This completely absorbing three-hour documentary follows the lives of two inner-city African American teenage basketball prodigies as they move through high school with long-shot dreams of the NBA, superstardom, and an escape from the ghetto. Taking cues from such works as Michael Apted’s 35 Up, director Steve James and associates shot more than 250 hours […]
Foxcatcher
A troubled, but extremely rich man John du Pont (Steve Carrell) in his late 40s who is seldom told no. DuPont is an heir to one of the United States’ most storied and venerable fortunes. His opulent, secluded Pennsylvania farm and the top-notch wrestling facility he has constructed there. His self-indulgent dream of achieving personal […]
Without Limits
Without Limits is a biographical film about the friendship between running star Steve Prefontaine (Billy Crudup) and his coach Bill Bowerman (Donald Sutherland), who had co-founded Nike, Inc. This is a movie about life and the challenges we all face as family members, individuals, students, teachers, and members of society. It’s about sacrifice and going […]
Friday Night Lights: The Series
Release date: 2011Friday Night Lights accomplishes something that few television dramas are able to do: It betters the 2004 film (starring Billy Bob Thornton) on which the series is based. Set in Dillon, Texas, where football–even on the high school level–is everything, Friday Night Lights is a compelling drama with a football subplot. Poignantly and […]
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