Precious director Lee Daniels on blending brutal matieral, arthouse texture, and mainstream uplift.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/02/09

In her film debut, the 26-year-old actress plays a near-mute teen who gets beaten by her mother, impregnated by her father, and suffers abuse at every turn. Let the awards season parlor games commence.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 10/17/09