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Jan. 29, 2011
Sports Now
March 16, 2009
Movies
Arthur Hiller, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Wednesday that he and the academy governors will review this year’s five Oscar-nominated documentaries in the face of criticism that the academy failed to nominate the popular basketball film “Hoop Dreams” for best documentary.
Feb. 16, 1995
The exclusion last week of “Hoop Dreams” from the list of Oscar nominees has put a spotlight on the documentary selection process.
Feb. 20, 1995
It was the morning after.
March 31, 1995
The production notes given out to the media about the film “Hoop Dreams”--the story of two underprivileged African American high school kids questing for the elusive ideal of a pro basketball career--begin with an admonition to journalists not to blow the twists and turns of the narrative for potential viewers.
Oct. 16, 1994
Like most film critics, I fully expected “Hoop Dreams” would be nominated for the best documentary feature Oscar.
March 11, 1995
Following three teenage American table-tennis players as they rigorously train and try to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, the documentary “Top Spin” grips, exhilarates and breaks hearts like the 1994 film “Hoop Dreams.”
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June 10, 1995
Basketball is not just a game.
Oct. 19, 1994