Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A look back at how a basketball documentary inspired a new generation of filmmakers The director Steve James hit hurdle after ...

“I would wake up reaching my hands up to catch a pass,” Steve Kerr recalls. His playing days are long gone, but that memory remains. His training so embedded itself in Kerr’s psyche that it seeped ...

Hoop Dreams (1994) is a captivating American sports-documentary drama film. Directed by Steve James, the film gives viewers a glimpse into the engaging journey of two African-American friends who hone ...

If there’s a sport worth obsessing over, it’s basketball. What a beautiful game: shoes squeaking across shiny hardwood floors, the swish of the net when a perfect shot whips through, a contest that ...

Lena Waithe and her Hillman Grad Productions company previously signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television Group to create exclusive shows for "all platforms, including WarnerMedia’s HBO ...

Newswise — The documentary film “Hoop Dreams” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994 and is remembered as one of the greatest sports films ever. In 2007, the International Documentary ...

"It begins with a game with a basket and a ball..." Dogwoof has released the original trailer for their new Blu-ray re-release of the classic, seminal documentary film Hoop Dreams made by the ...

“This past year has been the tipping point for so many, including myself, in revving up support for Black people,” the Friday Night Lights alum said in a statement. “As a Newark native, I am committed ...

…are made to be broken, as Arthur Agee and William Gates learned the hard way over the five years their lives on and off the court were filmed. Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee Director: Steve James ...

The last time I was in a documentary it was 2006 and I was a senior at Marshall High School in Chicago. Arthur Agee, one of the stars of “Hoop Dreams,” asked if he could follow me around and film a ...

The Emmy winner’s Hillman Grad banner was previously housed at Amazon. By Lesley Goldberg Television Editor, West Coast As part of the move to WBTV, where Waithe will develop and produce new TV fare ...

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