Love & basketball / New Line Cinema presents ; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; produced by Spike Lee, Sam Kitt.
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition.
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Wide screen (1.85:1). New 4K digital restoration. Special features: Audio commentary from 2000 featuring Prince-Bythewood and Sanaa Lathan; Playing for your heart, a new making-of documentary; editing "Love & basketball"; new conversation on the film's impact; audition tapes exerpts and six deleted scenes; two short films: Stitches (1991) and Progress (1997); essay by Roxane Gay. Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Harry Lennix, Dennis Haysbert, Regina Hall.
Summary:
"Sparks fly both on and off the court in this groundbreaking feature debut by writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard), which elevated the coming-of-age romance by giving honest expression to the challenges female athletes face in a world that doesn't see them as equal. Sanaa Lathan (Alien vs. Predator) and Omar Epps (Higher Learning) make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors who find love over flirtatious pickup games, fall apart under the strain of high-pressure college hoops and families, and drift in and out of each other's lives as they pursue their twin aspirations of playing professionally. Aided by stellar supporting performances and an eclectic R&B soundtrack, Love & Basketball captures the intoxicating passions, heartbreaking setbacks, and sky-high ambitions that mark a young woman's journey to the top of her game and to lasting love."--Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.