HotGritz said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

He said that?

Yes he did and had the nerve to use George Lucas's film Red Tails to support his argument. George Lucas reportedly had issue getting support for the film which is hard to believe given that he is....George Lucas.

Use your people until you get up there. Then you don't want nothing to do with them.

Terrib3Towel said:

Tyler said what??

I find that to be extremely funny. He's on tour right now doing "Madea Gets a Job" who the hell else but some black people would pay to see that mess?

All I know is Tyler better watch out, once you piss off your core audience (in his case black people), it's damn near impossible to get them back. He better save his money before he's back living in a car.

And how the hell are you going to RETIRE Madea and then RESURRECT her for some damn urban play?

This man should focus on developing new characters for his plays and foster new talent for his films by way of writers, actors and directors. There is a wealth of talent out there if he is willing to mentor and invest.

HotGritz said:

And how the hell are you going to RETIRE Madea and then RESURRECT her for some damn urban play?

This man should focus on developing new characters for his plays and foster new talent for his films by way of writers, actors and directors. There is a wealth of talent out there if he is willing to mentor and invest.

He retired Madea?

smoothcriminal12 said:

HotGritz said:

And how the hell are you going to RETIRE Madea and then RESURRECT her for some damn urban play?

This man should focus on developing new characters for his plays and foster new talent for his films by way of writers, actors and directors. There is a wealth of talent out there if he is willing to mentor and invest.

He retired Madea?

Yeah, a couple years back or so. And here her mountainous old ass is appearing in plays again. Shit, at least put the had in a film.

MADEA GOES TO COSTCO!

HotGritz said:

Ok I've heard from friends that the movie is the bomb, his best work yet and such shit but uh....I'm boycotting.

The mofo is saying films with an all-black cast are a thing of the past. Yeah Tyra, you done made your money off of black folks and now you're claiming the films are no longer viable which means the audience is no longer viable.

FUCK YOU!

HE SAID WHAAAAT!?

I feel dirty now...

HotGritz said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

He retired Madea?

Yeah, a couple years back or so. And here her mountainous old ass is appearing in plays again. Shit, at least put the had in a film.

MADEA GOES TO COSTCO!

Retire Madea? Damn. Guy gon lose his audience.

I don't know why Tyler gets so much hate on this site.. Its pathetic. He can't win for losing on here.Even after he invited Prince on stage with him 2 sing Purple Rain. Yes Prince is a big fan & attended one of his plays. Also Prince protege Tamar starred in one of them. Don't hate...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I don't know why Tyler gets so much hate on this site.. Its pathetic. He can't win for losing on here.Even after he invited Prince on stage with him 2 sing Purple Rain. Yes Prince is a big fan & attended one of his plays. Also Prince protege Tamar starred in one of them. Don't hate...

No one's hating, KCOOL.

Tyler Perry: 'All African American Cast Are On The Verge Of Becoming Extinct'

Unfortunately, movies starring an all African American cast are on the verge of becoming extinct. THAT'S RIGHT, EXTINCT! Ask any executive at a Hollywood Studio why, and most of them will tell you one of two things.

The first thing they'll say is that DVD sales have become very soft, so it's hard for a movie with an all black cast to break-even. Secondly they'll say, most movies are now dependent on foreign sales to be successful and most "black" movies don't sell well in foreign markets. So what that means is you will begin to see less and less films that star an all black cast. Isn't that sad in a 2012 America? Somewhere along the way we still haven't realized that we are more alike then not.

I must tell you that I have been very fortunate to work with a studio that sees the value in my type of storytelling and filmmaking. As well as having you, an audience of all races of people, who have stood by me arm and arm. It has helped me navigate through some pretty rough waters.

I thought that as black people in Hollywood, this is just our reality, but I quickly realized that this is not racism. What made me realize this is I had a conversation with Mr. Star Wars himself, George Lucas, and he was telling me that he was having the same problem with Red Tails. I was blown away! Red Tails is an important story about, not just black history, but American history about the Tuskegee Airmen. It has an all-star African American cast, including Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard, which opens this Friday.

He went on to say that he brought the movie idea of Red Tails to several studios and no one wanted to make this film... AND THIS IS GEORGE LUCAS!

Not to be deterred, he put up his own money, shot the movie then took it back to those same studios, and they wanted nothing to do with it.

One of them even refused to see the film, citing the above mentioned problems. So George decided to take a huge risk by entirely funding the movie and releasing it himself. What a guy! For him to believe so strongly in this story is amazing. I think we should pull together and get behind this movie. I really do! Not just African Americans, but all of us. I have seen the movie and screened it here in Atlanta. I loved it and I think you will too. The Tuskegee Airmen, who were at the screening, were so happy that somebody is telling a small part of their story.

It opens this Friday. Please take your kids, you will enjoy it and so will they. There is a lot of action and adventure and also a great history lesson to be learned.

George, I just want to say, thank you for having the courage to do this.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I don't know why Tyler gets so much hate on this site.. Its pathetic. He can't win for losing on here.Even after he invited Prince on stage with him 2 sing Purple Rain. Yes Prince is a big fan & attended one of his plays. Also Prince protege Tamar starred in one of them. Don't hate...

The fuck? So because Prince attended a play and Tamar starred in one then Tyler is on the same level of Oscar Micheaux, The Hughes Brothers, and John Singleton?

If you want to show support for Tyler then by all means do so but please come better than a Prince connection.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I'm not trying to be mean but the mention of Prince was just weird and very unnecessary.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

How old are you?

7V3N

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

7V3N

Mid-forties. Got it.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

7V3N

Mid-forties. Got it.

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Tyler Perry's "Good Deeds" RAKES IN $16 Million, Grabs #2 Spot

Feb 27

Tyler Perry's latest flick Good Deeds made $16M at the box office this weekend, finishing in second place. See how other movies fared inside....

Tyler's Perry's Good Deeds starring Gabby Union, Eddie Cibrian, Phylicia Rashad, Rebecca Romijn, Beverly Johnson, and Thandie Newton opened at No. 2 with $16 million this weekend.

Though Tyler's "Madea" films usually gross over $20 million the first week, this is a good showing for a Tyler flick without his favorite character. He used actual black women for this film.

Here's how the rest of the Top 10 Box Office turned out over the weekend.

1. Act of Valor, Relativity/Bandito Brothers, $24.7 million

2. Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Lionsgate, $16 million

3. Journey 2, New Line/Warner Bros., $13.5 million, $76.7 million

4. Safe House, Universal, $11.4 million, $98.1 million

5. The Vow, Screen Gems/Spyglass, $10 million, $103 million

6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Sony/Hyde Park, $8.8 million, $37.9 million

7. This Means War, $8.5 million, $33.6 million

8. Wanderlust, Universal, $6.6 million

9. Gone, Summit, $5 million

10. The Secret World of Arrietty, Disney/Studio Ghibli, $4.5 million, $14.7 million

Congratulations to the very talent Director/Writer/actor/musician/singer Tyler Perry



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Identity said:

Tyler Perry: 'All African American Cast Are On The Verge Of Becoming Extinct'

Unfortunately, movies starring an all African American cast are on the verge of becoming extinct. THAT'S RIGHT, EXTINCT! Ask any executive at a Hollywood Studio why, and most of them will tell you one of two things.

The first thing they'll say is that DVD sales have become very soft, so it's hard for a movie with an all black cast to break-even. Secondly they'll say, most movies are now dependent on foreign sales to be successful and most "black" movies don't sell well in foreign markets. So what that means is you will begin to see less and less films that star an all black cast. Isn't that sad in a 2012 America? Somewhere along the way we still haven't realized that we are more alike then not.

I must tell you that I have been very fortunate to work with a studio that sees the value in my type of storytelling and filmmaking. As well as having you, an audience of all races of people, who have stood by me arm and arm. It has helped me navigate through some pretty rough waters.

I thought that as black people in Hollywood, this is just our reality, but I quickly realized that this is not racism. What made me realize this is I had a conversation with Mr. Star Wars himself, George Lucas, and he was telling me that he was having the same problem with Red Tails. I was blown away! Red Tails is an important story about, not just black history, but American history about the Tuskegee Airmen. It has an all-star African American cast, including Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard, which opens this Friday.

He went on to say that he brought the movie idea of Red Tails to several studios and no one wanted to make this film... AND THIS IS GEORGE LUCAS!

Not to be deterred, he put up his own money, shot the movie then took it back to those same studios, and they wanted nothing to do with it.

One of them even refused to see the film, citing the above mentioned problems. So George decided to take a huge risk by entirely funding the movie and releasing it himself. What a guy! For him to believe so strongly in this story is amazing. I think we should pull together and get behind this movie. I really do! Not just African Americans, but all of us. I have seen the movie and screened it here in Atlanta. I loved it and I think you will too. The Tuskegee Airmen, who were at the screening, were so happy that somebody is telling a small part of their story.

It opens this Friday. Please take your kids, you will enjoy it and so will they. There is a lot of action and adventure and also a great history lesson to be learned.

George, I just want to say, thank you for having the courage to do this.

Wow, thanks for posting what he actually said. I didn't get the chance to see the film yet but we're going this weekend.

HotGritz said:

Ok I've heard from friends that the movie is the bomb, his best work yet and such shit but uh....I'm boycotting.

The mofo is saying films with an all-black cast are a thing of the past. Yeah Tyra, you done made your money off of black folks and now you're claiming the films are no longer viable which means the audience is no longer viable.

FUCK YOU!

Sorry, but you've grossly misquoted him. See post # 39 to read his actual comments.

Identity said:

HotGritz said:

Ok I've heard from friends that the movie is the bomb, his best work yet and such shit but uh....I'm boycotting.

The mofo is saying films with an all-black cast are a thing of the past. Yeah Tyra, you done made your money off of black folks and now you're claiming the films are no longer viable which means the audience is no longer viable.

FUCK YOU!

Sorry, but you've grossly misquoted him. See post # 39 to read his actual comments.

I doubt it would do any good. They despise him on this site...

HotGritz said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

He retired Madea?

Yeah, a couple years back or so. And here her mountainous old ass is appearing in plays again. Shit, at least put the had in a film.

MADEA GOES TO COSTCO!

Actually they are in post prodiction on a Medea film as we speak.

John Amos is one of the stars.

[Edited 2/28/12 6:17am]

That's correct, GC.

Madea's Witness Protection (that's the film's title) is due out this year.

Identity said:

That's correct, GC.

Madea's Witness Protection (that's the film's title) is due out this year.

Its due out next summer..

Ok, thanks for the correction.

Identity said:

HotGritz said:

Ok I've heard from friends that the movie is the bomb, his best work yet and such shit but uh....I'm boycotting.

The mofo is saying films with an all-black cast are a thing of the past. Yeah Tyra, you done made your money off of black folks and now you're claiming the films are no longer viable which means the audience is no longer viable.

FUCK YOU!

Sorry, but you've grossly misquoted him. See post # 39 to read his actual comments.

I haven't grossly misquoted anything. The man called all black cast films EXTINCT which is harsher than saying they are a thing of the past. Who cares if he is echoing the comments of Hollywood execs? He has made plenty money off of all black casts and those same Hollywood execs he quotes are fully aware of the profitability of black films or any other type of film. Actuallyl, he threw them under the bus. They are about making money and there have been plenty of films with an all white cast that have failed. Tyler erred in bringing up race in the first place. He doesn't have to tell black people to go out and support the film Red Tails nor use it as justification of the "extinct" comment.

Do you know that he has not only addressed black casted movies with regard to Red Tails but also in response to his choice to cast Kim Kardashian in his next flick and the backlash he received from some of his loyal followers? You should pay closer attention to everything Tyler says and when he says it.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Identity said:

Sorry, but you've grossly misquoted him. See post # 39 to read his actual comments.

I doubt it would do any good. They despise him on this site...

Yeah about a much as Will and Jada are despised.

Graycap23 said:

HotGritz said:

Yeah, a couple years back or so. And here her mountainous old ass is appearing in plays again. Shit, at least put the had in a film.

MADEA GOES TO COSTCO!

Actually they are in post prodiction on a Medea film as we speak.

John Amos is one of the stars.

[Edited 2/28/12 6:17am]

Madea Goes To Costco would have been better. It would have starred Samuel Jackson.

HotGritz said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I doubt it would do any good. They despise him on this site...

Yeah about a much as Will and Jada are despised.