Black Magic
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 | Product Details: Studio: Genius Products (TVN) Region: 1 Number of Discs: 2 Format: Color, DVD-Video Full Screen NTSC Subtitled Rating:  Sales Rank: 5217 | | Look for similar DVDs by genre:
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| | Customer Reviews: Access to Black Magic (18 December 2008)We tried to find it at several stores in Traverse City with no luck. Thank you for making diversity available! History in the making... (08 November 2008)I recently purchased this DVD and its worth every penny I paid for it. Its full of facts that I would have never know without the research that was put into this DVD. I loved it so much I purchased one for a friend as well because I know how much he would enjoy seeing the LEGENDS OF BASKETBALL and how much they contributed to the game. Excellent item !!! SPLENDID WORK!! (27 October 2008)Vintage college and NBA footage is superb, as is the storytelling. Well worth the price. Black Magic is Awesome! (25 October 2008)My husband & I saw the first part of this film when it aired on TV back in March. It was the same night the John Adams series began & which we were planning to watch. We were so sucked into Black Magic, we totally forgot about John Adams. This is an absolutely amazing, remarkable film, on the same high quality level as a Ken Burns-type documentary. The stories are unforgettable...incredibly moving and touching. As a child of the 80s/90s, I learned so much - it's mind-boggling to me that a person would be passed over or banned because of the color of their skin. I'm a huge NBA fan, and couldn't believe the Detroit Pistons passed up Earl Monroe because he went to a smaller black college! For basketball fans, the classic NBA footage is out of this world - early film of Earl Monroe, Wilt Chamberlain, Willis Reed, Oscar Robertson & so many more - this is a must own for any basketball fan!! I can't wait to get my copy & can't recommend it enough! Outstanding (17 August 2008)I recently saw this ESPN production via video tape that I received from a friend of mine. This film recounts the history of small, black college basketball. Let me first say that I am a white middle aged conservative from the south and I would say anyone who is a college basketball and/or a history fan would be absolutely thrilled w/ this film. All the familiar names are there, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Charles Oakley, etc that fans may know came from these type of schools but the best parts are the names and stories of guys we've never heard of. They are truly uplifting and at times tragic stories. I was raised in Durham, NC and am (I thought) very knowledgeable of area basketball history but had never heard of John McClendon, arguably one of the leading pioneers in the game. The film also examines a lot of the social and political problems of the 40's,50's and beyond in regards to race and discrimination. This is, in a word, wonderful television. I would highly recommend this purchase. |
