April 24th, 2013 | Posted by Binky | Posted In Interviews,Movies

When Tyler Perry made the decision to cast Kim Kardashian in his film, Temptation, it left a lot of folks scratching their heads and wondering why he would do such a thing. And it seems that after the film’s debut, most are still feeling that way.

One person in particular that was displeased with the casting decision was actress, Essence Atkins. She recently sat down with Sister 2 Sister Magazine and expressed her disappointment in Tyler for giving Kimmy her big screen debut.

“I found it interesting that Tyler did that with Temptation, hiring Kim Kardashian because she has 16 million Twitter followers, which would seem like a brilliant marketing plan,” Essence told Sister 2 Sister. “He has one of the biggest Twitter personalities out there in his movies, and he had one of the worst box office weekends.”

“It’s not a failure, but it did worse than his movies usually do just based on him,” clarified Essence. “I thought that was an interesting finding. You’re experiment didn’t work.”

“People want to see good stories. It’s not necessarily that they want to see Kim Kardashian in a movie. They want to see her in a bikini. They want to see her with Kanye [West]. They want to see her on her show talking about her life with her sisters, but that doesn’t mean that they want to see her in a movie,” she said. “The fact that people want to see their lives and the volatility of that…. I don’t’ think that it translates at all.”

We all know Essence is more known for her roles in flicks like How High than cinematic classics, but do you think her statement was justified? Was Kim cast merely for her popularity, or did Tyler really think she could handle the role? Most importantly, if you checked out the film, what are your thoughts on Kim’s acting skills?

Sound off!

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April 5th, 2013 | Posted by Juicy Carter | Posted In Celebrities,Television

Tyler Perry’s Madea and Oprah’s Sofia (The Color Purple) cross paths in a hilarious new vid to promote Tyler’s two new upcoming OWN Network television shows, The Haves and the Have Nots, and Love Thy Neighbor, both set to premiere May 28th and 29th.

All my life I had to fight. I had to fight the press folks, I had to fight the ratings, I had to fight them haters. Girl chile, ain’t safe in a world full of cable channels. I loves OWN, God knows I do. But I ain’t gone let nobody beat me. You want a great cable channel? You find OWN like everybody else been doin’.

Watch below, and post your thoughts!

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December 20th, 2012 | Posted by Miss Jia | Posted In Movies

Tyler Perry is ready to have us paying attention to the big screen again. In his latest film, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, Jurnee Smollett finds herself at the head of a love triangle after meeting a man who seems to want to give her a little more than her hubby (played by Lance Gross). Kim Kardashian & Brandy also make appearances in the film.

It’s slated to hit theaters March 29th. I’m here for it. Will you be going to see this new film?

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April 18th, 2012 | Posted by Miss Jia | Posted In Movies

Tyler Perry is back and ready to deliver to his loyal fans another dose of Madea.

An investment banker and his family are placed in the witness protection program, finding themselves relocated from their posh Connecticut neighborhood to Madea’s southern home.

Not too sure about this one. To be quite honest, I haven’t enjoyed very many of the Madea films. I’d say that I’m more of a fan of the others that aren’t necessarily centered around that particular character.

What do you guys think of the short clip? Will you be going to watch it?

Click HERE if you’re having trouble watching it in the player above.

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