variety.com - 11/25/2008
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Studio obtains James film in unusual deal "More Than a Game," a documentary about NBA star LeBron James' high school days in Akron, Ohio, has been sold to Lionsgate in an unusual deal. The indie distrib, teaming with music notables Harvey Mason Jr. and Interscope Records, plans a fall 2009 ...
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Paul Schrader Books for Bollywood. Trade Roughage 11/25/08
SpoutBlog —
Paul Schrader is reportedly done with Hollywood. His next film will be a Bollywood production titled Extreme City. The action pic will be a cross-cultural story, though probably more Bollywood-style than Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire; it won’t be a masala film but is likely to have a few more musical numbers.
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Lionsgate snatches 'More than a Game'
The Screening Log —
Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights to Kristopher Belman's documentary "More Than a Game," according to Variety.
The film, which premiered in Toronto this year, focuses on the high school days of NBA star LeBron James, who grew up in Akron, Ohio.
According to the trade, "Game" features plenty of archival footage, family memorabilia and new interviews. The film is described as a "feel-good story of overcoming adversity."
Apparently, Lionsgate is shooting for a fall 2009 release.
LeBron James: The Movie
Cinema Blend News —
... to jump straight from the school gym to the NBA. Fortunately, Kristopher Belman is way ahead of you. Belman was smart (or lucky) enough to start filming a documentary about the St. Vincent-St. Marys High Schools boys basketball team in Akron, Ohio back in 1999, while a student at Loyola Marymount University. The team turned out to feature the aforementioned James who has since gone onto make millions and millions
and millions as a basketball player/celebrity endorsement machine. Variety reports that More Than a Game will be released in late 2009. The documentary ...
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