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Tyler Perry's association with Netflix continues to bear fruit as his recently introduced series hits with viewers. The 16-episode drama series, Beauty in Black, finds streaming success as the second half of its slate premieres.

Via Flix Patrol, Beauty in Black ranks second on Netflix's Top 10 chart in the U.S., only trailing Mindy Kaling's new sports comedy series, Running Point. This news comes as Beauty in Black released its latest eight episodes on Mar. 6, continuing the show which began airing on Netflix last October.

Beauty in Black stars Snowfall and All American: Homecoming's Taylor Polidore alongside former Miss USA-turned-actor Crystle Stewart. The series chronicles Polidore's character, Kimmie, a young stripper whose life takes an unexpected turn when she interacts with a powerful and wealthy yet dysfunctional family who run a cosmetic empire but also lead a devious trafficking scheme. The show also features Poltergeist actor Richard Lawson,...

Award-winning filmmaker Tyler Perry continues his knack for making thrillers as one of his upcoming projects lands a release window on Prime Video. Perry's next movie, Duplicity, shares its first trailer to build anticipation before its spring premiere.

Prime Video confirmed the R-rated Duplicity will debut on Mar. 20. The film is directed, written and executive produced by Perry and stars The Vampire Diaries actor Kat Graham, who portrayed Bonnie Bennett in the acclaimed supernatural teen drama. Graham stars alongside Batwoman's Meagan Tandy, The Oval's Joshua Adeyeye and Baggage Claim's Tyler Lepley. Perry produced the film alongside Angi Bones (Blade) and Will Areu (A Madea Family Funeral).

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Duplicity chronicles Graham's main character, Marley Wells, a high-powered attorney who faces her most personal case yet,...

One of the latest collaborations between Netflix and Tyler Perry drops a new preview as Perry's most notable character is ready to wreak havoc again. The newest Perry film, Madea's Destination Wedding, releases first-look imagery ahead of its release later this year.

Via Variety, Netflix shared the first image from Madea's Destination Wedding, which sees Perry portray the eponymous Mabel "Madea" Simmons and her wisecracking brother, Joe Simmons. They have their bags packed for a trip alongside the rest of the family, which includes Cora (Tamela Mann), Mr. Brown (David Mann) and Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis).

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Helmed, written and executive produced by Perry, Madea's Destination Wedding is the second film from the Madea universe to debut via Netflix following A Madea Homecoming. Released in 2022, A Madea Homecoming became a success,...

The 6888th battalion might very well “represent the best of America,” but filmmaker Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight is still disappointing the critics. And, unfortunately, the results perpetuate Perry's poor scoring on Rotten Tomatoes, as the historical war drama currently registers only 49% on the Tomatometer against 35 reviews.

However, it’s not unusual for Perry’s movies to be glossed over. In fact, many of Perry’s most popular titles, including Madea Goes to Jail (29%), Madea’s Family Reunion (26%), and Meet the Browns (33%) all landed terrible reviews (per Rt), even though the fans adored them. So, it’s not that much of a surprise to see his newest Netflix flick being panned. 2024 has been particularly harsh for the filmmaker, with Mea Culpa registering only 18% on the Tomatometer, and then there is Divorce in the Black’s unprecedented 0% Rt score —zero! Even with its poor score, though, Perry has only...

Tubi’s lineup for November 2024 offers a diverse and exciting selection of content across genres, ensuring there’s something for everyone. With Tubi Originals like the heartwarming comedy “The Engagement Dress” (November 10) and the festive yet spicy “Hot Girl Winter” (November 24), holiday cheer takes a fresh twist. The thrillers keep the tension high, including the chilling ghost story “Still Here” (November 9) and the stormy suspense of “The Last Exit” (November 16). For documentary enthusiasts, “Behind The Crime: Self Defense or Slaughter” (November 15) and “Fresh Meat 2: Killing Dahmer” (November 22) dive into intense real-life investigations. Families can look forward to the magical fun of “Family Ornaments” (November 17), while anime fans can enjoy “Bunny Drop” on November 5. Classic action films like “Die Hard”, “Mad Max: Fury Road” (November 9), and “San Andreas” (November 22) return for adrenaline junkies, and horror lovers will appreciate the creepy lineup of “Annabelle: Creation”, “The Thing (1982)”, and more. Whether it’s nostalgic art-house classics,...

Exclusive: NBC’s Chicago Fire has cast KaDee Strickland for a recurring role in Season 13. The new season begins Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. on NBC and next day on Peacock.

She will portray Monica Pascal, the new Fire Chief Dom Pascal’s (Dermot Mulroney) estranged wife. As Deadline reported in July, Mulroney joined the popular firefighter drama as Boden’s (Eamonn Walker) successor following his exit as a series regular in the Season 12 finale.

Before Boden was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department, he had chosen Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg) as his successor. The introduction of Dom Pascal would interfere with that plan, and Eigenberg earlier this month shared insight with Deadline as to why Herrmann may pass on the opportunity.

“I want to say he felt like he had the rug pulled from under him because I don’t think [Herrmann] saw what...

Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to Max this month in what’s being called the show’s final season (for now). If you’re not ready for the Larry David-centric comedy series to end, you can binge all eleven of the show’s previous seasons on Max right now before hitting the new episodes.

Tokyo Vice will also be back in February for season 2. Stars Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Show Kasamatsu, and Ayumi Ito are joined by Kubozuka and Miki Maya this time around, as Jake Adelstein feels the danger closing in on him. Max also welcomes you to the premiere of the highly acclaimed (and highly depraved) Dicks: The Musical this month, as a couple of self-obsessed businessmen discover they’re identical twins and decided to bring their divorced parents back together.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…

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February may be the shortest month, but Max is staying true to its name with a jam-packed schedule of additions all month long!

In addition to dozens of library shows and movies getting added to the platform throughout February—from classics like “Citizen Kane” and “A Clockwork Orange” to recent A24 favorites like “Midsommar” and “Dicks: The Musical“—several major HBO premieres are coming this week to the cabler and its streamer, including Season 11 of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the final season of the long-running “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Find out The Streamable’s top picks for February, and continue below to the full list of everything new on Max this month!

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Curb Your Enthusiasm begins its 12th and final season and Tokyo Vice returns for season two as part of Max’s February 2024 lineup. The streaming service has also set a February 18th launch date for season 11 of the award-winning, critically acclaimed series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Chef and bestselling author Carla Hall’s Chasing Flavor makes its debut on February 1st, and one of the best seasons of True Detective, True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, wraps up its too-short season on February 25th. The popular animated series Clone High releases new season two episodes beginning on February 1st.

‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO) Series & Films Arriving On Max In January 2024

February 1

Bad Education (2004)

Batman vs. Robin (2015)

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

The Bling Ring (2013)

Brooklyn (2015)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Citizen Kane (1941)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Dying of the Light (2014)

Everest...

Tyler Perry has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix. The prolific filmmaker behind “Boo!: A Madea Halloween,” “For Colored Girls,” “The Family That Preys” and “Why Did I Get Married?” will write, direct and produce feature films for the streaming giant.

Perry’s upcoming Netflix originals include “Six Triple Eight,” with Kerry Washington heading up an ensemble flick about the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to be stationed overseas during World War II. Perry’s upcoming “Mea Culpa” stars Kelly Rowland as a defense attorney who represents an artist accused of murdering his girlfriend.

Perry has already made several films for Netflix, including “A Jazzman’s Blues,” “A Fall from Grace” and “A Madea Homecoming.”

The latter was the 12th film featuring Perry’s marquee character. The fast-talking, zero-s–t-taking atheist grandmother — played by Perry himself — was first introduced onstage in “I Can Do Bad All By Myself...

If you’re trying to prioritize what to watch on Netflix, try bumping these titles that are leaving the streamer in July to the top of your queue. This month marks the departure of the “G.I. Joe” sequel/reboot “G.I. Joe Retaliation,” four “Ip Man” movies, the rom-com-drama “Julie and Julia” and one of the best James Bond films ever, “Skyfall.” “The Wedding Date” and “Stepmom” are also leaving the service on July 31, as are all six seasons of “Moesha” and the first “Underworld” movie.

Check out the full list of what’s leaving Netflix in July 2023 below.

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Married at First Sight: Season 11

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Ip Man

Ip Man 2

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Ip Man 4: The Finale

Leaving July 23

Popples: Seasons 1-3

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“Abbott Elementary” will finally reveal Janine’s mother on the ABC comedy’s April 12 episode, and even though it’s April Fool’s Day, we’re not (Cookie) Lyon: It’s “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson, who will play Vanetta on the hit comedy series.

The casting of Henson was revealed Saturday at the Paley Center for Media’s annual PaleyFest LA event, where an “Abbott Elementary” panel featured stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Wiliams and William Stanford Davis in person, as well as Janelle James and Chris Perfetti via Zoom from New York. Pre-taping a message was star and executive producer Quinta Brunson, who wasn’t able to attend — as she’s hosting tonight’s installment of “Saturday Night Live.”

In the “Abbott Elementary” episode “Mom,” Janine (played by Brunson) is planning a Memorial Day weekend solo trip. But that’s derailed when her mother Vanetta,...

It’s the new year, and there are a lot of new shows and films coming to Amazon Prime Video, including the Jennifer Lopez-led comedy “Shotgun Wedding” and Season 2 of the platform’s animated fantasy series “The Legend of Vox Machina.”

If you’re not in the gym working on those New Year’s resolutions, you can go on an comedic adventure with Prime Video’s “Shotgun Wedding,” which stars Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel who play a couple that attempts to wrangle their family members together for an ultimate designation wedding. However, things take a dark turn when the couple starts to get cold feet, and the entire wedding ends up being held hostage. The film drops on Prime Video Jan. 27.

As for shows, “Hunters” returns Jan. 13 with its second and final season. The series follows a group of skilled Nazi hunters who are on a mission to...

We are pleased to share with you Level 33 Entertainment’s horror thriller feature film Haunted Trail about a group of friends who receive the surprise of their lives when they realize there’s a real killer on the scene of a local haunted trail. Directed by Robin Givens (currently directing The Nana Project with Academy Award-Winning actress Mercedes Ruehl, “Batwoman,” “Riverdale,” Horror Noire, The Jenkins Family Christmas, The Family That Preys, Head of State), the film …

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The holiday season is almost here and Amazon Prime is getting in the mood with its list of December 2021 releases. Sure there are the usual Christmas movies to be found but the real gift this month are two big original titles.

The sixth and final season of beloved sci-fi series The Expanse premieres on Dec. 10. Amazon is doing its usual release strategy of three episodes on the premiere day followed by a weekly schedule so there’s still some time to be spent with the crew of the Rocinante. The other big ticket item is the Desi and Lucy biopic Being the Ricardos on Dec. 21. Sure, Aaron Sorkin seems to be completely disinterested in I Love Lucy and Nicole Kidman bears no passing resemblance to the iconic comedienne whatsoever but uh…it’s a movie!

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Exclusive: Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard is joining New Line’s Salem’s Lot bunch in the big-screen take of the 1975 Stephen King vampire novel, we can tell you first.

She’ll play Dr. Cody, who in the novel is a guy, Dr. Jimmy Cody. Cody assists Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman in the film), Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh) and Matt Burke (Bill Camp) in fighting the spread of vampires. Spencer Treat Clark also stars as Mike Ryerson, as Deadline first reported. In King’s first New York Times No. 1 bestseller, author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Woodard recently starred in the critically acclaimed feature Clemency, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and a Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. On the small screen,...

September usually means the beginning of the traditional fall TV season. As such, Hulu’s list of new releases for September 2021 contains some impressive TV swings.

For starters, all of ABC and Fox’s (both now united under the Disney banner alongside Hulu) fall season offerings will be made available to stream on Hulu the next day. More impressively, however, two FX on Hulu originals make their way to the streaming world this month.

The first is the long-awaited adaptation of the classic comic Y: The Last Man. The story of a virus that destroys every mammal with a Y-chromosome (save for one escape artist and his monkey) is set to premiere on September 13. Shortly after that, the B.J. Novak-produced anthology series The Premise arrives on September 16. Even those who are fatigued from timely anthology concepts will want to check this one out.

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The summer movie season may be winding down but Amazon Prime still has a hit or two up its sleeve in August 2021.

Amazon’s list new arrivals this month is highlighted by Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time. That may be a mouthful of a name but it’s a big deal in the anime world. The streamer nagged exclusive rights to the final film in the Neon Genesis Evangelion film franchise known as “Rebuild of Evangelion”. With the future of the franchise up in the air, this could be the last chance in awhile for anime fans worldwide to catch some mecha action.

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August 2021 brings some other original films of note to Amazon as well.

Film aficionados will want to keep an eye on Amazon Prime Video in August, as the streaming giant is set to debut two Cannes Film Festival premieres: “Val,” a new documentary about Val Kilmer that uses archival footage shot by the actor himself, and “Annette,” Leos Carax award-winning musical (it won best director at Cannes) starring Adam Driver and Maron Cotillard and featuring music by Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks.

But beyond the Prime Video originals, the Amazon library content added to the service next month is vast and impressive. Among the major movies coming to Prime Video include “Aliens,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Jaws,” “Moneyball,” and “Predator.” Meanwhile, IMDb TV, the free service that users can access without a corresponding Amazon Prime subscription, will host “Apollo 13,” “La La Land,” and “Ghostbusters” among many other big titles.

Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in August...

Exclusive: Robin Givens (Riverdale) has been tapped for a key role in the upcoming third season of the CW’s Batwoman.

Givens, a new series regular on the DC drama, will play Jada Jet. A powerful CEO for Jet Industries, Jada isn’t bossy: she’s the boss. Passionate and hard working, a woman who has worked her way through life’s ups and downs to climb her way to the top — all while being extremely protective over her impetuous son. A woman with a deep past that forced her to give up her first-born child, Jada is a woman with a good heart, but will do whatever it takes to protect her family.

In the June 27 Season 2 finale, Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) has fully taken up the mantle as Batwoman with Kate Kane leaving Gotham in a search for her long-missing cousin Bruce Wayne (aka Batman). It also was...

Exclusive: Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor, writer, producer, activist and overall queen Taraji P. Henson has signed with M88. Henson will be repped by the entire M88 team, led by new partner Oronde Garrett and co-founder Phillip Sun.

Henson has an acting career that showcases both her range and personality. Most recently, she wrapped Empire where she played the memorable no-nonsense Cookie Lyon. The role earned her three Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe, a Critics’ Choice Award and three BET Awards.

In July, Henson’s production company Tph Entertainment signed a first-look deal with Twentieth Century Fox TV. The first project in development out of the gate is — you guessed it — a Cookie Lyon spinoff series. The agreement with Fox will also include other projects for multiple platforms.

Henson’s breakout performance in Hustle & Flow was a launching pad to stardom. Her credits...

Charles Gregory, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist who frequently collaborated with Tyler Perry on his films and TV shows, died of complications from Covid-19 on Wednesday.

Gregory shared on social media two weeks earlier that he had tested positive for the virus and was moved into the hospital. His death was mourned by filmmakers like Tyler Perry, Ava DuVernay and Lee Daniels, with whom he was most recently working on Daniels’ film “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.”

“He was a Brilliant hairstylist and did his Magic,” Daniels said in an Instagram post. “Whenever l complained about anyone’s hair he’d say ‘lemme just slap some grease on it.. it’ll be ok.’ And it was!!! The virus took him today. Please say a prayer for this wonderful man and his family.”

“Mr. Charles Gregory was a hairstylist that had worked with us for many years. The man was warm, loving and hilarious,...

Sanaa Lathan has left ICM Partners for CAA, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.

After early success in supporting and ensemble roles in such films as Blade, The Wood and The Best Man, she took center stage in Gina Prince-Bythewood's romance classic Love & Basketball, for which Lathan received an Independent Spirit nomination for female lead and won the Bet, Black Reel and NAACP Image awards. Since then, Lathan has appeared in a diverse array of film genres, with credits that include Brown Sugar, Out of Time, Alien vs. Predator,Something New, The Family That Preys, Contagion, The Best Man Holiday, American Assassin and Native Son. She also executive produced The Perfect Guy and ...

Sanaa Lathan has left ICM Partners for CAA, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.

After early success in supporting and ensemble roles in such films as Blade, The Wood and The Best Man, she took center stage in Gina Prince-Bythewood's romance classic Love & Basketball, for which Lathan received an Independent Spirit nomination for female lead and won the Bet, Black Reel and NAACP Image awards. Since then, Lathan has appeared in a diverse array of film genres, with credits that include Brown Sugar, Out of Time, Alien vs. Predator,Something New, The Family That Preys, Contagion, The Best Man Holiday, American Assassin and Native Son. She also executive produced The Perfect Guy and ...

In one of the most impactful speeches at Sunday night’s Bet Awards, Tyler Perry brought the audience to their feet talking about creating opportunities and taking control of his own destiny.

The writer, producer, director was honored with Bet’s Ultimate Icon Award. Taraji P. Henson, who has appeared in a string of Perry’s films including The Family That Preys (2008), I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) and Acrimony (2018), presented him with the award.

“In a time when my counterparts were making way more money than I was, Tyler Perry was the first to pay me my exact worth,” Henson said.

In his powerful speech at the Microsoft Theaters in Los Angeles, Perry recalled growing up with a father who beat his mother. To make her laugh, five-year-old Tyler started imitating the women she played cards with every Friday. Then Perry spoke of starting a new school when...

Taraji P. Henson had been steadily acting for over a decade, with nearly three dozen projects under her belt, before she reached a critical turning point in her career: what she thought was a fair paycheck.

“Hollywood can be cheap. They love a great performance at a discount price … If they can get it,” she says. “I always seemed to get respect, as far as work [went]. I just needed to get my money.”

The shift she saw came when she first collaborated with writer-producer-director Tyler Perry, on “The Family That Preys.”

Henson was just coming off “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” when she initially started talking with Perry about the project and, when she told him she didn’t get paid exactly what she hoped for on “Benjamin Button,” he told her what to go for and became “the first person to pay me what I thought I deserved at the time,...

Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Last weekend Pacific Rim: Uprising took down the long-time box office king, Black Panther, with an impressive $28 million haul. It won’t likely repeat the feat this weekend as one of the more intriguing releases of the year arrives in the form of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Tyler Perry’s latest, Acrimony, also debuts with Taraji P. Henson in the lead role.

Ready Player One

What we are excited about: There’s two things to be very excited about with this movie—the source material and director Steven Spielberg. Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name is a fun, action-packed adventure filled with nostalgia and geek-filled glee. It pays homage to some of the best films of the 1980s, and who better to direct such a nostalgia-fueled adventure than the king of the blockbuster himself,...

They say that the month of March either goes in like a lion and out like a lamb, or vice versa, and, at least from a box office standpoint, the month will seemingly go in like a lion and out like a lion too. The month kicked off with Marvel's Black Panther continuing its epic winning streak with an impressive $66.3 million in its third weekend, with the final weekend of March looking to be easily conquered by newcomer Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. Armed with strong reviews and positive word of mouth, we're predicting a $43.6 million debut for Ready Player One, which will easily be enough to take the top spot from last weekend's holdovers and two newcomers as well, Lionsgate's Tyler Perry's Acrimony and PureFlix's God's Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness.

For one, Ready Player One is shaping up to debut with...

An ax-wielding Demi Moore is going to be the least of Cookie Lyon’s problems when Empire returns this spring. TVLine has learned exclusively that Alfre Woodard has been tapped to play Renee, the estranged (and extremely formidable, natch) mother of Taraji P. Henson’s leading lady.

Woodard — a four-time Emmy winner — will appear on a recurring basis during the second half of Empire‘s current fourth season, which resumes on Wednesday, March 28 at 8/7c. The actress began shooting her arc earlier this month (as evidenced by the exclusive on-set image of Woodard and Henson above.)

The gig marks a...

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Acrimony, the new film from director Tyler Perry, along with the new poster and first look photo featuring stars Taraji P. Henson and Lyriq Bent as the married couple Melinda and Robert. For those expecting a wacky Tyler Perry comedy, you won't find that here, with the director taking a turn into thriller territory with this tale of marital strife that is much, much darker than the filmmaker's Madea comedies, but it remains to be seen how audiences will react to this type of movie from the acclaimed director.

Acrimony centers on a faithful wife (Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson), tired of standing by her devious husband (Lyriq Bent), becomes enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. The trailer takes us back to the beginning of their relationship, when a young Melinda (Ajiona Alexus) first meets a young Robert (Antonio Madison...

Lionsgate is readying to release Tyler Perry's next films. 

Tyler Perry's She's Living My Life, starring Taraji P. Henson, will hit theaters March 30. It will open on Easter weekend, opposite the Warner Bros. sci-fi adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg, and Pure Flix's faith-based follow-up God's Not Dead 3.

The drama sees Henson playing a faithful wife who, after growing tired of standing by her devious husband, gets enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. The project reunites Henson and Perry after two previous collaborations: 2008's The Family That Preys and 2009's I Can Do Bad All by Myself.

Additionally, Tyler...

Hulu has announced the new titles that will be available to stream on the platform during the month of April. Leading the pack is the new original series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel of the same name and starring Elisabeth Moss. The series premieres April 26.

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Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”

Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.

April 1

1408 (2007) (*Showtime)

A Horse Tale (2015)

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

Affliction (1998)

Almost Famous (2000)

America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)

Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...

The Tiff folks have unveiled their slated dozen features for their spanking brand new competitive section and they’ve managed to lasso some high profile world preems that will compete alongside Int. and Na premieres. Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland and Jia Zhang-ke for which the name of the programme section is named after (Tiff referenced his 2000 film), will see a class comprised of the likes Joachim Lafosse and his piping hot The White Knights, David Verbeek (Full Contact starring Grégoire Colin – see pic above), Fabienne Berthaud and yet again actress Diane Kruger with Sky and Ben Wheatley‘s highly anticipated High Rise. Also included in the comp we find Pablo Trapero‘s Venice-bound The Clan, Eva Husson‘s hotly tipped directorial debut Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) and a docu entry that sounds absolutely brutal true story from Alan Zweig in Hurt. The winner will be announced on...

Short film is part of network’s “Fright Night Files” anthology

Robin Givens is hooking up with TV One for a tale of deadly romance and family intrigue.

“Head of the Class” alum Givens will star in the upcoming TV One film “Mama’s Boy,” part of the network’s anthology series “Fright Night Files.”

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“Fright Night Files,” which first aired as part of TV One’s Halloween movie offering last year, returns in March with three new short films that will offer “tales of horror, betrayal and love gone wrong,” according to the network.

The great thing about having The Walking Dead cast members stop by when you're not pressing them for spoilers is they're happy to tell you anything else you'd like to know. Case in point: Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese), who took our Pop Culture Personality Test and named the movie that scared him even though it wasn't supposed to (Shrek), the movie he wishes he could watch again for the first time (A Soldier's Story), and the movie he almost walked out of (Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys). And, really proving our point, he also serenaded us with some Rihanna.

-Phoebe Robinson

I kid, I kid, but I’m also kind of serious. When someone mentions Tyler Perry, it’s only fair to think of him dressing up in old lady drag, bible thumping, and moralizing about how women shouldn’t open their legs for any good looking dude like they are a 24-hour Golden Corral. (Seriously, did you see Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor? Way to send a message to women that if they are not faithful, they’re going to get AIDS and everyone will hate them. Ugh!)

But here’s the thing: Ty Ty isn’t the owner of these kinds of movie tropes, so it’s about time we stop acting like it and recognize other movies that rely on these storytelling motifs. For example:

The Hooker With a Heart of Gold

[Photo: Lionsgate, Buena Vista Pictures]

When your job is being the personification of a sneeze guard at...

-Phoebe Robinson

I kid, I kid, but I’m also kind of serious. When someone mentions Tyler Perry, it’s only fair to think of him dressing up in old lady drag, bible thumping, and moralizing about how women shouldn’t open their legs for any good looking dude like they are a 24-hour Golden Corral. (Seriously, did you see Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor? Way to send a message to women that if they are not faithful, they’re going to get AIDS and everyone will hate them. Ugh!)

But here’s the thing: Ty Ty isn’t the owner of these kinds of movie tropes, so it’s about time we stop acting like it and recognize other movies that rely on these storytelling motifs. For example:

The Hooker With a Heart of Gold

[Photo: Lionsgate, Buena Vista Pictures]

When your job is being the personification of a sneeze guard at...

'No Good Deed' movie going unpunished to top weekend box office? (photo: Idris Elba in 'No Good Deed') Apologies for the bad wordplay above, but if Friday estimates are a reliable indicator, No Good Deed should indeed go unpunished to the top of the domestic box office this weekend, September 12-14, 2014. But why "unpunished"? Well, so far the Sam Miller-directed thriller starring four-time Emmy nominee Idris Elba (Luther) and Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) has a downright putrid 10% score and 2.6/10 average among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics. Sony Pictures, whose subsidiary ScreenGems is distributing No Good Deed, reportedly opted to skip late Thursday screenings to ensure that the film's plot twist would be kept under wraps. More likely, however, it was the critics' derisive remarks that Sony wanted under wraps. For instance: "The final plot twist...

For evidence of how bad working actresses have it in contemporary Hollywood, look no further than the cavalcade of talented female performers who have subjected themselves to toiling in the flat-footed melodramas of Tyler Perry; if Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates and Sanaa Lathan (“The Family That Preys”), Thandie Newton and Gabrielle Union (“Good Deeds”) and Taraji P. Henson (“I Can Do Bad All By Myself”) aren't getting better offers than to star in Perry's hacky, retrograde, low-budget movies, times are tough indeed. The most misused performer in his latest, “The Single Moms Club,” would have to be the talented comic.

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Ahead of the release of The Single Moms Club, a film written, directed, produced by and starring Tyler Perry, we thought it was worthwhile looking back on all the Tyler Perry Productions (Tpp) that came before it. In total, Perry has produced 16 films (including Smc) from the ongoing Madea franchise to stand-alones, such as Temptation and Why Did I Get Married? All of the films have been met with varying degrees of praise and success. But who has actually sat down and watched all of them? Inspired by that question, I decided to review all of Perry’s film in order to grade and rank each film.

To see how they fall in order (from worst to best), flip through the gallery above. For a more in-depth, critical analysis keep on reading!

(Warning: The films were not watched in order of release. In fact, if watched in...

Discover if marital happiness can survive ‘For Richer or Poorer’ with the comedy-drama’s new home release. Image Entertainment released director Roger Melvin’s urban romance on DVD, which is retailing for $14.98, and Digital Download. The film stars ‘The Family That Preys’ actor Rockmond Dunbar and two-time Grammy Awarad-winning R&B singer LeToya Luckett, who has made a name for herself in the acting world on the HBO drama series ‘Treme.’ ‘For Richer or Poorer’ also stars Angell Conwell, Chris Spencer, Buddy Lewis, Clifton Powell, Karen Clark Sheard and Kent Fields. The comedy-drama is the 2013: Winner, Dove Approved, Five Out of Five Doves, The Dove Foundation. Image Entertainment has released the [ Read More ]

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Private Practice got out while the going was good. While it was still popular, the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off ended after its sixth season, wrapping up storylines and leaving viewers with the good feeling that the characters will go on just fine.

The medical TV show stars Kate Walsh (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) as Dr. Addison Montgomery, ex-wife of Grey’s Dr. Derek Shepherd, working in a Los Angeles office filled with other brilliant doctors trying to juggle work and life.

Also in the cast are Benjamin Bratt (La Mission), Taye Diggs (Equilibrium), Amy Brenneman (Mother and Child), KaDee Strickland (The Family That Preys), Paul Adelstein (TV’s Prison Break) and Tim Daly (TV’s The Sopranos), although Daly was off the show at the end of season five.

Walsh had announced that she...

Hollywood usually ignores the rules of genetics when it comes to casting family members in movies. Even some of our favorite films of all time, from "The Godfather" to "The Royal Tenenbaums" feature relatives that no combination of chromosomes could have realistically created. But every once in a while, the showbiz powers that be strike casting gold with actors who resemble each other enough to believably share a last name.

Here are 12 pairs of co-stars who you'd swear could be related.

Philip Seymour Hoffman & Jesse Plemons in 'The Master'

Who They Play: Author, philosopher, physicist and religious leader Lancaster Dodd and his skeptical son Val.

Why It Works: You don't have to be an experienced casting agent to see the striking resemblance. The round cheeks, the prominent chin, the fair skin, the blond, perfectly combed hair. But it goes beyond the obvious like hair color and skin tone...

Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Think Like a Man Think Like a Man, inspired by TV/radio comedian Steve Harvey’s bestselling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, dethroned Gary Ross / Jennifer Lawrence’s The Hunger Games at the North American box office this weekend. The Hunger Games, in fact, was down two spots, also trailing the Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling romantic drama The Lucky One, based on Nicholas Sparks‘ bestselling novel. All three films performed above expectations. According to box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo, Think Like a Man took in a surprisingly strong $33.63 million — about 10% above early estimates released as late as Friday night — averaging a highly impressive $16,693 per-theater at 2,017 locations. It has become distributor Sony Pictures/ScreenGems’ biggest hit targeted at black Americans, surpassing the Beyoncé Knowles‘ 2009 movie Obsessed, which earned $28.6 million (approx. $29.8 million today). Sony had been (officially) predicting a $17 million opening weekend,...

Chicago – The female heroine driven film “The Hunger Games” had held the top spot for the past four weeks but has been knocked out by “Think Like a Man” based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book. The movie is directed by Tim Story and written by Keith Merryman & David A. Newman starring Michael Ealy (“Barbershop”), Jerry Ferrara (“Entourage”), Meagan Good (“The Steve Harvey Show”), Regina Hall (“Death at a Funeral”), Kevin Hart (“The Five-Year Engagement”), Taraji P. Henson (“The Family that Preys”), Terrence J (“Sparkle”), Jenifer Lewis (“Meet the Browns”), Romany Malco (“Baby Mama”), Gary Owen (“Daddy Day Care”), and Gabrielle Union (“Bad Boys 2”). The weekend gross was $34 million almost tripling the reported production budget of $12 million.

The story of “Think Like a Man” follows four men who discover their girlfriends have purchased Harvey’s book and use his advice to shake things up. The men feel betrayed by...

Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Think Like a Man The Hunger Games is no longer the no. 1 movie at the North American box office. After four consecutive weekends on top, Gary Ross' movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel was down two spots at no. 3 on Friday. The new box-office leader is Tim Story's comedy Think Like a Man, inspired by TV/radio comedian Steve Harvey's bestselling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. At no. 2 was the Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling romantic drama The Lucky One, based on Nicholas Sparks' bestselling novel. Both films performed above expectations. According to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo, Think Like a Man took in $12.2 million — about 10% above early estimates released last night — thus averaging a highly impressive $6,055 per-theater at 2,017 locations on Friday. Chances are the comedy will pass the $30 million mark this weekend. If so, it'll...

Michael Ealy, Think Like a Man The Hunger Games has lost the box-office crown at the North American box office. After four weekends on top, Gary Ross' film version of Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel has been beaten by two new entries: Tim Story's comedy Think Like a Man, based on the bestselling book by TV/radio comedian Steve Harvey and whose target audience are Us blacks, and the Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling romantic drama The Lucky One, based on a bestselling Nicholas Sparks novel and aimed at American / Canadian teenagers and young women, and their boyfriends and/or gal pals (regardless of ethnicity, apparently, though both leads are white). As per early, rough estimates found at Deadline.com, Think Like a Man may reach $30 million at 2,017 theaters this weekend after taking in $11 million on Friday. Distributor Sony Pictures/ScreenGems had been (officially) predicting $17 million. Believe their "prediction" at your own risk.

At the end of what could become the highest-grossing February in history, four new releases enter the fray this weekend. Act of Valor is targeting first place with a very wide release (3,039 theaters), though it will face tough competition from Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (around 2,800 screens at 2,132 venues). Wanderlust (2,001 theaters) and Gone (2,186 locations) are also debuting this weekend, though it's unlikely either of them creates much of a stir.Act of Valor is easily one of Relativity Media's most aggressively marketed movies so far. Beginning with the debut trailer last October and continuing through four Super Bowl commercials earlier this month (two pre-game, one in-game, and one post-game spot), the studio has clearly gotten the message out that Act of Valor is "a motion picture event starring active duty Navy SEALs." Whether that's an event that's interesting to a wide audience remains to be seen*most previews skirt...

Lionsgate and Tyler Perry have announced the commencement of production of Madea.S Witness Protection. The film marks the prolific filmmaker and multi-media tycoon.s 14th feature film production with Lionsgate in seven years. The announcement was made by Perry with Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger, co-chairs of Lionsgate.s Motion Picture Group.

Comic legend Eugene Levy (the American Pie franchise, Best In Show) stars in the film as George, a high level CFO at the center of a Ponzi scheme in New York City who is enrolled in the Witness Protection program along with his family in the one place that absolutely no one will think to look for them: Madea.s house down South. Perry wrote the script, is directing and producing the film, and will reprise three of his best loved roles . as tough talking grandma Madea, as Madea.s indelicate cousin Joe, and as plain-spoken attorney Brian,...

All Star Cast Includes Jurnee Smollett, Lance Gross, Robbie Jones,

Vanessa Williams, Kim Kardashian, Brandy Norwood, Ella Joyce, and Jerry Stiller

Santa Monica, CA (November 2, 2011) – Lionsgate, together with Tyler Perry, today announced the commencement of production of The Marriage Counselor. The film, which is based on Perry.s beloved stage play of the same name, marks the prolific filmmaker and multi-media tycoon.s 13th feature film production with Lionsgate in seven years. The announcement was made by Perry and Joe Drake, Lionsgate.s co-coo and Motion Picture Group President.

The film is currently shooting inAtlanta,Georgia, at the filmmaker.s own 200,000 square foot studio compound Tyler Perry Studios. Mike Paseornek, Lionsgate.s President of Motion Picture Development and Production, will oversee the project on behalf of the studio. Ozzie Areu, President of Tyler Perry Studios, and Paul C. Hall are producing the film.

Jurnee Smollett (.Friday Night Lights., Eve.S Bayou,...