From director Greg Kwedar and starring Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, and Sean San José, and Paul Raci. SING SING – In Theaters July 2024. Debuted at TIFF last year with pretty good reviews - 93% Fresh RT.

Based on the real-life arts rehabilitation programme founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Greg Kwedar’s new film follows a troupe of incarcerated actors who work on a play as part of a theatre workshop at the prison.Every six months, the men gather in a circle of chairs, often looking to Divine G (Colman Domingo) to help decide their next play. When he recruits a new member called Divine Eye, he gets more than he bargained for. The group’s dynamic begins to shift as Divine Eye suggests they do a comedy for the first time, prompting the men to throw out a jumble of wild ideas — from pirate ships to Roman gladiators to Old West gunfights. Flustered at first, Divine G quickly starts to see Divine Eye’s discomfort with the vulnerability required for what seems like a silly pursuit. While planning for his own clemency hearing, he tries to forge a connection with Eye, as the men collectively unpack the pain of their experience while undergoing the joy and escape of creativity.

Colman Domingo is just a force of nature and I'm happy for him that his career is taking off. Recently I watched an old episode of Law & Order with one eye, when I heard his voice. He was playing a lawyer and at that time he was already acting in front of the camera for about 10 years and he "only" got a three minute part in L&O. After that it took another 10 years before he landed Fear the Walking Dead.

He won't win the Oscar for Rustin, but I suppose he will be nominated more often in the years to come.

Domingo was so good in this. The main supporting actor was really good as well, but Domingo has the IT Factor.

loved this unconventional prison drama. Its funny and moving. Doesn’t overstay its welcome at 1 hour, 40 minutes before credits.

Glad I got to see it a little early at the AMC surprise screening thingy.

Domingo will for sure get some nominations for this in the various award circles.

This is what I continue to hear... and also the film is a contender for Best Picture. But it is crazy to me that that A24 hasn't even opened the film in more than 200 theatres since they started running it in July. I don't know what they are doing.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/s...zz-1236233297/

Got the email from the A24 club. This movie is the next free ticket and they dropped it in already.

If only the re-release were actually in more theatres so that could be used.

Finally saw this over the weekend.

Luckily, the local Regal Theater is screening it for a few days.

Loved Colman Domingo & Clarence Maclin's performances.

Did you see at Natomas regal? I saw it there saturday night and liked it.

Nope!

I was very fortunate and it was screening at the Regal in my area. Didn't have to drive out to Natomas or Hacienda Crossings.

Coming to Max in March

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Colman Domingo's performance in this was stellar

I did not know I was going to be using a Kleenex to wipe away the tears.

The ending and the scene where a former prisoner returns and talks about his experiences living outside were quite touching and moving.

Maybe the true crime is Anora beating Sing Sing for best picture.

Maybe this will be shown at schools when a substitute teacher puts on a movie like they did with Stand and Deliver in the 80's>

Nick Nolte did a movie with a similar theme of performing plays in prison in 1987.