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Displaying all articles tagged:
The Butler
lee daniels
Sept. 29, 2016
Some Lee Daniels News: Lee Daniels Is Writing a Musical About Lee Daniels
Get excited for Lee Daniels’s Lee Daniels musical.
By
Jackson McHenry
ah memories
Sept. 3, 2013
An A-to-Z Guide to What We Learned at This Summer’s Movies
Summer is dead. Long live summer movies!
By
Gilbert Cruz
quotables
Aug. 27, 2013
The Butler
Made Obama Cry a Little
“I did tear up.”
By
Amanda Dobbins
fashion
Aug. 22, 2013
The Story Behind the 8 Most Fabulous Looks in
The Butler
Including those amazing matching jumpsuits that Oprah and Forest Whitaker wear.
By
Kyle Buchanan
weekend box office
Aug. 18, 2013
The Butler
Sweeps the Weekend Box Office
With some help from Oprah.
By
Delia Paunescu
last night on late night
Aug. 16, 2013
Last Night on Late Night: Oprah Slapped Andy Cohen
In a roundup of Oprah’s wackiest moments on
Watch What Happens Live
.
By
Caroline Shin
movie review
Aug. 16, 2013
Edelstein:
The Butler
Is Crudely Powerful
Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, who observes history from the White House sidelines.
By
David Edelstein
last night on late night
Aug. 15, 2013
It Was
Jimmy Kimmel
’s Show, But Oprah Decided to Give Away a Car Anyway
With her O.C.G. Obsessive Compulsive Gifting.
By
Caroline Shin
party chat
Aug. 7, 2013
Nelsan Ellis Gets Confused by
True Blood
Too
“Last season was a bit schizophrenic, with like fifteen story lines.”
By
Jennifer Vineyard
party chat
Aug. 1, 2013
James Marsden on
The Butler
,
X-Men
Rumors
“No, no
X-Men
, unfortunately.”
By
Jennifer Vineyard
party chat
Aug. 1, 2013
Oprah Wouldn’t Strip Down for
The Butler
And other things we learned at a panel discussion for the movie last night.
By
Jenni Avins
of beef and silliness
July 21, 2013
The Butler
Is Allowed to Be Called
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
This back-and-forth doesn’t stop being silly.
By
Zach Dionne
beef
July 2, 2013
The Butler
Has to Pick a New Title for an Insane Reason
Warner Bros. used that title for a short film in 1916, so …
By
Zach Dionne
cannes 2013
May 17, 2013
Could 2013 See Three Black Best Actor Nominees?
At Cannes, the Oscar-savvy Weinstein showcased three compelling trailers starring Forest Whitaker, Idris Elba, and Michael B. Jordan.
By
Kyle Buchanan
trailer mix
May 8, 2013
Watch the First Trailer for Lee Daniels’s
The Butler
Featuring a whole bunch of important people … but mostly Oprah.
By
Lindsey Weber
chat room
Oct. 2, 2012
Lee Daniels on
The Paperboy
, Nicole, and Zac
“I felt like Nicole had given me everything — she’d spread her legs, she’d f**kin’ peed on Zac.”
By
Kyle Buchanan
the butler
Sept. 11, 2012
See Oprah Winfrey on the Set of
The Butler
Oprah serves up some Cruella de Vil
realness
.
By
Eliot Glazer
casting
July 30, 2012
True Blood
’s Nelsan Ellis to Play Martin Luther King Jr.
In
The Butler
.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting
July 26, 2012
Mariah Carey Is Joining
The Butler
Finally.
By
Kyle Buchanan
soundtracking
July 25, 2012
Quincy Jones Will Write
The Butler
’s Score
The starry White House film from Lee Daniels.
By
Zach Dionne
casting
July 18, 2012
Robin Williams to Play Eisenhower in
The Butler
The new Lee Daniels film.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting
June 18, 2012
Lee Daniels Adds Alex Pettyfer to
The Butler
Pettyfer originally was pursued for Zac Efron’s notorious role in
The Paperboy
.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting
June 7, 2012
Matthew McConaughey Won’t Play JFK in
The Butler
He’s dropped out of the Lee Daniels film.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting couch
May 23, 2012
Minka Kelly Cast As Jackie Kennedy
In Lee Daniels’s
The Butler.
By
Margaret Lyons
casting
May 10, 2012
Alan Rickman to Play Ronald Reagan
In the new Lee Daniels film, which Matthew McConaughey is also joining.
By
Kyle Buchanan
party chat
Apr. 17, 2012
John Cusack Talks Playing Richard Nixon In Lee Daniels’s
The Butler
“I’m really interested in history and politics … I’ll have a good take on it.”
By
Jennifer Vineyard
casting
Mar. 26, 2012
Jane Fonda to Play Nancy Reagan
In the next Lee Daniels movie.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting
Mar. 6, 2012
Lee Daniels Picks His
Butler
: Forest Whitaker
Oprah Winfrey may join the movie, too.
By
Kyle Buchanan