Harvey Weinstein says the controversy over The Butler’s title is because of The Hobbit

Posted 13 years ago

Harvey Weinstein and Warner Bros. are currently at odds over the title to Lee Daniels‘ latest movie THE BUTLER. At the heart of the case is an obscure 1916 silent short movie of the same name that WB is claiming...

Ink & Pixel: The Princess and the Frog

Posted 13 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. If you yourself, or anyone you...

Lee Daniels only gets one f*ck with The Butler’s PG-13 rating

Posted 13 years ago

Lee Daniels, director of such hard-R flicks as Precious and Paperboy, evidently felt a bit frustrated with keeping things PG-13 inhis upcoming film The Butler, which follows Forest Whitaker as a White House staffer through eight presidential administrations. That’s a...

Lee Daniels’ The Butler finds distribution courtesy of The Weinstein Company

Posted 14 years ago

THE BUTLER will assuredly get a wide release now that The Weinstein Company has picked up the US rights to the Lee Daniels film. The movie has all the makings of a prestige film and Oscar contender. If there is...

Oprah tweets two new photos from The Butler featuring Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, and Lenny Kravitz

Posted 14 years ago

Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER has been slowly sharing images of it’s star-studded cast as they transform into a range of political figures from American history. We previously saw Forrest Whitaker in character (see above) and now we get a look...