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Hoop Dreams: Why the Academy Snubbed It

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Jeffrey Overstreet

10 Nov 2009
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Steve James • Oscars • Hoop Dreams

At long last, we know the story about why one of the great American documentaries was kicked to the curb by the Academy. Here's the story.

What a shame. Steve James has made two of my favorite documentaries. I'm actually even more fond of his lesser-known film Stevie.

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First impressions of The Samurai and the Prisoner

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