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Kings of the Evening

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In a Depression Era town, an ex-con (Tyson Beckford) finds kinship with four strangers and participates in an unusual contest.
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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 07/23/2010
Kings of the Evening is a warm, beguiling picture boasting an array of splendid portrayals Go to Full Review
Andrew Barker Variety 07/06/2010
Well-meaning, well made and all but allergic to subtlety. Go to Full Review
Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader 06/25/2010
An intrusive musical score and periodic fades to black, as for commercials, make this feel as if it were made for TV, but otherwise it's exceptional, from script and performances to production design. Go to Full Review
Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
2/4
Its plot choices are often shamelessly manipulative, but its cast is uniformly likable and easy to root for. Go to Full Review
Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly 07/22/2010
It moves briskly but leaves room for the stellar supporting cast to turn stock figures into appealingly shaded characters. Go to Full Review
Ed Scheid Boxoffice Magazine 07/02/2010
3.5/5
The film benefits from an impressive cast. Given enough time, word of mouth could build a good-sized audience for this absorbing drama. Go to Full Review
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05/30/2011 I enjoyed this film, awesome performers See more 07/23/2010 Simplistic period film about a man just being released after two years on a chain gang during the Great Depression, who heads home to try to start over again, only to find the town struggling through hard economic times. While staying at a rundown boarding house, he makes new friends, who try to make life better through weekly competitions at a local dance hall. Cloying, but not without its charms. It's effortless likable, but ultimately direct to DVD fare. See more 03/02/2010 With all the movies coming out nowadays that are either all special effects and no story or comedies that offend more than they entertain "Kings of The Evening" is a refreshing piece on cinema that I hope gets a wider audience soon. The film takes place during the great depression and the cast is mostly an all black one but everyone will be able to relate to the story and characters. The film works on so many levels, first off like I stated before the story is one that everyone can relate to. Director and Co-Writer, Andrew P. Jones has taken a story that could of easily turned into a sad and depressing film but instead he created a film that also brings hope to it's characters and the audience as well. The cast was never short of perfect and to point out just one actor would be wrong because this was an ensemble cast and without all of them I doubt the film would be the same. The performances are brilliant by all including, Tyson Beckford, Lynn Whitfield, Reginald T. Dorsey, Linara Washington, Bruce McGill, Glynn Turman, James Russo and Steven Williams. This is one of those films that pulls at the heart strings and it never lets you go till the final frames fade into the credits. The film will be receiving a theatrical run soon thanks to Indican Pictures, I highly suggest you keep your eyes peeled and if possible make sure you get to see it. The story had me at times laughing and at other times sad but it also left me inspired and hopeful and feeling good. This is also a thought-provoking film that leaves you thinking long after it is over. It is not often that you get treated to a gem like this, a truly great film that entertains on the highest level. I have to congratulate all involved in the making of this film on doing such a fantastic job but I must thank them all too. A must-own film when it comes to DVD for anyone that loves cinema. Released by Indican Pictures ***** Out Of ***** http://www.videoviews.org -Patrick Ricketts See more 09/28/2008 Well-meaning, well made and all but allergic to subtlety. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In a Depression Era town, an ex-con (Tyson Beckford) finds kinship with four strangers and participates in an unusual contest.
Director
Andrew P. Jones
Producer
Andrew P. Jones, Reginald T. Dorsey
Screenwriter
Andrew P. Jones, Robert Page Jones
Distributor
Indican Pictures
Production Co
Picture Palace Films
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Language Throughout|Some Violence|Smoking)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 11, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$98.7K
Runtime
1h 40m
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