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'The Piano Lesson' review: A stage adaptation makes powerful use of cinematic form
Based on the August Wilson play about the complex weight of Black lineage ... Hollywood superstar Denzel Washington — after ...
The Globe and Mail6h
With The Piano Lesson, Malcolm Washington continues his family’s legacy bringing August Wilson’s work to screen
legendary Black American playwright August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle remains an incendiary series of works. With each of ...
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The Piano Lesson review: Stage play adaptation means well but fails to hit the high notes
Denzel Washington returns to August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, following acclaimed cinematic translations of Fences and Ma ...
TV Talk: Netflix’s ‘Piano Lesson’ director seeks to honor Hill District, August Wilson
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming month. ^ The second Pittsburgh-set ...
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The Piano Lesson: August Wilson adaptation adds to a rich tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling
With the help of a strong ensemble cast, Malcolm Washington pushes the cinematic potential of Wilson’s 1930s Pittsburgh play.
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Denzel Washington and his sons put together the searing drama ‘The Piano Lesson.’ But here’s the film’s secret weapon
Back in 2016, Denzel Washington produced, directed and starred in a film adaptation of the August Wilson play “Fences,” which earned his co-star Viola Davis an Academy Award. Now, eight years ...
The Washington Post7d
What haunted the creators of ‘The Piano Lesson’
The Oscar winner has made it his mission to bring the works of August Wilson ... Award starring in the 2010 Broadway revival of Wilson’s “Fences” opposite Viola Davis.
‘The Piano Lesson’ adapts a great American play into an off-key movie
An electrifying Danielle Deadwyler is the reason to see this Washington family production.
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'The Piano Lesson' Strikes a Healing Chord
Eight years after Denzel Washington brought August Wilson's play Fences to cinematic life, another Washington is trying his hand at one of the playwright's works with Denzel's youngest son ...
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Michael Phillips: August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ jumps from stage to screen, with a pair of Washingtons in charge
CHICAGO — Playwright August Wilson’s ... measured by a hardware store scale. Wilson’s 1990 drama, the second of his Pulitzer Prize winners (“Fences” came first), is now a movie.
Malcolm Washington and Family Bring August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ to the Screen
Washington adapted the play for his feature film directorial debut starring his brother, John David Washington, and family ...