Can Mariah Carey go from Razzie winner to serious awards contender?
Could Mariah Carey go from Razzie winner to serious awards contender?
Looks like past Razzie fave Mariah Carey won't be served up a new bowl of berries for her supporting performance in "Push," which is being screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Carey is getting great reviews!
"Push" is a gritty story of urban unrest told through the eyes of a troubled teenager. The film is 
based upon the bestselling novel by Sapphire and is directed by "Monster's Ball" producer Lee Daniels. Said Variety, "Among the many delightful surprises in the film is Mariah Carey, who is pitch-perfect as a welfare counselor and serves as this demi-tragedy's Greek chorus. It's possible that many viewers won't recognize her until the final credits, but like so many things about 'Push,' the performance is disarming."
Back in 2001, Mariah Carey starred in "Glitter," a semi-autobiographical pic that was slammed by critics and shunned by audiences, taking in a little more than $4 million at the box office. That low point in her career was capped off with a win at the Razzies as worst actress. Although her 2002 follow-up film "Wisegirls" failed to impress, it was not greeted with the same howls of derision as "Glitter."
Since then, Carey has broken with two record companies. She later topped the charts in 2005 with "The Emancipation of Mimi." That album won her three Grammy awards — best female R&B vocal performance, best R&B song and best R&B album. Her 2007 follow-up, "E=MC2" propelled her to the No. 2 position behind the Beatles for most No. 1 singles (18 versus 21), and she is now second to Elvis Presley for most weeks atop the singles charts (79 weeks versus 80).
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this is saddening
its like when will the media acutally let go of the whole GLITTER thing?
seriously, she has paid her dues from 2001!!
we are now in 2009 if you havent noticed! 2001 was a long time ago.
Mariah has made a successful comeback and still holds the position for the most successful female singer.
no one has yet to beat her. beyonce is definitely on her way to the top for sure. but for now Mariah rules the charts.
Every artist has suffered from the whole illegal downloading thing yet Mariah still can rule the billboard charts??
Really dude, you wrote this story belittling her?
What have you even accomplished in your life? i'm not trying to be rude. I'm just tired of writers like you acting like Mariah is talentless when in reality she's one of the most successful female singers of all time.
Posted by: Obama | January 20, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Right to Dream is from Tennessee which is what comes out in March. This is another new project.
Posted by: Suzie | January 20, 2009 at 07:29 PM
If you pay attention to Billboard Zack, you would see that the song "Right to Dream" is doing well on AC radio @ #25. It would be higher if they would release it broader & as a store single in addition to a digital single only. The movie isn't supposed to be released until March anyway.
But yeah Lee made his directorial debut doing Shadow boxer.
Posted by: Kathy B | January 20, 2009 at 04:28 AM
When you've directed a film like SHADOWBOXER, you might as well be making your debut.
Posted by: Zach | January 19, 2009 at 05:06 PM
Well, what happened to her song from that indie that nobody saw, Tennessee? It was supposed to be her first shot at an Oscar.
Posted by: Zach | January 19, 2009 at 05:05 PM
Lee Daniels directed SHADOWBOXER with Helen Mirren, so he couldn't be making his directorial debut with PUSH.
Posted by: Roger Durling | January 19, 2009 at 03:41 PM