Lee Daniels
The nominations for The Golden Globes and SAG (The Screen Actor’s Guild) were announced this week and there were many welcomed surprises such as: Chiwetel Ejiofor has been nominated for best actor for “12 Years a Slave” Lupita Nyong’o has been nominated for best supporting actress for “12 Years a Slave” John Ridley has been […]
Director Lee Daniels is no stranger to controversy. With films like The Butler, Precious and The Paperboy under his belt, he’s known to tell stories…
Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and the rest of the all-star cast for Lee Daniels’ The Butler served up some box office success this weekend. The…
My disdain for “Black films” that boast White heroes hit its arch circa “The Help.” Though Viola Davis, wigless, in her corn rolls and sweaty…
Director Lee Daniels has recently revealed that in his new feature, The Paperboy, the role of Anita the maid was originally offered to Oprah Winfrey…
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