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Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Parties in Lionsgate-Weinstein suit over film `Push’ to seek mediation

Both sides in a lawsuit pitting Lionsgate Films against The Weinstein Co. over the distribution of the film “Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire” will try to resolve the case with the help of a private mediator, attorneys told a judge today. Nonetheless, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Coleman A. Swart scheduled trial of [...]

Mariah Carey: I Might Come to Croatia in 2010

Singer Mariah Carey said in an exclusive interview for reporters of the Slobodna Dalmacija daily that she is planning a big tour in 2010 during which she might come to Croatia. The Slobodna Dalmacija reporters spoke with Mariah Carey in Cannes where the singer is presenting her new movie “Precious”. According to the daily, the [...]

Mariah Carey paid for her staff to attend Cannes

Mariah Carey has paid for her entourage to attend the Cannes Film Festival. The ‘Touch My Body’ singer – who is renowned for her diva-like behavior – was told there were not enough free tickets for her staff to attend the prestigious event and see her new movie ‘Precious’. Rather than be separated from her [...]

Cannes: Poor Girls

When it bothers to think of teenage girls at all, Hollywood portrays them as either the boy-hero’s alluring ornament (in action movies like Transformers) or preternaturally efficient girl-women who can solve any problem (as in Juno). Both are fantasies that shed little light on the agonies and complexities faced by adolescents armed with nothing but [...]

Pics: Mariah Carey attends Premiere Screening of “Precious” in Cannes

Click here to view pictures of Mariah Carey attending the Premiere Screening of “Precious” at The Cannes Film Festival. Source: Mariah Connection

A “Precious” moment; no really, no sarcasm

One of the best films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival isn’t even in the official competition. It’s called “Precious,” directed by Lee Daniels, and it previously played at Sundance, which might explain its absence from the competition in Cannes. (The French want premieres, and don’t take festival leftovers for the competish.) Still, it’s a [...]

Mariah Carey Undergoes Transformation for Movie

Mariah Carey is known to fans as one of the most glamorous women in the world. But now they are about to see a different side of her in a gritty new movie. Carey, 40, undergoes a transformation from her usual glam self into a dowdy social worker in the drama Precious, which was well [...]

Trailer for Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz’s “Precious” Hits the Net

The trailer for Precious, which stars both Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, is screening now over at the WeAreAllPrecious Website. The film, which was originally titled Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire (it now takes its name from its main character) was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at this [...]

If This Doesn’t Make You Cry, Find The Wizard

Oscar Watch 2010 officially just started thanks to the debut of “Precious,” a new film starring Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, who will clean up this award season if there is any justice in the world. The film — which used to be called “Push” — made a killing at Sundance [...]