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We could be king, about a high school football merger the. We could be king is the riveting true story of two rival philadelphia high schools martin luther king high school and germantown high forced to merge due to budget cuts and follows the teams young, rookie coach and the schools new principal as they fight to overcome insurmountable odds and inspire their young players to come together and lift each other toward a better future. Parents need to know that when we were kings is a documentary about the world boxing championship fight between muhammad ali and george foreman that was held in the african country of zaire in october 1974. Football unites rival high schools in we could be king only a. Feb 02, 2015 if youre feeling like you need a reminder of why we all fell in love with football in the first place, its time to check out we could be king. Audiences will no doubt be inspired by the compelling rivalry between students at two philadelphia high schoolsmartin luther king high school and germantown highas their teams are forced to combine. The tribeca film festival 2014 hit we could be king has been nominated for an emmy award by the national academy of television arts and sciences. True story of two rival high school football teams forced to merge into one and their struggle to become champions against all odds.
The true story behind the netflix movie the king time. It was released in the united states on june 22, 2018. With dontae angus, ed dunn, salvatore henderson, william wade. It is a new documentary of a past event, recapturing the electricity generated by muhammad ali in his prime. The king is a 2017 american documentary film about elvis presley and america during his career. The more we hung out, the more we just started building on ideas of things we could do to make money that werent illegal, mister cartoon said in a scene from the documentarys trailer. With jeremy buendia, matt christianer, sadik hadzovic, t. A story about joseph campbell and the heros journey. These are two of the most notorious boxers in heavyweight champion history.
The star of netflixs most absurd new documentary, joseph maldonadopassage better known as joe exotic is one of the most outlandish characters. Forty years after the death of elvis presley, twotime sundance grand jury winner eugene jareckis new film takes the kings 1963 rollsroyce on a musical road trip across america. Every stephen king movie you can stream right now nerdist. The only documentary ever done on the last of the blues legends. A respected documentary maker, hears from a friend, that his long term depression has been helped after watching a video entitled, food matters and following a nutritional protocol involving high doses of vitamins, as outlined by a featured speaker in foodmatters, by the name of andrew w saul.
The documentary version of the blind side or friday night lights gripping human portraits of athletes, families and communities. The revelation about her missing former husband jack donald don lewis provided one of the first big jawdrop moments of the sevenpart series. Apr 06, 2020 a 2016 documentary told joe exotics story way before netflix dubbed him the tiger king. But, of course, he had that voice, at its prime described in the film as so clear you could see the molecules. Jul 16, 2014 true story of two rival high school football teams forced to merge into one and their struggle to become champions against all odds. Led by ed dunn, a 27yearold laidoff germantown math teacher who becomes the. Jan 01, 2016 directed by michael beattie, sai kelly. Don king offers each of them five thousand dollars to fight each other.
George foreman is the current heavy weight champion and muhammad ali is deemed by the people to be done with boxing due to his age. Mar 30, 2020 dax shepard and edward norton are both vying to play joe exotic, the star of netflixs new documentary series tiger king. This is a no holds barred, powerful feature that explores how a cotton picker. This feature documentary, directed by twotime emmyr nominated director judd ehrlich magic camp, follows the riveting true story of two rival philadelphia high schools martin luther king high school and germantown high forced to merge due to budget cuts. A 2016 documentary told joe exotics story way before netflix dubbed him the tiger king.
We could be king is a new feature documentary directed by twotime emmy nominated director judd ehrlich magic camp, follows the riveting true story of two rival philadelphia high schools. With david brownstein, helen saul case, hyla cass, phillip day. The new rodney king documentary shows how far we have to. Watch it now and other great sports documentaries on netflix. It shuttered germantown high school and sent its students to archrival martin luther king, leaving a firsttime head coach and a new principal to unite bitter adversaries. When we were kings is a 1996 documentary film directed by leon gast about the famous rumble in the jungle heavyweight championship match between muhammad ali and george foreman. Aug 21, 2014 we could be king is a new feature documentary directed by twotime emmy nominated director judd ehrlich magic camp, follows the riveting true story of two rival philadelphia high schools. The subject appealed to documentary filmmaker judd ehrlich, who has made we could be king, a film about the first football season after the. The film features a number of celebrities, including james brown, jim brown, b. Lynn shelton in february at the ifc film spirit awards in santa.
This muchpraised documentary about one of the most famous boxing matches in history deserves every one of its accolades. We could be king, about a high school football merger. Now germantown must merge with their former rival, king. An unflinching snapshot of the power of sports to bring young. This past year, a budget crisis caused philadelphia to lay off over 4000 employees and close two dozen schools, including germantown high. Tom felton met the tiger king years before the netflix. The fight was held in zaire now the democratic republic of the congo on october 30, 1974. In fastpaced, highenergy scenes, the film takes its viewers through the initial planning, the boxers training regimens, a long delay due to an injury to foremans eye, and the. Eugene jareckis brilliant documentary uses elvis presley to explain donald trump cannes 2017. To acquire the best physiques in the world takes relentless desire, fierce drive and unwavering discipline. An unflinching sports documentary about what happens as two rival high school football teams are forced to merge and beat the odds to be. When we were kings 1996 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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Engrossing and eyeopening, king corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultraindustrial, pesticideladen, heavilysubsidized commodity. Bono, eric clapton, bruce willis, bonnie raitt, dr john, keith richards, bill wyman plus appearances by mick jagger and president obama. With muhammad ali, george foreman, don king, james brown. Jan 12, 2020 engrossing and eyeopening, king corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultraindustrial, pesticideladen, heavilysubsidized commodity.
Everyone on social media might be freaking out about netflixs wildest documentary, tiger king, but one harry potter star knew all about joe exotic. Germantown and martin luther king high schools were bitter rivals for over 40 years. The official trailer for we could be king is now available. This past year, a budget crisis caused philadelphia to lay off over. His singing was both technically stunning and intense emotional. For the best experience please update your browser. Watch the original joe exotic documentary before he became. The film follows coach dunn as he mends broken hearts and stunted dreams for underprivileged players representing a high school that is so. The revelation about her missing former husband jack donald don lewis provided one of. Mar 28, 2020 the star of netflixs most absurd new documentary, joseph maldonadopassage better known as joe exotic is one of the most outlandish characters to ever hit the small screen, so its no surprise.
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Which is exactly what when we were kings, a documentary that relies relatively little on talking heads because the whole drama was a kind of performance, and filmed does. The king is a oneofakind documentary that holds elvis up to the haunting light of today. We could be king is the most powerful football documentary you. We could be king made in collaboration with the dicks sporting goods.