It follows the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players originally intended to be a 30minute short film produced for the public broadcasting. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their chicago. Here is whats coming to and leaving hulu in october. This is a nonfiction book that is also a true story. Gates was the subject of the 1994 kartemquin films documentary film hoop dreams along with another chicagoarea high school basketball player arthur agee. Those interviewed did what we all do which is to keep up with life. Two ordinary innercity chicago kids dare to reach for the impossibleprofessional basketball gloryin this epic chronicle of hope and faith. No matter how unattainable that may beit is necessary to our survival. Hoop dreams has the movie equivalent of allcourt vision. August 916 its been a bit of a slow week for netflix after adding some great titles at the beginning of august. When the film starts, both arthur and william are ninth graders from the inner city. Hoop dreams is now available in bluray and dvd special editions from the criterion collection. An oscarnominated film and one of the most widely discussed and wellreceived documentaries of the decade, hoop dreams chronicles the universal process of hoop dreams trailer on vimeo join.
I watched it many times, and it resonated with me because we all have. A true story of hardship and triumph by ben jarovsky. Hoop dreams by ben joravsky is an astounding book and documentary about two black high school students named arthur agee and william gates who are growing up in the hood of chicago. Hoop dreams in our writers favourite films series, christian bennett explains why the story of two teenagers aiming to make it big in basketball is a slam dunk of a documentary. Even if you care not a whit about high school and professional sports, this is a move worth seeing, because what its really about is a contemporary american culture that exacts a very high price, not only among young people chasing hoop dreams, but also among the rest of us who collude in their fantasies and, truth be told, chase some. One of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of all time, hoop dreams is a rich, complex, heartbreaking, and ultimately deeply rewarding film that uses high. Aug 19, 2016 coach d is ballin in the dollhouse this week, as she takes her game to the next level and enlists her husband to help with an ambitious basketballthemed crea. The ballerturnedrapper has teamed up with puma on a new. A wonderful documentary that follows two black chicago kids from middle school through first year of college. During their 4 years of high school many things happen including both boys making their schools basketball team, arthur moving schools, william becoming a father. A struggle would be meaningless without a triumph to look forward to.
Its not surprising but still striking how much the film was both a gift and a curse for william and arthur, who honestly thought its success would make them millionaires. The book hoop dreams by ben joravsky is a nonfiction sports novel that was based off of the award winning film. Agee now has five children and still lives in the chicago area. Watch hoop dreams streaming online hulu free trial. Twenty years after the landmark documentary was cruelly snubbed at.
In 2004 and 2005, the makers of hoop dreams, in collaboration with criterion, revisited the documentarys principle figures, arthur agee and william gates, along with their families, to see what had been happening in their lives since the films premiere in 1994. Twentyfive years since its premier, hoop dreams still impacts wade. Hoop dreams criterion collection digital theater system. Hoop dreams hoop dreams is a story about two young men who want to become basketball players in the nba. Life after hoop dreams video 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hoop dreams is a 1994 american documentary film directed and produced by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, with kartemquin films. They both aspire to play in the nba, and both have the raw potential and talent to suceed, but the real question is can they sacrifice thier spare time and focuse on getting good grades and polishing. Coach d is ballin in the dollhouse this week, as she takes her game to the next level and enlists her husband to help with an ambitious basketballthemed creative routine. This movie provides an excellent way for families to talk about issues such as race and class in urban america, longterm goals, teen sex and drug use, and. Life after hoop dreams 2015 life after hoop dreams l loopdloop. Life itself screens tonight at the chicago international.
So cory smith and his girlfriend took smithkramer in and raised him as their own son. Unlimited movie downloads download and stream all of our exclusive fulllength movies as much as you want all 43 sites for the price of 1 amazing deal on the best 100% original and exclusive websites in the world over 9,000 exclusive videos quite simple the best, most original and most sought after porn videos every created. The story of hoop dreams was not over even after the film was released. Actually got to speak with him while he was in new zealand. Hoop dreams blends art and protest in a manner that recalls the writing of.
Alongside older brother june, who lost his own hoop dreams to the streets to provide for the family after their. Hoop dreams explains the lives of arthur agee and william gates. Hoop dreams by ben jorvasky is a amazing story of hard work and struggle. Life after hoop dreams, featured on our new release of the film, presents that footage, along with some. Hoop dreams received the kind of passionate response that michael apted. It gives us the thrill of the game, but it doesnt cheat on.
Filmed over a fiveyear period, the two young boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their chicago streets. Hoop dreams is now available in bluray and dvd special editions from the criterion. The book that i just finished reading is called hoop dreams, by ben joravsky. William gates and athur agee are two young hoop stars with big dreams. Shawn harrington, who was in the 1994 movie hoop dreams and.
The chicago tribune gives us an update on the two young men featured in hoop dreams, the awardwinning documentary about high school basketball stars trying to make their way through life and, hopefully, to the nba. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to life after hoop dreams. Hoop dreams, a story of two young basketball players and the struggles in their lives. Oct 20, 2019 in honor of its 25th anniversary, hoop dreams will be rereleased in the uk through distributor violet pictures on october 25th, 2019. A look back at how a basketball documentary inspired a new. The festival will present a program of premieres of irishamerican films that include either an irishamerican theme or feature a script, director or star with irish or irishamerican roots. First exhibited at the 1994 sundance film festival, where it won the audience award for best documentary, hoop dreams is the remarkable true story of two american dreamers. With arthur agee, sheila agee, catherine gates, william gates. William goes to an elite private school known for producing nba basketball great isiah thomas. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. In late 2012, filmmaker steve james and roger ebert began talking about filming a documentary based on eberts memoir. The central idea of this book is to make the most out of oportunities and to face challenges when they arise. This fortyminute program was produced by the criterion collection in 2014.
Life after hoop dreams 2015 changes the movie database. The idea for the book came from the documentary movie, hoop dreams, which is a true story. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams, by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, follows young arthur agee and william gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while. They were fortunate enough to be successful in life in ways other than basketball. Hoop dreams is a 1994 american documentary film directed and produced by steve james. His film is filled with beautiful scenes featuring such essential windy city characters like gene siskel rogers indelible cohost, rick kogan of. Hoop dreams painstakingly tempers the romanticism characteristic high school athletes by paying special attention to the many roadblocks that stand in the way of gates and agees dreams. Apr 06, 2015 hoop dreams is now available in bluray and dvd special editions from the criterion collection. Jon wertheim leading off a historic benchmark tim isaac is the first to benchpress 800 pounds. May 16, 2014 an oscarnominated film and one of the most widely discussed and wellreceived documentaries of the decade, hoop dreams chronicles the universal process of growing up, coming of age, the love. Arthur agee and william gates are the names of the two boys who were followed from eighth grade to. This bluray edition is good visually but the best thing about it is that it includes a lengthy update as to what happened to the two boys after hoop dreams appeared. The reason for its absence is that we covered it in our best sports documentaries on netflix article.
You see, we struggle the hardest when there is a purpose, a light at the end of the tunnel. Life after hoop dreams 2015 the movie database tmdb. March 31, 2015, the newly restored hoop dreams would be released on bluray for the first time. Describing the lives of arthur agee, william gates, gene pingatore, sheila agee, bo agee, curtis gates, emma gates, and luther bedford, the article summarizes material drawn from interviews and news reports published. In its unflinching portrait of innercity life, hoop dreams is as much a social commentary on class privilege and race division as it is a film about basketball and presents the audience with a lasting deconstruction of the american dream. Life after hoop dreams the current the criterion collection. The special features here are great, especially life after hoop dreams, which was shot mostly in 04 and 05 but finished more recently with interviews. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams follows young arthur agee and william gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the. West philadelphia basketball star sergio taylor deals with the pressures of fame. Hoop dreams 1994 initially inspired by its makers shared obsession with basketball, this story of innercity dreams started as an idea for a 30minute nonfiction short about playground. And as hoop dreams so gracefully depicted, not everyone is that lucky. Arthur and william are two teenage african american teenagers chasing the basketball dream.
Joseph and playing he was kicked out after failing to make payments on the. It comes up frequently in conversation with other documentary filmmakers. The result is studio ponoc, which began life in 2015 in kichijoji, a neighbourhood in western tokyo thats home to the ghibli museum and a major centre for japanese animation. He even started a hoop dreams clothing line in the mid2000s with. Life after hoop dreams, a new documentary catching up with agee, gates.
An oscarnominated film and one of the most widely discussed and wellreceived documentaries of the decade, hoop dreams chronicles the universal process of growing up, coming of age, the love. It picks up everything happening in the gym, in the stands and even outside. Chicago filmmaker and actor mike houlihan joins justin to talk about the first annual irish american movie hooley which takes place this weekend at the siskel film center. This october, the streaming service is adding some real gems to its lineup, including vince vaughns 1996 film. Find out where hoop dreams is streaming, if hoop dreams is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Two ordinary innercity kids dare to dream the impossibleprofessional basketball gloryin this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a fiveyear period, hoop dreams, by steve james, frederick marx, and peter gilbert, follows young arthur agee and william gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while dealing with the intense pressures of their home lives and neighborhoods. Documentary chronicling the story of two ordinary innercity kids who chase the dream of professional basketball glory. The netflix movie pick of the week is the 30 for 30 production of trojan war chronicling the pete carroll dynasty of the usc trojans. Hoop dreams basketball documentary still relevant in 25th.
And it is an odd sensation to listen to these people who were in her life and who claim to have thought her so dear when a little effort on their part could have saved her. Buy hoop dreams criterion collection bluray digital theater system, digitally mastered in hd at. Hoop dreams screens in a newly restored digital master. William gates born december 28, 1971 is an american former chicagoarea high school and college basketball player. Arthur agee and william gates are the names of the two boys who were followed from eighth grade. One of the most acclaimed and successful documentaries ever, hoop dreams tells the story of arthur agee, william gates, and their families over a 4. You really get a feel for what life was like for agee and gates growing up in the situation they did, how they felt people pulling them in different directions, and how difficult it is at that age to make some of the decisions they had to make. Hoop dreams is a compelling documentary which follows the life of two young basketball stars from chicago, arthur agee and william gates. Nov 10, 2009 hoop dreams is about the struggle, and the triumph. Gates, the reserved one, has become an authoritative force who leads a church in the cabrini area. Two ordinary innercity kids dare to dream the impossible professional basketball glory in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. It follows the story of two africanamerican high school students in chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.
To rank best basketball documentaries on netflix streaming in 2015, we had to devise a. Lives forever changed the costars of hoop dreams didnt make it to the nba, but thats no tragedy by l. Some of roger eberts favorite documentaries released on. Exufc fighter kenny florian says boxings days are numbered. Life after hoop dreams film life after hoop dreams 08 april 2015. In 2004 and 2005, the makers of hoop dreams, in collaboration with criterion, revisited. Life after hoop dreams 2015 0408 2015 us documentary 40m user score. I too would highly recommend hoop dreams to anyone who hasnt seen it. Describing the lives of arthur agee, william gates, gene pingatore, sheila agee, bo agee, curtis gates, emma gates, and luther bedford, the article summarizes material drawn from interviews and news reports published since the release of. Hoop dreams criterion collection, dvd, digital theater system, special interestdocumentary, sportsbasketball, 7155151414. A film following the lives of two innercity chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
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