Movie Reviews and Previews Macbeth Needs No Introduction One of the surefire heavy hitters of awards season is The Tragedy of Macbeth, a new adaptation of the Scottish play from Joel Coen (working for the first time in his career without his brother, Ethan). Starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, we now have our first, brief, look at By Sarah • Sep 22, 2021 01:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews More MBJ and Chanté …but the real star is Denzel Michael B Jordan and Chanté Adams continued to shoot Journal for Jordan yesterday in New York– but it doesn’t seem like they were main the attraction. Denzel Washington, two-time Oscar winner and all-round acting legend is directing. So as you can see, the crowds have gathered. Which feels… Does By Lainey • Mar 26, 2021 01:42 pm
Books MBJ & Chanté: In Love in the Park Here are Michael B Jordan and Chanté Adams today in Central Park working on the film Journal for Jordan, directed by Denzel Washington based on the memoir by Dana Canedy about her relationship with US Army First Sergeant Charles Monroe King and the journals he left for their son who By Lainey • Mar 25, 2021 01:30 pm
Jared Leto Denzel Washington and Rami Malek and no one else in The Little Things Denzel Washington is a great actor with old-school Movie Star charisma to spare. It takes a LOT to make Denzel unwatchable, but The Little Things, a crime drama from journeyman writer/director John Lee Hancock, does its damnedest to make Denzel boring and without charm. The Little Things is not By Sarah • Jan 29, 2021 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 21, 2020 Dear Gossips, When was the last time you watched The Pelican Brief? For all you babies out there too young to know what I’m talking about, The Pelican Brief is a political thriller adapted from John Grisham’s book starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. I don’t remember By Lainey • Jul 21, 2020 09:03 am
Top Reads That time Katie Couric interviewed Denzel Washington Here in Canada, I’m an entertainment reporter on an entertainment news program called ETALK. This summer will mark my 15th anniversary on the show. Part of my job is to interview actors, singers, writers, etc. And if you’ve been visiting this site over the years, you know that By Lainey • Apr 30, 2020 11:55 am
BFFs Forensic Gossip Files: Julia Roberts at Denzel Washington’s tribute Denzel Washington was honored last night with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. As one of the most popular and beloved figures in the industry, basically everyone showed up for him. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Mahershala Ali, Jamie Foxx, Frances By Sarah • Jun 07, 2019 02:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 2 Spoilers Denzel Washington returns as Robert McCall, a mysterious former government operative who has retired and is now driving for Lyft. The beginning of The Equalizer 2 is just McCall driving around, eavesdropping on his riders and using his Murder Skills to help people out. He travels to Turkey to By Sarah • Jul 20, 2018 03:39 pm
Amazingness Denzel pays it forward Denzel Washington got nominated for his eighth Oscar yesterday. The conversation surrounding Denzel’s EIGHTH Oscar nom has largely been about whether or not he was only nominated to replace James Franco. As Lainey wrote yesterday, even if this did have something to do with Denzel’s inclusion, who cares? By Kathleen • Jan 24, 2018 10:29 am
Oscars 2017 Denzel Washington: Worst Oscar Night So I know a little bit about acting. Not a lot. One of the things I know, though, is that the term itself can be a little bit of a misnomer. It’s not necessarily about ‘acting’ as in pretending to be sad or joyous or whatever, but about accessing By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 03:44 pm
Award Season Campaigning Denzel and Casey’s winning weekends Casey Affleck won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role last night. Denzel Washington, however, was not nominated. And the last time they went head-to-head, at the SAGs, it was Denzel who pulled off the surprise. Which suddenly changed our assumption of what the Best Actor Oscar race By Lainey • Feb 13, 2017 07:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sorry Casey, Denzel Washington is here to play Denzel Washington received the Modern Master award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival (SBIFF) last night, to honour his career, and of course, give a further awards push for Fences. By all accounts, he was very generous on the red carpet, and as affable as ever. A coworker who was By Joanna • Feb 03, 2017 11:14 am
SAG Awards 2017 Denzel up, Casey down It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion: Casey Affleck, Best Actor Oscar. Until it wasn’t. The Screen Actors Guild honoured Denzel Washington’s performance in Fences instead. And it was an upset. He might be Denzel Washington, a legend in the business, but Casey had basically taken every By Lainey • Jan 30, 2017 10:10 am
Golden Globes 2017 Jessica Biel: Globes Most Exhausted I was tired of Justin Timberlake 30 seconds into his first red carpet interview. Can you imagine what it felt like to be Jessica Biel on a night like this, to endure the endless barrage of ME that kept coming out of his mouth? It started with Ryan Seacrest and By Lainey • Jan 09, 2017 01:19 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, January 3, 2017 This morning Lainey posted about Leo’s New Year – I was curious about how he spent his holiday, because a good portion of the Wolf Pack was in Las Vegas at Marquee and they are loath to be apart, particularly on big party nights like NYE and Halloween. Kevin Connolly By Maria • Jan 03, 2017 01:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in Fences Denzel Washington directs his first film since 2007’s The Great Debaters with Fences, an adaptation of August Wilson’s play of the same title. He also stars as Troy Maxson, a garbage man stymied by life in 1950s Pittsburgh. Troy is expansive to the point of domineering and stern By Sarah • Dec 30, 2016 03:49 pm
