Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now in production in Memphis, the feature film "Hoop Street" is about a hot-headed high-school basketball player working to take ...

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If there’s a sport worth obsessing over, it’s basketball. What a beautiful game: shoes squeaking across shiny hardwood floors, the swish of the net when a perfect shot whips through, a contest that ...

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In the 20 years since its release, has become a requisite viewing for all aspiring basketball players. Director Steve James' landmark project followed Chicago teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee ...

The Memphis-made film "Hoop Street" will premiere at the Porretta Film Festival in Italy. The screening is part of a "Film Exchange" between Memphis and Porretta Terme, Italy. Craig Brewer's ...

In February, a previously little-known film called "Undefeated" won the 2011 Oscar for best documentary feature. The victory was a landmark achievement for sports films, but more specifically for high ...

Now in production in Memphis, the feature film "Hoop Street" is about a hot-headed high-school basketball player working to take his game to the next level — to greater acclaim and to a larger ...

It’s been 30 years since the seminal documentary “Hoop Dreams” was released. On Saturday, the famed subjects of the film were on the West Side to help present Chicago with an anniversary gift — an ...