Shaun's Sayings: August 2007 Archives

Here it comes, everyone!

Another powerhouse performance by Oscar winner Denzel Washington.

We felt we had hit the jackpot!

I was attending the National Association of Black Journalists’ conference in Las Vegas and I looked in my goody bag to find that we were being treated to a special advanced screening of “American Gangster” starring Washington and fellow Oscar winner Russell Crowe.

Now, I never volunteer to see violent movies and I prefer Denzel when he’s playing the nice guy - someone who is saving the world instead of destroying it. But, there has been so much buzz surrounding this movie that it was opportunity that I just could not pass up.

I knew I was in for quite a ride. This is a true story about, well, an American Gangster. But, what we didn’t realize was that we would become mesmerized and intensively curious about the charismatic man at the center of this film - even long after we left the theater.

That’s where the debate ensued.