Denzel Washington screened "The Great Debaters" in the town that is home to the 1930s debate team portrayed in the Golden Globe-nominated film. By The Associated Press MARSHALL, Texas — Denzel ...

By Kirk Honeycutt, The Associated Press Like “Antwone Fisher,” Denzel Washington’s first directorial effort, “The Great Debaters” is an earnest drama about the search for self-esteem and ...

‘The Great Debaters’. The debate team for a Depression-era black college takes on Harvard. With Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker. Director: Washington (2:07). PG-13: Language. At area theater ...

Denzel Washington’s The Great Debaters, from a screenplay by Robert Eisele, based on a story by Mr. Eisele and Jeffrey Porro, enlivens and enlightens this chaotically overcrowded movie season ...

Tolson. Among his students was the future civil-rights leader, James Farmer Jr. Denzel Washington cast himself as Tolson in “The Great Debaters,” a Golden Globe nominee for best picture (drama ...

FILE** In this file image released by The Weinstein Company, actor Denzel Washington is shown in a scene from "The Great Debaters". (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, David Lee, FILE) ** NO SALES ...

Denzel Washington is star and director ... and from there a script was developed," said Clark. The Great Debaters Scheduled for release Dec. 25, "The Great Debaters" is being produced by ...

This much is undebatable: "The Great Debaters," directed by and starring Denzel Washington, is an inspirational underdog story, focusing on the formidable debate team at all-black Wiley College ...

Denzel Washington didn’t plan to play Melvin B. Tolson, the Wiley College professor who coached the team that inspired “The Great Debaters.” But as director, Washington wanted a budget of $ ...

Actor Denzel Washington’s passion for directing led him to film The Great Debaters, which he recruited many young stars to film. One of those stars was Jurnee Smollett, who he called out after ...