Catch ‘Field of Dreams’ at the Crest for Father’s Day
“Hey … Dad? You wanna have a catch?â€
If that moment in the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams†creates a lump in your throat, you’ll want to grab your own father, child or quixotically inclined baseball fan and head to the Crest Westwood for a special Father’s Day screening.
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Writer-director Phil Alden Robinson captured the fanciful nature of W.P. Kinsella’s novel “Shoeless Joe,†carved a baseball diamond into an Iowa corn field and created onscreen magic. Featuring a pitch-perfect cast led by Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones and Ray Liotta, and a shiver-inducing score from composer James Horner, “Field†drew crowds to theaters 27 summers ago and spawned a cottage industry for nostalgia-seeking fans that continues today.
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“Field of Dreams.†Crest Westwood, 1262 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 470-1508. www.crestwestwood.com/ Sunday, 5 p.m.
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