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I was ambivalent about seeing the movie "Precious." The coming attractions were enough to take me back to an earlier time in my life when I used art therapy to help badly abused children.

As a moviegoer, it would be an understatement to say that watching Precious' emotional journey through the utter nightmare she calls her life is a harrowing experience.

"...many scenes transcend the presentation because of Sidibe, whose nuance as an actress transforms Precious into a fully developed emotional character." Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire is the type of de-glamorized Oscar bait that film critics love to get behind.

The first movie Lee Daniels directed, the 2005 drama Shadowboxer about a terminally ill assassin and her unusual relationship with her partner in crime, was largely derided by critics and virtually ignored by audiences, grossing less than $1 million worldwide.

Lee Daniels -- from "Precious" to "Selma" to "Saigon" Lee Daniels is the West Philly filmmaker who got Halle Berry her Oscar , who talked Kevin Bacon into playing a Philadelphia pedophile and had Cuba Gooding Jr .

Mariah Carey, left, plays a social worker, right, in the new film "Precious." You'd be forgiven for not recognizing Mariah Carey in her role as a dowdy welfare caseworker in the urban drama "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." The legendarily high-maintenance pop diva underwent a soup-to-nuts physical transformation, checking her ...

Was Helen Mirren the first choice for Mariah Carey's role in 'Precious'? In a bit of news that sounds crazier than it actually is, Mariah Carey told London's "Sunday Mirror" that her role as an unglamorous social worker in Lee Daniels' "Precious" was originally slated for Oscar winner Helen Mirren.

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 earlier this year.

Lionsgate has debuted a second "internet only" trailer for Lee Daniels' Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire on Apple tonight.

The Hollywood Film Festival has tapped actors Carey Mulligan and Jeremy Renner, director Lee Daniels and writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for its 'breakthrough' awards.

Lee Daniels has revealed that he always knew that Mariah Carey had the depth to take on an intense acting role.

' Days of Summer': Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel have enduring rapport Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zoey Deschanel star in " Days of Summer." Days of Summer Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language Released: July 17, 2009 Limited The screenplay for " Days of Summer" arrived at Joseph Gordon-Levitt's doorstep via the normal Hollywood process -- you ...

The screenplay for Days of Summer arrived at Joseph Gordon-Levitt's doorstep via the normal Hollywood process - you know, agents, managers, a director with a wish list, a courier who probably had his own script going around.

What is race? That is a question that can illicit innumerable responses for equally as many reasons.

What is race? That is a question that can illicit innumerable responses for equally as many reasons.

What is race? That is a question that can illicit innumerable responses for equally as many reasons.

5, 2009 Traveling to Nashville through a tunnel of pain First thing you need to know about Tennessee , a road movie about two brothers and their eventful journey from New Mexico to Nashville, is that it's produced by Lee Daniels .