“Blood Brothers” floats on perceptive interviews, rich archival photos and pointed newsreel footage. It stings, too, with its exploration of two iconic, uncompromising figures who were friends for (the film persuasively argues) too short a spell. Director Marcus A. Clarke used Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith’s “Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X” as a touchstone for this documentary — available on Netflix — but also brought his own insights as a Black man in America to the work. The result is thought-provoking, resonant, often touching.
The duo envisioned by “One Night in Miami” were nearing the end of their deep bond when they celebrated Cassius Clay’s victory over Sonny Liston in the 1964 heavyweight title bout. Although Malcolm X was 16 years older, there were similarities. Each embodied curiosity. Each met white racism with gloves off. Both were verbal stylists. Ali waxed poetic. Malcolm X lit fires...
The duo envisioned by “One Night in Miami” were nearing the end of their deep bond when they celebrated Cassius Clay’s victory over Sonny Liston in the 1964 heavyweight title bout. Although Malcolm X was 16 years older, there were similarities. Each embodied curiosity. Each met white racism with gloves off. Both were verbal stylists. Ali waxed poetic. Malcolm X lit fires...
- 9/10/2021
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
A touching and unprecedentedly personal view of Muhammad Ali, the only three-time heavyweight boxing champion in history, I Am Ali was released to Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 11, 2014 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. This inspirational and revealing film provides viewers with one of the most in-depth portraits ever of the charismatic global superstar.
I Am Ali is an intimate and heartwarming look at the legendary athlete, beloved father, humanitarian, and activist as he has never been seen before. With exclusive access to Ali’s personal archive of “audio journals,” I Am Ali features touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, legends of the boxing community—including former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and George Foreman—and Ali’s longtime friend and business manager, Gene Kilroy. The film shares the champion’s extraordinary history as a fighter, lover, brother, father, and friend as told by insiders and...
I Am Ali is an intimate and heartwarming look at the legendary athlete, beloved father, humanitarian, and activist as he has never been seen before. With exclusive access to Ali’s personal archive of “audio journals,” I Am Ali features touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, legends of the boxing community—including former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and George Foreman—and Ali’s longtime friend and business manager, Gene Kilroy. The film shares the champion’s extraordinary history as a fighter, lover, brother, father, and friend as told by insiders and...
- 11/18/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The producers of the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching for Sugarman have made a new film about legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. This isn't the first documentary to be made about the boxer, and it certainly won't be the last. The film is called I Am Ali, and it will give audiences "an intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend - as we've never seen Ali before." Here's a short synopsis:
I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali's personal archive of 'audio journals' combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, sons, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.
Focus World will release the documentary on VOD and in limited theaters on October 10th.
I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali's personal archive of 'audio journals' combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, sons, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.
Focus World will release the documentary on VOD and in limited theaters on October 10th.
- 9/7/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ahead of the film’s limited release in theatres on October 10th, Focus World has released a trailer for the eagerly anticipated documentary, I Am Ali.
Promising an unprecedented look at the man behind the legend, the film is a product of the Oscar-winning talent behind 2012’s excellent Searching For Sugar Man and is essentially built around pre-recorded voice messages from the Muhammad Ali himself.
Speaking about I Am Ali, executive producer John Battesk spoke of the passion behind the project, which is set to condense the remarkable life of the world’s greatest boxer.
“It’s a film built around phone conversations that Ali recorded for many years with his family,” he said. “That’s the spine of the film. It’s a very personal perspective on Ali, from Ali – in a way – through a 20-year period of his life when he was still fighting.”
In charting Ali’s rise to a legend,...
Promising an unprecedented look at the man behind the legend, the film is a product of the Oscar-winning talent behind 2012’s excellent Searching For Sugar Man and is essentially built around pre-recorded voice messages from the Muhammad Ali himself.
Speaking about I Am Ali, executive producer John Battesk spoke of the passion behind the project, which is set to condense the remarkable life of the world’s greatest boxer.
“It’s a film built around phone conversations that Ali recorded for many years with his family,” he said. “That’s the spine of the film. It’s a very personal perspective on Ali, from Ali – in a way – through a 20-year period of his life when he was still fighting.”
In charting Ali’s rise to a legend,...
- 9/5/2014
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
“I am the greatest. I said that before I even knew I was.” – Muhammad Ali
Here’s your first look at the upcoming film, I Am Ali. From director Clare Lewins and the producers of the award-winning Searching For Sugarman comes an intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend – as we’ve never seen Ali before.
This documentary features previously unseen family photographs and tape recordings which have never been heard outside the family.
These audio recordings, based on telephone conversations and tape recordings Ali made of his family and friends provide the narrative spine of the film.
Given that Ali is no longer able to talk as he once did, this audio archive gives the film a freshness and poignancy and ensures that Ali’s charismatic voice is stamped on his own story.
This film is a very personal account of Ali not just as a fighter but as a father,...
Here’s your first look at the upcoming film, I Am Ali. From director Clare Lewins and the producers of the award-winning Searching For Sugarman comes an intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend – as we’ve never seen Ali before.
This documentary features previously unseen family photographs and tape recordings which have never been heard outside the family.
These audio recordings, based on telephone conversations and tape recordings Ali made of his family and friends provide the narrative spine of the film.
Given that Ali is no longer able to talk as he once did, this audio archive gives the film a freshness and poignancy and ensures that Ali’s charismatic voice is stamped on his own story.
This film is a very personal account of Ali not just as a fighter but as a father,...
- 9/5/2014
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
So sad. Ken, the former heavyweight champion who famously broke Muhammad Ali’s jaw passed away on Sept. 18 at the age of 70.
Ken Norton passed away in Arizona after a long career and a battle with declining health after suffering several strokes.
Ken Norton Dies At 70
Ken died on Sept. 18 in a care facility in Arizona after battling a long list of health issues throughout his life, like strokes, a heart attack, cancer, broken bones and a speech impediment from a crash crash in 1986 due to brain injury. He truly was a fighter and battled until the end at the age of 70, survived by 3 children from two marriages and his wife.
Muhammad Ali‘s former business manager Gene Kilroy was saddened of the news, and that Ken is “in heaven now with all the great fighters,” wanting to hear that conversation.”
Ken Norton: Former Heavyweight Champion
Ken broke Muhammad...
Ken Norton passed away in Arizona after a long career and a battle with declining health after suffering several strokes.
Ken Norton Dies At 70
Ken died on Sept. 18 in a care facility in Arizona after battling a long list of health issues throughout his life, like strokes, a heart attack, cancer, broken bones and a speech impediment from a crash crash in 1986 due to brain injury. He truly was a fighter and battled until the end at the age of 70, survived by 3 children from two marriages and his wife.
Muhammad Ali‘s former business manager Gene Kilroy was saddened of the news, and that Ken is “in heaven now with all the great fighters,” wanting to hear that conversation.”
Ken Norton: Former Heavyweight Champion
Ken broke Muhammad...
- 9/19/2013
- by Ivy Jacobson
- HollywoodLife
Tony Curtis, who grew beyond his start as a studio-groomed matinee idol to play snappily seductive schemers in such 1950s classics as "The Sweet Smell of Success" and "Some Like It Hot," died Wednesday evening of cardiac arrest at his home in the Las Vegas-area city of Henderson, Nev. He was 85.
"He died peacefully here, surrounded by those who love him and have been caring for him," his wife, Jill Curtis, told the Associated Press outside their home. "All Tony ever wanted to be was a movie star. He didn't want to be the most dramatic actor. He wanted to be a movie star ever since he was a little kid."
A flamboyant personality with a ribald wit and zest for the high life, Curtis epitomized the storied glamour of old Hollywood. Widely known for his onscreen sizzle and his offscreen personal life -- he and first wife Janet Leigh...
"He died peacefully here, surrounded by those who love him and have been caring for him," his wife, Jill Curtis, told the Associated Press outside their home. "All Tony ever wanted to be was a movie star. He didn't want to be the most dramatic actor. He wanted to be a movie star ever since he was a little kid."
A flamboyant personality with a ribald wit and zest for the high life, Curtis epitomized the storied glamour of old Hollywood. Widely known for his onscreen sizzle and his offscreen personal life -- he and first wife Janet Leigh...
- 9/30/2010
- by By Duane Byrge and Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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