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Jumping continents and crossing cultures, planet b boy looks at the history of breakdancing and its vibrant resurgence in urban cultures around the world. The film reintroduces the art form through the competition which features teams from the u. Jumping continents and crossing cultures, planet bboy looks at the history of breakdancing and its vibrant resurgence in urban cultures around the world. It follows crews from all over the world who are brought together by the love of expression by means of bboying and ultimately to the world series of bboying, the battle of the year which is an international. Weaving between the vivid backdrops of osaka, paris, seoul and las vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being. San francisco asianamerican film festival competing, march 16, 2008. Koreanamerican benson lee makes his documentary directorial debut with planet bboy, which boasts the tagline breakdancing has evolved. Every substantial comment someone leaves on a he shot cyrus post will earn an entry into the monthly drawing.
Recruited into a breaking dance troupe, chocolate finds a career with his skill. It is like a journey of rediscovering the lost form of the eighties era. 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. A story of break dancing chronicles its resurgence in the past few years. The filmmaker returns to put a narrative spin on bboying in the upcoming drama battle of the year, arriving in. Planet b boy was a film directed by benson lee and produced by amy lo. Planet bboy benson lees feelgood documentary profiles five breakdancing crews as they prepare to compete at german promoter thomas hergenrothers international battle. Battle of the year, commonly referred to as boty, is an annual international bboying competition that began in 1990. Nov 11, 2008 he shot cyrus is giving back to our readers. Three decades later, bboying is back in full force and has evolved into an art form, reaching a level never seen before. But the road to love is never rockier than when the object of your affections is in the porno trade. Planet bboy hip hops across the globe orange county register. Planet bboy 2007 the final battle ichigeki vs last for one duration.
Taboo from the black eyed peas was seen during this episode holding up the super cr3w hand sign right after their performance. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Apr 15, 2008 koreanamerican benson lee makes his documentary directorial debut with planet b boy, which boasts the tagline breakdancing has evolved. Eagle eye labeouf and monaghan both do an admirable job of giving this blend of realtime tech and outlandish action some personality. It has been regarded as the premier bboying competition in t. Planet b boy delves into the subculture of b boying breakdancing and shows that its not only a hobby, its a lifestyle. This was an advance screener, and i dont known if there is 5. Mar 21, 2008 read the news from march 21, 2008 on the new york post. The documentary planet b boy takes an indepth look at the world of breakdancing competition.
He is best known for his roles as mike chang on the fox television series glee 20092015 and as magnus bane on the freeform television series shadowhunters 20162019. Originally known as bboying, breakdancing was an urban dance form that originated from the streets of. Planet b boy pays fitting homage to both breakers impressive dance skills and the roots of hiphop culture. Planet bboy benson lees feelgood documentary profiles five breakdancing crews as they prepare to compete at german promoter thomas hergenrothers international battle of the year in 2005.
Last year it was donkey kong and abstract art, this year its breakdancing. With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the international world of bbo. Planet bboy people who enjoy a solid documentary with compelling stories and interesting participants. Nov 20, 2008 from their secluded hometheater compound, film critics wade major and mark keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering the latest dvd and bluray news and new releases of. It has also gained attention for positive promotion of hiphop. March 18 toshiba announces the hd dvd format will be dropped. Planet bboy pays fitting homage to both breakers impressive dance skills and the roots of hiphop culture. Planet bboy, the movie planet bboy theatrical trailer. A behind the scenes look at crustfund featuring the real kool keith from the upcoming debut planet b album. Earlier known as bboying, the dance form took the american performance stage by storm as artists and connoisseurs of music accepted it. On thursday, december 11, the decisions for americas best dance crew season 3 were finalized and all the season 3 crews were told that they will be on the show. The breakdancing documen tary planet bboy proves that what might be but probably isnt worth.
Read the news from march 21, 2008 on the new york post. Rent planet bboy 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Planet bboy at tribeca film festival film guide archive. If you havent seen planet b boy yet or even if you have mtv will be playing it on the following datestimes starting today. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which two are trailers, as listed below. Were doing so with the monthly thanks for writing contest. Nyc production, in association with mental pictures. The villanz perusu episode 3 tamil hip hop my hip hop documentary. The documentary planet bboy takes an indepth look at the world of breakdancing competition. I dont have the time to look at the chinese sites for information. Dec 04, 2014 in the theatrical documentary, planet bboy, the art of break dancing breaks on to the scene again. We visit the battle of the year set in whittier, california to speak with the cast and crew director benson lees 2008 documentary planet bboy proved that the art form of breakdancing is still alive and well today, decades after the popular dance craze started in the 1980s. Director benson lees doc planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying, the urban dance known as breakdancing. Not only is planet bboy about break dancing, but it follws the stories of an american dancer in vegas looking for his big break.
The movie is about chocolate, a rather talented b boy. Planet bboy full documentary about breakdance video. 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. Super cr3w was in the bottom 5, but after their performance to get up offa that thing, super cr3ws fanbase quickly grew and super cr3w became one of the top contenders. Video archive for the film planet bboy, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Mar 19, 2008 director benson lees doc planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying, the urban dance known as breakdancing. The film premiered at the 2007 tribeca film festival and was released on dvd on november 11, 2008. After a decade of defeat, the crew and their coach must go up against the best and greatest b boys in the world. 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. Planet bboy 2008 cast and crew an international competition in germany highlights a look at the evolution and resurgence of breakdancing. This is not a sociological study of influence of hiphop internationally and is very much focused on five teams and the battle of the year competition. An elephant eye films release of a mondo paradiso prods. It has spawned spinoffs in over 68 countries as of november 2019, in what is now referred to as the got talent format, similar to that described by fremantle of the idol and the x factor formats.
Im not a b boy, but ive always thought breaking is an overlooked cultural tradition, bad movies like kickin it old skool and step up 2. Its running time is approximately an hour and forty one minutes. Originally known as b boying, breakdancing was an urban dance form that originated from the streets of new york city during the seventies. Desperate to meet him, he tries to find out more about the boy. With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying the urban dance more commonly known as breakdancing. Planet b boy is a featurelength, theatrical documentary that rediscovers one of the most incredible dance phenomena the world has ever seen.
From their secluded hometheater compound, film critics wade major and mark keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering the latest dvd and bluray news and new releases of. If you havent seen planet bboy yet or even if you have mtv will be playing it on the following datestimes starting today. The 2008 rank em as you see em thread page 3 dvd talk forum. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It follows crews from all over the world who are brought together by the love of expression by means of b boying and ultimately to the world series of b boying, the battle of the year which is an international. October 28 the last standalone jvc vhsonly player is produced october 31 the last major united states supplier of prerecorded vhs tapes, distribution video audio inc. The documentary trend train keeps on rolling full steam in 2008, and im loving it.
With backdrops in osaka, japan, paris, france, seoul. Mark sparks, anthony the boy wonder takes on eyal the closer and justin rated r rego takes on mark sparks at zu bar in this very spe. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing planet bboy 2008 near you. Hey slanty peeps this is a little late, but still worth the mention. Agile camerawork propels the narrative at a brisk pace, and crisp editing synchs. Planet b boy is about an allstar american b boy crew training to compete in france at the battle of the year boty international championships. A movie based on this competition, called battle of the year, was released on september 20, 20. Since 2014, the oneonone portion of battle of the year is one of ten tournaments that are a part of the world bboy series. Planet bboy is a featurelength, theatrical documentary that rediscovers one of the most incredible dance phenomena the world has ever seen. The film was directed by benson lee, who produced planet bboy, and featured famous artist chris brown in the primary role. Got talent is a british talent show tv format conceived and owned by simon cowells sycotv company. The competition spawned the 2007 documentary planet bboy as well as a 20 eponymously named feature film battle of the year, both directed by benson lee. With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, planet bboy is set in the international world of bboying. The more comments you leave at he shot cyrus, the better chance you have of winning the monthly mystery prize.
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