August Wilson's searing family drama, "Fences," is set in 1957. Remember that. The year is crucial to understanding the play's central character, Troy Maxson. He is a survivor of disappointments, a ...

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Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot have signed “Fences” actor Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell to star in the World War II drama “Overlord.” The film is directed by Julius Avery (“Son of a Gun ...

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Troy Maxson has a lot of rage inside, and not without some justification. He's been fenced out of the American dream all of his life. Once a gifted baseball player, his ability to clear the fences was ...

Not so much because he is an Oscar front-runner for his role in "Fences," but because bringing the award-winning stage play about blue collar African-Americans to the big screen has been a long-held ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Paramount Pictures has unveiled a new trailer ...

August Wilson's plays, spanning a century of African-American life, are almost all set in the Hill district of his native Pittsburgh ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, " which made his reputation, being the ...

There is something strange about playwright August Wilson’s “Fences.” Something strange, remarkable and very refreshing. It’s not a play about racial discrimination. It’s not about whites hating ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- Joe Jefferson Playhouse presents "Fences," a Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning play that deals with one black family's struggles with personal and racial issues. Written in 1983 and ...