"Sugar" - movie about Dominican baseball prospect...

Chris_NJ · #1 04-03-2009, 12:26 PM

Movie Review - Sugar - Diamond in the Rough - NYTimes.com

I just read an article last night in Sport Illustrated and now saw a review in the NY Times about the move "Sugar." It is about a young Dominican baseball player played by a non professional actor who used to be a prospect. I think I will check it out tonight after work at the Angelika @7PM.

jrhartley · #2 04-03-2009, 01:23 PM

no torrents available yet to download - the ones I found have all been fake so far .

Berzin · #3 04-03-2009, 01:25 PM

Dude, the Angelika sucks. I can't tell you how many times its' been voted one of if not thee worst theatres in NYC. I hate that place.

Try to find out if the movie will be shown at the Landmark Sunshine Theatre on 143 Houston Street.

Much better place to see an independent film-most of the theatres have stadium seating(very comfortable) and the screens are bigger.

Banker Bill · #4 04-03-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_NJ

Movie Review - Sugar - Diamond in the Rough - NYTimes.com

I just read an article last night in Sport Illustrated and now saw a review in the NY Times about the move "Sugar." It is about a young Dominican baseball player played by a non professional actor who used to be a prospect. I think I will check it out tonight after work at the Angelika @7PM.

Yeah, it's playing at Lincoln Plaza. I am checking it out Sunday.

BTW, has anyone seen the 2008 Paul Newman film on the DR sugar industry, "The Price of Sugar?"

-BB

A.Hidalgo · #5 04-03-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Banker Bill

BTW, has anyone seen the 2008 Paul Newman film on the DR sugar industry, "The Price of Sugar?"

-BB

Yea saw it last year. I thought it was very good. Btw Paul narrated it but it was not made by him. It was directed by Bill Haney and
produced by Bill Haney and Eric Grunebaum. I wrote sort of a review about it. If I find it I will post it again.

Banker Bill · #6 04-03-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by A.Hidalgo

Yea saw it last year. I thought it was very good. Btw Paul narrated it but it was not made by him. It was directed by Bill Haney and
produced by Bill Haney and Eric Grunebaum. I wrote sort of a review about it. If I find it I will post it again.

Cool!

Thanks,
BB

jrhartley · #7 04-03-2009, 11:23 PM

not very similar films in any way

Banker Bill · #8 04-04-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jrhartley

not very similar films in any way

Thanks for the tip

. Just two well received films that take place in the Dominican Republic and have come out in the last 12 months.

-BB

Banker Bill · #9 04-05-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Banker Bill

Yeah, it's playing at Lincoln Plaza. I am checking it out Sunday.

BTW, has anyone seen the 2008 Paul Newman film on the DR sugar industry, "The Price of Sugar?"

-BB

I caught the 12:25pm show this afternoon at Lincoln Plaza. Very good film! The director and writer did a Q&A after the show.

-BB

NALs · #10 04-06-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Banker Bill

BTW, has anyone seen the 2008 Paul Newman film on the DR sugar industry, "The Price of Sugar?"

-BB

If it wasn't for the exaggerated lies and blaming a family that has nothing to do with state owned bateyes (where the worst conditions are to be found), it would had been an extremely good film.

Alas, that's a big if.

-NALs