@jjonthemic963 Tyler Perry is the highest paid man in entertainment according to yet another list in the endless parade of Forbes lists. He earned $130 million between May of 2010 and May of 2011, ranking him ahead of Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg and Simon Cowell. In a bit of gender irony, Perry collected some of […]
It looks like Oprah won’t be the only one with her own network. Tyler Perry and the folks at Lions Gate are coming together to develop a cable network that will initially feature reruns of the director’s TV shows and movies. Then, they will try to pick up other shows that follow Perry’s Christian values […]
Tyler Perry may be following in Oprah Winfrey’s footsteps by getting his own cable network. Perry who turns his plays, television shows and films into movies may be forming Tyler TV. According to the NY Times, Tyler TV, which is still a working title, is intended as a home base for the prolific Mr. Perry […]
Tune in for an all new episode of “Cinema in Noir” on BlogTalkRadio. On this week’s podcast we discuss: –The lastest in casting news (Chris Brown, Meagan Good, Vin Diesel) –Viola Davis‘ comments in this month’s Essence Magazine concerning her initial hesitation playing a maid in upcoming film, The Help. Is there a tendency to […]
Tyler Perry covers Ebony magazine's August 2011 issue. Inside, he reveals the 3 events that profoundly changed him & also admits to almost becoming a father.
Early poster art for Tyler Perry’s upcoming crime thriller I, Alex Cross has been posted on the QED International (the company producing the film) web page. The synopsis for the film has also been revealed: “Crusading Detective/Psychologist ALEX CROSS (Tyler Perry) meets his match against the psychotic, mob hit man, MICHAEL SULLIVAN aka THE BUTCHER. […]
My, how they grow up so quickly! It seems like just yesterday little China Anne McClain made her big screen debut as one of Idris Elba’s adorable little munchkins on Daddy’s Little Girls. After almost seven seasons as sassy busybody Jazmine on Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne”, China Anne is headlining her own sitcom on […]
We will start with the 6th fact that you may not have heard about actor-writer-producer-director Tyler Perry because it’s this weekends latest news. His film, Madea’s Big Happy Family,scored a solid $25.8 million at the domestic box office in its debut this weekend, including the best per-screen average ($11,255) of any wide release. [Read The Hollywood Reporter’s reviewhere.] […]
Looks like the beef continues with Spike Lee & Tyler Perry. It’s no secret that Spike isn’t a fan of Tyler Perry’s films, but in a recent interview, Tyler fired back… Listen to the full audio below Tyler calls out Spike by EURnews
On April 22nd Tyler Perry will be releasing the next film adaptation of his popular series of plays based on his Madea character. The brash, gun-toting “My Dear” first appeared on the big screen in 2005’s Diary Of A Mad Black Woman and will back in Madea’s Big Happy Family this spring. Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s […]
Los Angeles– Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” dominated last night’s NAACP Image Awards; winning the best picture, director and supporting-actress prizes. Halle Berry won the outstanding actress prize “Frankie & Alice,” and also shared a heartfelt acceptance speech about achieving her childhood dream. Also read: 25 Reasons We Love Blaxploitation Films
As a fitting close to Black History Month, actor Idris Elba was the featured speaker for the Lens Project’s “Artist Spotlight” series. Held at the Paul Robeson Center of Rutgers University’s Newark campus this past Thursday evening, the lecture was moderated by Ms. Baraka Sele, the current Assistant Vice President of Programming of the New […]
