Lee Daniels and his Butler

From Chicagoist 9/19/13

I’ve been groaning at the trailer for The Butler since before it went all Tyler Perry on us and became Lee Daniels’ The Butler. A bald-faced Oscar grab of a movie about a White House butler who Forrest Gumps his way through the civil rights struggle with a star-packed cast that includes Robin Williams and Oprah? Count me OUT.
But people really seem to love Lee Daniels’ The Butler. It box office take has already cleared the $100 million mark and the strong word of mouth should send it sailing right on to its intended destination—Awards Season and “Lee Daniels’ the...