Siskel & Ebert Hoop Dreams segments 1of2

[blinkzone1]

At first when I heard of Hoops Dreams I wasn't interested. Then I saw it on TV and wow I was totally into that film it wasn't even funny. Hoop Dreams is engaging, it's got poetry, it's got warmth, it's got every bit of excellence one can think of and it achieves on so many levels. Siskel and Ebert is so spot on. HECK! I even cared for William Gates and Arthur Agee's families! Hoop Dreams is clearly the best documentary film ever made PERIOD!

[KeylogFilms]

Boy - they - sure - have.

[CliveGains80s]

why was hoop reunion imdb mentions not on hoop dvd release. Has anyone seen it? Let me know about please.

[blaaket123]

That's why I give no respect to the oscars or grammys. They are all just a bunch of bull. Who are these selected few to decide what the best movies and acters are. The movie is great and one of the best I have ever seen.

[eyeswideopen86]

The oscars have been a joke for a while now-they don't like rewarding documentaries that expose the myths of the american dream like 'waiting for superman' & hoop dreams.

[opennoise]

This is seriously one of the best movies of all time, though.

[SuperRod88]

Hoop Dreams was nominated for Best Editing and even with lots of praise it wasn't. nominated for Best Documentary.

[SleepPersonParty]

@asdfghjkl12345678453 Can't forget Chungking Express, Satan's Tango, The Kingdom, Crumb, Ed Wood, Leon: The Professional etc... Maybe the best year ever.

[CoolerKing37]

"12 letter words"? ...Cocksuckersz?

[JamalTellEm]

@CoolerKing37 I think he means motherfucker.

[opennoise]

@CoolerKing37 I think he meant "motherfucker." That's the only thing I thought of.

[moneyman237952]

hoop dreams is one of the greatest documentaries ever made.

[thinair88]

Hoop Dreams > Forrest Gump

Not even close. A trillion times better

[ikejiuju]

3:52. Very True I was ten when I first watched this movie and I enjoyed the experience.

[QuietGiantProduction]

gene talked about seeing another movie about these kids. I would pay money to see that. I would love to see where they are now.

[chadsey1]

there is (Hoop Realities) but with out william

[fisherlibermannutsc]

Arthur works for the community centre in his area, he still plays basketball once in a while, William is a preacher, William's brother was shot and killed in the earlt 2000's

[moneyman237952]

@fisherlibermannutsc how do you know this?

[fisherlibermannutsc]

@moneyman237952

Wikipedia

[moneyman237952]

@QuietGiantProduction you and me both brotha.

[1229jay]

that's a shame

[BillyRVaughan]

"Don't think that the documentary branch is going to take care of it with an award." Prescient. Hoop Dreams didn't even garner a nomination.

[QuietGiantProduction]

one of the worst snubs in oscar history

[Tr0llsNeverDie]

@QuietGiantProduction, they couldn't care for the category. the hell with them.

[23GrandMasterK]

@QuietGiantProduction It got snubbed for sure, so did Pulp Fiction.

[blaaket123]

@QuietGiantProduction Snubs in the past Malcom X, Do the Right thing, Pulp Fiction, Scarface, Roger & Me.... Can't stand the Oscars.

[Superfreaxx]

@blaaket123

The Oscars also snubbed Citizen Kane, the greatest movie of all time.

[scotscar]

@BillyRVaughan It's a fucking joke that this film and Crumb weren't nominated as best documentaries that year...then again...it is the Oscar's so not that surprising...remind me again of what documentary won in 94? LOL Is anyone watching that still? Cos, I know people are still watching Hoop Dreams and Crumb...