A poignant comedy about calvins deferred dream and the people in his life who want him to succeed. Sleeper indie film about a kid trying to play junior college baseball. Calvin marshall 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. A young man pursues his childhood dream to play baseball but struggles to make his jr.
Marshall is a 2017 american biographical legal drama film directed by reginald hudlin and written by michael and jacob koskoff. It stars chadwick boseman as thurgood marshall, the first african american supreme court justice, and focuses on one of the first cases of his career, the state of connecticut v. It also stars josh gad, kate hudson, dan stevens, sterling k. Marshals to be the equal of the fugitive, and it isnt. When we made calvin marshall in 2007, we employed quite a few firsttimers and promoted people within their departments, lundgren told moviemaker magazine. For a complete description of all films being shown at the festival, visit. On calvin marshall, we spent too much without fully understanding the purpose and impact of each expenditure. The trick is determining how to be shrewd overall and then assertively spend in high impact areas. A college student dreams of playing baseball but finds his true calling instead. Calvin marshall features an allstar case including diedrich bader, cynthia watros, jane adams, andrew wilson, jeremy sumpter and the brilliant steve zahn who gives one of the best performances of. The film won best short film at the hamptons international film festival and the paste rock n reel fest.
But it remains to be seen if, at this particularly. Lundgrens screenplay beautifully juggles the storys alternately comic and. Magazine names ashland among best locales to work as filmmaker. Gary lundgren directs this charming coming of age comedy that turns the sports genre on its ear. Third part of a behind the scenes look at the making of calvin marshall. Theatrical trailer for the motion picture calvin marshall poignant comedy follows calvins misguided dream to play college baseball and the people in his life who want him to succeed. The fourth annual rainier independent film festival will be held friday through sunday. Ask edgar calvin marshall or our advisors a question, view edgar calvin marshalls ratings, experience, qualifications, primary clients, articles or publications, professional designations, membership associations, firm. Calvin marshall is a 2009 coming of agecomedy film written and directed by gary lundgren and starring alex frost as the title character, a determined but.
Marshal sam gerard, played by tommy lee jones in a reprise of his co. Edgar calvin marshall financial advisor brightscope. Marshall soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Calvin marshall is about baseball and romance in a small junior college town with calvins passion for the game at center focus. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Created a curriculum for herself in costume design while attending and then graduating from hampton university, a private historically black university, in virginia. They have also lived in gilbert, az and tempe, az plus 3 other locations. Calvin marshall reps a careerbest performance by steve zahn as an alcoholic junior college baseball coach bitter over his failure to make it into the major leagues. Check out calvin marshall official motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. When steve zahn committed to the project, the money was finally funded. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover calvins.
The 74yearold litigator is a firsttime screenwriter with marshall, a new film about the late supreme court justice thurgood. One of the best things about this film is the duality of the main characters. Being produced with the full support of the thurgood marshall and samuel friedman estates, including their children, john w. Calvin marshalls childhood dream of playing major league baseball is in serious jeopardy as he cant seem to make the bayford bisons junior college team. All things calvin marshall dvds, hats, tshirts shop calvin marshall merch. Calvin marshall is a 2009 coming of agecomedy film written and directed by gary lundgren and starring alex frost as the title character, a determined but talentless college baseball player, and steve zahn as his coach. Exceedingly likeable junior college student calvin marshall chases his lifelong dream to become a professional baseball player. The best result we found for your search is calvin lee marshall age 60s in morristown, az.
A college student is determined to become a major league baseball star, but instead finds his true calling. After two years of raising funds, the film was shot in and around ashland and medford, oregon in novemberdecember 2007, and was released in 2009. The film calvin marshall transcended your typical sports film to convey the choices we all face in life when it comes to following our dreams, our talents, and what is important in our life. Select this result to view calvin lee marshalls phone number, address, and more. Calvin marshall in arizona az 1 records found whitepages. Calvin marshall is a comedy film, released in the usa on march 26 of 2010. On or about march 30, 2010 the film was in completed status. Calvin marshall 2009 r 10012009 us drama, comedy 1h 33m user score. Filmography film year film role notes 2001 frailty young adam 2002 local boys skeeter dobson.
Everything you need to know about marshall movie 2017. And with the perfect game, big fan and now calvin marshall, those films are poised to score points with viewers representing a wide array of assorted tastes in movies. The 1940s legal thriller marshall is a solid drama that gives viewers a glimpse into an alternate universeone where africanamerican actors could be treated as old school movie stars, in period pieces that are less concerned with giving audiences a solemn, oscarbaiting history lesson than an entertaining story that happens to be drawn from life. Calvin marshall reps a careerbest performance by steve zahn as an alcoholic junior college baseball coach bitter over his failure to make it. The triumphs of this film were considerable, and its flaws miniscule. Before writing and directing calvin marshall, gary lundgrens short film wow and flutter 2005 screened at more than forty film festivals worldwide including austin, afi, flickerfest and gen art. Calvin marshall official motion picture soundtrack by. A college student is determined to become a major league baseball star, but finds his true calling instead. In calvin marshall, a kind of mashup of bull durham and nbcs. It was filmed in the final months of 2007 and started making the film festival rounds in. A hilarious, inspiring comedy about calvin s journey and the people who love him most.
Starring alex frost, michelle lombardo, steve zahn, jane adams, andrew wilson, jeremy sumpter, diedrich bader, abraham benrubi, cynthia watros, rosie thomas. Jeremy sumpter is starring, alongside michelle lombardo, steve zahn, jane adams, diedrich bader and andrew wilson. Where the notion of sports takes on significance for everyday people as the symbolic universal struggle to ward off defeat in life, even while surrounding obstacles loom large as. Calvin marshall transcended your typical sports film to convey the choices we all. Rent calvin marshall 2009 starring alex frost and michelle lombardo on dvd and bluray. Calvin marshall 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. View the profiles of professionals named calvin marshall on linkedin. He has the drive, determination, ambition, heart and dedication.
Holds the most africanamerican historic films and series than any other costume designer in the film and television industry. But i hoped it would approach the taut tension of the 1993 film, and it doesnt. The racist reactions to the charges, which invoked the dangerous jim crow stereotype of the ravaging black man, caught the notice of n. We have swung the pendulum both ways on past films. It has extra scenes, needless characters, an aimless plot and a solution that the hero seems to keep learning and then forgetting. Calvin marshalls childhood dream of playing major league baseball is in. In each of the last 15 years, films from her students ranked in the. He completed filming roles in the comingofage comedy calvin marshall, the family comedy youre so cupid, soul surfer and death and cremation.
Calvin marshall trailer 2010 the trailer for calvin marshall. Calvin marshall is a sentimental comedy about selfdelusion, and the young actor alex frost cant find a way to make sense of calvin, or to make him sympathetic. View calvin marshalls profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Wynton marsalis and jimmy heath play on youtube justice is coming feat. Calvin marshall features an allstar case including diedrich bader, cynthia watros, jane adams, andrew wilson, jeremy sumpter and the. Rent calvin marshall 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Theatrical trailer for the upcoming motion picture calvin marshall. Calvin marshall featurette behind the scenes iii 2010. Jeanphilippe calvin studied composition with iannis xenakis, james sellars and ingram marshall, electronic music with gerard pape, luc ferrari and curtis roads, and conducting with bernard haitink and harold farberman. Hes also a lousy baseball player, but a softball legend. The film halfheartedly plods along in its final half to an irrelevant conclusion. Everything you need to know about calvin marshall movie. Wynton marsalis and jimmy heath play on apple music justice is coming feat. Calvin marshall alex frost is a good kid with big dreams.
Wynton marsalis and jimmy heath download on itunes justice is coming feat. Calvin is related to elicia j marshall and tyson lee marshall as well as 2 additional people. Attorney michael koskoff is being courted by hollywood. Poignant comedy follows calvins misguided dream to play college baseball and the people in his life who want him to succeed.
Calvin marshall is an independent film that took four years to make it to a movie screen. The festivals opening film will be calvin marshall at 6. The acting was well done if a bit volcanic by steve zahn but hit most of the right shades and. Steve zahn gives a careerbest performance in this lowkey gem. The raciallycharged case behind the new thurgood marshall. Bobette buster is a story consultant, lecturer, adjunct professor at usc film school and screenwriter who works with major studios, including disney and pixar, and in top film programs all over the world. Sumpter has been cohosting the yobi show, an online reality contest show, with danielle ryan. The ashland independent film festival is a film festival in ashland, oregon, united states that has been presented by the nonprofit southern oregon film society since 2001. Alex frost calvin reminded me alot of a young john cusack. Lundgren wrote and directed, that capture the way a timely hit in a softball game or a small gesture in a local bar becomes an indelible, fixed. He also attended master classes given by sir michael tippett, gunther schuller and john williams. Wynton marsalis and jimmy heath play on spotify justice is coming feat. Gary lundgren produced the comingofage film calvin marshall in the rogue valley in 2009, and has always seen ashland as a welcoming community for filmmakers. Rainier independent film festival promises laughs, tears.
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