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Lee Daniels' The Butler

Lee Daniels' The Butler

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  • PG-13, 2 hr. 6 min.
  • Drama
  • Directed By:
    Lee Daniels
    In Theaters:
    Aug 16, 2013 Wide
  • The Weinstein Company

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144 I Get It - White People are evil! Can we Move On now? 1 Would it be a civil rights violation if... 1 So Queen Oprah defames a swedish working class woman... 0 There is nothing worse than Oprah Winfrey 6 Passe... 23 This looks so sentimental that it is bordering on being corny 20 Lee Daniels' name is seriously in the title?! 6 Just a comment .. and a question 14 This movie looks hilarious. 1 This garbage will soon be a footnote in Lee Daniels stalled career... 0 butts out 1 Americans are so nice to their blacks 1 Hollywood remakes history to race bait. 2 how is this win the box office this week 1 By liberals for Liberals 0 Why the fictional variations of what shoulda been a true biopic? 2 Hope Worlds End knocks it out of first place 1 Could the earth stop rotating on it's axis... 11 Seriously? gracie mouton won't spend money to see Jane Fonda???? 1 Wouldn't it be funny... 0 Why is The Butler even necessary? 1 The Butler 0 Why not a movie of contemporary black american life in America today 2013? 3 How can people criticize this movie? STOP IT. 0 pass the snapple, jeeves 0 Reality 0 Relationship between the movie and the real butler's life story

Lee Daniels' name is seriously in the title?!

Why?! We know who the director is. I'm sure it's seen in the opening and closing credits in gigantic text anyway. He's a by-the-books lock for an Oscar nomination and possible win (regardless of the film's quality), so why does the title need to be tainted with his name? Freaking narcissist. Just call it "The Butler".

Alphabetically, will this movie be under 'L' or 'B'?

Imagine how annoying it would be if all studios allowed directors to do this. Anyone up for "David Fincher's Alien 3"?

I haven't seen the film, so I'm not in a position to judge, but this is sure to get a lot of hate from the wacky supporters of far-right politics if it DOES win the Oscar for best film. I'll let you put two and two together.
mastershake616
08-14-2013 06:44 PM

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Jon Bauq

Jon Bauq

The title was the result of a copyright dispute and Lee Daniel's was upset by the outcome.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lee-daniels-butler-i-dont-603539

Sep 10 - 04:20 AM

gunter m.

gunter meisner

He was upset by his name being in the title?...uh huh. :)

Sep 10 - 10:35 PM

Midas Rex

Midas Rex

What is up with directors who have to have their names IN THE TITLE? Seriously? Weak and narcissistic. Get a grip on yourselves.

Sep 7 - 02:31 PM

gunter m.

gunter meisner

It's Daniels answer to Spielberg's Lincoln. lol

Sep 4 - 08:53 AM

Ausautas V.

Ausautas V.

I heard it was a copyright issue with a 1916 film nobody remembers, but that sounds odd considering "The Avengers", "Notorious", "Twilight", etc.

Sep 4 - 02:04 AM

Ryne Hastings

Ryne Hastings

I love how Daniels has the audacity to dedicate the film to the real freedom fighters of the Civil Rights Movement, but doesn't let us forget that it is HIS film by adding his name to the title.

Aug 30 - 04:46 PM

gunter m.

gunter meisner

It's subliminal. Kinda like Carl Sandburg's Lincoln. We're suppose to think Lee Daniels is a fck ing genius like robots.

Aug 30 - 11:58 AM

Allison McCartney

Allison McCartney

I agree - this is so lame. It's bad enough with all those Tyler Perry movies, but come on.

Aug 29 - 02:01 PM

Albino Kangaroo

Albino Kangaroo

They had to call it that because Warner Bros. had already released another movie called The Butler. I guess they could have just made it something completely different.

Aug 30 - 08:24 AM

Patrick B.

Patrick Baker

I thought they had the name originally The Butler but due to a lawsuit they had to change it.

Aug 21 - 01:48 PM

Dingbat Charlie

Dingbat Charlie

It has Oprah in it, it will be like one long self-congratulatory essay on how they are amazing and the director is so brave and kill whitey for zimmerman

Aug 19 - 02:15 AM

mastershake616

Tanner Kish

Shoulda done some research before calling out Daniels, apparently.

Aug 17 - 08:26 PM

Lynn Nagrani

Lynn Nagrani

Never heard of Lee Daniels and my first impression is that he certainly is arrogant. Not particularly smart he be.

Aug 16 - 04:13 PM

Jamie Breslow

Jamie Breslow

Well they could have called it The Presidents' Butler..no?

Aug 16 - 11:20 AM

Jamie Breslow

Jamie Breslow

Well they could have called it The Presidents' Butler..no?

Aug 16 - 11:20 AM

Stan Garelik

Stan Garelik

The Weinsteins' had to legally change the name of the film bacause WB sued claiming they owned the title (they have the rights to some obscure silent movie by the same name) and the courts and the MPAA sided with them! They couldn't change the name completely so they settled on this. Hey, do you prefer "Oprah Winfrey's The Butler"?

Aug 16 - 07:40 AM

Cole Jaeger

Cole Jaeger

It's because they couldn't use the title, The Butler so they changed it with his name on it. And it's not going to win the oscar for best picture. It might not get nominated and I kind of hope it doesn't because it's bait like The Help.

Aug 15 - 11:24 AM

Robert A.

Robert Alford

http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/entertainment/celebrity/Lee-Daniels-unimpressed-with-The-Butlers-new-title_74593235

Aug 14 - 10:30 PM

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