There are movies that hope and dream they might get recognized when it comes to Oscar season and then there are movies that are made for Oscar season. You know the ones: big cast, heavy hitting and possibly controversial subject matter, period setting allowing for elaborate costumes and recreating historical sets…

Think “Lincoln” last season. Great movie. Great actors. Twelve nominations, no wins.

This year, “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” offers up a huge cast of whose who actors as we follow Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) learning the ways of a house servant and making his way to the White House, where he serves as a butler for the President of the United States for nearly 40 years.  Continue reading Whitaker and Oyelowo lead an all-star cast in ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler →