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WTF: Juliette Lewis To Star In 'Nights Of Cabiria' Remake 'The Days Of Mary'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 7, 2012 5:17 PM
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  • 7 Comments
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So, you might remember that a couple of years ago it was revealed that "Precious" director Lee Daniels was attached to direct a remake of Federico Fellini's classic "Nights Of Cabiria." Well, thankfully, that never came to pass, but guess what, this car crash of a bad idea is still happening.
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More: Juliette Lewis, Nights Of Cabiria, The Days Of Mary

Ugh: 'Precious' Director Lee Daniels To Remake Fellini's 'Nights of Cabiria'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 7, 2010 1:54 AM
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  • 14 Comments
It's no secret that we weren't big fans of Lee Daniels' "Hard To Watch: Based On The Book 'Stone Cold Bummer' By Manipulate" "Precious: Based On The Book 'Push' By Sapphire" here. The film was admittedly chock-full of excellent performances, particularly the Oscar-winning Mo'nique and lead Gabourey Sidibe, but the movie was irredeemably manipulative, and showed, in Daniel's work, perhaps the directorial effort least deserving of an Oscar nomination in history -- unfocused, garish and showy.
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More: Films, Lee Daniels, '50s Films, Nights Of Cabiria

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