This is going to be a bit of a short post, but I think an interesting one all it's own.
Recently, on an episode of Outside The Lines: First Report on ESPN, Spike Lee was the focus, as his new film, Kobe Doin' Work (which premiered at Tribeca last week) will air this Saturday at 8 pm (without commercials). At the end of this 30 minute show, Lee was asked what an upcoming project of his will be released, and his comments were pretty interesting.
"I'm working on a documentary on the last season of Jordan's run with the Bulls. NBA Films has footage from the start of camp, going all the way to the end of the playoffs, and all of the time between. This isn't just game footage either. There is shots of Jordan and Phil Jackson smoking cigars on a train on their way to a game."
Along with Inside Man 2, the film is set to be released in 2010, and his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks will produce, with financing coming from The NBA.
This project is beyond exciting for me. I love Jordan, as any and all basketball fans do, and Spike is a really great film maker. Also, him having access to EVERY SECOND of footage in the vault at NBA Films is what really intrigues me.
What about you?
Oh, and my review of Kobe Doin' Work will be up Saturday evening!
Go see something good!
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
TRAILER: Kobe Doin' Work...
I'm a Kobe Bryant fan. He's a brilliant basketball player, and now that he has a great team around him, is able to show us all just how brilliant he really is, not only in scoring, but leading a team, poised for an NBA Championship.
However, when you get him and Spike Lee together, the outcome is something that one can only hope will live up to it's pedigree. That film with the sky high expectations, is Lee's new documentary, Kobe Doin' Work. It looks insanely interesting, and is an all access pass that none of us are ever given.
“For most of us, a day at the office is never accompanied by media interviews and roaring crowds. For Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, though, this is just a routine part of his job. In the spring of 2008, with the Lakers set to face off against the San Antonio Spurs in a late-season game with major playoff implications, legendary filmmaker and conspicuous sports fan Spike Lee took the opportunity to show what it’s like for a top athlete like Kobe to go to work. With unprecedented access, Lee follows him from his arrival at the Staples Center through team meetings and pregame warm-ups, during the game itself, and at the end of his day as he, his wife, and his kids get in the car to drive home.
I've seen bits and pieces of this film, mainly through ESPN's Tribeca Film Festival Special, and it seems like not only a sports film, but a meditation on film making.
Early in Kobe's career, he was granted the ability to not only play at the highest of levels, but with one of the greatest basketball big men ever, Shaquille O'Neal. He was a play maker, with amazing athleticism, and a flare for theatrics. However, as the years passed, Shaq left, and Kobe has since evolved into much more of a floor director. Still with a penchant for amazing plays, Kobe is now about getting the complete package, directing his teammates not only on the floor during games, but in practice, on the bench, and in the huddle. He's an aged veteran now, and the experience is showing, and hopefully this film will also not only show that, but be a great documentary.
Go see something good!
However, when you get him and Spike Lee together, the outcome is something that one can only hope will live up to it's pedigree. That film with the sky high expectations, is Lee's new documentary, Kobe Doin' Work. It looks insanely interesting, and is an all access pass that none of us are ever given.
“For most of us, a day at the office is never accompanied by media interviews and roaring crowds. For Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, though, this is just a routine part of his job. In the spring of 2008, with the Lakers set to face off against the San Antonio Spurs in a late-season game with major playoff implications, legendary filmmaker and conspicuous sports fan Spike Lee took the opportunity to show what it’s like for a top athlete like Kobe to go to work. With unprecedented access, Lee follows him from his arrival at the Staples Center through team meetings and pregame warm-ups, during the game itself, and at the end of his day as he, his wife, and his kids get in the car to drive home.
I've seen bits and pieces of this film, mainly through ESPN's Tribeca Film Festival Special, and it seems like not only a sports film, but a meditation on film making.
Early in Kobe's career, he was granted the ability to not only play at the highest of levels, but with one of the greatest basketball big men ever, Shaquille O'Neal. He was a play maker, with amazing athleticism, and a flare for theatrics. However, as the years passed, Shaq left, and Kobe has since evolved into much more of a floor director. Still with a penchant for amazing plays, Kobe is now about getting the complete package, directing his teammates not only on the floor during games, but in practice, on the bench, and in the huddle. He's an aged veteran now, and the experience is showing, and hopefully this film will also not only show that, but be a great documentary.
Go see something good!
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