ATL (HD-DVD/ST-DVD/HYBRID/WS-2.35/5.1/MUSIC VIDEO/ENG-FR-SP SUB)-NLA DVD

ATL
A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering life after high school in director Chris Robinson's coming-of-age comedy drama that draws inspirations from the real-life childhoods of Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins. For a kid growing up on the south side of Atlanta, the Cascade roller-skating rink is the place to be seen, and it's the place where the orphaned high school senior Rashad (Tip Harris) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross) go every weekend to forget their financial troubles, hang with their friends and get their groove on. But outside the rink, the brothers have problems they can't avoid: Ant is being recruited into the posse of charismatic drug dealer Marcus (Outkast's Antwan Andre Patton, aka Big Boi). Meanwhile, Rashad's three best friends -- including the ambitious Esquire (Jackie Long) -- are pulling him in different directions, and his new girlfriend New-New (Lauren London) may not be as "street" as she seems. As Rashad tries to hold on to his little brother, he also comes to the realization that if he's ever going to make something of himself, he's going to have to step out of his skates and into the real world. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Tip "T.I." Harris as Rashad Lauren London as New New Lonette McKee as Priscilla Garnett Antwan Andre Patton as Marcus Evan Ross Naess as Ant Keith David as John Garnett Jackie Long as Esquire Albert Daniels as Brooklyn Jason Weaver as Teddy Khadijah Haqq as Veda Malika Haqq as Star Tyree Simmons as DJ Drama Mykelti Williamson as Uncle George Khadijah as Veda

Crew Jonathan J. Short - Art Director Drew Ponder - Boom Operator Leah Daniels-Butler - Casting Shay Bentley-Griffin - Casting Kimberly Hardin - Casting Devyne Stephens - Choreography Iliana Sanchez - Costume Designer Shawn Barton - Costume Designer Jason Bland - Costume Designer Doug Torres - First Assistant Director Chris Robinson - Director Aaron Glascock - Editor Curt Schulkey - Editor David Blackburn - Editor Timothy M. Bourne - Executive Producer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins - Executive Producer Michael Riley - Location Manager Aaron Zigman - Composer (Music Score) Julia Michels - Musical Direction/Supervision Colin Hudson - Camera Operator Thomas Weston - Camera Operator Robb Buono - Production Designer Crash - Cinematographer James Lassiter - Producer Jody Gerson - Producer Dallas Austin - Producer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins - Producer Will Smith - Producer Timothy M. Bourne - Producer Michael Stern - Recording Alejandro Luna - Set Designer Michael Stern - Sound Mixer Dennis S. Sands - Sound Mixer Mary H. Ellis - Sound/Sound Designer Gus Williams - Stunts Coordinator Timothy M. Bourne - Unit Production Manager Antwone Quenton Fisher - Screen Story Tina Gordon Chism - Screenwriter Michael W. Mitchell - Sound Effects Editor Paul Berolzheimer - Sound Effects Editor John Joseph Thomas - Sound Effects Editor Greg Tresan - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Pat Story - Unit Publicist Billy Rich - Additional Editing Gloria E. Gifford - Dialogue Coach Eric Leftridge - First Assistant Camera Stanley Fernandez Jr. - First Assistant Camera Stephen Crowley - Gaffer C. Alan Rawlins - Key Grip Johnny Caruso - Music Editor Lee Scott - Music Editor Lisa Ann Dennis - Post Production Supervisor Craig Cannold - Production Supervisor James Brothers - Properties Master Ron Bartlett - Re-Recording Mixer Aaron Glascock - Re-Recording Mixer Gregory H. Watkins - Re-Recording Mixer Curt Schulkey - Re-Recording Mixer Gail Hunter - Script Supervisor Patrick Mangan - Second Assistant Director Kathleen Tonkin - Special Effects Coordinator Colin Hudson - Steadicam Operator Guy D'Alema - Still Photographer Curt Schulkey - Supervising Sound Editor Aaron Glascock - Supervising Sound Editor Ulysses Terrero - Additional Casting Eric Gotthelf - ADR Mixer Dale Fowler - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Tony Holley - Assistant Location Manager Brad Smith - Assistant Location Manager Teresa M. Yarbrough - Assistant Production Coordinator Shawn Gray - Assistant Properties Oscar Mitt - Assistant Sound Editor Joel Dougherty - Assistant Sound Editor Riko Schatke - Best Boy Grip Dan Cornwall - Chief Lighting Technician A. L. Kupersmith - Construction Coordinator Carol Sadler - Costumes Supervisor Vanessa Ashley Lapato - Dialogue Editor Kira Roessler - Dialogue Editor Darryl "D-Man" Humber - Dolly Grip John Roesch - Foley Artist Alyson Moore - Foley Artist Christopher Flick - Foley Editor Don Holloway - Greensman Drew Fuller - Key Costumer Dan George - Key Costumer Deedy Wales-Walden - Key Hairstylist Donna Premick - Key Make-up Haroon Saleem - Personal Assistant Harvey Robinson - Personal Assistant Leslie Terrero - Personal Assistant Gary Glushon - Personal Assistant Sharliss Asbury - Personal Assistant Flavia Toledo - Personal Assistant Elizabeth Smith - Personal Assistant Tia Dorsey - Personal Assistant Wendy Price - Production Accountant Josh Hancher - Second Assistant Camera Braden Belmonte - Second Assistant Camera Neil Lewis - Second Second Assistant Director Lauren Cynkar - Set Production Assistant Tom Moore - Transportation Captain Shane Summers - Transportation Coordinator Nicole Selmo - Set Decorator Susan Van Apeldoorn - Craft Service/Catering Location Catering of the South - Craft Service/Catering Mary Jo Lang - Foley Mixer Brenda M. Findley - Production Secretary Stan S. Swofford - Set Medic/First Aid Matt Neel - Special Effects Foreman Robert Morales - Video Assist Syndrome Studio - Title Design Pacific Title - Title Design Tatiana Komlos-Post - Art Department Coordinator Danya Joseph - Assistant Editor Joe Binford - Assistant Editor Kathleen Latlip - Assistant Editor Oliver Hug - Assistant Music Editor Taylor Knight - Department Head Hair Denise Tunnell - Department Head Makeup

ATL
Watching just a few frames of ATL, it's easy to tell director Chris Robinson has a music video background. Often that would be a backhanded compliment at best, but here it's genuine. With Crash, his long-time collaborator, serving once again as Robinson's DP, ATL boasts all the style of the best hip hop videos, but none of the insult -- it doesn't condescend, push products or fetishize. Robinson and screenwriter Tina Gordon Chism are instead interested in the sociology of youth culture, and the atmosphere that springs from it. In fact, Chism's dialogue about teen language patterns does for urban Atlanta youths what Donnie Brasco's analysis of the phrase "forget about it" did for wiseguys. The camera furthers the idea that the filmmakers are inside the content, rather than viewing it externally, and ATL shows a fondness for details that speak volumes -- a montage of dental bling, or a throwaway moment from the nightly operations of the local roller rink. If ATL is only an average coming of age story (with Antwone Fisher -- yes, that Antwone Fisher -- receiving story credit), that's because some substance must take a backseat to all this beautifully crafted style. ATL is also propelled by a perfectly interwoven stream of hip hop, lending extra electricity to the visuals. Rapper Tip "T.I." Harris makes a credible debut in the lead role, but his scowl on the poster is a little misleading. Like Dazed and Confused -- which has a similar ensemble structure and looseness to its plot -- ATL is a lot more about how teens have fun than how they perpetrate and intimidate. Even when things get heavy, the film stays as light as a carefree youth on roller skates -- which also helps it function as a ballad to the city whose abbreviated moniker serves as its title. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

Chris Robinson: Black Reel Awards, Best Director (nominated) Tina Gordon Chism: Black Reel Awards, Best Screenplay (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: cc In the Rink - A Director's Journey: Join director Chris Robinson in making his feature-filmmaking debut and in exploring Atlanta's growing music scene with rapper T.I. Additional scenes T.I. What You Know music video Theatrical Trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1: 2.40:1 MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 107 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- ATL 1. Credits. [2:42] 2. Man of hte House. [2:50] 3. School Troubles. [3:02] 4. Poetry and Waffles. [4:35] 5. Cascade Sunday Night. [4:58] 6. Poolside Patter. [6:34] 7. Movers and Skaters. [4:55] 8. Don't Fall. [1:57] 9. Ready to Work. [3:15] 10. Stolen Goods. [4:10] 11. What New-New Sees. [3:33] 12. I Believe in You. [4:55] 13. The Come Up. [2:11] 14. Close Contact. [4:08] 15. Who Gets the Booty? [3:36] 16. It's Who You New-New. [4:34] 17. Ghetto Wannabe. [1:58] 18. Ant Arrested. [3:18] 19. Unwanted. [2:08] 20. Escape From Mess. [4:15] 21. Driven Apart. [5:57] 22. Judged by Her Address. [3:08] 23. Proud Man. [5:14] 24. Team Minus One. [4:08] 25. Bang! [4:46] 26. Let Love Fly. [2:48] 27. Dreaming All Along. [2:47] 28. End Credits. [4:18]