August Wilson's The Piano Lesson starring Sam Jackson and John David Washington
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RickyDiBiase
The Sword of Jesus of Nazareth
Sam was in the original play I believe.
sjankis630
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I saw this this past weekend at a film festival. It was good. I went in not ever hearing about it and I was pleasantly surprised. Danielle Deadwyler was there for a Q&A before the screening.
Last Thursday I watched this movie at an old theater in Dallas. Shockingly the theater has only three screens dedicated to Netflix release. They played Piano Lessons, Emilia Pérez , and Red One. The theater was very cozy and once in my theater experience I actually felt like seating affected my viewing process. I choose in the middle of the seats. Nobody was unfortunately present at the screening. I tend to support John David film since Covid so this was a no brainer plus a August Wilson play.
I enjoyed the movie. The lady who plays Boy Willie sister deserves an Oscar nom but Samuel Jackson not so much unless the committee sees something I don’t. John David is starting to find his acting call with this movie was just like his pops.
The movie was darkly funny, I recall every body had a scene where I laughed but also deeply sighed. Every character had a sadness towards them.
I think directing wise it was ok, I enjoyed the opening. When the father was pushing the piano from the back and the camera lingered on him with the fireworks providing light and then engulfed in darkness then another color firework sparked.
Lastly , I remember telling my sister that can’t wait for them adapt an August Wilson play focusing on our retrospective eras. She was born in 90s and I was born in 00s.
Random taught: I have double feature with Corey Hawkins and the Washington’s “Corey’s House”
And hoping John David and finally finish a triple feature “sci-fi breh and PAWG/PAAG are
amazingly executed”
I enjoyed the movie. The lady who plays Boy Willie sister deserves an Oscar nom but Samuel Jackson not so much unless the committee sees something I don’t. John David is starting to find his acting call with this movie was just like his pops.
Cameo: Gail Bean at the booth with Lyman
The movie was darkly funny, I recall every body had a scene where I laughed but also deeply sighed. Every character had a sadness towards them.
I think directing wise it was ok, I enjoyed the opening. When the father was pushing the piano from the back and the camera lingered on him with the fireworks providing light and then engulfed in darkness then another color firework sparked.
Lastly , I remember telling my sister that can’t wait for them adapt an August Wilson play focusing on our retrospective eras. She was born in 90s and I was born in 00s.
Random taught: I have double feature with Corey Hawkins and the Washington’s “Corey’s House”
Films Macbeth (2021) and The Piano Lesson
Corey Hawkins annoys/disrupts the Washington lead by entering their home
Corey Hawkins annoys/disrupts the Washington lead by entering their home
And hoping John David and finally finish a triple feature “sci-fi breh and PAWG/PAAG are
amazingly executed”
Films are Tenet and The Creator
John David plays a mediocre lead who PAWG/PAAG in a sci-fi movie with a cool concept and decent execution that eventually falls apart also dies at some point.
John David plays a mediocre lead who PAWG/PAAG in a sci-fi movie with a cool concept and decent execution that eventually falls apart also dies at some point.
In
///Vega+++
All Star
will watch on netflix
August Wilson 
