Winfrey, Daniels among fest's guests
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"I did this movie for my mom," Daniels said, because she asked him why he couldn't make films like Tyler Perry. "So I did this movie for you, Mom, and I got Tyler Perry as an exec producer."
Daniels said that when he read the book, "it split me open," a sentiment repeated by exec producers Perry and Oprah Winfrey.
"You will appreciate this experience," Winfrey told the aud. "I don't know if 'enjoying' is the right word."
Among those attending the AFI Fest preem of the Lionsgate pic, which had an after-party at Chateau Marmont, were its stars Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Gabourey Sidibe. producers Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Lisa Cortés and Tom Heller; plus guests Macy Gray, Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx and Will Smith.
BLOGS
Six years after his impressive feature debut, "Maria," Romanian-born, German-raised helmer Calin Peter Netzer returns with a less stygian riff on his native country's post-Ceausescu woes. Buoyed, like "Maria," by strong lead performances -- here, theater vet Victor Rebengiuc and actress Camelia Zorlescu -- "Medal of Honor" recalls typical Central Euro yarns, as a pensioner finds he's suddenly awarded a decoration for a WWII act of heroism he hardly remembers. Drily humorous pic takes a while to work its spell but, as the ironies mount, becomes thoroughly engaging. Further fest kudos and smallscreen tributes loom.
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Dancing on Ice
20th Century Boys: Chapter 3
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