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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. Clay emerged victorious, earning the championship and skyrocketing the career of the man who would later be known as Muhammad Ali.
Jan 14, 2021 · The movie is about what happens after the final bell, when Clay and three men who witnessed the fight gather for a low-key after-party that turns into an impromptu seminar on fame, political...
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- Four legends, one awesome directing debut for Regina King.
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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...
Sep 16, 2020 · One Night In Miami marks Regina King's directorial debut and it surely does not disappoint. Check out our spoiler free review.
Jan 15, 2021 · With four outstanding performances at its center, One Night in Miami… is a fascinating and electrifying drama. A prologue introduces us to the four Black legends at the center of the story.
Sep 7, 2020 · The movie takes place on Feb. 25, 1964, the night that Cassius Clay, at 22, wins the world heavyweight championship by defeating Sonny Liston in a title bout at the Miami Beach Convention...
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When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali, (Eli Goree), defeats heavy weight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his...
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