Tag Archives: Denzel Washington

Wednesday Open Thread | 2017 Oscar Nominated: Fences

Posted on February 8, 2017 by rikyrah

Fences, based on August Wilson’s play, and directed by Denzel Washington, is up for 4 Academy Awards: Best Picture Best Actor: Denzel Washington Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis Best Writing Adapted Screenplay: August Wilson

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Wednesday Open Thread: It’s All Related, Part 2

Posted on November 30, 2016 by rikyrah

The second movie that I hope you will see this Holiday Season is the big screen adaptation of the August Wilson play Fences, starring Denzel  Washington and Viola Davis. August Wilson was instrumental in bringing the Black experience, in all … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread

Posted on September 16, 2016 by rikyrah

TGIF!! Continued prayer go out to SG2 & her Hubby. Here’s to a heart-felt healing.

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Saturday Open Thread-Denzel Washington Week

Posted on January 24, 2015 by rikyrah

I hope you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. And that you have enjoyed this week with Denzel.  

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Friday Open Thread – Denzel Washington Week

Posted on January 23, 2015 by rikyrah

We continue our Denzel week.  

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Thursday Open Thread- Denzel Washington Week

Posted on January 22, 2015 by rikyrah

Denzel week continues. Denzel in his award winning roles.

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Wednesday Open Thread- Denzel Washington Week

Posted on January 21, 2015 by rikyrah

Denzel and his family. Personal life[edit] On June 25, 1983, Washington married Pauletta Pearson, whom he met on the set of his first screen work, the television film Wilma. The couple have four children: John David (b. July 28, 1984), … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread-Denzel Washington Week

Posted on January 20, 2015 by rikyrah

More with Denzel Washington. 2000s[edit] In 2000, Washington appeared in the Disney film Remember the Titans which grossed over $100 million in the U.S.[18] When Washington won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Movie in 2000, … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread- Denzel Washington Week

Posted on January 19, 2015 by rikyrah

I thought we could spend this week with Denzel Washington. Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1990s, including his portrayals … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL-Thursday Open Thread

Posted on October 28, 2010 by rikyrah

Mo’ Better Blues is a 1990 drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also directed. It follows a period in the life of a fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of … Continue reading →

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