via:eurweb The Presidents Day weekend saw three holdovers – “Safe House,” “The Vow” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”–top the domestic box office chart in a surprise upset over new entries, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal’s “Safe House,” starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, was in a tight race with “The Vow” […]
via:eurweb Lee has lately focused on documentary work with two films about post-Katrina New Orleans for HBO. But he had designs on biopics about Jackie Robinson – the Brooklyn Dodgers slugger who broke baseball’s color line – and soul icon James Brown. And he was in discussions a while back for a sequel to […]
via:eurweb It’s been a little while since we’ve seen veteran actor Denzel Washington in anything on the big screen. But there’s a possibility he’ll appear in Will Smith’s telling of the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina. Titled “The American Can,” the film tells the story of heroic John Keller who saved several elderly residents during […]
Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania. The 56-year-old star of “Malcolm X” and “Philadelphia” delivered a humorous speech with a sobering truth: Failure is inevitable. Yet instead of having something to fall back on, he said, graduates should “fall forward” – […]
Halle Berry looked stunning at this year's NAACP Image Awards. The event took place this weekend in LA where Denzel Washington, Willow Smith, Halle Berry and Tyler Perry won big. Halle won an award for her performance in "Frankie And Alice."
By: Dorothy Pomerantzby via:yahoomovies When you’re a top star, you earn a lot of money–but along with that bigger paycheck comes bigger expectations. You’re supposed to be able to “open” a movie–meaning you can guarantee a decent opening weekend box office draw. If you’re a […]
With one Oscar already under his belt, he became the first black actor since Sidney Poitier to win a coveted Best Actor Oscar…He’s not holding out for a hat-trick with British director Tony Scott’s latest blockbuster, but something tells Elaine Lipworth he has other things on his mind
www.broadway.com Fences stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis took home the leading actor and actress in a play 2010 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, both thanking God for their good fortune. “I don’t believe in luck or happenstance,” said Davis. “I absolutely believe in the presence of God in my life.” She also […]
From S2SMagazine.com: Steve Harvey held a black-tie affair last night in New York to support young men. Steve and Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” hosted the 1st Annual Steve Harvey Foundation Gala at Cipriani Restaurant. The event was a fundraiser for his mentoring weekends aimed at guiding young Black men down the right path. […]
VIA: YAHOO MOVIES.COM: Denzel Washington burst onto the big screen with an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning role in the Civil War epic “Glory” (1989). But over the following decade, the matinee-idol handsome actor became the first of his generation’s African-American movie stars to land squarely on Hollywood’s A-list – as likely to be tapped to […]
