ROTTEN TOMATOES: Trailer Bulletin: The Great Debaters

Trailer Bulletin: The Great Debaters

You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry -- Denzel Washington is coming to town.

by Jeff Giles | November 07, 2007

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The trailer for The Great Debaters -- starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker, and opening December 25 -- is online, and Yahoo! Movies has it!

The film's official synopsis:

From two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and an ensemble cast lead by Washington that includes Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker, comes "The Great Debaters." Inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington), a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views.

In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University's championship team. The film is directed by Denzel Washington and stars Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, and Kimberly Elise. "The Great Debaters" was written by Robert Eisele and Tom Epperson and produced by Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth.

To check out the trailer, click on the first link below -- and if you're a fan of Alvin "Youngblood" Hart and/or Sharon Jones, check out the pre-order link to the Great Debaters soundtrack, because it features them heavily. From the album's press release:

Atlantic Records has announced details of "THE GREAT DEBATERS - MUSIC FROM & RECORDED FOR THE MOTION PICTURE," the original motion picture soundtrack to the forthcoming Weinstein Company theatrical release. Due in stores on December 11th, the album features an extraordinary roster of modern artists -- including Sharon Jones, Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops -- performing pre-1935 blues, folk, jazz, and gospel classics.

Source: Yahoo! Movies
Source: Amazon

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Vega-Star writes:
on Nov 07 2007 07:18 AM

Looks pretty amazing. I love me some little known black history facts.

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rustdog writes:
on Nov 07 2007 08:54 AM

this movie should be great, but the title is just ridiculous.

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wiggins writes:
on Nov 07 2007 09:16 AM

should've been called the master debators

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Amish writes:
on Nov 07 2007 09:29 AM

Denzel Whitaker... What's going on here?

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stg writes:
on Nov 07 2007 11:15 AM

In reply to this comment (#1260394)
He is Denzel and Forest's love child!

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BetsyRG writes:
on Nov 07 2007 02:01 PM

Looks good, but I'm just as excited about the soundtrack! A friend of mine is in the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and they are freaking amazing! I'm also a big fan of Alvin Youngblood Hart (what's with the quotation marks around "Youngblood"?). I'm getting the soundtrack even if I don't get a chance to see the movie!

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dudemovies writes:
on Nov 07 2007 03:24 PM

YAWN

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Crusader07 writes:
on Nov 07 2007 06:27 PM

This is gonna be good.

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dahluzz writes:
on Nov 08 2007 10:48 AM

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the carolina chocolate drops? wow. that's better than forest washington, or whatever their test-tube spawn is called.

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