Friday, December 02, 2005

Speaking of Chess in the Movies...


Chess in the Movies
A scene from "Knights of the South Bronx."


On Tuesday December 6th at 8:00 p.m., Arts and Entertainment Television (A&E) will air the chess docudrama "Knights of the South Bronx" starring Ted Danson, which looks like a well-made and inspiring film in the line of "Searching for Bobby Fischer." It tells the true story David MacEnulty, an English teacher (why do they always teach English?) who finds a way to help his students believe in their academic abilities through chess. I will have to add it to my growing list of "Chess in the Movies." I've already recommended it to my students.

Hat tips to The Chess Mind and Boylston Chess Club Weblog.

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