Find out why people are talking about High Flying Bird, the Oscar-winning director's new Netflix film about race and power in the NBA, shot entirely on an iPhone.
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Directors:
Jimmy Chin,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Stars:
Dierdre Wolownick,
Tommy Caldwell,
Jimmy Chin
After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.
Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood as him, who asks him to look after her cat while on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director:
Kar-Wai Wong
Stars:
Brigitte Lin,
Takeshi Kaneshiro,
Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
When Spence is talking with Ray Burke, he chides him about his Ivy League education. Ray says he didn't go Ivy, and Spence says, "Rutgers, Black Ivy." Rutgers is not a member of the Ivy League but rather the State University of New Jersey. See more »
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Sam:
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Soundtracks
Roof Roof
Written by Adam P. Kelly and John Emmanuel
Performed by Adamn Killa
Courtesy of Brednbutter
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I love sports, so all of the entity's surrounding the game I usually have a high interest for. This film follows a basketball sports agent navigating one of his rookie clients through a tumultuous time of an NBA lockdown. The cast for this film was a small handful of people but the majority of them were black and I appreciated that. The acting was formidable nothing amazing or any standout stars so why such a low rating... Entertainment value in this film was at an all time low... I even said to myself this film is extremely boring and seconds later the well known actress in the limo said over the phone don't bore me. I actually know a few sports agents personally and one of them retired from pro football and I know a lot about there career is tedious and hard among other things but c'mon this film which takes place during an NBA lockdown could have been so much more interesting and informative even the cut ins from the real pro athletes like D.Mitchell and Karl-Anthony could have added to the film to make it better but instead it swayed the movie to feel more like a documentary. Also the color hue and the terrible camera angles early on gave me a headache. The semi Fisheye wide angle lens did not fit the scenery at all. I have come to realize one recurring theme with Netflix originals they can be Pretty good movies at times but never will they be masterpieces. Whether the storyline falls short or the acting from a small budget or just not being original, something will dramatically fall short and stunt the film from being a great movie... All in all I would say skip this film it just doesn't have enough entertaining value to be a movie if it was a true documentary then maybe it could've worked.
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4/10 🌠🌠🌠🌠 I love sports, so all of the entity's surrounding the game I usually have a high interest for. This film follows a basketball sports agent navigating one of his rookie clients through a tumultuous time of an NBA lockdown. The cast for this film was a small handful of people but the majority of them were black and I appreciated that. The acting was formidable nothing amazing or any standout stars so why such a low rating... Entertainment value in this film was at an all time low... I even said to myself this film is extremely boring and seconds later the well known actress in the limo said over the phone don't bore me. I actually know a few sports agents personally and one of them retired from pro football and I know a lot about there career is tedious and hard among other things but c'mon this film which takes place during an NBA lockdown could have been so much more interesting and informative even the cut ins from the real pro athletes like D.Mitchell and Karl-Anthony could have added to the film to make it better but instead it swayed the movie to feel more like a documentary. Also the color hue and the terrible camera angles early on gave me a headache. The semi Fisheye wide angle lens did not fit the scenery at all. I have come to realize one recurring theme with Netflix originals they can be Pretty good movies at times but never will they be masterpieces. Whether the storyline falls short or the acting from a small budget or just not being original, something will dramatically fall short and stunt the film from being a great movie... All in all I would say skip this film it just doesn't have enough entertaining value to be a movie if it was a true documentary then maybe it could've worked.