Latest Denzel Washington News

Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'

Nov. 18, 2024 12:53 PM EST

The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It could be played and the cast members often did. It was adorned with pictures of the Washington family and their ancestors. It was, John David Washington jokes, “No. 1 on the call sheet.” “We tried to haunt...

What to stream: 'The Piano Lesson,' 'Wicked' album, 'Spellbound' and 'Cruel Intentions' TV series

Nov. 18, 2024 00:11 AM EST

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo teaming up for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie “Wicked” and a TV series based on the 1999 film “Cruel Intentions” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth...

Movie Review: 'Gladiator II,' with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena

Nov. 11, 2024 09:11 AM EST

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead. The once high-minded ideals of the Roman Empire have deteriorated across a venal land now ruled by a pale-faced emperor. On the throne is Geta...

Movie Review: The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’

Nov. 06, 2024 15:43 PM EST

An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Generational ties also permeate the film adaptation, in which Malcolm Washington follows in his father Denzel Washington’s footsteps in helping to bring the entirety of...

Forty-fore! Eagles get rare opportunity to play golf with former president Barack Obama

Oct. 30, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fly, birdies, fly. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley and team owner Jeffrey Lurie hit the links this week at Merion Golf Club with a group of golfers that included former President Barack Obama. “He's like...

There's a ton of Hollywood stars on and off Broadway these days. Here's a game you can play

Oct. 25, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — There are so many Hollywood stars on New York theater stages or on the way that you might want to level up your stargazing game. Why not play some bingo? Sure, Robert Downey Jr., Daniel Dae Kim, Jim Parsons, Mia Farrow, and Katie Holmes are currently in New York,...

Samuel L. Jackson lauded at MoMA film benefit by close family and friends

Oct. 24, 2024 11:05 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Museum of Modern Art was filled with expletives and laughter Wednesday evening as Samuel L. Jackson’s family and friends celebrated the actor and director’s storied career of box office hits, larger-than-life characters and explosive one-liners at the annual film benefit....

Denzel Washington hands over to his son Malcolm and keeps August Wilson in the family

Sep. 11, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — August Wilson ’s “The Piano Lesson” deals profoundly with ancestry and heritage, which makes it all the more fitting that the new film adaptation, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by his son Malcolm, is a family affair. “The Piano Lesson,” which...

James Earl Jones mourned by 'Star Wars' icons, Denzel Washington and others

Sep. 10, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

Famous fans and collaborators are paying tribute to James Earl Jones, the award-winning actor and commanding voice of Darth Vader, who died Monday at 93. “James was an incredible actor, a most unique voice both in art and spirit. For nearly half a century he was Darth Vader, but...

Ridley Scott rebuilds Rome for 'Gladiator II'

Sep. 07, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — An inevitable fact of interviewing Ridley Scott is that, whatever movie he’s about to release, you’ll find him already knee-deep in his next project. Scott, Hollywood’s perpetual rolling stone even at age 86, may be preparing to unveil “Gladiator II,” one...