"Brooklyn Castle," the acclaimed documentary revolving around how chess acts as an unlikely inspiration for an inner-city school, found a way to expand on the already positive word of mouth garnered following its October 19th release. Last night the film's director, Katie Dellamaggiore, and one of its stars, Pobo Efekoro, sat down on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" to discuss the film. The appearance of a relatively small documentary on ratings and popularity giant Stewart should go a long way to expanding interest in the film. "Brooklyn Castle," currently in theaters, holds a B+ average on Criticwire. The full interview with Dellamaggiore and Efekoro is below.
- 11/9/2012
- by Eric Mattina
- Indiewire
Chicago – One of the greatest casualties of America’s economic crisis is the extracurricular activities at high schools and middle schools. Whereas the primary subjects fill students’ heads with knowledge, after-school programs provide them with a place to apply it. It’s in the hours following the standard daily curriculum where much of the learning and growing takes place.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
That’s certainly true of the chess team at Brooklyn’s Intermediate School 318. Many of these students live below the poverty line, but their challenging circumstances haven’t prevented their intellects from soaring. Under the tutelage of teacher Elizabeth Spiegel and assistant principal John Galvin, these supremely gifted kids have garnered more championships than any other middle school in the country. At the ages of 11, 12 and 13, these students are routinely demolishing their competition, which includes players in high school.
Read Matt Fagerholm’s full review of “Brooklyn Castle” in our reviews section.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
That’s certainly true of the chess team at Brooklyn’s Intermediate School 318. Many of these students live below the poverty line, but their challenging circumstances haven’t prevented their intellects from soaring. Under the tutelage of teacher Elizabeth Spiegel and assistant principal John Galvin, these supremely gifted kids have garnered more championships than any other middle school in the country. At the ages of 11, 12 and 13, these students are routinely demolishing their competition, which includes players in high school.
Read Matt Fagerholm’s full review of “Brooklyn Castle” in our reviews section.
- 11/2/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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