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I thought that was just me on the folks in the audience quoting.

From the moment he slapped his fiance, Blair pissed me off. Henry Simmons, what were you there for? I kept thinking he would be there to woo Lisa away from Carlos but nope.

Boris. . . .you had me at "to restore.":o :o :o

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Nah, I wanted to tell those kids in the rows behind us to shut the hayle up! Just watch the movie and LEARN something!

To me Henry Simmons didn't have a purpose for being in this movie, unless TP was trying to introduce that character for the next movie.

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i was thinking the same, like the stage version. i wonder if he was supposed to but that ended up on the cutting room floor.

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:D I met 1BG yesterday. She's my neighbor. :) Cool peoples and stuh.

I think you're right, MeezDiscreet, his story must have ended up on the floor. Donna (the "cousin") who went with them to the spa -- her storyline was seriously scrapped as well.

Okay this was bothering me in the movie so I have to let it out.
Boris told her on the bus that he takes his son to the park on Saturday. Next we have Madea taking Foster Child to the school bus. Next we have Boris and his son and Vanessa and her 2 kids at the park. AFTER THAT, Foster Child comes home from cutting school. Boris and her did not hang out at the park on a legit Saturday. GRRRRRRRRR that was my beef.


Kudos, though, to Lisa Arrindell Anderson for her scene where she confronted her mother in the bedroom and relived her childhood rape. Very convincing. I shed some tears. :(

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I'll have to pay attention to that next time I see the film. Your cousins had me so aggravated during the movie that I feel like I didn't even see it.

[soapbox]
Your cousins and lil' cousins get on my last nerve sometimes. Why were they LAUGHING during the movie whenever someone not that attractive was on the screen? Why were they LAUGHING when Lynn Whitfield retaliated and said what her mother had done to her? Why were some little boys disrespecting women for clapping in the movie when Cicely Tyson stated that we are MORE than our hips and thighs?

I don't understand our people sometimes. I feel like Cicely's message was lost on most of the people in the theater. *le sigh*
[/soapbox]

Since I couldn't enjoy this film, I KNOW that going to see Dave Chappell's Block Party next week is BEYOND out of the question!!!!!

^^
I had to deal with the little ignorant folx at the movies as well. I will NEVER go to the Lennox to see another movie again (Those from Columbus can feel my pain). They were talking throughout the entire show, and I mean they acted as if there was no one else there! It was a shame that people had to move to the front of the theatre to try to enjoy the movie.

My daughter and I caught the 1:30 matinee this afternoon. The theatre was full, but the only disturbance was someone's child who had a little crying fit. We enjoyed the movie very much. This will be part of my DVD collection.
The wedding scene was soooooo beautiful. Dayum, dayum, dayum @ Tyler for making me cry, lol.
Was anyone else happy when Lisa knocked the hayle out of her mother???? Soror Lynn sure can play an evil woman when she has too, lol.

Unfortunately, we had a lot disturbance (kids playing tag running up and down the stairs) which resulted in a group of us getting a free ticket to a future movie.

I think you mean Vanessa knocking the hayle out of her mother and yes I clapped loud. Lynn definitely can play an evil person even better than in "Thin Line Between Love and Hate".

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:D

CT4 is cool peeps too, but ya'll knew that already!

Oh yeah, it was Vanessa. Good looking out. :o

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I thought Henry's character was going to be gay and like Madea's nephew....I don't know...he was giving they lawyer guy too many looks ...especially when they didn't introduce a love interest for him

#1 film in America
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060226/...RrBHNlYwM3NjI-


LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry fans reunited at theaters for another tale of mad black women. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion," a comic drama in which writer-director Perry also stars in three roles, debuted as the weekend's No. 1 movie with $30.25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


It was a second gold mine for Lionsgate Films, which also released Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," the movie that opened as No. 1 with $21.9 million on the same weekend last year.

Lionsgate hopes to have a third Perry movie out over the same weekend next year, said Steve Rothenberg, the company's president of distribution.

I really enjoyed this movie. I didn't laugh as hard in this one as I did in the first one, but the this storyline actually touched me more. It was MUCH better than the play. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD!

BTW: There were alot of folks from my church in this movie...the girl singing in the spoken word scene attends my church..I hope t have her sing in my wedding one day!

The play was better than this movie. The play was soooooo funny. I love Mr Brown. But I am happy that Mr. Perry is finally getting his dues.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/15...V56620086_.jpg

Book Description
In 2005, Tyler Perry took Hollywood by storm. The movie he wrote, produced, and starred in, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, opened number one at the box office and went on to gross more than $50 million. In its first week on sale, the DVD sold 2.4 million copies. At the same time, Perry was starring nightly across the country in a soldout stage show he'd also written, produced, and scored-Madea Goes to Jail-even as another one of his productions, Meet the Browns, was touring nationally. Every week in 2005, 35,000 people saw a Tyler Perry production. His second feature film, Madea's Family Reunion, opens in theaters in February 2006. Now, this triple-threat actor/playwright/director, has written his first book, and it features his most beloved, most irreverent creation: sixty-eight-year-old grandmother Madea Simmons.

Madea is at the center of all of Tyler Perry's work, and she's always unfailingly outspoken, dead-on, and hilarious. But in Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings, Madea shares more than she ever has before- about herself, and about what she thinks of everyone around her. The topics inimitably covered by Madea (a term of endearment for "Mother Dear") include love and marriage, child-rearing, etiquette and neighborliness, beauty tips, health tips, financial tips, the Bible and the church, and, of course, gun care. She's brazen, feisty, and never at a loss for words, but at the heart of everything she says- and at the heart of all of Perry's work-is a resounding message of faith and forgiveness.

Shockingly hilarious, surprisingly moving, and as rousing and inspiring as a great gospel show, Madea's words of wisdom, memories, and straight-up in-your-face advice will be cherished by Perry's numerous fans- and it all comes just in time for Mother's Day. Tyler Perry is about to take the publishing world by storm.

I luv Tyler Perry's Madea character.
 

Good Mornting GreekChat! :D

^^
lol, I needed a laugh. :)

Since Madea goes to jail isnt coming anywhere near here, I really wish he would release it on DVD. Did anyone buy the book yet?

From ajc.com


Tyler Perry — playwright, producer and performer — may be the unlikely heir to Howard Stern's self-proclaimed throne of "king of all media."

Perry's first book, "Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life," will debut atop The New York Times' nonfiction best-seller list, it was announced Thursday.

Courtesy of the Tyler Perry Fan Club Email
 

This unfortunately won't air in my area, but perhaps you ladies that enjoy Mr. Perry's work will be able to enjoy... You guys can join his email club at his website if you're interested.

Be abundantly blessed.

Message From Tyler Perry
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 06:14:41 -0400

Okay here's the big news. Many of you may remember a few years ago I was going to do a TV show. I was very surprised to find out that in TV when you go the traditional route you really have no control over your show.
They tell you what to say how to say it, and when to say it. God
forbid you try to say Jesus. This didn't sit right with me at all. When it comes to me and us, I feel like I know what we want to see so if it doesn't feel right to me I have no problems walking away no matter how much money. I was not about to go on TV and have you all talking about me saying this show is
terrible...what was TP thinking. It wouldn't have been because I
didn't give my ideas, but because they shot it down and I was out of there on the next thing smoking.

With all of that said and because of your investment in me I was
able to write produce and finance 10 episodes of my first sitcom called "House Of Payne." Allen Payne (Jason's Lyric, New Jack city) plays a fireman named CJ whose wife has a drug problem and burns down their house to cover their mounting debt. So, they have to move in with his parents Cassie Davis, and
Lavan Davis form "Madea Goes to jail." CJ has two kids and he and the grinds have very different ideas about raising these kids.
I wanted this show to be what my movies are, funny but serious with life lessons in them. Like my plays, but for TV. Do you remember those shows like "All in the Family", "Good Times", "Rosanna", and "Cosby". The shows that everybody wanted to watch because they not only made you laugh,
but they had some heart. Well, this is one of those shows with heart.

This was a huge gamble, but if I know anything I know my faith. And I know my folks, And that's why I did it. If you give it a chance I know you're going to love it. This has never been done before, not like this, but I know it will work. I'm always asking ya'll to do something, buy this book, pay to see my movie, buy a ticket to the play, buy the DVD. Well, now I can say this wont cost you anything, just a little of your time.

Now, these ten episodes will run only in ten selected cities. If I
had my choice it would have been all over the country. I'm working with a company that needs to know that people will watch it if it goes to the rest of the country. So it airs in New York and Houston on May eighth, and eight other cities soon to follow. Here is the schedule as I know it. As we get
closer to the release date of your city, I'll send you some reminders. I hope I don't work on your nervous by then. (smile) If you are not in these cities and you know people in them, please call them and ask them to watch.

New York - CHANNEL 9
MONDAY MAY 8TH AT 9PM THEN AGAIN AT 10PM THEN MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR
TWO
WEEKS AT 11PM

Houston CHANNEL 20
MONDAY MAY 8TH AT 9PM THEN AGAIN AT 10PM THEN MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR
TWO
WEEKS AT 11PM

More information on the following cities to come:

CHICAGO JUNE 19 THRU 26TH CHANNEL 20TH
PHILLY CH 17 TH
JUNE 17 THR 24 TH
WASH DC CH 50 TH
JUNE 17 THRU 24 TH
ATLANTA TBS CH 17 TH
JUNE 7TH WVER WEDNESDAY 9 AND 9:30
DATES FOR THESE CITIES WILL BE IN JUNE STILL TO COME.
DALLAS CH 21
MIAMI CH 33
BALTIMORE CH 54
RALIGH CH 28

P.S. Maybe you can forward this email to other people in the area. We need every body to watch. I know you're going to love it.

Madea Goes to Jail to be released on video
 

Tyler Perry's web site

preorder @ amazon for $13.99Amazon

I have the book, it is too much!!! Madea is hilarious in writing as well, but the stuff in there is really helpful. It's not all "self-help-ish" it's more like a heart-to-heart with grandma. One of the sections in there really changed my whole outlook on life (I just happened to read it at a low point). I'm doing 1000% better since Madea set me on a new path. If you need a hand up or just a good laugh, the book will give you both.

Union casted in Tyler's new movie (BV)
 

Gabrielle Union has been cast in 'Daddy's Little Girl,' Tyler Perry's next movie, which is set to start production next month. The movie, produced by Hollywood power player Reuben Cannon, has been described as a heartfelt, reverse Cinderella ("Cindefella") tale about a young, beautiful and successful female attorney who falls in love with a single father of three daughters who works as a janitor in her office building. Despite her father's strong objections, love triumphs in the end.

'Daddy' is expected to be released next February through Lionsgate, which brought Perry's previous hit movies ('Diary of a Mad Black Woman,' and 'Madea's Family Reunion' ) to the mainstream. "We believe that 'Daddy’s Little Girl' will be another commercially potent, richly rewarding addition to this franchise, and audiences will find his latest film as entertaining as the box office hits that Tyler has already created," said studio chief Michael Paseornek, who negotiated the deal.

Union, who is a Neutrogena Clean & Clear spokeswoman, will next star in the Ryan Murphy-directed dramatic comedy 'Running with Scissors,' due out in October.

I finally got my DVD and it was hilarious. The two men in the play are slap-your-momma fine.

CO-SIGN!!!

News on House of Payne and new play--BV
 

The Browns are back! David and Tamela Mann will reprise the roles made famous in the Tyler Perry touring play 'Meet The Browns' for a forthcoming Perry production called 'What's Done in the Dark.' The play, written, directed and produced by Perry, will kick off in September in Baltimore and has dates scheduled in Detroit, New York City, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Atlanta. Rounding out the cast is singer D'Atra Hicks, Cassi Davis, Chandra Currelley and actor Allen Payne ('Jason's Lyric').

Speaking of Payne, his Tyler Perry-produced sitcom 'House of Payne' has been sold to the TBS network. The Ted Turner-owned cable channel has optioned 100 episodes of the comedy, which debuted in syndication in limited markets earlier this year. The series will air five nights a week on TBS starting in early 2007 and then run in syndication on Fox networks at a later date. In addition to Payne, the series will also star LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis and Rochelle Aytes ('Madea's Family Reunion'). Perry will also write, direct and executive produce the series. Rumor has it that Perry is planning next to develop a series based on his play, 'Meet The Browns.'

can someone pls give Tyler Perry a Tony or an Emmy? maybe a Nobel Peace prize... that is PURE genuis...

Tracey Ross, Terri Vaughn, Malinda Williams and Louis Gossett are also in the film.

I saw his latest play, "What's Done in the Dark" this weekend. Tyler showed the trailer for this film. IT.LOOKS.GREAT! It opens February 14th.

The play, IMO, seemed very disconnected. It seemed like a rushed production, but Brown was Brown LOL. Allen Payne is a cast member, too. There had been rumors circulatimg that Tamala Mann and David Mann had passed away. That is not true.

Didn't Tamela not too long ago release her 1st gospel CD? (Lawd, I was getting ready to say "album". Showing my age.)

Yeah. It's called "Gotta Keep Movin'".
www.tamelamann.com

Two more movies to be released...
 

Why Did I Get Married?

^^Can't wait for this one. ;)

Tyler is doing it real big...I'm so proud of him! :D

12.6.06 Newsletter
 

How's everybody doing?

I pray that you all are well. It's been a minute since I have written
because I have been on a total whirlwind. I was in Baton Rouge on
Sunday, Atlanta Monday morning, New York Monday night for the
Dreamgirls premier and I was in Chicago today (Tuesday, the 5th of
December).

On top of that I'm taping 10 television episodes of "Meet the Browns"
just like we did for "House of Payne". Not to mention, I've been
getting the Studio up to par, trying to get it ready for the grand
opening party that I'm throwing in February '07. The theme of the
party is called "From Faith To Fruition". I'm even planning a contest
to fly down 10 of the "Board Members" (Message Board) to come and join
the fun at my expense. I'll tell you more about it as it gets closer.

Anyway, so let me tell you what's been going on. "What's Done In The
Dark", my latest play, finished it's first leg on Thanksgiving
weekend. It went very well! Thank you for coming out to see it even
though I wasn't in it. That means a lot to me because, even though I'm
not touring, the people that work for me still need to feed their
families. So, on behalf of all of them, thank you for making their
Holidays great. The show goes back out in January 2007 and there are
still a lot more cities left to go.

I'm on the plane writing this. I'm leaving Chicago right now. I was
here to tape the Oprah Show. It comes on Wednesday December 6th
(today for most of you reading this). I want you to see it. El Divo
(I think that's how they spell it) sings a song first and them I'm up.

The show was great! One of the best parts about it, for me, was that I got to see where the money went that I gave for the Katrina victims. Even though I was not able to rebuild in the 9th ward of New Orleans because it still looks like it did a year ago, I was able to build 15 houses in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and another 5 in Mississippi. And to see the faces of the families that will receive these houses did my
heart some good. So, if you get a chance to watch Oprah I'm on.

Before I go, I wanted to say thank you to all of you who went to the
"Daddy's Little Girls" web site http://www.daddyslittlegirlsmovie.com
and to all of the men who wrote in to the message board to say thank
you for considering good fathers and good black men. I heard you loud
and clear. And to all of the sisters that pledged support of this
movie for us as men, thank you for standing with us. It opens on
Valentines Day, Feburary 14th. I know you're going to love it.

Well, when I land I'm headed to the Studio to work on "Meet the
Browns". Oh, let me say Merry Christmas now because I may not get
another chance to send another email between now and then. I leave
for South Africa soon, for the celebrations of the opening of the
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy there. So, if I get a chance I'll
holla, but if not, you be safe.

Much love, Merry Christmas, and God Bless.

T.P.

Saw Daddy's Little Girls late this afternoon -- loved it! Had me ready to go find a man like Monty.;) :o

It was alright. I guess my expectations were too high.

:confused:

^^I think I agree. I LOVE Tyler Perry. I LOVE-LOVE Idris, but I dont think he and Gabrielle had much chemistry. They werent believable to me (to me she was more believable with Morris C and LL). Neither was Idris being a father very believable.

I love TP. I'll support him.

I feel as though the movie may have been the victim of over-editing because I got no real sense of progression. The chick who played the baby momma has always been an acting coach on ANTM but her acting skills were, to me, sub-par AT BEST!