SONICSGATE: REQUIEM FOR A TEAM
“The Most Persuasive Grassroots Flick of 2009… Don’t be fooled by the price tag. This pitch-perfect documentary shows the collateral damage when a team leaves town.”
– Sports Illustrated | Volume 111, Issue 25
“An exceptional but thoroughly depressing chronicle of how the Sonics left.”
– Greg Bishop | The New York Times
“Sonicsgate is interesting for the larger questions it asks about our culture: Do cities owe teams brand new facilities every decade? Should billionaires and millionaires receive subsidies in the name of civic pride?”
– Laremy Legel | Film.com
“Illuminating… More than just a sports film, Sonicsgate also reveals some larger truths about government and big business, that ultimately everything comes down to ego, power and money.”
– Bob Condotta | The Seattle Times
“Reminded us that virtually no team, however entrenched in their community, is immune to the economic and political forces that could take them elsewhere at any moment.”
– Preston Bounds | Sports Business Daily
“Sonicsgate succeeds mightily… a tutorial in how badly the public can be treated by insiders and powerbrokers. If the mainstream media has showed us someone lying more blatantly than this, I am not aware of it.”
– Henry Abbott | ESPN TrueHoop
“This is a must-watch film for any basketball fan.”
– Matt Lawyue | SLAM Magazine
“Reid’s film is about love, loss and the heartache that ensues when a beloved enterprise decides to skip town…”
– Sara Michelle Fetters | MovieFreak
“It’s not your normal sports documentary. The movie has everything – heroes, villains, plot twists, lies, cameos, intrigue, government officials, and sleazy businessmen.”
– Tim Hall | The Seattle P-I
“A meticulous examination of the political malfeasance, conspiracy, and media cover-ups that led to the team’s relocation.”
– Karen Quinn | Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
“This is unequivocally the most exciting political drama since ‘All The President’s Men’, another movie with some pretty heroic journalists.”
– Bill White | Seattle Post-Globe
– Seattle Wonders What’s Next in NBA Saga | Associated Press
– Kings Fans Mobilizing to Thwart Seattle | Associated Press
– Hope for the Teamless in Seattle | The New York Times
– Sonicsgate Premiere in New York | ESPN Outside The Lines
– A City Left Behind | ESPN SportsCenter
– Sonics Fans Mourn as OKC Preps for Finals | TIME Magazine
– Seattle Mourns Loss of Potential NBA Champion | USA Today
– 4 Years After Move, Seattle Sees Old Team in Finals | Associated Press
– In Seattle, Thunder Fans Are Hard to Find | Los Angeles Times
– OKC in Finals Adds New Sting to Wound Sonics’ Faithful Bear | NBA.com
– As Thunder Enter Finals, Seattle Sulks Over Bitter Departure | Sports Illustrated
– Zombie Sonics Fans Throw Support to Heat | ESPN
– A Seattle View – Harboring a Grudge | ESPN
– The Plan to Bring Basketball Back to Seattle | Grantland
– Seattle is Stewing Over Bitter Departure | Yahoo! Sports
– Why We Should All Root for the Miami Heat | The Nation
– Thunder Changed Business for OKC, Seattle | The Huffington Post
–Sonics Fans: Hear Them Roar | The Toronto Sun
– How Long Should Fans Stew Over Lost Teams? | ESPN
– CNBC 30-Second Trailer | Sonicsgate: Requiem For A Team
– Aubrey McClendon and Sonicsgate | CNBC Fast Money
– Zombie Sonicsgate at Miami NBA Finals | Q13 Fox News
– Two Years Later, Pain of Losing Sonics Still Stings | NBA.com
– Gary Payton Accepts for Sonicsgate | 14th Annual Webby Awards
– Sonicsgate Wins Webby Award | NW Cable News
– Sonicsgate Wins Webby Award |KJR 950AM
– Sonicsgate & SOS Event | Q It Up Sports
– Sonicsgate in Portland | Rip City Live
– Mayor McGinn Meets Sonicsgate | Q13 Fox News
– Sonicsgate is Free Online | Q13 Fox News
– Sonicsgate Premieres Tonight | KONG Morning News
– Sonicsgate Premiere | Northwest Sports Tonight