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Precious<\/em><\/a>, Lee Daniels’ adaptation of author \/ poet Sapphire’s 1996 novel, Push<\/em><\/a>, has gained wide acclaim for the director. Perhaps even more, though, it has procured deeper regard for both Gabourey Sidibe, as the titular, obese, frequently-raped, illiterate, 16-year-old Claireece “Precious” Jones, above, and comedian Mo’Nique, as her acid-tongued, trigger-hair-violent mother, Mary.<\/p>\n That Cort\u00e9s does this in comparative obscurity, however, may prove she possesses what those in a producing role actually need, even more than publicists: The ability to work relentlessly, behind the scenes, to make movies happen, and an ego healthy enough not to pursue media visibility as its own end.<\/p>\n Lisa Cort\u00e9s is a guest today on my WBAI-NY \/ 99.5 FM radio show, NONFICTION, this afternoon, Friday, December 11th, at 2 pm ET.<\/p>\n Then, Theodore Gray, is cofounder of software company Wolfram Research, makers of the legendary Mathematica<\/em>. But that’s just his day job. In his spare time, Gray writes Popular Science<\/em>‘s “Gray Matter” column…and collects samples of the 118 elements which populate the periodic table.<\/p>\n The result is The Elements A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe<\/em><\/a>, right.<\/p>\n Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183\u02daC, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n You can hear Lisa Cort\u00e9s’s and Theodore Gray’s ideas by tuning in at 2 pm. If you’re outside of the New York tri-state, check out our live stream<\/a> on the web. If you miss the live show, dig into our archives<\/a> for up to 90 days after broadcast.<\/p>\n![\"lisacortes\"](\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/lisacortes-300x210.jpg\" "\\"lisacortes\\"")
Unless you closely study indy film credits, though, you may not heard of Precious<\/em> executive producer Lisa Cort\u00e9s, right. (A sr. v.p. with Lee Daniels Entertainment, she’s also worked with Daniels, in varied roles, on the Academy Award-winning Monster’s Ball<\/em>, The Woodsman<\/em>, Shadowboxer<\/em>, and Tennessee<\/em>.)<\/p>\n![\"9781579128142\"](\"http:\/\/harryallen.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/9781579128142-300x300.jpg\" "\\"9781579128142\\"")
But why leave all that hydrogen, helium, and ununoctium just sitting there? Working with Nick Mann, the two shot seemingly everything in Gray’s hoard for publication.<\/p>\n