Fences

I shouldn't have to explain why Fences, the August Wilson play now adapted for the screen, is important.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis star in August Wilson’s play about the struggles of a black family in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

This repeated scenario forms the basis of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Fences.” 29 years after its Broadway premiere, “Fences” arrives in theaters courtesy of a screenplay by the late playwright himself.

2955d ago

Ringing with both ancient wisdom and searing relevance, Fences feels as if it’s been crafted for the ages, and for this very minute.

2955d ago

An adaptation of August Wilson’s award-winning play in which fiftysomething garbage collector (and almost-pro baseball player) Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) struggles with a fatigued marriage to Rose (Viola Davis), strained relationship with his son (Jovan Adepo) and the crippling weight of past disappointments.

2955d ago

An adaptation of August Wilson’s award-winning play in which fiftysomething garbage collector (and almost-pro baseball player) Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) struggles with a fatigued marriage to Rose (Viola Davis), strained relationship with his son (Jovan Adepo) and the crippling weight of past disappointments.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis create a mesmerizing symphony of emotion, finding both love and tragedy in every look and line of this poetic adaptation.

2955d ago

I shouldn't have to explain why Fences, the August Wilson play now adapted for the screen, is important.

2955d ago

An adaptation of August Wilson’s award-winning play in which fiftysomething garbage collector (and almost-pro baseball player) Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) struggles with a fatigued marriage to Rose (Viola Davis), strained relationship with his son (Jovan Adepo) and the crippling weight of past disappointments.

2955d ago

This repeated scenario forms the basis of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Fences.” 29 years after its Broadway premiere, “Fences” arrives in theaters courtesy of a screenplay by the late playwright himself.

2955d ago

This repeated scenario forms the basis of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Fences.” 29 years after its Broadway premiere, “Fences” arrives in theaters courtesy of a screenplay by the late playwright himself.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis star in August Wilson’s play about the struggles of a black family in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Ringing with both ancient wisdom and searing relevance, Fences feels as if it’s been crafted for the ages, and for this very minute.

2955d ago

I shouldn't have to explain why Fences, the August Wilson play now adapted for the screen, is important.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis create a mesmerizing symphony of emotion, finding both love and tragedy in every look and line of this poetic adaptation.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis create a mesmerizing symphony of emotion, finding both love and tragedy in every look and line of this poetic adaptation.

2955d ago

Ringing with both ancient wisdom and searing relevance, Fences feels as if it’s been crafted for the ages, and for this very minute.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis star in August Wilson’s play about the struggles of a black family in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis create a mesmerizing symphony of emotion, finding both love and tragedy in every look and line of this poetic adaptation.

2955d ago

I shouldn't have to explain why Fences, the August Wilson play now adapted for the screen, is important.

2955d ago

An adaptation of August Wilson’s award-winning play in which fiftysomething garbage collector (and almost-pro baseball player) Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) struggles with a fatigued marriage to Rose (Viola Davis), strained relationship with his son (Jovan Adepo) and the crippling weight of past disappointments.

2955d ago

Washington and his costar Viola Davis first wrestled with August Wilson’s great American play in a 2010 revival on Broadway.

2955d ago

Washington and his costar Viola Davis first wrestled with August Wilson’s great American play in a 2010 revival on Broadway.

2955d ago

Even as it properly foregrounds Wilson’s dialogue — few playwrights have approached his genius for turning workaday vernacular into poetry — Fences is much more than a filmed reading. Mr. Washington has wisely resisted the temptation to force a lot of unnecessary cinema on the play.

2955d ago

Even as it properly foregrounds Wilson’s dialogue — few playwrights have approached his genius for turning workaday vernacular into poetry — Fences is much more than a filmed reading. Mr. Washington has wisely resisted the temptation to force a lot of unnecessary cinema on the play.

2955d ago

Even as it properly foregrounds Wilson’s dialogue — few playwrights have approached his genius for turning workaday vernacular into poetry — Fences is much more than a filmed reading. Mr. Washington has wisely resisted the temptation to force a lot of unnecessary cinema on the play.

2955d ago

Washington and his costar Viola Davis first wrestled with August Wilson’s great American play in a 2010 revival on Broadway.

2955d ago

Even as it properly foregrounds Wilson’s dialogue — few playwrights have approached his genius for turning workaday vernacular into poetry — Fences is much more than a filmed reading. Mr. Washington has wisely resisted the temptation to force a lot of unnecessary cinema on the play.

2955d ago

Washington and his costar Viola Davis first wrestled with August Wilson’s great American play in a 2010 revival on Broadway.

2955d ago

Robust, delicate, sublimely acted and a close cinematic cousin to the theatrical original, director Denzel Washington's film version of Fences makes up for a lot of overeager or undercooked stage-to-screen adaptations over the decades.

2955d ago

Robust, delicate, sublimely acted and a close cinematic cousin to the theatrical original, director Denzel Washington's film version of Fences makes up for a lot of overeager or undercooked stage-to-screen adaptations over the decades.

2955d ago

Robust, delicate, sublimely acted and a close cinematic cousin to the theatrical original, director Denzel Washington's film version of Fences makes up for a lot of overeager or undercooked stage-to-screen adaptations over the decades.

2955d ago

Robust, delicate, sublimely acted and a close cinematic cousin to the theatrical original, director Denzel Washington's film version of Fences makes up for a lot of overeager or undercooked stage-to-screen adaptations over the decades.

2955d ago

Fences, opening Christmas Day, is a searing and gut-wrenching adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play, set during the 1950s as the civil rights era is just dawning.

2955d ago

Doubling as director, the Oscar-winner scores with this faithful, unforgettable take on August Wilson's tragedy of the everyman.

2955d ago

Doubling as director, the Oscar-winner scores with this faithful, unforgettable take on August Wilson's tragedy of the everyman.

2955d ago

Doubling as director, the Oscar-winner scores with this faithful, unforgettable take on August Wilson's tragedy of the everyman.

2955d ago

Fences, opening Christmas Day, is a searing and gut-wrenching adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play, set during the 1950s as the civil rights era is just dawning.

2955d ago

Doubling as director, the Oscar-winner scores with this faithful, unforgettable take on August Wilson's tragedy of the everyman.

2955d ago

Fences, opening Christmas Day, is a searing and gut-wrenching adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play, set during the 1950s as the civil rights era is just dawning.

2955d ago

Fences, opening Christmas Day, is a searing and gut-wrenching adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play, set during the 1950s as the civil rights era is just dawning.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis make for a sensational double act.

2955d ago

Fences is a reasonably strong adaptation and further evidence that Washington has an assured hand with both actors and the camera, but it feels stuck between its reverence to the source material and its desire for a more distinctive vision.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis make for a sensational double act.

2955d ago

This long-awaited film adaptation of the August Wilson play remains stagy, but as a showcase for two towering performances it could hardly be improved.

2955d ago

This long-awaited film adaptation of the August Wilson play remains stagy, but as a showcase for two towering performances it could hardly be improved.

2955d ago

This long-awaited film adaptation of the August Wilson play remains stagy, but as a showcase for two towering performances it could hardly be improved.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis make for a sensational double act.

2955d ago

Fences garnered author Wilson both a Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1987, and this film adaptation will likely pick up an Academy Award or two come Oscars season. It’s an American tragedy through and through, a portrait of black life in the mid-20th century, and hands down Denzel Washington’s finest hour yet.

2955d ago

Fences garnered author Wilson both a Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1987, and this film adaptation will likely pick up an Academy Award or two come Oscars season. It’s an American tragedy through and through, a portrait of black life in the mid-20th century, and hands down Denzel Washington’s finest hour yet.

2955d ago

This long-awaited film adaptation of the August Wilson play remains stagy, but as a showcase for two towering performances it could hardly be improved.

2955d ago

Fences is a reasonably strong adaptation and further evidence that Washington has an assured hand with both actors and the camera, but it feels stuck between its reverence to the source material and its desire for a more distinctive vision.

2955d ago

Fences garnered author Wilson both a Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1987, and this film adaptation will likely pick up an Academy Award or two come Oscars season. It’s an American tragedy through and through, a portrait of black life in the mid-20th century, and hands down Denzel Washington’s finest hour yet.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis make for a sensational double act.

2955d ago

Fences is a reasonably strong adaptation and further evidence that Washington has an assured hand with both actors and the camera, but it feels stuck between its reverence to the source material and its desire for a more distinctive vision.

2955d ago

Fences is a reasonably strong adaptation and further evidence that Washington has an assured hand with both actors and the camera, but it feels stuck between its reverence to the source material and its desire for a more distinctive vision.

2955d ago

Fences garnered author Wilson both a Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1987, and this film adaptation will likely pick up an Academy Award or two come Oscars season. It’s an American tragedy through and through, a portrait of black life in the mid-20th century, and hands down Denzel Washington’s finest hour yet.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington shines in an inconsistent adaptation of August Wilson’s classic Fences.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington shines in an inconsistent adaptation of August Wilson’s classic Fences.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington shines in an inconsistent adaptation of August Wilson’s classic Fences.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington shines in an inconsistent adaptation of August Wilson’s classic Fences.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their stage roles in Washington's screen adaptation of the beloved 1950s-set August Wilson play about a black family in Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Washington’s third directorial effort is his surest yet, honoring August Wilson’s powerful evocation of an African-American patriarch in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their stage roles in Washington's screen adaptation of the beloved 1950s-set August Wilson play about a black family in Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Washington’s third directorial effort is his surest yet, honoring August Wilson’s powerful evocation of an African-American patriarch in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Fences is old-school Americana that's driven by dynamite performances all around, albeit a bit stuffy in nature.

2955d ago

Fences is old-school Americana that's driven by dynamite performances all around, albeit a bit stuffy in nature.

2955d ago

Washington’s third directorial effort is his surest yet, honoring August Wilson’s powerful evocation of an African-American patriarch in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Washington’s third directorial effort is his surest yet, honoring August Wilson’s powerful evocation of an African-American patriarch in 1950s Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Fences is old-school Americana that's driven by dynamite performances all around, albeit a bit stuffy in nature.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their stage roles in Washington's screen adaptation of the beloved 1950s-set August Wilson play about a black family in Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their stage roles in Washington's screen adaptation of the beloved 1950s-set August Wilson play about a black family in Pittsburgh.

2955d ago

Fences is old-school Americana that's driven by dynamite performances all around, albeit a bit stuffy in nature.

2955d ago

“Fences” does contain some great narrative texture about patriarchy, black masculinity, and father and son tensions.

2955d ago

“Fences” does contain some great narrative texture about patriarchy, black masculinity, and father and son tensions.

2955d ago

“Fences” does contain some great narrative texture about patriarchy, black masculinity, and father and son tensions.

2955d ago

“Fences” does contain some great narrative texture about patriarchy, black masculinity, and father and son tensions.

2955d ago

Danzel Washington honors the manna of Fences's being: the micro of romantic longing, self-loathing, and nostalgia.

2955d ago

Honorable, worthy and windy, “Fences” is essentially a PBS episode of “Great Performances” that is inflated for the big screen without ever quite belonging there.

2955d ago

Danzel Washington honors the manna of Fences's being: the micro of romantic longing, self-loathing, and nostalgia.

2955d ago

Honorable, worthy and windy, “Fences” is essentially a PBS episode of “Great Performances” that is inflated for the big screen without ever quite belonging there.

2955d ago

Honorable, worthy and windy, “Fences” is essentially a PBS episode of “Great Performances” that is inflated for the big screen without ever quite belonging there.

2955d ago

Danzel Washington honors the manna of Fences's being: the micro of romantic longing, self-loathing, and nostalgia.

2955d ago

Honorable, worthy and windy, “Fences” is essentially a PBS episode of “Great Performances” that is inflated for the big screen without ever quite belonging there.

2955d ago

Danzel Washington honors the manna of Fences's being: the micro of romantic longing, self-loathing, and nostalgia.

2955d ago

Reverent Fences works so hard...it stops working.

2955d ago

Reverent Fences works so hard...it stops working.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington directs and stars in a towering screen version of August Wilson's play about a flawed inner-city patriarch. It's compelling, but also top-heavy with importance.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington directs and stars in a towering screen version of August Wilson's play about a flawed inner-city patriarch. It's compelling, but also top-heavy with importance.

2955d ago

Reverent Fences works so hard...it stops working.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington directs and stars in a towering screen version of August Wilson's play about a flawed inner-city patriarch. It's compelling, but also top-heavy with importance.

2955d ago

Reverent Fences works so hard...it stops working.

2955d ago

Denzel Washington directs and stars in a towering screen version of August Wilson's play about a flawed inner-city patriarch. It's compelling, but also top-heavy with importance.

2955d ago