Tyler Perry

Joyful Noise is a holy hot mess of the sacred and inane

Four transvestites that sucked

​Candy Darling was probably the sexiest transvestite that ever lived, but s/he wasn't just sexy -- she was also talented. A star of stage and screen, she worked with luminaries from Andy Warhol to Tennessee Williams and was, during the course of her short life, such a fixture on the New York s ... More >>

Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Five great actors that phoned in iconic roles for terrible sequels

This is the smug grin you make when you no longer give a shit.​Johnny Depp gotta eat. And pay his mortgage. And Disney pays very well. Maybe that explains why he looks so thoroughly bored in the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, opening tomorrow. Captain Jack Sparrow was endeari ... More >>

Comment of the day: "Big Momma is a term of endearment"

​Hollywood is prone to recycling the same tropes over and over again, and there are no shortage of obnoxious ones to choose from -- but certainly one of the most nauseating is the black-male-actor-as-fat-sassy-black-woman. To that tiresome formula, the trailer for Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Ha ... More >>

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family is this week's most ridiculous trailer

​It's a pretty sad statement about race in America that every black man in Hollywood except Will Smith and Chris Rock is still somehow required to have a fat, sassy, female alter-ego to periodically provide the machine with a few cheap yuks about -- looka here, kids! -- how black women are, fa ... More >>

Talented actresses struggle with weak material in For Colored Girls

​It's a pretty sad statement about race in America that every black man in Hollywood except Will Smith and Chris Rock is still somehow required to have a fat, sassy, female alter-ego to periodically provide the machine with a few cheap yuks about -- looka here, kids! -- how black women are, fa ... More >>

Precious nominations put Colorado in Oscar spotlight

Gary Magness and Lee Daniels share a "Precious" moment at the Denver Film Festival.​This year's Oscar nominations are out, and Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire earned six nods, including Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique), Best Editing, Best Adapt ... More >>

Precious

Gary Magness and Lee Daniels share a "Precious" moment at the Denver Film Festival.​This year's Oscar nominations are out, and Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire earned six nods, including Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique), Best Editing, Best Adapt ... More >>

Brit's Picks for the Starz Denver Film Festival: Movies with Colorado connections

Joan Soriano is "The Duke of the Bachata."​Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten sc ... More >>

Friday Rap-Up: D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, 50 Cent, Grandmaster Flash, Foxy Brown

Joan Soriano is "The Duke of the Bachata."​Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten sc ... More >>

First Sunday

Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan get religion in First Sunday.

One Week Wasted

Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan get religion in First Sunday.

Letter Perfect

Akeelah spells out a fantasy that feels wonderfully real.