Tyler Perry leads BET Awards film nominations

By The Film Critic
JR Staff Writer

In the span of six years, Tyler Perry has built a powerhouse film company. Each year, since 2006, Perry releases two films a year. While the movies have not had the best critical reception, Tyler Perry's films have all been box office hits.

Despite making the black community laugh and cry with such precision over the past few years, Perry is facing a major backlash. Recently, Tyler Perry finally confronted fellow filmmaker, Spike Lee.

While some black media outlets are against Tyler Perry, BET has been among his biggest supporters. Perry is up for several film nominations at the 2011 BET Awards. For years, his films have been nominated for BET Awards.

As usual, Tyler Perry leads the BET Awards in film nominations, facing competition from Takers, The Book of Eli, and Death at a Funeral.

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Mo'Nique invites Tyler Perry and Spike Lee to her show to End Feud

By TV Insider
JR Staff Writer

Years of bickering between Tyler Perry and Spike Lee have hit a new peak right before the start of summer. Spike Lee has been insulting the work of Tyler Perry ever since 2008. Perry has kept silent about these comments, for the most part. But, he recently reached his wits end and told Lee to go straight to hell.

For both of their styles to be for entertainment purposes only, both men are taking things a little too seriously. Spike Lee needs to accept there are different types of black filmmakers. Instead of his constant criticism of Tyler Perry, Lee needs to get back to making his own classic films.

Yesterday, JR posted an article which stated how important both filmmakers are to the black community. Apparently, Mo'Nique feels the same way. After interviewing Tyler Perry, Mo'Nique has decided she wants to have both Perry and Spike Lee visit the set of "The Mo'Nique Show." She hopes their visit will lead to an end to their feud.

Spike Lee is known for making serious movies and he should continue to make serious movies. Tyler Perry is known for making comedy movies and he should continue making comedies. If anything, the two should collaborate on their films. Lee helped open the door for filmmakers such as Tyler Perry and Perry has taken things to the next level with his deals with Lionsgate Entertainment and TBS. The two should be mentoring the next filmmaker who will make even more history.

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