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Precious

Interview: Geoffrey Fletcher on Violet & Daisy

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.05.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

Geoffrey Fletcher smiles when Violet & Daisy is described to him as feeling like a strange mash-up of Tarantino and Wes Anderson.

Movie Review: Violet & Daisy

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.04.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

Geoffrey Fletcher's filmmaking debut, Violet & Daisy, is the summer's oddest, most original treat. Imagine a script by Quentin Tarantino, directed by Wes Anderson - and you have an idea of just how deliciously surprising this film can be.

FIRST LOOK! The Network Television Premiere Of 'Precious'

Posted 11.09.2012 | OWN

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternat...

How I Would Teach The Film Precious

Sheril Antonio | Posted 12.21.2012 | Black Voices
Sheril Antonio

There are many ways to interpret Precious. I acknowledge that Precious is about the darkest of human tragedies and, yes, depicts a horrible truth. The well-crafted art of film is always fiction presented as an artifact of truth. Pablo Picasso once said, "art is the lie that reveals the truth."

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.

Review: Little Birds Never Soars High

Zach Udko | Posted 10.31.2012 | Entertainment
Zach Udko

Set in California's forgotten Salton Sea, writer-director Elgin James' debut follows 15 year-old Lily (Juno Temple) and her best friend Alison (Kay Panabaker) as they attempt to flee their impoverished community and build a nest in Los Angeles with a group of runaway squatters.

Brennan Williams

"Precious" Screenwriter Launches Global Filmmakers Competition

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 05.03.2012 | Black Voices

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

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

Hello Beautiful | Posted 03.12.2012 | Black Voices

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

Leigh Weingus

Jennifer Hudson Passing on 'Precious'

HuffingtonPost.com | Leigh Weingus | Posted 01.11.2012 | Entertainment

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...

12 For '12: Paula Patton

Posted 01.03.2012 | Black Voices

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...

Mo'Nique Sues Landlord Over Bizarre, Foul Odor

TMZ | Posted 02.29.2012 | Celebrity

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...

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

Posted 12.06.2011 | Comedy

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...

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 | Home
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.

Elizabeth Taylor's Passion

Phil Bronstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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.

At the Oscars: Breaking Tradition on the Red Carpet

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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?

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

News, Weather, Sports | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

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

Mo'Nique To Announce Oscar Nominations

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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...

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

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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.

Hollywood's Invisible Man, The Good Black Man

Earnest Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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...

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

Bassey Ikpi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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.

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

nydailynews.com | By John Marzulli | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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...

Banned Books Week 2010

American Library Association | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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.

Weight a Minute!

Robin Quivers | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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.

Gabourey Sidibe Goes To Japan (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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...

"Window Seat" or Much Badu About Nothing

Rob Fields | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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.