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Having previously dazzled Moopy with her acting skills in 'Glitter' and the success that the era brought for her, we've tentatively been keeping tabs on Mariah Carey's latest cinematic venture: 'Precious'.

For almost a year now, the hype around the film has been growing. Having picked up positive feedback from the Sundance Fim Festival in January ("...her fans will be happy to learn she clearly does not embarrass herself..." is, evidently what passes for a RAVE review these days), the film has recently received a limited theatrical release in America.

'Precious' took $1.8 million from 18 screens for an average of $100,000 per screen. In comparison, 'Glitter' made $786,436 on 1,202 screens for an average of $654 (or roughly 100 people per screen).

The film doesn't get a general release until 2010 over here - not that UK delays are a surprise where Mariah is concerned these days. Nevertheless, she is currently embarking on a promotional tour across the main US chat shows which we're following closely.

As the film's buzz and now commercial success continues to grow, check out the 'Precious' thread in the Moopy Odeon forum for the latest news, Moopy reviews and probably a few weight jibes.

Also:
Precious
Mariah's 'Precious' Promotional Tour

I don't know who told this bitch we wanted another Charmbracelet, it certainly was not me

Whilst we're on the subject of artists who seem intent on showing their fans as little regard as possible, focus must turn to Mariah Carey.

For over two months now, the 'lambs' and the 'haters' have been scrutinising Obsessed's chart performance in America. After a slow-start, the "buzz single" managed to peak within the top ten. Thus inevitably, focus turned to the album.

Despite the immense amount of pre-release hype for the album (how exactly did we reach 27 pages?!), anticipation has been mixed from the start. Would Mariah's first JD-less album since Glitter be a good move? Would it return the lambs to plink-plong whispery Charmbracelet hell? What exactly could a song titled Ribbon be about?

The answer to all of the above is a mostly resounding "ZZZZ", with some posters unable to see the album through to the end. True, the first three tracks (Betcha Gon' Know, Obsessed and H.A.T.E.U.) have survived relatively unscathed, but the reaction to the album as a whole makes the ten-steps-backwards I Want To Know What Love Is sound earth-shattering by comparison.

Yet, the album does have some fans and there could be some Moopy-esque U-turns abound. Meanwhile, whether the album is a max volume or mute moment, we'll be keeping a close eye on the charts to see how Memoirs... plays out.

Check out:

Mariah Carey - Memoirs... FIRST LISTEN PARTY
Mariah Carey - Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel (Pre-release rambles)
Mariah Carey - I Want To Know What Love Is
Obsessed CHART TRACKER