Link Time! 12/27

BuzzSugar — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:30:02 -0800

According to the MTV Movies Blog, the young members of the cast of Sweeney Todd claim they would love to make sequels to the gory musical.
TV Squad has details on a huge Futurama marathon happening now through Dec. 31.
Stereogum gets pumped for Radiohead's New Year's Eve webcast.
Popwatch wonders which movies should be preserved for future generations, citing A Christmas Story and When Harry Met Sally as key titles on their list.
Give Me My Remote has a fan video of the Office crew reacting to the saga of
Jim and Pam.
Cinematical has a great interview with the stars of The Great Debaters, including "Big Denzel" and "Little Denzel."

Poster image courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Movie Preview: The Great Debaters

BuzzSugar — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:26:01 -0800

Right as everyone's buzzing about Denzel Washington's award-worthy turn in American Gangster, we get a trailer for The Great Debaters, another movie that has Washington's magical charm all over it. Add to that an inspirational historical plot fraught with race tensions, and a tight-looking cast - which includes another Oscar favorite, Forest Whitaker - and you've got the makings for a huge Hollywood success.

Washington plays Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at the all-black Wiley College in Texas in 1935. He helps form the school's first debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard's team in the national championship.

Weird sidenote: One of the young actors in this movie is actually named - and I'm not kidding - Denzel Whitaker. He's not a relative of either Denzel Washington or Forest Whitaker, though he was named after Denzel. Weird, right?

To watch the heartwarming trailer for The Great Debaters which opens December 25, read more

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