If you build it, he will come

The Reel Deal on Field of Dreams

Faces of the Film: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and Ray Liotta

What's the Reel Deal?: This one is a strange blend. Without a doubt one of the great baseball flicks.An Iowa corn farmer starts hearing voices and decides to decimate his fields in order to build a baseball diamond. Everyone thinks he is crazy until some unexpected guests begin to show up and play on the diamond. The Chicago White Sox!

Standing on the Podium: Silver. This movie dives into some history of baseball and passes along the passion that people can have for the game. James Earl Jones and Costner deliver a stellar performance. Definitely worth checking out.

So You Wanna Be In the Mafia?

The Reel Deal on The Goodfellas


Faces of the Film: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci

What's the Reel Deal?: The Goodfellas offers us a story of what it takes to make it into the mob A group of friends who come together to work their way up through the ranks in order to be a somebody. Unfortunately things don't always work out the way we plan.

Standing on the Podium: Bronze. The movie has Mafia stuff for sure. The only problem with this one is that it almost feels like Godfather light. With the Goodfellas being on the outside looking in you lose out on a lot of the great Mafia stuff. Worth a view but not a must see.