Precious

Brennan Williams

"Precious" Screenwriter Launches Global Filmmakers Competition

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Tribeca Film Festival, Precious, Tribeca Film Festival 2012, Geoffrey Fletcher, Bombay Sapphire, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

Geoffrey Fletcher's exemplary writing for the 2009 drama "Precious" scored him an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, making him the first African-Amer...

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Jennifer Hudson: 'I Did Not Turn Down 'Precious' Because Of Weight Gain'

Hello Beautiful | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Precious, Jennifer Hudson, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

Jennifer Hudson is backtracking on her recent explanation as to why she did not take the role in "Precious."...

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Leigh Weingus

Jennifer Hudson Passing on 'Precious'

HuffingtonPost.com | Leigh Weingus | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Jennifer Hudson Weight Loss Book, Video, Jennifer Hudson, Precious, Precious Movie, Jennifer Hudson Weight Loss, Jennifer Hudson Precious, Entertainment News

Jennifer Hudson now says she did not turn down the role of 'Precious' because of her weight. At a New York City party for her new book, "I Got This...

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12 For '12: Paula Patton

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Paula Patton, Mission Impossible 4, Bv-12-for-12, Robin Thicke, Precious, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, 12 for 12: Paula Patton, Gabby Sidibe, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

Paula Patton is way more than just a pretty face. At age 36, she has taken the industry by storm not only as a talented actress but as a mother and wi...

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Mo'Nique Sues Landlord Over Bizarre, Foul Odor

TMZ | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Mo'nique Precious, Mo'Nique, Mo'nique Landlord Lawsuit, Mo'Nique Golden Globe Awards Speech, Precious, Mo'nique Abuse, Mo'nique Lawsuit, Celebrity News

Academy Award-winning "Precious" actress Mo'Nique is suing her landlords in Georgia -- demanding she be let out of her $22,000-a-month rental contract...

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PHOTO: Facebook User Doesn't Get Why This Is Funny

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Gollum, Facebook User Doesn't Get Joke, Video, Gollum Precious Facebook, Lord of the Rings, Precious, My Precious, Facebook Doesn't Get It, I Don't Get It, Funny Photos, Comedy News

This image -- which makes us snort with inappropriate laughter every time we see it -- has been around for a while. But like any meme, it always bubb...

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One to Represent All? How The Help Is Being Punished for a Lack of Minority-Driven Films, Rather Than Its Own Merits as a Movie

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: The Help, Gender Roles, Politics, Essays. News Commentary, Twilight, Viola Davis, Precious, Disney, Race, Tyler Perry, Emma Stone, Culture News
Scott Mendelson

It is not the responsibility of The Help to be the be-all, end-all big-studio movie involving the Civil Rights Movement. It does not concern itself with those who actively fought for freedom because that is not the story being told.

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Elizabeth Taylor's Passion

Phil Bronstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Taylor, Precious, Phil Bronstein, Style News
Phil Bronstein

"Passion was a quality she never lost," CBS' Harley Carnes said today about Elizabeth Taylor. No kidding. I got a glimpse of that in action a few years back.

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At the Oscars: Breaking Tradition on the Red Carpet

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Conan O'Brien, Aaron Sorkin, Alan Menken, Tuxedo, Russell Brand, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Biutiful, Winter's Bone, Precious, Pixar, Facebook, Larry David, Natalie Portman, Academy Awards, John Lasseter, The Bachelor, Warre Beatty, Jeremy Renner, Kirk Douglas, Mandi Moore, Toy Story, Tim Gunn, Red Carpet, Geoffrey Fletcher, Colin Firth, Javier Bardem, Huffington Post, Jennifer Lawrence, Tangled, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Here is my red carpet experience captured on video. Will Aaron Sorkin finally join Facebook? How has induction in the Conan O'Brien Oscar-Winner F-bomb Hall of Fame stack yup to the Oscars?

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'Push' Sapphire's Novel Pulled From South Carolina Schools After Parents Complain

News, Weather, Sports | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sapphire, School Library, Banned Books, Horry County, South Carolina, Push, Precious, Sexual Abuse, Censorship, Physical Abuse, Books News

After several complaints from parents, school leaders have pulled a national bestseller novel from middle schools shelves after determining it's conte...

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Mo'Nique To Announce Oscar Nominations

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Academy Award winner Mo'Nique is pitching in to help announce nominees for the upcoming Oscars. Mo'Nique will join Tom Sherak, pres...

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HuffPost Video Exclusive: Erasure's "A Little Respect," Plus a Holiday Conversation With Mr. Pink Martini

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bristol Palin, Pee Wee Herman, The Office, Buster Keaton, The Kennedy Center, Sarah Palin, Lgbtq, Dancing With the Stars, Bing Crosby, The Hollywood Bowl, The Partridge Family, Charo, Pink Martini, A Charlie Brown Christmas, China Forbes, The Sopranos, The Mary Tyler Moore Showm Zsa Zsa Gabor, The LA Philharmonic, Npr, Vince Guaraldi, Barbra Streisand, Mikhail Leontovich, The Del Rubio Triplets, The Carpenters, Cannes Film Festival, Virgin Records, Precious, The Oregon Symphony, The West Wing, Erasure, Thomas Lauderdale, Cher, Tower Records, Turner Classic, Paul Reubens, Starbucks, Ari Shapiro, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Erasure wanted to do something a little extra to spread light on this inspiring message of tolerance and to help raise money for an organization that is on the front line for gay and human rights.

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Hollywood's Invisible Man, The Good Black Man

Earnest Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Precious, Will Smith, For Colored Girls, Movies, Tyler Perry, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Earnest Harris

It sure does get old being portrayed as the villain in popular culture. I am referencing the latest in a long line of heavily hyped feature films th...

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For Colored Girls Who Need Motivation When the Oprah Endorsement Ain't Enough

Bassey Ikpi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Oprah Winfrey, india.arie, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Precious, For Colored Girls, Whoopi Goldberg, Movies, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News
Bassey Ikpi

I made up an entire person named Tyler Perry because I refused to believe that the man who gave us Madea was also going to give me Lady in Brown. I was in denial for months.

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Judge Rejects Lee Daniels' $1M Bail For Bro-In-Law

nydailynews.com | By John Marzulli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film, Precious, Bail, Lee Daniels, NY Culture, New York Condos, New York News

The director of the acclaimed movie "Precious" offered to back a $1 million bail to spring his brother-in-law from prison - but a federal judge was no...

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Banned Books Week 2010

American Library Association | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surprising Banned Books, American Library Association, Banned Book Week, Intellectual Freedom, Censorship, Banned Books, Censored Books, Censored, Roald Dahl, Precious, Willy Wonka, Clockwork Orange, Brokeback Mountain, Slidepollajax, Twilight, Shining, To Kill a Mockingbird, Books News
American Library Association

15 of the most iconic, popular, and/or celebrated movies of all time -- all of which are based on books that have been banned, formally challenged, or burned.

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Weight a Minute!

Robin Quivers | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gabourey Sidibe, Howard Stern, Weight Loss, Precious, Obesity, Robin Quivers, Healthy Living News
Robin Quivers

I believe we need a Food Bill of Rights in the Constitution to help us make informed choices about what we eat and how our food got to our plates. This is a right as much as clean, drinkable water.

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Gabourey Sidibe Goes To Japan (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabourey Sidibe Japan, Precious, Film, Gabby Sidibe, Gabourey Sidibe, Entertainment News

Gabourey Sidibe received a big bouquet of cherry blossoms on Easter Monday in Tokyo. She's there promoting 'Precious,' which opens April 24 in Japan...

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"Window Seat" or Much Badu About Nothing

Rob Fields | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lessons Learned, Window Seat, Precious, Matt and Kim, Tyler Perry, Erykah Badu, Erykha, Badu, Radiohead, Entertainment News
Rob Fields

Erykah Badu's latest video, in which the singer strips naked as she strolls through downtown Dallas, is clever, but it's also oozing ego. It purports to be about more than it really is.

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I Need to Know If He Dies

Sandy Grason | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Apollo 13, American Beauty, Movies, Life, Kevin Bacon, Happiness, Precious, Denver News
Sandy Grason

My husband likes the movies that get nominated for awards. I usually find these movies way too boring or heart-wrenching or violent or scary.

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Howard Stern's Right About Gabourey Sidibe

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Childhood Obesity, Howard Stern, Precious, Gabourey Sidibe, Gay Marriage, Michelle Obama, Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Anorexia, Emaciated Models, St-Gregory-Addicton-Center, Drug Abuse, Healthy Living News
Stanton Peele

While people ARE willing to take on Lindsay Lohan and Brittney Spears for providing bad role models for young women around substance use, what about Sidibe and the rampant obesity among children?

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What's Next for Gabby Now That the Oscars Have Come and Gone?

Luso Mnthali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Nollywood, Best Actress, The Academy Awards, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, Gabourey Sidibe, Ceos, Senegal, Precious, The Oscars, African Americans, Tyler Perry, Actors, Entertainment News
Luso Mnthali

As a young black woman who looks unlike most of Hollywood, Gabourey Sidibe's confounding the status quo, and the powers that be are scratching their heads, saying "What do we do with her?"

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ReelzChannel: Top Ten Toxic Movie Moms

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, Top Ten List, Joan Crawford, Humor, James Cameron, Brian DePalma, Precious, Film, Movies, Bette Davis, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Korean director Joon-ho Bong may have created the ultimate image of matriarchal generosity for his new movie, Mother. Determined to prove her mentally...

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Precious Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher Talks Parodies and (Wait For It...) A Sequel?

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Screenwriter, Sapphire, Oscar Winning, Common, New York City, Queen Latifah, Push, Nyc Premiere, Precious, Movie Premiere, Geoffrey Fletcher, Nba, Novel, Just Wright, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

After winning an Oscar for Precious, one wonders if screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher needed to go into a warm, happy place after being around such dark material for so long.

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Money for Mass Transit Is Precious

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The French Connection, East LA, President Obama, Bronx, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Howard Stern, Gold Line, Billy Friedkin, Queens, Congress, Mayor Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, New York, Congressman Eric Massa, Expo Line, State Senator Roy Ashburn, Precious, Phoenix, Toyota Prius, Metro, Charlotte, Mass Transit, Reagan National Airport, Health Care, Gene Hackman, Transit-Oriented-Development, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Everyone's got their fantasy plan for rebuilding America after eight years of W and if you haven't guessed by now, mine's got to do with mass transit.

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