Both film and table tennis depended upon the invention of celluloid – which plastic ping pong balls are made from.

Oakland A's catcher Jhonny Pereda is one of many pro athletes who plays ping-pong. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Justine Willard / Athletics / Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The ...

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Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme tipped for Oscars glory: What are the health and mental benefits of table tennis? - The new Marty Supreme film has sparked a renewed interest in table tennis.

There’s a scene in the recent hit movie Marty Supreme in which Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), an American table tennis ...

When writer Lisa Lucas visited Phoenix, Arizona, she learned about the table tennis player Thelma Thall, who won two world championships in the 1950s. Thall competed in a male-dominated world shaped ...

For Pico Iyer, making his acting debut in the hit movie “Marty Supreme” was the latest journey in a life full of unexpected voyages. By Pico Iyer The author’s TED Talk “What Ping-Pong Taught Me About ...

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The new movie “Marty Supreme” shone an unexpected spotlight on table tennis — but that light never faded for champion player ...

Released in the UK on Boxing Day - the film has been a commercial hit already but Reisman's only direct descendants, certainly didn't give their blessing to the film.