“Let me just say that Precious is Lee Daniels’ vision, not mine,” author Sapphire said Monday night at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She was addressing hundreds of guests who were eager to ...

Oscar voters love star power, movies that take chances, performers who step out of their safety zones and newcomers with Cinderella stories. Improbably, “Precious” has it all: Armed with the ...

A decade ago, the movie “Precious” broke new boundaries in Hollywood, winning critical acclaim and an Oscar with a gritty, gut-wrenching tale about an illiterate black teenager, pregnant and ...

The gritty realism of the film Precious is even more intense in the novel Push, upon which the film is based. Author Sapphire discusses the... Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious' Even ...

Her name is Precious, but she is nobody’s treasure. Her father has been raping her since childhood. Her mother insults and beats her (and worse). Perhaps worst of all, Precious joins in their hatred, ...

Lee Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” has taken top honors at the Toronto International Film Festival, becoming the first film in history to win audience awards at both ...

Heart-wrenching and bold, hopeful and difficult, shocking and sweet, PRECIOUS is the kind of film that may be hard for people to watch. A depiction of the harsh realities that has befallen so many ...

“Every day I tell myself something’s going to happen,” the eponymous heroine thinks early on in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. “I’m going to break through, or someone is going to break ...