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Bill Bradley On Max’s ‘Rolling Along’: Former NBA Star And U.S. Senator Reflects On A Life Of Highs And Lows In Candid “Performative Autobiography”


Soon after Bill Bradley takes the stage in Rolling Along: An American Story, there’s a realization that this is not a traditional political documentary of talking heads, archival clips and fleeting reflections. The project instead is a “performative autobiography,” as Bradley, the former NBA champion, U.S. senator and presidential candidate, calls it.  During the 90-minute, […]

One place he read was the commissary on the Warner Bros. lot, where director-producer Michael Tollin told him, “This could be a film.” Bradley memorized the material during long walks in Central Park, and the idea intrigued him. He said that when he performed for his friend, Spike Lee, the director “had tears in his eyes at the end, so I realized, “Maybe I have got something here.” Bradley rehearsed in the rec room of his apartment building, and people started showing up. The movie opened at the Tribeca Film Festival, with friend Steven Van Zandt recommending Summer at Signal Hill for the music, ultimately secured via agreement with Sony.

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