Tag: Movies

Ghost Player: Relive the Magic

Filmmaker Joe Scherrman contacted me and told me about his new movie “Ghost Player: Relive the Magic” which he produced and directed.  In short, Ghost Player is a documentary about a comedic baseball show centered around the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.

From Ghost Player’s web site:

GHOST PLAYER is a one-hour documentary that chronicles the adventures and misadventures of a boisterous and unlikely team of middle aged baseball players. In 1989, Hollywood went to Iowa to shoot the movie “FIELD of DREAMS”. Little did anyone know this blockbuster would spawn a comedic baseball show starring local ballplayers that would have an 18 year run and travel the world.

Ghost Player has already received acclaim.  On September 1, it was chosen to be shown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  Not only that, it has been selected to be shown at film festivals throughout the country.  For those here in the Illinois area, Ghost Player will be shown at the Naperville Independent Film Festival which starts Saturday, September 19th.  Mr. Scherrman informed me of Ghost Player’s screening times:

The Naperville Independent Film Festival is September 19–26, 2009. “Ghost Player: Relive the Magic” is scheduled to screen Sunday September. 20th at 7:10PM and Thursday September 24th at 6:45PM. Mr. Scherrman is participating in question and answer sessions with the audience after each film showing.

Interesting concept for a film and so far, has been received well.  If you get a chance, check it out.

The Best (and Worst) Baseball Movies Hollywood has to offer

The most excellent baseball blog Hardball Cooperative just posted their Top List of Baseball Flicks.  I had a hand in contributing in the article so definitely check it out. 

In their poll of contributors, Bull Durham eked out Field of Dreams for best baseball movie.  For my part, I chose Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns as my fave and did a short review of it.

And what’s a best baseball movie list without a list ofmajor_league_back_to_the_minors “bad” baseball movies?  HC didn’t drop the ball and presents us with their panels’ list of “worst” baseball movies.  ClichĂ©s, stereotypes and over-used plots are the norm here.  My choice?  Major League: Back to the Minors (aka Major League 3).  I have to admit the “bad” movie list is an entertaining read.  Check out the article (including my review of ML:BTTM).

Thanks to James Bailey of Hardball Cooperative for affording me the opportunity to participate in the project.  It was fun.