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Chris Willman Music WriterWhen Leslie Odom Jr. signed up to play Sam Cooke in “One Night in Miami,” he knew that he had a non-acting task awaiting him after shooting: director Regina King had already made it clear that whoever played the late, great soul singer was also who she wanted to co-write and perform an original end-credits theme.

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‘Billie Holiday’ tops AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

starring Andra Day as the jazz singer, was named best picture, while the Korean American family drama “Minari” got best intergenerational film. Spike Lee’s Vietnam-themed “Da 5 Bloods” picked up best buddy picture and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami…,” about the fictional meeting of Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown, got best ensemble.“We focus on films made by and for grownups,” said Tim Appelo, the film and television critic for AARP.

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‘One Night in Miami’ Makeup Artist on How He Created the Looks for Four Famous Faces

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMakeup head and prosthetics designer Scott Wheeler put four distinct transformations into Regina King’s “One Night in Miami.”Wheeler, who is on the Academy shortlist for makeup and hairstyling, was tasked with re-creating four icons for the film: Cassius Clay, played by Eli Goree; Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge); Malcolm X, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir and Sam Cooke, played by Leslie Odom Jr.Wheeler and his team had four actors with different preferences about makeup and hair.Neither Ben-Adir and Goree wanted prosthetics, while Hodge and Odom Jr. did.

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Regina King Shines in Silver For Golden Globes 2021

Regina King shines in a chic silver and black dress ahead of the 2021 Golden Globes on Sunday (February 28).

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‘One Night In Miami’s’ DP Tami Reiker On Recreating Muhammad Ali’s Historic Fight

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe most important thing to director Regina King for her directorial debut on “One Night in Miami” was to have everything as historically accurate as possible.Cinematographer Tami Reiker’s research bible was “Goat: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali” by Jeff Koons.

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With Music From Black Films Dominating the Awards Race, H.E.R., Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. and Others Discuss Why the Change Has Come

Chris Willman Music WriterOriginal songs by Black artists with specifically Black themes have only occasionally found their way into contention for the Oscar and Golden Globes races over the past decade. “Glory” by Common and John Legend, from “Selma,” won seven years ago.

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Leslie Odom Jr. On Finding The Power Behind Sam Cooke’s Music For ‘One Night In Miami’ And Making “Good Use” Of ‘Hamilton’s Streaming Launch

Leslie Odom Jr. is on track to burst into the Oscar race with a possible double nomination, for Supporting Actor and Original Song, for his contributions to Regina King’s One Night in Miami. As part of Deadline x Rolling Stone, a special issue of our AwardsLine print magazine dedicated to music in cinema, Odom tells Rolling Stone’s Brittany Spanos about the strength he found in playing the legendary songwriter and producer Sam Cooke, and the key conversation with a mentor that kept him on the path toward his breakthrough in Hamilton.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'One Night in Miami' Grapples With the Risk and Responsibility of Black Entertainers Speaking Out

Here's what we know happened Feb. 25, 1964: 22-year-old Cassius Clay (soon to become Muhammad Ali) became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world by defeating Sonny Liston.

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‘One Night in Miami’ Casting Director on Opening Doors for Diversity in Hollywood

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWith a career spanning more than 30 years, Kim Hardin is one of Hollywood’s top casting directors, with credits including “2 Fast 2 Furious,” “Hustle & Flow,” “Cadillac Records” and most recently, Regina King’s “One Night in Miami.” But Hardin is one of just a handful of Black casting directors in Hollywood.“I’ve done all types of films and historical stories,” says Hardin, but working on “One Night in Miami” was particularly meaningful, she says, “diving into the depth of that historically, and looking at how apropos the moment is and what we’re going through and how much the world hasn’t changed.”The film, which stars Leslie Odom Jr., Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree and Aldis Hodge as Sam Cooke, Malcolm X,

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‘One Night In Miami’ Director Regina King On Crafting A Tale Of Four Icons & “Creating Pipelines” For Gender Parity In The Industry

Regina King has built her award-winning acting career on a rock-solid foundation of memorable roles, and, after a host of small screen directing gigs on shows like Southland, This Is Us and Insecure, her smash directorial feature debut, One Night in Miami—which made its virtual premiere on King’s 50th birthday—shows she’s building just as sturdy a big screen directing career too. The film, adapted from Kemp Powers’ stage play, reimagines a night in which four icons meet—Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcolm X—and discuss their roles in much-needed societal change.

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For Black People, Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ Was the ‘Imagine’ of its Time — and of Today

Jeremy Helligar The crux of Regina King’s critically acclaimed new film “One Night in Miami” is the friendship between civil-rights activist Malcolm X and legendary crooner Sam Cooke, and that friendship is tested by a series of explosive – and fictional – verbal throwdowns. Adapted from a play that was loosely based on their real-life friendship (which probably wasn’t nearly as contentious as the screenplay makes it out to be), the movie casts Malcolm as Cooke’s pesky conscience, urging him to dedicate his musical career to loftier political and social goals and not just filling the world with silly love songs.

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Leslie Odom Jr Reacts To His Dual First-Time Golden Globe Nominations

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a dual first-time Golden Globe nominee, recognized both as an actor and singer for his work on the film “One Night in Miami”. The news came on Wednesday, when the full list of nominees for the 78th annual Golden Globes were announced, revealing that the actor is up for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his portrayal of Sam Cooke and Best Original Song for co-writing and performing the song “Speak Now.”

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Leslie Odom Jr Reacts to His Dual First-Time Golden Globe Nominations (Exclusive)

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a dual first-time Golden Globe nominee, recognized both as an actor and singer for his work on the film .

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Leslie Odom Jr. Says ‘Hamilton’ Was The “Golden Ticket” To His Two Globe Noms For ‘One Night In Miami’

With two of his own Golden Globe nominations—Best Supporting Actor for playing Sam Cooke in Regina King’s One Night in Miami, and Best Original Song for “Speak Now” on its soundtrack—Leslie Odom Jr. says he’s “connecting the dots” between a trio of his projects that have all appeared in this morning’s list. In addition to these nominations, the taped concert film for Hamilton, and the Sia musical Music are both recognized in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy list.

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Golden Globes history! Regina King, Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell score record for Best Director

Three female directors were nominated for Best Director - Motion Picture, a record nod from the Golden Globes.Regina King, Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell each scored a nomination on Wednesday from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the 78th annual awards ceremony which will air live on Feb. 28.The female-driven nominations are in stark contrast to last year's ceremony where women were completely excluded from the category.

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Grady Gaines was a blues saxophone player best known for playing in Little Richard’s (1932–2020) band.Gaines was working as a session musician in 1955 when Little Richard asked him to join his backing band, the Upsetters. He became the band’s leader, touring extensively with Richard for the next few years as well as playing sax on recordings including “Keep a Knockin’,” “Ooh My Soul,” and “I’ll Never Let You Go.” Gaines had an iconic moment with Richard in the 1957 movie “Mister Rock and Roll” – he jumped atop Richard’s piano and played his sax there.After Richard stepped away from secular music in 1958, the Upsetters continued on, backing other greats including Sam Cooke (1931–1964) and James Brown (1933–2006).

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Leslie Odom Jr. to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival Spotlight Award — Film News in Brief

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLeslie Odom, Jr. will receive the Palm Springs International Film’s spotlight award, actor for his performance in “One Night in Miami.”“Leslie Odom, Jr.

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Palm Springs Film Festival Awards: Leslie Odom Jr, ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’, Chloé Zhao, Carey Mulligan Among Honorees

UPDATED with latest winner: The Palm Springs Film Festival continues revealing this year’s film-awards honors, on Monday saying that Leslie Odom Jr will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor for his work in Amazon’s One Night In Miami.

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‘One Night In Miami’: Read The Screenplay For Regina King’s Icon-Packed Directorial Debut

EXCLUSIVE: “You ready for tonight?” Malcom X asks Cassius Clay about his upcoming title bout with the dangerous Sonny Liston at the beginning of Kemp Powers’ screenplay for One Night In Miami. “I been training three years for this fight. I’m as ready as a person can be,” the soon to be Muhammad Ali replies with his well-known bombast.