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Lionsgate has released the trailer to Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls,' which will open nationally on November 5.
Directed by Tyler Perry, the film stars Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Macy Gray, Michael Ealy, Hill Harper, Khalil Kain, Omari Hardwick and Richard Lawson.
Based on Ntozake Shange's award-winning 1975 play of the same name, 'For Colored Girls' onsists of a series of poems performed through a cast of nameless women known only by a color. The characters deal with subjects such as love, abandonment, rape and abortion.
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By: poetrysez on 9/14/2010 7:29PM
Now, that was wrong teasing us like that. You gonna make me try and track down a bootleg...just to satify this craving to see it now ;) Nah, I'm just jiving, this movie is worthy of the ticket price!
Well done Tyler :)
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By: BillSchrier on 9/14/2010 8:09PM
Well, I didn't see that obnoxious old black woman in the trailer... she was in both Tyler Perry movies I watched part of on cable TV. If she was dropped, that's a good thing, I never did understand what was supposed to be funny about her ... later I found out she was actually Tyler Perry in drag. She would always walk into a scene and dominate the conversation. No one would stand up to her and tell her to shut up.
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By: Chrystal on 9/15/2010 11:18AM
Actually Bill, the character of MaDea evoked from Tyler Perry's (numerous) plays and was not featured in "The Family That Preys" one of Perry's BEST movies to date.
I agree MaDea can be annoyingly obnoxious (point of her character) but she's not half as obnoxious as Mr. Brown (there's a television series featuring him) Geez! His buffoonery antics are worst than Kingfish, Buckwheat, JJ, Amos & Andy all rounded into one. Sickens me when I see his face on the screen.
Anyway, "For Colored Girls" is a far cry from that crap and so worth going to see.
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By: Cedric on 9/14/2010 9:17PM
@Bill Tyler Perry has produced other films without Madea being in it. Yes I will be at the movies for this one as well. It looks good!
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By: emalekev on 9/14/2010 8:31PM
This movie looks like its going to be good. It has a strong African American cast. I think this is going to be Tyler's first Oscar nominated movie. Much success Tyler..........
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By: wisdom on 9/14/2010 10:03PM
We must not walk but run to see this film,lets put our money where our mouths are,all it needs is our support.Lets make this an oscar movie.Brothers lets support the sisters,sisters lets support the brothers.
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By: clarke on 9/16/2010 10:02AM
OK JUST ANSWER ONE QUESTION FOR ME. HOW IS THIS "TYLER PERRYS" FOR COLORED GIRLS....? I THOUGHT THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A BLACK WOMAN, A REAL BLACK WOMAN, OVER 30 YEARS AGO. AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE?
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By: Eliza on 9/14/2010 10:15PM
I can't wait to see this movie. I most definately will support it on opening day.
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By: poetrysez on 9/14/2010 10:51PM
Ditto on the opening day ;)
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By: str8tnochzr on 9/15/2010 1:02PM
Yes, see it on opening day. It is important for films to have a strong showing during the opening weekend. I work in the film industry and believe me, if this film is not number 1 on opening weekend, it will fall in the weeks after and get lost once other films come out.
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