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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Count the dominoes as they fall
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Can you count the dominoes as they fall?
Know that there are more than 4 million here as this Dutch program exhibits one heck of an elaborate domino show.
Enjoy!
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Can Tyler Perry’s piece of the pie get bigger?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Can Tyler Perry grow his audience?
That’s the question posed today in the Hollywood Reporter, which while acknowledging the Atlanta filmmaker’s box office power and fan base, wonders if his material can be tweaked to attract the mainstream.
“Perry finds himself at a good news-bad news crossroads,” the Hollywood Reporter story says.
He can be counted on to bring in black audiences and millions of dollars. To date, his latest comedy “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” has earned more than $33 million. But mainstream audiences have yet to really embrace Perry’s films.
The movie he’s making now in Atlanta — “The Family That Preys” — has Oscar winner Kathy Bates in the cast and is an original screenplay.
I think much of Perry’s audience might wonder — what’s the problem?
Perry serves an audience that Hollywood couldn’t or wouldn’t. He makes millions of dollars. And his films are as successful or more successful than movies directed by, say, George Clooney.
Do you think Tyler Perry should seek a wider audience? Does he need to change his material?
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