For director Malcolm Washington, generational Black resilience and complex familial bonds are the underlying themes in front of and behind the camera for Netflix’s The Piano Lesson. Making his feature ...
Awards Circuit Podcast: Also on this episode, 'Dune: Part Two" filmmaker Denis Villeneuve Deadwyler sees the necessity of the legacy of playwright August Wilson’s work, as it stands as a dedication to ...
Full of standout sequences, Washington’s uneven August Wilson adaptation introduces a new directorial talent and Oscar contender. “The Piano Lesson” opens in 1911 Mississippi, as Fourth of July ...
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Set in the mid-1930s, the ...
LENOX — Set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1936, August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson” is the fourth play in his 10-play American Century Cycle — one play for each decade — tracking the migration of ...
Two siblings fight over the fate of a family heirloom in the Netflix film produced by Denzel Washington and costarring John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture ...
The Piano Lesson director Malcolm Washington came to Deadline’s Contenders London with the stars of his feature helming debut — John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler — as well as composer ...
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute John David Washington found himself in a rare situation while promoting his latest film, Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson.” It was his first ...
This film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play falters in some specifics, but is still vital viewing. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...
The musical instrument sitting over in the corner, idle but not gathering dust, at the center of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning play The Piano Lesson is more than just a piano. It’s a family ...
Education technology companies are increasingly promoting artificial intelligence as a way to save teachers’ time—especially when it comes to lesson planning. But when it comes to crafting engaging ...
Omar Robinson’s Boy Willie wants to stake his legacy by selling the family piano so he can buy Mississippi farmland from the Sutters, the family who enslaved Boy Willie’s ancestors, in “The Piano ...