Bastille day released as the take in north america and on international home release is a 2016 action thriller film directed and cowritten by james watkins. Shopkorn turned down a request to follow lebron james, though james did pass shopkorns viewfinder on more than one occasion. In an era when high school stars were forgoing college hoops in favor of the potential multimillion dollar contracts promised in the nba draft, cooke was supposed to be the. This is a surprisingly engaging and forthright film about lenny the guvnor. The film highlights the rise and fall of the high school athlete who was once thought to be the next magic johnson, only to lose it all before any of it became a reality. Alicia augellocook dean born january 25, 1981, better known by her stage name alicia keys, is an american singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, author, and pianist. She is a bbc sports presenter and uefa ambassador, who has previously been awarded the parliamentary rising star and woman of the future awards. Even though these films are separated by genre science fiction versus stark realism the juxtaposition sheds a whole new light on both films through their common themes of entrapment, gaslighting and the horror of ordinary people being hunted by authoritarians.
In this quintessentially american documentary, filmmaking brothers joshua and benny safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just. A classicallytrained pianist, keys was composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by columbia records. He was chosen as the subject for the 20 documentary film lenny cooke by the safdie brothers. Lenny cooke offers compelling lessons of a talented. Lenny cooke, the gifted 66 small forward from northern valley h. In the early 2000s, cooke was the top basketball prospect in the country.
On january, the brattle is pairing green room 2016 and 10 cloverfield lane 2016 on an inspired double bill. Lenny cooke was the numberone ranked high school basketball player in america, but his inevitable fall from grace will forever be remembered. Topoftheline equipment coupled with creative editing and video production skills, provides clients the opportunity to. Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime. A clever ending scene in which a presentday, mature cooke addresses a 19 year old stubborn cooke, face to face, in one of those letters to my younger self moments, says it all. In 2001, cooke was the numberone ranked high school basketball player in america, with future nba greats lebron james and carmelo anthony listed beneath him. After disputes with the label, she signed with arista records, and later released her debut album, songs. In 2001, lenny cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player. Starring jamie mclean, guy ritchie, jason flemyng, vas blackwood, martin askew and john huntley. Lenny cooke the 20 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The film is a work of aestheticsand in this regard, it differs from many. The rise and fall of lenny cooke in awardwinning safdie. Sam cooke havin a party bring it on home to me 1962. He was renowned for his open, freestyle and critical form of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex and vulgarity.
It tells the life of the former high school basketball player lenny cooke. A decade later, lenny has never played a minute in the nba. Liv cooke born 20 april 1999 is a british professional football freestyler, current fourtime world record holder, and former world champion. In 2010, shopkorn linked up with his old friends, directors josh and benny safdie, and asked them to help him finish the film.
Xyz films and starburns industries announces today that they will produce the biographical documentary welcome to my daydream, about the stopmotion animation pioneer will vinton. C 2017 rca records, a division of sony music entertainment. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in. He is remembered as a sort of liberating martyr, a prophet of the morass we were all heading for. In recent years, several sports documentary filmmakers have made some celebrated documentaries about winners. Leonard alfred schneider october, 1925 august 3, 1966, better known by his stage name lenny bruce, was an american standup comedian, social critic, and satirist. In this quintessentially american documentary, filmmaking brothers joshua and benny safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Lenny bruce, who died in 1966, would no doubt have had a lot to say about such events as the 1968 democratic convention, vietnam, watergate, aids, reagan and clinton. A ny future biopic of manchester uniteds paul ince will have to pick another title, because this one is taken. With lenny cooke, tom konchalski, lebron james, carmelo anthony.
The king of comedy 1982, lady bird 2017, daddy longlegs 2009, in bruges 2008. The life and times of lenny cooke premierball basketball. Everything you need to know about the take movie 2016. Cooke is the subject of the 20 documentary lenny cooke which documents his athletic rise, fall, and subsequent life after basketball.
Video archive for the film lenny cooke, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 20. The take on dvd february 7, 2017 starring idris elba, richard madden, charlotte le bon, jose garcia. Lenny cooke the first featurelength documentary by the safdie brothers will. The film had its world premiere at the 20 tribeca film festival on april 18, 20. In 2001, lenny cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats lebron james, amare. Former top basketball prospect lenny cooke tells innercity kids about. Hs hoops legend lenny cooke discusses career, mistakes.
Lenny cooke, subject of the film lenny cooke poses at. That he was to a great extent a selfmade martyr seems beside the point. Although best known for her freestyle football, social media videos, and television presenting, cooke is. Chicago bulls center joakim noah is execproducing lenny cookes feature documentary about the former basketball phenom called lenny cooke. The narrative of lenny cooke didnt take shape until years later. Lenny cooke, a once topranked highschool basketball player, learns a heartbreaking lesson in 2002 when he decides to skip college and place all his hopes on the nba draft. Once said to be the next great 2 guard to play the game i was the hottest thing since sliced bread. Slam brings you an exhaustive list of every basketball movie and documentary we can think of to help you through this crazy. In 2001, lenny cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats lebron james, amare stoudemire and carmelo anthony. Lenny cooke my name is lenny cooke im the former no. A cocky kids dream crumbles in sobering lenny cooke film.
In its quest to make the world a better place through movies, this year the chelsea film festival cff tackled womens issues with one of the strongest voices for womens rightsgloria steinem, who has been an outspoken champion for the cause since the 1960s the festival showcased three films from the emmywinning viceland documentary series on hbo. In 2001, lenny cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats lebron james, amare stoudemire, and carmelo anthony. In addition, cooke productions has partnered with clients to initiate nonexisting social media presence andor improve upon and maintain current social media presence. Biaff 2016 international feature films competition. One of the unexpectedly beautiful side effects of the considerable amount of time it took to make lenny cooke is the way the image quality changes from the time adam shopkorn first picked up a consumergrade dv camera in 2001 to begin filming the titular basketball wunderkind to when it ends nearly a decade later with cooke barely resembling the baller he once was, surpassed by lebron. The film, made by the safdie brothers, was entered in the 20 tribeca film festival.
Sam cooke, one of the godfathers of soul music, may get his very own biopic. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Chelsea film festival documentaries bring big issues to. It tells the life of the former high school basketball player lenny. Or that lebron and carmelo as teens are in the film as well as a number of current nba stars. Lenny cooke and the problem with best documentaries the new. Lenny cooke official trailer 1 20 documentary hd professional sports is known as a true meritocracy, a field in which the cream really does rise to. Rupert pupkin, king of comedy 1982 the reason i dont use halfstars is because i just dont know what to do with myself when i think about the added. Lenny cooke is a 20 american sports documentary film directed by josh and benny safdie.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the take 2016 near you. Yet after declaring himself eligible for the 2002 nba draft, cooke, shockingly, ended up going undrafted, and became a journeyman playing in littleknown. He and amare stoudemire both entered the 2002 nba draft straight out of high school. In 2001, lenny cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats lebron james, amare stoudemire and. Adapted by julian barry from his own broadway play, this film manages to be both brutally frank and highly romanticized in detailing the life and career of influential, controversial standup. A once topranked highschool basketball star learns a tough lesson when he decides to skip college. Michael mason richard madden is an american pickpocket living in paris who finds himself hunted by the cia when he steals a bag that conta.
1343 1115 250 1138 546 359 878 1088 74 563 1038 631 982 733 168 1153 1561 794 687 813 722 1201 1252 902 322 627 1567 1485 130 1055 1021 1664 760 1383 1029 177 1454 725 782 658 61 221 406 1317 924 575 1273 1321 918