Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 26, 2009 under Awards | 
Mariah Carey (as Mrs. Weiss, left) and Gabourey Sidibe (as Precious, right) in PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE Photo credit : Anne Marie Fox
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced that PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE will be honored with the 2010 Stanley Kramer Award. The film’s producers will be honored with the award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Hollywood Palladium.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 8, 2009 under Box Office |
Precious (Gabourey Sidibe, left) and Mary (Mo'Nique, right) in PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE. Photo credit : Anne Marie Fox
While “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” was the top film at the box office over the weekend, it was Lionsgate’s “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” that was the true winner grabbing a record $1.8 million at only 18 runs in the U.S. That averages to $100,000 per screen, a record for a film opening in under 50 theaters.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 4, 2009 under Film Festival, People, drama |
Mo'Nique stars as 'Mary' in PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE. Photo credit: Anne Marie Fox .
Actress Mo’Nique was again a no-show at the New York Film Festival screening of “Precious” where it received a rare standing ovation. According to reports, after promising to attend the festival premiere of ‘Precious,’ Mo’Nique decided she was not being paid enough to attend.
Last night the excuse given was that it was the birthday of her toddler twins. Her publicist Tresa Sanders reportedly quit right after announcing her client wouldn’t be making it to the film festival.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 26, 2009 under Legal, drama |
A federal judge has dismissed a breach-of-contract case filed by the Weinstein Co. against the producers of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” ruling that TWC’s lawsuit failed to state a valid legal claim that it was entitled to distribute the award-winning movie.
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