on biblical and liturgical texts.
Rabbi Joe Black shares with us an infectious sound, blending a mixture of traditional folk melodies with styles ranging from swing to salsa, sweet lullabies to straight ahead rock.
www.soundswrite.com /swjbrecord.html   (442 words)

  
 Sounds Write - Rabbi Joe Black Home Page
Rabbi Black serves as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a position he assumed in August of 1996.
Rabbi Black is a past president of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association.
Rabbi Black has traveled extensively to congregations around the country to be the featured performing artist and scholar in residence.
www.soundswrite.com /swjb.html   (351 words)

  
 Joe Black Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Joe Black was born on Friday, February 8 1924, in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Black was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1952, with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Black baseball stats page.
baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=blackjo02   (263 words)

  
 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson - The Official Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, the infamous Black Sox scandal's most celebrated figure, no less than Babe Ruth once said, "I copied Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I ever saw.
In 1921, Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from baseball due to his alleged involvement in the Black Sox scandal of 1919.
But for nearly 85 years, fans have argued as to whether or not the White Sox legend truly deserves such a stiff penalty, especially when he was acquitted by a judge of any wrong doing.
www.shoelessjoejackson.com   (250 words)

  
 TalentMatch - Joe Black, Singer
Joe Black is a 16 year old rapper.
He just finished one demo CD and now he is about half way done with my next one know.
Joe Black is really working toward to make it big.
www.talentmatch.com /joeblack   (157 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black
Anthony Hopkins awakens at the beginning of "Meet Joe Black" to a voice simply saying "yes." The voice continues and Hopkins ultimately meets the source of the voice - no other than Death itself appearing in the movie in the physical body of Brad Pitt.
So Hopkins is forced to have "Joe Black" (as he names him for his friends and family) at his side and in his house for the last days of his life.
An obvious sermon idea is that all of us have a "Joe Black" living with us everyday whether we admit it or not because we all are going to die.
www.textweek.com /movies/meet_joe_black.htm   (327 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Meet Joe Black marches along at a slower pace than a procession of professional mourners following a hearse.
Pitt's an interesting choice for Joe and manages to find a range of emotions, from charming to bewildered, to brazen and demanding, to cold and sentimental, that almost give Meet Joe Black enough star power to overcome its indolence.
It's almost a breeze for him and while he is charming, the character lacks the depth that might have injected an interesting edge to Meet Joe Black.
www.filmsondisc.com /dvdpages/meet_joe_black.htm   (657 words)

  
 Warrior Queens - The unsexed, the oversexed, and the long since past sex. By David Edelstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The case could be made, and Meet Joe Black could serve as Exhibit A. Pitt plays two roles in this seven course schlockfest.
A conceit this fragile needs to whiz along to keep our disbelief in suspension, but Meet Joe Black grinds on for three hours (longer than either Beloved or Saving Private Ryan), and Pitt acts as if he has leased the screen by the year.
As the younger daughter, the dark eyed, spaghetti thin Claire Forlani has to carry the picture's bathos on her exquisite shoulders.
slate.msn.com /id/8112   (1562 words)

  
 Meet Joe Black - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The movie gained an unexpected, somewhat anonymous claim to fame when a clip of the crash scene early on in the film became something of an internet phenomenon, leading many unsuspecting online viewers to believe the scene to be authentic footage!
Meet Joe Black at the Internet Movie Database
This page was last modified 17:01, 6 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meet_Joe_Black   (325 words)

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