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This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. Profiles a man whose talent and hard work led him to a highly successful career as a television and film actor, with four Academy Award nominations, more than any other African American actor. Denzel Washington: Actor tells the story of one of the most celebrated African-American actors of our time and provides useful information on how to become an actor.Throughout his long and successful acting career, Denzel Washington has d Kyle West is a wanted man. Denzel Washington is one of Hollywood's best-known actors and personalities. His role in the 2001 film Training Day earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor. This entertaining biography explores the life and career of Denzel Washington. He has received seventeen NAACP Image Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for playing Union Army soldier Private Trip in the historical drama film Glory (1989), and Best Actor for ... Get this book, and get yourself unstuck. From Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Empty Chair and The Devil's Teardrop, comes his trademark "ticking-bomb suspense" (People) that explodes off the page in this heart-stopping thriller. Includes interviews with Spike Lee, Radha Black, Peter Ramsey (director Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse) and others. A must for all movie lovers. Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Film Science, University of Houston, language: English, abstract: Creating Films, like most art, presents a challenge that even the most professional artists will struggle with. Challenges conventional approaches to film by advancing the simple yet revolutionary idea that acting is of cinema's essential aspects. The first chapter examines film practice from the foodways perspective, supplying a foundation for the collection of case studies that follow. A biography of the African American actor who earned a historic second Academy Award in 2002 for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris in the movie "Training Day." Takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning actor's films to show what each one, from "Cry Freedom" to "The Pelican Brief," reveals about him In The Hollywood Jim Crow, Maryann Erigha tells the story of inequality, looking at the practices and biases that limit the production and circulation of movies directed by racial minorities. A biography of the African American actor who rose to the top of his profession, won an Academy Award, and was named one of the most popular movie stars in 1998. Ever wondered how Denzel Washington rose to stardom? 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