Road to Sundance: 'Precious' pushed all the right buttons in 2009 The cast’s playful expressions of delight couldn’t have contrasted more from the film’s subject matter. Then titled Push: Based on the ...

Mo'Nique stars as "Mary" in "Precious," a movie based on the novel "Push," by Sapphire. Credit: Lionsgate Films, 2009 Precious (Gabourey Sidibe), left, and Ms. Rain (Paula Patton) in a scene from ...

The genius of Mo’nique’s Oscar-winning performance is how it straddles a line. The over-the-top nastiness of abusive mother Mary would feel at home in a Bond film, but the pain she reveals in scenes ...

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