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The Next 'Forrest Gump'?

Posted 05.08.2013 | Entertainment

Fans of Lee Daniels' arch, salacious work on past films like "Precious" and "The Paperboy" might be disappointed in "The Butler." "I can't go into ...

Oprah's Back On The Big Screen

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.08.2013 | Media

So there's this big new movie with Forest Whitaker about a White House butler and sweeping historical change and violins and blah blah blah and — le...

Jane Fonda To Conservative Critics: 'Get A Life'

Posted 04.10.2013 | Entertainment

Jane Fonda is set to play Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' upcoming film, "The Butler." "I wish it was more than a cameo," Fonda wrote on her personal...

'Paperboy' Director On Next Film: 'No Urination'

Posted 01.24.2013 | Entertainment

Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" is perhaps better known as the movie where Nicole Kidman pees on Zac Efron. (He gets stung by a jellyfish, so obviously.) ...

Did These Critics Go Too Far?

Posted 10.06.2012 | Entertainment

From "X-Factor" winner Cher Lloyd's debut album to Lee Daniel's 'The Paper Boy, the critics had a fresh batch of works to review this week. Cher L...

Movie Review: Lee Daniel's Latest - The Paperboy( *1/2)

Dwight Brown | Posted 12.05.2012 | Black Voices
Dwight Brown

It's puzzling why an African American director would choose this unsettling project in the first place; his fans will be perplexed. All that went right in his previous film has gone awry in this sour, bitter-tasting mint julep.

'I Can’t Imagine Oprah On The Floor Trying To Masturbate'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 10.05.2012 | Entertainment

"The Paperboy," Lee Daniels' follow-up to the Oscar-nominated "Precious," has been generating controversy since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festiv...

Oprah Steams Up 'The Butler'

The Huffington Post | Treye Green | Posted 10.04.2012 | Entertainment

The filming of Lee Daniels' "The Butler" ended on a sexy note for Oprah -- and she took to Twitter to share the steamy evidence. Oprah tweeted a ph...

Lee Daniels Talks 'The Paperboy,' Naked Zac Efron And Being A Black, Gay Director

Isoul Harris | Posted 12.04.2012 | Gay Voices
Isoul Harris

Lee Daniels stunned the world with the 2009 film Precious, even snagging an Oscar nomination for Best Director. The openly gay 52-year-old is back with The Paperboy, an equally dark tale set in the southern Florida swamps.

The One Thing Nicole Kidman Refused To Do

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.04.2012 | Entertainment

Nicole Kidman infamously urinates on Zac Efron in "The Paperboy," but there's one thing she flat-out refused to do. Speaking at a press conference...

Is 'The Paperboy' Too Sleazy?

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 10.04.2012 | Entertainment

-- Soaked in sweat and reeking of cigarettes, Southern-fried and smothered in cheese, "The Paperboy" is, quite literally, a hot mess. Director Lee D...

Review: The Paperboy (2012)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.02.2012 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

Lee Daniels's The Paperboy is a movie that frankly skirts by purely on the good will of its actors.  The story is pretty much a wash, even if its mundane nature wins points for probable realism.

Movie Review: The Paperboy

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.01.2012 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

Lee Daniels' touch is all over this movie, which is as sensational as it is nonsensical, with its overheated blend of sex, race and murder.

'The Paperboy' Delivers

Kevin Sessums | Posted 11.28.2012 | Entertainment
Kevin Sessums

I went to a screening The Paperboy at the screening room at 500 Park Avenue last night. It's director Lee Daniels' down-and-dirty version of Pete Dexter's 1995 book. Both Dexter and Daniels are credited with the screenplay. I have three words for it. Lord. Have. Mercy.

Hello, 2014 Oscars! TWC Acquires 'The Butler'

Posted 09.24.2012 | Entertainment

This year's Oscar race is already in full swing, but that doesn't mean you can't look ahead to next year's competition. The Weinstein Company announce...

Black Films, Actors and Directors Enliven 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

Dwight Brown | Posted 11.17.2012 | Black Voices
Dwight Brown

Black films, actors and directors headed to the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival this September and made their mark.

FIRST LOOK: Oprah On Set With Ron & Nancy

Posted 09.11.2012 | Entertainment

Lee Daniels is nothing if not a risk taker. It's part of the reason why the "Precious" director had Nicole Kidman pee on Zac Efron in "The Paperboy," ...

Brennan Williams

Lee Daniels Opens Up On Oprah's Role In 'The Butler'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 10.04.2012 | Black Voices

Make no mistake about it; Lee Daniels has had a consistent track record of pulling together some of Hollywood’s biggest names to star in his feature...

Movie Makers and Story Tellers Take Over Miami

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 09.01.2012 | Black Voices
Myrdith Leon Mccormack

From June 20th to the 23rd, my goal was to learn as much about the film industry as possible; to see it through the eyes of the artists, hear it in their voices, see their visions on the big screen, and to gauge the audiences reaction.

WHY Did Nicole Kidman's Character Urinate On Zac Efron's?

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.30.2012 | Entertainment

The most infamous scene to come out of this year's Cannes Film Festival undoubtedly occurred in "The Paperboy," when Nicole Kidman's character urinate...

Michelle Rodriguez Doesn't Think Urinating On Zac Efron Is Oscar-Worthy

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.29.2012 | Entertainment

Michelle Rodriguez doesn't think Nicole Kidman will get nominated for an Academy Award for her controversial performance in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy...

Guess Who's Playing Jackie Kennedy

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.24.2012 | Entertainment

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose. That's apparently what director Lee Daniels was thinking when he cast "Friday Night Lights" star Minka Kelly as o...

WATCH: The Black Gay Community Speaks Out On The Trayvon Martin Killing

Earnest Winborne | Posted 05.29.2012 | Gay Voices
Earnest Winborne

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Forest Whitaker May Team With Oprah Winfrey For 'The Butler'

Posted 05.07.2012 | Entertainment

Last month, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Oprah Winfrey was negotiating to join "The Butler," director Lee Daniels's ("Precious") biopic ...

Kia Makarechi

Dee Rees On Hollywood's Race Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.09.2012 | Arts

For all the talk of "liberal Hollywood," diversity is not among the movie industry's strengths. Dee Rees, the director of "Pariah," a semi-autobiog...