As Hbcu bands prepare to journey to Southern California for the much-anticipated annual showcase, excitement is building in the community. This event, which celebrates the rich heritage and vibrant performances of black marching bands, is set to be a spectacular display of culture and music. The Historical Significance The tradition of black marching bands goes beyond simple school participation. According to Brian Simmons, director at Texas Southern’s band, Hbcu bands, it represents a lot of things. Having a history that’s deeply intertwined with the black community, these bands serve as more than just entertainment—they are a source of pride and...
- 5/27/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
I must open this review by simply stating the obvious that some critics might be overlooking: we may not be the audience for Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral. I know this because I saw the theater on a Saturday night in a multiplex and a good time was had by many. I’ve been a follower of Perry’s since 2005’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman, the first appearance by Madea in a theatrical release, and I truly believe the ex-stripper peaked around 2009’s Madea Goes To Jail, a work that highlights the racial injustice around mandatory minimum sentences.
In the latest outing, there is one scene that speaks to a very contemporary issue–police use of excessive force–that’s played rather disturbingly for laughs as an aggressive white cop with presumably extensive training expects Tyler Perry’s straight-laced and mild attorney Brian Simmons to follow...
In the latest outing, there is one scene that speaks to a very contemporary issue–police use of excessive force–that’s played rather disturbingly for laughs as an aggressive white cop with presumably extensive training expects Tyler Perry’s straight-laced and mild attorney Brian Simmons to follow...
- 3/5/2019
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Tyler Perry is back as Madea, and she's getting ready to whoop the some greedy one-percenter ass.
As the seventh in a series that may someday rival James Bond in numbers, "Madea's Witness Protection" is the latest opportunity for Forbes Magazine's highest paid man in entertainment to shake his moneymaker as Madea Simmons, the gun toting moral compass at the center of Perry's media empire.
The new trailer from Yahoo! Movies pairs him/her with comic genius Eugene Levy of Jim's Dad in "American Pie" and all the Christopher Guest movies.
Levy plays George Needleman, a Bernie Madoff-ish CFO accused of spearheading a Ponzi scheme for the New York City mafia, who's forced to enter his family into a witness protection program. Because this is a movie, the FBI decides the safest place to hide the weasel is Madea's house down south with her brother Joe, where the heartless businessman...
As the seventh in a series that may someday rival James Bond in numbers, "Madea's Witness Protection" is the latest opportunity for Forbes Magazine's highest paid man in entertainment to shake his moneymaker as Madea Simmons, the gun toting moral compass at the center of Perry's media empire.
The new trailer from Yahoo! Movies pairs him/her with comic genius Eugene Levy of Jim's Dad in "American Pie" and all the Christopher Guest movies.
Levy plays George Needleman, a Bernie Madoff-ish CFO accused of spearheading a Ponzi scheme for the New York City mafia, who's forced to enter his family into a witness protection program. Because this is a movie, the FBI decides the safest place to hide the weasel is Madea's house down south with her brother Joe, where the heartless businessman...
- 4/18/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
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