He said to me, "You broke our hearts, Barry. With a plot that pits good against evil, it could have degenerated into an long, overwrought soap opera, but such is not the case. J” Erving balling on the blacktop. It’s called “Above the Rim,” a term describing players who demonstrate ability far above others. He then gave me a hug, and left. And the timeline in the backmatter is stellar! The narrative of his life is interspersed by descriptions of civil rights demonstrations happening concurrently in the 1950s. The actor then talked about “Above The Rim” and revealed that the film’s producer and director originally thought he … 1994 97 minutes. Not only is this an important and high appeal story but the artwork is really something special. David told me he thought Tupac was one of the greatest actors he had ever worked with. The NBA noticed his actions and made a new rule "No NBA teams would stay in a hotel or eat in a restaurant that practiced discrimination." Hollywood's Golden Black Epoch, 1986–1997, was an amazing decade, with African-American filmmakers (writers, directors, producers, actors, and actresses) of every major and independent studio in Hollywood collaborating on great work. I went to New York during the last days of production. I met Benny Medina—the legendary talent manager, film/television/record producer—through the trailblazing and talented producer, the late, great, George Jackson, during New Jack City's pre-production phase. Other titles include Pieces of Georgia (IRA Young Adult Choices Pick), The Trial (about the 1935 Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial), a 1960âs-era novel Kaleidoscope Eyes (a Jr. Library Guild selection), Georgiaâs Bones, celebrating the creative vision of artist Georgia OâKeeffe, Music for the End of Time, based on a true story about WWII, and Abeâs Fish: A Boyhood Tale of Abraham Lincoln. David and I caught the #10 bus in front of the Polo Grounds Houses across the street, and rode it all the way to Columbus Circle. It was a story written by his childhood friend and business partner, Jeff Pollack. This was around October 23 or 24, 1993. Genre: Crime. With a dry smirk, the money-makin' kid said, "I can't stand a thirsty-ass cop. The loud knocking on the door to my suite at the Mondrian served as a sonic axe, chopping into the DLS region in the middle of my head, that neighborhood of the brain housing those unruly tenants of conscience, guilt, and regret. What I failed to tell Benny and Jeff was that I said the same thing to George Jackson and Doug McHenry a few weeks later, after George chided me for going to Benny and Jeff before going to him. Other titles include Pieces. It was 10:30 in the morning. When I opened the door, I saw Jeff almost in tears. Allen's defense at the rim this season ... as Allen rises roughly a foot above the rim to reject the king. The surrealist nature of the moment had jarred me into stone-cold soberness. Al had not only proven himself as a star in the role of "Gee Money," in New Jack City, but dude could hoop, too. But I wasn't one to back down, either. Elgin made history by sitting down. We grew up across the street from each other in Harlem, but I didn't know Al back then, because his family moved to the South Jersey/Philly area when he was in high school. Got a copy from the library last night and read it to both my classes first thing today. Kyle Watson (Duane Martin) is a talented basketball player who is about to graduate from high school. That was the fall of 1991. Alonzo was Allen Iverson before Allen Iverson. Gorgeous illustrations and wonderful text that intersperses the life of Elgin Baylor with other notable activists and historical moments. The uniforms worn in the movie’s first basketball scene are very recognizably from Olaf’s Sporting Goods , a mom-and-pop place in East Harlem whose shorts were coveted by pretty much every teenage basketball player on the East Coast. ), RELATED: 20 '90s Movies and the Songs That Remind You of Them RELATED: 10 Black Filmmakers Who Deserve More Respect RELATED: 8 Ways "Above The Rim" Changed The Rap Game Forever, Like everyone else, I read about Tupac's trials and tribulations during the making of. As dedicated readers already know, some of the best and most innovative stories on the shelves come from the constantly evolving realm of... To see what your friends thought of this book, Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball, Wow, wow, wow, this picture book biography of NBA superstar Elgin Baylor is stunning. While he waits to find out if he will receive a scholarship to Georgetown University, he finds himself in a difficult dilemma over a playground basketball tournament. The story of Elgin Baylor, one of the first Black NBA players, whose silent refusal to play after being denied food and lodging because of his race, brought attention to discrimination and helped affect change. This post is also available in: Dutch. Five foot ten, mad ball handle, a standing vertical leap of almost 44 inches underneath the basket, and a temper so vicious, he threatened to kill his coach when he sat him on the bench. Inspiring picture book biography, beautifully illustrated, terrific back matter. On the one hand, Jeff Pollack's drama is the ideology of society, and its myths of value, and then on the other it is the very image of truth. "What was great about Tupac," he said, "is that whatever was going on in his real life, he was able to take that, and make it believable on screen. I enjoyed his story and the illustrations are outstanding. As a child, depending on your family and when you are born, you are somewhat shielded from events in human history unless they affect you, your family, or friends, personally. I practically spent all of my summers as a teenager at the Rucker Basketball Tournament in Harlem on 155th and Eighth Avenue, watching marquee NBA players like Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Dave Cowens, Charlie Scott, and of course, Julius “Dr. ", He said to me, "That script you wrote about the dirty cops and dirty politicians and drug dealers in Baltimore, Thirsty? Jeff based it on the story of an All-American high-school standout from Queens N.Y., who had lots of potential, but the streets almost swallowed him whole in the early 1980s. The mesmerizing visual choreography designed by Jeff and DP Tom Priestly (who was also Francis Kenny’s camera operator on New Jack City) set the tone for every other basketball flick that would follow. and the reveal that they were teammates on a high school basketball dynasty. Even as a kid, it seemed like some weird rite-of-passage, to show how tough you are. One night, me, Al, and some of his crew from 149th Street were coming from the Powerhouse hip-hop club on 26th Street in Chelsea. Above the Rim. By the time we got to 131st and 7th, the kid driving pulled over, got out, said something to the two white and beefy cops. Unadjudicated on TRUE STORY Random Quote “A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, and fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.” I was disappointed that Al wasn't cast, but Duane Martin was amazing as Kyle. Directed by Jeff Pollack. Above the Rim stand up to the test of time. I am a huge horror movie fan, but lately I've been slightly underwhelmed by the genre's recent offerings. I felt guilty. I wasn't on the set of Above the Rim during the production, as I was in Los Angeles knocking out a few rewrites of Sugar Hill (starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Clarence Williams III, and Abe Vigoda) which had been green-lit a few months before Above the Rim.â.
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