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 ...

The story takes place in 1935 in Marshall, Texas, where Wiley professor Tolson (Washington) selects, trains and polishes four young debaters. The youngest, James Farmer Jr. (Denzel Whitaker, who ...

“The Great Debaters” focuses on the year 1935 and three Tolson debaters, two of whom are frankly composites, ... The third student is based on a real person, James Farmer Jr., ...

MARSHALL — The movie The Great Debaters made millions aware of the decades-old accomplishments of the debate team at a small, ... notably James Farmer Jr., ...

-- James Farmer, Lay Bare the Heart. Over the holidays, many may have gone to the theater to see The Great Debaters, the major motion picture from Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey. The film tells ...

Dir. Denzel Washington; writ. Robert Eisele; feat. Forest Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Nate Parker (PG-13) So erudite and accomplished is Professor James ...

The Great Debaters (rated PG-13 for depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality) is a well-crafted and enlightening film.

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 ...

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 ...

One of the eponymous debaters was 14-year-old James Farmer, Jr., who went on to co-found the Congress for Racial Equality several years later. More than a feel-good tale, then, the pic examines ...