What Nike Vets Say 'Air' Gets Right, and Wrong About Signing Jordan
Former Nike employees who attended a private screening of the movie say it captures the company's vibe but jumbles facts.
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Former Nike employees who attended a private screening of the movie say it captures the company's vibe but jumbles facts.
Ben Affleck directs a movie that tries (and fails) to squeeze dramatic tension out of the origins of the Air Jordan. Matt Damon and Viola Davis star in this soulless dramatization.
Air soars Unlike its subject matter, there's nothing particularly flashy about Ben Affleck's Air. This less-is-more approach is vital to its success. He knows well...
In 1984, when Michael Jordan was just a promising college basketball player whose future greatness was evident only to connoisseurs, a bidding war for his footwear endorsement began.
The sneakers’ origin is way more interesting and morally complex than in Air.