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A Crosstown Classic Story- Official Movie Trailer 2

Crosstown Classic Story — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:04:53 +0000

My Favorite movie trailer for this film by far. It truly captures the essence of the Movie. -B --------------------------------------------------------- A Crosstown Classic Story, by Chicago-based filmmaker Bryan Bankovich, is an ethnographic comedy in cinema-verite style that has impassioned Cubs and White Sox fans speaking frankly about each other. Shot outside Wrigley and Cellular fields during the six-game series in 2008, the footage reveals that pitting one city's two teams against each other has the power to spontaneously incite camaraderie amid violence. The sounds in this half-hour documentary are unmistakable: Street vendors hawk programs and scorecards with a Midwestern lilt. Saxophonists, drummers, car horns and foghorns are a backdrop to the put-downs in the parking lot where hot dogs and booze are consumed with the same enthusiasm they bring to the grandstand. The Cubs icon Ronnie Woo-woo punctures his traditional cheer with a cry of, "Obama! '08." Released one year later, A Crosstown Classic Story magnifies those historic moments when disputes over power and recognition have spawned bitter rivals and sweet victories. Here's a movie that makes no apologies for its actors' bad behavior. It celebrates defeat alongside triumph. It's the unscripted story of strange characters, hustlers and home-grown allegiances. It's six afternoons at the ballpark when the Cubs hope to nab their first title in 100 years, and Sox fans sweep it away. As one fan says, "It's Chicago, baby. The world wishes they were here."

A Crosstown Classic Story- The Offical Trailer # 1

Crosstown Classic Story — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:57:35 +0000

A Crosstown Classic Story is an unscripted portrayal of impassioned baseball enthusiasts in Chicago, a city notorious for its one-boss rule where loyalty means everything. During the six-game series in 2008, filmmaker Bryan Bankovich caught Cubs and White Sox fans on video wielding their nastiest words, fists, libations and cleavage in the struggle to legitimize their team's right to claim ownership of the Windy City. It's an ongoing rivalry that's reached epic proportions: One town, two teams. It's a war, really. And as everyone knows in love and war—off the playing field and on the battlefield, in trains, parking lots and streets outside Cellular and Wrigley fields—there are no rules. It's a war, really. And as everyone knows in love and war--off the playing field and on the battlefield, in trains, parking lots and streets outside Cellular and Wrigley fields--there are no rules.

A Crosstown Classic Story – “The Whew Trailer”

Crosstown Classic Story — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:21:49 +0000

A Crosstown Classic Story- WHEW Trailer from A Crosstown Classic Film on Vimeo.