By Jess Lomas October 29, 2013 Director Lee Daniels has a slender work portfolio to date, but has wowed audiences with Precious and divided critics with The Paperboy. In his latest, The Butler, Daniels appears to replace meaningful historical reflection for star power, creating a paint-by-numbers depiction of the civil rights movement in America. Cecil […]
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The Butler barred from being called The Butler
July 4, 2013 
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Lee Daniels’ upcoming feature The Butler has met a seemingly insurmountable obstacle ahead of its August 16 release in the United States: it is not legally allowed to be called The Butler anymore. That is a massive blow to The Weinstein Company, who have spent months promoting the film in the traditional manner of telling […]
Continue readingForest Whitaker in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr. for Paul Greengrass
June 4, 2013 0 Comments
Forest Whitaker is in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr in Paul Greengrass’ gritty upcoming biopic, The Wrap reports. Titled Memphis, the film purportedly follows King’s last days as he organises what turns out to be his last protest march. King’s family, who are developing their own separate biopic, have objected to Greengrass’ film, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Butler
May 9, 2013 0 Comments
Lee Daniels is a strange filmmaker, and, from the looks of this recently released trailer, the strangest thing about his latest film, The Butler, is how conventional it appears. Forest Whitaker stars as Eugene Allen in this true story of one man who served as a butler in the White House to eight separate presidents […]
Continue readingNow face west – The Last Stand review
February 22, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 22, 2013 The Last Stand sees Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger return to the big screen following an eight-year term as Governor of California, because that is the reality we now occupy. To quote Watchmen, “If you begin to feel an intense and crushing feeling of religious terror at the concept, don’t be […]
Continue readingI will repossess your heart – Repo Men review
September 28, 2010 0 Comments
Repo Men – Starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker and Alice Braga. Directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. “You wouldn’t steal a car. You wouldn’t steal a handbag. You wouldn’t steal a movie…” Well, hang on now. Those anti-piracy warnings shouldn’t simply be reserved for the download-happy consumers at home. Occasionally filmmakers are […]
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