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Earthquake Underground (2/29)

When a massive earthquake submerges several subway cars underground, a group of misfit passengers band together to get to the surface or die trying.

Vice News Presents: Mass Shooting America (2/7)

An unflinching look at the true scope and scale of gun violence in America, as told by those who’ve experienced it first-hand.

Love You To Death: Mommy’S Missing (2/14)

The case of a missing mother reveals twisted family secrets that leave a trail of flames, arrests, and deaths in their wake.

TMZ No Bs: Miley Cyrus (2/24)

Harvey Levin and his team of TMZ experts discuss Miley Cyrus’ meteoric rise to fame and debate her biggest scandals and successes.

Love You To Death: For Love Or Money (2/28)

The shooting of a beloved Cleveland firefighter leads detectives to uncover a shocking plot for money gone very wrong.

Wicked director Jon M. Chu will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards, which recognize the year’s best editing achievements in film and TV.

The American Society of Editors made the announcement Monday, along with revealing that longtime Robert Altman and Tyler Perry collaborator Maysie Hoy and Star Wars Oscar winner Paul Hirsch will be bestowed with career achievement honors during the ceremony, set for January 18, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

The Filmmaker of the Year honor goes to an artist who “exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” Ace said. Recent recipients include John Waters, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy and Christopher Nolan.

“Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style,” said Ace president Sabrina Plisco, Ace, noting Chu’s...

Wicked director Jon M. Chu will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award from the American Cinema Editors (Ace), it was announced on Monday.

The award recognizes “an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” according to Ace. Film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch will also receive career achievement honors for their “outstanding career contributions to film editing.”

All honors will be presented at the 75th annual Ace Eddie Awards on Jan. 18 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Nominations will be announced on Dec. 11.

“Jon M. Chu is a visionary filmmaker who has captivated audiences worldwide with his dynamic storytelling and innovative visual style,” says newly elected Ace president Sabrina Plisco. “From the vibrant energy of In The Heights to the sweeping romance of the groundbreaking Crazy Rich Asians, his films are a testament to the power of cinema to transport, entertain and inspire.

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of May titles. The May 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals as well as numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, Tubi engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library, which includes over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 Fast channels.

You can watch the Tubi May 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

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Prepare To Die

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A young man trains in the ways of martial arts to seek vengeance on the corrupt landowner who murdered his family.

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Vice News Presents: Epstein Didn’T Kill Himself

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How the mysteries surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s life and death gave rise to a conspiracy theory that will never die.

Gone Before His Time: Kobe Bryant

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Recount the achievements – some personal, some professional, and many halted – of an NBA legend before his untimely death.

TMZ No Bs: Hollywood’S Dumbest Moments

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Join TMZ as they examine baffling & cringe worthy celebrity moments – Hollywood stars aren’t always the sharpest tools in the shed.

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Where The Devil Roams

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A family of murderous sideshow performers traverse the harsh conditions of Depression-era America in a bloody deal with the Devil.

HBO and HBO Max will be home to new original films, highly anticipated streaming debuts of new releases, and the finales of three popular series throughout February. Below, we’ve assembled a complete list of everything new on HBO and HBO Max in February 2022, and it includes a new thriller from director Steven Soderbergh and starring Zoe Kravitz called “Kimi.” The original feature takes place in a Covid-19 pandemic Seattle and follows an agoraphobic tech worker who discovers violent crimes have occurred in a data stream. The Max Original film premieres on Feb. 10.

Also coming in February is the “Raised by Wolves” Season 2 premiere on Feb. 3, with new episodes released weekly, as well as the season premiere of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on Feb. 20. And coming to a close in February are the original series “Euphoria,” “And Just Like That…” and “Peacemaker,” which all air finales this month.

For its list of new releases of February 2022, HBO Max is bringing back one of its biggest original series.

The Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi epic Raised by Wolves helped launch HBO Max back in 2020 and now it’s finally back for another season. Raised by Wolves season 2 premieres with three episodes on Feb. 3. This season will continue the conflict between future atheists and theists on a remote planet, while two androids raise some kids.

February 2022 also sees the end of another, more recent HBO Max hit. Peacemaker airs its finale on Feb. 17. Thankfully that same day sees the premiere of another exciting original. Dream Raider is a Mandarin-language sci-fi thriller that carries some big Inception vibes.

There aren’t many original movies of note this month, but there are a lot of recent hits coming to HBO Max as library titles. Nightmare Alley arrives on Feb. 1, followed by The Many Saints of Newark on Feb.

Exclusive: Brian White has inked with Buchwald for representation. The Ray Donovan alum and Monogamy actor recently starred as Evan Lancaster opposite Robin Givens, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans and Essence Atkins and in OWN’s Ambitions from Will Packer. In addition to Ray Donovan and Monogamy where he appeared as Jay White and Dallas, respectively, White has recurred on series including Scandal, Hostages, Mistresses and Chicago Fire. His additional credits include Bronx Siu, Walter, Getting Even and the CW’s Beauty and the Beast. White starred in Lifetime’s With This Ring opposite Eve, Jill Scott and Regina Hall and in Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds with Gabrielle Union and Thandie Newton. He also appeared in Stomp the Yard, The Game Plan, 12 Rounds, Good Deeds and Cabin in the Woods. The actor continues to be repped by Zero Gravity Management and attorney Eric Feig. He was previously at Paradigm.

The J’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival showcases national and international cinema that explores universal issues through traditional Jewish values, opposing viewpoints and new perspectives. The Jewish Film Festival now offers year-round opportunities to experience Jewish films from around the world. In 2020 all films will be presented virtually! More details can be found at The Jewish Community Center’s site Here

The 25th Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival will have a new and exciting look and feel this year. From Sunday, November 9 through Thursday, November 15 the Festival will present a wonderful selection of 12 documentary and narrative feature films from around the world virtually, so you can watch them in the comfort of your home…either on your computer or TV! While all films depict a slice of the Jewish experience, the films are universal and meant to be appealing to all, regardless of faith.

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A Michael Mann biopic of Muhammad Ali, a science-fiction thriller depicting a nightmare suburb, and a Tyler Perry romantic comedy are among the titles coming to Amazon Prime next month.

Films that will be available to stream starting in July include Ali (2001), Vivarium (2020) and Good Deeds (2012) as well as the Tim Burton dramedy Big Fish (2003), the Will Smith romantic comedy Hitch (2005), the Judd Apatow comedy Pineapple Express (2008), romance Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) and the Angelina Jolie-Johnny Depp romantic thriller The Tourist (2010).

Television series arriving on Amazon Prime will include the first season of Lego City Adventures, the ninth ...

A Michael Mann biopic of Muhammad Ali, a science-fiction thriller depicting a nightmare suburb, and a Tyler Perry romantic comedy are among the titles coming to Amazon Prime next month.

Films that will be available to stream starting in July include Ali (2001), Vivarium (2020) and Good Deeds (2012) as well as the Tim Burton dramedy Big Fish (2003), the Will Smith romantic comedy Hitch (2005), the Judd Apatow comedy Pineapple Express (2008), romance Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) and the Angelina Jolie-Johnny Depp romantic thriller The Tourist (2010).

Television series arriving on Amazon Prime will include the first season of Lego City Adventures, the ninth ...

As we get deeper into the summer, entertainment offerings are bound to start slimming – particularly in this pandemic era. Perhaps there’s no greater example of the oncoming drought than Amazon Prime’s list of new releases for July 2020.

Though the new options may be few and far between on Amazon this month, at least they pack a bit of a punch. In the case of Hanna season 2, that punch is quite literal. Esme Creed-Miles returns as the titular precocious super soldier. You can check out our review here. Beyond that, there are two intriguing Amazon original movies. The first is the Rosamund Pike-starring Radioactive and that arrives on July 24. Then there is the Dave Bautista film My Spy on July 26.

With HBO Max now on the scene, Amazon Prime is sure to lose some of its library titles. That can already be seen in the relatively sparse offerings for July.

With June drawing to a close, it’s time to look ahead to July. For Amazon Prime subscribers, next month brings a huge influx of new content, including a variety of movies both classic and underrated, as well as Amazon Original films and TV series.

Just a few of the notable movies arriving on the service include Jennifer Lopez tropical horror Anaconda, Tim Burton’s moving fantasy Big Fish, Dreamworks animated superhero flick Megamind, time-traveling Owen Wilson-starrer Midnight In Paris, romance Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist with Kat Dennings and Michael Cera, Adam Sandler comedy Spanglish, Rob Zombie horror The Devil’s Rejects and not one but two Will Smith vehicles – 2001 biopic Ali and 2005’s romcom Hitch.

For the full list, see below:

July 1 52 Pick-Up (1986) Ali (2001) An Eye For An Eye (1966) Anaconda (1997) Big Fish (2003) Bug (1975) Buried (2010) Cold War (2013) Edge Of Darkness (2010) Flashback (1990) Hitch (2005) Hollowman (2000) Iron Eagle IV – On The Attack...

Amazon is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in July.

New Amazon Originals include the second seasons of “Hanna” and “Absentia.” The 2019 Marie Curie biopic starring Rosamund Pike, “Radioactive,” is also coming, as a new comedy special from Jim Gaffigan called “Jim Gaffigan: Pale Tourist.”

Other existing movies that are being added include “Big Fish,” “Megamind,” “Pineapple Express” “Hitch,” “Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” “Vivarium,” and “The Weekend.”

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“As we confront systemic racism and injustice, Prime members can watch or re-watch a selection of titles such as ‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ ‘Just Mercy,’ ‘Betty Davis,’ ‘Crown Heights’ and many others in a dedicated carousel,” the streamer adds.

Here is the full list of everything coming to Amazon in July:

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Exclusive: Westworld Emmy winning actress Thandie Newton will headline Julian Higgins’ feature directorial debut God’s Country for Cold Iron Pictures and The Film Arcade, Deadline has learned.

The neo-Western thriller is set in the bleak winter landscape of the Mountain West. Newton plays a college professor living on her own at the edge of the national forest. One day she confronts two hunters trespassing on her land, triggering a battle of wills with dangerous ramifications.

Screenwriter Shaye Ogbonna adapted the script with Higgins from James Lee Burke’s short story Winter Light. Burke is The New York Times bestselling author of the Dave Robicheaux detective series and numerous other novels. He has received two Edgar Awards and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. Burke’s 40th novel will be released this year.

The Humane Society of the United States today announced that actor Jerry O'Connell and actress Rebecca Romijn will host the “To the Rescue!” New York 10th Anniversary Gala on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

The event will benefit and celebrate the organization’s animal rescue efforts.

As previously announced, the 2019 honorees include consumer goods company Unilever, Mutts cartoonist and children’s book author Patrick McDonnell and the Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust.

Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said, “Jerry and Rebecca will be incredible hosts at our gala, and we are thrilled to have them involved. As extremely talented and entertaining actors as well as devoted pet parents who deeply care about our mission, we couldn’t be more excited to see them in action at our event.”

O’Connell is an actor who began his career at age 11 when he...

Hannah Marks, who is perhaps best known for her role on the a BBC America series, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, has been tapped to direct the film adaptation to John Green’s bestselling Ya novel Turtles All The Way Down, which Fox 2000 optioned back in 2017.

The story centers on 16-year-old Aza, a girl with Ocd, who pursues the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett with her best friend, Daisy. Together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. All the while Aza is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker penned the screenplay while Temple Hill’s Isaac Klausner and Marty Bowen are producing. Green and Rosianna Halse Rojas are executive producers on the project.

Seven Bucks Productions, the production company co-founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, has named Kevin Hill the head of television and digital development.

In this role, Hill will identify, develop and produce new scripted and unscripted projects for Seven Bucks Productions and Seven Bucks Digital Studios. His background includes a six-and-a-half year stint at Wme working in non-scripted television department, where he worked with producers, brand and talent including Johnson and Garcia, WWE, Reddit, Daveed Diggs, Andrew Jenks, Film 45 and Eli Roth. Hill is also responsible for negotiating the Les Twins’ deal to star alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson for the 2019 “Men In Black” spinoff.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to officially welcome Kevin into the family,” said Johnson and Garcia. “Throughout his hard work with us at Wme, Kevin has proven a deep understanding of the Seven Bucks ethos and ability to make groundbreaking and ambitious projects happen.

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions has hired former Wme agent Kevin Hill as Head of Television & Digital Development. In his new role, Hill will help identify, develop and produce new scripted and unscripted projects across Seven Bucks Productions and Seven Bucks Digital Studios.

Hill moves to Seven Bucks from Wme where he spent six and a half years in the non-scripted television department. Hill was deeply rooted in Seven Bucks’ unscripted business at Wme and helped package several of the company’s projects including the anticipated forthcoming NBC series The Titan Games and Bet’s Finding Justice, both set to premiere in early 2019. Other projects Hill worked on with Seven Bucks include HBO’s Rock and a Hard Place, Spike’s Rock the Troops, CNN’s Soundtracks: Songs that Defined History and the critically acclaimed podcast What Really Happened? with documentarian Andrew Jenks.

In addition to Johnson and Garcia,...

During an appearance on Bevy Smith’s SiriusXM show, “Bevelations,” Tyler Perry revealed that, in 2019, he’s planning a farewell stage tour and film: “Tyler Perry’s a Madea Family Funeral” will mark the end of the character upon which his media empire was built. “It’s time for me to kill that old bitch,” he said. “I’m tired, man. I just don’t want to be her age, playing her.”

But this isn’t the first time that the mogul has expressed a desire to bury the character he’s most known for and that has made him quite wealthy. So the question is, will he actually follow through this time?



Perry has long wanted to “kill that old bitch,” expressing the same sentiment in as early as 2009, a mere four years after he made his first movie. “I would love to see Madea die a slow death in the next film,...

VH1 today announced today that Gabrielle Union will honor her mother at its annual “Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Moms” special.

She joins previously announced participant Colin Kaepernick, as well as Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Anthony Anderson and VH1 fan favorite, actress, and New York Times best-selling author La La Anthony, who will return as this year’s hosts. “Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Moms” will take place at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, California and will premiere on Monday, May 7th at 9 Pm Et/Pt.

One of today’s hottest stars, Gabrielle Union, continues to shine. Union is currently the star of Bet’s Being Mary Jane. She plays ‘Mary Jane Paul,’ a successful talk show host while balancing her professional and private life. Gabrielle was also recently seen on the big screen in Think Like a Man, Think Like a Man Too and Top Five.

The stars can't stop living it up in style -- and can you blame them?

Reese Witherspoon showed off looks from the spring 2018 collection of her fashion line, Draper James, at Root & Bone in NYC’s East Village on Nov. 2. Not only did she get to style some of her favorite pieces at the Nov. 2 affair, the Tennessee native also happily enjoyed breakfast treats like biscuits and grits at the Southern-style restaurant.

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Emily Ratajkowski was just as fashionable in her nude ruched mini when she pulled up to Goldie Hawn’s Gold Love-In gala on Nov. 3 in a lux Lyft ride.

Pics: Emily Ratajkowski's Most Gorgeous Selfies

Rocking a black-and-white striped turtleneck and vintage-style bell bottoms by DROMe, Girls alum Zosia Mamet celebrated the debut of Rebag’s first pop-up store, Handbag Heaven, in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood on Nov. 7.

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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...

Jaded theatergoers in the mood for something completely different should check out Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s new play, “Everybody,” which opened Tuesday at the Pershing Square Signature Center. It’s loosely based on the 15th-century play “Everyman,” which tells the story of a man who, in his confrontations with God and Death, can’t find anyone, except for Good Deeds, to accompany him on his journey to the afterlife. That’s also pretty much the story Jacobs-Jenkins tells in “Everybody,” and if you’re still intrigued, you should stop reading this review and buy tickets to the Signature Theatre production. Everybody else may continuing reading.

You know you are in trouble when the funniest part of a movie is Madea’s discussion of her retirement account. (She calls it her “Ho-01K” account, because she couldn’t open a 401K due to her illegal income.) Yes, it might finally be time to pull the plug on Madea, the strong-willed former stripper who just so happens to be everybody’s wacky aunt.

In his latest outing, the man behind Madea seems bored with his own creation, yet Tyler Perry only has himself to blame as writer, director, star, producer, and executive. His usual freedom and autonomy to green-light any project has led to interesting work the studio system might have passed on, like Daddy’s Little Girls and the somewhat brilliant Why Did I Get Married Too?. As of late, Perry has slowed down on the theatrical side, leaving an unusual two-year gap between his latest...

It's been a long time coming, but writer-director Eli Roth's horror-adventure film The Green Inferno is finally set to open in theaters this fall. To remind you of that fact, we have a new trailer for the film here. It takes a decidedly different approach than the film's first trailer that debuted over a year ago. This time around, we're introduced to a group of privileged do-gooders attempting to make their way to Peru in order to put a stop to rampant deforestation taking place in the country with the hopes of saving a local tribe from going extinct. What starts off as an eco-friendly mission soon turns to an all-out fight for survival. The film stars Lorenza Isso, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, and Kirby Bliss Blanton.  The Green Inferno opens in theaters on September 25th. Check out the new trailer for The Green Inferno below (via Facebook):...

After playing a lawyer named Tanner Bolt in Gone Girl, Tyler Perry's next role sees him with an equally improbable name: According to Variety, Perry has joined the cast of Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel as scientist Baxter Stockman, creator of a race of robots that hunt the Turtles through the sewers of New York City. Tmnt fans know that Stockman eventually becomes an insane cyborg — it's like they say, no Good Deeds goes unpunished.

David Oyelowo wins for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr; Amma Asante collects award for Belle.

Us civil rights drama Selma and its director Ava Duvernay scored a hat-trick at the Screen Nation Film & Television Award in London on Sunday (Feb 15).

David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the drama, won best male performance in film, while a public vote named Selma the favourite international movie.

A further public vote named Selma director Duvernay favourite female screen personality.

Period drama Belle won Gugu Mbatha-Raw best female performance in film while director Amma Asante collected the award for achievement in film production.

The event, known as the ‘black Baftas’, was also attended by stars including Idris Elba.

Charles Thompson, founder and CEO of Screen Nation, said: “We’re not a diversity quota anymore and never have been. We’re mainstream.”

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The Celebrity Big Brother housemates have taken on a task after all their food was taken away from them.

Katie Hopkins was appointed leader of the 'cadets' as they were charged with earning badges to win shopping allowances.

The celebrities could win badges for Good Deeds, Sacrifice, Environmental and Self-Improvement.

They won the Good Deed badge after Katie Hopkins - referred to as Red Pigeon throughout the task - sent Perez Hilton to sit on the naughty step to take "a rest from being an obnoxious person".

Next was the Environmental badge, which was attained after the housemates passed household waste in funnel-shaped head-gear to each other down a line and into a recycling bin.

Then the housemates sat around the campfire and had to be totally honest with each other, giving criticism and advice.

Katie Hopkins said to Perez: "I don't think you should run away from what you do,...

It's the most wonderful time of the year…award show season is back! Before we gear up for the 2015 Golden Globes Sunday night, the fine folks behind the People's Choice Awards are promising an unpredictable show filled with your favorite stars. As an added bonus, every award handed out is voted on by the people across the country. Cue the heartfelt acceptance speeches please! Before the fun kicks off tonight at 9 p.m. on CBS, we have a few more reasons to get you pumped for the first of many award shows this year! Let's see how the people vote tonight! 1. Celebrating Ben Affleck's Good Deeds: Talk about a special surprise! In a last-minute addition to the show, the...

Mila Kunis is not only a global ambassador for Gemfields, she's now teaming up with activist designer, Mary Fisher, on an exclusive collaboration with the jewelry brand. The actress is lending her voice to raise awareness for Gemfields' new 100 Good Deeds Bracelet, which features 100 ethically mined Gemfields Zambian amethyst beads. Proceeds from the sale go to the 100 Good Deeds Program and the stunning piece of jewelry retails for $475. "The motivation behind the 100 Good Deeds collection is to inspire simple acts of kindness around the world," Mary Fisher explained.  "Each bracelet is a reminder to spread positive change through action and fulfill our mission to Do...

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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...

Good day, clawers of all things coffin-topped. Theaters this weekend have something for both those interested in domestic thrillers, as both Sam Miller.s No Good Deeds, and Leigh Janiak.s festival-fave indie horror Honeymoon are both out now. No, No Good Deeds doesn.t really delve in horror, but it puts the stellar Idris Elba that much closer to my genre of choice. Somebody give this guy a machete and send him after teenagers! In smaller news, release dates are all the rage. Relativity will be putting Tom Harper.s The Woman in Black: Angel of Death in theaters on January 30th, during what is generally considered to be the worst time of the year for quality film debuts (and the last few weeks are particularly January-ish.) Mega-producer Jason Blum announced the Blumhouse offshoot Bh Tilt, a label that will handle the distribution of horrors that aren.t headed...

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Screen Gems will release director Sam Miller's (Luther) new thriller No Good Deed tomorrow.  The film stars Idris Elba as an escaped convict with a dangerous past who makes his way into the home of a devoted wife (Taraji P. Henson) and her young children.    As you can tell from the trailer, Elba isn't in his usual good guy mode here.  I recently had a chance to sit down with the actor and we talked about how satisfying it was for him to play someone so evil.  We also talked about the physicality of his scenes with Henson and the possibility of more Luther episodes (along with a movie). Hit the jump to watch my No Good Deed interview with Idris Elba.  The film also stars Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo, and Henry Simmons.  No Good Deed opens in theaters on September 12th. ComplexEmbed.Application.initialize({cId: "praHA5cDoqzKCGu...

Those Guardians of the Galaxy continued to rule the box office this Labor Day weekend. So where did that leave the horror offering As Above/So Below and the 30th anniversary re-release of arguably the most influential horror comedy of a generation?

As Above/So Below managed to continue two trends at once. First, the Paris-set Universal/Legendary horror film marks the latest found footage movie promoted in such a way as to hope you didn't know that going in. Just how on the outs is the found footage genre that Hollywood marketers are now going out of their way to downplay the format?

As Above/So Below also continues the trend of wide release horror movies in 2014 not exactly lighting the box office on fire. Falling near the middle of the pack at #5 with an estimated $10.3 million for the Labor Day weekend, according to Box Office Mojo, that's just...

“It’s okay to be completely imperfect,” declared Gabrielle Union during our recent webcam chat (watch below) when asked what the message was of her hit Bet drama series “Being Mary Jane.” As she explained, “Life is extremely messy and not perfect and not tied up. The loose ends are very rarely tied up, so that’s what we offer.” -Break- Join the heated Emmy discussions going on right now in the red-hot message boards Why did she shift from her successful film career ("Good Deeds," "Think Like a Man") to this full-time TV role as a talk show host in search of the perfect man? “This was a great opportunity because it just so happened to have an amazing character, great writing, a creative team that I love and respect and the check cleared!” The show was created by Mara Brock Akil, the talent behind the long-running laffers "Girlfriends" and "The Game.

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...

About Last Night

Directed by: Steve Pink

Cast: Michael Ealy, Kevin Hart, Joy Bryant, Regina Hall, Christopher McDonald

Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: February 14, 2014

Plot: Bernie (Hart) and Debbie (Hall) start to hate each other when a highly-sexual relationship gets serious. Meanwhile, their respective roommates Danny (Ealy) and Debbie (Bryant) begin to fall in love.

Who’S It For? Those who like their amount of real-life romance equaled to their sexual comedy, even if the sum is a bit underwhelming. And similarly, those who can look past a terribly made film.

Overall

Featuring three main performers from 2012′s Think Like a Man, About Last Night has a few credible moments within its story. With disturbing misfortune, they are amongst an experience of bad filmmaking. For sake of not losing my readership off the bat, I’ll save that tangent for later, and will at least start with what works here.

A tight-knit group of college friends reunites for the first time in 14 years for an unforgettable celebration in The Best Man Holiday, coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack including Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet on February 11, 2014, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The all-new sequel to 1999's beloved ensemble comedy The Best Man finds all nine friends together again for a reunion packed with laughter, love, and surprises. The Blu-ray Combo Pack comes with exclusive bonus features that include an alternate ending and deleted & extended scenes.

The film's stellar ensemble cast includes Morris Chestnut (Identity Thief), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Taye Diggs (Baggage Claim), Nia Long (Soul Food), Sanaa Lathan (Contagion), Regina Hall (Scary Movie franchise), Harold Perrineau (Zero Dark Thirty), Monica Calhoun (Love & Basketball) and Melissa De Sousa (Miss Congeniality), all reprising their career-launching roles, as well as Eddie Cibrian (Good Deeds) and John Michael Higgins (Pitch Perfect) in...

After nearly 15 years apart, Morris Chestnut (Identity Thief), Taye Diggs (Baggage Claim), Regina Hall (Scary Movie franchise), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Sanaa Lathan (Contagion), Nia Long (Soul Food), Harold Perrineau (Zero Dark Thirty), Monica Calhoun (Love & Basketball) and Melissa De Sousa (Miss Congeniality) reprise their career-launching roles in The Best Man Holiday, the long-awaited next chapter to the film that ushered in a new era of comedy.

In the closing frames of The Best Man, the groundbreaking movie from then first-time writer/director Malcolm D. Lee, Lance (Chestnut) and Mia (Calhoun) had just gotten married, and Harper (Diggs) proposed to a very shocked Robyn (Lathan). Murch (Perrineau) found the nerve to break up with Shelby (De Sousa) and begin dating Candy (Hall), the fantasy girl who’d become the love of his life, while the industrious Shelby rebounded and found herself in bed with lothario Quentin (Howard). And although Jordan...

In the last 12 months, Tyler Perry has been sued twice by others writers claiming that he essentially stole material from their works: the first suit was made public in November of last year, when author Terri Donald, who writes under the non de plume Tlo Red'ness, and who claimed that Perry lifted the premise for Good Deeds from her 2007 novel Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit. The second happened earlier this year, when screenwriter William James filed a lawsuit against Perry, claiming that the premise for his film most recent directorial effort, Temptation, was stolen from James' 2009 screenplay Lovers Kill. Both were...

Another day, another failed copyright infringement lawsuit. On Wednesday, Tyler Perry Studios and Lionsgate convinced a New York federal judge to dismiss a claim that the 2012 film Good Deeds was taken from plaintiff Terri Donald's 2007 book, Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit. Donald filed the case last November, and alleged that he had sent a copy of his book to Tyler Perry's production company before filming began. The movie centered on a wealthy businessman played by Perry who meets a struggling single mother. It grossed $35 million at the box office. Story: Own Doubles Order for Tyler Perry's 'Love Thy

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From the press release...Codeblack Films, a Lionsgate company, has hired veteran film and television producer Paul Hall as Head of Development and Production, the Company announced today.Hall’s 20+ years of credits include films such as Tyler Perry’s Temptation, For Colored Girls, Madea’s Witness Protection, Good Deeds, Shaft and Higher Learning, among others. In his new position, Hall will work closely with Codeblack Films’ President Jeff Clanagan and General Manager Quincy Newell to expedite the development of key properties for production and theatrical release for the studio. He has recently wrapped production on Addicted based on the popular book by Zane for...

Exclusive: Codeblack Films, a division launched by Lionsgate to produce, acquire and distribute urban-themed films, has hired veteran film and television producer Paul Hall to head Development and Production. Hall’s previous credits span more than two decades of the African-American film experience, including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, For Colored Girls, Madea’s Witness Protection, Good Deeds, Shaft and Higher Learning. Hall will work closely with Codeblack Films’ President Jeff Clanagan and General Manager Quincy Newell to hatch original properties that will be made in-house. So far, Codeblack has made its mark by acquiring distribution rights on finished films that have included the Sundance pic The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete, the romantic drama Things Never Said, the docu Free Angela Davis And All Political Prisoners, and Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, which is being released by Summit on July 3. Hall’s job will be to start cranking out films from within.

Not again! First it was Good Deeds, now it's Temptation! And, yes, I know what you're thinking, why would anyone want to claim credit for Temptation in the first place? But let's hear the facts first. The facts being that, today in an Indiana U.S. District Court, screenwriter William James, who lives in Gary, filed a lawsuit against Tyler Perry claiming that the premise for his film Temptation was stolen from James' 2009 screenplay Lovers Kill. According to James, the premise of a married couple in which the wife is tempted by another man and the affair destroys the marriage, was lifted from his script, by Perry. And yes that's a pretty generic plotline that's been done...

Following a solid $10.5 million Thursday, Paramount’s long-delayed sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation stayed on top of the box office on Friday with $15.5 million.

The action film, which stars The Rock, Channing Tatum, and Bruce Willis, may take in about $38 million over the three-day period — if that seems like a low weekend multiplier, it is, but that’s due to families staying in for Easter and the Ncaa tournament — which would give it about $49 million since its Wednesday night debut. For reference, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra started off with $54 million in its first three days in 2009. Paramount claims that Retaliation cost $130 million,...

G.I. Joe: Retaliation gained some momentum on Good Friday and held on to first place with a very good $15.5 million. Meanwhile, Tyler Perry's Temptation opened nicely, while The Host was a bit underwhelming. Including its Thursday gross, G.I. Joe: Retaliation has now earned an estimated $26 million through its first two days. That pales in comparison to the first Joe movie, which had already earned $40.3 million through this point. Still, it's a different time of year and a different release pattern, so it's not a perfect apples-to-apples comparison. In fact, it now looks like Retaliation could wind up grossing over $50 million by Sunday, which would be close to The Rise of Cobra's $54.7 million opening weekend.In second place, The Croods eased a very light eight percent to an estimated $10.7 million. That drop is nearly identical to that of How to Train Your Dragon at the exact same point, which suggests that...