August Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of “Fences,” “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” and more, is one of America’s preeminent playwrights, chronicling the African-American experience with 10 plays, set in different decades of the 20th century. Now, every year, thousands of high-school students from across the country gather on Broadway, in New York City, to perform one of his monologues in an exciting, high-stakes competition.
Premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the feature documentary, “Giving Voice,” closely follows the lives of six of the students as they meticulously workshop their individual performances, with the hopes of embodying Wilson’s legacy. The Monologue Competition was featured in the 2012 documentary “The Start of Dreams”, directed by the Horne Brothers, and it told the story of Tony Award-nominated director Kenny Leon, and his efforts to use his celebrity to expose kids across the country to the world of theater. It was also featured...
Premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the feature documentary, “Giving Voice,” closely follows the lives of six of the students as they meticulously workshop their individual performances, with the hopes of embodying Wilson’s legacy. The Monologue Competition was featured in the 2012 documentary “The Start of Dreams”, directed by the Horne Brothers, and it told the story of Tony Award-nominated director Kenny Leon, and his efforts to use his celebrity to expose kids across the country to the world of theater. It was also featured...
- 1/25/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is the best use of a song on a TV show?**
**Non-theme songs preferred. “Best” is loosely defined: Most memorable? Most moving? Cleverest? Most unexpected? etc.
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
I’m glad that last week I gave a short, simple and singular answer, because there’s absolutely no way to do this one without moving into a laundry list, starting with “The Oc” and “Hide & Seek,” a sequence so seminal in its moment that it earned an “SNL” parody. Then you have to pick something from “The Americans,” a show that has mastered the art of building scenes around iconic ’80s hits,...
This week’s question: What is the best use of a song on a TV show?**
**Non-theme songs preferred. “Best” is loosely defined: Most memorable? Most moving? Cleverest? Most unexpected? etc.
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
I’m glad that last week I gave a short, simple and singular answer, because there’s absolutely no way to do this one without moving into a laundry list, starting with “The Oc” and “Hide & Seek,” a sequence so seminal in its moment that it earned an “SNL” parody. Then you have to pick something from “The Americans,” a show that has mastered the art of building scenes around iconic ’80s hits,...
- 3/13/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Twin Peaks, Season 1, Episode 3, “Zen, Or The Skill To Catch A Killer”
Written by Mark Frost and David Lynch
Directed by David Lynch
Aired April 19, 1990 on ABC
“Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see. One chants out between two worlds: Fire… walk with me. We lived among the people. I think you say… convenience store. We lived above it. I mean it like it is, like it sounds. I, too, have been touched by the devilish one. Tattoo on the left shoulder. Oh, but when I saw the face of God, I was changed. I took the entire arm off. My name is Mike. His name is Bob.” – The One-Armed Man
Throughout his career, David Lynch has always paid tribute to the role of dreams in his art and storytelling. He once described his appreciation of the form as such: “Waking dreams are the ones that are important,...
Written by Mark Frost and David Lynch
Directed by David Lynch
Aired April 19, 1990 on ABC
“Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see. One chants out between two worlds: Fire… walk with me. We lived among the people. I think you say… convenience store. We lived above it. I mean it like it is, like it sounds. I, too, have been touched by the devilish one. Tattoo on the left shoulder. Oh, but when I saw the face of God, I was changed. I took the entire arm off. My name is Mike. His name is Bob.” – The One-Armed Man
Throughout his career, David Lynch has always paid tribute to the role of dreams in his art and storytelling. He once described his appreciation of the form as such: “Waking dreams are the ones that are important,...
- 11/7/2014
- by Les Chappell
- SoundOnSight
The Atlanta Film Festival begins on April 28th, and runs through May 7th, in Atlanta, Ga of course. And as I’ve done with other notable film festivals thus far this year, I’ll be highlighting a number of titles in the festival’s lineup, with respect to this website’s focus.
Firs up… a documentary called The Start of Dreams.
I’m digging what I see and hear here. It looks like it could powerful and inspirational. Plus it’s a nod to blacks in theater!
Directed by The Horne Brothers, the film’s synopsis reads: “Three young hopefuls claim their acting scholarship prizes at the Atlanta regionals and prepare for the August Wilson Monologue Competition on Broadway, under the guidance of Tony-nominated Kenny Leon. Leon and Denzel Washington describe how state support helped their early careers. But as Leon’s protégées learn the value of their craft and unlock their potential,...
Firs up… a documentary called The Start of Dreams.
I’m digging what I see and hear here. It looks like it could powerful and inspirational. Plus it’s a nod to blacks in theater!
Directed by The Horne Brothers, the film’s synopsis reads: “Three young hopefuls claim their acting scholarship prizes at the Atlanta regionals and prepare for the August Wilson Monologue Competition on Broadway, under the guidance of Tony-nominated Kenny Leon. Leon and Denzel Washington describe how state support helped their early careers. But as Leon’s protégées learn the value of their craft and unlock their potential,...
- 4/6/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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