Great doco about the early days of NY hip hop and life on the projects. One of the best features of this film is that it examines the political trajectory of Nas' career through his lyrics as well as the environment and familial situation that gave rise to his stardom. Must see for fans of his music. And anyone interested in the political side of rap music.

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In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of professional cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. However, less than six years later, aged just 34, he died alone, in a cheap Italian hotel room.

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The Terence Davies Trilogy acts, as do his two later films, ‘Distant Voices, Still Lives' and ‘The Long Day Closes', as a reconstruction of his childhood and youth in working class post-war Liverpool. In his trilogy Davies uses alter ego Robert Tucker, a shy and introverted child who is assumed to be not as able mentally as his peers and so bullied by those around him. Robert's home life is darkly overshadowed by his violent abusive father and his guilt over homosexual feeling, which is exacerba find out more...