50 Cent Screens 'Before I Self Destruct' Film In New York Nov 7, 2009
50 stars as Clarence, a street-basketball superstar with enough promise to possibly make it to the NBA. When he injures his knee during a game, his hoop dreams are smashed and he's left to figure out what to do with the rest of his life. When Clarence and his genius pre-teen brother Chaka suffer the ultimate family tragedy, Clarence turns to the streets for salvation and money. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The making of a QB Nov 4, 2009
His company wanted to follow a high school quarterback through his senior season in what the filmmaker pitched as the football version of "Hoop Dreams." He'd learned about Keith and his quest for a college scholarship, and the filmmaker decided he was the perfect fit. Cody's parents, still feeling burned by the story in the Charlotte Observer, flatly objected. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Edward Norton runs for a cause Oct 30, 2009
He loves Hoop Dreams, The Natural, Chariots of Fire and He's Got Game. Norton did say he enjoyed working with Tony Siragusa on 25th Hour. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
LeBron, teammates got ‘Game’ Oct 16, 2009
Much of the storytelling is visually hyped-up ( Hoop Dreams this ain t) and the soundtrack is pretty egregious. The most egregious thing isn t the filmmakers doing, though. (Boston Globe)
Belman doc more than LeBron James Oct 16, 2009
The success of Hoop Dreams was frequently referenced. Belman thought that strange considering the nearly 3-hour documentary was about two such no-name players. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
THE TO-DO LIST: 10 things you should check out this week Oct 13, 2009
on Kristopher Belman's documentary on LeBron's high school team -- in theaters nationwide Friday after a limited release -- saying it lacks the depth of Hoop Dreams. But underneath the flick's commercial sheen is a gratifying story about the importance of friendship in the face of nascent celebrity. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Please take a look at the web site www.Atlantissolved.com The evidence presented... Oct 12, 2009
They include: Barbara Kopple, the two-time Academy Award winner for Harlan County USA and American Dream; Michael Apted, director of 7 Up and Coal Miner's Daughter; Peter Gilbert, producer of Hoop Dreams; Nanette Burstein, director of The Kids Stays in the Picture and On the Ropes; and the team of Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, the producers and directors of Startup ... Kopple wants to do a film that would be "the Hoop Dreams of hockey." Apted and Gilbert want to pursue a project that looks... (Multichannel News)
Camaraderie is the star Oct 5, 2009
" Bonding with the boys Belman, an Akron native, was known simply as Camera Man until just a few years ago, but his tightness with his subjects evolved much like James and his crew's bond. Belman has a goldmine of family photos, footage and interviews to work with, and the resulting documentary evokes the spirit of "Hoop Dreams," which happens to be James' favorite sports movie of all time. "What separated Kris from everybody else was the he was never intrusive. It was like he wasn't even... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
More than a game Oct 2, 2009
Not every basketball movie can be "Hoop Dreams," but every basketball filmmaker should at least have seen it ... Not every basketball movie can be "Hoop Dreams," but every basketball filmmaker should at least have seen it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
‘Harvard Beats Yale 29-29’ available on DVD Jul 26, 2009
Steve James and Peter Gilbert ( Hoop Dreams ) have made two intertwined films. One attempts, pretty persuasively, to show De Luna s innocence. (Boston Globe)
Still Dreaming Jul 22, 2009
Hoop Dreams' reminder of different time in high school hoops - Seth Davis - SI.com ... Hoop Dreams' star William Gates was a role player for Marquette ... The first clue that one of the greatest movies ever made had lost its relevance came when I asked the cashier at my local Blockbuster where I could find a DVD of the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
New on DVD: 'My Dinner with Andre' Jun 26, 2009
The selling point is that co-directors Peter Gilbert and Steve James were part of the esteemed Hoop Dreams filmmakingteam. But they also were key personnel on 2002's heartbreaking and nearly as good Stevie, whose portrait of the criminal justice system very much is in sync with this documentary about Carroll Pickett. (USA Today -- Life)
THUMBS DOWN: Spike Lee's Kobe documentary disappoints May 16, 2009
These aren't the kinds of breaks that made Hoop Dreams what it was. This, folks, is exactly what we've come to expect from a regular-season NBA game. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Full Frame Festival announces slate of sports-themed screenings Mar 13, 2009
DURHAM -- The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced 10 titles as part of the 2009 Thematic Program, "This Sporting Life." Steve James, director of the documentary "Hoop Dreams" has curated this series of fiction and non-fiction films, including work that has contributed to the evolution of the contemporary sports film, as well as more recent titles. . (Herald Sun)
Slam Dunk Films Mar 8, 2009
Best basketball-themed movies. Article:Best basketball-themed movies:/c/a/2009/03/07/PKHI164VT5. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Citizen's Cinema Feb 8, 2009
TheCitizensCinema wrote on Jan 16, 2009 12:59 PM:" Last night I watched "Man on Wire," the documentary detailing Frenchman Philippe Petit's 1974 plot to bridge the top of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers with a high-wire and walk it.This may be the finest documentary I've seen since "Hoop Dreams. " The combination of interviews with Petit and his collaborators, surrealist dramatic reenactments and file footage paints an irresistibly moving portrait of human triumph. Petit's will to walk the... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
