October 2011 Archives

"Prayer For a Perfect Season" Replay Times

If you missed the premiere of "Prayer for a Perfect Season" last night on HBO, here are some other chances to catch it.

Other HBO playdates:  Oct. 28 (11:00 a.m., 8:00 p.m.) and 30 (11:00 a.m.), and Nov. 11 (3:00 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT), 19 (4:00 p.m.) and 28 (3:10 a.m.)

HBO2 playdates:  Oct. 26 (9:30 a.m., midnight) and 31 (6:30 p.m.), and Nov. 6 (8:30 a.m.), 14 (9:00 a.m., midnight), 23 (10:30 p.m.) and 26 (8:00 a.m.)

HBO On Demand availability:  Oct. 26-Nov. 21

Plus available on HBO GO.

Oct 26, 2011

Movie Review: Prayer for a Perfect Season Tonight on HBO: intense film on Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and St. Patrick’s 2010-11 season.

photo credit: slamonline.com

In the New Jersey prep basketball scene, there were always  the Hurleys—Bob, the legendary coach at St. Anthony, and Dan, the former head coach at national powerhouse St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark—and then the other guy. That other guy happened to be coach Kevin Boyle of St. Patrick’s. Together the three schools make up, what’s known today in the tri-state basketball world as the “Bermuda Triangle” – due to the triangular shaped proximity between the three programs.

Director Marc Levin, who had just released Brick City, which documents the rough streets of Newark (NJ), was looking to capture a first-hand encounter of the high stakes involved in high school basketball and …

Real Basketball

From denverpost.com

Tired of the selfish financial wrangling between NBA owners and players?

HBO Sports premieres "Prayer for a Perfect Season" (7 p.m. Tuesday), an involving documentary about basketball that is played for school, community, family, friends and simply for the love of the game.

Centering on the 2010-11 boys basketball season, the 90-minute production follows the team from St. Patrick High School, located in the hardscrabble neighborhood of Elizabeth N.J.

The team's season culminates with a traditional championship battle with a rival from Jersey City.

The sports story is told alo…

Oct 24, 2011

Gotham Independent Audience Award Nomination - VOTE FOR US NOW! (click link below poster)

"Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" has been nominated for a Gotham Independent Audience Award!
Please do us a favor, click the link and vote for it.

Thank you!!!

Oct 20, 2011

"Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" Wins!

A huge 'thank-you' to everyone who saw "Hard Times" at the Hamptons International Film Festival this past weekend and for voting us Best Documentary.  It is our pleasure to share this film with everyone and the reception that it has received has been overwhelming.  Thank you, also, to everyone who participated in the film and shared their stories.  It is their honesty and candor that makes this film so important. 


Thank you!

Oct 17, 2011