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Air of excitement in Norway
'Final Season' movie opens nationwide Friday
Norway, Iowa - As a mild wind blows favorably for home run hitters toward the east, Vince Schulte trims grass along the baseball diamond... More >>Will ‘Final Season’ be a hit?
But will it be a hit around the nation? More >>
‘Final Season’ premiere a home run
First baseman missed the celebration
CEDAR RAPIDS - Just before the trophy presentation, Kyle Schmidt was pulled away from his teammates by his coach and uncle. More >>Details for the 'Final Season' Cedar Rapids premiere
VIDEOS: 'Final Season' forum, with standing-'O' for Norway coaches
New York a hit with ‘Final Season’ coach
Tony Wilson: A ‘walking metaphor’
Elijah Wood still fond of Iowa
Overheard at Tribeca
Brotherly love: Ron Livingston pops in at Tribeca
Another step toward theaters
'Final Season' premieres at Tribeca
World Premiere
'Final Season' step closer to release
HOLLYWOOD, CA - With a screaming crowd of Norway High School fans cheering him on, actor Michael Angarano makes a flying leap for third... More >>'Season' has a special place in director's heart
HOLLYWOOD, CA - Film director David Mickey Evans has a theory on why baseball movies are so successful. More >>Distribution deal needed for release
Cedar Rapids - Filmmakers overcame a major challenge by getting "The Final Season" filmed. More >>'The Final Season' Earns Thumbs-up
CEDAR RAPIDS - Among the crowds of extras on the Eastern Iowa sets of "The Final Season" this past summer, there was one question that... More >>Headed to red carpet
Cedar Rapids - Representatives from the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and the Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will... More >>A day in the filming of 'The Final Season'
MAKING OF THE FINAL SEASON: A photo tour
Movie seeks gems for its diamond
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, Jim Bouton wrote at the end of "Ball Four," and in the end it turns... More >>Checking out the Iowa scene
E. Iowans line up for chance at film roles
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - People of all ages and talent levels gathered Saturday at Westdale Mall to audition for speaking parts and extra roles in... More >>Players needed for `Final Season'
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - An open call will be held Friday for baseball players interested in More >>`Final Season' auditions set for Saturday
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Producers announced Wednesday that an open casting call for the film "The Final Season" will be held from... More >>'Final Season' packs in giant crowd
Here is your chance to be in a movie
Movie producers have been looking to put the story of Norway (Iowa) High School on film for 15 years. Now that the cameras... More >>Magic summer replay
'Final Season' a home run so far
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The first time Scott Schulte met actor Sean Astin was at home plate - with the cameras rolling. More >>Cameraman killed in copter crash
Injured 'Final Season' producer stays in touch
Two months ago, "The Final Season" producer Tony Wilson was clinging to life in an Iowa City intensive-care unit. More >>Lord of the Baseball Rings rewarded
NORWAY, IA - Sean Astin can't believe it: he's won a World Series ring. More >>Astin soaks up his 'Season' role
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Sitting down to lunch last week outside Kennedy High School, actor Sean Astin lets out a small sigh of relief. More >>Movie minute takes a day
Be nice to our `Season' guests
You spot someone at a restaurant and can't shake the feeling that you've met before. More >>Thanks to movie, Iowa has two Norways
SHELLSBURG, IA - A large, brown banner outside the bank in Shellsburg says "Welcome to More >>'Final' thoughts on 'The Pajama Game'
Time for an update on two subjects I have written about recently. More >>`Final Season' to start filming in Iowa May 30
Producers for "The Final Season," have opened a production office in Cedar Rapids, according to the movie's Web site More >>'Final Season' filming now set for June
The filmmakers plan a 30-day shoot at Eastern Iowa sites More >>Producers again delay filming 'Final Season'
Schott said plans to film the movie this year were canceled because the production company, Final Partners, "ran out of... More >>Producers delay filming of `Final Season' again
Filming of "The Final Season," a dramatization of the triumphant 1991 summer season of the Norway High School Tigers... More >>Movie brings back championship memories
NORWAY, IA - Fourteen years after the Norway High School Tigers concluded their legendary run of state baseball championships, this... More >>`Final Season` is beginning to sound good
Basketball and baseball run through the fabric of small-town life in the Midwest. Whatever. More >>Norway baseball movie in works
The final year of baseball at Norway High School in the summer of 1991 was filled with turmoil, controversy and ultimately... More >>Film on Norway's `Final Season' to be shot in E. Iowa
Sean Astin, who played Sam in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will star as Kent Stock in "The Final Season," which begins... More >>