THOUGH on paper, the awards-garlanded, Oprah-endorsed Precious could be (and was) accused of perpetuating and wallowing in the very worst aspects of African-American life, this remarkable tale of an obese, illiterate, sexually abused, pregnant, 16-ye ADVERTISEMENTar-old black single mother actually has more in common with literary precursors such as Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and Alice [...]
Friday, May 28, 2010
Rating: 4 out of 5 At this year’s Oscars, the underdogs triumphed. The indie war film The Hurt Locker sucker-punched the mighty, effects-laden Avatar, while the startling, very un-Hollywood Precious nabbed two awards and four nominations. This small, personal movie from director Lee Daniels is adapted from the novel Push by Sapphire and snapped up [...]
Monday, May 24, 2010
Multi-award winning & critically acclaimed movie, Precious, featuring Mariah Carey in a supporting role has been released in the UK on DVD & Blu-ray. You can purchase the movie from all major supermarkets & DVD outlets. Alternatively you can order your copy online from: DVD: HMV | Play | Amazon UK Blu-ray: HMV | Play | Amazon UK [...]
Saturday, May 22, 2010
One lucky winner gets the Previous DVD and a state-of-the-art system – plus 15 runners-up. Competition ends on Monday, 21 June 2010 A film on everyone’s lips during Awards season, and a phenomenal box office success in the U.S., Precious will be released on DVD and Blu Ray for the first time on 24 May. [...]
Monday, May 17, 2010
Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, Precious is the kind of story that is rarely told, about a character who society usually writes off, judges as a statistic, or simply ignores. Set in 1987, it is the story of Claireece ‘Precious’ Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen year old girl born into a life no [...]
Monday, May 17, 2010
A film on everyone’s lips during Awards season, and a phenomenal box office success in the U.S, Precious will be released on DVD and Blu Ray for the first time on May 24. Already the winner of several major awards, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, the BAFTA for Best [...]
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Multi-award winning & critically acclaimed movie, Precious, featuring Mariah Carey in a supporting role will be released in the UK on DVD & Blu-ray on 24 May, 2010.You can pre-order your copy from: DVD: HMV | Play | Amazon UK Blu-ray: HMV | Play | Amazon UK Source: Mariah Connection UK
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5) “Precious” is a “woman’s movie” — it speaks to women, rubs them rightly or wrongly, touches a few raw nerves. Male viewers may find it hard to stomach. The scene in the screening room after the lights came on reflected this. The distributors were grouped around the entrance doors, [...]
Friday, March 19, 2010
Lionsgate’s Academy Award(R) Winning PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE Captures the Number One Spot on the DVD Charts With 1.5 Million Units Sold in the United States. Precious Also Dominates In Digital Downloads As It Claims the Number One Spot on the iTunes and Amazon Rental Charts. The winning streak continues as [...]
Friday, March 19, 2010
Critically acclaimed movie, Precious, featuring Mariah Carey in a supporting role will be released in the UK on DVD & Blu-ray on 24 May, 2010. You can pre-order your copy from: DVD: HMV | Play | Amazon UK Blu-ray: HMV | Play | Amazon UK Source: Mariah Connection UK
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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