Hope springs eternal, especially for baseball fans who are chomping at the bit for the regular season to begin.
This ode to baseball is simple yet charming as we are shown image after image of a dormant baseball stadium. Empty parking spaces, closed ticket booths, empty kegs, empty souvenir stands, even a slew of empty corrugated cardboard holders for drinks, hot dogs, peanuts and other goodies.
After seeing row upon row of empty seats in a cavernous Dodger Stadium, an uplifting message is supered on screen: “Cheer Up. Season starts soon.” A tagline carries the Dodgers website address.
This spec piece was conceived, directed and shot by Geoff Moore who is on the directorial roster of Detour, Santa Monica. It was done back when he was freelancing and garnered the support of bicoastal/international Station Film where it was exec produced by Michael DiGirolamo and Stephen Orent.
Editor was Catherine Bull of bicoastal Spot Welders.
Needledrop music was from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More