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The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster.
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Queen Of Katwe's biggest problem is that it's too nice.
Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe approaches the sports movie's conventions with a light, funk - inflected touch.
The film — based on Tim Crothers's The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster — focuses on Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan Bobby Fischer who emerges from the slums to reach the World Chess Olympiad.
Disney doesn't usually hit this column, but the studio went for limited runs for Queen of Katwe by Mira Nair, grossing $ 305K.
In his review, Scott Menzel stated «Queen of Katwe is a great little film that stands out among other inspirational stories that have come before it.»
Last up for the week is the biographical sports drama, Queen of Katwe.
Fortitude also forms the mortar of her performance in Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe as Nakku Harriet, the Mother Courage of a family of hungry, unschooled children in a teeming, poor, ramshackle township in Uganda where skyscrapers stand in the hazy distance like the Emerald City of Oz.
Fresh off Selma and still riding the wave of 12 Years a Slave, David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong» o, respectively, are teaming up for Disney's Queen of Katwe, a (based on a true) story about the rise of an African chess prodigy.
Lupita Nyong» o continues to establish herself as one of the greats, with her performance as the conflicted mother of a young chess phenom in Queen of Katwe, based on the true story of Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi.
After Moana and Queen of Katwe last year, it's the latest chapter in the studio's drive to bring more diversity to their catalogue and using an exclusively Latino cast (including Gael García Bernal and Benjamin Bratt) in a film that will reach such a wide audience feels like another important step.
Based on a true story, Queen of Katwe recalls a young girl from Uganda, who is in fact a chess prodigy.
«Queen of Katwe» feels overly long, but it also feels like a movie that was meant to be much longer.
It is interesting that the movie itself makes something of an attempt to tackle that controversy head - on, most notably in a way that is both daring as well as a significant change from the source material, screenwriters Jamie Moss (Street Kings), William Wheeler (Queen of Katwe) and Ehren Kruger (The Ring) taking a major risk by doing so.
Adapted from the book, The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion by Tim Crothers, director Mira Nair successfully brings to life the beautiful and emotional journey of... [Read more...]
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Filed Under: Disney, Entertainment Tagged With: david oyelowo, lupita n'yongo, Madina Nalwanga, Phiona Mutesi, queen of katwe, Robert Katende
But as the Academy looks to reverse the tide of racial myopia, there remain plenty of other diverse options, from Mira Nair's lovely Queen of Katwe, a surprise runner - up for TIFF's People's Choice prize, to Denzel Washington's Fences, which will at the very least be a showcase piece for the actor - director, and especially for Viola Davis, who will be a top Best Actress contender (assuming they don't relegate her to the Supporting category, which is always possible as studios piece together the likeliest winning strategy).
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Reflecting its setting, Queen of Katwe is a colorful film, whose vivid colors delight in the Blu - ray's pleasing 2.40:1 transfer.
Scripted by William Wheeler (The Hoax, The Reluctant Fundamentalist), Queen of Katwe is a film that no one will dislike.
Despite near - universal acclaim from critics (92 % Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes both by Top Critics and All Critics) and an A + CinemaScore from moviegoers, Queen of Katwe failed to find an audience in its fall theatrical run, grossing just under $ 9 million domestically and just over $ 1 million from the few other territories in which Disney or another studio released it.
Made just before Queen of Katwe, it is something of a short film on its own right, crediting Nair and Zippy Kimundu as its writer - directors.
Few people would consider chess a sport, but Queen of Katwe is definitely a Disney sports movie nonetheless.
Queen of Katwe is a well - made and absorbing drama, but one that moviegoers unfortunately took little interest in.
The ensemble cast includes Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), Jacob Latimore (Sleight), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Queen of Katwe), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (The Get Down), Armando Riesco (Bull) and Tiffany Boone (The Following).
Based on Tim Crothers» book about Mutesi titled The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster, the biographical film stars newcomer Madina Nalwanga as Mutesi, Lupita Nyong» o as her mother Harriet, and David Oyelowo as missionary Robert Katende.
Nyongo'o introduced the alter ego when she got 3 million followers on Instagram while promoting 2016 film Queen of Katwe.
Tran Anh Hung * — «Norwegian Wood,» «The Scent of Green Papaya» Joss Whedon — «Marvel's The Avengers,» «The Cabin in the Woods» William Wheeler — «Queen of Katwe,» «The Reluctant Fundamentalist» Yau Nai - hoi — «Three,» «Election» Mauricio Zacharias — «Little Men,» «Love Is Strange» Martin Zandvliet * — «Land of Mine,» «A Funny Man»
The Queen of Katwe is the story of Ugandan chess player Phiona Mutesi.
Balancing Okoye's red is the green of Nakia (Lupita Nyong «o, Queen of Katwe), T'Challa's love interest.
Much like the 2012 documentary Brooklyn Castle by Katie Dellamaggiore, Queen of Katwe explores the inherent difficulties at reconciling an underprivileged upbringing with newfound success at such a young age, as well as how a gifted child can struggle to remain humble.
Based on a popular graphic novel by Marasume Shirow and directed by Rupert Sanders («Snow White and the Huntsman»), Ghost in the Shell is a visually stunning experience with a fine core performance by Scarlett Johansson («Captain America: Civil War»), but it borrows so much of other, mostly better science fiction films and TV series, that charges of grand larceny should be levied against writers William Wheeler («Queen of Katwe»), Ehren Kruger («Transformers: Age of Extinction») and Jamie Moss («Street Kings»).
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He also sounds off about the upcoming Lion King remake before reviewing the other new films: Deepwater Horizon, Masterminds, Queen of Katwe and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Nyong» o hopes to follow up her Oscar - winning success in 12 Years A Slave, by playing opposite Oyelowo in Queen Of Katwe, based on the true story of a Ugandan chess champion.
A typical sports underdog story with an exotic African backdrop, «Queen of Katwe» feels like a lot of random moves instead of a comprehensive narrative.
November 18, 2016: Removed Queen of Katwe (left theaters) and Christine.
«Queen of Katwe,» with Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong» o, Martin Kabanza, Taryn «Kay» Kyaze, Esther Tebandeke.
Chess drama Queen Of Katwe added 1,190 screens to its roll out and jumped into the top 10 at seventh with $ 2.6 million.
Indian filmmaker Mira Nair («Amelia,» «New York, I Love You») presents a rather uniquely touching, emotional and winning spirit in the coming - of - age biopic / sporting drama Queen of Katwe.
Queen of Katwe taps into the edgy nerves and eventual triumph of an impoverished Ugandan girl that discovers a competitive ability in the game of chess that enables her to conquer her existing predicament of plight and personal pain en route to treasured self - worth and prideful accomplishment.
«Queen of Katwe» is a feel - good film about some strong female characters.
So what keeps Queen Of Katwe from being great, as opposed to just good?
Summary: «Queen of Katwe» is a warm and inspiring film about a strong woman's success playing chess.
Williamson was solid as the mentally incapacitated brother to Denzel Washington in Fences and let's not forget Oyelowo's quiet, yet effective turn in Queen of Katwe.
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture: Craig Robinson (Morris From America), Mykelti Williamson (Fences), David Oyelowo (Queen of Katwe) The two giants in the race, Moonlight and Fences, dominated this category, much to the chagrin of some truly deserving candidates that will have to wait another year.
Queen of Katwe, directed by Mira Nair, tried to lure families to the inspiring true story of a chess player from the Ugandan slums.