Hoop Dreams
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Booklet includes 3 essays ("Serious game" by historian John Edgar Wideman, "Getting in the home" by sports writer Alexander Wolff & "Looking back at broken dreams : film's key players have moved on" by journalist Michael Wise), dedication by the filmmakers, and filmmaker bios (for James, Marx, Gilbert, & co-producer Gordon Quinn).
Special features: optional audio commentary with Agee & Gates; optional audio commentary with Gilbert, James & Marx; 6 segments from "Siskel & Ebert" about the film (15 min.); Tony M. music video for the film's theme song (3 min.); 2 theatrical trailers.
Features Arthur Agee, William Gates ; narrator, Steve James.
Follows the high school careers of two young, African-American men from inner-city Chicago as they pursue their dream of playing professional basketball.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital stereo.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
A classic! submitted by popsiclefroyo1 on June 20, 2014, 10:41pm This documentary should be watched by any sports fan. It gives you a glimpse into the lives of children who wish to be in the NBA and how hard it is to get there.
SERIES
Criterion collection
289.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
PUBLISHED
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: 1 videodisc (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: PG-13
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1559409584
9781559409582
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Marx, Fred.
James, Steve, 1955-
Gilbert, Peter, 1957-
Agee, Arthur.
Gates, William.
Haugse, William.
Fine Line Features.
Kartemquin Films.
KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Agee, Arthur.
Gates, William.
African American basketball players -- Chicago -- Biography.
Inner cities -- Chicago -- Case studies.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions.
Sports films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.