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Title: Madea's Family Reunion
Year: 2006
Director: Tyler Perry
Plot: Actor and playwright Tyler Perry returns as Madea, a brash but loving African-American grandmother with her own way of doing things in this screen adaptation of his popular stage comedy drama. Madea has her work cut out for her when she finds herself dealing with a handful of family crises the same weekend that she's planned a massive family reunion. Her niece Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) is engaged to marry a handsome and successful man (Blair Underwood), but the good news is blunted when she reveals to her friends that he beats her. Another niece, Vanessa (Lisa Anderson), has been having romantic problems of her own, and isn't sure she should take another chance on love with a humble but good-hearted bus driver (Boris Kodjoe). Madea's older sister dies, with the funeral landing the same weekend as Lisa's wedding. And on top of all this, a court order forces Madea to look after Nikki (Keke Palmer), a troubled and angry teenager from a broken home. Madea's Family Reunion also stars Lynn Whitfield, Jennifer Lewis, Cicely Tyson, and Maya Angelou. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:27:01 GMTMadea's Family Reunion2006Tyler PerryActor and playwright <a href="/players/P___403164/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tyler Perry</a> returns as Madea, a brash but loving African-American grandmother with her own way of doing things in this screen adaptation of his popular stage comedy drama. Madea has her work cut out for her when she finds herself dealing with a handful of family crises the same weekend that she's planned a massive family reunion. Her niece Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) is engaged to marry a handsome and successful man (<a href="/players/P____72431/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Blair Underwood</a>), but the good news is blunted when she reveals to her friends that he beats her. Another niece, Vanessa (Lisa Anderson), has been having romantic problems of her own, and isn't sure she should take another chance on love with a humble but good-hearted bus driver (<a href="/players/P___346566/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Boris Kodjoe</a>). Madea's older sister dies, with the funeral landing the same weekend as Lisa's wedding. And on top of all this, a court order forces Madea to look after Nikki (Keke Palmer), a troubled and angry teenager from a broken home. Madea's Family Reunion also stars <a href="/players/P____75986/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lynn Whitfield</a>, Jennifer Lewis, <a href="/players/P____72317/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cicely Tyson</a>, and Maya Angelou. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide8Taggedy Taggged (6-10)222http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t79414mqklh.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Madea_s_Family_Reunion/259333/default.aspxFilm Spout Post: Batman, Star Wars, & Tyler Perry: Trade Roughage 10/17/07 http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/10/18/20937.aspx

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Post Date: 10/18/2007 3:37:27 PM
Body: Note: Variety.com appears to be down as of this writing, so we’re introducing a new “trade” today: The Guardian. George Lucas says he’s finally begun work on his long-rumored live-action Star Wars TV series. Lucas is adamant that the series will go beyond the tortured Skywalker clan to focus on peripheral characters from the film series, which doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem with the fans: at 6:30 on my local news this morning, this story was punctuated with a shot of the sun triumphantly rising over Manhattan set, to Darth Vader’s theme song. Production assistants at WNBC will apparently take whatever Star Wars extension they can get. From the “Yes, The Hollywood Executive Actually Said That” File: Steven Zeitchik of The Hollywood Reporter says Tyler Perry’s box office victory last weekend (his third in three years, after 2005’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman and 2006’s Madea’s Family Reunion) has “heartened the growing number of studios looking to crack the market for black films.” He quotes Sony Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper:”There’s probably not one new story to tell that hasn’t been told about white people. But there are so many stories that haven’t been told yet about people with brown and black faces.” Warner Brothers will tack a seven-minute Batman short in front of IMAX prints of the Will Smith vampire film I Am Legend. The short will cover the origin story of the Joker, to be played in Christopher Nolan’s next Batman flick by Heath Ledger. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog
]]>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:37:27 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/18/2007 3:37:27 PMNote: Variety.com appears to be down as of this writing, so we’re introducing a new “trade” today: The Guardian. George Lucas says he’s finally begun work on his long-rumored live-action Star Wars TV series. Lucas is adamant that the series will go beyond the tortured Skywalker clan to focus on peripheral characters from the film series, which doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem with the fans: at 6:30 on my local news this morning, this story was punctuated with a shot of the sun triumphantly rising over Manhattan set, to Darth Vader’s theme song. Production assistants at WNBC will apparently take whatever Star Wars extension they can get. From the “Yes, The Hollywood Executive Actually Said That” File: Steven Zeitchik of The Hollywood Reporter says Tyler Perry’s box office victory last weekend (his third in three years, after 2005’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman and 2006’s Madea’s Family Reunion) has “heartened the growing number of studios looking to crack the market for black films.” He quotes Sony Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper:”There’s probably not one new story to tell that hasn’t been told about white people. But there are so many stories that haven’t been told yet about people with brown and black faces.” Warner Brothers will tack a seven-minute Batman short in front of IMAX prints of the Will Smith vampire film I Am Legend. The short will cover the origin story of the Joker, to be played in Christopher Nolan’s next Batman flick by Heath Ledger. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog's blog Spout Post: Madea's Family Reunion http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/7/18/15244.aspx

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Body: By Tricia Olszewski For anyone still unfamiliar with Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise, there’s one important thing to keep in mind: Madea may be a big momma, but she’s no Big Momma. One look at Perry’s fatsuited old lady, and there it is—the traumatic image of Martin Lawrence’s own similarly enlarged, painfully unfunny female alter ego. What a surprise, then, to find genuine humor in Madea’s Family Reunion, the sequel to Perry’s 2005 hit, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Written and directed by Perry, Family Reunion emphasizes the same themes that run through his stage works: the importance of self-respect, of family, and of generally behaving in an upstanding Christian manner. The most significant story lines follow Madea’s nieces, Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) and her half-sister, Vanessa (Lisa Arrindell Anderson). Lisa is engaged to a perfect investment banker (Blair Underwood)—except he hits her. Vanessa has two children and no longer trusts men—but here comes a sent-from-heaven good guy who persistently pursues her (Boris Kodjoe). There’s also an angry-at-the-world foster child, Nikki (Keke Palmer), whom Madea is court-ordered to take in—and who naturally transforms into a polite, hardworking youngster through Madea’s tough love. Obviously, there’s plenty of heavy-handedness here: When the reunion finally takes place, for example, it’s capped by a random family member’s “I Have a Dream”–esque speech that, though eloquent, pretty much has nothing to do with what’s preceded it onscreen. But perhaps Perry’s worst misstep involves a character’s getting back at someone by dousing him with hot grits: Not only is this not terribly Christian, but it’s also accompanied by “Love and Happiness”—by the Rev. Al Green, who years ago was attacked the very same way. No one should blame this parade of old-fashioned values for trying to undercut itself a bit, but that’s just tasteless. Perry the director should have had more faith in Perry the star: For every Lesson that slaps you in the face, there he is, all arch one-liners and forever-threatened violence (“I shot Tupac!”). The filmmaker also plays Madea’s brother, Joe, who seems to exist only to add some Sanford and Son–ish wisecracking. You might have never before found flatulence funny, but try not to laugh when Joe addresses the subject with the advice “Let go and let God.”
]]>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:51:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog7/18/2007 6:51:00 PM By Tricia Olszewski For anyone still unfamiliar with Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise, there’s one important thing to keep in mind: Madea may be a big momma, but she’s no Big Momma. One look at Perry’s fatsuited old lady, and there it is—the traumatic image of Martin Lawrence’s own similarly enlarged, painfully unfunny female alter ego. What a surprise, then, to find genuine humor in Madea’s Family Reunion, the sequel to Perry’s 2005 hit, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Written and directed by Perry, Family Reunion emphasizes the same themes that run through his stage works: the importance of self-respect, of family, and of generally behaving in an upstanding Christian manner. The most significant story lines follow Madea’s nieces, Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) and her half-sister, Vanessa (Lisa Arrindell Anderson). Lisa is engaged to a perfect investment banker (Blair Underwood)—except he hits her. Vanessa has two children and no longer trusts men—but here comes a sent-from-heaven good guy who persistently pursues her (Boris Kodjoe). There’s also an angry-at-the-world foster child, Nikki (Keke Palmer), whom Madea is court-ordered to take in—and who naturally transforms into a polite, hardworking youngster through Madea’s tough love. Obviously, there’s plenty of heavy-handedness here: When the reunion finally takes place, for example, it’s capped by a random family member’s “I Have a Dream”–esque speech that, though eloquent, pretty much has nothing to do with what’s preceded it onscreen. But perhaps Perry’s worst misstep involves a character’s getting back at someone by dousing him with hot grits: Not only is this not terribly Christian, but it’s also accompanied by “Love and Happiness”—by the Rev. Al Green, who years ago was attacked the very same way. No one should blame this parade of old-fashioned values for trying to undercut itself a bit, but that’s just tasteless. Perry the director should have had more faith in Perry the star: For every Lesson that slaps you in the face, there he is, all arch one-liners and forever-threatened violence (“I shot Tupac!”). The filmmaker also plays Madea’s brother, Joe, who seems to exist only to add some Sanford and Son–ish wisecracking. You might have never before found flatulence funny, but try not to laugh when Joe addresses the subject with the advice “Let go and let God.” Spout Tag:love http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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