Daily entertainment news covering The Great Debaters en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/02/going_the_distance_runners_and_celebs_tu Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:02:19 EST Entertainment News 97073@http://www.starpulse.com/news As the sun began to set over Los Angeles on the last night of August, the anticipation of the crowd swelling at the Los Angeles Coliseum began to grow.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/13/new_movies_on_dvd_may_13 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:10:39 EST Entertainment News 87247@http://www.starpulse.com/news In Mad Money, posh housewife Bridget accepts a job on the midnight cleaning crew at a local branch of the Federal Reserve Bank after facing house foreclosure. When the growing temptation of the cash that surrounds her proves too powerful to resist, Bridget teams with two of the other cleaners for a criminal exercise in creative moneymaking. Also on DVD: The Great Debaters and Untraceable.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/03/denzel_washington_tells_ny_kids_science_ Sat, 03 May 2008 13:00:33 EST Entertainment News 86216@http://www.starpulse.com/news MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) - Denzel Washington says inner-city schoolkids have to be reminded that scientists are more important than entertainers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/17/denzel_washington_directs_and_stars_in_t_13 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EST Entertainment News 84569@http://www.starpulse.com/news Inspired by a true story and "one of the year's best films" (Chicago Sun-Times), The Great Debaters is a touching and heartfelt drama about the power of words, fighting its way onto DVD May 13 as a two-disc collector's edition from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/22/forest_whitaker_s_film_son_isn_t_related Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 75277@http://www.starpulse.com/news Forest Whitaker was delighted when he discovered his namesake, Denzel Whitaker, was playing his son in new movie The Great Debaters - because he could finally dispel reports the young actor is related to him in real life.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/14/sweeney_todd_wins_two_golden_globe_award Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:53:48 EST Entertainment News 74192@http://www.starpulse.com/news Johnny Depp's dark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street was a double winner at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/10/denzel_washington_s_great_debaters_leads Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:08:37 EST Entertainment News 73819@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington's new movie The Great Debaters is leading the nominations for the NAACP Image Awards after landing nods including Best Picture.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/08/golden_globes_ceremony_may_be_cancelled_ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:17:09 EST Entertainment News 73623@http://www.starpulse.com/news The writers' strike has officially infiltrated awards season. The Golden Globes have been reduced to a lackluster news conference. That means no best and worst dressed list. No boozy celebrities making a fool of themselves. All that remains is an hour-long meeting at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with angry WGA picketers surrounding the premises.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/04/the_great_debaters_is_inaccurate_ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:00:39 EST Entertainment News 73264@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington's new movie The Great Debaters has been slammed for its historical inaccuracies - by the college students the film is based on.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/03/johnny_depp_was_2007_s_top_money_making_ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:18:44 EST Entertainment News 73109@http://www.starpulse.com/news Johnny Depp has been voted the "Top Money-Making Star of 2007" in Quigley Publishing Company's 76th Annual Poll. Depp, who starred in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" in 2007, also placed first in 2006. He first appeared as #6 in 2003 and was second to Tom Cruise in 2005.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/27/opening_december_28_the_great_debaters Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:03:41 EST Entertainment News 72558@http://www.starpulse.com/news (Tue. 25th) Drawing inspiration from the true story of a temperamental debate coach who molded the students of a small East Texas college into a formidable team that gave Harvard's squad a run for their money in the 1930s, Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters features the director himself as the ambitious educator, and Forest Whitaker as the resentful father... Continue Summary Red Carpet Photos / Trailer / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/27/mothers_of_denzel_washington_aamp_harvey Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:56:31 EST Entertainment News 72519@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington was so locked in financial negotiations with producer Harvey Weinstein over new film The Great Debaters, he created a summit meeting for the moguls' moms.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/22/denzel_washington_fears_end_to_acting_ca Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:08:59 EST Entertainment News 72257@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington decided to try his hand at directing because he fears his career as an actor is coming to an end. The Oscar winner stars in and directs new movie The Great Debaters, his second stint behind the camera after 2002's Antwone Fisher.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/19/denzel_wants_debating_back_in_school Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:20:31 EST Entertainment News 71837@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington hopes his new movie The Great Debaters helps revive the art of heated discussion in schools - because television and computer games have largely killed the once revered competition.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/what_to_do_on_christmas_day_how_about_go Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:32:26 EST Entertainment News 71288@http://www.starpulse.com/news For some families, there is no greater holiday tradition than Christmas day at the movies. Perhaps they like to enjoy an activity that, due to everyone's busy schedule during the rest of the year, is not as regular an occurrence as they wish.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/denzel_washington_starred_in_film_to_sto Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:24:04 EST Entertainment News 71264@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington was forced to star in new movie The Great Debaters after he was told it would be a flop if he stayed behind the camera. Washington only signed to direct and produce the real-life story of a all-black Texas college's champion debating team, who challenged the great minds of Harvard University in 1935 - but studio bosses warned him it would struggle without a star on screen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/13/winfrey_other_producers_of_the_great_deb Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:07:41 EST Entertainment News 71137@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oprah Winfrey and other producers behind the Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker film ''The Great Debaters'' will receive an award from the Producers Guild of America for illuminating provocative social issues.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/12/oprah_winfrey_has_confidence_in_south_af Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:15:15 EST Entertainment News 71065@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oprah Winfrey has "no regrets" about launching her all-girls academy in South Africa, which earlier this year became caught up in a shocking child abuse scandal.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/28/fascinating_facts_140 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 69306@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kevin Costner will lead the Endymion Parade at Mardi Gras. The annual celebration will return to its traditional city route for the first time since Hurricane Katrina next year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/27/denzel_washington_recalls_high_school_sw Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:04:34 EST Entertainment News 69055@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington outed his high school sweetheart live on TV on Monday when he recalled how he was smitten with his unspoken first love. The movie star was promoting new film The Great Debaters on chat show Oprah when he remembered the girl who first stole his heart.

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