Perhaps it's the inherently soul-crushing nature of the holiday season, but it seems many of our readers have been beset by quandaries of late. So, being the utterly benevolent souls that we are, we're choosing to devote this week's column to more reader questions.
Agnes Fischer has visited with the actor on and off set
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is too old to box these days. He doesn't even watch it and thinks it's "sort of barbaric."
The View co-host, who won an Academy Award for Ghost says she was hurt by the paper's omission
On May 15, 2001, a locomotive pulled out of Toledo with 47 freight cars, thousands of gallons of hazardous materials, nearly 3,000 gross trailing tons, and not a soul on board. The engineer was "nearby" at the time, according to a CSX spokesman. The train went unchecked across three counties, for 66 miles, picking up speed as it traveled.
I remember when I was 10 or 11 years old, our Boys and Girls Club director, Billy Thomas, displayed school pennants sent to him by former club members who had gone off to college. I looked up at all those university names and emblems and thought, "If I work hard and graduate from high school, anything is possible."
The Big Momma's House actor marries his longtime girlfriend at his Beverly Hills home
"Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be on Broadway," exclaimed Tony winner Johansson
The Will & Grace and Promises, Promises star will emcee on June 13
Broadway's highest honor focuses on stars including Scarlett Johansson and Jude Law, too
"I love you," says the voice on the phone. We were just about to hang up. "Love you, too," I chirp back without missing a beat.
It's T-minus two weeks until the Oscars, and we here in The Frisky office are already getting our Oscar pool organized -- which means that you probably are, too.
Nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards were honored at the annual nominees' luncheon Monday in Beverly Hills, California.
Well, Mel Gibson has joined Denzel Washington and Dwayne Johnson on the list of stars that couldn't stand up to "Avatar's" box-office might. The film on track to cross Titanic's domestic gross of $600 million in mere days took the top spot again this weekend, falling just 14 percent, which is a smaller drop-off than last weekend. Earning an additional $30 million, "Avatar's" domestic total now stands at $594 million.
Denzel Washington's "The Book of Eli" couldn't hold its early Friday lead, dropping into second place after Saturday's box office results filtered in.
The clouds are gray, the scorched earth is gray, and the age-old nuclear ash falling from the sky is gray.
Even if you've never heard of "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff, you've heard "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff.
Enter exhibit A: Female, 40 years old, single, career woman, no kids, victimized by 10 unsuccessful "hookups" per year since the age of 35.
The hottie will fill shoes worn by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck
There is an old saying about Hollywood, career arcs and directors' casting demands that goes something like this: "Get me Denzel Washington! Get me a Denzel Washington-type! Get me a young Denzel Washington!" I'm reminded of that today, in the wake of Bruce Bowen's decision to retire after 12 proud (for him and his) and punishing (for opponents) NBA seasons.
Director Antoine Fuqua started a non-profit program that gives kids from lower-income homes a shot at Hollywood stardom.
When director Antoine Fuqua rolls into a community to shoot a movie, he becomes part of that community.
The actress is shooting The Last Song, quietly going about her career after the death of her son
In the new "The Taking of Pelham 123," a minor '70s classic gets a big-ticket upgrade in Tony Scott's subway thriller.
Denzel Washington's new movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123," is not a remake, even though Walter Matthau starred in a film by the same name in 1974, the actor told CNN.
The family continues healing from the devastating loss of their son
Speaking with Travolta for hours recently, Washington says the healing "is going to take time"
John Travolta is too distraught over the death of his son last January to help promote the movie he shot with Denzel Washington last summer, Washington said Friday.
Garth Brooks, Jamie Foxx and Stevie Wonder will also perform at Sunday's all-star event
"Say hi to him," she tells crowd before dad's cameo in There's Something About Mary
From free concerts to fresh blue crabs, summertime in the Washington area can be a lot of fun.
"I have learned to have way more fun," says the returning (and more relaxed) host
The Best Buy house brand Insignia can be found on some of the cheapest, er, least-expensive HDTVs available anywhere, and judging from the company's terrible NS-PDP42 plasma, you might be tempted to write these sets off entirely.
Wesley Snipes is in central Florida to learn his punishment for three misdemeanor tax convictions
No debate: Denzel Washington's film The Great Debaters won hands down Thursday at the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards.
People.com: Eva Mendes in Rehabupdated: Sun Feb 03 2008 09:23:00
Eva Mendes checked into Utah's Cirque Lodge and has been in the facility, which deals with substance-abuse problems, for several weeks.
After the writers' strike doomed the Golden Globes, the stars will finally come out Sunday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards – the first major televised award ceremony to get a waiver from the Writers Guild of America.
As a father of four, Denzel Washington tells his kids that the world can be an imperfect place – but advises them not to be brought down by the imperfections.
Denzel Washington leads a cast of up-and-coming actors in a new film inspired by a true story.
It's a thoroughly Hollywood version of a "true story," but this film's got heart -- and a worthwhile message
Denzel Washington, director and star of the Golden Globe-nominated The Great Debaters, is donating $1 million to Wiley College to re-establish the debate team portrayed in the film.
As Oprah Winfrey tours this holiday season with Barack Obama, she remembers a teacher as one of her biggest inspirations as a girl.
Oprah Winfrey admits that she was "devastated" by the allegations of physical and sexual abuse at her Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. But looking back at the institution's tumultuous first year, Winfrey says "I don't regret" opening the school.
Matt Damon's thriller The Bourne Ultimatum led the nominations for the 34th People's Choice Awards, organizers announced Thursday.
Leading men and fellow Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe discuss their new crime drama.
A heroin pusher and a honey bee put some sting back into the movie business.
The gangster is an outsider. The gangster takes all that "Land of Opportunity" stuff and shoves it in his pocket.
Mel Gibson, who has been out of the public eye for most of the year, turned out for the L.A. premiere of American Gangster on Monday night, curious to see a movie made by three of his friends – Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott.
Four months after welcoming her third child and two weeks before turning 40, Julia Roberts says she has "all I could ever ask for."
Even when we haven't seen an action movie before, we've seen it before.
Money Magazine: They got older tooupdated: Fri Feb 09 2007 17:32:00
...and in theory, wiser. We asked the pop icons you grew up with what they've learned about money.
FSB: Holiday Giftsupdated: Tue Nov 28 2006 11:32:00
This year's holiday gifts include a corduroy-and-sherpa dog bed and chimes that play "Amazing Grace."
These holiday presents, made by small companies, outshine the usual ties and socks.By Brandi Stewart
A new "Life," an old poem, and eight other things we recommend this week:
As "Inside Man" busts open, some guys dressed like industrial painters descend on a New York bank, one of those somber marble edifices built to last as long as the dollar rules. The intruders stride in wearing sunglasses, scarflike masks, worker jumpsuits, and painter caps.
Have you noticed that the system of justice in this country is shutting down, piece by piece by piece? We have long noted the deleterious effects of "tort reform" here in Texas, where insurance companies are ever bolder, and injured workers and consumers have fewer and fewer rights. But there is a shutdown in criminal justice, as well.
showbuzzupdated: Mon Dec 05 2005 15:54:00
Denzel Washington has given $25,000 to a program that helps the needy in Rocky Mount pay their heating bills.
Moviegoers this week are seeing Tom Cruise like they've never seen him before.
The Jonathan Demme remake of John Frankenheimer's classic 1962 drama "The Manchurian Candidate" lacks some of the heart and soul of the original, but it still manages to be entertaining thanks in large part to the talents of Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep and Liev Schreiber.
An easy affability surrounds Denzel Washington, from the firmness of a handshake offered in greeting to the warmth of a follow-up smile. This is a man who likes what he does and who enjoys talking about it with a reporter.
"Man on Fire," the new film starring Denzel Washington and directed by Tony Scott, is a highly watchable action thriller with one big flaw: It feels like two different movies aimed at two different audiences.
Pretrial preparations are underway in the Scott Peterson case -- but a movie about the case is already done and set to air. "The Perfect Husband," running on USA Network Friday at 8 p.m. ET, tells the story of Scott and Laci Peterson and the murder that has led to the trial.
With the violence-panicked movie studios scrambling to fend off Republican enemies and repurchase Democratic friends, they seem to be ignoring a really big problem: Everybody has suddenly stopped g...
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