Denzel Washington

Actor Denzel Washington was playing proud father as he cheered on his son Malcolm's first game with the University of Pennsylvania basketball team. Washington sat three rows behind Penn's bench Friday night during the Quakers' season opener at Penn State. Wearing a black sweat shirt and black cap pulled down low over his forehead, the Hollywood star went virtually unnoticed in the Jordan Center crowd. He declined to answer a reporter's question before the game, waving his arms and nodding in the direction of the Penn bench. The 5-foot-9 Malcolm Washington is a walk-on guard at Penn. He did not play in Penn's 70-55 ... Read Full Story

Get ready for another big name on Broadway. Denzel Washington plans to return to the New York stage next spring in a revival of August Wilson's "Fences." Producers Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott Rudin say the play will open in April at a theater to be announced. The production will be directed by Kenny Leon, who directed Wilson's "Radio Golf" and "Gem of the Ocean" on Broadway. No other casting was announced. The original 1987 production starred James Earl Jones as patriarch Troy Maxson, Mary Alice as his wife and Courtney B. Vance as his son. It won both the Tony Award for best ... Read Full Story

The Oscar-winning star has revealed he is intrigued by sadomasochism but would rather play a character who likes it than be exposed to violent sexual acts himself. He quipped: "Oh, I've been very bad. Do you think we should punish me? I don't know anything about sadomasochism, but there must be that aspect about it: powerful people wanting to be humiliated. Maybe I get it out of playing someone who is humiliated, being reminded of what that is." Meanwhile, the 54-year-old hunk - who starred alongside John Travolta in the upcoming thriller The Taking of Pelham 123 - says he doesn't think of himself as an actor despite working ... Read Full Story

Denzel Washington and John Travolta square off in the action thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 , an updated, reworked remake of the 1974 film directed by Joseph Sargent based on John Godey's novel. This new Pelham has Tony Scott at the helm and if you're familiar with his films, you know going in how he'll shoot key action sequences. Scott's style is unmistakable and it actually serves him well in Pelham , taking the static premise of two men engaged in a cat and mouse game over the radio and mixing in frenzied action shots to help pump up the audience's ... Read Full Story

Denzel Washington 's son, Malcolm Washington , played his first game for Penn basketball on Friday night, and dad attended to cheer on his son. Wearing a black New York Yankees hat and a Patagonia fleece, Denzel went pretty much unnoticed in the Jordan Center crowd. The 5-foot-9 Malcolm Washington is a walk-on guard at Penn. He actually play in Friday night's game, however, and the University of Pennsylvania lost to Penn State, 70-55. Related articles by Zemanta Denzel Washington cheers on son's 1st college game (seattletimes.nwsource.com) Denzel Movie Shoot Angers Ohio School Parents (huffingtonpost.com) Related Items: Inside Man (Widescreen Edition) Penn State Nittany ... Read Full Story