Denzel Washington

Safe House

Brutally slick but flawed action thriller starring Denzel Washtington and Ryan Reynolds

8 Feb 2012

(15) 115mins Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds make a formidable partnership in Daniel Espinosa's Safe House, a brutally slick, if flawed, action thriller.

Jonathan Ross upsets Tom Hardy

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3 Feb 2012

Jonathan Ross upset chat show guest Tom Hardy with some archive footage. The presenter reportedly left the actor feeling uncomfortable when he screened footage of the 'Inception' actor winning a modelling contest on Channel 4's 'Big Breakfast Show…

Unstoppable

16 Nov 2010

(12A) 98min Director Tony Scott clearly hasn’t had enough of Denzel Washington and locomotives; after their half-hearted remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, Unstoppable puts both director and star back on the tracks for a slick action film about a…

Denzel Washington never ambitious

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17 Jan 2010

Denzel Washington never set out to be a movie star. The American actor - who has been awarded three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards for his work - said he still has to remind himself everyday how lucky he is to have so much success at something…

Denzel Washington's religious life

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13 Jan 2010

Denzel Washington lives his life by the Bible. The Oscar-winning actor has always had a strong religious belief and follows a lot of advice from the Christian holy book, especially when it comes to showing love. He said: "My father was a…

Book of Eli

6 Jan 2010

(tbc) tbcmin Man has destroyed the earth and all that is left is a ravaged post apocalypse landscape. Loner Denzel Washington wanders through Mad Max style communities with just one aim – to protect the sacred tome that could hold the key to the…

Regular dad Denzel Washington

Celebrity Gossip

2 Jan 2010

Denzel Washington's job is being a dad. The 'American Gangster' star - who has son John, 25, daughter Katie, 22, and twins Olivia and Malcolm, 18 with wife Pauletta- says being a father has helped keep him grounded throughout his career. He said…

Denzel Washington's whip intrigue

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27 Jul 2009

Denzel Washington likes the idea of being whipped. 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…

The Taking of Pelham 123

23 Jul 2009

How can you go wrong with a remake of 1974’s Joseph Sargent thriller, in which cop Walter Matthau and master-criminal Robert Shaw played out a tense cat-and-mouse game for the lives of subway hostages? For the first hour at least, Tony Scott’s remake of…

American Gangster

15 Nov 2007

Ridley Scott’s American Gangster opens with callous urban cruelty as a man is tied to a chair, doused with petrol and set on fire. But the reasons behind this violent act are less to do with anarchy than with good business, or at least that’s the lesson…