Jon Hart, Author at Book and Film Globe

LCU

DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION

LCU Gets Another Chance

December 20, 2022December 29, 2022 Jon Hart 0 Comments John Mosley, Last Chance U, LCU

Netflix gives us a new season of heartbreak and inspiration in its JUCO basketball documentary series

Zack Hample

‘Zack Hample vs. The World’

October 28, 2022October 29, 2022 Jon Hart 1 Comment Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran, Stu Hample, Woody Allen, Zack Hample

On the eve of the World Series, check out a YouTube documentary about the world’s greatest ballhawk

A Waiter In Paris

Down and Out: ‘A Waiter in Paris’

August 31, 2022September 5, 2022 Jon Hart 1 Comment A Waiter in Paris, Anthony Bourdain, Edward Chisholm, George Orwell, The Bear

Memoir captures the dark side of the City of Lights’ restaurant industry

Manti T'eo

NON-FICTION TELEVISION

The Truth About Manti Te’o

August 25, 2022August 31, 2022 Jon Hart 2 Comments Deadpan, Manti Te'o, University of Notre Dame, Untold

Netflix documentary covers the most famous catfishing case of all time

Bull Durham

No Bull

July 13, 2022August 24, 2022 Jon Hart 0 Comments Bull Durham, Kevin Costner, Ron Shelton, Susan Sarandon, The Church of Baseball, Tim Robbins

In ‘The Church of Baseball’ creator Ron Shelton gives the full story behind the making of ‘Bull Durham’

Hustle

Sandler’s Got Game

June 13, 2022June 15, 2022 Jon Hart 0 Comments Adam Sandler, Dr. J, Hustle, Juancho Hernangomez, Kenny Smith, Queen Latifah

The Sandman is a dramatic knockout in the kind-of predictable basketball melodrama ‘Hustle’

Vanity Fair

Bonfire of the Vanity Fair

April 5, 2022January 17, 2023 Jon Hart 1 Comment Christopher Hitchens, Dana Brown, Dilettante, Evan Wright, Graydon Carter, The Devil Wears Prada, Tom Hanks, Vanity Fair

Dana Brown’s memoir about Vanity Fair’s heyday brings back the glamour–and the fall

Cheer

‘Cheer’ is the Real March Madness

March 16, 2022April 3, 2022 Jon Hart 0 Comments Cheer, Gabi Butler, Greg Whiteley, Jerry Harris

The second season of the groundbreaking show about the most competitive (and disturbing) college sport

Coach K

Biography NON-FICTION

The Most Hated Man of March

March 9, 2022March 13, 2022 Jon Hart 2 Comments Bobby Knight, Christian Laettner, Coach K, Duke, Ian O'Connor, March Madness, Mike Krzyzewski

Ian O’Connor tells the definitive story of Duke’s Coach K

Unguarded

NON-FICTION Sports

Scottie Pippen Misses His Shot

December 7, 2021December 13, 2021 Jon Hart 2 Comments Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, The Last Dance, Toni Kukoc, Unguarded

Too many stats, not enough anecdotes make ‘Unguarded’ a thin recipe of revenge

Last Chance U

DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION

‘Last Chance U’ Season 6 is a Slam Dunk

March 18, 2021March 31, 2021 Jon Hart 0 Comments East Los Angeles College, John Mosley, Last Chance U, Netflix

The focus switches to college basketball in time for March Madness

Hubie Halloween

Enter Sandman

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Jon Hart 0 Comments Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Colin Quinn, Escape At Dannemora, Hubie Halloween, Julie Bowen, Kevin James, Ray Liotta, Rob Scheider, Steve Buscemi

Adam Sandler takes on everyone’s favorite holiday in the good-natured and typically ridiculous ‘Hubie Halloween’

Girls' Rules

Still Banging ‘Em Out

October 14, 2020May 25, 2021 Jon Hart 1 Comment Allison Hannigan, American Pie, Eugene Levy, Fast Times, Girls' Rules, Jason Biggs, Natasha Lyonne

‘American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules’

Last Chance U

Sports TELEVISION

‘Last Chance U’ Scores Again

August 18, 2020August 24, 2020 Jon Hart 0 Comments Dakota Allen, Jason Brown, John Beam, Laney College, Last Chance U, Ronald Ollie

A new school, but the same compelling JUCO football drama

NON-FICTION Sports

Where Have You Gone, Garry Templeton?

July 23, 2020March 15, 2022 Jon Hart 0 Comments baseball, Brad Balukjian, Sports, Wax Pack

‘The Wax Pack’ tracks down a set of baseball players after their final innings

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