Tyler Perry News

Your Online Community Connection Listen Live Tyler Perry's mother, Willie Maxine Perry, passed away yesterday, December 8. Perry made the announcement on his official website Tuesday, thanking his fans for all of their prayers.

Mary J. Blige made a strong big screen debut in the Tyler Perry directed film I Can Do Bad All By Myself earlier this year.

12, 1945 - " Dec. 8, 2009, mother of filmmaker Tyler Perry and inspiration for his iconic Madea character, has died.

Willie Maxine Perry, the inspiration behind one of the most iconic film characters of the past decade and the mother of Hollywood heavyweight Tyler Perry, has passed away.

Director/actor Tyler Perry with his mother Willie Maxine Perry at the after-party for the Lionsgate premiere of 'Madea's Family Reunion' held in Hollywood, California on February 21, 2006.

KEKE PALMER ALL ABOUT HER BRAND: Nickelodeon star, at age 16, knows what it takes to market herself.

A few years back there was a contest to recut a movie trailer using the same images, changing only the sound and juxtaposition and in doing so, changing the apparent genre of the film.

Having just experienced the Atlanta Mayoral runoff election which was decided by less than 800 votes in a race in which the race issue was looming in the background, I wondered whether the Hollywood awards season would also be marked by the race race.

Madea is coming to Hartford. Tyler Perry will play his comic drag persona Madea in his latest stage work, "Madea's Big Happy Family," when the national tour, which begins Jan.

Tyler Perry, producer and creator of TBS sitcoms "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" had been named as one of Barbara Walters10 Most Fascinating People of 2009.

Wednesday, 25 November 2009 11:13 Washington, D.C. - The NAACP, the country's oldest and largest civil rights organization, announced Nov.

Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.

This critic was told to stay at home tonight when TWILIGHT: NEW MOON screens in Atlanta.

The Hush-Hush News Report 11.17.09: The Lion In Winter Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 11.17.2009 This week we look at the potential impending auction of MGM's assets and what it means to film history! Plus, news on Lionsgate's successes with Saw and Tyler Perry, a new Super Troopers , Brian Cox in The Hobbit , a new writer for Hack/Slash and Courteney ...

Shaun Lockhart watches Tyler Perry's sitcoms on TBS, has seen his eight movies and nearly all his plays, and is a "big fan" since being introduced by friends to the work of the writer, director, actor and producer.

Lionsgate will release I Can Do Bad All By Myself on Blu-ray Disc on 12 January.

Many people watched Tyler Perry plays and then went on to watch his movies. My understanding from friends who have seen some of his plays is that quite a bit of buffoonery went on in the plays.

Movie-maker Spike Lee's response to broadcast journalist Ed Gordon's provocative question about "certain images" in popular plays, movies or music has the Internet grapevines buzzing and radio talkshow lines lit up.

Opening Wednesday, Oct. 28, with one screening Tuesday evening, is Michael Jackson's This Is It , a documentary directed by Kenny Ortega that tracks the late singer as he prepared for a series of concerts in London.

Director Tyler Perry responded to scathing critcisms of his work made by fellow director Spike Lee, who said Perry is 'going back' with his use of racial stereotypes.