My filmmaker friends Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne recently placed my review of their terrific new documentary, ‘Forgotten Miracle,’ on the film’s website. I’m beyond flattered. More importantly, if you haven’t seen it, get over to the site and add it to your DVD library, even if you consider yourself only a moderate sports fan. This work will tug at your patriotic heart strings. And I can’t imagine a better way to prepare for the Winter Olympics.
The arrival of the Winter Olympics of course is just days away, and for fans of American hockey, this film, the artfully assembled documentary of the Americans’ unprecedented triumph for gold at Squaw Valley in 1960, is must-see material. Fifty years ago this month Americans first won gold in hockey at the Olympics! If you’re unfamiliar with the story, don’t feel bad. The account has largely been lost — that is, until Haines and Sherburne took it upon themselves, with the assistance of USA Hockey, to shine a long overdue cinematic light on it.
If you order the DVD today or tomorrow, your name will automatically be entered in a drawing for a gorgeous replica of the sweater the Americans wore outdoors (yes, outdoors) in 1960. You might think I’d recuse myself from participating in this contest by virtue of my relationship with the filmmakers. Wrong. I just a bought a copy of the DVD to enter the contest, and if I win I’m going to ask my friends for assistance in getting John Mayasich to sign the sweater.
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