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On September 1, 2006, the nation’s top high school basketball players gathered at Harlem’s Rucker Park basketball court to compete in the first-ever Boost Mobiel Elite 24 Hoops Classic. The extraordinary athleticism and skills of these teenagers–all prime prospects for eventual NBA stardom–makes this a game you really want to see. Read more>>

It’s interesting how Angelina Jolie has chosen to morph from real life heavenly Earth Mother to on screen One Bad Mother in this whirlwind summer blast. Read more

Slick, stylish and super-violent, but also oddly dull. Read more>>

“Wanted” is one of those movies that confuses quantity with quality, style with substance, adrenaline with artistry. Read more>>

Making his American feature debut, Kazakhstan-born director Timur Bekmambetov ups the ante on turning graphic comic books into big-screen adventures with this hyper-kinetic, viscerally thrilling, supercharged transformation of a nerd into a superhero. Read more

Replete with fascinating archival footage, revealing interviews and exquisitely appropriate interpretations of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s letters from prison and exile, “Trumbo” is a brilliant, Oscar-worthy, must-see documentary. Read more>>

Sentimental, formulaic, predictable and shamelessly manipulative, Marcos Carnevale’s tale of late-life love is also genuinely heartbreaking and heartening, thanks to effortlessly nuanced performances by veteran actors Manuel Alexandre and China Zorilla. Read more>>

In the midst of summer froth, here’s an opulent French bodice-ripper from writer/director Catherine Breillat, who is obsessed with gender politics, specifically female desire and sexuality. Read more

“I kept recalling that moment in ‘Star Wars’ where R2 was alone with the Jawas, and there was no English; it was all different languages, but you completely understood everything that was going on,” Read more>>