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Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
April 14, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Lee Daniels' powerful drama Precious was one of 2009's most impressive films when it came to acting performances. The harrowing drama—depicting an overweight and abused Harlem teen who was pregnant with her second child...
Gabourey Sidibe – Tower Heist (2011)
September 18, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Gabourey Sidibe had not one, not two, but three vocal coaches help her perfect her Jamaican accent to play the Jamaican-born maid Odessa. Apparently, the character was originally supposed to be American, but director Brett Ra...
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
April 14, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Another actress who made a staggering debut with an award-winning performance, Yalitza Aparicio was specifically cast by director Alfonso Cuarón to bring authenticity to the role of Cleo. As an amalgamation of maternal...
Precious (2009)
September 7, 2016 | Leave a Comment
When Precious screened at TIFF in 2009 and won the People's Choice Award, director Lee Daniels dedicated the win to TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey, thanking him for his "unparalleled support." Shortly after its warm receptio...
Did Beyonce make a racial slur ‘Becky’ in Lemonade?
April 28, 2016 | 13 Comments
Beyonce’s visual album Lemonade has sparked an incredible conversation about race, sex, marriage and the name Becky, and whether or not it’s an unfair stereotype of white women.
White Bird in a Blizzard DVD review
January 27, 2015 | Leave a Comment
In White Bird in a Blizzard, Shailene Woodley plays Kat, a 17-year-old girl who doesn't seem to care much when her mother (Eva Green) mysteriously disappears. In flashbacks, we see her mother was an unhappy woman who wasn't ...
Tower Heist DVD available today
February 21, 2012 | 1 Comment
Tower Heist boasts an impressive array of stars, with Ben Stiller headlining the cast as Josh Kovacs, the manager of a swanky Manhattan condo. Josh loves his job and he's good at it. When it turns out that one of the richest ...
Megan Fox to make Broadway debut
November 3, 2011 | 3 Comments
Megan Fox, 25, will make her Broadway debut on November 14 alongside Gabourey Sidibe, Jesse Eisenberg, John Krasinski, Woody Harrelson and Julia Stiles in the production 24 Hour Plays at American Airlines Theater. 24 Hour P...
Precious star talks about Vanity Fair snub
February 19, 2010 | 30 Comments
Precious star Gabourey Sidibe was asked by Access Hollywood how she felt about being excluded from the star-studded Vanity Fair cover that included many up-and-coming movie actresses. "At first I thought, 'Hmm, should I be...
Vanity Fair Hollywood issue raises questions
February 10, 2010 | 37 Comments
Vanity Fair’s March issue features rising stars Amanda Seyfried (Dear John), Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), along with established stars Kristen Stewart ...