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Bill Lewis (Street Articles Author)
I'm a father of one, a grandfather of two, and I live in Kansas City, MO. I enjoy long walks, bowling, golf and traveling. I like to play tennis, trivia games, Jeopardy! and Scrabble, and I spend lots of time exploring the world through the Internet.
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Joe Jackson doesn't have a legacy. The life of Shoeless Joe Jackson actually has two legacies. The first is that of a great baseball player, indisputably one of the best hitters to ever play the game. Babe Ruth made no bones about it, admitting he copied Joe's swing because Jackson…
Field of Dream Movie: "If You Build it (And Don't Plow It Under), He Will Come" In August, 1988, shooting of the Field of Dream movie was complete. As Universal Studio crews packed to leave Dyersville, Iowa and return to Hollywood, executive producer Brian Frankish had words of wisdom for…
Thanks to a group of die-hard fans, and its status as a permanent piece of Americana, nearly every English-speaking person on the Northern hemisphere is familiar with the movie Field of Dreams. Actually, due to its popularity, there are literally millions of non-English speaking people around the world who are…
In 1982, Canadian author W.P. Kinsella wrote a novel, and his publishing company called it Shoeless Joe, even though the book wasn't really about a guy with no shoes. In 1989, cinema patrons watched the Hollywood adaptation of Kinsella's novel, and they called it 'a baseball movie', even though the…
The movie Field of Dreams cast a spell over me the first time I saw it. I was both mesmerized and fascinated by the story, the plot, and the concept of combining real characters with what amounted to, for lack of a better word, ghosts. Occasionally, Hollywood cranks out a…
What makes for a great movie? Ask 20 people that question and you'll likely get 20 different answers. Case in point: 'Hangover'. Some moviegoers consider it a comedy classic. Others, like me, thought the movie was decent, right up to the point where the guys stole Mike Tyson's tiger. Sorry,…
Millions of cinema fans are familiar with the 1989 Oscar-nominated movie Field of Dreams, the smash hit that used baseball as a vehicle to tell a passionate story about love, family, second chances, and a large dose of redemption. A smaller number of fans know the Field of Dream movie…
Coming from different ends of the spectrum, fantasy and reality combined often make strange bedfellows. But it was under just such circumstances that director Phil Alden Robinson made Field of Dreams in Iowa in the summer of 1988. The unlikely combination of fantasy and reality produced an Academy Award-nominated film,…
In 1982, movie director Phil Alden Robinson read the novel Shoeless Joe, a book about a farmer who listened to a strange voice and built a baseball field in the middle of his corn crop. Six year later, Robinson was given the go-ahead by Universal Studio executives to turn the…
When it comes to the movie Field of Dreams, most fans know Kevin Costner was the star. They know James Earl Jones and Burt Lancaster played marvelous supporting roles. They know you can find the Field of Dreams in Iowa. They know the Field of Dream movie was about baseball.…
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Field Of Dreams Movie:
It's About Baseball,
Right?
Field of Dreams Movie--It's About Baseball, Right? Ask ten people what the Field of Dreams movie is…
Field Of Dream Movie: If
You Build It (and Don't
Plow It Under), He Will
Come
Field of Dream Movie: "If You Build it (And Don't Plow It Under), He Will Come" In August, 1988, shooting…
Field Of Dream Movie:
Baseball Rides The Bench
In 1982, Canadian author W.P. Kinsella wrote a novel, and his publishing company called it Shoeless…
Field Of Dreams Property
- Farm For Sale!
In 1982, movie director Phil Alden Robinson read the novel Shoeless Joe, a book about a farmer who listened…
Field Of Dreams In Iowa:
Reality Meets Fantasy
Coming from different ends of the spectrum, fantasy and reality combined often make strange bedfellows.…
Field Of Dreams In Iowa
Trivia 101
When it comes to the movie Field of Dreams, most fans know Kevin Costner was the star. They know James…
Sizing Up the Field Of
Dream Movie
What makes for a great movie? Ask 20 people that question and you'll likely get 20 different answers.…
Is There A Field Of
Dreams Baseball Field?
Thanks to a group of die-hard fans, and its status as a permanent piece of Americana, nearly every English-speaking…
Famous Field Of Dreams
Quotes
"If you build it, he will come." These seven quiet words open one of the loudest box office bangs heard…
Field Of Dreams Cast A
Spell Over Me
The movie Field of Dreams cast a spell over me the first time I saw it. I was both mesmerized and fascinated…