For anyone familiar with habitual barnburner Armond White and his politics, it's zero surprise that the NY Press critic object strenuously to "Precious." His review of the film has, as usual, much food for the comment trolls, particularly in his insistence that, by attaching their names...
A few reasons why the upcoming "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" is a lock for a Best Picture Oscar nomination, not to mention a likely box office sleeper hit: 1. There are ten best picture slots open this year. It can't not get a nod after winning both the Sundance...
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" is, in theory, the miserable story of the titular 300-pound teenage girl (Gabby Sidibe), who's raped into having two children by her dad and abused by her mother (Mo'Nique) until she meets an inspirational teacher (Paula Patton...
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Although Tyler Perry's movies are wildly successful financially -- $400 million worldwide and counting on negligible budgets -- critical interest has been specialized, prone to esoteric theorizing and reactions generally erring on the side of baffled incomprehension at best. Like Pixar, every Perry...
By Steven ZeitchikBy this point, Tyler Perry can pretty much touch a rock and turn it into gold (note to Rahm Emanuel: put him in charge of the stimulus package). So it's not a surprise that Lionsgate's locked down the... Read More...
By Steven ZeitchikThe Sundance winner "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire" has faced a few bumps in the road in its short life, not least of which that a judge is now deciding the rightful owner of the thing.... Read More...
TBS has ordered an additional 70 episodes of Tyler Perry’s “Meet the Browns” following a successful 10-episode trial run in January, the network said today. Distributed by Debmar-Mercury, “Browns” is a spinoff of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” which received a 100-episode order after Debmar ran a test...
Halle Berry and Tyler Perry have been tapped to host the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards, airing live Feb. 12 on Fox from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In addition to marking the 40th awards ceremony, the day also marks the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
TBS said it ordered 10 episodes of a new sitcom from Tyler Perry. The new series, “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns,” is scheduled to debut on TBS in January. “Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character featured in Mr. Perry's movie of the same name released earlier in the year. Mr...