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Madea Goes to Jail

Blame Audiences, Not Black Men in Drag

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Entertainment, White Chicks, Martin Lawrence, Romantic Comedies, For Colored Girls, Shawn Wayans, Madea's Big Happy Family, Tyler Perry, The Best Man, Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son, Eddie Murphy, Flip Wilson, Marlon Wayans, Malcolm D. Lee, Norbit, Madea Goes to Jail, Geraldine, Entertainment News
Morris W. O'Kelly

If we as African-Americans are genuinely tired of Black men in drag, then let's act like it. Don't support it. Or at the minimum, make room in our disposable income to support more types of movies.

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2009 in Review: Worst Movies of the Year

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Public Enemies, Scott Mendelson, Michael Mann, Movies, 2009, Tyler Perry, Christian Bale, Bride Wars, Reviews, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Friday the 13th, Final Destination, Johnny Depp, Madea Goes to Jail, Girlfriend Experience, News, Survaillence, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

2009 contained a number of surprise stinkers. This year I saw enough genuinely unfortunate misses to make a plausible list.

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Dear Tyler Perry: Please Direct Ghostbusters III

Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Ghostbusters 3, Annie Potts, Ghostbusters, Grandmama, Gabrielle Union, Ernie Hudson, Tyler Perry, Madea, Madea Goes to Jail, Larry Johnson, Ghostbusters III, Comedy News
Dan Abramson

As you can see from my picture, I am a white guy. Not even a cool white guy. I'm the white guy that black comedians do impressions of. And as you can imagine, like most white people, I do not see your movies.

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Watchmen continues to bleed, Witch Mountain races to #1, and Taken will not die (weekend box office rundown for 03-15-09)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Box Office, Taken, Entertainment, Watchmen, Coraline, Madea Goes to Jail, Left House on the Left, Race to Witch Moutain, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Well, the bleeding clotted somewhat on Watchmen, with a 'mere' 68% drop in weekend two, ending with $17.7 million. It's ten-day take is now at a trou...

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Watchmen Does $55 Million Over Opening Weekend -- Why this is Good News and Bad News

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Dark Knight, Jonas Brothers, Box Office, Taken, Watchmen, Superman Returns, Paul Blart, Gran Torino, Madea Goes to Jail, Batman Begins, Slumdog Millionaire, Movies, 300, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

When you factor in the money earned, as well as the gender neutral demographics, Watchmen comes off as a male version of Sex & The City.

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