Lee Daniels

...Anthony Lane and this magazine's David Edelstein already bucking critical status quo with mixed-negative assessments of Lee Daniels' Oscar-contending, Oprah-endorsed Precious, famed New York Press contrarian Armond White must've known he had...

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...director-producer Lee Daniels' first choice. He had considered Jane Fonda for the role and cast Carey only when Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren dropped out at the 11th hour. Before this part, Carey had seemed to be just...

In this article: Mariah Carey, Harlem, Mississippi, Oscar, The Baltimore Sun, Rayon, and Sundance Film Festival

...which wrapped up Sunday. Mo'Nique won best actress for her powerful turn as an abusive mother in Lee Daniels' "Precious," a performance that has already put the actress on many handicappers' Oscar shortlist. "New Moon" drops 70% but...

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...on the Los Angeles Times' "Big Picture" blog.) "Keep in mind, I don't read this stuff," Daniels told me a couple of weeks ago, when he was visiting Dallas on a publicity tour for the film. "My mother sends it to me. 'Can you believe this?

In this article: Oscar, New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Sapphire, Toronto, and Dallas

...and getting a push from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. Prior to this film, Daniels was best known for producing "Monster's Ball" in which he cast Halle Berry in the role of a downtrodden, small town waitress that saw...

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