Basketball

NFL- New York Giants - The Road to Super Bowl XLII

The complete network broadcast of Super Bowl XLII along with both playoff victories of the 2008 Super Bowl winner. The most-watched single annual event in television and a must for any serious fan of the winning team.Running Time: 614 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/FOOTBALL (AMERICAN) Rating: NR UPC: 883929012817 Manufacturer No: 1000037564

2007-2008 NBA Champions - Boston Celtics

Get an inside look at the NBA Champions regular season triumphant playoff run and NBA Finals victory. Provides an all-access pass to exclusive interviews behind-the-scenes action and an unforgettable courtside view of the NBA Finals.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/BASKETBALL UPC: 883929016051 Manufacturer No: 1000038141

NFL Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants Championship DVD

One of the most surprising upsets in football history the New York Giants triumphed over the undefeated New England Patriots in 2008's Super Bowl XLII. Down four points the Giants used a drive in the final quarter to pull out a stunning 17-14 finish. Fans of either team will want to relive this tense game full of incredible moments including wide receiver David Tyree's astounding "Hat Catch" in which he kept hold of the ball by pushing it against his helmet. They're all collected here in NFL SUPER BOWL XLII.System Requirements:Running Time: 180 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/FOOTBALL (AMERICAN) Rating: NR UPC: 085391168331 Manufacturer No: 116833

Ultimate Jordan (20th Anniversary Three-Disc Collector's Edtion)

Michael Jordan, the greatest player in the history of team sports, gets an appropriate showcase with Ultimate Jordan, a two-disc set that's the most feature-packed sports DVD to date. It includes five programs previously available on VHS--some of the most spectacular footage is on Come Fly with Me (1989), which covers Jordan's youth, college years, and early NBA career. Michael Jordan's Playground (1991) is, as the title suggests, more fanciful, combining highlight footage with a fictional story line and a music video, while Air Time (1993) takes us into the championship and Dream Team years. The more sobering Above and Beyond (1996) covers the death of Jordan's father, his first retirement, and his baseball endeavors, and His Airness (1999) summarizes his career up through the famous final shot against the Utah Jazz. The numerous extra features collect various clips and highlights, but the best section is "Michael's Great 8," which provides 2.5- to 6-minute segments about significant Jordan games, including his 63 points against Boston in the 1986 playoffs and the 1997 "flu game" against Utah. Ultimate Jordan's release in the fall of 2001 coincided with Jordan's not-unexpected return from his second retirement, making it clear that there's another chapter in the Jordan legacy yet to be written. --David Horiuchi

Marking 20 years since Michael Jordan's celebrated arrival in the NBA, this truly historic 3-disc Collector's Edition chronicles the amazing career of this great American icon. For the first time ever, exclusive to this set, are Jordan's five all-time, greatest games in their entirety. Add to this, five #1 best-selling Michael Jordan programs, over an hour of bonus footage including MJ's greatest moves, dunks and shots, plus DVD-ROM features and you have the ultimate tribute to the ultimate sports legend. Reference ID:TC01-DVD-0951

NBA Dynasty Series - Chicago Bulls - The 1990s

Over the course of 15 hours on four double-sided DVDs, Chicago Bulls: The 1990s documents the Bulls' incredible run of six NBA championships in eight years led by the game's greatest-ever player, Michael Jordan. Like the earlier DVD release Ultimate Jordan, it collects a number of programs originally released on VHS, in this case the yearly highlight videos that summarized each of the six championship seasons, plus a five-minute introduction that covers the franchise starting in the 1960s and ending with its drafting of Jordan.

Where the NBA Dynasty series (the other initial entry is the slightly meatier Los Angeles Lakers: The Complete History) outdoes Ultimate Jordan is in the six playoff games--one for each year--as they were originally broadcast, minus halftime and commercials. Having the nearly complete game (usually running 90-100 minutes, from the TV introductions to post-game interviews) means you can skip straight to John Paxson's clutch basket or what was expected to be the final shot of Jordan's career. Or you can savor each game in its entirety, all the better to appreciate the artistry of Jordan in his three-pointer barrage against Portland or his "flu game" against Utah. You can see other great players too, of course, including Jordan's teammates--Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman--and those opponents unfortunate enough to face the Bulls--Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Karl Malone, and others. Because these are all NBA Finals games, you won't see Jordan's shot over Craig Ehlo or his 63-point coming-out party against Boston, but the 1990s Chicago Bulls were a team for the ages, and merely having their games--some of them all-time classics--available for home viewing is a major milestone in archived sports. --David Horiuchi

Discipline, dedication and desire were the hallmarks of the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s. Capturing six NBA titles between 1991and 1998, the Bulls were the most dominant and arguably the greatest basketball team ever assembled. Enjoy over 15 hours of spectacular highlights from those Championship seasons on four discs. And for the first time ever on DVD, see the greatest Finals games in Bulls championship history. Officially Licensed by the NBA

NBA Dynasty Series - Boston Celtics - The Complete History

Boston Celtics: The Complete History recounts the glory days of the Celtics, and few have ever been more glorious. The franchise's Hall of Fame players and still-record 16 championships are revisited in a five double-sided-DVD combination of new and old documentaries and actual game footage. The main documentary, The Celtics Dynasty (47 min.) tracks the team from the '50s through the '80s, and shorter vintage featurettes from the '70s and '80s (about 130 min. total) focus on the 1974 playoffs, the classic 1976 game against the Phoenix Suns that's often called the greatest NBA game ever, the renewed rivalry with the Lakers, and the 1986-87 team. Two NBA highlight films (55 min. each) summarizing the 1984 and 1986 seasons are less Celtic-centric but provide some memorable moments such as Ralph Sampson's miracle shot to beat the Lakers. A postscript needs less than three minutes to discuss the highlights of the franchise since its last championship (1986) through 2004, from Reggie Lewis to Paul Pierce. (Interestingly, neither it nor the 1986-87 summary mentions the tragic death of Len Bias, who was the best hope to carry on the winning tradition from the Big Three.)

But that's all a prelude to the six complete games (plus one quarter) included in the set. It's a rare chance to see all-time great players such as Bill Russell, the Bird-Parish-McHale front line, and even a pre-TV-personality Bill Walton grabbing a key offensive rebound to remind everyone of the player he was before the injuries. It includes the aforementioned Phoenix Suns game, two games against the Magic-Kareem Lakers in 1984, a game against Houston's Twin Towers by the 1986 team that some call the best ever, and a 1987 game against Detroit that didn't lead to a championship but allowed Bird to create his own John Havlicek-esque moment. Light up the victory cigar for the Boston Celtics on DVD! --David Horiuchi

Over the past 50 years the Celtics have won an unprecedented 16 World Championships including 8 in a row from 1959-1966, making them the the most storied franchise in NBA history. This 5-disc special edition collector's set features the complete Boston Celtics history including year-end compilation programs highlighting the Championship seasons. Plus for the first time ever on DVD, the team's most memorable games in franchise history. Reference ID:TC01-DVD-0970

NFL: Favre 4 Ever

NFL fans know this eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback for his gritty blue-collar persona on the field and his Hall of Fame caliber statistics in the record books. The NFLs only three-time MVP, Brett Favre started the most consecutive games by any quarterback making him the most durable QB in NFL History. Favre 4 Ever includes personal interviews with Brett and those closest to him, as they relive pivotal events of his legendary life his near fatal car accident, disastrous rookie NFL season, unforgettable Monday Night Football performance 24 hours after his fathers death, triumph over addiction to pain killers, and glorious victory in Super Bowl XXXI. Narrated by Billy Bob Thornton, Favre 4 Ever, packed with highlights and rarely seen footage from Bretts college and pro career, is the ultimate tribute to one of the NFLs greatest heroes.

NBA - Larry Bird, A Basketball Legend (25th Anniversary Edition)

The complete DVD guide to Bird watching. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Larry Bird stepping foot on the parquet floors of Boston Garden with this 2-disc special edition DVD set that chronicles the "Cinderella" journey of one of sport's greatest heroes. Amazing bonus features include Larry Bird's top 3 greatest game performances in their entirety. Reference ID:TC01-DVD-0969

NBA - Boston Celtics 1985-86 Champions

Relive the Boston Celtics' sixteenth NBA Championship (still a league record) with this incredible multi-DVD collector's set. Experience the historic 1996 NBA Finals showdown where the Celtics led by Larry Bird Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale battled the upstart Houston Rockets led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson. This DVD features all 6 games each in its entirety and original broadcast format.Running Time: 780 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/BASKETBALL UPC: 883929009008 Manufacturer No: 1000036916

Hoop Dreams - Criterion Collection

Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible - professional basketball glory - in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their Chicago streets. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this landmark documentary chronicling two remarkable families who challenge the American dream.

This completely absorbing three-hour documentary follows the lives of two inner-city African American teenage basketball prodigies as they move through high school with long-shot dreams of the NBA, superstardom, and an escape from the ghetto. Taking cues from such works as Michael Apted's 35 Up, director Steve James and associates shot more than 250 hours of footage, spanning more than six years, and their completed work actually moves like an edge-of-the-seat drama, so brimming with tension, plot twists, successes, and tragedies that its length--170 minutes--is never an issue. Yet, what makes the film more impressive is how James moves his scope beyond a competitive sports drama (although the movie has plenty of terrific, nail-biting basketball footage) and addresses complex social issues, creating a scathing social commentary about class privilege and racial division. The film opens by introducing William Gates and Arthur Agee, two Chicago hopefuls, as they are being courted and recruited by various high schools to play ball, and continues until the pair are college freshmen. James allows the audience the experience of not only watching their journeys and daily routines (it's a sobering portrait of inner-city life), but also witnessing their maturation. Each takes a separate path along the way, stumbling over several obstacles (William suffers injuries, Arthur fails to meet his coach's high expectations); but James takes particular care to stress the importance and strong commitment of each character's family along the way, giving the film a essential center. The parents and siblings emerge with as much depth and complexity as the two main "characters," and turn Hoop Dreams into an unforgettable film experience. --Dave McCoy