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Denzel Washington attends the 'Flight' press conference at the Ritz Carlton Tokyo on February 20, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open on March 1. (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)

Denzel: 'I don't have any actor friends'

Carrie Healey
the GRIO REPORT - In regards to friends in Hollywood, Washington told Xan Brookes from The Guardian, 'but actually, even within the industry, I don't have any actor friends'...
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Christoph Waltz accepts the Best Supporting Actor award for 'Django Unchained' onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Christoph Waltz wins his 2nd Oscar for 'Django Unchained'

David Germain, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Austrian actor Christoph Waltz won his second supporting-actor Oscar for a Tarantino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in the slave-revenge saga 'Django Unchained'...
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Will Packer attends the 'Think Like a Man' screening at the AMC Empire 25 theater on April 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

theGrio’s 100: Will Packer, taking over Hollywood one film at a time

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theGRIO's 100 - Producer Will Packer is taking over Hollywood one film at a time. In 2012, his film 'Think Like A Man' was the number one movie in America and took home a total of $91.5 million at the domestic box office...
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Denzel Washington, Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx

Quvenzhané, Denzel and ‘Django’: What are their chances on Oscar night?

Adam Howard
OPINION - Most African-Americans tuning to the Academy Awards this Sunday will be hoping to see some black history being made...
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In this May 19, 2012 file photo, actress Quvenzhane Wallis poses during a photo call for "Beasts of the Southern Wild," at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years. She was 6 when she played the part of Hushpuppy, and at only 9, she is the youngest-ever best actress nominee at the Academy Awards. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Quvenzhané Wallis a beast of an actress, but is 9 too young?

Christy Lemire, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' star Quvenzhane Wallis is an actress of talent, poise and maturity well beyond her years...
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In this Feb. 8, 2013 photo, commuters on Santa Monica Boulevard on the Westside of Los Angeles see a digital billboard displaying a large "wanted" poster for former Los Angeles police Officer Christopher Dorner. Dorner is suspected in a spree of violence as part of a vendetta against law enforcement after being fired by the department. He is also a suspect in the shooting deaths of a former LAPD captain's daughter and her fiance, and two other shootings that left an officer dead and two others wounded. Dorner's alleged killing spree hasn't just terrorized a large section of the country _ it has captured people's imagination and attention. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Life imitates film in story of vengeful LA ex-cop

John Rogers, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It sounds like the plot line to a movie: He's a former LA cop on a violent, rage-filled rampage who will stop at nothing for revenge...
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Quvenzhane Wallis at the National Board of Review Awards gala in New York. Wallis was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild." The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file

Quvenzhané Wallis taking Oscar nod in stride

Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quvenzhane Wallis was experiencing something of an internal struggle when she found out she'd been nominated for an Academy Award early Thursday morning...
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Talk show host Tavis Smiley speaks during the 'Tavis Smiley' panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2011 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Tavis Smiley slams 'Django Unchained,' calls it 'spoof' of slavery

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theGRIO REPORT - Talk show host Tavis Smiley has joined Spike Lee in condemning Quentin Tarantino's hit film Django Unchained, and like the infamous auteur, he hasn't even seen it...
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Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington in 'Django Unchained'

'Django Unchained' may spawn new slavery epics

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - Despite its vestige as one of the greatest tragedies in American history, slavery has been recounted in only a handful of films to date, few of which received much critical attention or profitable returns...
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Jamie Foxx in 'Django Unchained'

'Django Unchained' crosses $100 million mark at box office

David Germain, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quentin Tarantino's revenge saga 'Django Unchained' held on at No. 2 for a second-straight weekend with $20.1 million. The Weinstein Co. release raised its domestic total to $106.4 million...
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