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Impact Network has set the launch date for its new free SVOD platform as well as its first scripted original series. Variety has learned that Impact TV+ will debut on April 10 with the premiere of the scripted series “Highly Favored.”

“Impact TV+ is more than just a new streaming platform—it’s the next evolution of Impact’s commitment to delivering compelling, culturally rich content for Black families,” said Royal W. Jackson, executive vice president of Impact Network and co-executive producer on “Highly Favored.” “With ‘Highly Favored’ leading the way, we’re building a destination that gives our audience more access to premium, values-based entertainment whenever and wherever they want.”

Impact Network fans will now be able to watch the network’s programming, including the six-episode series “Highly Favored,” across digital platforms. “Highly Favored” was first reported to be in the works at Impact Network in November 2024. New episodes will...

On Thursday March 13 2025, BET broadcasts Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out!

Ari Fletcher; Rodney Perry Season 20 Episode 13 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out” features a lively showdown with special guests Ari Fletcher and Rodney Perry. This episode promises to deliver plenty of laughs and entertainment as the three engage in a series of fun and competitive games. Fans can look forward to seeing how these personalities bring their unique styles to the show.

One of the highlights of the episode is the game “Turn Up for What,” where contestants will have to showcase their energy and creativity. This game is known for its unpredictable moments, and with Ari and Rodney on board, it is sure to be filled with excitement. The playful banter and friendly competition between the guests and Nick Cannon will keep everyone entertained.

In addition to “Turn Up for What,” the episode will feature “Talking Spit,...

The excitement is building for Season 20, Episode 13 of “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘n Out,” airing on March 13, 2025, at 11:30 Pm on BET. This episode features social media star Ari Fletcher and comedian Rodney Perry, both ready to bring their unique styles to the stage. Fans can expect a night full of laughter and unexpected moments as these two celebrities go head-to-head in a series of hilarious games.

The episode kicks off with the game “Turn Up for What,” where contestants show off their best dance moves and wild antics. Next, the fun continues with “Talking Spit,” a game that tests the contestants’ ability to keep a straight face while their opponents try to make them laugh. Then, in “Kick ‘Em Out the Classroom,” the humor takes a playful jab at school life, allowing the contestants to showcase their comedic skills in a classroom setting.

The highlight of the night will surely be the Wildstyle battle,...

Are Anthony and Lisa ready to become empty-nesters in the seventh season of the Family Time TV show on Bounce TV? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Family Time is cancelled or renewed for season eight. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the seventh season episodes of Family Time here. Status Update Below.

A Bounce TV family comedy series, Family Time stars Omar Gooding, Angell Conwell, Bentley Kyle Evans Jr., and Jayla Calhoun with Paula Jai Parker, Tanjareen Thomas, Erica Shaffer, Clayton Thomas, and Shanti Lowry in recurring roles. Season seven guests include Stokley Williams, Denise Boutte, KiKi Haynes, and Rodney Perry. Created by Bentley Kyle Evans, the sitcom follows the lives of...

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What's ahead for the Stallworth family? Has the Family Time TV show been cancelled or renewed for an eighth season on Bounce TV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Family Time, season eight. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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Airing on the Bounce TV television channel, Family Time stars Omar Gooding, Angell Conwell, Bentley Kyle Evans Jr., and Jayla Calhoun with Paula Jai Parker, Tanjareen Thomas, Erica Shaffer, Clayton Thomas, and Shanti Lowry in recurring roles. Season seven guests include Stokley Williams, Denise Boutte, KiKi Haynes, and Rodney Perry. Created by Bentley Kyle Evans, the sitcom follows the lives of the Stallworth family who relocated to the suburbs after hitting the...

Network: Bounce TV. Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: June 18,2 012 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Omar Gooding, Angell Conwell, Bentley Kyle Evans Jr., Jayla Calhoun, Clayton Thomas, Tanjareeen Thomas, Paula Jai Parker, Rodney Perry, Judyann Elder, Richard Gant, Chris Williams, and Erica Shaffer. TV show description: A family sitcom, the Family Time TV show was created by Bentley Kyle Evans. When working class couple, Tony (Gooding) and Lisa (Conwell) Stallworth, hit the lottery, the winnings propel these former high school sweethearts into the middle class. Tony and Lisa decide to use the windfall to move to the suburbs with their children, Devin (Evans) and Ebony (Calhoun). Despite the payday, Tony is still a struggling...

Gwyneth Paltrow is a total prankster.

The 44-year-old actress cleverly pranked a series on unsuspecting folks at various hot spots in Los Angeles, while hilariously posing as a facialist, spray tanner and a waitress.

Watch: Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Ridiculous, But Awesome' Goop Gift Guide Includes an $8,300 Yurt

The "It's All Easy" author teamed up with her pal, Derek Blasberg, for a new episode of The Scene's Derek Does Stuff with a Friend!. Blasberg, who is also the host of Vanity Fair's Our Man on the Street, kicked things off by having Paltrow pose as a facialist and give two unsuspecting customers beachside facials.

After delicately placing a "volcanic" mask on a male customer, Paltrow went in for the kill and provided a "Nirvana-like" neck massage. The experience ended with a few high-fives and a "Holy s**t! That's awesome" moment.

The second prank proved to be a bit more challenging. Paltrow attempted...

With the imminent arrival of Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice, a lot of the old arguments generated from the previous film are being taken out and argued. Most prominently on one side of the argument is Mark Hughes filing at Forbes, he other is most eloquently represented by Mark Waid, who has the advantage of, y’know, actually having written the character numerous times. (for starters) and Kevin Powers.

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Regular readers of this site can probably guess where we come down, and yet, we still understand the conflict leading so many to wondering. A strange visitor with godlike powers that was sent here by his father from above is known all over the world for his great deeds, constantly watching over us and protecting us from great evil while walking among us, and...

When it comes to recaps, the standard operating procedure (at least for me) is to watch an episode and then write about it. Even if I have access to multiple episodes, I force myself to wait until the writing is in the can before I marathon through. Knowing what happens next affects my reactions when recapping. Plus, I would never forgive myself if I accidentally spoiled something from a future storyline with a glib remark. Then along came “Daredevil” on Netflix, in all it’s 13-episode glory. Suddenly, it’s as if the whole world has screeners! But everyone is watching on their own schedule. Without the structure of a time slot, it makes spoiler territory even more dangerous than usual. Watch too slowly and you missed the conversation. Binge-marathon in one sitting and risk ostracizing yourself as a spoiler pariah. So what’s a recapper to do? Stream-of-consciousness, obviously!

Nicola Tyson was born in 1960 in London, England. She attended Chelsea School of Art, St. Martins School of Art, and Central/St. Martins School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in New York.

Primarily known as a painter, Tyson also works with photography, film, performance, and the written word. Tyson's photographs document the early days of the Blitz Kids and the beginnings of the New Romantic movement -- late Seventies, post-Punk London. Bowie Nights at Billy's Club was a weekly event in a small Soho venue, the brainchild of a young Steve Strange and Rusty Egan. The event quickly became the beating heart of a brand-new scene -- a refuge for disillusioned punks; suburban art school students; androgynous, subversive, creative kids; and (most importantly) Bowie fans, all competing for conspicuousness. Among them were the future stars of Eighties synth-pop: Boy George, Marilyn, Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran,...

In Jimmy Kimmel's World, stupidity knows no bounds. The “Live!” host gave his customary Man on the Street segment a special twist on Monday, with a bi-coastal edition meant to explore the rivalry between New York and Los Angeles. Kimmel, who was born in Brooklyn and now lives in La, sought to finally figure out definitively — via anecdotal evidence — the intellectual pecking order between New Yorkers and Angelenos, and you won't believe what he discovered. Yup, people on both coasts are equally dumb! To be fair, his interviewers were using a tricky riddle in their inquiries. But, still, someone should know what.

John Oliver and Cookie Monster teamed up for "W-ord Channel 7 News," a local-news spoof that focuses on important questions, like "Why is the word abbreviation so long?" Good point. Also on the Channel 7 team? Al Roker with the Vocab-u-Cast, Nick Offerman with "Sports," and Man on the Street Telly with a starstruck Kate McKinnon. Can the next Anchorman be about this team?Cookie and John really have nice chemistry, don't they?...

Drew McWeeny has been covering "Marvel's Agents of Shield" for us all season, and like usual he had a thoughtful take on last night's episode. But given both how pivotal and unusual "Turn, Turn, Turn" was, I figured I would check in as well with a review — featuring spoilers for both this episode and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" — coming up just as soon as I have thoughts on Chachi... As Drew talks about often in his reviews, what Marvel is trying to do with this show in having it interact directly with the movies is pretty much unprecedented. The Picard/Data "Star Trek" films came out when other spin-offs were still on TV, but while there may have been some small bits of crossover (the Defiant from "Deep Space 9" getting damaged by the Borg in "Star Trek: First Contact"), it was never to the extent we got with the...

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Stefan tackles criticism of Dollhouse, a brave series he argues is unfairly maligned in Joss Whedon's body of work...

Joss Whedon, it’s fair to say, is not short of fans. Between Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Cabin in the Woods, Dr Horrible, and latterly his work with Marvel (not to mention his adaptation of a play by that little-known writer Will Shakesman), he has an enviable back catalogue, and Whedonites (as I promise not to refer to them again after this sentence) rank among the most devoted, rabid and occasionally frightening fans in geekdom. If you want an idea of just how passionate people are about the man’s work, write the phrase “I am a leaf on the wind” in any comment thread below a Whedon-related article, and hang on to something. Said thread may experience some slight turbulence and then explode.

Why Watch? An adventurer, an inside joke among the media and an attention-seeker, Greg Packer has purposefully sought out large events where he can find news cameras (and where they can find him) for nearly a decade. In doing so, he’s become a kind of mascot — the most famous member of a group notable for including people specifically because they aren’t famous. The most visible Man on the Street. With a dash of bittersweetness, this brief doc from Garret Harkawik sits down for a casual dinner with Packer in order to figure out what motivates him to seek an unusual fame. The result includes his issues with Ann Coulter and an underlying loneliness, but the project ultimately strives for the same element of humanity that Harkawik’s We Will Forget (about a famous doomsday prophet who keeps getting it wrong) achieved. Once again, the filmmaker has introduced us to an intriguing specimen and successfully proven...

Like Father, Like Son

Since the film’s premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Award, Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru) has been featured in the 2013 New York, Toronto and Chicago Film Festivals and won Audience Awards at the 2013 San Sebastian and Vancouver Film Festivals. The film has also shown at the 2013 AFI Fest. On seeing it you will surely know why. Its universal appeal to families, sons, fathers, wives touches the hearts of everyone who sees it. Its sensitivity in treating human emotions those of parents to each other and to their own children and those of the children to their parents and other siblings is so tender and delicately handled by director Hirokazu Kore-eda, that the film stays within the viewer and grows stronger if seen again.

Written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda (After Life, Nobody Knows, Still Walking), Like Father, Like Son has been picked up by Sundance Selects for U.S. distribution. International Sales Agent Wild Bunch has sold the film worldwide. It was produced and distributed by Fuji Television Network, Inc., Amuse Inc. and Gaga Corporation in Japan.

Like Father, Like Son centers on Ryota (Japanese star Masaharu Fukuyama), a successful Tokyo architect who willingly and consciously works long hours to provide for his wife, Midori (Machiko Ono), and six-year-old son, Keita. When a blood test reveals Keita and another baby were switched at birth, two very different families are thrown together and forced to make a difficult decision while Ryota confronts his own issues of responsibility and what it means to be a father.

After seeing the film a second time at the Crescent Screening Room in Beverly Hills (I had already seen it in Cannes) and being feted at a special dinner at Spago among the Hollywood Foreign Press, I felt very privileged to interview Kore-Eda the next day.

Sl: Having been a fan of Nobody Knows about two siblings whose mother has left them with no sign of returning (there is no father), can you tell me what is your common thread between the two films?

Kore-eda: Until recently becoming a father, I had not been very conscious of fatherhood. The children in Nobody Knows had a resonance with me. The children are projections of myself.

I grew up without a father. Hana yori mo naho was also about a Samurai without a father and Still Walking also had a troubled father. Like Father, Like Son gave me the opportunity to show when it is not good with a father.

I have a 5 year old child, just like the protagonist in the story, and through making this film I wanted to think about what blood connections really mean, an idea very close to me. In order to make the film interesting and compelling to the audience, I placed the protagonist in the situation of being a victim of switched babies.

Your films often touch on paternity. What do being a father – and fatherhood itself – mean to you?

Kore-eda: I really don’t have an answer right now. As my position in the family tree has changed, I believe my idea of fatherhood has changed as well. I will probably continue to look at fatherhood in my coming films until I figure it out.

Sl: How was it working with the children?

Kore-eda: I wanted there to be a contrast of character between the two children. The goal was to bring out their individual personalities in the film. Because the children are six, I wanted them to express confusion rather than sadness, towards their situation.

It’s difficult to elicit puzzlement from children. Most often I just let them act and did not have to explain to them. But when the boy runs away to go home to his family and when Keita thinks that his father is coming for him and he runs away, I had to explain.

On the other hand, when the boy is in the architect’s house and he keeps asking “why”, I didn’t explain anything. The actor told the story and the boy’s acting was totally natural.

Sl: How about working with Fukuyama Masuharu. How was it with him? I know he was a famous pop singer. Here he played such a cold man.

Kore-Eda: He was a pop singer and songwriter for 20 years but he is also known as an actor too. In person he is down-to-earth, straightforward, friendly and is always entertaining everyone, but his public image is cool. I was surprised on meeting him to see how friendly he was.

He has not played many roles as an ordinary, everyday type of guy, like a father.

I took advantage of his coolness and broke it down. He seemed to enjoy badmouthing people, talking about money. Together we pushed his unlikeablity, but just enough so that the audience stayed on his side. I coached him to raise his head and look down, to curl his lips in disdain, to turn his back on someone.

His fans might not like seeing him act this way, but they are only part of the audience for this film. His fans range from 20 to 40 years and are predominately female. The audience was a broad range including people in their 60s and 70s in groups, seeing it multiple times. 2.5 million have seen the film in Japan making it the most successful of all my films.

Sl: What about the idea of bloodlines (nature vs. nurture)?

Kore-eda: The actor is very conservative, a trait he got from his own father and he has to grapple with it. The man on the street today would probably choose the child they raised. On the other hand, adoption has not caught on in Japan and the importance of bloodlines is not an anomaly. Many still hold to the emphasis on bloodline and heritage. Interestingly, the Koreans who see the film would choose bloodlines even more than the Japanese.

Sl: Tell me about the music. The piano which the little boy plays and the piano music which played during the transitions?

Kore-eda: When I am working on a script I usually choose one instrument with a particular emphasis. The image I had while wring this was when the children were in the car switching families. I wanted music which was not melodic but rather percussive. I had been listening to the CDs of Glenn Gould and his music seemed to fit the image. I was afraid it would not be easily obtainable, but with Amuse and Gaga on the case, they were were able to obtain the rights.

Sl: At the end, the family became inclusive and the necessity to choose one over the other was less important. I liked that very much. Can you talk about that?

Kore-eda: The script’s last scene description was explicit. It said that the two families merged as they all entered the house so that you could not tell who was the child and who were the parents.

N.B. The publicist joined in our conversation to say how “blended” families are so prevalent today in the United States, with divorce, children from two families merging…Kore-eda liked that and said that perhaps one of his next films will deal with such a concept of blended families.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

It makes me sad to think of how excited I was for this series before it began compared to how I currently feel. Under the Dome has disappointed me and although “Blue to Blue” was the best episode since the premiere (both written by Brian K. Vaughan), it’s still not anything I’d recommend. What’s sadder to me is that despite all its missteps, this series is the most watched in America, according to ratings. I know ratings were artistically meaningless even before DVRs and the internet changed audience’s viewing habits forever, but networks still gauge their products’ (series’) success according to those numbers (because advertisers do) so I can’t help but feel this doesn’t bode well for TV in general. If anything as mediocre as Under the Dome can potentially see several seasons by virtue of merely being on a...

It’s not his birthday, he didn’t die (at least not when this was written), and he doesn’t have a new movie out, but gosh darn it – let’s talk Bill Murray. He is, as we all know, the best person. Today I wanted to try and find some more roles in the vein of The Razor’s Edge; just some odd, maybe funny/maybe not characters he’s played over the years that we all may have missed out on. My goal here: to give you, at the very least, one Bill Murray role you didn’t know about, but would now really like to watch. Here we go… 10. Bill Murray The K & Man On The Street in All You Need is Cash/Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video As a performance, there’s nothing too out of the ordinary here; it’s just Murray screaming and being Murray-like. That...

Details from the press release... Production is underway in Atlanta on Gmc’s original World Premiere feature film In The Meantime, starring Kali Hawk, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Terri J. Vaughn, Thomas Mikal Ford, Rodney Perry, David Mann, Tamela Mann and Musiq Soulchild in his film debut. In The Meantime is directed and produced by former Tyler Perry Studios executive Roger M. Bobb and will make its world television premiere on Gmc TV in July. The screenplay is written by Nzinga Kadalie Kemp and was the grand-prize winner of the second Gmc Faith and Family Screenplay Competition presented at the American Black Film Festival in 2012. The competition’s first winning screenplay was...

She has sung for almost all of Yash Chopra’s films and provided his heroines with an iconic voice. So to hear the news of her very close friend passing away, whom she also considers to be a brother, came as a huge shock for the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. The 83 year old expressed her deep sadness to CNN-ibn regarding Yash Chopra’s death last weekend: “The news of Yashji going came as a bolt from the blue. Nothing had prepared me for this loss. I had been told he was down with dengue… I was planning to visit him in the hospital. But that visit kept getting put off because of problems in the family. Now I will never be able to see him.”

“I have lost a true friend and dear brother. He loved me to death. He had made it clear that I’d have to sing...

“I always believe that my films should give some hope to the man who comes to watch them for those three hours. If he goes home on an optimistic note, I would feel satisfied at having done my duty.” – Yash Chopra

It was indeed a sad day when news spread that one of India’s finest filmmakers, Mr. Yash Chopra, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 80. Mr. Chopra is an undisputable legend and he has crafted some of the finest commercial films the Bollywood audiences have ever feasted their eyes upon. If Satyajit Ray is considered by Indian film enthusiasts to be the supreme director when it comes to art-house cinema, Yash Chopra can be classified as the definitive director when it comes to mainstream cinema. Yash Chopra is largely famous for making wonderful romantic films, though he has directed a handful of non-romantic films also. Yet no director...

Atlanta, Oct. 19, 2012 -- Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the fastest growing African American network in television, will premiere its newest original series, Off The Chain, on Monday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 p.m. (Et) with two episodes back-to-back. The new half-hour stand-up comedy series will feature performances by some of the country's most talented African American comics. Rodney Perry (Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, Mo'Nique Show) hosts Off The Chain. Perry was the co-host of The Mo'Nique Show on Bet as well as a host of TV One's Who's Got Jokes. He has been the opening act for such top comedians as George Lopez, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey...

I guess Joe Torry's out as host... Atlanta, Aug. 16, 2012 -- Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the fastest growing African American network in television, will premiere the second season of its original comedy series Uptown Comic this fall with actor and comedian Rodney Perry (Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, Mo'Nique Show) as host, it was announced today by Bounce TV Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Katz. Uptown Comic is a half-hour series featuring stand-up performances by some of the hottest up-and-coming comics in the country. The show's second season will begin production in Atlanta this month. "Uptown Comic was an instant hit with Bounce TV...

Comedian Billy Eichner's pedestrian-attacking presence on the Fuse's Billy on the Street is not just funny, it's constantly jarring -- and extraordinary and life-affirming that way.

The gonzo game show combines Eichner's abrupt comic timing, love of pop culture, and tiny cash prizes. It capitalizes on his signature stage delirium, the style that the The New York Times once called "a theatrical phenomenon" in reviewing his 2005 fake late night talk show Creation Nation. Since then, his "Man on the Street" Q&As joined Funny Or Die's clip roster, and that recognition earned him his Fuse show. Since he's still shooting the show's new season, we thought we'd catch up with the delirious comic and discuss his friend Joan Rivers, his new enemy Spike Lee, and what it feels like to bombard Super Bowl-winning football players with questions about Madonna. Follow him on Twitter at @billyeichner and watch Billy on...

Ice Age and Madagascar star Cedric The Entertainer has made his directorial debut with a new movie about a musical martial art.

The actor/comedian, who also appears in the film, directed Kel Mitchell, Kat Graham and comedy pals Tommy Davidson and Rodney Perry in Dance Fu.

He says, "It's about a kid who is a choreographer and he has to avenge his uncle's death and he realises he can't fight unless he hears music, so he has to learn the art of dance fu."...

Man on the street interviews are played out.

But with "Scream 4" hitting DVD and Blu-ray, and public outcry demanding we interrogate total strangers (and a lot of Times Square tourists) about their all-time favorite scary movie, we had no choice.

Presenting Ghostface Killer on the Street. (Or is it Ghostface Killer as played by Christian Bale playing Batman? We'll leave that open to interpretation.)

Disclaimer: Any resemblance to the real killer is purely coincidental.

Originally published October 28, 2010.

What were they thinking in the morning meeting? The Fox station in Memphis decided to send reporter Ben Ferguson out to get some "political perspective" by jokingly interviewing the always intelligent and reliable "people on the street," and ask them questions like this: "can you name the candidate for president who thinks if he's a good person he will get his own planet?" One Mos (that's Man on the Street, of course) tells Ferguson he wouldn't vote for a person who believed such things, since it's "a little fruity, a little nutty."...

Chicago – With “The Dark Knight Rises” filming continuing today at the Farmiloe Building on St. John Street in London, a number of new developments have hit the Web.

First, a set video has appeared on YouTube at the Farmiloe Building. The man on the street who shot the video mocks himself and admits the footage is less than exciting, but it’s a legit set video nonetheless. In the video, he does discuss seeing an unknown woman in an unusual pink dress.

Also, the following new set photo cropped up on Wednesday where we see silver high heels dangling from the ceiling of the Gotham Police Department.

A new set image on May 18, 2011 of “The Dark Knight Rises” filming.

Image credit: ComicBookMovie.com

In other “The Dark Knight Rises” filming news today, we’re especially intrigued by a Wednesday report from the Gannett site Your Local Guardian.

Without citing sources...

Enter our Tyler Perry's Madea's Happy Family contest and win prizes including posters, t-shirts and key chains! The film opened in second at the box office this weekend and stars Tyler Perry, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Natalie Desselle Reid and Teyana Taylor. Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband...

No one flipped the bird over Easter. Rio was Number One at the box office this weekend for the second week in a row with $28.8 Million. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family premiered in Second Place with $25.7 Million. Water for Elephants premiered in Third Place with $17.5 Million. Hop was Fourth with $12.4 Million for $100.5 Million so far. Scream 4 was Fifth with $7.1 Million. African Cats (which premiered this weekend), Soul Surfer, Insidious, Hanna, and Source Code rounded out the top ten respectively.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family is an 2011 comedy-drama film based on the Tyler Perry play of the same name and the eleventh film in the Tyler Perry film franchise. It stars Loretta Devine, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, David Mann, Cassi Davis, Tamela Brown Mann, Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, and Tyler Perry.

Water for Elephants is a 2011 American drama film based...

'Madea's Big Happy Family' movie delivered crazy laughs & more. Lionsgate released their new,very hilarious,Tyler Perry branded,comedy/drama flick "Madea's Big Happy Family" into theaters this weekend. I just watched it,and thought it was a complete riot. The Madea character is absolute gold for Tyler Perry. Just hearing the voice, cracks me up. I think she was the craziest I've seen her before because she started slapping the kids this time around. The movie stars: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, David Mann, Cassi Davis, Tamela Brown Mann, Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Teyana Taylor, and Natalie Desselle Reid.

Review:’Madea’s Big Happy Family’ Movie Delivered Crazy Laughs & More is a post from: ontheflix.com...

Lionsgate released new,funny 'Madeas Big Happy Family' movie clip. Lionsagate released their new,Tyler Perry branded,comedy flick "Madeas Big Happy Family" into theaters today. They also released a new,very funny,movie clip (below). It features Madea explaining it's alright to beat your kids,lol!! The movie stars: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, David Mann, Cassi Davis, Tamela Brown Mann, Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Teyana Taylor,and Natalie Desselle Reid.

Lionsgate Released New,Funny ‘Madeas Big Happy Family’ Movie Clip is a post from: ontheflix.com...

If there weren't another flick out there right now taking the title, Morgan Spurlock could have called this documentary about the current state of advertising Insidious.

Is there ever a time when we aren't being hit with imagery inducing us to part with our money? Spurlock asks consumer advocate, Presidential candidate and strawberry enthusiast Ralph Nader.  "Yes," Nader responds, "when we're sleeping."  (This alone disproves some critics who say Spurlock's films are entertaining, but sometimes devoid of reportorial value - we now know Nader watches Futurama.)

Rather than be an old fuss about it, Spurlock takes a "can't beat 'em join 'em" approach. His million dollar idea (actually, million-and-a-half) is to fund his droll expose on the underside of our entertainment culture entirely with sponsorship money.  In a wonderful pretzel of meta-textuality, the act of raising the financing winds up becoming the bulk of the film.

Spurlock's jaunt though boardrooms,...

See interview clips from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, including Tyler Perry, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Natalie Desselle Reid and Teyana Taylor. The Lionsgate release opens on April 22nd. We also have interviews with producers Reuben Cannon and Rober M. Bobb. Catch all the videos under the featured video below. Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years...

See interview clips from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, including Tyler Perry, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Natalie Desselle Reid and Teyana Taylor. The Lionsgate release opens on April 22nd. We also have interviews with producers Reuben Cannon and Rober M. Bobb. Catch all the videos under the featured video below. Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years...

See interview clips from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, including Tyler Perry, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Natalie Desselle Reid and Teyana Taylor. The Lionsgate release opens on April 22nd. We also have interviews with producers Reuben Cannon and Rober M. Bobb. Catch all the videos under the featured video below. Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years...

See interview clips from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, including Tyler Perry, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Natalie Desselle Reid and Teyana Taylor. The Lionsgate release opens on April 22nd. We also have interviews with producers Reuben Cannon and Rober M. Bobb. Catch all the videos under the featured video below. Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years...

Lionsgate released new Tyler Perry 'Madea's Big Happy Family' Trailer. Lionsagate recently released the new movie trailer for Tyler Perry's new flick "Madea's Big Happy Family," and it looks pretty damn funny as Madea slaps and cusses out more people. The movie stars: Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, David Mann, Cassi Davis, Tamela Brown Mann, Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane, Teyana Taylor,and Natalie Desselle Reid.

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Watch the new trailer for Madea’S Big Happy Family. What’s the funniest thing that happened when your whole family got together?

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Madea, everyone.s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can.t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It.s up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter.and...

Check out trailer 2 from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. The Tyler Perry helmed comedy which has kept us laughing with cleverly-designed posters so far, finds theaters via Lionsgate on April 22nd. Starring are Tyler Perry as Madea / Joe, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss as Byron, Loretta Devine as Shirley, Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam, Lauren London as Renee, David Mann as Brown, Tamela Brown Mann as Cora, Isaiah Mustafa as Calvin, Rodney Perry as Harold, Shannon Kane as Kimberly, Natalie Desselle Reid as Tammy and Teyana Taylor as Sabrina. Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Synopsis: Plot: Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems:...

Check out trailer 2 from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. The Tyler Perry helmed comedy which has kept us laughing with cleverly-designed posters so far, finds theaters via Lionsgate on April 22nd. Starring are Tyler Perry as Madea / Joe, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss as Byron, Loretta Devine as Shirley, Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam, Lauren London as Renee, David Mann as Brown, Tamela Brown Mann as Cora, Isaiah Mustafa as Calvin, Rodney Perry as Harold, Shannon Kane as Kimberly, Natalie Desselle Reid as Tammy and Teyana Taylor as Sabrina. Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Synopsis: Plot: Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can...

Check out the teaser trailer and new Brady Bunch-inspired poster from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family comedy! The comedy which is directed by and stars Tyler Perry, opens on In Theaters April 22. Also in the cast are Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa and Rodney Perry. Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Synopsis: Plot: Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron...

Check out the teaser trailer and new Brady Bunch-inspired poster from Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family comedy! The comedy which is directed by and stars Tyler Perry, opens on In Theaters April 22. Also in the cast are Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, lauren London, David Mann, Tamela Brown Mann, Isaiah Mustafa and Rodney Perry. Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Synopsis: Plot: Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron...

Official synopsis: Madea (Tyler Perry), everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley (Loretta Devine), receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy (Natalie Desselle), Kimberly (Shannon Kane) and Byron (Bow Wow) are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can’t manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It’s up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis), to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter… and the revelation of a long-buried family secret.

Also starring Lauren London,...

DVD Playhouse: January 2011

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Allen Gardner

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (20th Century Fox) Sequel to the seminal 1980s film catches up with a weathered, but still determined Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, who seems to savor every syllable of Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff’s screenplay) just out of jail and back on the comeback trail. In attempting to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter (Carey Mulligan), Gekko forges a reluctant alliance with her fiancé (Shia Labeouf), himself an ambitious young turk who finds himself seduced by Gekko’s silver tongue and promise of riches. Lifeless film is further evidence of director Oliver Stone’s decline. Once America’s most exciting filmmaker, Stone hasn’t delivered a film with any teeth since 1995’s Nixon. Labeouf and Mulligan generate no sparks on-screen, and the story feels forced from the protracted opening to the final, Disney-esque denouement. Only a brief cameo by Charlie Sheen,...

Bob Dylan: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (Columbia)

The ninth volume (available as two CDs or four LPs) in Columbia's never-miss Bootleg Series of Dylan rarities is the first one where the historical value sometimes outweighs the musical pleasure, since he coughs between verses of "Blowin’ in the Wind," forgets everything after verse one of "Man on the Street," and so on. Nonetheless, this set of 47 lo-fi singer-with-guitar (or piano) tracks recorded for his music publisher is absolutely riveting listening for anyone with more than a casual interest in Dylan, not least because there are 15 songs here not on any other official Dylan album (there have been bootlegs).

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Comedian Billy Eichner’s latest Man on the Street interview installment, “Summer Movies 2010!”, is not to be missed. It’s a slow build that erupts at 2:45, when he gets “angry” that bad reviews are keeping people away from the art that is Sex and the City 2. “Miss, Cynthia Nixon’s on a camel!” he repeats as women continue to ignore him. Then, he begins to run, throwing out questions to strangers who cower. “Miss, any thoughts on Dakota Fanning?” “White girls, Jackie Chan?” Watch the somewhat Nsfw video below. [via Vulture, Julie Klausner]...

Not only is the Queen Of Comedy Mo’Nique riding high on winning the Washington, DC, Boston, Los Angeles and New York Film Critics' Awards, a SAG Award and a Golden Globe Award, having a top-rated late night talk show on Bet and most recently an Academy Award nomination, but she is also readying herself to embark upon a highly anticipated comedy tour— Spread The Love Tour 2010. Joining Mo'Nique on this year's Spread The Love Tour will be her Bet late night talk show counterpart comedian and actor Rodney Perry, comedian Tone-x, who will serve as the resident Man on the Street for the tour, and DJ Ant.

“On this tour people can expect the kind of laughter that makes the bottom of their stomach hurt,” said Mo’Nique. “And the type of love you'll never forget."

As it makes its trek across the country, Mo'Nique’s Spread the Love...

After battling through 8 grueling weeks of harsh celebrity judges, pies in the face, “yo mama” jokes and more, finalists and Vegas natives D’Lai and J Reid will learn which of them will walk away with bragging rights and their very own TV One comedy special during the series finale of Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes on Saturday, December 12 at 10 p.m. Est.

Viewers will decide the final outcome by voting online or via text message for their favorite comic between now and Wednesday, Dec. 9, then watch the finale on Saturday night to see who will take home the “Who’s Got Jokes” comedy title.

Host Bill Bellamy, co-hosts Rodney Perry and Tommy Ford provide ringside commentary and referee the action. Special celebrity performances from R&B bad boy Bobby Brown and sultry R&B newcomer Teirra Marie. From now until Wednesday, Dec. 9, viewers can cast their votes for...

It seems that, sometimes, no matter how smart, how full of ideas, how fun a thing may be, it will still outlive it's usefulness to the people who run the show. Heck, if beer can have an expiration date, so can everything else. And so the day that all Joss Whedon fans knew would come has arrived: Dollhouse has been canceled by Fox. Apparently, they'll air the balance of the 13-episode order and, most likely, shuttle it to DVD as quick as possible. It's not a surprise, really, given how anemic the ratings have been -- the real surprise was...