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No matter how accomplished any of these films may be, the tally of older actress shrewish nags on board is really high this year, as usual. Including Oprah Winfrey in The Butler, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts in August: Osage County, Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins in Blue Jasmine, June Squibb in Nebraska, Kristin Scott Thomas in Only God ...
The Butler. The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) [4] [5] is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. [6] It is inspired by Wil Haygood 's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election".
- $177.3 million
- August 16, 2013
- $30 million
- Rodrigo Leão
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Jan 16, 2014 · SEE ALSO: 2014 Oscar Nominations: ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Gravity’ Lead with 10 Each. Not to mention that “The Butler” was one of the year’s big success stories, earning $116 million at ...
Aug 16, 2013 · The Butler: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith. As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
- Lee Daniels
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Cecil is taken in by the estate's caretaker, who trains Cecil as a house servant. In 1937, at age eighteen, Cecil leaves the plantation. Desperately hungry, he breaks into a hotel pastry shop. The elderly master servant, Maynard, takes pity on Cecil and gives him a job. Cecil learns advanced serving and interpersonal skills from Maynard, who ...
Aug 15, 2013 · The film ends, with just the right sense of portent, after Obama is elected in 2008. As a sweeping, multi-generational saga, The Butler verges on heavy-handed. But it's also poignant, powerful and ...
Aug 26, 2013 · Forest Whitaker on Evading Oscar’s Curse, Rediscovering the Magic on ‘The Butler’ (Q&A) The 52-year-old won the best actor Oscar seven years ago, but he struggled to find another great role ...
