Film
He Got Game
Wed, Jul 9, 2014
- 5:15PM
- 8PM
LOCATION:
RUN TIME: 136min
RATED: R
FORMAT: 35mm
GENERAL ADMISSION: $14
MEMBERS: $9 (Movie Moguls free)
STUDENTS/SENIORS:
$10 (29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
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Intro by Spike Lee at the 5:15pm screening
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July 2014
Wednesday July 09, 2014
Performances no longer available.
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Directed by Spike Lee | 1998
With Denzel Washington, Ray Allen
"Spike Lee celebrates basketball as the apotheosis of black-American glory without lying about the game’s effect on the black community. The movie is startlingly candid. "
—David Denby, New York Magazine
In prison for killing his wife, Jake (Washington, extraordinary per usual) gets a deal from the state: convince his high-school basketball star son Jesus (NBA great Allen) to play for the governor’s favorite college team, and Jake will find himself on the fast track to freedom. But he’s got a long way to go in repairing his damaged relationship with Jesus first. Lee pulls out all the stylistic stops in this electric sports drama that crackles with visceral hoops scenes, a vibrant Coney Island setting, and a soundtrack that rocks both Public Enemy and Aaron Copland.
Talks
Introduction
by Spike Lee
The 5:15pm screening will feature an introduction by director Spike Lee.
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