To celebrate the release of the Lakers Championship DVD, there will be 2 signings in Los Angeles with Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar, and Luke Walton. Please note fans must purchase a copy of the DVD in order to receive an autograph. Check out the signing times and locations below:
Jordan Farmar and Luke Walton: Wal-mart (7250 Carson Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90808) - between 11am-1pm.
Derek Fisher: Best Buy (740 S. Sepulveda Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245) - between 6pm-7:30pm.
Here’s the box cover for the Official 2009 NBA Championship DVD for the Los Angeles Lakers from Warner Home Video. The DVD will officially hit stores on July 14th for $24.98 (Standard Definition) and $34.99 (Blu-Ray) and will recap the entire season from training camp to the regular season, all the way through the playoffs & finals. A must have for all you Laker fans. Check your local store or you can get it on www.nba.com.
Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to be invited to an advanced screening of Spike Lee’s new film entitled: Kobe Doin’ Work presented by Nike. The music was nice and the footage was great, but I was wanting to see more of what Kobe did off the court. One great thing about the film was being able to see how Kobe’s mind works and you can totally see it through the narrative. It’s too bad other coaches and players might keen in on Kobe’s mindset and find a way to stop him…Naw, jus playing. Anyhow, my man Joe from Cerritos All-Stars, hooked me up with the VIP passes and I was able to bring my homey Julius to the show. The screening was held at the Nike Sportswear store in a theater called the Montalban in Hollywood. They gave out free drinks and snacks, threw out t-shirts to the crowd and even raffled off some Zoom Kobe IV’s. The final raffle of the night was a pair of tickets to Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Guess who won ‘em?? My boy Julius. And guess who’s going to Game 2 on Thursday with Julius…Me!! Thanks Julius!! Big shout out to Joe! Peep some of the photos below.
Alright…the much anticipated film for all you Bball Junkies out there is droppin’ soon. I’ve been trying to track this thing since word came out last year about it, now it’s set to aire on May 16th on ESPN. Peep out the post written by Bobbito Garcia on Bounce Magazine entitled: Kobe Doin Work. Bobbito’s one of few fortunate cats to be invited to see the world premiere. I’ll have to wait to see it like the rest of the world. Check out the official trailer here through this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xga1YIu1Yog
Check out this animated film created by Mabona Origami entitled, “Pursuit of Perfection”. It’s a film created for shoe company ASICS, also known as Onitsuka back in the day. For those of you who don’t know, Onitsuka was the first sports shoe company in Japan founded by Kirachiro Onitsuka in 1949, which later formed ASICS in 1977.
If you ever get a chance to peep out some movies over the holidays make sure to check out this film, Sucker Free City directed by Spike Lee and written by Alex Tse. This film originally premiered as a two-hour pilot on the Showtime Network back in 2004. I finally got a copy of it from a friend of mine at 40 Acres and a Mule. This film is based in San Francisco City aka Sucker Free City and follows 3 young men and how their lives violently cross paths in this urban setting. K-Luv (Anthony Mackie) is a member of an African-American street gang, Lincoln (Ken Leung) is a Chinese-American involved in the Chinese Mafia and Nick (Ben Crowley) is the American boy that moves into the wrong neighborhood. After years of waiting and anticipation to see this film it is definitely worth it, I highly recommend it. You can rent it at Blockbuster or Netflix. Once again, another Spike Lee classic y’all!
In the midst of football season, I’ve been jonesin’ for some basketball action. So I finally had the chance to rent a film that I’ve been wanting to see for awhile. “Something to Cheer About”, which was released in 2002, is a documentary that is based on the 1950’s high school basketball team at Crispus Attucks in Indiana. In 1955, the Tigers were the first all black high school team to win a state championship. They where coached by the lengendary Ray Crowe and had some great players like Hallie Bryant, Willie Gardner and the “Big O” Oscar Robertson. This is definitely a must see film for all you Bball Junkies. They paved the way for how we play basketball today..Uptempo and High-Flying with high scoring games.
Just this past weekend Toronto International Film Festival premiered the documentary by Kristopher Belman “More Than a Game”. The film documents the journey of Lebron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Willie McGee, and Sian Cotton and their incredible run at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School that concluded with a national title in 2003. “More Than a Game” has not been purchased by a studio yet, but word is Lionsgate is interested in it. We’ll keep you posted on the latest news and hopefully a trailer soon.
What up ya’ll, summer is in full swing and the theaters are jam packed. If you want a break from all the action, superhero, fantasy blockbusters of the summer and want to watch a great documentary, check out “Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot”. On his second documentary feature film, Adam Yauch a.k.a MCA covers the first annual Elite 24 All-Star Game at Rucker Park. The game showcases the top 24 high school players in the nation from 2006. The documentary interviews and follows eight players from their hometown to the “Elite 24″ game in NYC. Our man Bobbito Garcia MC’ed the game with his comedic personality and his profound ability to give players nickname(s)….some have stuck with the players and some the players wish will go away. Overall this was a great documentary with dope tracks and sick camera angles. Definitely worth my $10. If you haven’t seen it check your local theaters or go to www.gunninmovie.com.
Be on the look out for this movie entitled “Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot”, directed by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys which is droppin’ later this month. Starring in this film are some notable prospective picks for this year’s NBA draft like Michael Beasley and Kevin Love as well as some high school phenoms Lance Stephenson and Tyreke Evans to name a few. Also starring in the movie is Bobbito Garcia who will be rippin’ the mic at the legendary Rucker Park in New York. Check out the review that Bobbito did on Bounce Magazine. Can’t wait ’til it comes out. (Source: Bounce Magazine)
Here’s some more footage on that upcoming Spike Lee Joint on the life of Kobe Bryant. In case you missed it on ESPN’s E:60, you can check it out on their website www.e60.com. They got some great video footage of other sports figures and topics if you want to check it out and the quality of the videos are dope. Peep it out!
This commercial has been out during the NBA playoffs for a while now. It’s a trailer for Adam Sandler’s new movie coming out June 6th called “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan”. It’s a spin off from the NBA’s “There can only be one” campaign, where you got Adam Sandler and Golden State Warrior point guard Baron Davis on the screen. You might have seen it while watching some of the playoff games and if you haven’t…check it out. It’s hilarious! Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton used this same ad on the cover of Time Magazine.
First of all if you didn’t catch the Laker game against the Spurs today, y’all missed a good one. Lakers killed ‘em 106-85 to take over for first place in the Western Conference. They also announced during the game that Spike Lee was shooting a documentary of the day in the life of Kobe Bryant. Spike follows Kobe throughout the entire day with 17 cameras and even had unlimited access into the Laker locker room. So, look out for this much anticipated film. I’m definitely keeping my eyes open for this one. By the way check out what Kobe was rockin’ today. The Nike Hyperdunks in a purple colorway. (Photos by: NBAE Getty Images)
This film is based on the novel Brief Garland by Oklahoma author Harold Keith, which is a novel based on Keith’s real life nephew Jim Keith. Clay Driscoll (played by Jeffrey Donovan) becomes the unexpected head coach of the girl’s high school basketball team in Middleton, Oklahoma after learning that the job that he was originally hired for went to “someone more qualified”. Clay decides to stay with the Lady Cyclones as they try to achieve the unbelievable - the State Championship. This film is very similar to the other feel good sport movies that have been released lately. It’s a very charming and inspirational film that can be watched with your family.
Does anybody know a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith? Well I thought I did. I watched a documentary called “Basketball Man” directed by Burt Kearns. This documentary tells the story about how the game of basketball started and the man that invented it. This film takes you to the beginning of the simple game and how the rules and game changed to adapt to the players and their abilities. It has great vintage footage and personal interviews with basketball superstars of the past and present. One of the highlights of the film was the last interview with Red Auerbach. Even during his last days he speaks about this game so passionately. Check out the trailer. For more info go to www.basketballmanmovie.com.
Check out this movie trailer for Semi-Pro starring Will Ferrell which is set to release February 2008. Jackie Moon (Ferrell), the owner, player, coach of the American Basketball Association’s Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true. Also starring in this movie is Woody Harrelson (White Men Can’t Jump) and Andre 3000 (OutKast). I can’t wait to see this movie.
Peep out this new documentary entitled “Asphalt Phenoms of New York City - The Lost Years” presented by True Loyalty Productions and produced by Emmy Award winning Executive Producer and streetballer Dorian “Black Stallion” Graham. This documentary takes you into an era of basketball that is unknown and introduces to you the TRUE culture of New York City streetball. This documentary is a must have for all you Bball Junkies out there. Pay your respects and remember what basketball is really about. If you don’t have it, go get your copy on www.asphaltphenoms.com.
