New On DVD And Blu-Ray: April 2, 2013 Pick Of The Week: New Knuckleball (Mpi) The mystique of the knuckleball goes hand-in-glove with the stigma: It’s considered the pitch of last resort for broken-down hurlers or aging position players still clinging to the majors, yet those who master its dark magic are unhittable when it’s on. The charming documentary Knuckleball gathers knuckleballers past and present—including old-timers Phil Niekro and Charlie Hough, and modern superstars R.A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield—and discovers a fraternity of outsiders who have long shared secrets and cherished a pitch that’s ...
- 4/2/2013
- avclub.com
The 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival has just been voted Best Film Festival Ever!……..maybe……if it hasn’t it should because this year’s fest has provided a breathtaking variety of docs, dramas, foreign flix, comedies, shorts, and….you name it!
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, Friday, November 16th
Alter Egos
Alter Egos plays at 5:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre – Read The Wamg Review By Dana Jung Here
In the alternative world of Ârdizes an important mission with he discovers his...
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, Friday, November 16th
Alter Egos
Alter Egos plays at 5:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre – Read The Wamg Review By Dana Jung Here
In the alternative world of Ârdizes an important mission with he discovers his...
- 11/16/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the summer fading and fall colors beginning to appear, America's greatest pasttime gears up for the post-season as the baseball playoffs are just weeks away. And what better way to gear up for the road to the World Series than with a documentary centered on one of the most curious corners of the game: the knuckleball. From directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg ("The Devil Came on Horseback," "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work") comes "Knuckleball," a documentary on the slowest, strangest and most unpredictable pitch in the game that only a select few are masters. The doc follows two players -- 37-year-old R.A. Dickey (New York Mets, now a 2012 All-Star) and 18-year veteran Tim Wakefield (now retired) -- chronicling their ups and downs during the 2011 season. The film also catches up with five living retired knuckleballers: Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, Charlie Hough, Wilbur Wood, Jim Bouton and Tom Candiotti.
- 9/18/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
There may be no player in pro baseball who is easier to root for than the R.A. Dickey. The Mets knuckleballer continued his amazing run of dominance last night at Citi Field, becoming the first pitcher since 1988 to pitch back-to-back one-hitters. Dickey has put together five straight starts (42 2/3 innings) in which he's allowed no earned runs and struck out at least eight - an Mlb record.
I was at Citi Field last night, got to saw Dickey baffle the Baltimore Orioles while striking out a career-high 13. It was a thing of beauty. After the game Dickey gave an on-field interview that was broadcast stadium-wide to adoring Mets fans, who are suddenly no-hitter crazed.
Dickey, 37, spoke with genuine humility, telling his fans that he can appreciate his success, because he's seen the other side of things. He didn't specify whether he was referring to the doldrums of baseball, or of life,...
I was at Citi Field last night, got to saw Dickey baffle the Baltimore Orioles while striking out a career-high 13. It was a thing of beauty. After the game Dickey gave an on-field interview that was broadcast stadium-wide to adoring Mets fans, who are suddenly no-hitter crazed.
Dickey, 37, spoke with genuine humility, telling his fans that he can appreciate his success, because he's seen the other side of things. He didn't specify whether he was referring to the doldrums of baseball, or of life,...
- 6/19/2012
- by Bison Messink
- Celebsology
Mets fans had to wait 50 years for the first no hitter in franchise history, so we all demured out of pity and didn't make too much fuss about how Johan Santana actually gave up a double. So it makes some sad sense of balance now that fellow Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey tossed a real no-hitter last night against the Tampa Bay Rays, but isn't getting credit for it (at least not yet... more on that later).
In the books, R.A. Dickey threw a complete game, one-hitter last night.
But in the first inning last night, the Rays' speedy Justin Upton hit a two hopper to Mets third baseman David Wright. It was a routine play, even with Upton's speed. But Wright misjudged the play, thought he had to rush, and tried to bare hand the ball. He could have gloved it and gotten Upton with a strong throw.
In the books, R.A. Dickey threw a complete game, one-hitter last night.
But in the first inning last night, the Rays' speedy Justin Upton hit a two hopper to Mets third baseman David Wright. It was a routine play, even with Upton's speed. But Wright misjudged the play, thought he had to rush, and tried to bare hand the ball. He could have gloved it and gotten Upton with a strong throw.
- 6/14/2012
- by Bison Messink
- Celebsology
Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey arrived to Saturday’s Knuckleball! premiere event at downtown Manhattan’s World Financial Center Plaza straight from Citi Field and a win over the San Francisco Giants. Gazing at the photographers and film reporters encroaching on his personal space, he didn’t hesitate in answering EW’s first question: What’s harder — beating the Giants or doing all this Tribeca Film Festival press? “This,” he said with a laugh. “Well, maybe it’s not harder, but it’s certainly overwhelming.” He smiled. “But it’s exciting! The film is beautiful and I think it captures...
- 4/23/2012
- by Sara Vilkomerson
- EW - Inside Movies
Baseball is a war of attrition. Even the best hitters fail 70 percent of the time; even the best teams can lose 70 times in a season. That constant battle with failure is what makes "Knuckleball!" such a great representation of the sport. The documentary -- which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday night and screened to rousing applause on Sunday afternoon -- focuses on a single pitch, the knuckleball, and how those who dare to master its fluttering eccentricities are really what makes baseball baseball.
Directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg ("Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work"), "Knuckleball!" highlights the last two Major League Baseball players to earn their living throwing a knuckleball over around the plate: former Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield and current New York Mets starter R.A. Dickey.
(For those who don't know, a knuckleball is thrown using the fingernails, and it differs...
Directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg ("Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work"), "Knuckleball!" highlights the last two Major League Baseball players to earn their living throwing a knuckleball over around the plate: former Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield and current New York Mets starter R.A. Dickey.
(For those who don't know, a knuckleball is thrown using the fingernails, and it differs...
- 4/22/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
How do you catch a knuckleball? is a question that has baffled major league backstops for decades. Wise old Bob Uecker seemed to have the best philosophy: “Wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.”
The most enigmatic of pitches, the knuckleball is one of baseball’s great lost arts. Even when it’s working best, the pitcher really has no idea where it’s going. It darts, it flutters, it sinks. It taunts a hitter — just sitting there begging to be smashed, and then it’s gone again. Though it’s always been a rare pitch mastered...
The most enigmatic of pitches, the knuckleball is one of baseball’s great lost arts. Even when it’s working best, the pitcher really has no idea where it’s going. It darts, it flutters, it sinks. It taunts a hitter — just sitting there begging to be smashed, and then it’s gone again. Though it’s always been a rare pitch mastered...
- 4/12/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
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