One Night in Miami, Part 1: Jim Brown
One Night in Miami, Part 1: Jim Brown
One Night in Miami is a work of fiction with Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke all meeting together in a motel after Cassius fights with Sonny Liston for the first time on February 25, 1964. It is based on the stage play by Kemp Powers, who also wrote the screenplay. It was nominated for three Oscars: 1. Leslie Odom Jr for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Sam Cooke; 2. Best Adapted Screenplay, and 3. Best Original Song. Regina King was nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes but did not receive an Oscar nod. It is an excellent film if you don't mind it being a play because that reduces some of the spectacle of most movies.
All four of those Black men had an influence on my life, but they all had flaws that are only glanced over in the movie. I wanted to talk a bit about the real Jim Brown in this post. When I was young and Jim Brown was on television, all of my friends made a special effort to watch him. He was a great runner. His off field activities were a bit sordid however. I won't get into those here, but you can Google his name and read about the rape and assault allegations. Here is a YouTube video of his 5 greatest runs. I think watching these videos shows that a lot of the players just don't seem to have the same skill level as modern football players do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqsI....
One Night in Miami is a work of fiction with Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke all meeting together in a motel after Cassius fights with Sonny Liston for the first time on February 25, 1964. It is based on the stage play by Kemp Powers, who also wrote the screenplay. It was nominated for three Oscars: 1. Leslie Odom Jr for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Sam Cooke; 2. Best Adapted Screenplay, and 3. Best Original Song. Regina King was nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes but did not receive an Oscar nod. It is an excellent film if you don't mind it being a play because that reduces some of the spectacle of most movies.
All four of those Black men had an influence on my life, but they all had flaws that are only glanced over in the movie. I wanted to talk a bit about the real Jim Brown in this post. When I was young and Jim Brown was on television, all of my friends made a special effort to watch him. He was a great runner. His off field activities were a bit sordid however. I won't get into those here, but you can Google his name and read about the rape and assault allegations. Here is a YouTube video of his 5 greatest runs. I think watching these videos shows that a lot of the players just don't seem to have the same skill level as modern football players do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqsI....
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