[Basketball in Media with MANNAM] Glory Road 2006!

Hi~ Long time no see :) 

Tomorrow, The MANNAM Basketball Victory CUP league is starting! 

And It's awesome it is!!!!

So, I picked a movie that can be our motivation and aim!!!

I hope you can enjoy~

<Introduce>

• Release date: January 13, 2006 (initial release)
• Director: James Gartner
• DVD release date: June 6, 2006
• Running time: 118 minutes
• Screenplay: Chris Cleveland, Bettina Gilois

Glory Road is a 2006 American drama sports film directed by James Gartner, based on a true story surrounding the events leading to the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Don Haskins portrayed by Josh Lucas, head coach of Texas Western College, coached a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. Glory Road explores racism, discrimination, and student athletics. Supporting actors Jon Voight and Derek Luke also star in principal roles.

The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Texas Western Productions, and Glory Road Productions. It was commercially distributed by Buena Vista Pictures theatrically and by the Buena Vista Home Entertainment division for the video rental market. It premiered in theaters nationwide in the United States on January 13, 2006, grossing $42,938,449 in box office business. Glory Road was nominated for a number of awards including the Humanitas Prize; the film won the 2006 ESPY Award for Best Sports Movie.

The film presently holds a 56% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a rating of "mixed or average" from Metacritic. On January 10, 2006, the original motion picture soundtrack was released by the Hollywood Records music label. The soundtrack was composed and orchestrated by musician Trevor Rabin. With its initial foray into the home media marketplace; the film's widescreen DVD edition, featuring theatrical trailers, extended interviews with players and colleagues of coach Haskins, and deleted scenes among other highlights, was released in the U.S. on June 6, 2006

<Box office>

The film became a box office number-one in the U.S. grossing $16,927,589 on its opening weekend, yet was only released straight to DVD or just shown on TV in some countries that have no connection to college basketball. As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of $42,938,449 worldwide.

I really wanna see it. I think MANNAM Warriors member should see this movie together hahaha! Is there anyone who saw this? :) How was it?

[MOVIE] Coach Carter, 2005

Story Line

In 1999, Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed to participate. 



The initial resistance from the boys is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor in the games. However, when the overconfident team's behavior begins to stray and Carter learns that too many players are doing poorly in class, he takes immediate action.


 To the outrage of the team, the school and the community, Carter cancels all team activities and locks the court until the team shows acceptable academic improvement. In the ensuing debate, Carter fights to keep his methods, determined to show the boys that they need to rely on more than sports for their futures and eventually finds he has affected them more profoundly than he ever expected. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

Quotes

Coach Ken Carter: When we step on the floor every second that clock is ticking, we are pedal to the metal, we run the ball, we pressure the ball, and most importantly we control the tempo of the game, we make them play Richmond Oiler ball.

Opinion

When i was in middle school, I met a teacher who teaches Dance(Traditional Korean Dance). She was very powerful and strong woman. But, when i came close to her, She was really warmhearted and cool , so that i could be myself with no boundary. Even I was just a child, she was such a great friend like my mother. So I could dance with full confidence, and after few years later, I participated in a charity concert for a top dancer. Unbelievable! XD! It could be seen as just an normal past, but her life gave me a lot of effect. After that, in high school and also in University, I still have loved Dancing Class.

The dance teacher was a coach to myself, I think. Like Coach Carter to the children in the Movie! I grew up a lot, and promoted a lot. Every person need to have a coach, like Mentor. 
Who is your Mentor? And who did change your life? Who ever he or she was, they will be reminded forever in your life. I wish I can be a coach to someone. 

[MOVIE] Basketball Movie : Two "Rebound"

Rebound (2005)

MANNAM

Coach Roy once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What's more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can demonstrate compliance in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits and waits; for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: the Mount Vernon Junior High School Smelters basketball squad. Roy reluctantly accepts the offer, hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. But when old school meets middle school, Coach Roy doesn't know what hit him. It's not until Roy decides to teach his young charges some new concepts like passing, rebounding, dribbling, and scoring--that the Smelters begin to find success and Roy finds something long thought lost: his love of the game. Written by Sujit R. Varma

User Reviews

Not the best family film, but far from the worst

6 July 2005 | by Anonymous

Too many critics seem to be expecting more from "Rebound" than it tries to offer. This movie is what it is - a simplistic, fun family movie aimed at kids - nothing more, nothing less. The filmmakers weren't trying to create "Casablanca 2" here. As a family movie, it succeeds at producing enough laughs to entertain the kids and keep adults from getting too bored.

There are certainly elements in the movie that could've been better. It's WAY too formulaic and predictable, the scores in the games before Coach Roy arrive are totally unrealistic, and quite frankly, there are several actors who would've been funnier in the role than Lawrence. But the kids are very well cast, and do a real good job with the material they're given. There are many genuinely funny bits, and Megan Mullally is an absolute hoot in her role, which was far too small.

So if you're looking for the next great cinematic classic, keep looking. But if you want a fun family movie that's suitable for the kids, check out "Rebound."

Rebound (1996)

The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle),
with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up
his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th
anniversary of the first tournament named after him.

MANNAM

User Reviews

Truly a legend we almost never even knew was there.

20 April 2000 | by jtfsouth (St. Louis, Mo)

Like many, I had never even heard of Earl Manigault until I saw the movie. I am not even that much of a basketball fan. But after seeing this movie, it created an all new interest in not only basketball, but learning a little more about Earl Manigault.
It also teaches us a valuable lesson that I have always believed in.

No matter how bad you may think you sank, there is always a way to make things better for yourself. Earl found that out with some help and taught it to a whole new generation of kids.Just like it said in the movie: " He rose on the court and fell, only to rise again".

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