OMG! Insider Kevin Frazier gives the crew the scoop on Lee Daniels’ soon-to-be released film “The Butler.” It hits theaters on August 16.
After snagging an Oscar nomination for “Precious” in 2009, Lee Daniels has another project on the big screen. “The Paper Boy” tells the story of a reporter (Matthew McConaughey) and his brother’s (Zac Efron) quest to prove the innocence of a convicted cop killer (John Cusack) who marries a nymphomaniac obsessed with criminals (Nicole Kidman). […]
Looks like Lafayette from True Blood can stop working at Sam’s Bar in Bon Temps for a while. The actor known for playing Lafayette, Nelsan Ellis, was just cast in Lee Daniels’ film The Butler. The Butler is a movie that centers around one butler who lived in the White House for 30 years and served eight presidents. Ellis will portray […]
The fight over the rights to the movie "Precious" is finally over.... and the winner is??? <!--more-->
In this clip, writer and critic Stanley Crouch notes the wide separation, even appearance-wise, that exists between actress Gabourey Sidibe and the character of Precious.
The film is said to largely center around the relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon Johnson. Beyond the core relationship between King and Johnson, the film also features the voting rights and desegregation campaigns and civil rights marches that centered in Selma, Alabama in the mid-’60s.
