An overwhelming, masterful dramatic competition entrant, this Lee Daniels film may have no bounds in the awards categories here at Sundance. It would not be surprising to see "Precious" pull in both ...

Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire could easily be construed as a horror movie from its truculent content. It has all the ingredients of a horror movie: twisted antagonist, isolated ...

Rated R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language. Running time: 109 minutes. Four stars out of four. As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal ...

Precious is a very powerful and very disturbing film. It makes the audience truly appreciate the main necessities of life (food, clothing, education, clean living, and money) and how hard they can be ...

The actor-writer-director-mogul will present his latest film, 'A Jazzman’s Blues,' at the fest on Sunday before it hits Netflix on Sept. 23. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Directed by ...

JM — In any year before this one, no. And if the Academy hadn’t just doubled the number of Best Picture nominees from 5 to 10 this year, we wouldn’t be talking about ‘Precious’ as an Oscar contender ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - When it comes to generating Oscar buzz, a film like "Precious" could do far worse than having Oprah Winfrey's backing. America's most influential tastemaker said she came to the ...

There was a time, not long ago, when the early hours of Sunday night meant only one thing: Mo'Nique. Yes, when that supremely confident "big girl" hosted Showtime at The Apollo, a good time was had by ...

Mariah Carey has a sense of humor about the role she took on in the movie Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire, even though her character and the story itself — about an abused, downtrodden ...

Heart-wrenching and bold, hopeful and difficult, shocking and sweet, PRECIOUS is the kind of film that may be hard for people to watch. A depiction of the harsh realities that has befallen so many ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Its title, undoubtedly the most awkward of the year, is nevertheless informative. The horrific events of this movie, it tells us, were not based on a true story. Thank goodness.