O Lance do Crime (1994)
Some games you play. Some games play you.
Gênero : Crime
Runtime : 1H 36M
Director : Jeff Pollack
Sinopse
Conta a história de uma jovem promessa no basquete e sua relação com seus dois irmãos,um traficante e o outro um frustrado ex-jogador de basquete agora trabalhando como segurança.
Ramu yearns to play football while his brother, Deva, wants a bicycle. The brothers are happy when they find an abandoned bicycle, but things start to go wrong when it is stolen from them.
Aos oito anos de idade, Jay Moriarty quase morreu afogado. O menino foi salvo por um vizinho que acabou se tornando seu mentor no surfe. Aos 16 anos, Jay conhece as mitológicas ondas gigantes de Mavericks e treina pesado para poder enfrentá-las.
This ensemble comedy follows the Pullham University Bluecocks, a small liberal arts college with a Division III football program (the lowest division in the NCAA). When the head coach unexpectedly dies, the future of the flailing football program is in jeopardy, as they have not had a winning season in decades. In a desperate attempt to create some media attention for the athletic program and the university, President Georgia Anne Whistler hires known lunatic and felon, Coach Rick Vice, for what could be the football programs final season.
Trail Notes is a collection of stories capturing the lifestyles of passionate mountainbikers from the Southern Hemisphere's riding Mecca of Rotorua New Zealand and the infamous trails of the Whakarewarewa forest. The film follows four unique individuals and showcases their stories of how mountainbiking captivated their lives and what has drawn them to the sport and intoxicating location of the forest. Each of these interconnected stories creates a tapestry of the local scene that mimics the winding trails of the forest. These stories of personal battles, commitment and passion for the sport of mountainbiking, illustrate both the individual and collective culture that these trails breed. The scene grew from the ground up and Whakarewarewa has become the southern hemisphere’s mountainbiking Mecca.
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), and not only gets his dad's job back, but a batboy position for himself. With his dad's help, Christie begins to make a few suggestions here and there. And as a publicity stunt, the team makes him their youngest manager on record. But when Chris gets sick, Coop has to come to the rescue.
Element proudly presents FUTURE NATURE, a visual exploration of skateboarders in their natural environments. Around the world, two major species co-exist together. They are Amateurus and Professionalli, or better known as the amateur and professional skateboarder. FUTURE NATURE focuses on Amateurus, documenting the extravagant behaviors of Nick Garcia, Julian Davidson, Evan Smith, Boo Johnson and introducing the unknown Madars Apse, Trent McClung, Nassim Guammaz, and more.
Corruption threatens and endanger the career and life of an aspiring football player.
These 26 fast and fun chapters showcase NBA Stars like Shaquille O'Neal showing off his dance moves, Dwight Howard doing impersonations, Kobe Bryant dressing old school, and LeBron James swatting away shots all over the court.
Relive the Lakers stirring run to glory on this action-packed recap of the 2010 NBA Finals. You’ll get the inside story of the NBA champs with exclusive behind the scenes footage and interviews, along with fantastic highlights of their championship season and also exciting bonus features. Enjoy the ride as the Lakers complete the road to a repeat.
Viewed at a distance, the world of mountain biking is a disjointed network of seemingly similar but disconnected communities. Freeride. Downhill. Big Mountain. All Mountain. Dirt Jump. Slopestyle. A sport of individuals, equally defined by their many differences, as the common threads that bind. And while our story doesn't follow a straight line, we all end up in the same place. Tire to ground, foot to pedal, hand to bar – communities drawn together by trails of dirt.
Após dez anos na cadeia, um ex-campeão americano de luta livre tenta reconstruir sua vida longe dos ringues, mas se vê obrigado a lutar novamente para salvar a vida de um amigo que deve dinheiro a agiotas.
Bruce Hallerton becomes coach of the Panthers, a little league baseball team. The fact that an attractive widow has her son in the team causes problems with his wife.
Nominated for Best Documentary at the 1971 Academy Awards, On Any Sunday is perhaps the best-known film ever made about the sport of motorcross. Three decades later, the filmmakers revisted the film for this 2001 follow-up. On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More features footage left on the cutting-room floor from the original film as well as new interviews with those involved in the making of the classic
Fred manages a little league baseball team that seems absolutely hopeless, except for a player that he blindly refuses to recognize.
A series of fantastical wrestling matches.
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the 18-22 year old hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract.
In 1992, eight surfers grew tired of watching massive waves break on the outer reefs, too dangerous for the common surfer to ride. They formed Strapped, an organization determined to find a way to safely ride these monster waves, and developed tow-in surfing--a technique which allows these fearless wave riders to stand up to some of the biggest waves in the world. This documentary explains their technique, and shows them in action--set to the sounds of U2, Mint Royale, Endo, Soil, and Grand Theft Auto.
Remember THAT cricket game? The one where Australia made 434 and broke the world record for highest score in a One-Day game ever. Most people saw this and turned the telly off. This is DVD is for those people! It's also for the people that want to relive the glory of SA cricket over and over for years to come, because something like this will probably never be touched again! SA won the game with a final score of 438. This is a 3-pack DVD which includes a highlights package of the game, and the rest of the series on Disc one. Disc two is ball-by-ball coverage of Australia's innings and Disc three is ball-by-ball coverage of SA's innings. A great set to own for fans of the sport, or just for people who are proud to be South African.
Whether it’s Maradona’s mazey dribble against England in the 1986 World Cup, Marco van Basten’s spectacular volley in the Euro '88 final, Gazza’s hammer blow against Scotland in Euro ’96 or George Weah’s outstanding run against Verona, 500 Great Goals’ comprehensive compilation of net-busting magic shows why football is truly the beautiful game.
Quatro rapazes do Harlem ensaiam para participar de concurso de música. Mas o talento e o esforço do grupo não bastam. Eles também têm de enfrentar os perigos de uma vizinhança violenta e a discriminação e os percalços cotidianos que ameaçam levá-los para atrás das grades. Menos
Uma história épica que se passa nas geladas montanhas de Sierra Nevada nos primeiros anos da Califórnia. Dillon, um pioneiro, desafia as dificuldades da caça ao ouro. Depois de enriquecer, ele dá inicio a uma pequena e bem sucedida vila de exploração, chamada Kingdom Come. Cego pela ambição e avareza, Dillon é pego de surpresa pelo destino quando três forasteiros chegam a Kingdom Come. Um deles é um avaliador, a serviço da ferrovia, para decidir onde será construída a continuação da estrada, que pode mudar o futuro da vila; e duas mulheres do seu passado que guardam um segredo que pode destrui-lo.
Em 1984, no South Central, bairro de maioria negra de Los Angeles, Reva Devereaux (Angela Bassett), mãe de Tre Styles (Cuba Gooding Jr.), conclui que não tem condições de criar o filho rebelde, mas inteligente. Reva decide entregá-lo aos cuidados do pai, Furious Styles (Laurence Fishburne), que passa ao filho valores éticos e morais em uma região marcada pelo pobreza e violência. Após sete anos Tre faz dois grandes amigos: Ricky Baker (Morris Chestnut) e Doughboy (Ice Cube), mas cada um dos três tem objetivos bem distintos na vida.
Jovem órfão de bairro negro de Los Angeles vive entre a comodidade de permanecer numa vida de crime e a possibilidade de construir uma nova vida longe daquela comunidade.
Cinebiografia do rapper americano Tupac Shakur, desde o início da carreira até a ascensão, o auge como revelação do hip-hop e o até hoje misterioso assassinato, em 1996.
Após à morte do namorado gângster e ao suicídio da mãe alcoólatra, Justice, cabeleireira negra, leva uma vida minimalista. Interessado por ela, simpático carteiro tenta vencer a barreira que passou a separá-la da vida a partir das duas mortes.
Após um amigo sofrer overdose, Spoon (Shakur) e Bagulhão (Tim Roth) decidem largar as drogas e se esforçam para entrar num programa de desintoxicação do governo. A tentativa é prejudicada quando a dupla é responsabilizada pela morte de uma pessoa. Os dois acabam sendo procurados pela polícia e por traficantes de drogas.
Em um futuro próximo, Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves), um jovem programador de computador que mora em um cubículo escuro, é atormentado por estranhos pesadelos nos quais encontra-se conectado por cabos e contra sua vontade, em um imenso sistema de computadores do futuro. Em todas essas ocasiões, acorda gritando no exato momento em que os eletrodos estão para penetrar em seu cérebro. À medida que o sonho se repete, Anderson começa a ter dúvidas sobre a realidade. Por meio do encontro com os misteriosos Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) e Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), Thomas descobre que é, assim como outras pessoas, vítima do Matrix, um sistema inteligente e artificial que manipula a mente das pessoas, criando a ilusão de um mundo real enquanto usa os cérebros e corpos dos indivíduos para produzir energia. Morpheus, entretanto, está convencido de que Thomas é Neo, o aguardado messias capaz de enfrentar o Matrix e conduzir as pessoas de volta à realidade e à liberdade.