Davis film aims at gang culture

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Waiting on the Pacers vs. Warriors
Published 1/16/2008 by Cornrows at Indy Cornrows
... Here's a real interesting article on Warriors guard, Baron Davis. His documentary Made in America traces the gang life he was surrounded by in his youth. The film debuts Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival. Maybe Baron will be distracted with movies release issues tomorrow night. Please. ...

Baron Davis Wants to Stop Gang Violence
Published 1/16/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... Seeking to improve his community and the world at large by finding solutions to gang violence, B-Diddy produced a documentary on the Bloods and Crips. It premieres at Sundance this Sunday. ...

Hollywood crossover.
Published 1/18/2008 by guthriedolin at Fear The Beard
    As you might have heard, Boom is working hard in Hollywood. Both behind the scenes and in front.    Figure A.  Made in America, a documentary on the gangs of South Central, produced by BD’s Verso Entertainment is premiering at The Sundance Film Festival this Sunday. Directed by Stacy Peralta (Dogtown and Z-boys) and narrated by Forest Whitaker.    “I wanted to put my money into something that would help people,” he said. “I think it’s a ...

Baron Explores Gangs, Park City
Published 1/22/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... spent Sunday in Park City, premiering his L.A. gang doc Made in America. Jon Saraceno of USA Today has a great, broad write-up on the film, including this passage from Boom on why he undertook the task: ...

The Saviors of the Night (AKA, The Only 15 Reasons To Watch The Puke Fest Tonight In The NBA)
Published 1/24/2008 by Corn at Hardwood Paroxysm
The Book of Stern: Book 4, verses 35-36: "Because Stern so hated his audience, he gave his only begotten aborted fetus of a schedule, including Spurs/Heat and Buck/Pacers, sent them to die in ratings hell, so that whosoever watcheth them be instantly recognized as a true NBA fan and be saved from the hedonistic enjoyment of the Suns, Hornets, Celtics and Magic. That, by ...

The FTB Oscar Special Edition, part 2.
Published 2/25/2008 by Gd. at Fear The Beard
... For our part, we would like to recognize our own movie mogul, Oakland point man and all-around swagger talisman, Boom Dizzle for his contributions to the Hollywood fodder this year. For his executive production of the documentary film, Made in America, which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. As well as his unique take on evaluating film product on the NBA.com feature, “ ...