American Pastime

I mean it really could have been much better but it also could have been musch worse. The acting was OKAY i guess, not really convinving at all times. But the movie had a good story line and in the end... Full review

Nakano, Nakagawa, Rosenbush and others went to great lengths to ensure that "American Pastime" remained historically accurate and honest in its personal characterizations. But the movie is also deeply personal to the filmmakers. ... Full Review

the movie worthwhile....Nakamura is appropriately dignified as Lyle and Lane's father....The solid supporting cast.... ... Full Review

Still, American Pastime has much to recommend it.....would certainly appreciate the film's pivotal baseball subplot....the film looks great..... ... Full Review

In the strawberry fields of pre-World War II Florin, a budding baseball star toiled, one of a family of 12. From the moment of birth, Yosh Tsukamoto's destiny would never reach the major leagues, no matter if his batting average ... Full Article

American Pastime is set during World War II and is the story of a Japanese American family's relocation to an internment camp. Revolving around baseball, jazz, and family, it is a good-hearted movie that tells a wonderful tale but at... ... Full Article

The score is tied as the runner leads off third base, the batter tenses and the pitcher gets ready to deliver. The crowd in the small-town ballpark holds its collective breath as the battle between two local rivals comes down... ... Full Article

Based on the true story of an abused woman whose fight to overturn a murder conviction helped change the way victims of domestic violence are treated under British law, "Provoked" wheedles so relentlessly on its heroine's behalf that by the... ... Full Article

Following Pearl Harbor, the Nomura family is shipped from East L.A. to Utah's Topaz Relocation Center, along with 8,000 other Americans of Japanese ancestry. Younger brother Lyle (Aaron Yoo), whose detention costs him a baseball scholarship, falls for the daughter... ... Full Article

The baseball scenes may be the weakest aspect of "American Pastime."But fortunately, this locally filmed feature is as much a historical drama as a sports drama. ... Full Article