Tyson
Jul 5 to Jul 9
Sunday through Thursday 4:30, 6:30, 8:30
James Toback - 2008 - 90m
A powerful and troubling new documentary about the legendary and uniquely controversial international athletic icon and former heavy weight champion boxer Mike Tyson. Directed by acclaimed indie filmmaker James Toback, this stylistically inventive portrait of a mesmerizing Tyson allows him to reveal himself without inhibition and with eloquence and a pervasive vulnerability that conjures up radical questions of race and class. Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, a startlingly complex, fully-rounded human being emerges. The film ranges from Tyson’s earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, to his rollercoaster ride in the funhouse of worldwide fame and fortunes won and lost.
