Thu Nov 26, 2009, 8:01 pm EST
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Source: Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
Movie flops aren't just about losing money. Yes, big budgets that go bust are one consideration. But flops are also about lofty expectations dashed and high profiles brought low. They trigger embarrassing catcalls from the peanut gallery and a general whoever-thought-that-was-a-good-idea-in-the-first-place bewilderment.
Any judgments of flopitude are necessarily subjective, but here are 10 movies from the past decade that made those few moviegoers who saw them cringe. Disagree? Talk among yourselves.
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Thu Nov 26, 2009, 3:50 pm EST
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Source: Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
"Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels, is generating a large amount of Oscar buzz this season and getting a push from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry.
Prior to this film, Daniels was best known for producing "Monster's Ball" in which he cast Halle Berry in the role of a downtrodden, small town waitress that saw her make history when she became the first black woman to win a best actress Oscar.
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Halle Berry has experienced the pain of domestic violence first hand and has been very vocal about it.
And for the first time - in an interview with Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos - the Oscar winner spoke about what happened to Rihanna.
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Tue Nov 10, 2009, 11:36 am EST
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Source: AP
LOS ANGELES - Halle Berry has something else in common with fellow Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster: The Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.
The Hollywood Reporter says Berry will receive the honor next month at the paper's 18th annual Power 100: Women in Entertainment breakfast.
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Halle Berry will receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter's 18th annual Women in Entertainment breakfast presented by Lifetime.
Hilary Swank and Eva Longoria Parker also will participate in the Dec. 4 breakfast at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Once again, the event is held in conjunction with the publication of THR's "Power 100: Women in Entertainment" special issue, which highlights the top 100 women in the motion picture and television industries.
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