John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson are to star in a new Broadway production of August Wilson s The Piano Lesson, before appearing together in a film version.
It is the latest step in a mission by Washington s dad, Hollywood star Denzel, to bring a ten-play cycle of Wilson s work to the screen. The plays document the hopes and struggles of African-Americans over 100 years, with each one taking place in a different decade of the 20th century.
You don t have to look very far for recurring themes here; or for a sense of batons being passed from one family generation to the next.
The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards were held on Sunday night and eagle-eyed members of the public couldn t help but share hilarious observations from the event.
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Do you ever wonder what your monthly Netflix subscription cost actually goes on? Do you, or whoever pays for the account you leech on, really need to pay as much as you do every month? Well it kind of looks as though the answer is yes, because the most expensive shows and films Netflix is producing are costing hundreds and hundreds of millions.
From high budget action films, to period dramas that are royal in all senses – Netflix loves to splash the cash. In terms of cost per episode to make, some honourable mentions go to Bridgerton ($5 million/ep), The Witcher ($10 million/ep), The Defenders ($8 million/ep), Altered Carbon ($7 million/ep) and The Get Down ($ 11million/ep). They just haven’t had yet, or never will have, enough episodes to reach the dizzy heights of the others.
10 new spring TV shows to watch, including Genius: Aretha, Debris and Hemingway
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Aretha Franklin (Cynthia Erivo) rehearses in the studio in a scene from “Genius: Aretha,” one of the 10 most promising new TV shows of the spring.Richard DuCree /National Geographic
As temperatures warm and spring approaches, it’s becoming abundantly clear that women are finding more fertile ground to blossom on television and streaming services.
Female leads are blooming in new series in March, April and May, with more women taking major roles behind the camera, too.
For example: National Geographic Channel’s “Genius” series, which has drawn acclaim for its “Einstein” and “Picasso” dramas, introduces its first female subject, Aretha Franklin, in March.