May 22, 2013

Eddie Murphy, Tyler Perry Up for ‘Year’s Worst’ Razzie Awards

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*Nominees for the 33rd Annual RAZZIE Awards, “honoring” the Worst Achievements in Film for 2012, include the work of filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Eddie Murphy. While “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” led all nominees with 11, and Adam Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” followed with 8 nominations, including Worst Picture and Worst Actor for [...]




Tyler Perry on the ‘Weight’ of Owning His Own Studio (Audio)

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  *Owning your own film studio can be nice, says Tyler Perry. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “If I had to deal with [another] studio making decisions, or they don’t like this; or if I had to wait for notes or changes, the whole process would grind to a halt and cost ten times more [...]




Film Strip: Madea is a Fish out of Water in ‘Witness Protection’ says Tyler Perry

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*Tyler Perry and cast members John Amos, Tom Arnold, Marla Gibbs, Eugene Levy, Romeo Miller, Denise Richards and Doris Roberts were in town recently at the Parker Meridien Hotel in Manhattan to promote “Madea’s Witness Protection.” At the press conference I asked Tyler if Madea learned anything this time around?  Laughing, he said, “I don’t [...]




EUR Film Rewiew: Madea’s Witness Protection

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George Needleman (Eugene Levy) is so naive that he has no idea that his boss, Walter (Tom Arnold), is running a Ponzi scheme right under his nose. It only dawns on the terminally-nerdy CFO that something is awry when arrived at work one day to find all of his co-workers in the office of Lockwise [...]




Doris Roberts on What Tyler Perry has Given Her That No Other Director Has

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*It became a love fest for Tyler Perry at the press conference for his new film “Madea’s Witness Protection.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] In theaters today, his latest effort has Eugene Levy playing a Wall Street investment banker who has been tagged as the head of his company’s mob-backed Ponzi scheme and is forced [...]




Tyler Perry Now Praising Spike Lee; Marla Gibbs Talks ‘Madea’ Role (Audio)

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*The last time Tyler Perry held a press conference for one of his films, he made headlines for his rant against Spike Lee, famously telling the director he “can go straight to hell.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The comments were in response to Lee’s constant criticism of the mogul’s films as “minstrel shows.” In a 2009 interview, [...]




Tom Arnold: Madea No Different Than ‘My Big Redneck Wedding’

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Tyler Perry has been working the talk show circuit hard for the past two weeks promoting his new film “Madea’s Witness Protection.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Opening nationwide on Friday (June 29), this go-round for Perry’s most famous character has her helping the federal government hide a white Connecticut family whose patriarch (Eugene Levy) [...]




Watch the Trailer for ‘Madea’s Witness Protection’

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*Uh oh, here she comes, ready or not. We’re talkin’ Madea folks. That’s right, Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Witness Protection” stars Eugene Levy (“American Pie”), Romeo Miller, Denise Richards, John Amos and Doris Roberts. The plot centers on Levy, who is placed in a witness protection program at Madea’s southern home for running a Ponzi scheme [...]




Romeo to Join His Band in Upcoming TV Pilot ‘RESQ3’

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*Romeo is reteaming with the producer of his Nickelodeon series “Romeo!” for a new project titled “RESQ3,” a high-school show that focuses on teen social issues. Almost a decade after Romeo Miller first worked under Tom Lynch, the director will again collaborate with the actor/rapper, who will be featured on the show along with his [...]