Nate Parker, 28, Jurnee Smollett, 21, and Denzel Whitaker, 17, portray the debaters in The Great Debaters, which opened in theaters on Tuesday. The three blossoming actors are powerful and moving both ...

Hollywood has officially made its way to East Texas! Academy Award Winning actor Denzel Washington will star and direct a film called "The Great Debaters." It centers around Wiley College's famous ...

A Tulsa debate champ is the inspiration for a blockbuster. "The Great Debaters" is based on the true story of an all black debate team that won the national championship back in the 1930s. The News On ...

One of the great movie-going pleasures of 2007 can be found in a single scene in the earnest, uplifting historical drama, “The Great Debaters.” Denzel Washington, one of the premiere leading men of ...

The following is a recap of Tribune movie critic Michael Phillips’ review of “The Great Debaters,” which ran in Tuesday’s Tempo section. Visit chicagotribune ...

This much is undebatable: "The Great Debaters," directed by and starring Denzel Washington, is an inspirational underdog story, focusing on the formidable debate team at all-black Wiley College during ...

If you’re wondering where to stream The Greater Debaters online, then you have come to the right place, as we have all the streaming details. The film follows a teacher at Wiley College, Melvin Tolson ...

This holiday season will bring laughter, tears and cheering — or at least that's what Academy Award winner Denzel Washington is hoping with his new movie The Great Debaters, which opened in theatres ...

“The Great Debaters,” a film based on the real-life victories of a black debating team in the 1930s, topped the list of nominees announced Tuesday for the 39th NAACP Image Awards.“Girlfriends” and ...

The second directorial outing from Denzel Washington, the Weinstein Co.’s “The Great Debaters” is approaching its Christmas release with less hype than some other kudos hopefuls but plenty to endear ...

Tailor-made for maximum inspirational, historical and educational impact, "The Great Debaters" shines a bright spotlight on a remarkable example of black achievement long forgotten in the sorry ...

About midway through Denzel Washington’s new film “The Great Debaters” comes a raw and terrifying scene that exemplifies why the movie’s worth seeing, despite its hackneyed and awkward story. It’s the ...