Academy Awards

...journey from despair to hope. The film won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and has gained incredible critical praise, leading some to think Sidibe could win Oscar gold this year. In addition, one enthusiastic...

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...projects that sit outside the box; the first film he produced, Monster's Ball, dealt with an interracial relationship (and won an Oscar for lead Halle Berry) and the second, The Woodsman offered a sympathetic portrayal of a pedophile (played...

In this article: Mo'Nique, Lee Daniels, Sapphire, Oscar, Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, and Lehman College

...girl's verbally and sexually abusive mother. The movie, which is based on the novel Push, by the poet and writer Sapphire, won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival and has generated Oscar buzz. It also stars singer Mariah Carey as a...

In this article: Mo'Nique, Sapphire, Oscar, Sundance Film Festival, Mariah Carey, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Oprah Winfrey, and Chris Rock

...they can also create groups. For example, attendees at events like the Sundance Film Festival, the Academy Awards, or the Super Bowl could post their celebrity experiences in that particular event group on iFollo. Radio or TV stations can...

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Director Lee Daniels, a producer on the Oscar-winning Monster's Ball, has brought to the screen a moving tale of an overweight Harlem teenager, Claireece Precious Jones, who is pregnant for the second time and is kicked out of school. At...

In this article: Lee Daniels, Austin Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire, Oscars, Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Sapphire, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, and Monster's Ball

...an alternative high school. Reasons to see it: Following audience awards (read: bestowed by normal folk) at the Sundance and Toronto film festivals this year, Oscar buzz for the film has seen a meteoric ascent. It's up for debate whether...

In this article: Still Bill, Sapphire, Mo'Nique, Transformers, Blackballed, Rachael Taylor, Natalie Portman, Judd Apatow, Bill Withers, and Use Me

The Carpetbagger blog is devoted to the ups and downs of Hollywood's award season, taking its audience behind the scenes of major industry events including the Sundance Film Festival, the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. Ms....

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...Sundance and Toronto film festivals. There should be many Academy Award nominations in its future The film may tone down the grim oppression of the 1996 novel, but it's nonetheless a wrenching experience. In 1987 Harlem, a teenage girl named...

In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Toronto, The Color Purple, and Academy Award

...sexual and mental abuse. The film, which stars Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Paula Patton and others, won the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and has been generating Oscar buzz. Still, Daniels believes the...

In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Mariah Carey, Lee Daniels, Oscar, Madea Goes to Jail, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Paula Patton, and I Can Do Bad All By Myself