Hoop Dreams Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/hoop-dreams/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:32:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png Hoop Dreams Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/hoop-dreams/ 32 32 A Conversation with Steve James (A COMPASSIONATE SPY) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/steve-james/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:00:27 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=40111

Steve James, Born in Hampton Virginia, graduate of the James Madison University, is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time. His 1994 film Hoop Dreams is considered not just one of the greatest documentaries of all time, but […]

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]]> SUBJECT https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/subject/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:49:39 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=37259

(The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 9-26 both online and in-person. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review for Subject. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) What price art? This is the central question of directors Camilla […]

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]]> HtN’s 12 Most Anticipated Films at DOC NYC 2021 https://www.hammertonail.com/features/most-anticipated-doc-nyc-2021/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:49:38 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=35811

DOC NYC 2021 kicks off today, November 10, in and around the IFC Center in the village. The festival is run by Artistic Director Thom Powers who also programs the documentary slate at TIFF. Powers curates his own ‘shortlist’ as […]

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]]> A Conversation with Ira Deutchman (SEARCHING FOR MR. RUGOFF) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/ira-deutchman/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:42:04 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=35305

Longtime film producer, distributor and marketer (and Columbia University professor) Ira Deutchman steps behind the camera for his first feature-length documentary as director to tell the tale of Don Rugoff, who once ruled the art-house movie circuit in his heyday. […]

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]]> A Conversation with Nick Budabin and Keifer Sykes (CHI-TOWN) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/chi-town-interview/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:07:42 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29287 I met with director Nick Budabin and star Keifer Sykes, of the new documentary Chi-Town (which I also reviewed), on Monday, March 12, at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. The film, which follows Sykes from the end of his high-school […]

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]]> CHI-TOWN https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/chi-town-review/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:27:45 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29151

Budabin should be praised for his masterful assembly of over four years' worth of footage into a solid, coherent narrative.

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]]> Jim Brunzell’s 2018 Sundance Film Festival Preview https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/brunzell-2018-sundance-preview/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:08:45 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28883 The projectors are warming up, the curtains are about to be raised and the first images will soon be hitting the screen on the 2018 Sundance Film Festival (hosted by the Sundance Institute), starting Thursday, January 18 and running through […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: HOOP DREAMS https://www.hammertonail.com/blu-ray/the-curbside-criterion-hoop-dreams-bluray-review/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:52:47 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24844

Our newest feature section here at HtN called "The Curbside Criterion" which will focus on releases put out by The Criterion Collection continues. This week the amazing documentary "Hoop Dreams" from Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert takes the court in this brand-new Blu-Ray release.

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]]> TREEFORT FILM FEST ’14: WRAP-UP https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/treefort-film-fest-14-wrap-up/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:43:21 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=23054 Elsewhere in Idaho, Treefort Film Fest serves as a perfect counterpoint to the previous week’s Sun Valley Film Festival. Younger, edgier, and at a much lower altitude, Treefort’s film component is a brand new addition to a much larger festival […]

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]]> A Conversation With Josh and Benny Safdie and Adam Shopkorn (LENNY COOKE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-josh-and-benny-safdie-and-adam-shopkorn-lenny-cooke/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-josh-and-benny-safdie-and-adam-shopkorn-lenny-cooke/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:00:32 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=20466 (Lenny Cooke opens theatrically on Friday, December 6, 2013. It world premiered in the Viewpoints Section at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Visit the film’s official website to learn more. NOTE: This piece was first published on April 24, 2013.) […]

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