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Trailer Watch: Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in Lee Daniels' Southern Political Drama 'The Butler'

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Though it won't be going to Cannes this year, Lee Daniels' southern drama "The Butler," starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, now has an official trailer.

By Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio
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May 8, 2013 12:54 PM
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In the Works: Kruger & Yelchin '5 to 7,' Cruise Eyes 'Our Name Is Adam,' Lee Daniels May Direct Amy Adams as Janis Joplin

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Tom Cruise signs on to another sci-fi project, while Lee Daniels tackles rock queen Janis Joplin in "Get It While You Can."

By Sophia Savage and Beth Hanna
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October 17, 2012 1:18 PM
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Arthouse Audit: Controversial 'Paperboy' Leads Weak New Debuts

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Although improved from last week's weak openings, the new ones again fell below the strong performance of September's debuts. The controversial "The Paperboy" had the best overall performance. New York openers "Wuthering Heights" and "The House I Live In" managed to stand out among the rest, backed by strong reviews.

By Tom Brueggemann
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October 7, 2012 4:57 PM
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Watch the Trailer for Lee Daniels' Sweaty Southern Gothic, 'The Paperboy'

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Check out the new trailer for Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy," the Cannes reviews for which inspired our sweaty found poem. It's been called everything from "Lurid, florid, humid, flaccid and insipid" to "Southern pulp trash," with one critic declaring that the "stench will always linger on the filmographies of everyone involved"...

By Sophia Savage
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August 1, 2012 2:24 PM
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Millennium Will Release Lee Daniels' Sweaty 'Paperboy' After All, on October 5

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Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" made quite a splash at Cannes, causing a range of reactions, including a 16-minute standing ovation and our own found poem made from its vividly-worded reviews. It sits at 50% Rotten, and will be judged by a much broader audience when it is released October 5 by Millennium Entertainment...

By Sophia Savage
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June 20, 2012 3:18 PM
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Cannes 2012: Lee Daniels' Nasty 'Paperboy' Reviews In A Poem

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Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" has arrived at Cannes, and it's receiving quite a reception. With stars like Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey and Macy Grey, it was always going to get attention. But critics are having a field day with its pulpy content.