- I think the reason why folks love their college football and Ncaa dribbling is because its pits youth and top tier competition against one another. Psychologists are still debating the pros and cons of competition among young adults, but for viewers, this merge of the two makes for some great docu-tainment. Feisty , spirited such docs spelling bee battles (Spellbound), sport-related rags to riches (Hoop Dreams), dance-offs (Mad Hot Ballroom) and now a junior jazz comp are part of that trend. Today, Arts Alliance America picked up theatrical/DVD rights to Bruce Broder's Chops. The docu looks at the annual event: Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is where 15 high school jazz bands from across North America get the chance to wow audiences and Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, with their interpretations of the work of the great Duke Ellington.
- 3/27/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
The International Documentary Assn. is featuring 12 feature-length documentaries and five short nonfiction films in its 11th annual Theatrical Documentary Showcase, DocuWeek, set for Aug. 17-23 at the ArcLight Hollywood and the Landmark West Los Angeles. Features appearing are Chops, Curt Kobain About a Son, In the Shadow of the Moon, Here and Now, "Larry Flynt: The Right to be Left Alone," Nanking, A Promise to the Dead, The Price of Sugar, Protagonist, Taxi to the Dark Side, "War/Dance" and We Are Together. The featured shorts are Angel's Fire, Gene Boy, Steps to Eternity, Salim Baba and Sari's Mother.
- 7/13/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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