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jezebel.com - 11/3/2009

Precious Reactions Interesting, Infuriating - Precious Film

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I finished reading Push last Thursday and saw Precious the following day. Although the latter opens this Friday, I'm already horrified at a lot of the discussion prompted by the film. Did these people watch the same movie I did? For the sake of brevity, let's simply focus on the "WTF ...

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rottentomatoes.com - 11/3/2009

Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire Movie Reviews, Pictures

— rottentomatoes.com — Synopsis: Lee Daniels's PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly... hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. Set in Harlem in 1987, it is... Lee Daniels's PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” ... (more) Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire Movie ...

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slate.com - 11/6/2009

Sorry, I didn't like Precious.

— slate.com — Harshing on Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate Films), the awkwardly titled Lee Daniels... adaptation of an "urban fiction" best-seller, makes a critic feel almost as mean-spirited as Mary, the monstrously abusive mother of the ... (more) Sorry, I didn't like Precious.

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womenandhollywood.com - 11/5/2009

Precious in the Age of Obama

— womenandhollywood.com — I have not stopped thinking about Precious since I saw it almost a week ago. This is... a movie that unleashed many emotions many that have been hard to articulate properly. Here are some of the things I’ve been pondering (more on the film’s content to come tomorrow.) Could this ... (more) Precious in the Age of Obama

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The Box

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The Projectionist:  When Push Comes to Shove — and Shove Back, Hard

D.C.GIRL@THEMOVIES:  PRECIOUS VS. GABOUREY 'GABBY' SIDIBE

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RT @shebreathes: Jezebel does and awesome job of rounding-up the utterly ignorant ones: http://tinyurl.com/yjrq7um Great link, A must read! 11/6/2009

@elguapo1 http://bit.ly/4qNE1T and http://bit.ly/38rM8T for some links. 11/4/2009

Precious Reactions Interesting, Infuriating - Precious Film - Jezebel: I finished reading Push last Thursday an.. http://bit.ly/MlBHp 11/3/2009

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When Push Comes to Shove — and Shove Back, Hard
The Projectionist — ... . They believe my language reflects deep and both conscious and unconscious prejudices toward African-Americans, obesity, and the so-called “underclass.” Defending myself against those charges (as well as outright abuse) is bound to be a losing battle, but I respect the feelings of Peterson and many of her commenters (the least abusive, anyway) and am sick at the thought that my attempts to evoke this movie have been viewed so harshly—and, I believe, unfairly. ...

PRECIOUS VS. GABOUREY 'GABBY' SIDIBE
D.C.GIRL@THEMOVIES — ... I am really looking forward to this film, but I know I'll have to be in the proper frame of mind. Before I get into this, I want you see and hear from the actor who is playing the title role, Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe. Now that you've seen that, read this worthy piece. This was a choice quote: Outlet: New York Magazine Article: "When Push Comes to Shove" ...