A Tulsa debate champ is the inspiration for a blockbuster.  "The Great Debaters" is based on the true story of an all black debate team that won the national championship back in the 1930s.

Angel Studios has boarded “The Senior,” Wayfarer Studios’ sports drama starring Michael Chiklis, and set the film for ...

It could have been overly sentimental and feel-good, this movie about a pioneering black debate team in the segregated South. But Denzel Washington, as director and star, manages to find the right ...

‘The Great Debaters’ By The Associated Press - 12/28/2007 Dec 27, 2007 ... It certainly doesn’t hurt that he has an inspiring true story to work from — Oprah Winfrey liked it so much ...

The same will likely hold true for those who underestimate the new film on the Wiley phenomenon, “The Great Debaters. ... the essential story of the film is both remarkable and true.

Director-star Denzel Washington and producer Oprah Winfrey want to tell an inspirational true story in The Great Debaters. So why cut corners to do it? Washington plays Melvin B. Tolson, ...

The plot:A true story of a small, black Texan college debate team. They stand up for themselves and through much turmoil, end up debating Harvard, the best team in the country. Through their debati… ...

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 ...

The Great Debaters is so earnest and well-meaning that it won't even matter that you’ve seen it all ... but The Great Debaters is a based-on-a-true-story drama that actually manages to inspire.

Resolved: The Great Debaters is an emotionally and dramatically satisfying piece of work, solidly crafted and intelligently affecting. Arriving just in time to provide a heaping helping of ...