Strand Releasing has just landed the rights to "Schooled: The Price of College Sports." Directed by Andrew Muscato, the documentary takes a look at the business, history and culture of football and baseball in America. Through interviews and archival footage, it presents a comprehensive look at how college sports became a billion dollar industry, and the toll it takes on the athletes themselves. Strand previous released the sports documentaries "Ballplayer: Pelotero" and "Branca's Pitch," the latter of which Muscato also directed. "We're thrilled to be working with Andrew and the team on another great documentary about America's fascination with sports," said Strand's Jon Gerrans. Strand plans to release "Schooled: The Price of College Sports" on home video and digital platforms on November 19.
- 10/23/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
And the story continues... The 2012 72-min documentary Ballplayer: Pelotero, directed by Guagua Productions (Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin & Jon Paley) and narrated by John Leguizamo, is set in the Dominican Republican, where some kids begin baseball training at a young age, in hopes that they make it to the big leagues and aid their families back home, where poverty is commonplace. A 2012 S&A year-end highlight, the feature doc is a revealing portrait of a side to the business of baseball that may seem like relatively inconsequential business as usual for the average fan here in the USA, but is a matter or survival for those really young men (16-year-olds) who dream of...
- 3/18/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Day three of the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival promises more great films and an appearance at the Hi-Pointe by director Joe Dante. And there are still 8 days to go!
Sliff’s main venues are the the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium, Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium and the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Il
The entire schedule for the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival be found Here.
http://cinemastlouis.org/sliff-2012
Here is what will be screening at The 21st Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival today, Saturday, November 10th
Director Jennifer Lynch
A Fall From Grace Program is at 11:00 am at the Tivoli Theatre – A Free Event Sliff guest Jennifer Lynch (Chained.) has plans to shoot her next film, A Fall from Grace, in St. Louis. Post-Dispatch film critic Joe Williams leads a...
Sliff’s main venues are the the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium, Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium and the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Il
The entire schedule for the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival be found Here.
http://cinemastlouis.org/sliff-2012
Here is what will be screening at The 21st Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival today, Saturday, November 10th
Director Jennifer Lynch
A Fall From Grace Program is at 11:00 am at the Tivoli Theatre – A Free Event Sliff guest Jennifer Lynch (Chained.) has plans to shoot her next film, A Fall from Grace, in St. Louis. Post-Dispatch film critic Joe Williams leads a...
- 11/10/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cine Latino covers, well, all things relating to Latino culture and the movies, every Friday. Dominicans are consistently overrepresented in the Major Leagues, and for the first time a compelling documentary captures the world of Major League Baseball training camps in the tiny island of the Dominican Republic. Ballplayer: Pelotero director's Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jonathan Paley set out to answer what they thought would be a simple question: "Why are Dominicans so good at baseball?" But they soon realized that their simple question had a very complex answer that had to do more with a highly nuanced system struggling with its own identity. "The Dominican system is one of stark contradictions. It’s institutionalized yet independent...
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- 7/21/2012
- by Elisa Osegueda
- Movies.com
It's a pretty slow weekend at the multiplex, most likely because no one wanted their movie to be sandwiched between The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises. Still, there is one major release hitting theatres and it is not to be underestimated: Ice Age: Contintental Drift. The last Ice Age movie made over $880 million worldwide... that's pretty insane. Elsewhere we do have quite a few interesting releases in select theatres including Rodrigo Cortes' thriller Red Lights starring Robert DeNiro, Michael Winterbottom's Trishna, Greek film Alps (from the director of Dogtooth) and the Swedish crime flick Easy Money (aka Snabba Cash). We also have a pair of solid documentaries in The Imposter and Ballplayer: Pelotero, plus a strange political comedy called The Obama Effect, directed by and starring Charles S. Dutton! What will you be watching this weekend? Ice Age: Continental Drift Easy Money (limited) Red Lights (limited...
- 7/13/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Searching For Sugar: New Baseball Doc Fails as Expose
There’s definitely nothing revolutionary about Ballplayer: Pelotero, the new documentary concerning the baseball industry in the Dominican Republic, detailing two stories that are meant to be representational for many young men growing up in a place that produces a fifth of all Us players in Major League Baseball (and in a nation 2% the size of the Us). It’s not hard to imagine that researching such skewed statistics unveils a bureaucratic machine that runs on blackmail, an unfair class system, and dirty money. What’s uncovered here is hardly shocking, provoking, or even gritty, and instead simply provides an exclusive look at an exploitative dynamic providing Americans with one of their many taken for granted entertainments. Three directors, Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, and Jon Paley all take credit for this venture. John Leguizamo narrates.
Ballplayer: Pelotero follows two young...
There’s definitely nothing revolutionary about Ballplayer: Pelotero, the new documentary concerning the baseball industry in the Dominican Republic, detailing two stories that are meant to be representational for many young men growing up in a place that produces a fifth of all Us players in Major League Baseball (and in a nation 2% the size of the Us). It’s not hard to imagine that researching such skewed statistics unveils a bureaucratic machine that runs on blackmail, an unfair class system, and dirty money. What’s uncovered here is hardly shocking, provoking, or even gritty, and instead simply provides an exclusive look at an exploitative dynamic providing Americans with one of their many taken for granted entertainments. Three directors, Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, and Jon Paley all take credit for this venture. John Leguizamo narrates.
Ballplayer: Pelotero follows two young...
- 7/12/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Scheduled for release this Friday, July 13, 2012, both theatrical and VOD, courtesy of Strand Releasing, is Ballplayer: Pelotero - a documentary film that provides a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (Mlb) training camps in the Dominican Republic. John Leguizamo narrates the tale, under the direction of Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jon Paley; Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine executive produced. Ballplayer: Pelotero was an official selection of the Hamptons International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival,...
- 7/10/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Title: Pelotero: Ballplayer Directors: Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jon Paley Sports as a tool for upward social mobility is of course nothing new — in generations past, boxing was a big way out of miserable poverty, and followed in short order by baseball, football and basketball. As the world has grown smaller, however, enterprising clubs in various sports, seeking to better compete, have turned their attention abroad, with an eye on harvesting fresh young talent at less than premium prices. Nowhere is this truer than in baseball, as illustrated by the engaging new documentary “Pelotero: Ballplayer.” While it compares to just two percent of the total population of the United [ Read More ]...
- 7/10/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
"The options in the [Dominican Republic] are jail, the army, the factory, or baseball," a Domincan ballplayer once told sportwriter Dave Zirin. Zirin delivers the quote in his essay "Béisbol: How The Major Leagues Eat Their Young," and if you think the essay title is hyperbolic, you should see the new baseball documentary Pelotero. That language isn't nearly as figurative as it sounds.
In the Dominican Republic, ballplayers - peloteros - are raised like cash crops.
Pelotero is set to be released in theaters, itunes and on demand on July 13th. It's an important - and captivating - movie for baseball fans; it also delivers more tension and a stronger narrative arc than most documentaries, which makes it more than palatable for those who aren't baseball lovers. Baseball fans will recognize Bobby Valentine's name in the credits as an executive producer, and the non-fans will recognize John Leguizamo's voice doing the narration.
In the Dominican Republic, ballplayers - peloteros - are raised like cash crops.
Pelotero is set to be released in theaters, itunes and on demand on July 13th. It's an important - and captivating - movie for baseball fans; it also delivers more tension and a stronger narrative arc than most documentaries, which makes it more than palatable for those who aren't baseball lovers. Baseball fans will recognize Bobby Valentine's name in the credits as an executive producer, and the non-fans will recognize John Leguizamo's voice doing the narration.
- 6/28/2012
- by Bison Messink
- Filmology
"The options in the [Dominican Republic] are jail, the army, the factory, or baseball," a Domincan ballplayer once told sportwriter Dave Zirin. Zirin delivers the quote in his essay "Béisbol: How The Major Leagues Eat Their Young," and if you think the essay title is hyperbolic, you should see the new baseball documentary Pelotero. That language isn't nearly as figurative as it sounds.
In the Dominican Republic, ballplayers - peloteros - are raised like cash crops.
Pelotero is set to be released in theaters, itunes and on demand on July 13th. It's an important - and captivating - movie for baseball fans; it also delivers more tension and a stronger narrative arc than most documentaries, which makes it more than palatable for those who aren't baseball lovers. Baseball fans will recognize Bobby Valentine's name in the credits as an executive producer, and the non-fans will recognize John Leguizamo's voice doing the narration.
In the Dominican Republic, ballplayers - peloteros - are raised like cash crops.
Pelotero is set to be released in theaters, itunes and on demand on July 13th. It's an important - and captivating - movie for baseball fans; it also delivers more tension and a stronger narrative arc than most documentaries, which makes it more than palatable for those who aren't baseball lovers. Baseball fans will recognize Bobby Valentine's name in the credits as an executive producer, and the non-fans will recognize John Leguizamo's voice doing the narration.
- 6/28/2012
- by Bison Messink
- Celebsology
Although its population is just 2% the size of the Us’, the tiny, impoverished Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic accounts for a fifth of all the young men who go on to become Major League Baseball players. How such an astounding share of pro baseball players come from the Dr was what Jonathan Paley and his co-directors Ross Finkel and Trevor Martin set out to explore in Ballplayer: Pelotero. However, what they discovered was that, in addition to being a country ripe with baseball talent — one that the Mlb has spent considerable resources mining for the past 50 years — the Dominican Republic was a place where the dream of escaping poverty is often tied to being a part of a corrupt and demeaning system, one in which a very wealthy and powerful league may be using nefarious means to drive down the most talented players’ asking price and where these young...
- 6/28/2012
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Scheduled for release on July 13, 2012, both theatrical and VOD, courtesy of Strand Releasing, here's your first good look, via the film's first trailer, for Ballplayer: Pelotero - a documentary film that promises a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (Mlb) training camps in the Dominican Republic. John Leguizamo narrates the tale, under the direction of Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jon Paley; Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine executive produced. Ballplayer: Pelotero was an official selection of the Hamptons International Film Festival, Santa Barbara...
- 6/14/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
As announced yesterday, a release date for this compelling documentary feature that Vanessa profiled initially in January, has been officially set for July 13, 2012, both theatrical and VOD, courtesy of Strand Releasing. As a recap... titled Pelotero, the film is narrated by John Leguizamo, directed by Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jon Paley, and executive produced by Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine; it's described as a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (Mlb) training camps in the Dominican Republic. Further... Miguel Angel and Jean Carlos are two of the top prospects and they are both about to turn 16, which...
- 6/14/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
A release date for this compelling documentary feature that Vanessa profiled initially in January, has been officially set for July 13, 2012, both theatrical and VOD, courtesy of Strand Releasing. As a recap... titled Pelotero, the film is narrated by John Leguizamo, directed by Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jon Paley, and executive produced by Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine; it's described as a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (Mlb) training camps in the Dominican Republic. Further... Miguel Angel and Jean Carlos are two of the top prospects and they are both about to turn 16, which means they can be signed to...
- 6/13/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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