March 21, 2008 early in the documentary planet bboy, an experienced street dancer asserts that break dancing is as legitimate as any dance that has ever existed. Planet bboy is a documentary about breakdancing, the amazingly. Last year it was donkey kong and abstract art, this year its breakdancing. From their secluded hometheater compound, film critics wade major and mark keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering. Jumping continents and crossing cultures, planet bboy looks at the history of breakdancing and its. It opens today in san francisco, berkeley, san diego, pasadena, orange county and washington, d. Originally known as bboying, breakdancing was an urban dance form that originated from the streets of new york city during the seventies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing planet bboy 2008 near you. Planet bboy is a 2007 documentary film that focuses on the 2005 battle of the year while also describing bboy culture and history as a global phenomenon. The endless trench 2019 full film download 1080p 1 comment. Click on any of the 2008 movie posters images for complete information about all 2008 movies in theaters, including trailers.
Planet bboy is a featurelength, theatrical documentary that rediscovers one of the most incredible dance phenomena the world has ever seen. Greg pope thursday this british avantgarde filmmaker will make a rare visit to new york to present a program of 10 film and video works, many. The fictional narrative film inspired by lees awardwinning documentary follows an allstar american bboy. Its latest progeny is planet bboy, a look at global bboying otherwise known as breakdancing that hews closely to a familiar, pat formula, in which skin. Lee showcased this next level of competitive breakdancing in his awardwinning 2008 documentary planet bboy, and a feature film building on that awareness makes complete sense. In the theatrical documentary, planet bboy, the art of break dancing breaks on to the. Watch planet bboy 2008 stream movie 1080p 1 comment. A story of break dancing chronicles its resurgence in the past few years.
Planet bboy march 21, 2008 unrated with compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying, the urban dance more commonly known as. With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the international world of. Planet bboy full documentary about breakdance video. The documentary trend train keeps on rolling full steam in 2008, and im loving it. Planet bboy, the movie planet bboy theatrical trailer. The screen gems film was previously titled planet bboy, and is directed by benson lee. How she move 20072008 bgirl 2008 make it happen film 2008 step up 2. Planet bboy, opening on college campuses and in about 25 north american cities, is out to set the record straight with some thrilling footage that. It was showing this weekend 2008 march 2123 in new york city at the landmark sunshine on the lower east side.
There are currently two videos available for the film, of. If i could, i would spin on my head to express how much i enjoyed planet bboy. Planet bboy effortlessly makes the case that breakdancing is a genuine art form. The streets 2008 stars briana evigan, robert hoffman actor, channing tatum, adam sevani and cassie. Its a documentary about the global culture of breakdancing. Koreanamerican benson lee makes his documentary directorial debut with planet bboy, which boasts the tagline breakdancing has evolved. There is a very good documentary about bboying, centered around the battle of the year, called planet bboy. Weaving between the vivid backdrops of osaka, paris, seoul and las vegas, spectacular choreography frames the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and. Planet bboy documents breakdancing revival reuters. Cornell cinema hip hop week details cornell university. Im not a bboy, but ive always thought breaking is an. October 14, 2008 1h 35m actionadventure, documentary, drama benson lee s planet bboy is a fun doc set in the international world of bboying the urban dance more commonly known as. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
Planet b boy was a film directed by benson lee and produced by amy lo. Its running time is approximately an hour and forty one minutes. Financial analysis of planet bboy 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. With mtvready impatience, some aerobic camerawork and a classic tournament sports movie structure, the film makes the bboy lifestyle seem alive and fresh for 08. Through the help of movies like flashdance, breakin, and beatstreet. At the end, they all meet up in germany for the ultimate test. Our list of movies in theaters in 2008 is even more accurate than the imdb database. A t the alarming rate that superficial pop docs are now hitting theaters, spellboundlargely responsible for kickstarting this malodorous mainstream nonfiction vogueis fast becoming one of the decades most influential films. Planet bboy 2007 documentary stomp the yard 2007 stars columbus short, meagan good, chris brown and neyo. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. Ive been reading about this film since 2007 and i was sick and tired of waiting.
Planet bboy 2008 an international competition in germany highlights a look at the evolution and resurgence of breakdancing. Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2008 movies information online. H iphop music may be dead at the hands of corporate thug rap, but the culture lives on, worldwide, says planet bboy. Its based on director lees 2007 documentary, also titled planet bboy, which was set in the international world of bboying aka break dancing. The film teeters on the balance until arriving at its genuinely moving and depressingly honest final act. Rent planet bboy 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. I had been waiting and waiting and waiting for this to be released on dvd for a long time. After introducing us to the dance forms top crews from japan, the united states, south korea, and france it ships us off to braunschweig, germany, for 2005s battle of the year competition. This documentary was directed by canadianamerican korean filmmaker benson lee, shot by portugueseamerican filmmaker vasco nunes, and released in theaters in the united states on march 21, 2008. Next week it reaches chicago, boston, austin and phoenix.
Here, breakdancing is back as a combination art formextreme. While the film overflows with displays of explosive dancing and does a superb job showing the forms incredible complexity and technical diversity, planet bboy starts to drag after a. The physicality of the moves in this movie really is like being taken to school. Mixing ballet and the street, the crews are dazzling. Dancing warriors move to world beat the boston globe. This list shows all films released in 2008, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Not only is planet bboy about break dancing, but it follws the stories of an american dancer in vegas looking for his big break.
Three decades later, bboying is back in full force and has evolved into an art form, reaching a level never seen before. Film releases the following movies, television shows, and miniseries were released on dvd, hd dvd, andor bluray disc on the following dates in 2008 in united states and canada. A behind the scenes look at crustfund featuring the real kool keith from the upcoming debut planet b album. Planet bboy 2007 the final battle ichigeki vs last for one duration. Published on jul 7, 2008 with compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying the urban dance more commonly known as break dancing.
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I first saw planet bboy in the theater when it came to l. With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the. Chris brown stars in battle of the year, a dated bboy. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Director benson lees doc planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying, the urban dance known as breakdancing. With backdrops in osaka, japan, paris, france, seoul. Planet bboy 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. For people who are really into this, the heart of the dancers on the teams is.