With a little over a week to go until One Night in Miami arrives on Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service has released a trailer for Regina King’s feature directorial debut along with four character posters featuring Aldis Hodge as Jim Brown, Kingsley Ben-Adir as Malcolm X, Eli Goree as Muhammad Ali, and Leslie Odom […]
One Night in Miami is 2021’s First Great Film | Video Review
One Night in Miami, 2020. Directed by Regina King. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. Filmmaker Regina King kicked off 2021 with the year’s first masterpiece. One Night In Miami tells the story of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke meeting for one important night that changes […]
Regina King’s One Night in Miami gets a poster and trailer
Amazon Prime Video has released a poster and trailer for Regina King’s directorial debut One Night In Miami. Based on Kemp Powers’ stage play of the same name, the drama is a fictional account of a night in 1964 when four friends, Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.), […]
Movie Review – One Night in Miami (2020)
One Night in Miami, 2020. Directed by Regina King. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Lance Reddick, Joaquina Kalukango and Christian Magby. SYNOPSIS: Four icons of Black history in America meet in a hotel room to celebrate 22-year-old Cassius Clay’s surprise world heavyweight championship victory over Sonny Liston. On paper, a […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – One Night In Miami
One Night in Miami, 2020. Directed by Regina King. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. SYNOPSIS: A fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered, discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the ’60s. Regina King […]
Movie Review – One Night In Miami (2020)
One Night in Miami, 2020. Directed by Regina King. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aldis Hodge, Eli Goree, Leslie Odom Jr, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Beau Bridges, and Emily Bridges. SYNOPSIS: On February 25th 1964 Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) beat Sonny Liston (Aaron D. Alexander) at the age of twenty two. That night […]
Watchmen: Damon Lindelof says it would be a “betrayal” to return for a second season after Emmy win
During the recent 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards, Damon Lindelof’s DC adaptation Watchmen took home the most awards with eleven, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress (Regina King), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series (Yahya-Abdul Mateen II). Now, in a backstage interview with Deadline, Lindelof has reiterated […]
Regina King’s Cassius Clay film One Night in Miami picked up by Amazon Studios
Following on from the news that the movie will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, Amazon Prime Video has announced that it has secured the rights to Regina King’s (If Beale Street Could Talk, Watchmen) directorial debut One Night in Miami, which takes place on the night of Cassius […]
Damon Lindelof wants “someone else to take their shot” at Watchmen
While the news that HBO and Damon Lindelof were bringing Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen to the small screen was met with plenty of apprehension amongst fans, the resulting show exceeded any and all expectations and proved to be one of the highlights of last season’s TV calendar. Acclaimed by fans and critics alike, […]
Regina King is open to a second season of Watchmen under certain conditions
With HBO putting the future of Watchmen solely in the hands of Damon Lindelof and the writer and showrunner seemingly leaning towards a “one and done” approach with the acclaimed comic book adaptation, it may be that we never learn whether Angela Abar walks on water… although actress Regina King has confirmed to THR that […]
