Adam Yauch is such a nicer name than “Nathaniel Hornblower,” the nom de zoom the lead Beastie Boy has used on music videos and the assembly of fan-shot footage that became the feature “Awesome! I Fuckin’ Shot That!” Yauch also has the fine fortune to be able to foot his own production and distribution concern, Oscilloscope Laboratories. To boot, he’s not a bad filmmaker, not a bad filmmaker at all. The breezy “Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot” follows eight high school basketball players competing in something called the “Elite 24 Game” at Harlem’s Rucker’s Park in Harlem. While Yauch doesn’t develop his subjects as characters, he’s got a more-kinetic-than-ESPN esthetic in his back pocket. (Ray Pride)
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