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2009 in Review: Worst Movies of the Year

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.23.2009 | 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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Oprah & Tyler Perry Should Be Applauded

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 12.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Precious, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News
Sophia A. Nelson

The movie Precious left me feeling deeply wounded, confused and horrified that there are actually fellow citizens among us who live lives similar to the film, every day of their lives.

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Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People Of 2009 (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Barbara Walters Most Fascinating People 2009, 10 Most Fascinating People Barbara Walters, Barbara Walters, Kate Gosselin, Prince Michael Jackson, Barbara Walters Most Fascinating People, Sarah Palin, Slidepoll, Adam Lambert, Lady GaGa, Jenny Sanford, Glenn Beck, Blanket Jackson, Brett Favre, Tyler Perry, Paris Jackson, Media News

With the revelation that Michael Jackson's children are among Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009, nine of the ten selections have bee...

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Tyler Perry Gets It Right

Trish Kinney | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tyler Perry Movies, Child Abuse, Rape, Madea, Domestic Violence, Tyler Perry, Abuse, Film, Entertainment News
Trish Kinney

His latest film is based on a subject that the filmmaker knows way too much about, based on his recent disclosure of severe childhood abuse.

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Tyler Perry: I Was Beaten, Molested, Bathed In Ammonia As A Child

people.com | Michael Y. Park | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tyler Perry Abuse, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News

There's nothing funny about Tyler Perry's latest work: a revealing account of the horrific abuse he suffered as a child. "I always thought I would ...

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Tyler Perry Discusses I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Brad Balfour | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Madea, Tyler Perry, Toronto Film Festival, Oprah Winfrey, Sundance Film Festival, Lee Daniels, Adam Rodriguez, Taraji P. Henson, New York Film Festival, Gladys Knight, Mary J Blige, Pastor Marvin Winans, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Tyler Perry came to Manhattan to offer a lively Q&A session with a broad range of press people. Once it opened it topped the box office.

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Tyler Perry Does Good All By Himself

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gospel Music, Abuse, Madea, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

The music, the story, the solid acting of all the cast make this a movie to remember.

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Oprah Winfrey & Tyler Perry Start The 'Precious' Oscar Push

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Toronto Film Festival, Oprah, Film, Precious, Oprah Winfrey, The Oscars, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News

TORONTO — Lee Daniels has an Oscar-winning movie to his credit, but he still needed some big-time help to draw attention to his latest film abou...

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Tyler Perry Crushes Box Office Competition, Beckinsale Disappoints

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Whiteout, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Kate Beckinsale, Box Office, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Being bad is good for Tyler Perry, whose latest movie, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," opened at the top of the box office this week...

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NBC Unveils New "More Blacks and Gays" Tagline

The Hollywood Ham | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: NBC Universal, Bravo, 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan, Nbc, Tyler Perry, Nbc More Colorful, Comedy News
The Hollywood Ham

The new slogan accompanies a shift in the programming. In addition to a merger with the CW, NBC has signed a deal with popular black man, Tyler Perry.

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Tyler Perry Treats 65 Swimming Pool Excluded Kids To Disney World

AP | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Disney World, Disney, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News

PHILADELPHIA — Tyler Perry is paying for 65 children from a Philadelphia day camp to go to Walt Disney World after reading about allegations tha...

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Tyler Perry 'Stalker' Dawne Wilson THREATENS MURDER (MUGSHOT)

tmz.com | Posted Apr 20th 2009 9:55AM by TMZ Staff | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tyler Perry Stalker Dawne Wilson, Stalker, Dawne Wilson, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News

TMZ has obtained the restraining order against the woman accused of stalking Tyler Perry -- and the document is nothing short of shocking .... the all...

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Dear Tyler Perry: Please Direct Ghostbusters III

Dan Abramson | Posted 05.08.2009 | 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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"Madea" Outperforms The Jonas Brothers

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tyler Perry, Film, Box Office, Jonas Brothers, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" wasn't paroled from the top spot at the box office, taking No. 1 for a second straight weekend ...

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Tyler Perry Contemplates Killing Madea

AP | MICHAEL CIDONI | Posted 03.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tyler Perry, Film, Madea, Tyler Perry Madea, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry wants Madea dead. That may come as a surprise, given the big-hearted but foul-tempered, pistol-packin' granny has eme...

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Five Worst Oscar Telecast Moments

Marshall Fine | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jack Black, Zac Efron, Bill Condon, Kung Fu Panda, Jennifer Aniston, Laurence Marks, Oscars, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Tyler Perry, Sarah Jessica Parker, The Academy Awards, Academy Award Winners 2009, The Oscars, Oscar Results 2008, Zac Efron Oscars, Oscar Reviews, Zac Efron Academy Awards, Oscar Winners, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

This reconfigured Oscars telecast failed for a simplereason: It was the most ineptly directed Oscar show ever.

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Contractors File Liens Against Tyler Perry's Mansion

AP | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

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ATLANTA — Six construction companies have filed liens against actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry's home and movie studio, claiming they are owed tho...

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2008 Film Wrap-Up, Part I: The Moments That Mattered

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mamma Mia, Wall-E, Entertainment, 2008, Year-End, Meet the Browns, Mark Wahlberg, Indiana Jones, Hancock, Role Models, Dark Knight, Happening, Saw V, Tyler Perry, Valkyrie, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Let's discuss certain scenes, moments, character beats, and what-not that worked in 2008, regardless of the quality of the films that contained them.

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Tyler Perry's Alleged Role As Union Buster Becoming Big Obama Embarrassment?

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Posted 11.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Writers Guild of America, Perry Obama, Tyler Perry Obama, Writers Guild of America Strike, Barack Obama, Tyler Perry, WAG, Entertainment News

One of Barack Obama's staunchest supporters and prized campaigners and film biographers from the motion picture and television business has just been ...

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A Setback In The War On The War On Trees

New York Times | Robbie Brown | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Tom Coffin, Atlanta Tree Laws, Arborist, Atlanta Arbor Laws, Atlanta Arborist Fired, Atlanta, Deforestation, Tyler Perry, Green News

ATLANTA -- So proud are Atlantans of their sprawling canopy of dogwoods, magnolias and pines -- and, of course, peach trees -- that builders must pay ...

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The 5 Least Influential People In The World

236.com | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Time 100, Tyler Perry, Home News

"Time" magazine's "100 Most Influential People" issue hit newsstands Friday, putting rising superstars Miley Cyrus and Tyler Perry in the company of l...

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Cosby Kid Grows Up, Plays Prostitute

Hollywood Reporter | Gregg Goldstein | Posted 04.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tyler Perry, The Cosby Show, Slideshow, Roundup, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Little Rudy from "The Cosby Show" all grown up and playing a hooker? Yes indeed, thanks to Tyler Perry. Keshia Knight Pulliam will star as an impriso...

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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Breaking Politics News, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Pastor Wright, Obama Wright, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Ferraro Obama, Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Tyler Perry, Geraldine Ferraro Obama, Obama S Preacher, Obama Church, Obama S Pastor, Obama Preacher, United Church of Christ, Trinity United Church of Christ, Obama S Church, Jeremy Wright, Obama Minister, Obama United Church of Christ, Obama Black Voters, Politics News
Raymond Leon Roker

People like Rev. Jeremiah Wright don't speak for all blacks. We are not in lock step, no matter how much we all might like rap music.

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Cate Blanchett And George Clooney Creamed By Tyler Perry At Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cate Blancett, Michael Clayton, I Think I Love My Wife. George Clooney, We Own the Night, Tyler Perry, Entertainment News

Academy Awards heavyweights such as George Clooney and Cate Blanchett were no match for another of Tyler Perry's populist tales. The Lionsgate releas...

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