Londoners will have to travel far and wide to catch Precious on the big screen as it has only been released at a handful of cinemas, mostly in central London.
The film has been released to massive reviews. Mo Nique has already picked up a few awards for her portrayal of ‘Mary’ the abusive mother and there are whispers that it is due to earn a slew of Academy Award Nominations, yet in The UK it has not been put on general release.
I enquired at Greenwich Imax why this is the case and was told:
“Our audience likes action, fast music and things that blow up, this movie is seen as a bit too ‘deep’ for the people that come here. The only Odeon you can go to will be Covent Garden or Kensington, the type of people who live in those areas are the ones the bosses think are intelligent enough for this movie”
“Distant Relatives”, the much anticipated album from Nas and Damian Marley has reportedly been pushed back.
After a few singles leaked online, the release date has been revised from March to April 20th.
The first single will still be “As We Enter” despite the new leak “Strong Will Continue” being tipped as a tribute song for Haiti. There are rumours that this song will not appear on the album at all.
Grandfather of Grime Wiley caused a Twitter storm on Sunday morning when he started tweefs (Twitter Beefs) with a selection of UK artists.
Gracious K, DJ Silencer, and old nemesis Maxwell D were among the people who traded insults with him when they were all supposed to be in a church somewhere confessing their sins. (against music)
Many others waded in with their own toxic air which resulted in granddad retreating back to his rocking chair with a bump – he even deleted his Twitter account.
Never fear, the most entertaining UK artist on Twitter did not leave for long, he was back online as from yesterday, all beefs seemed to be squashed… for now! LOOOL
Mo’Nique scooped the Supporting Actress gong at the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards, Saturday 23rd Jan in L.A.
Academy Awards Nominations are announced next Tuesday 2nd Feb, all eyes and ears will be listening out for her name – and the screaming which will follow – unless the Academy pulls one of its legendary upsets this year…