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Precious Director Lee Daniels Confesses: 'We Laughed From Beginning to End'
lee_daniels_precious_nyff.jpg The lawsuit-inspiring , diva-boasting darling Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire makes landfall in New York this weekend, when its appearance as the New York Film Festival’s centerpiece selection marks its first American exposure since dominating Sundance ...
Mo'Nique craves 'Precious' payday
Mo'Nique craves 'Precious' payday
nydailynews.com — Breakout star Mo'Nique isn't considered that "precious" by executives at Lionsgate, which produced her forthcoming film. In... fact, insiders are saying the 41-year-old comedian's attitude and demands for money may jeopardize her chance for Oscar glory. ... Mo'Nique craves 'Precious' payday
“Precious” Star Mo’Nique: Publicist Quits As Actress Refuses to Cooperate | ...
showbiz411.blogs.thr.com — After promising she’d be there, BET talk show host and comedienne Mo’Nique will not be attending Saturday’s... New York Film Festival premiere of “Precious.” And her publicist of two weeks has just quit as well. You may recall I wrote a story last week ... “Precious” Star Mo’Nique: Publicist ...
Is Mo'Nique killing her Oscar chances?
oscar-watch.ew.com — Mo-Nique_l Back in July I interviewed Mo’Nique about her phenomenal performance as an abusive mother in Lee... Daniels’ drama Precious . When I inevitably asked her about all the Oscar talk that’s surrounded her since the film’s Sundance premiere in ... Is Mo'Nique killing her Oscar chances?
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10/5 Oscarweb Round-up
In Contention — ... • Lee Daniels and his cast and crew had a blast making “Precious,” despite the gut-wrenching display on screen. [Movieline] ...

Houston Cinema Arts Festival: Take One
MovingPictureBlog — ... a film festival," but rather "a vibrant multimedia arts event breaking out of the confines of the movie theater through live music and film performances, outdoor projections, interactive video installations and more." So there. Whatever you want to call it, this festival is big enough to boast two competing opening night attractions: Linklater's critically acclaimed Me and Orson Wells, which will screen at 8 pm Nov. 11 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Lee Daniels' Oscar-buzzed Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, which ...

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showbiz411.blogs.thr.com 9/17/2009 — Everyone connected to the extraordinary Lee Daniels film, “Precious,” will breathe a sigh of relief today when actress Mo’Nique appears on the “Today” show. Rumors have been swirling for some time that the actress-comedienne, highly touted for a Best ...
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thepopcultureguy.blogspot.com 9/12/2009 — The first film on my must see list for the summer is a movie that will make you cry by just watching the trailer for it. "Precious" is based on a book by Sapphire called "Push." It's about an overweight girl, Precious, who is pregnant for the second time by her father. Her mother physically ...
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: Film Review
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filmexperience.blogspot.com 10/14/2009 — Can you have a pure reaction to a movie if you've already heard a thousand opinions about it? Probably not, as the annual conversation cycles of awards season illustrate. It starts with "my god it's amazing!" which quickly turns to "it's everything ...
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theenvelope.latimes.com 9/11/2009 — His latest work delves deep into the dark yet hopeful life of an abused, pregnant teenager.
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oscar-watch.ew.com 11/5/2009 — The big-ticket reviews for Precious are beginning to come in. One unqualified rave comes from EW's own Owen Gleiberman, who gives the drama a flat-out ...
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slate.com 11/6/2009 — Harshing on Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate Films), the awkwardly titled Lee Daniels adaptation of an "urban fiction" best-seller, makes a critic feel almost as mean-spirited as Mary, the monstrously abusive mother of the ...