Denzel Washington

Cannes: 'Drive's' Nicolas Refn keeps steering toward the bizarre

2013-05-19 17:13:00

CANNES — The movie with the Nazi martial-arts fight and drag queens dressed as clowns had just ended when Nicolas Winding Refn, giddy with excitement, or as giddy as droll Danes get, leaned forward in his seat and initiated a rousing round of...

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Tears, fears and all that jazz

2013-03-26 05:00:00

It’s only Week 2 of “Dancing With the Stars’” 16th season, but already people have stopped being polite and started getting real. All the stars were back for their second night of competition, but the specter of Tuesday night&...

Watch Shaquille O'Neal's prepared video on jersey retirement

2013-04-02 22:40:00

The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's jersey Tuesday night as L.A. hosted the Dallas Mavericks. Knowing he wouldn't have the time or ability to thank everyone properly in the ceremony, O'Neal released a video on YouTube -- seemingly on the set of "Jimmy...

Lakers owner Jerry Buss brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.

2013-03-03 00:00:00

The frozen fields of Wyoming came first. Long before the championship trophies. Before the glitz and glamour. Jerry Buss was still a teenager, digging ditches beside his stepfather, when he dreamed of bigger things. It was youthful ambition — a...

Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane's seven worst jokes

2013-02-25 13:27:00

In his widely panned bow as Oscars host, “Family Guy” and “American Dad!” creator Seth MacFarlane lived up to his reputation for transgressive frat-boy humor by biting the proverbial hand that feeds. He attempted to bag on just...

Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis wins best actor for 'Lincoln'

2013-02-24 20:48:00

Daniel Day-Lewis won the lead actor Oscar for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" on Sunday night at the 85th Academy Awards. Day-Lewis, 55, becomes the first actor to win three lead Oscars. Katharine Hepburn won four in the...

Oscars 2013: Watch live video coverage Sunday — but first, catch up

2013-02-20 07:00:00

The 85th Academy Awards are getting closer, and the big question on Oscar watchers' minds is whether "Argo" will sweep this awards season, capping off its run with a best picture win for Ben Affleck's drama about the Iranian hostage crisis. But there'...

The Gold Standard: Bet a penny on Day-Lewis as Lincoln?

2013-01-30 14:12:00

"I am 10 years older than I was a year ago." We believe that's a line Abraham Lincoln said to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the end of "Lincoln." Or it could be something "Lincoln" lead Daniel Day-Lewis wearily muttered during one of the endless Q&As he's done...

Oscar predictions 2013: We call the four acting races

2013-02-23 10:30:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. Earlier he looked at the short films, sound categories, visual crafts races,...

Jerry Buss dies at 80; Lakers owner brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.

2013-02-18 14:46:00

When Jerry Buss bought the Lakers in 1979, he wanted to build a championship team. He also wanted to put on a show. The new owner gave courtside seats to movie stars. He hired pretty women to dance during timeouts. He spent freely on big stars and...

TV This Week: Feb 17-23: 'Cult' on The CW

2013-02-15 13:02:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SUNDAY So the Lakers are having a lousy season. But teammates Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard will be hitting the court...

A sneak peek at three Oscar ballots

2013-02-07 08:00:00

On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say: OSCARS 2013: Full Coverage PRODUCERS BRANCH: This 40ish Oscar nominee...

Oscar-winner Denzel Washington and Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis portrayed Troy Maxson and Troy's wife, Rose in the 2010 version of "Fences." Their portrayals in the August Wilson play netted the pair lead actor Tony awards.

2013-04-01 15:02:29

I can't help but watch this every time it shows up on cable, which is, oh, once a week or so. You know there's no suspense in the ending, but it manages to uplift you anyway. No one could have played Coach Boone better than Denzel Washington.

2013-02-21 13:07:00

Number of this year's acting nominees who have already won Oscars -- Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, Denzel Washington, Robert De Niro, Alan Arkin, Christoph Waltz, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Helen Hunt.

2013-02-20 15:45:42