​  It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for taking time out to visit with us. We always like to see a friendly face. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage.BCB After Dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest, as long as it is within the rules of the site. The late-nighters are encouraged to get the party started, but everyone else is invited to join in as you wake up the next morning and into the afternoon.Last night, I asked you about a proposed trade for Tarik Skubal. The deal, which sent four players to Detroit, was considered too rich for your blood as 84 percent of you said you wouldn’t make that deal.The Cubs did make a deal for a starting pitcher tonight and it’s not Tarik Skubal. We’ll get to that in a little bit.Here’s the part with the jazz and the movies. You’re free to skip ahead if you want. Or skip the baseball stuff at the end. You’re free to read this however you want.Tonight we’re featuring legendary vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater singing “Bye Bye Blackbird” in Berlin in 1997.I’ve been watching a lot of World Cup games this past week, so I’ve only had a chance to watch one film: director Gary Hustwit’s 2024 documentary Eno on former Roxy Music member, ambient music pioneer and producer to much of the great music of the last 50 years, Brian Eno. Oh, he’s also famous for being a crossword puzzle clue. I could write about Eno tonight, but for reasons that will become clear when I do write about it, I really need to see it at least twice before writing on it. And I can’t watch it again until next week–again, for reasons that will become clear when I do write about it.If anyone has seen Eno somewhere other than on the Criterion Channel, I want to know about it. Preferably before I write about it.So I thought I’d just throw things open to you right now, in honor of the World Cup, for you to talk about your favorite non-baseball sports movies. We’ve gone over baseball movies lots of times and honestly, I don’t think any sport works as well on the screen as baseball, with the possible exception of boxing. But there are good non-baseball sports movies. Slap Shot is one of my favorite films. Hoop Dreams is a documentary, but it’s a great movie. It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen Raging Bull, but I need to see that film again. I loved it the first time I saw it back in the eighties.So if you want, share some of your favorite sports films, not baseball edition. I’m pretty confident most of you will list Space Jam, but we will see.Welcome back to everyone who skips the music and movies.I don’t have to tell you that the Cubs have had major       ​Read More