Mariah Carey

New Music: Mariah Carey 100 Percent + X-Factor Performance

source: CBS News

“100 Percent” was supposed to serve as the lead single for the movie Precious, but it was later replaced with a Mary J. Blige song due to the fact that director Lee Daniels wanted to focus on Mariah’s acting and not her voice. A snippet of the song leaked earlier, but now we have the full version. A...

Published Thu, Nov 12

Opinion: Film Critics on PRECIOUS: One of the Most Unforgettable Films of the Decade

source: Mariahcarey.com . What's New

The story of Clareeice "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is a powerful one. [...] Director Lee Daniels' eclectic filmmaking style mitigates some of the audience's pain. He intersperses the grim drama, shot in darker tones often with a handheld camera, with Precious' escapist fantasies,...

Published Tue, Nov 10

Gabby Sidibe Is Hilarious

source: Jezebel

The first time I saw her was at Lee Daniels' apartment. She walked in and behind her I saw a trail of glitter and diamonds-but that's my perception of her, because she's Mariah. All that vanished on the second day of filming when I realized she's just a girl. Maybe it helps that I saw her without ma...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Lee Daniels: One resilient director

source: Mariah Carey Connection

On casting Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey: Mariah Carey is also a great friend. I offered the role to Helen Mirren, but she got a real job that paid. A few hours after that, Mariah Carey called. I said to myself “If I pull this off, it would be a lot more interesting and unpredictable.

Published Sun, Oct 18

Lee Daniels on Bringing Carey, Kravitz to the Big Screen

source: Mariah Daily Journal

Because we'd just finished working together in a film. It's called Tennessee, by a Canadian director Aaron Woodley, a little tiny movie and she starred in it for me. We became really good friends and I knew that she had the chops," says Lee. "She does an incredible impersonation of Aretha Fran...

Published Thu, Sep 17

Cannes 2009: Mariah Carey in Precious

source: Mariah Daily Journal

Any spectator of this new dramatic film by Lee Daniels, who has a tad of a self-esteem issue, will identify with the pains of this story. Indeed, the singer Mariah Carey -- who does an astonishingly good job as the compassionate social worker who deals with the dysfunctional family -- said a...

Published Mon, May 18

A Platinum Star Turns to 'Precious'

source: Mariah Daily Journal

Precious" director Lee Daniels, who appeared with Carey and co-stars Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe at the press conference, , said he cast Carey in the role after Helen Mirren dropped out -- surely making him the world's first director who, when Helen Mirren d...

Published Fri, May 15

News Tidbits

source: Mariah Daily Journal

• At the Spirit Awards, Mariah Carey and Lee Daniels: This is a new Mariah. "She sat through the whole show," said an observer. "And asked for no attention." (Fox News) • Elai, a former contestant of our Mariah Daily Idol has shot a music video in Hong Kong for his "We Belong Together" entry. You...

Published Mon, Mar 2