Watch The Trailer For Lee Daniel’s The Butler #PassionateSpot

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This is one that I have to see.

Tamika Newhouse's Passionate Spot

The Weinstein Company has released the first trailer for Lee Daniels‘ The Butler, set for release on October 18.

The film stars Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Liam Neeson, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams, James Marsden, Aml Ameen and Liev Schreiber.

The Butler is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about an African-American man who served as a butler (Whitaker) to eight Presidents in the White House for over thirty years. From this unique vantage point, the film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.

Robin Williams plays President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Melissa Leo as First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, James Marsden as President John F. Kennedy, Minka Kelly as First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as President Lyndon B. Johnson, John Cusack as…

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This is my best year ever, and it can be yours too. When I turned 40, I thought it was the end of life as I knew it. When I turned 50, I knew it was the end. It was the end, the end of that year--nothing more and nothing less. I've retired, gone to another career, started a business, and have kept writing. I've taken classes including glass blowing, swing dancing and so much more. I'm making each year, my best year.

One thought on “Watch The Trailer For Lee Daniel’s The Butler #PassionateSpot”

  1. This is going to one powerful movie, and I can’t wait to see it.   Edwina

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