SPIKE LEE PRODUCTION "THE BEST MAN" TAYE DIGGS 1999 UNIVERSAL VHS EPK +NOTES

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BEING THE MUSIC AND PROMOTION DIRECTOR FOR A NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK SOMETIMES GOT ME ON A FEW PRESS LISTS, FROM VARIOUS MEDIA COMPANIES, MAINLY MUSIC RELATED, BUT FOR SOME REASON IN THE EARLY TO MID 90's FOR THOSE YEARS I WAS ON THE SONY/COLUMBIA/TRISTAR UNIVERSAL PICTURES MEDIA LIST AND RECEIVED THESE VHS VIDEO PRESS KITS, A FEW DID COME WITH A PAPER PRESS KIT/FOLDER, JUST THE TAPE. NONE OF THEM BEEN PLAYED, I NO LONGER HAVE A VHS TAPE PLAYER, SO I HAVE OPENED THEM ONLY TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE TAPES THEMSELVES AND THE TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TAPE SHELL. MOST OF THESE CONTAIN THE FILMS TRAILERS AS WELL AS SPECIFIC SCENES FROM THE FILMS, INTERVIEW SOUNDBITES WITH THE ACTOR/STARS OF THE FILMS, AND ALSO “B-ROLL” OR BEHIND THE SCENES FILM FOOTAGE THAT IN SOME CASES WHEN DVD'S CAME IN MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS BONUS FILLER, BUT MAINLY “B-ROLL” IS UNIQUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL TAPES. I HAVE A FEW I AM LISTING. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS IS INSIDE THE TAPE CASE, SO IF YOU'RE INTO THESE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS, ALL ITEMS WILL MAIL OUT MEDIA MAIL, AND I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. THANKS FOR LOOKING! THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE, SORRY IF THE PICTURES ARE SOMEWHAT BLURRY....
I HAVE OTHER VHS EPK'S CURRENTLY LISTED AS WELL.
NOTE: THIS ROUND OF EPK's INCLUDE THE PRESS INFO SHEETS (SEE PHOTOS) THESE WERE ALL IN STORAGE IN A BOX WITH THE TAPES, AND ARE LIGHTLY WRINKLED DUE TO THAT SEE PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VIEW.
NAME OF THE FILM: “THE BEST MAN”
COMPANY: UNIVERSAL PICTURES
DATE: 10/22/99
PRINCIPAL STARS: TAYE DIGGS, TERRENCE HOWARD, NIA LONG & MORE
DIRECTOR- MALCOLM D. LEE
THERE IS A TWO PAGE “NEWS RELEASE” WITH A FILM OVERVIEW AND MORE INFO ON THE CONTENTS OF THE EPK, THERE IS A VERY TINY TEAR ON THE RIGHT EDGE
APPROX LENGTH- 54:24 MINUTES
TAPE INFORMATION- SEE PHOTO
TRAILER
TRAILER
TV CLIPS
SOUNDBITES
B-ROLL
WIKI INFO ON THE FILM:A SPIKE LEE PRODUCED FILM.
The Best Man
is a 1999
romantic
comedy-drama
film
, written and directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
. It was produced by
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
, with Lee's cousin,
Spike Lee
, serving as producer. The film stars
Taye Diggs
and
Nia Long
. The film also served as the debut of
Regina Hall
. A Christmas-themed sequel,
The Best Man Holiday
, was released on November 15, 2013 with a reunited cast.
Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee
Produced by
Spike Lee
Sam Kitt
Bill Carraro
Written by
Malcolm D. Lee
Starring
Taye Diggs
Nia Long
Morris Chestnut
Harold Perrineau
Terrence Howard
Sanaa Lathan
Monica Calhoun
Melissa De Sousa
Music by
Stanley Clarke
Cinematography
Frank Prinzi
Edited by
Cara Silverman
Production
company
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
October 22, 1999
Running time
120 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
million
[1]
Box office
,573,780
Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film review website
Allmovie
gave the film 3/5 stars, with reviewer Jason Clark stating that while the film has "occasional moments of ripe humor, but it fails to say anything new about troubled weddings or the experience of being an upwardly mobile African-American looking for love." At
Metacritic
, the film averaged a favorable 61% rating from 30 critics.
Rotten Tomatoes
gives the film a 72% positive rating based on reviews by 71 critics, with the site's consensus stating "With a strong cast and a host of well-defined characters, The Best Man is an intelligent, funny romantic comedy that marks an impressive debut for writer/director Malcolm D. Lee."The film has earned a B+ average from users at the
Yahoo! Movies
site.
Made on a relatively small budget of nine million dollars, the film went on to make over ,000,000, nearly four times as much as it cost to produce the picture, by the end of its theatrical run.
The film received numerous awards and accolades.
Terrence Howard
's performance in particular earned much praise from many film critics, and in hindsight
The Best Man
is considered to be his breakout film. Later, he made the jump to other films and to the TV series
Empire (2015 TV series)
. Jason Clark in his Allmovie review even stated that although
Taye Diggs
does well in his first true starring role, Howard "commands the screen with such abandon that one secretly wishes the film could have been all about his oddly captivating character". All eight of the principal cast members received nominations for the film at the 2000
NAACP Image Awards
, with Howard and
Nia Long
winning. The film itself also won Outstanding Motion Picture
SHIPPING INFO- SINGLE TAPES WILL MAIL OUT 1
st
CLASS.ALL MULTIPLE KITS WILL GO OUT MEDIA MAIL. I WILL ONLY BE SELLING THESE IN THE U.S. & U.S. TERITORIES. AND CANADA. WILL COMBINE SHIPPING, IF YOU WIN MORE THAN ONE AUCTION AT A TIME PLEASE LET ME INVOICE YOU THE COMBINE MEDIA MAIL RATE TO YOUR ZIP CODE.
THE TAPE COMES IN A HARD SHELL CASE WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE OUTER PUBLICITY CARD IS AFFIXED TO THE FRONT OF THE CASE. THE TAPE LABEL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.THE TAPE HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED.
I DO COMBINE SHIPPING……….
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