Denzel Washington is sharing his prayer for young people not to give up during difficult times.
“I pray that young people never lose that fire, I don’t think they will,” Washington told The Grio when doing his press rounds for his latest film, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” “And needless to say there’s a lot for them to work on.”
The 62-year-old Oscar-winning actor remembered when he starred in “Malcolm X” in the ’90s and was inspired by the fervor of the young people who wanted to change the state o
Dan Gilroy is back with his second pic as writer and director after 2014’s Nightcrawler, and this time he’s got Denzel Washington with him. Like Nightcrawler that shined a light on the darker side of the TV news business, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a dramatic thriller set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Washington plays a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his
Free In Deed / Jake Mahaffy
Black indie directors were tapped for studio blockbusters, and some of the most interesting films about black characters were made on the margins.
What we talk about when we talk about “Black American Cinema” remains an obscure thing, even in the year of #oscarssowhite and Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight. It was a triumphant and tragic twelve months, I suppose. Black directors, those who had created their own opportunities when none were handed to them by Hollywood, emerg
Cast members pose as they arrive for the gala screening of the film “Moonlight”, on the second night of the 60th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival at Embankment Garden Cinema in London, Britain October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
If the Oscars turn out to be “so white” again next year, it will not be for a lack of candidates.
A handful of critically acclaimed movies featuring people of color are vying for awards attention this year, ranging from a Pulitzer Prize-winning family
(Paramount Pictures)
Heading into the thick of awards season, Denzel Washington’s third directorial effort, Fences, is getting the kind of early screening reaction that often fuels late-breaking contenders to the front of the Oscar race.
The anticipated film screened for industry figures — including members of the Screen Actors Guild Awards’ nominating committee, AMPAS voters, awards bloggers, and journalists — on Saturday in Los Angeles, and was followed by a Q&A featuring Washington along
Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven remake rode the star power of Denzel Washington to an estimated $35 million debut, topping North American ticket sales over the weekend.
Estimates put Magnificent Seven far ahead of the week’s other major new release, Storks. The animated movie, starring Andy Samberg as a baby-delivering stork, opened with $21.8 million.
A remake of John Sturges’ 1960 film, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’sSeven Samurai, the new Magnificent Seven slots in as o
Denzel Washington has long been committed to supporting underserved communities as the spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, an organization that provides life developing programs for young people. He was a member of the Boys & Girls Club as a kid, and became the program’s national spokesman in 1992. He has also served on the organization’s national Board of Governors since 1995.
During its annual gala in Washington, DC. on October 29, Washington introduced Whitney Stewart, the
Is Oscar winner Denzel Washington eyeing a role on Lee Daniels‘s series Empire? It seems like the filmmaker is doing everything he can to court Washington for a guest spot on the smash hit show.
Daniels posted a picture of the Academy Award-winning actor and himself at dinner together on Instagram and made the announcement to his followers: “Trying to talk this one into doing a guest star on #empire #nextweekdinneronme.”
Earlier in the week Daniels revealed to The Philadelphia Inquirer th
Illustration by: Thomas Kuhlenbeck
I hate whining.
Ironically, when I was asked to write about the Oscar “whiteout,” I was in a planning meeting for the NAACP Image Awards. For those who don’t know, the NAACP created the Image Awards almost 50 years ago in response to the lack of recognition of black talent in front of and behind the camera in mainstream (white) awards shows. You’d think this show wouldn’t be needed by now, but that’s clearly not the case.
Was there Oscar-worthy work in Selm
Denzel Washington finds himself among Hollywood’s 10 most overpaid actors…according to numbers crunched by Forbes magazine.
The annual list exposes those whose movies bring in the lowest return on the studio’s investment.
Adam Sandler tops the list for the second year in a row, with Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Ryan Reynolds and Tom Hanks, right behind him.
Will Ferrell, Channing Tatum, Washington, Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck round out the top 10.
To come up with the list, Forbes uses data f
