Lee Daniels

...me a callback for the next day. I did the callback and then a half-hour later they called me and said I had to go meet Mr. Daniels." Lee Daniels, the director of Precious, was getting near the end of his rope when he finally met Gabby...

In this article: Sapphire, Lehman College, Peter Pan, The Bronx, and New York

...class. I had to cut school and it was the first week of college. " By then, "Precious" was due to begin shooting, and director Lee Daniels, the edgy filmmaker who produced "Monster's Ball" (for which Halle Berry won an Oscar), had yet to...

In this article: Mo'Nique, Oscar, New York, Sapphire, Mariah Carey, Monster's Ball, and Harlem

...has built for protection. As a result, Precious moves forward in life ... but how far forward can she really go? Director Lee Daniels walks right up to the edge with this film, time and time again, but never goes over. The temptation...

In this article: Mo'Nique, Sapphire, Shadowboxer, Harlem, and Paula Patton

Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009 There isn't a moment in Lee Daniels's directorial debut "Precious" that is anything but the display of an ultimate craftsman at work. He has made one of the best and most immediate films of the year, a...

In this article: Monster's Ball, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Paula Patton, Academy Awards, and Lenny Kravitz

...never looked at dailies, we never went back over it. Everybody asked, 'How do you know what to do?' Well, I trust Lee Daniels and he trusts his actors. Some people, you'd be like, 'Wait a minute, sugar!' Not one time did I ever say, 'Wait a...

In this article: Mo'Nique, Sugar, Hattie McDaniel, The Parkers, Baltimore, Showtime at the Apollo, Oscar, and UPN

Director LEE DANIELS was compelled to make gritty new drama PRECIOUS - because telling the story of abuse on the big screen helped heal the scars from his own painful past. The filmmaker has won critical acclaim for the movie, based on...

In this article: Vanity Fair magazine, Oprah Winfrey, Sapphire, and Tyler Perry

...and Tyler Perry and is starting to feel the Oscar buzz. The cutting-edge, independent film was directed by Lee Daniels, the man who worked with Halle Berry on her Academy Award winning performance in "Monster's Ball. " ESSENCE.COM sat down...

In this article: Oscar, Monster's Ball, Sapphire, Halle Berry, Paula Patton, Mo'Nique, Lenny Kravitz, and Oprah Winfrey

LEE DANIELS - DANIELS WAS ABUSED FOR BEING GAY Caption: Lee Daniels (Picture) 2009 AFI Fest 'Precious' Hollywood premiere held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Arrivals Los Angeles, California .... DANIELS WAS ABUSED FOR BEING GAY

In this article: Oprah Winfrey, All rights reserved, Vanity Fair magazine, Sapphire, Tyler Perry, Hollywood, and California

Actress Gabourey Sidibe who plays the lead role of Precious, gets a hug from director Lee Daniels during a media tour at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday Oct. 9, 2009. They are on a nationwide tour to promote the new...

In this article: Precious, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Deja Vu, Monster's Ball, Psychology, Oscar, and R&B

...a "Precious" commodity in Hollywood By Todd Longwell LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Filmmaker Lee Daniels had modest aims when he brought his new drama, then called "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," to the Sundance Film Festival...

In this article: Sapphire, Brooklyn's Finest, Weinstein Co., Oprah Winfrey, Tennessee, Hollywood, and New York