The Butler

2014 Oscar Nominations: The Snubs and Shockers!
2014 Oscar Nominations: The Snubs and Shockers!
2014 Oscar Nominations: The Snubs and Shockers!
The 2014 Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning by Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and it surely had its share of shockers. Though the golden children -- David O. Russell's 'American Hustle,' Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity' and Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave' -- all earned big-time nominations, a surprising number of expected frontrunners got the shaft. Take a look as we dive deep into the snubs and surprises of the 2014 Oscar nominations.
Weekend Box Office Report: ‘The Butler’ Disarms ‘Kick-Ass 2′
Weekend Box Office Report: ‘The Butler’ Disarms ‘Kick-Ass 2′
Weekend Box Office Report: ‘The Butler’ Disarms ‘Kick-Ass 2′
There's something thematically appropriate about a movie telling the story of a butler who quietly influenced the United States taking the number one spot at the box office over its flashy, bigger rivals. Lee Daniels' 'The Butler' took multiplexes by storm this weekend, taking down last week's competition as well as a handful of seemingly strong newcomers.
'The Butler' Review
'The Butler' Review
'The Butler' Review
'Lee Daniels' The Butler' is an eight-course meal of movies served all at once. The entree is a searing racial drama, haunting in its depiction of America's stained history. The other seven courses, delivered without grace, flatten the taste. Fine ingredients — a rousing ensemble and sporadically sharp script — can't make up for a cook's sloppy work. 'The Butler' is a mishmash of prestige qualifie
‘The Butler’ Trailer: Forest Whitaker Takes a Tour of the Twentieth Century
‘The Butler’ Trailer: Forest Whitaker Takes a Tour of the Twentieth Century
‘The Butler’ Trailer: Forest Whitaker Takes a Tour of the Twentieth Century
From the opening frames of the trailer for 'The Butler,' it's as if you can hear everyone involved saying one word. That word? Oscar. Academy award-nominated director Lee Daniels leads Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker in this tour of race relations in America as told through the perspective of a White House butler.