The film adaptation of the August Wilson play shows how Black folks navigate the power struggles that white structures create.
Tag: Denzel Washington
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Viral Denzel Washington video helps get Leon’s BBQ smoking again
Leon’s Chicago’s Best BBQ & Grill, closed for years, reopened Thursday in Woodlawn.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. just wasn’t made for these times
Denzel Washington stars in this legal thriller by Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy.
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‘Gary from Chicago’ was the ‘biggest star inside the 2017 Oscars,’ and other news
Also, CPD top cop Eddie Johnson is frustrated with Springfield for failing to stiffen punishments for repeat gun offenders.
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A Q&A with Fences costars Stephen McKinley Henderson and Jovan Adepo
Henderson and Adepo join Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Washington.
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From Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 to Michael Brown and Eric Garner
In telling the story of Rodney King, Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 makes it clear how desperately little has changed.
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Jimi Hendrix, Chris Marker, Charlton Heston, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Armed to the teeth and led by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Renegade DEA agents begin mysteriously dying off in David Ayer’s brutal actioner Sabotage.
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In defense of Bruce Rauner
Today’s great question is, who’s the biggest asshole: Rahm, Rauner, or Christie?
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Great popular art, past and present, and the rest of this week’s movies
Noting new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 9 and 15
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Kangaroo huntin’, mate! and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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This Week’s Movie Action
New reviews and recommended revivals in this week’s Chicago Reader.