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Review: 'Peeples' a refreshing and warm romantic comedy
Tyler Perry is credited as a producer on "Peeples," but don't let that scare you away. Written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism, "Peeples" is witty, charming and light, standing apart from the heavy-handed moralizing of so many of Perry's own movies....
Tags: Tyler Perry, Craig Robinson, Kali Hawk, Movies, Django Unchained (movie)
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Monday's TV Highlights: 'The Following' on Fox
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 7 -13, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Tonight Show...
Tags: Adam Sandler, Curtis Stone, Eva Longoria, Jordana Brewster, James Purefoy
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'Lincoln' aims to enlighten as it entertains
In "Lincoln," director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner have pulled off the improbable: They have built this season's prestige hit around congressional proceedings that might seem more appropriate for C-SPAN than the big screen. Any...
Tags: Slavery, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Movies, Ethics
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Motion picture academy invites 176 new members
This post has been updated, as indicated below. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 176 new members into the organization on Friday, including Octavia Spencer, Terrence Malick, Matthew McConaughey, Kristen Wiig, Kerry Washington,...
Tags: Monsters vs. Aliens (movie), Bram Stoker, Sam Rockwell, Ken Howard, Melissa McCarthy
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Wednesday's Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 22 - 28 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Jan. 22 - 28 in PDF format are also available at latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv Weekly TV Listings and more...... -
Oscar voters: Alfre Woodard talks membership, diversity
24 FramesOscars 2012: Alfre Woodard is actively trying to the demographics of Academy Awards voters through recruitment and engagement with people she works with in the industry.... -
My fearless, 100% accurate Emmy nominations predictions
Gold DerbyHere's who I predict will score bids when Emmy Awards nominations are unveiled Thursday morning: BEST DRAMA SERIES "Breaking Bad" "Damages" "Dexter" "Mad Men" "The Good Wife" "Lost" ALTERNATES: "Big Love," "Friday Night Lights," "House M.D.," "Sons of... -
'Peeples' takes the Fockers' formula for an African-American spin ★★ 1/2
"Peeples" is an African-American "Meet the Parents" that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. Casting the musically minded Robinson in this formula comedy about screwing up your first encounter with your potential in-laws is like...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, George Washington Carver, Kali Hawk, Movies
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These are some funny 'Peeples'
Boston HeraldMeet the "Peeples." Making- her directing debut, screenwriter Tina Gordon Chism ("Drumline," "ATL") may just have delivered the sleeper comedy of the season. Leads Craig Robinson (TV's "The Office") and Kerry Washington ("Django Unchained," TV's...Tags: Grace Jones, Kali Hawk, Django Unchained (movie), Heart Attack, Sag Harbor (East Hampton, New York)
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The 'hood is Sag Harbor in new comedy 'Peeples'
NewsdayNEW YORK _ Years before she began filming her comedy "Peeples," about a high-earning, high-achieving African-American family, writer-director Tina Gordon Chism drove around Long Island looking for possible filming locations. First stop: the Hamptons, of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Movies, Pineapple Express (movie), Kerry Washington
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‘The Good Wife’: Great guest stars; a great future?
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe most reassuring TV news I heard last week: “The Good Wife” has no plans to take on “The Walking Dead” and woo young viewers. It's not an issue for the acclaimed CBS drama, which attracts older adults. “We really at this... -
Will 'Oz' be great and powerful at the box office?
Liz Smith"I WANT him to see me like this! I want to show him what he's done to me!!" That's Mila Kunis, shrieking at her sister (Rachel Weisz) in Disney's coming "Oz the Great and Powerful." I won't explain here exactly why the lovely Mila is so distressed. Don't...Tags: Liz Smith, Wicked (musical), Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Stephen Baldwin
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