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On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called...
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- Regina King
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- Kingsley Ben-Adir
Jan 14, 2021 · ‘One Night in Miami’ Review: After the Big Fight, a War of Words A 1964 meeting of Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown is the subject of Regina King’s riveting directorial...
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Reviews. One Night in Miami. Amazon Prime. 111 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2020. Odie Henderson. January 15, 2021. 7 min read. On February 25, 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida, heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston met Cassius Clay in the ring for the first of their two famous bouts.
Jan 15, 2021 · Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown meet in a hotel in Regina King's directorial debut, streaming on Amazon Prime. Read the Empire review.
- Four legends, one awesome directing debut for Regina King.
- Verdict
By Kristy Puchko
Updated: Nov 3, 2022 6:45 pm
Posted: Jan 15, 2021 7:30 pm
One Night in Miami is now available on Amazon Prime.
With an eye to social politics, Regina King has forged a storied career as an actress. She's appeared in challenging and heralded films, like Boyz In The Hood, Ray, and If Beale Street Could Talk, for which she won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. On television, she gave voice to the spirited brothers at the center of the superb cartoon series Boondocks. Then, just last year she awed audiences as Sister Night in the revered HBO sequel to the graphic novel Watchmen. Since 2013, King's been carving out a career as a director as well, helming a slew of TV dramas. Now, King has come to put her auteur stamp on cinema with her feature directorial debut One Night In Miami, and she does so with all the confidence and might of Muhammad Ali.
Adapted from Kemp Powers' play of the same name, One Night In Miami imagines what might have been said between four major figures of 1960s Black Excellence. It's set on February 25, 1964, the monumental night when Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) was crowned the world heavyweight boxing champion. After the fight, Cassius (Eli Goree) celebrates with friends: millionaire soul singer Sam Cooke (Hamilton's Leslie Odom Jr.), NFL star Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), and Civil Rights activist Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir). However, revelry turns to tension as the foursome begins to debate what it means to be Black and famous in America.
There will be much talk about how One Night In Miami's conversation is reminiscent of Black Lives Matter. Make no mistake: it's the same conversation that has been going on for generations. Kemp Powers' thoughtful script gives us an insight into what might have been going on behind the sports and entertainment performances that awed us, and in doin...
Jan 15, 2021 · One Night in Miami tells the tale of four revered and exalted men — civil rights activist Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), boxer and activist Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), singer and songwriter Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.), and football player Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) — at the cusp of change.
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Jan 15, 2021 · Set on the night of February 25, 1964, One Night in Miami follows a young Cassius Clay (before he became Muhammad Ali) as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the new World...
