| Show -- p 1 4 SO DESERET NEWSTIIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE TUES PMWED AM DECEMBER 1992 22-2- 3 'Malcolm X' — Role of a lifetime for Washington - By Philip Wwritch Dallas Morning News 1 1 1 - - colm's widow ' ' ' r "I talked to her a little but not a ' ' t t p ' ' - f lot" he says "When I did the play 11 years ago her daughters came to see it and begged her to come But she said she couldn't that it was still too painful When we were preparing for the movie I think she still felt that way But now the movie is done it's a fact it's going to be released So she's willing to talk about it now which I understand But back then I felt I should give her her space" Through all phases of his portrayal Washington relied on prayer "I prayed about a variety of things The prayers were but many of them related to the part So making the movie was a prayer-filleexperience I started and ended every day with a prayer which had a calming effect I never felt overwhelmed by the task at hand Spike is a good man His parents were Southern Baptists but he has no formal religious beliefs right now He never looked down at my praying" Washington grew up with religion but not much moviegoing t 41 1 - 3 If ' I '' ' - $ k131 3 ' 11 - I - t ' '4'''' ' 11 43 A - 4 ' 4' - o 'v :'''''' 1 '' f ICt i 4'' 1 —4 4 ever-changin- -p r ' which dealt with a fictional meeting between Malcolm X and Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad "You know I almost didn't want to play him (in 1981)" he says " I am and he's than I am Finally I came to the realization that I can't stretch my knees or bleach my skin The secret is to forget about Ilooking like him" In Spike Lee's epic biography which opens nationwide Wednesday Washington captures the spirit of Malcolm X's evolving character The film introduces Malcolm as a country boy determined to succeed in the city and follows him through his days as a street hustler and petty thief culminating in his imprisonment and his radicalization as Malcolm X "Through it all I wanted to make him more human" says his manner much Washington more relaxed than has been his custom when meeting the media "And Spike was emphatic about this — we both wanted to make him laugh to show that while Malcolm X could be terribly serious he could also be funny It is definitely intended as a sympathetic portrayal of the man Blacks haven't had many heroes on screen But then neither have whites The movies have gotten away from heroes" Although he made his movie debut playing George Segal's illegitimate son in a bantamweight 1981 comedy "Carbon Copy" his roles always have been intense More importantly he has taken risks with his roles choosing them with honorable rather than commercial intentions Ile won a supporting-acto- r Oscar for playing a defiant former slave in 1989's "Glory" And he had been nominated two years earlier for playing South African freedom fighter Steven Biko in the otherwise bland "Cry Freefair-skinne- d wide-eye- d :1 dom" Ire played a private in "A Soldier's Play" on stage and reprised his role in the 1984 movie version "A Soldier's ' ' Story" Earlier this year he starred in the critically acclaimed - - r')1(-1? 4 1 4§ 1j eltekvir 4 0 i: 1 'RI D Lailad Rai a a Complete With: 10 Gallon Woodgrain Combo Undergravel filter Light Bulbs Air Pump i i Gang Valve Water Fish ° Conditionel) 1 -- f r OM i 1 11' Lining Ceramic I -- Private Karaoke Room Available Dec 25th Thursday 1 EverYMQnday 8925 SO 255 WEST 2552289 '''' ' 'ii idr - - ' -- 1' lal4i8S10001 - ' - 0 Is 1 4 I''t Water 0 - ' 'IrA - 8 Lighting $5499 $6499 $139 99 le ‘" 4 1 ji je 111$ For Small Lizards - 0 0 Complete With: Heating Pad Decorative Branch Ceramic Water Dish Hiding Place Background High Range Thermometer A k I $2999 1Kk 1) )0 itmvion rigo v16) A41'ett ak s2 L 0 Al $4999 Doim Pine Bedding Chew Proof Water Bottle Exercise Wheel Chew Treat SUM Kit “ DELUXE $6499 Sow NW Include ' Alon-S- -- P ET - at a ai:d UNION t: - Retail Opportunities 4 4 t 4i I Ilralua 1I - 4- 4 t'A--4- -0 FREE 90 DAY LAYAWAY GIFT CERTIFICATES E) CREDIT CREDIT UNION ONE Now Virtually SILENT! 111 BANK Towne Center Reg $14999 99 SECURITY Happy Holidays from all your friends here at South ' $5999 $9000 INTERSTATE BANK AMERICA FIRST CREDIT UNION WEST Canister Filter SAVE following sponsers: ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK WEST ONE BANK FIRST FAR WEST BANK GUAR DIAN STATE BANK TRANS New 350 Model SALE PRICE KIDS CLUB has had a great holiday season We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the followingSouth Towne stores for providing the wonderful free movies to Kids Club members during December JCPENNEY ZCMI VILLAGE INN PONDEROSA and GRAFFITI Also thanks to the FIRST KO A: Cage Complete Balanced Diet Stress Reducing Diet (for going home) Health Grit Cuttle Bone (for beak Cate ti"-- --- -- Have you always dreamed of having your own retail business? 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Most immediately Washington will be seen as part of the Branagh ensemble in "Much Ado About Nothing" Denzel Washington of upcoming movies on video Release dates and suggested retail prices for VHS cassettes are subto change ject DECEMBER 23: 23: 23: 23: g '': Chicago Tribune Following is rt4i - ' i Video dates - kv trigger-tempere- d i ' ''' t hopping Smart: pre-me- d d "lies taller than more "The only movies we were allowed to see were 'King of Kings' and 'The Ten Commandments' Maybe on a very good day if my father was in a very permissive mood we might have seen something like 101 Dalmations' " With such a background acting would seem an odd profession When he first entered Fordham University in the Bronx it was as a student He later changed his major to journalism But in the summer after his sophomore year he took part in a talent show while working as a counselor at a YMCA camp in Connecticut By his own admission he loved being onstage and the following semester he played the lead in a workshop production of "The Emperor Jones" which sold him on acting ness But Washington kept his distance from Betty Shabazz Mal- '1 show-busine- i - ' NEW 'YORK "Malcolm X" is the role of a lifetime for Denzel Washington That phrase is a cliche of course but Washington uses it proudly And truthfully "I play three — no four — no five maybe more Malco lms in this actor says movie" the "But they're all one Malcolm just different segments of him See what! mean about it being the role of a lifetime?" 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