LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is serving up success at the box office. Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife, the Weinstein Co. biopic debuted in the top spot with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the weekend’s three other major […]
Lee Daniels, who has helped both Halle Berry (he produced Monster’s Ball”) and Mo’Nique (he directed “Precious”) get Oscars might be in that enviable seat again with his new movie “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” (His name in the title was the result of a copyright claim, not his ego.) The movie, which opens tomorrow, stars […]
Sybil, J. and a bunch of the TJMS/Reach Media staff went to a screening of the new Lee Daniels’ film, “The Butler.” It stars Forest Whitaker, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and lots of other supporting characters who you’d recognize portraying Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Reagan. Even though the […]
The Waldorf Astoria in NYC welcomed journalists, reports and bloggers for an intimate conversation with the director–Lee Daniels (“Precious”)– of “The Butler” and the thespians…
“Everything you are, and everything you have, is because of that butler.’ Check out the trailer for Lee Daniels’ new film The Butler starring Forest…
CANNES, France (AP) — Academy award-winner Forest Whitaker turns in a solid performance as a cop searching for the murderer of a white teenager in the movie “Zulu,” a violent and often shocking portrayal of South African gang culture where traces of apartheid still linger. The film premiered at the close of the Cannes Film […]
The struggle of getting a Richard Pryor biopic made is real. Oscar Award-winning actor and producer Forest Whitaker is up for the challenge. He is the latest person to try to bring the life of the legendary comedian’s life to the silver screen. If you’re a person who stays up on the movie news, you’re probably saying, “Wait, but […]
The Pan-African Film Festival (PAFF) is a twenty-one year old celebration of independent black filmmaking. Held February 7-18th, the festival is the creation of award-winning actors Danny Glover, Janet Dubois (Good Times) and film enthusiast and activist, Ayuko Babu. The two visionaries created a non-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement of cultural diversity and education […]
Chris Paul jokes with the crew about Forest Whitaker’s wandering eye, the NBA Allstar dunk contest and DMX moving to Russia for rocks.
Actor Forest Whitaker, 51, was reportedly frisked at a New York deli on February 15. Whitaker who has appeared in countless films and is an Oscar winner was prohibited from leaving the Milano Market before he was stopped and searched by an employee. According to reports, Whitaker was searched in front of other customers but […]
Director Lee Daniels is feeling a bit “muzzled” while making his first PG-13 film. “It’s very un-‘Precious’ and un-‘Paperboy,’” he tells The Hollywood Reporter of “The Butler,” about a White House staffer (Forest Whitaker) employed through eight presidential administrations. “I can’t go into my bag of tricks on this one: no urination, no baby falling […]
