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In Contention: Gabourey Sidibe on Ellen
Cinema Blend News: Oscar Eye: Predicting Precious And The Other Winners
| RT @natthedem: Gabby Sidibe on @TheEllenShow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAT6FrXbvk #Precious 4 days ago |
| Gabby Sidibe #Precious: "I knew her in my family, I knew her in my friends, I knew her in people I didn't want to know." http://bit.ly/bNtS3 4 days ago |
| Greatest Ellen appearance ever: Gabby Sidibe on @TheEllenShow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAT6FrXbvk (via @natthedem) #feminist #women 4 days ago |
Gabourey Sidibe on Ellen
In Contention —
Thanks to reader KBJr. for alerting me to this interview, which does a great job of drawing a line between the character and the person:
Oscar Eye: Predicting Precious And The Other Winners
Cinema Blend News —
Oscar Eye: Predicting Precious And The Other Winners As my friend Nathaniel Rogers over at The Film Experience has pointed out, this Friday can safely be declared the beginning of Oscar season. That's because it's the day that we finally--finally!-- see the release of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire , a movie that has been lauded since all the way back at Sundance, and if you listen to some people, already has multiple Oscar statues guaranteed it even before it grosses a dime. Precious is only going into limited release this weekend, but unlike other platformers that have yet to make it out of major cities ( An Education , what are you waiting for?), ...
Gabourey Sidibe of 'Precious'
Movie Mom —
I love Ellen's interview with Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the title character in "Precious." Director Lee Daniels told the New York Times he knew it would be difficult to find an actress to play the role of an abused pregnant teenager who weighed 350 pounds.
"I couldn't call Hollywood and say, 'Send over all your 300-pound black girls,' " Daniels explained. "They'd laugh"....Daniels saw 500 girls, including one of his nieces. Ten finalists, none of whom had ever acted before, were put through an aspiring-thespian "boot camp." "It was kind of like 'American Idol,' " Daniels said. "But I still wasn't happy. We were weeks away from filming, and I still hadn't ...

