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DENZEL WASHINGTON


'Expend4bles' opens with epic flop while โ€˜Nun 2โ€™ claims top spot again at the box office

Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham werenโ€™t enough to save โ€œExpend4blesโ€ from a debut box office flop.

'Nun 2' narrowly edges 'A Haunting in Venice' over quiet weekend in movie theaters

โ€œThe Nun 2โ€ and โ€œA Haunting in Veniceโ€ virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery.

โ€˜The Nun IIโ€™ conjures $32.6 million to top box office

Like many horrors before it, bad reviews didnโ€™t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for โ€œThe Nun II.โ€.

โ€˜Equalizer 3โ€™ cleans up, while โ€˜Barbieโ€™ and โ€˜Oppenheimerโ€™ score new records

According to studio estimates, the third installment in the Denzel Washington-led โ€œEqualizerโ€ franchise has topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million.

In โ€˜Equalizer 3,โ€™ Denzel Washingtonโ€™s assassin goes to Italy

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has been dreaming about taking the Equalizer abroad for years.

Sony brings Spider-Verse, Denzel, โ€˜Napoleonโ€™ to CinemaCon

Sony chairman and CEO Tom Rothman did not hold back on the opening night of CinemaCon.

The view from above the Oscars: The slap, the snafu, Spike

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching from an opera box that gives him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars.

Gregory Allen Howard who wrote โ€˜Remember the Titansโ€™ dies

Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical Black figures in โ€œRemember the Titansโ€ starring Denzel Washington, โ€œAliโ€ with Will Smith and โ€œHarrietโ€ with Cynthia Erivo, has died.

โ€˜A Soldierโ€™s Playโ€™ playwright Charles Fuller dies at 83

Charles Fuller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the searing and acclaimed โ€œA Soldierโ€™s Playโ€ who often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism, has died.

For Oprah Winfrey, 'Sidney' is an act of love for Poitier

The Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary โ€œSidneyโ€ has arrived eight months after the death of Sidney Poitier.

'Monumental moment.' Billy Eichner on remaking the rom-com

In the classic format of an adult, R-rated rom-com, Billy Eichner's coming film โ€œBrosโ€ depicts an uncommonly honest and insightful portrait of life as a single gay man.

Stanton, Buxton lead AL over NL in 9th straight All-Star win

Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton homered back-to-back in the fourth inning to rally the American League over the National League 3-2 in the All-Star Game.

Rachel Robinson honored on 100th birthday at All-Star Game

Baseballโ€™s All-Stars gathered on the field before the game at Dodger Stadium to honor Rachel Robinson on her 100th birthday.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

President Joe Biden has presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

Rapinoe's role changing as US preps for World Cup qualifying

Megan Rapinoeโ€™s on-field role on the U.S. national team is changing as the team looks to qualify for the 2023 event.

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.

On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat

For the first full season since the death of George Floyd reignited a conversation about race and representation in America, Broadway responded with one of its most diverse Tony slates yet.

Actor Fred Ward, of 'Tremors,' 'The Right Stuff' fame, dies

Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in โ€œThe Right Stuff,โ€ โ€œThe Playerโ€ and โ€œTremors,โ€ has died.

Chris Rock takes to comedy mic, still processing Oscars slap

Chris Rock received several standing ovations before he told one joke at his first comedy show since Will Smith slapped him in the face onstage at the Oscars.

Oscar Moments: The night emotion won, for better and worse

Every Oscar show has its big moments, but Will Smithโ€™s slap heard โ€™round the world overshadowed them all this year.

At Oscars, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill target of joke

At the Oscars, they said gay.

Oscars celebrate May, Jackson, Ullmann and Glover

Elaine May, Samuel L.

Oscars diary: A yak in the classroom, a family in Hollywood

The unlikely Oscar contender โ€œLunana: A Yak in the Classroomโ€ recently became the first film from the small Asian nation of Bhutan to be nominated for best international film.

Oscar Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday's awards

The Academy Awards have always loved a comeback story.

Oscar predictions: Will 'Power of the Dog' reign supreme?

What's going to win best picture at the 94th Academy Awards.

After a year away, Oscar nominees celebrate together

The Oscar race may be heating up, but you wouldnโ€™t know it to peek in on the nominees luncheon Monday in Los Angeles.

Signaling a shift, 'Drive My Car' rides into the Oscars

โ€œDrive My Carโ€ is a three-hour Japanese drama in which the opening credits donโ€™t even arrive until 40 minutes in.

'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins

In an upset, the deaf family drama โ€œCODAโ€ has won top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of โ€œSquid Game,โ€ the cast of โ€œTed Lassoโ€ and Will Smith.

Jennifer Hudson wins top honor at 53rd NAACP Image Awards

Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color.

Couples, deaf actors, and an unlikely singer mark Oscar noms

This year's Oscar nominations brought double acknowledgment for two sets of couples.

'Power of the Dog' tops Oscar noms with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10

Jane Campionโ€™s gothic western โ€œThe Power of the Dogโ€ leads all nominees for this year's Oscars, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywoodโ€™s top honors.

โ€˜Harder They Fall,โ€™ 'Insecure,' H.E.R. nab NAACP awards noms

Netflix could be a dominant force at next monthโ€™s 53rd NAACP Image Awards.

Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominations

Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, while the casts of โ€œBelfastโ€ and โ€œCODAโ€ were among those nominated for the guildโ€™s top award, best ensemble.

Golden Globe Awards carry on, without stars or a telecast

Even though NBC dropped the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its 79th edition Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, a red carpet, a host, press or even a livestream.

Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives

Sidney Poitier made history โ€” on the screen and off.

New this week: 'Peacemaker,' Elvis Costello and Macbeth film

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include new albums from Elvis Costello and The Lumineers, and John Cena reprises his โ€œThe Suicide Squadโ€ role in the DC universe spin-off series โ€œPeacemaker.โ€.

Joel Coen distills 'Macbeth' down to the bone

Joel Coen's โ€œThe Tragedy of Macbeth" is an intoxicatingly expressionist Shakespeare adaptation dense in fog and shadow.

Denzel Washington on directing: 'Iโ€™m still learning'

Denzel Washington the actor has some 60 films under his belt, plus two Oscars, and at 66 is universally regarded as one of the all-time greats.

Mexican actor Carmen Salinas dies at 82

Mexican actress Carmen Salinas, known for movies like โ€œDanzรณnโ€, โ€œMan on Fireโ€ and โ€œBellas de Nocheโ€ and telenovelas and series including โ€œMarรญa la del Barrioโ€ and โ€œMujeres Asesinasโ€, has died.

John Artis, co-defendant of 'Hurricane' Carter, dies at 75

A man who was wrongly convicted with boxer Rubin โ€œHurricaneโ€ Carter in a triple murder case has died.

Spike as seen through his brother's lens, in a new book

โ€œSpikeโ€ is a new photograph book to be published November 17.

From 007 to Macbeth: Daniel Craig plots return to Broadway

From 007 to Macbeth: Daniel Craig plots return to Broadway

Fresh off his turn as James Bond, Daniel Craig has his next project lined up and its also got plenty of blood being spilled.

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

The fall movie season -- usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort โ€” is this year, like much of the past 18 months, a little disorienting.

London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies

London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies

Movies from 77 countries will screen at the 2021 London Film Festival, as Britainโ€™s leading cinema showcase welcomes mass audiences back to movie theaters after a pandemic-disrupted year.

A mixed box office weekend as โ€˜Free Guyโ€™ tops again

A mixed box office weekend as โ€˜Free Guyโ€™ tops again

Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend and only the one with animated puppies fared well.

New York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person fest

New York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person fest

A year after depending on drive-in and virtual screenings, the New York Film Festival, one of the premier destinations of the fall festival circuit, will return to in-person premieres at Lincoln Center this September, with vaccination proof required for all attendees.

NYFF to open with Joel Coenโ€™s โ€˜The Tragedy of Macbethโ€™

NYFF to open with Joel Coenโ€™s โ€˜The Tragedy of Macbethโ€™

Joel Coenโ€™s โ€œThe Tragedy of Macbethโ€ starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington will have its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival, organizers said Thursday.

Scott Rudin says he will 'step back' from film projects also

Scott Rudin says he will 'step back' from film projects also

Scott Rudin says heโ€™s โ€œstepping backโ€ from film and streaming projects, along with his Broadway productions, as the fallout continued for one of the entertainment industryโ€™s most powerful producers following renewed accusations of bullying.

After Scott Rudin bullying exposรฉ, there are mostly crickets

After Scott Rudin bullying exposรฉ, there are mostly crickets

How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposรฉ detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin.

Turner Classic Movies Festival heads to TCM and HBO Max

Turner Classic Movies Festival heads to TCM and HBO Max

MacGraw and Glover will be honored at the Turner Classic Movies Festival. (AP Photo)Don't worry about making the trip to Hollywood for the Turner Classic Movies Festival this year โ€” it's coming straight to your living room. TCM said Wednesday that its 12th installment will run on both its cable channel and the HBO Max streaming service. Our approach gives fans even more movies, stars and unique presentations to choose from,โ€ said Pola Changnon, head of TCM, in a statement. โ€œThe breadth of this festival will offer interest for every kind of classic movie fan โ€“ whether theyโ€™re new to this world or card-carrying cinephiles!โ€

Latifah's 'Equalizer' stays strong after Super Bowl premiere

Latifah's 'Equalizer' stays strong after Super Bowl premiere

The revenge drama came in third place and had a major, and inevitable, drop after drawing 20 million viewers in the most coveted of all time slots after the network's airing of the โ€œSuper Bowl." For the week, CBS was the most-watched broadcast network, averaging 5.2 million viewers in prime time. ABC had 3.8 million, NBC had 3.2 million, Fox had 2.9 million, Univision had 1.3 million, Ion Television had 1 million and Telemundo had 990,000. ABCโ€™s โ€œWorld News Tonightโ€ led the evening news ratings race with an average of 9.5 million viewers. โ€œEqualizer," CBS, 8.2 million.

Queen Latifah 'stoked' to land post-Super Bowl slot for show

Queen Latifah 'stoked' to land post-Super Bowl slot for show

This image released by CBS shows Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer," premiering after the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7. Her latest chapter comes in the new CBS series "The Equalizerโ€ as the first Black woman to portray the role in the franchise. The show debuts Feb. 7 in the coveted timeslot following the Super Bowl, typically the year's most-watched program. The post-Super Bowl slot has provided monstrous ratings over the years for shows like "Friends,โ€ โ€œSurvivorโ€ and "Undercover Boss.โ€"I'm so stoked that weโ€™re coming on after the Super Bowl," Latifah said Wednesday on a video call. Latifah added: โ€œHopefully, theyโ€™ll start to say, โ€˜Damn, Latifah is a badass.'

New this week: 'Resident Alien,' Arlo Parks & 'Palmer'

New this week: 'Resident Alien,' Arlo Parks & 'Palmer'

This image released by Syfy shows Alan Tudyk as Harry Vanderspeigle in a scene from the new series "Resident Alien," premiering Wednesday on Syfy. โ€” AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ€” iHeartRadioโ€™s fifth annual ALTer EGO show dedicated to contemporary rock artists starring Billie Eilish, Foo Fighters and Coldplay will air virtually on Thursday night. โ€” British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks is having a breakthrough, and she can count former first lady Michelle Obama as a fan. โ€” If a wacky sci-fi series sounds appealing, check out โ€œResident Alien.โ€ Alan Tudyk plays Harry, masquerading as a small-town doctor โ€” and a human โ€” after crash-landing on Earth. Based on the comic book series of the same name, โ€œResident Alienโ€ debuts 10 p.m. EST Wednesday on SyFy.

In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August Wilson

In 'Ma Rainey,' channeling the blues of August Wilson

Following โ€œFencesโ€ and โ€œMa Rainey,โ€ he intends to continue adapting Wilsonโ€™s famed American Century Cycle, a 10-play series spanning each decade of the 20th century. All of Wilson's plays hum with the sorrowful beauty of the blues but โ€œMa Rainey" is soaked through. On a sweaty, summer day, a band has gathered at a white-owned recording studio to cut a new record with Ma Rainey (Davis), the pioneering โ€œMother of the Blues,โ€ and an unapologetically liberated woman from the South. Itโ€™s Cutler and Slow Drag and Ma Rainey talking," says Wolfe. For Davis, Ma isn't a character she wants to let go of, or stop admiring.

New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76

New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76

FILE - In this May 1, 2019, file photo, actress Carol Sutton arrives at the World Premiere of "Poms" in Los Angeles. Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy Steel Magnolias and the TV series Queen Sugar, has died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Sutton was 76. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ€“ Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy โ€œSteel Magnoliasโ€ and the TV series โ€œQueen Sugar,โ€ has died from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Sutton was 76.

Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

People enjoy the boardwalk, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. This resort town known for Atlantic waves that are sometimes surfable, fresh-cut French fries and a 1-mile wooden boardwalk that dates back to the 1870s has long prided itself on being the Nation's Summer Capital. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

People enjoy the boardwalk, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Biden spent time in Rehoboth Beach after the Democratic National Convention and made his first trip back this weekend as president-elect. Movie stars Richard Gere and Denzel Washington have frequented Rehoboth Beach, as has ESPN commentator and former Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser. Though access to Biden's home is restricted, reporters swarmed Rehoboth Beach anyway this weekend, with TV journalists thronging the boardwalk for stand-ups. 'โ€Mayor Stan Mills said Jill Biden often biked through neighborhoods, enjoying the shade of expansive tree canopies that are rare in seaside areas.

Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance

Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance

This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfes August Wilson adaptation Ma Raineys Black Bottom, showcasing Chadwick Bosemans final performance opposite Viola Davis powerhouse blues singer. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)

Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance

Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance

This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfes August Wilson adaptation Ma Raineys Black Bottom, showcasing Chadwick Bosemans final performance opposite Viola Davis powerhouse blues singer. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)NEW YORK โ€“ Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe's August Wilson adaptation โ€œMa Rainey's Black Bottom,โ€ showcasing Chadwick Boseman's final performance opposite Viola Davis' powerhouse blues singer. Boseman plays Levee, an ambitious trumpeter aiming to launch himself with his own updated versions of Ma Rainey's songs. โ€œMa Raineyโ€™s Black Bottomโ€ was the first play Wilson wrote in 1984, and the only one of this 10-part Century Cycle not set in Pittsburgh.

Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one.

Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one.

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018 photo, actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in New York to promote his film, "Black Panther." Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. His representative says Boseman died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with colon cancer. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one.

Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one.

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018 photo, actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in New York to promote his film, "Black Panther." Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. In a tragically brief but historically sweeping life as an actor, Boseman played men of public life and private pain. Thereโ€™s a lot to learn from Thurgood Marshall,โ€ Boseman said that day two and a half years ago. During the filming of โ€œBlack Panther,โ€ Boseman said he was communicating with two boys who had terminal cancer.

Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer

Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer

FILE - In this March 4, 2018 file photo, Chadwick Boseman arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. When the former playwright suited up as Black Panther, he brought cool intellectual gravitas to the Marvel superhero whose Wakanda forever! salute reverberated worldwide. You dont have the same exact experience as a Black actor as you do as a white actor. Before an auditorium full of actors, Chadwick Boseman stepped to the microphone.

Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning

Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning

Workers inspect the top cornice stone as it is lifted from the Shaw 54th Regiment memorial opposite the Statehouse, Friday, July 17, 2020, in Boston. Amid the national reckoning on racism, the memorial to the first Black regiment of the Union Army, the Civil War unit popularized in the movie "Glory, is facing scrutiny. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning

Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning

Amid the national reckoning on racism, the memorial to the first Black regiment of the Union Army, the Civil War unit popularized in the movie "Glory, is facing scrutiny. White commander out front; Black soldiers in the background. Itโ€™s the first thing you see.โ€Amid the national reckoning on racism, the Shaw memorial is the latest and, perhaps, one of the more curious to receive scrutiny. Unlike other felled monuments, the work by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens isnโ€™t a paean to the Confederacy. Saint-Gaudens spent 14 years creating a richly detailed bas relief, using Black men of different ages as models for his realistic soldiers.

Grammy-nominated gospel singer dies from coronavirus complications in Jacksonville

Grammy-nominated gospel singer dies from coronavirus complications in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ€“ Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus. Sneedโ€™s publicist Bill Carpenter said the singer died early Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville. He arranged music on their albums and appeared with the choir in 1996 film โ€œThe Preacherโ€™s Wife,โ€ starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington. Sneed helped form Youth For Christ, which was comprised of members between the ages of 12 and 18 from the Georgia Mass Choir. 1 on Billboardโ€™s gospel songs chart in 2006.

American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews

American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews

NEW YORK, N.Y. โ€“ The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honoring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak. The organization originally planned to give Andrews its Life Achievement Award on April 25 in Los Angeles. Andrews' acting career has spanned several decades, winning an Academy Award in 1965 for her starring role in "Mary Poppins." The 84-year-old won two Grammy Awards and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Andrews will be the 48th recipient of the prestigious honor from the AFI, joining Mel Brooks, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Denzel Washington.

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