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In Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ two generations of Black Hollywood meet in the middle
4 days, 23 hours ago

In Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson,’ two generations of Black Hollywood meet in the middle

LA Times  

In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, brothers Malcolm and John David Washington talk about collaborating on a new August Wilson adaptation, plus screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discusses his breakout year. But right now, here is Yvonne with Malcolm and John David Washington with “The Piano Lesson.” John David Washington as Boy Willie and Skylar Smith as Maretha in …

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John David Washington was OK being directed by his kid brother in ‘The Piano Lesson.’ Really!
3 weeks ago

John David Washington was OK being directed by his kid brother in ‘The Piano Lesson.’ Really!

LA Times  

John David Washington spent four months playing Boy Willie in the recent Broadway production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Acting opposite Samuel L. Jackson, who originated the role in 1987, Washington channeled aspects of his Southern family members — such as his Uncle Woodson from North Carolina — to pace the boards as a charismatically intense, proud farmer from …

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'The Piano Lesson' was a family affair for John David and Malcolm Washington
3 weeks, 6 days ago

'The Piano Lesson' was a family affair for John David and Malcolm Washington

NPR  

'The Piano Lesson' was a family affair for John David and Malcolm Washington Actor John David and director Malcolm talk about growing up with their famous father, Denzel Washington, and collaborating with their dad and sister on the Netflix adaptation of August Wilson's play. "The Piano Lesson" is Malcolm Washington's directorial debut for a feature film, and John David portrayed …

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'The Piano Lesson' Review: The Netflix Adaptation Doesn't Translate To Screen
4 weeks ago

'The Piano Lesson' Review: The Netflix Adaptation Doesn't Translate To Screen

Huff Post  

Danielle Deadwyler as Berniece and John David Washington as Boy Willie in "The Piano Lesson." Denzel Washington serves as executive producer of the Netflix adaptation, his third Wilson on-screen production after “Fences” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The new adaptation is a family affair. A Slant review of the film really hits the nail on the head: “With a full …

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‘The Piano Lesson’ movie review: Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington tear into this heart of darkness
4 weeks, 1 day ago

‘The Piano Lesson’ movie review: Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington tear into this heart of darkness

The Hindu  

In The Piano Lesson, the piano in Doaker Charles’ house is not just a musical instrument. Whenever Doaker’s elder brother, Wining Boy is in doldrums, he visits Doaker and reminiscences about his glory days as a piano player. For Wining Boy, the piano is a burden, which he has to carry around wondering “am I me or am I the …

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Wrestling with the ghosts of ‘The Piano Lesson’
1 month ago

Wrestling with the ghosts of ‘The Piano Lesson’

Associated Press  

The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. 1 on the call sheet.” “We tried to haunt the piano itself, to charge it with that kind of spirit,” says Malcolm Washington, the film’s director and John David’s brother. In “The Piano Lesson,” August Wilson’s 1987 play, the piano is a central symbol of heritage, …

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Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'
1 month ago

Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 1 on the call sheet.” “We tried to haunt …

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Margot Robbie, Christian Bale, and John David Washington are framed for murder in Amsterdam trailer
2 years, 5 months ago

Margot Robbie, Christian Bale, and John David Washington are framed for murder in Amsterdam trailer

Daily Mail  

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington play three friends framed for murder in the first trailer for David O. Russell's star-studded 1930s-set film Amsterdam, which dropped Wednesday. Amsterdam also features singer Taylor Swift alongside an A-list group of elite actors including Anya Taylor-Joy, Mike Myers, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldaña, Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Andrea Riseborough, Alessandro Nivola, Matthias …

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Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington seen in promotional still from Amsterdam
2 years, 7 months ago

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington seen in promotional still from Amsterdam

Daily Mail  

A new promotional image featuring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington from the David O. Russell film Amsterdam was released on Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The latest: A new promotional image featuring Christian Bale, 48, Margot Robbie, 31, and John David Washington, 37, from the David O. Russell film Amsterdam was released on Wednesday at CinemaCon …

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Beckett movie review: John David Washington blazes his own trail in breakneck Netflix thriller
3 years, 4 months ago

Beckett movie review: John David Washington blazes his own trail in breakneck Netflix thriller

Hindustan Times  

Beckett Director - Ferdinando Cito Filomarino Cast - John David Washington, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps, Alicia Vikander Beckett movie review: John David Washington returns for another polarising Netflix film, after Malcolm & Marie. Beckett, the new Netflix film starring John David Washington, is based on a fairly standard premise, but made with uncommon flair. Directed by Luca Guadagnino’s protege Ferdinando …

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Beckett movie review: John David Washington tries really hard to save this film, but it remains a complete misfire
3 years, 4 months ago

Beckett movie review: John David Washington tries really hard to save this film, but it remains a complete misfire

Firstpost  

Beckett starts out as an intimate film, but soon morphs into a genre film within the first fifteen minutes, clinging around an international conspiracy with an American at the centre of it all Language: English Fernando Cito Filomarino’s Beckett begins in the middle. The first 10 mins suggest it’s one of those intense European couple dramas featuring Hollywood stars hell-bent …

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True Love: John David Washington to collaborate with Godzilla director Gareth Edwards
3 years, 7 months ago

True Love: John David Washington to collaborate with Godzilla director Gareth Edwards

Hindustan Times  

American actor John David Washington, who recently played the protagonist in action-thriller drama Tenet, is set to headline Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi movie True Love. True Love will mark Edwards' fourth feature film after his critically acclaimed directorial debut Monsters in 2010, super hits Godzilla and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which made him reach the billionaire box office …

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Malcolm & Marie movie review: Zendaya and John David Washington are mesmerising in incendiary new Netflix film
3 years, 10 months ago

Malcolm & Marie movie review: Zendaya and John David Washington are mesmerising in incendiary new Netflix film

Hindustan Times  

Malcolm & Marie Malcolm & Marie movie review: John David Washington and Zendaya star in director Sam Levinson's new film. Director - Sam Levinson Cast - John David Washington, Zendaya Structured like a boxing match and told with the intensity of a scream into an empty void, Malcolm & Marie finds writer-director Sam Levinson in peak introspection mode, both professionally …

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Streaming Now: Zendaya-John David Washington Impress in Malcolm & Marie, New Sci-fi Thrillers Release
3 years, 10 months ago

Streaming Now: Zendaya-John David Washington Impress in Malcolm & Marie, New Sci-fi Thrillers Release

News 18  

This week’s big release on the OTT space is Zendaya and John David Washington starrer Malcolm & Marie, which gives us an inside view of a filmmaker’s relationship with his girlfriend. There are two sci-fi thrillers that you can check out this week – Korean film Space Sweepers and Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson’s Bliss. This black and white film …

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Malcolm & Marie movie review: Zendaya, John David Washington fall prey to pent-up passions
3 years, 10 months ago

Malcolm & Marie movie review: Zendaya, John David Washington fall prey to pent-up passions

Firstpost  

John David Washington’s Malcolm talks about how “cinema doesn’t need to have a message, it needs to have a heart and electricity.” Malcolm & Marie has some version of all three, but still leaves you oddly unaffected. In a film with a lot of talk about authenticity, it is hard to overlook the artificial eloquence of the dialogue, and the …

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Zendaya opens up about the age gap between her and Malcolm & Marie co-star John David Washington
3 years, 10 months ago

Zendaya opens up about the age gap between her and Malcolm & Marie co-star John David Washington

Daily Mail  

Zendaya has been in the public eye as a performer since she was a teenager, which she thinks is why people are having trouble seeing her in more adult roles. The 24-year-old won her first Emmy last year playing troubled high school student Rue Bennett on HBO's Euphoria, and she plays the younger girlfriend to 36-year-old John David Washington in …

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Tenet movie review: Christopher Nolan’s new film is underwhelming and overwhelming at the same time, but not worth risking your life for
4 years ago

Tenet movie review: Christopher Nolan’s new film is underwhelming and overwhelming at the same time, but not worth risking your life for

Hindustan Times  

Tenet Director - Christopher Nolan Cast - John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh Tenet movie review: John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in a still from Christopher Nolan’s new film. John David Washington and Elizabeth Debicki in a still from Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. She explains to John David Washington’s ‘Protagonist’ — that’s the …

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Tenet: Meaning of Christopher Nolan movie title revealed in crucial scene
4 years, 3 months ago

Tenet: Meaning of Christopher Nolan movie title revealed in crucial scene

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery John David Washington tries to make sense of ‘Tenet Another thing …

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Tenet review: Nolan's most confusing film, but thrilling to get lost in
4 years, 4 months ago

Tenet review: Nolan's most confusing film, but thrilling to get lost in

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’ve somehow let everything ride on a single film, the first …

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Will this film save cinema in 2020?
4 years, 4 months ago

Will this film save cinema in 2020?

BBC  

Will this film save cinema in 2020? Alamy John David Washington in Tenet With the news that Christopher Nolan’s latest film will be released outside the US in August, will the blockbuster finally give movie-goers what they want? “It’s cheaper to work on film,” he explained to the Directors Guild of America in 2012, “it’s far better looking, it’s the …

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