Denzel Washington
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Spike Lee's expletive-laced Sundance tirade
After the Sundance premiere last night of Spike Lee's low-budget indie movie "Red Hook Summer," the New York director went on an expletive-laced, self-described "tirade" during a Q&A after the film's screening. Lee took the stage at the 1,200-seat Eccles Theatre in an ebullient mood yelling, "Is Brooklyn in the house," and, "New York Giants! [...]
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Review: Inside Man
Intelligence can be a valuable factor in many of life's outcomes. In the hands of good people, intelligence can lead to wonderful things and in the wrong hands, something so powerful has the potential to cause unimaginable damage and problems. But what happens when it belongs to a person of questionable character? What happens when [...]
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown adjusts to Hollywood spotlight: Cleveland Cavaliers Insider
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Almost every day, former Cavaliers coach Mike Brown is reminded that he's not in Cleveland any longer — and it has nothing to do with sunshine, palm trees or the ocean. It started almost as soon as he was introduced as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers last May 31. One of [...]
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Where's Billy Crystal on the New Oscars Poster? – Movieline
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the poster for the 84th Academy Awards, and it's… nice? I mean, Oscar looks sexy as ever, and all those foggy images of awards-night glories past recall both the champagne-fueled afterparties and the preponderance of white folks who take this hardware home every year. But [...]
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Former Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas Faces Jail For Taking Feds For $17K
Frank Lucas, the 1970s heroin kingpin who saw his life depicted by actor Denzel Washington in the 2007 film "American Gangster," is facing jail time … again. Lucas, now 81 and confined to a wheelchair with hands swollen from arthritis and diabetes, appeared in court on Monday (December 12) facing allegations that he bilked the [...]
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UFC 140 Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida: This Ain't Your Daddy's Dragon
Denzel Washington said it best in Training Day: "This is chess…it ain't checkers". UFC 140 on Saturday highlights a championship fight, pitting Jonny "Bones" Jones against Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida, which, in my opinion, is exactly the type of match the UFC needs right now. I was hoping for the best for Rampage, but this [...]
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FORA.tv Launches New TimesTalks Video Series: Film Stars
San Francisco (PRWEB) December 05, 2011 In partnership with the New York Times, FORA.tv this week launches the TimesTalks “Film Stars” series, which showcases some of the most acclaimed films actors and directors working today. The series consists of personal conversations with New York Times journalists, recorded at TimesTalks events in New York, in which [...]
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Filling the Void: Looking for the Next Denzel, Sam, Morgan and Will
I recently attended a Q&A session with Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, The Adjustment Bureau) as part of the Chicago International Film Festival. The actor, who was receiving an honor for his artistic achievements, mentioned how he felt Hollywood was lacking a leading man of color under the age of 40 and that he was [...]
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Denzel Washington – Hollywood's Agent of Social Change
Denzel Washington is with out a doubt one of the most popular and successful stars in Hollywood. But apart from his strikingly good looks, charisma and unique inflections, he symbolizes something much more serious in meaning and in depth; Change. A careful analysis of some of his movies will reveal that both the characters that [...]
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Ryan Reynolds a 'wreck' from stunts
Sunday, November 27, 2011 » 04:52am Ryan Reynolds found filming 'Safe House' left him 'a wreck'. The Canadian actor plays CIA agent Matt Weston in the forthcoming action thriller and was very involved in his character's stunts, despite movie bosses having hired a double for his more physical scenes. He said: 'I was fighting this [...]
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'The Dark Knight Rises': Batman joins Beyonce, Tom Cruise as Brick City royalty
STAR-LEDGER FILE PHOTO"War of the Worlds" films at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Ferry Street in Newark's Ironbound in 2004. When Newark hosts the Caped Crusader, his Batmobile and maybe even Catwoman this week, it will be the latest in a series of Hollywood close-ups for the state's largest city. For decades, Newark has [...]
