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Video: ‘Pariah’ Filmmaker Dee Rees Signs with UTA
Director Dee Rees poses for a portrait during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival at The Samsung Galaxy Tab Lift on January 21, 2011 in Park City, Utah. *Major talent firm UTA has swooped up...
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‘Pariah’ Director Dee Rees Recognized at Independent Film Awards
*The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were a blast Monday night, especially because “Pariah” director Dee Rees took home the coveted Breakthrough Director award. Other notable awardees...
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New Film ‘Pariah’ Confronts Lesbianism Head On
*Once you see the Focus Features film “Pariah,” it will haunt you long after the credits roll. The film, opening today, 12-28-11, is breathtaking, riveting, and thought-provoking—a tour de force...
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Dee Rees on Her Sexuality In Directing ‘Pariah’
*Since the premiere of her controversial film “Pariah,” director Dee Rees has been chatting it up about the movie’s concept and meaning for not only the Black gay community, but also society in...
View ArticleQueen Latifah to Play Bessie Smith in HBO Biopic
*Queen Latifah will get to act and sing in her latest project. The talk show host will star in and executive produce a Bessie Smith biopic for HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The telepic...
View ArticleCharles S. Dutton, Mike Epps Join Latifah in HBO’s ‘Bessie’
*Charles S. Dutton and Mike Epps have come aboard the HBO film “Bessie,” a biopic of the legendary Bessie Smith. Queen Latifah stars as the iconic blues singer. The film, written and directed by Dee...
View ArticleQueen Latifah on Inhabiting Bessie Smith for HBO (Pics)
*Journalists on Thursday got a first look at Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith in director Dee Rees’ HBO biopic, and based on the effusive reaction in the room via Twitter – to the sizzle reel alone – it...
View Article‘Bessie’ Director on Film’s Music: ‘It’s Not Going To Be the Songs That You...
*Dee Rees, the director of HBO’s upcoming biopic on Bessie Smith says don’t expect to hear a lot of her popular hits in the film. Queen Latifah plays the blues icon from her days as a struggling young...
View ArticleShonda Rhimes Teams With ‘Bessie’ Director Dee Rees for FX Drama
*Shonda Rhimes is taking her talents to cable. She and Betsy Beers of the Shondaland shingle – home of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder” – are teaming with “Bessie”...
View Article‘Bessie’ Soundtrack Adds ‘Pigfoot’ 2015 Remix from Queen Latifah
*With “Bessie” finally airing on HBO, fans of the Dee Rees-directed biopic are now waiting on the June 2 release of the soundtrack, featuring the film’s star Queen Latifah performing Bessie Smith’s...
View ArticleOh, the Irony: Mo’Nique on Her Emmy Nom & Lee Daniels’ Emmy Snub
*The fact that Lee Daniels’ hit show “Empire” failed to get nominated for an Emmy for Best Drama Series came as a surprise for many in Hollywood. For Mo’Nique, the snub came as an ironic twist after...
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Mary J. Blige Joins Jason Mitchell in Dee Rees Film ‘Mudbound’
*Mary J. Blige has joined the cast of “Mudbound,” a drama helmed by “Bessie” director Dee Rees. The film follows two men returning home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi. Once...
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Netflix Pays Whopping $12.5M for Dee Rees Drama ‘Mudbound’, Co-Starring Mary...
*In one of the biggest sales at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Netflix shelled out $12.5 million for “Mudbound,” the Dee Rees-directed drama that stars Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason...
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Terrence Howard, Anna Paquin Added to Amazon Anthology Series ‘Electric Dreams’
*“Empire” star Terrence Howard and Anna Paquin will guest star in an episode of the upcoming Amazon and Channel 4 anthology series “Electric Dreams,” a sci-fi drama based on the award-winning short...
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Dee Rees Teams with ‘Get Out’ Producer for Black Lesbian Horror Film
*Screenwriter Dee Rees has directed the films “Pariah,” “Bessie,” and “Mudbound,” and now she’s reportedly teaming with “Get Out” producer Jason Blum for a black lesbian horror film. Emmy-award...
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New Trailer: Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell in Dee Rees’ ‘Mudbound’
*From director/co-writer Dee Rees (“Pariah,” “Bessie”) comes her latest work, “Mudbound,” which premiered to great acclaim at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason...
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Dee Rees to Direct Adaptation of Joan Didion Novel ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’
*“Mudbound” director Dee Rees will dive into politics for her next project. The filmmaker will take on author Joan Didion’s political thriller The Last Thing He Wanted, which follows a Washington Post...
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Dee Rees to Direct Equal Rights Amendment Drama ‘An Uncivil War’
*“Mudbound” helmer Dee Rees is on a roll. Days after she was announced as director of the upcoming “The Last Thing He Wanted,” the “Bessie” helmer has signed on to direct “An Uncivil War,” a drama...
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Gotham Awards: ‘Get Out’, Mary J. Blige, ‘Atlanta’, ‘Dear White People’ Earn...
*Award season is now upon us, and Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed horror film, “Get Out,” has earned a leading four nominations for this year’s Gotham Awards, which doubles as the unofficial start...
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Dee Rees on Recruiting Mary J. Blige for ‘Mudbound’: ‘I Grew Up Listening to...
*Director Dee Rees was certainly a fan of Mary J. Blige before tapping the singer to star in her Southern period drama “Mudbound,” so approaching the entertainer for a major role in the film was a bit...
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