Nov 11 2009 Tyler Perry's Trailer for Tyler Perry's Movie
Tyler Perry isn't like most people. He routinely dresses up like an old woman and films it, for one thing. He also feels the need to point out that he owns all of his movies. But at the root of all these things that make Tyler Perry such a unique cross-dresser is his special brain. It doesn't work like yours and mine.
For example, when you or I see Couples Retreat, we see a lazy, forgettable comedy about troubled couples on a beach resort. In that same film, Tyler Perry sees an unpolished gem, only in need of a month buffing in the Tyler Perry's Insane Melodrama Tumbler to become this:
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Sep 4 2009 Tyler Perry Adapting Play for a Very Specific Demographic
New Tyler Perry! Only this time T.P. isn't directing something from his own melodrama-and-sass-filled mindscape. Variety reports America's favorite comic transvestite is adapting For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf for the big screen. Wikipedia describes the play thusly:
For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems, referred collectively as a "choreopoem", performed through a cast of nameless women, each known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow", "Lady in Purple", etc.. The poems deal with love, abandonment, rape, and abortion. The performances of the seven actresses are focused on their specific stories; i.e., Lady in Blue's visceral account of a woman who chooses to have an abortion; and Lady in Red's tale of domestic violence.
Well, that certainly sounds like a Tyler Perry. So long as there's also a Lady character known as "Lady in a Fat Suit and a Wig, and the Lady is Actually a Man."
Aug 6 2009 Tyler Perry's 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' Poster Trilogy Concludes Logically
The first Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself poster featured star Taraji P. Henson's face arbitrarily photoshopped onto a yellow rose. The second showed Madea doing a strange, unlikely parody of the Straw Dogs poster. Naturally, the third depicts Henson drowning in an ocean of pastel light as the ghosts of Madeas and R&B stars past hover around her. Really, it was the only logical way to complete the trilogy. In Return of the Jedi, you expect to see Vader die; in the last I Can Do Bad All By Myself poster, you want to to see a woman in an Easter-themed nightclub surrounded by souls. Just common sense.
Exclusive poster premiere: 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' [Hitfix] (via IMPA)
Jul 22 2009 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' Trailer: I Nearly Owe Tyler Perry a Apology
Alright, Tyler Perry. I can admit when I'm wrong. Having witnessed your previous insane, irrelevant posters, I yesterday made the hasty assumption that the most recent poster for I Can Do Bad All By Myself, a parody of the Straw Dogs one-sheet, was "arbitrary and nonsensical ... unless the plot of this film involves Madea fighting off home intruders with hot oil and bear traps."
Well, there's a new trailer today, and while there aren't bear traps, it does open by immediately asserting that there is, in fact, at least a marginal storyline involving home intruders ("I'm Madea, and they're gonna break in this house?!" quips the drag queen). So I guess the Straw Dogs parallel does have some degree of logic behind. Maybe I owe T.P. an apology.
But, on the other hand, the trailer was also filled with Perry's typically bipolar blend of idiotic hey-I'm-an-old-sassy-fat-lady-but-not-really! comedy and there's-been-a-rape! melodrama, and concludes with the hard-to-shake image of Madea breaking the fourth wall and shouting directly at me, so let's just call it even, Perry.
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Jul 21 2009 Tyler Perry's Another Insane Poster
A direct Madea parody of the Straw Dogs poster? Why, Tyler Perry? Why? The previous I Can Do Bad All By Myself poster with a woman transforming into a rose wasn't arbitrary and nonsensical enough? Well, congratulations, because unless the plot of this film involves Madea fighting off home intruders with hot oil and bear traps, this is absolute madness. You've done it.
See it in all its glory over at Cinematical.
Jun 26 2009 Coming Soon: 'Why Did I Get Married... ALSO!'
Did Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? leave you still questioning why someone got married? Disappointed by the film's lack of a character portrayed by Tyler Perry in overweight drag? Don't worry--T.P. will definitely take care of all that in the upcoming sequel, Why Did I Get Married Too:
Janet Jackson will reprise her role in Tyler Perry's comedy sequel "Why Did I Get Married Too."The thesp will again portray a successful author and psychologist who prefers to analyze other's relationship problems rather than deal with her own marriage.
Jackson's the first announced casting for the project other than Perry. Lionsgate announced in March that it had acquired rights to "Why Did I Get Married Too" and "I Can Do Bad All by Myself" with Perry writing, directing and starring in both projects.
Tyler Perry at the helm and the brilliant sequel-naming scheme of the Teen Wolf series? Utter perfection. I feel like I'm watching Tyler Perry draw the first freehand perfect circle, and he's drawing it as the second "o" in "too." This is really something to behold.
Janet Jackson gets 'Married' again [Variety]
Jun 12 2009 Tyler Perry Can Do 'Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself' Poster All By Himself
Ah, classic Tyler Perry. Only his brilliant, bipolar mind can create imagery of equal parts melodrama and nonsense. Just like with Madea Goes to Jail's bizarre, bird-made-of-ink poster, he's decided to go with a contemplative-face-obscured-by-nature motif. So beautiful. So dramatic. Forget that both films heavily rely on the comedy of seeing a middle-aged man in a fat suit screaming and pretending to be a dangerous elderly woman. For this poster, let's just focus on the strength of this woman's soul beaming from behind her solemn face, and how she's morphing into a flower. Next poster we'll slap Madea on there, lookin' all sassy--like on the DVD cover!
In Focus: Tyler Perry [MSN]
May 13 2009 Tyler Perry Can Do Horrible Madea Movies All By Himself
I swear, it seems like just yesterday Tyler Perry-in-elderly-drag was getting hauled off to jail. But somehow Madea has already managed to get itself in trouble with the law again, and there's a new movie coming out in September: I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Once you have the wig and muumuu, these things pretty much write themselves.
Here's the new teaser trailer, in which Madea describes how she plans to murder some people. I guess shouting violent threats is her catchphrase of sorts.
Jan 28 2009 It's 'Madea Goes to Jail' Poster
They had to change the name, and the cast, and make it not funny, but we've finally got our Arrested Development movie! Or maybe Tyler Perry is admitting he's Keyser Söze. That's probably the more likely scenario--considering the shadows, and how Tyler Perry is clearly evil.
Madea Goes to Jail Poster [IMPA]
Jan 8 2009 Madea Has Been Arrested Several Times
Lionsgate has released four new Madea Goes to Jail posters, each depicting the titular fake woman being arrested in different eras. I assume the right two are meant to represent civil rights arrests in the '60s and '70s, and the left-most is her most recent escapade, but what is this other arrest meant to be? I was thinking it's either for disgusting prostitution or doing the worst, most inappropriate Jessica Rabbit impression ever, but someone else told me they think she's just Lil' Kim. Thoughts?
High quality images of the posters are here, in case you want to reassure yourself that Tyler Perry still puts no more effort into his costuming than a wig, lipstick, and the lingering impression that he's too enthusiastic about cross-dressing.
Dec 16 2008 'Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail' Trailer: Drag Antics Meet Serious Drama--Again
Here's the trailer for Tyler Perry's Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, continuing the Perry tradition of layering a crazy old fat lady--played by himself in drag and a fat suit--with over-the-top melodrama. Why does he think this works? It looks like Tyler Perry's equivalent of Ernest Goes to Jail edited into a Lifetime movie. The trailer also features a daring split-screen with Madea and T.P., an all-grown-up Rudy from Cosby Show, and a Dr. Phil cameo? Even Mike Myers and Seltzer & Friedberg are hesitant to summon him. Here you go:
Dec 11 2008 'Madea Goes to Jail' Poster Makes Great 'Dove Grudge' Poster or Tattoo
Every fat-suit & cross-dressing-based comedy should be marketed with its star's solemn face over a dramatic, black dove whose wings are dissolving into smoke, ink in water, or hair. Just because that makes the most sense.
Mades Goes to Jail Poster [IMPA]
Sep 23 2008 Tyler Perry's 'Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail' Teaser
Madea has brought so much joy and laughter to so many people that, like Ernest before her, she's been sent to prison, and now that's a movie. Make sure to watch this until the end, when Tyler Perry is so funny that he cracks himself up, because stifling laughter until finally breaking character after a timely Basic Instinct joke is the main draw of Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail.
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Jul 1 2008 Tyler Perry's 'Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys' Poster/Psychological Test
It's Tyler Perry's Variation on the Rubin Vase! Do you see a girl's bust with a neck covered in massive, disgusting skin tags? A flipper hand emerging from a mutant's chest? Racially-motivated strangling commentary? A pun hidden in Woody Allen-esque typeface? Whichever you see determines your "Madea-type," which is essentially your fat suit size.
Tyler Perry's 'The Family That Preys' Poster Premiere [Cinematical]
Jan 31 2008 Tyler Perry's 'Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns' Teaser Poster
Tyler Perry gives us a rare glimpse into his complex creative process, in which, at the last minute, he deliberately shoves Madea into something already full of other needless shit. And, hey, it's funny how this other guy dresses like a psychotic! I smell the next Madea!
Question: How long until people start using "Meet the Browns" as a euphemism for using the bathroom? And was that the intention?
Meet the Browns Teaser Poster [ComingSoon]
Jan 23 2008 Tyler Perry's Trailer to 'Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns'
As you watch Tyler Perry's trailer to Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (and why wouldn't you?), you're likely to find yourself near panic around the one-minute mark. Why, you will beg, am I nearly halfway through this trailer and have yet to see Tyler Perry dressed as an overweight elderly woman? Does he think a former Laker and the old lady from Ladykillers can collectively replace the screen icon that is Madea? Have Big Momma's House, Big Momma's House 2, The Nutty Professor, The Nutty Professor 2, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, and Madea's Family Reunion finally over-saturated the market with obesity in drag?
I don't want to ruin it for you, but let's just say Perry makes us wait for our treat, and that the treat is an old, large woman providing out-of-place comic relief.
Kyle is thanked for sharing this.
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Jan 14 2008 Some Other Crap That Happened...
- The final Harry Potter movie may be broken into two parts after the release of the last book left fans demanding more lines to wait in. [Mail on Sunday]
- Ice Cube spoke out about his plans for a Welcome Back, Kotter remake, which he says will only vaguely resemble the original, adding, "You know me, I’m gonna flip it. It ain’t gonna be no Gabe Kaplan shit." It's true; if you knew Cube, you would have already known he'd flip it. [MTV]
- Tyler Perry might be on steroids. Or it might just be a hilarious muscle suit for Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Venice Beach. [CNN]
- Ellen Page may be up for the lead in the Drew Barrymore-directed Derby Girl, the role of "a precocious teen, full of sarcasm and wit." She'll repotedly follow that up with a role in Typecast. [Film School Rejects]
Jan 2 2008 JJ Abrams' 'Star Trek' Now Tyler Perry's 'Star Trek'
After providing their fictional future universe with a black, blind dweeb, a gruff black guy with bumps on his head and sash, a black commander and IBM endorser, and a black Spock, the owners of the Star Trek franchise are clearly running out of ways to push the series into the "urban markets" they've heard so much about. Do black nerds exist, they ask. If so, where are they? How do we get them? For god's sake, was the guy from Roots not enough?
Possibly inspired by George Lucas bringing the misplaced badass-ness of Samuel L. Jackson into Star Wars, they have one final, desperate idea. There is one last, gospel-inspired ace up their sleeve, and his name isTyler Perry.
Yes, the man who brought you Tyler Perry's Hey, I'm Dressed Like an Old Fat Lady, Tyler Perry's Hey, I'm Still Dressed Like an Old Fat Lady, and Tyler Perry's Tyler Perry and Friends Go Through Marital Strife with Janet Jackson is reportedly joining J.J. Abrams' Star Trek prequel as the head of Starfleet Academy.
I have to hand it to you, fellas. Nothing says "urban market" (and a high probability for morbidly obese cross-dressing) like Tyler Perry, except maybe Eddie Murphy or Martin Lawrence. This will surely be your entrance to the world of hip-hop music and cryptic slang that you've tried so long to grasp.
And while we're on the topic, can we drop the whole "urban" thing right now? We all know what you're talking about. Cloaking the subject of African-American audiences behind a broad regional term does not equate to racial tolerance. Its sentiment is far closer to "I'm afraid of black people, so maybe if I never address them openly they won't rob me. But how about that Kanye West, eh?"
Aug 14 2007 Tyler Perry's Trailer for Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
Like Tyler Perry's version of Alan Alda's The Four Seasons, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? takes us through the the tribulations of marriage and vacationing like only Tyler Perry can: in the third-person possessive. Like everything Tyler Perry touches, Tyler Perry's trailer for Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? looks to be pure Tyler Perry's gold, proving Tyler Perry still has the Tyler Perry's Midas touch.
The film stars Tyler Perry's Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry's guy who played Spawn, and Tyler Perry.
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? [Yahoo!]
Jun 7 2007 Tyler Perry to Direct Fourth Film I Probably Won't See
This much I do know; Gabrielle Union is hot.
Tyler Perry, a guy whose previous three movies (as director) have grossed $200 million worldwide and sold 15 million DVDs who has somehow managed to stay off my radar, will soon be directing the film adaptation of his stage play, Meet the Browns.
Much in the vein of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Family Reunion," Perry's "Meet the Browns" is about a single mother who rediscovers the joys of family and the possibility of second chances when meeting the fun-loving family of her father, whom she never knew.
Honestly, does anyone know anything about this guy? It's like black folks have this whole secret world of entertainment that I know nothing about. It's like he's the black Larry the Cable Guy. Except, you know, probably not as much of a douchebag (but really I'm just guessing here).
