Learn a little bit about chess, the public school system, and budget cuts.
A few months ago I received a private screening of the documentary film, “Brooklyn Castle.” Unfortunately, I had to wait to run my review of the movie until it premiered at the “South by SouthWest” film festival in Austin, Texas. Well, it premiered there this past week… and it opened to rave reviews. In fact, when the movie ended, it got a huge standing ovation from the crowd, and it picked up the “Audience Award,” which is voted on by the people. Yup, people, just like you and me! Also, Sony Pictures bought the rights to the remake of the film, and Scott Rudin (of “There Will Be Blood,” “The Social Network,” and “No Country For Old Men”) is tied in with producing the flick. Not too bad for a little doc-u about chess. But it’s so much more than that. Congratulations to EVERYONE who was involved in the making of this film. Read on to see what I thought about this film. And just to let you know, I have changed NOTHING from my review that I wrote over four months ago. I have the same feelings now as I did back then. Right on down to wanting Neal Flaherty’s fiancee. Enjoy. Continue reading Let’s Play Chess With ‘Brooklyn Castle’