Category: Children Movie Spotlight

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA… MORE Release date: October 14, 1994 (USA) Director: Steve James Film series: Hoop Dreams Screenplay: Steve James, Frederick Marx Awards: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries, MORE

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When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) tries to save her dog from a storm, she’s miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz. After accidentally killing the Wicked Witch of the East upon her arrival, Dorothy is told about the Wiz (Richard Pryor), a wizard who can help her ge… MORE Release date: October 24, 1978 (USA) Director: Sidney Lumet Budget: 24 million USD Music composed by: Charlie Smalls, Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Anthony Jackson

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