Director: Unknown Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek Synopsis: The story follows a burned-out Kern County deputy sheriff named Deke, who teams with a crack LASD detective, Baxter, to reel in a wily serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little...
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 13, 2019) –The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) TV One’s joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins,...
Director: Joel Coen Writer(s): Joel Coen Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand Synopsis: The iconic Shakespeare tale follows a lord who’s convinced by a trio of witches that he’s destined to become the king of Scotland. With the help of his ambitious wife,...
Director: Denzel Washington Writer(s): Virgil Williams (screenplay), Dana Canedy (novel) Starring: Michael B. Jordan Synopsis: The novel tells the true story of Pulitzer-winning journalist Canedy and her love affair with First Sgt. Charles Monroe King, who kept a...
by Patrick Hipes | Deadline Hollywood The American Film Institute said this morning that Denzel Washington will receive the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award. The honor will be presented to the two-time Oscar winner on June 6, 2019 at the AFI’s annual gala tribute....
Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer(s): Richard Lindheim and Michael Sloan (characters), Richard Wenk (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey, Kazy Tauginas, Garrett...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua, Joel Embiid, Lonzo Ball, Victor Oladipo, Manu Ginóbili, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Isaiah Thomas, Paul George, Dwight Howard Synopsis: Director Antoine Fuqua tries to get Denzel Washington to...
Director: James Mangold Writer(s): Taylor Sheridan Starring: Denzel Washington Synopsis: US remake of 2015 French film in which an ex-soldier with PTSD hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he’s out of town. Despite the apparent...
Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act The list continues to get shorter, as new information is revealed, and we are now at the end of the journey with this being the final list, less than a month (Tuesday, January 23, 2018) before the Academy announces the nominees for the...
The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award nominees were announced Wednesday, December 13, 2017. It was also announced that Morgan Freeman would be the recipient of the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award. Below is the complete list of the Theatrical Motion Picture...
Director: Dan Gilroy Writer(s): Dan Gilroy Starring: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Shelley Hennig, Nazneen Contractor, Tony Plana, Pej Vahdat, Brittany Ishibashi, Joseph David-Jones, James Paxton, DeRon Horton, Amanda Warren, Andrew Tinpo Lee, Niles...
Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act From Friday, November 10 through Thursday, November 16, BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, NY will present the screening series Strange Victories: Black Soldiers and World War II, a program inspired by the release of Dee Rees’...
by Owen Gleiberman | Variety Do white filmmakers have the right to make a movie like “Detroit”? The moral right, that is? Set during the Detroit riots of 1967, the movie tells an essential true story about the brutalization of African-Americans. The fact that the...
Director: John Scheinfeld Writer(s): N/A Starring: John Coltrane, Denzel Washington, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Reggie Workman, Carlos Santana, John Densmore, Common, Kamasi Washington, Ben Ratliff, Ashley Kahn, Cornel West, Bill Clinton Synopsis: The film explores...
from Variety.com Event: 89th Annual Oscar Awards Date: February 26, 2017 Location: Hollywood, California Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was joined by Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard,...
In 1991, director Mira Nair made Mississippi Masala, a romantic drama with an international twist starring a young Denzel Washington, hot off his first acting Oscar win for Glory. Twenty-five years later, the Indian-born Nair (Queen of Katwe), 59, sat next to...
Director: Denzel Washington Writer(s): August Wilson, Tony Kushner Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney, DieselDonlow, Jovan Adepo, Stephen Henderson, Mark Falvo, Malik Abdul Khaaliq, Toussaint Raphael Abessolo,...
Nominees were announced for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are in. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 at a ceremony airing live on TV One. Anthony Anderson will return as host. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Beyoncé Knowles Viola Davis Regina King Dwayne “The Rock”...
Q&A with Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Stephen Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney of FENCES. Moderated by Jenelle Riley,...
Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer(s): Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett, Vincent D’Onofrio, Cedric D. Jones Synopsis: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage...
Shadow & Act | Tambay Obenson In light of very recent news that a 3rd “Bad Boys” movie – which has long been rumored to be in the works – is now definitely moving forward at Sony Pictures under the official title “Bad Boys for Life,” I thought I’d open up a...
July 13, 2016 | shadowandact Today, the BFI (British Film Institute) announced a new initiative titled “Black Star,” an exhaustive program described as the UK’s largest ever season of film and television that will be dedicated to celebrating the range, versatility and...
UPDATE: Winners marked in red Lauded by critics for its style, simplicity and genuine warmth, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA, which made its debut in 1995, has become one of the industry’s most prized honors. The only televised awards shows to...
Brennan Williams | Huffington Post Black Voices Despite landing a role alongside the likes of Denzel Washington in “The Great Debaters” or his phenomenal performance in “The Secret Life of Bees,” Nate Parker says the availability of quality...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Via a live stream of a conversation between Denzel Washington and Dr. Todd Boyd happening at USC School of Cinematic Arts as I type this, Washington just revealed that, in addition to the below previously-announced film adaptation...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act I’m only just learning about this, but now you know, so get prepped to watch this later on this evening. The 7:30pm start time listed in the above poster is PST, meaning for those on the east coast, it’ll be kicking...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Viola Davis, who won a Tony award for her performance in the 2010 Broadway production of “Fences,” has revealed that she will appear in a screen adaptation of the August Wilson play. “They are...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act While we wait to catch his starring appearance in the upcoming “Fantastic Four” which will be in theaters next month, followed by his reunion with his “Fruitvale” director, Michael Coogler, in...
by Mike Fleming Jr. | Deadline Hollywood The Weinstein Company is close to winning an auction for a series of 16 bestselling novels by Andy McNab. The intention is to turn the books into a series revolving around former British Army regiment SAS agent Nick Stone....
For decades, Denzel Washington has proven himself one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men. However, in a career that includes countless hit films and two Academy Awards, there’s one part of the business that’s always eluded him. Washington has never starred in a...
Justin Kroll | @krolljvar | Variety.com Jason Momoa is in talks to join the all-star cast of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke in MGM and Sony’s “Magnificent Seven” remake. Vincent D’Onofrio, Haley Bennett and Luke Grimes are also set to star, with...
from Variety.com Sony has officially announced a sequel to the Denzel Washington thriller “The Equalizer.” Rumors of an “Equalizer” follow-up began months before the R-rated auctioneer opened in September, but it was the film’s strong box office results and home...
from ScreenRant.com Avengers: Age of Ultron doesn’t opens in the U.S. for a few more weeks (it arrives in other parts of the world first), but already die-hard Marvel fans are looking ahead to Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of the more anticipated...
Variety | Justin Kroll Film Reporter @krolljvar Sony Pictures has come on to co-finance “The Magnificent Seven” with MGM, sources tell Variety. Sony and MGM are splitting the cost evenly between the two with Sony distributing the pic. MGM will oversee production. The...
Director: Bert Marcus Writer(s): Bert Marcus Stars: 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkins, Ron Howard, Spike Lee, Mike Tyson, Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington Synopsis: A documentary on boxing greats Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard...
Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer(s): Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan (television series) Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Haley Bennett, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, David Meunier, Johnny Skourtis, Alex Veadov, Vladimir Kulich, E....
Director: Baltasar Kormákur Writer(s): Blake Masters (screenplay), Steven Grant (graphic novels) Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton, Robert John Burke, James Marsden, Greg Sproles, Fred Ward, Patrick Fischler,...
Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer(s): John Gatins Starring: Nadine Velazquez, Denzel Washington, Carter Cabassa, Adam C. Edwards, Tamara Tunie, Brian Geraghty, Kelly Reilly, Conor O’Neill, Charlie E. Schmidt, Will Sherrod, Boni Yanagisawa, Adam Tomei, Dane Davenport,...
Director: Daniel Espinosa Writer(s): David Guggenheim Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder, Robert Patrick, Liam Cunningham, Joel Kinnaman, Fares Fares, Jenna Dover, Stephen Rider, Daniel...
Director: Tony Scott Writer(s): Mark Bomback Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Chapman, Lew Temple, T.J. Miller, Jessy Schram, David Warshofsky, Andy Umberger, Elizabeth Mathis, Meagan Tandy, Dylan...
Director: Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes (as the Hughes Brothers) Writer(s): Gary Whitta Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, Chris Browning,...
Director: Tony Scott Writer(s): Brian Helgeland (screenplay), John Godey (novel) Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, Robert Vataj, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, Ramon Rodriguez, James Gandolfini, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex...
Director: Tony Scott Writer(s): Bill Marsilii, Terry Rossio Starring: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, Elden Henson, Erika Alexander, Bruce Greenwood, Rich Hutchman, Matt Craven, Donna W. Scott, Elle Fanning, Brian Howe,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Russell Gewirtz Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Kim Director, James Ransone, Bernie Rachelle, Peter Gerety, Victor Colicchio, Cassandra...
Director: Jonathan Demme Writer(s): Richard Condon (novel), George Axelrod (1962 screenplay); Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris (screenplay) Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Dorian Missick, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Teddy Dunn, Joaquin...
Director: Carl Franklin Writer(s): David Collard Starring: Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain, John Billingsley, Robert Baker, Alex Carter, Antoni Corone, Terry Loughlin, Nora Dunn, James Murtaugh, Peggy Sheffield, Evelyn Brooks, Eric Hissom, Tom...
Director: Nick Cassavetes Writer(s): James Kearns Starring: Gabriela Oltean, Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Ron Annabelle, Daniel E. Smith, David Thornton, Barry G. King, Laura Harring, Kevin Connolly, Larissa Laskin, Vanessa Branch, Stephanie Moore, James...
Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer(s): David Ayer Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Charlotte Ayanna, Eva Mendes, Nick Chinlund, Jaime Gomez, Raymond Cruz,...
Director: Boaz Yakin Writer(s): Gregory Allen Howard Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood, Ethan Suplee, Kip Pardue, Hayden Panettiere, Nicole Ari Parker, Kate Bosworth, Earl Poitier, Ryan Gosling, Burgess...
Director: Norman Jewison Writer(s): Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter (book “The 16th Round”) , Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton (book “Lazarus and the Hurricane”), Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington,...
Director: Phillip Noyce Writer(s): Jeffery Deaver (book), Jeremy Iacone (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Michael McGlone, Luis Guzmán, Leland Orser, John Benjamin Hickey, Bobby Cannavale, Ed O’Neill, Richard...
Director: Edward Zwick Writer(s): Lawrence Wright (story, screenplay), Menno Meyjes and Edward Zwick (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila, Ahmed Ben Larby, Mosleh Mohamed, Lianna Pai, Mark Valley, Jack...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Bill Nunn, Michele Shay, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Turturro,...
Director: Gregory Hoblit Writer(s): Nicholas Kazan Starring: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, Elias Koteas, Gabriel Casseus, Michael J. Pagan, Robert Joy, Frank Medrano, Ronn Munro, Cynthia Hayden, Ray Xifo, Tony...
Director: Penny Marshall Writer(s): Robert Nathan (novel), Robert E. Sherwood, Leonardo Bercovici, Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, Justin Pierre...
Director: Edward Zwick Writer(s): Patrick Sheane Duncan Starring: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Bronson Pinchot, Seth Gilliam, Regina Taylor, Zeljko Ivanek, Scott Glenn, Tim Guinee, Tim Ransom, Sean Astin, Armand...
Director: Carl Franklin Writer(s): Walter Mosley (book), Carl Franklin (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney, Mel Winkler, Albert Hall, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jernard Burks, David Fonteno, John...
Director: Brett Leonard Writer(s): Eric Bernt Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe, Stephen Spinella, William Forsythe, Louise Fletcher, William Fichtner, Costas Mandylor, Kevin J. O’Connor, Kaley Cuoco, Christopher Murray, Heidi Schanz, Traci...
Director: Tony Scott Writer(s): Michael Schiffer and Richard P. Henrick (story) Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, Rocky Carroll, Jaime Gomez, Michael Milhoan, Scott Burkholder, Danny Nucci, Lillo...
Director: Jonathan Demme Writer(s): Ron Nyswaner Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Anna Deavere Smith, Buzz Kilman, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Robert Ridgely, Chandra Wilson, Ford Wheeler, David Drake, Peter Jacobs, Antonio Banderas, Paul...
Director: Alan J. Pakula Writer(s): John Grisham (book), Alan J. Pakula (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, Anthony...
Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer(s): William Shakespeare (play), Kenneth Branagh (screenplay) Starring: Richard Briers, Kate Beckinsale, Imelda Staunton, Jimmy Yuill, Brian Blessed, Andy Hockley, Chris Barnes, Conrad Nelson, Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Alex Lowe,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Alex Haley and Malcolm X (book), Arnold Perl and Spike Lee (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon, Lonette McKee, Tommy Hollis, James...
Director: Russell Mulcahy Writer(s): Fred Dekker and Menno Meyjes (story), Steven E. de Souza (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, Victoria Dillard, Lindsay Wagner, John Amos, John Cothran, Starletta DuPois, Sherman Howard,...
Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Spike Lee Starring: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Joie Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Dick Anthony Williams, Cynda Williams, Nicholas Turturro, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Samuel L. Jackson,...
Director: Edward Zwick Writer(s): Kevin Jarre (screenplay), Lincoln Kirstein (book) Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy, Andre Braugher, John Finn, Donovan Leitch Jr., JD Cullum, Alan North, Bob Gunton, Cliff De...
Director: James D. Parriott Writer(s): James D. Parriott Starring: Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington, Chloe Webb, Roger E. Mosley, Ja’net DuBois, Alan Rachins, Ray Baker, Jeffrey Meek, Eva LaRue, Frank R. Roach, Robert Apisa, Kieran Mulroney, Lisa Stahl, Clayton Landey,...
Director: Martin Stellman Writer(s): Martin Stellman, Trix Worrell Starring: Denzel Washington, Dorian Healy, Sean Chapman Synopsis: A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty. Release Date: May 19, 1989 (USA) |...
Director: Carl Schenkel Writer(s): A.H.Z. Carr (novel “Finding Maubee”), Hampton Fancher (screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Art Evans, Esther Rolle, Norman Beaton, Alex Colon, Robert...
Director: Richard Attenborough Writer(s): John Briley (screenplay), Donald Woods (book) Starring: Josette Simon, Wabei Siyolwe, John Matshikiza, Juanita Waterman, Evelyn Sithole, Xoliswa Sithole, James Coine, Kevin Kline, Kevin McNally, Albert Ndinda, Andrew Whaley,...
Director: Eric Laneuville Writer(s): Charles Eric Johnson Starring: Denzel Washington, Lynn Whitfield, Debra Artis, Edna Auguillard, Billy Jaye Banner, Earl Billings, James Bowman, Ray Buktenica, Akosua Busia, Alexander Byrd, Virginia Capers, Gregg Dandridge, Kim...
Director: Sidney Lumet Writer(s): David Himmelstein Starring: Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Kate Capshaw, Denzel Washington, E.G. Marshall, Beatrice Straight, Fritz Weaver, Michael Learned, J.T. Walsh, E. Katherine Kerr, Polly Rowles, Matt Salinger, Tom...
Director: Norman Jewison Writer(s): Charles Fuller (play and screenplay) Starring: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier, David Harris, Dennis Lipscomb, Larry Riley, Robert Townsend, Denzel Washington, William Allen Young, Patti LaBelle,...
Director: Jud Taylor Writer(s): William A. Schwartz Starring: James Farentino, Penny Fuller, Don Murray, Millie Perkins, Ari Meyers, Donald Moffat, Jacqueline Brookes, Kristen Vigard, Denzel Washington, George Martin, John M. Jackson, Josef Rainer, Jerry Haynes, Marc...
Director: Michael Schultz Writer(s): Stanley Shapiro Starring: George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin, Denzel Washington, Paul Winfield, Macon McCalman, Vicky Dawson, Parley Baer, Vernon Weddle, Edward Marshall, Ed Call, Angelina Estrada, Carmen...
Director: Jud Taylor Writer(s): Eric Bercovici; Pete Hamill (novel) Starring: Tom Berenger, Suzanne Pleshette, Kristin Griffith, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Rader, Luca Bercovici, John Cassavetes, Anthony Charnota, Pat Corley, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Stack Pierce, Bert Remsen, Dolph...
Director: Wilford Leach Writer(s): William Shakespeare (play) Starring: Frank Adu, Bimbo, Thomas Martell Brimm, Christine Campbell, Robert Christian, Tony Clay, Keith Esau, Jay Fernandez, Gloria Footer, Clebert Ford, Morgan Freeman, Castulo Guerra, Earle Hyman, Peter...
Director: Bud Greenspan Writer(s): Bud Greenspan Starring: Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Joe Seneca, Denzel Washington, Charles Blackwell, Larry Scott, Réjane Magloire, Piper Carter, Pauletta Washington, Andrea Frierson, L. Warren Young Synopsis: The...
Director: Michael Winner Writer(s): Brian Garfield, Wendell Mayes Starring: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats, Helen Martin, Robert Kya-Hill, B.T. Taylor, Eric Laneuville, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Denzel Washington, Damien Leake Synopsis: A...
