Spike Lee: “No more Tyler Perry questions”
Do not ask Spike Lee about Tyler Perry.
“No more Tyler Perry questions, please,” Lee said during a Thursday visit with KISS 104.1 host Art Terrell, after listeners called in asking about past dust-ups between the two filmmakers.
In the past, Lee has criticized Perry’s work, and Perry has responded suggesting that Lee travel south — way south — in search of warmer temperatures, if you get our meaning.
But enough of that.
“Peace and love, leave it at that,” Lee said Thursday. He was in town promoting his latest movie, “Red Hook Summer,” which opens in Atlanta on Aug. 24.
Click here for a link to a video of Lee’s visit.
The film, which opened Friday in New York, concerns young Flik Royale (Jules Brown), who leaves his middle-class Atlanta home for a summer with his grandfather Bishop Enoch Rouse (Clarke Peters) in Brooklyn’s Red Hook housing projects. Flik holds up his iPad 2 as a sort of shield against the world; the Bishop does the same thing with the Bible. (The two wireless devices are about the same size, you know).
Spike Lee with Condace Pressley, assistant program director of AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB.
Lee directed, produced, co-wrote (with James McBride) and reprised his role as Mr. Mookie the pizza deliverer in the film.
“Hollywood wants to make a gazillion dollars on every film,” Lee said, explaining the decision to finance it himself. “They’re not going to take a few pennies.”
“Red Hook Summer” does have its comic moments, mostly thanks to sassy Chazz Morningstar (Toni Lysaith) and the tippling Deacon Zee (Thomas Jefferson Byrd), but things take a somber turn in a hurry when dark secrets from the past begin to emerge.
“I do think there’s a place for a film like this,” Lee said. “I know people want to go see ‘Batman,’ want to go see ‘The Avengers.’ This is going to be a film for people to chew on and debate.”
Given that Lee was born in Atlanta and attended Morehouse College, we asked if he might consider shooting a future movie down here. Thanks to tax incentives, Georgia’s film industry has been flourishing in recent years. Answer: maybe so.
“I would like to shoot here again,” he said.
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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134 comments Add your comment
Mr. Ed
August 13th, 2012
8:53 am
Perry could buy and sell this hack.
michael
August 13th, 2012
10:03 am
He never seemed able to move beyond the “angry black man” mode. You can still address real issues and raise questions/debates skillfully. Lee never seemed able to do more than one approach.
I Heart Tyler
August 13th, 2012
10:05 am
Spike has always had an insane jealous streak in him, especially over any other black director who has been more fortunate in the industry than he has. It shows a lot about the man. After all, they’re all in it for the money, and I seriously doubt Lee is making anywhere near the money Tyler Perry is making.
td
August 13th, 2012
10:08 am
I Heart Tyler
August 13th, 2012
10:05 am
>After all, they’re all in it for the money,
This is 100% not true.
emack
August 13th, 2012
10:09 am
so many people feel like spike does too
so many will look pass tyler just like we gave rkelly a pass
Sher and Donny
August 13th, 2012
10:10 am
Spike Lee is a Schwatza.
Happy
August 13th, 2012
10:11 am
I am not a Spike Lee fan but I will go see this movie. I was disappointed at his comments about Tyler Perry as well. That was then this is now. We will see what this movie has to offer.
Michael I so agree with you. I didn’t like that Mookie character AT ALL. I don’t like anyone who would rather continue to wallow in those sins of the father instead of moving on.
I don’t like racist people at all. I don’t like angry people either. We can’t continue to live in the past. Not that our past is not still a part of our presence but when will it end? Let’s not forget but let’s move on in a positive productive way. I am hoping this movie is a good one.
ATLER
August 13th, 2012
10:14 am
Perry runs around is dresses acting like a women just like Hollywood wants him to do while Lee makes friends that opens your eyes as a whole. He should be angry. Perry is the one that needs to go way down south.
Thomas
August 13th, 2012
10:24 am
Who is Spike Lee? Is he a basketball player?
Big Boom NY
August 13th, 2012
10:25 am
I think Spike is right, Tylers movies have no moral substance… The movies plots and screenplays are probably brilliant, but you will know that will all the Coonery and Buffonery. Dont get me wrong, he keeps black Hollywood working, but in this time and age, we need more then a gun toting grandma.
Marco
August 13th, 2012
10:33 am
Is this the guy that Twittered the address of that poor innocent elderly family? I have never heard of him until the Zimmerman case. What a knuckle head, lol!
Who?
August 13th, 2012
10:36 am
td,
You are so naive.
Rusty
August 13th, 2012
10:37 am
I haven’t watched any of his movies, but I enjoy his television station, Spike TV.
MLK JR.
August 13th, 2012
10:41 am
Goes to show why the black community is where it is: we love Tyler Perry’s thoughtless productions, but hate anything that makes us think. Who needs discrimination when people make fool of themselves?
Decker
August 13th, 2012
10:42 am
This guy makes movies? I always thought he worked for the NY Knicks!
Meli
August 13th, 2012
10:42 am
Last time I looked, Tyler Perry is making millions of dollars and employing hundreds of people both in front of the camera and behind it. Last time I looked, Spike Lee has to beg people to go see a movie he made and not even the movie critics fall over themselves to praise his films anymore. Maybe Mr. Lee needs to just shut up and concentrate on making good films that people want to see again instead of worrying about what Mr. Perry is doing.
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
10:43 am
Spike Lee has NO REASON to be jealous of TP because his body of work speaks for itself. Do The Right Thing, School Daze & X are light years ahead in comparison to anything Tyler Perry has ever done. As the first modern day, young, independent black filmmaker, if not for Spike there’d be no Tyler! The (sad) problem is most black audiences would rather be ‘entertained’ by “coonery and buffoonery”, instead of being made to THINK and address the hard facts. A voice like Mr. Lee’s is always needed, especially in these troubled times. The question is not is he angry…the question is; is the anger justified. And that is the issue people don’t want to address. Long live Spike! I will gladly pay my money on opening weekend to support QUALITY black entertainment!
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
10:45 am
MLK, Jr…THAT’s on point!
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
10:49 am
Spike Lee has NO REASON to be jealous of TP because his body of work speaks for itself. Do The Right Thing, School Daze & X are light years ahead in comparison to any Tyler Perry has ever done. As the first modern day, young, independent black filmmakers, if not for Spike there’d be no Tyler! The (sad) problem is most black audiences would rather be ‘entertained’ by “coonery and buffoonery”, instead of being made to THINK and address the hard facts. A voice like Mr. Lee’s is always needed, especially in these troubled times. The question is not is he angry…the question is; is the anger justified. And that is the issue people don’t want to address. I will gladly pay my money on opening weekend to support QUALITY black entertainment!
Rick
August 13th, 2012
10:49 am
I loved his movies ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Adaptation.’ Bravo!
Calliope
August 13th, 2012
10:50 am
@ Mlk Jr…. Pretty Much… God forbid we think
lovejones4
August 13th, 2012
10:52 am
Tyler Perry is a no-talent hack! His movies are terribly written and appeal to the lowest common denominator — he’s the Walmart of black movie directors! He’s all about money and it says something about us as a community about our vision or lack thereof when we support his schlock and not good stuff like love jones or some of Spike’s better works. Spike has taken a lot of chances, paved the way and yes, fallen on his face a time or two. But Perry’s formulaic films are supposed to make him beyond scrutiny somehow? Ha! Stuff like “Why Did I Get Married Too” and that other buffoonery he has on TBS right now shouldn’t just go straight to DVD, it should go straight to the garbage! The Real Housewives’ crowd deserves someone like TP!
Call It Like It Is
August 13th, 2012
10:53 am
“Hollywood wants to make a gazillion dollars on every film,” Lee said, explaining the decision to finance it himself. “They’re not going to take a few pennies.”
That is correct Shelton, Hollywood wants to make money. Your films dont do that. Your act of being an angry black man has had its 15 min of fame. Perry makes fun movies that one can enjoy. Everything doesnt have to be thought provoking. Thats a poor excuse for someone who is out of touch with what Americans want.
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
10:59 am
Call It Like It Is – It’s AMERICA that’s out of touch. Just look at the CRAP on TV & the regurgitated movie industry! If that’s what people want, we need Spike more than ever…
No he dit'nt
August 13th, 2012
11:00 am
Power to the people!
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
11:00 am
loveones4 – Marry me!! lol
Sunny
August 13th, 2012
11:02 am
I find it quite amusing that Spike Lee has berated Tyler Perry’s films and fanbase then in turn, creates a film based on a Christian family. Oh, the irony. Now he is seeking Perry’s viewers.
Trey
August 13th, 2012
11:02 am
Hater Gonna Hate. MA-DEA! MA-DEA! MA-DEA! MA-DEA!
Jeff
August 13th, 2012
11:04 am
Enjoy the concept of the media that their couldn’t possibly be two african americans making films.. they did the same nonsense when John Singleton came out.. constantly asked Spike about him in an attempt to get some thing going. I think Stallone makes movies simultaneously as Deniro.. and Scorcese.. wow.. what a concept.
Trey
August 13th, 2012
11:04 am
@Sunny – He also added a sassy character Chazz Morningstar. Sounds like a Madea rip off!
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
11:07 am
Jeff That’s how it works…there can only be ONE and of course, it’s the ig’nant one…smh
Fulton
August 13th, 2012
11:08 am
And any grown person talking about ‘hating’, well that say enough about YOU!
Trey
August 13th, 2012
11:11 am
<——– Trey ain't paying you no attention Futon.
Trey
August 13th, 2012
11:12 am
<————– Trey aint paying you no attention Futon.
Mr. Riley
August 13th, 2012
11:24 am
Tyler Perry = Terrible Movies
Spike Lee = Good, thought provoking movies *two thumbs up to movies with good content and great storylines*
knobsaw
August 13th, 2012
11:24 am
At some point, we all need to realize that there is an agenda to ensure that images potrayed of African-Americans in this society are as negative as possible. Check out the news outlets 1st, then go to the entertainment(music, movies, magazines). WAKE UP!!! We are the only ones that can truly control us. As long as we continue to support stereo typical films, disrespectful and talent-less music, and bafoonery on television the agenda will strive as it has been since the end of the civil-rights movement of the 1960s. Spike’s work is very important and timeless in it’s content. Let’s see if Madea will be as relevant in 25 years. To not support a certain artist because of the content of their art, does not make you a so-called “hater”, it reveals your intelligence.
Trey
August 13th, 2012
11:26 am
Got my edukation at APS
Jason
August 13th, 2012
11:27 am
Although Spike should probably keep his opinions about Perry to himself – he is right. Perry buys into corny, outdated stereotypes of southern black people, and insipid, slapstick comedy that can be funny, but possessing a much larger audience than spike, who is a REAL director; Spike may come off as ‘angry black’ to many, but I also find that this comes from people who really don’t watch his films and try to understand what he is trying to project. Spike Lee is a great director and writer, an important artist
mommyof2
August 13th, 2012
11:30 am
I like Spike’s movies but in person, he’s an ass. I’ve met him a couple of times and he never was appreciative of fan support.
Riley
August 13th, 2012
11:31 am
I’m going to give a shout out here to Andre, Tom Hoffman, and his little dog ember in Chantilly, Virginia
Gayle
August 13th, 2012
11:36 am
Here all the Tyler Perry haters. You just hate his successfulness. Its not about the movies it’s his success that you all despises.
Spike Lee: ‘No more Tyler Perry questions’ | theGrio
August 13th, 2012
11:37 am
[...] Lee curtly said when asked about his fellow filmmaker. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has more: Do not ask Spike Lee about Tyler [...]
Shiri
August 13th, 2012
11:40 am
Talk about somebody who hates white people, Spike Lee is the poster child. He won’t support anybody who is white….
Real Men Wear Dresses and Knee-highs
August 13th, 2012
11:42 am
Perry is an exceptional filmmaker.
Unfortunately for him he peaked about 20 years ago.
I plan to see the new film, and I hope it does well. Maybe it will be bring Spike back from the brinks of marginal relevancy.
Even when he is not producing great films, he manages to contribute to a culture of dialogue and empathy in this country. He has always been a conversation starter.
The larger conversation that he seems to be afraid to meet head on lately is rampany homophobia in the greater African-American community.
Clearly Lee and Perry have very different styles, and it would be shallow to try to lump them together as “black filmmaker.” So why would Lee feel it necessary to criticize Perry? Does he think we don’t notice that Lee’s work has gretaer artistic integrity? Or does he he just feel obliged to prove how straight he is by picking on the gay kid in his class?
Dodge Carithers
August 13th, 2012
11:42 am
Spike is still angry and it is not so at Tyler Perry it is because Tyler is so far ahead of him in the film industry-remember this is America and what little freedom we have we do not have to hug and kiss Spike Lee Movies-a little humorous goes a long way to the banks. I Like Tyler perry and Madea and looks like Lee do have a house of personal pains.
Artie
August 13th, 2012
11:49 am
I’d only go to a Spike Lee file if he dressed up as a heavy set women chasing unruly kids around all day with a spoon. Now that would make a ton of cash!
Spike Lee: ‘No more Tyler Perry questions’
August 13th, 2012
11:50 am
[...] Lee curtly said when asked about his fellow filmmaker. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has more: Do not ask Spike Lee about Tyler [...]
gunga din
August 13th, 2012
11:57 am
they are both useless hacks that produce trash that only a few people will go see. tyler makes his money by portraying blacks as horny buffoons. spike makes his by portraying blacks as poor victims of the white man.
Cinder Toomey
August 13th, 2012
11:59 am
I loved ‘Training Day’ and ‘Ray.’
Cinder Toomey
August 13th, 2012
12:02 pm
My two favorite TV shows are ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Meet the Browns.’
Major's League TV
August 13th, 2012
12:03 pm
Thank, God for our 1st Amendment, but, I am really praying for the death of “Willie Lychn,” and very soon!
Andrew
August 13th, 2012
12:03 pm
Spike Lee Net Worth $40million. Tyler Perry Net Worth $350million. Tyler Perry is DA MAN!
The Sitch
August 13th, 2012
12:03 pm
I feel like the movie “Do the Right Thing” portrayed Italian-Americans unfairly.
ignition
August 13th, 2012
12:04 pm
I don’t see how anyone can compare Spike Lee is an Oscar Nominated Filmaker..
Tyler Perry makes ghetto, gutter, coon, trash..
So Violent
August 13th, 2012
12:06 pm
Given that Lee was born in Atlanta and attended Morehouse College, we asked if he might consider shooting a future girlfriend down here. Thanks to tax incentives, Georgia’s sex crimes industry has been flourishing in recent years. Answer: maybe so.
“I would like to shoot her again,” he said.
jesse
August 13th, 2012
12:07 pm
make that money.perry
I Heart Tyler
August 13th, 2012
12:07 pm
Tyler Perry specializes in movies that make people laugh. Spike Lee specializes in movies that make people think (or so he assumes). Nothing wrong with either, but there’s no use for one to put the other down constantly for the simple reason he’s jealous of his much larger success. All that does is ‘make people think’ that Lee is prone to kvetch.
I Heart Tyler
August 13th, 2012
12:09 pm
td, you said it’s not true that they’re in it for the money. Well, I could agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.
Dawn
August 13th, 2012
12:09 pm
I think Spike is hostile to Korean Americans.
rebel
August 13th, 2012
12:10 pm
LOL @ Artie
Every “community” has a spectrum of productions they refer to as art. Some are horrible, some are great, but good art is subjective and its value left to determine by the beholder. I, for instance, think all of Tyler Perry’s movies are the SAME movie. A family or a group of friends coincide for some family function, fall out about some historical drama or current issue(s), resolve them, have dinner, then do the electric slide. Then they roll credits.
I can NOT watch his sitcoms on TBS – now that’s some bad acting.
However, none of this discussion is race based. There are good and bad movies made by directors of every hue – just look at movie ratings.
Hmmm ....
August 13th, 2012
12:11 pm
For those who think TP’s productions are “thoughtless” if you look past the gun toting grandma, you’ll see that every TP production has a moral to the story, and tries to offer a positive outcome/explanation/example/solution to the viewer. Are they the best made movies/tv shows out there? Absolutely not, and I get why people don’t like the Madea character, but it’s a means to an end, not the entirety of any production Madea is featured in.
I like Spike too and have seen all of his films. His movies are insightful, thought provoking, and portray real life situations (as does TP’s flicks if you watch/look past Madea) that any black person can find themselves in. But like in any business, likeability is a factor that can make you or break you. Spike claims he wants complete control of his work and that’s why he finances his own films, but the truth of the matter is he’s not well liked in Hollyweird and nobody will finance his projects. Further, publicly attacking another black person will never win points with me. Doing so made Spike look petty and jealous of another black man’s success, or in simpler terms … a hater.
I’m sure I’ll get bashed for this next comment but Spike could probably learn a thing or two from TP on the business front. Spike’s attitude is terrible overall and his “eff you” mentality has cost his brand not only in dollars but also missed opportunities. As he himself has stated, “Inside Man” is one of his most profitable films, but Hollyweird won’t produce a sequel? Why when they’ve produced sequels for films that were not as successful. Imagine how many more people Spike’s work could touch if he could reach a broader audience?
Kevin
August 13th, 2012
12:12 pm
Neither Mr. Lee nor Mr. Perry built their businesses.
Someone else did that for them.
ignition
August 13th, 2012
12:13 pm
Well Lets See:
She’s Gotta Have It (1986) School Daze (1988) Do the Right Thing (1989)
Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Jungle Fever (1991) Malcolm X (1992) Crooklyn (1994) Clockers (1995) Girl 6 (1996) Get on the Bus (1996) He Got Game (1998) Summer of Sam (1999)
Bamboozled (2000) 25th Hour (2002) She Hate Me (2004) Inside Man (2006) Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Documentaries
4 Little Girls (1997) Freak (1998) Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia (1998)
Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999) The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) The Concert for New York City (2001) Jim Brown: All-American (2002) When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) Kobe Doin’ Work (2009) Passing Strange (2009) If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise (2010)
Yeah I can see how Spike is racist and made NO Money producing and direction films over nearly 30 years in the filmaking business..
Penny Hardaway
August 13th, 2012
12:15 pm
Spike Lee is a national treasure.
He studied at the famous NYU film school and has been Oscar-nominated for his work in writing, producing and directing. He also contributes to a national dialogue about culture and race.
Tyler Perry produces whimsical, sometimes frivolous, but always harmless and colorful characitures of African-American life. Atlanta is proud to claim him, and the burgeoning Atlanta film industry has him to thank. Well, him and the favorable tax policies.
You, losers, on the other hand, are just the same old lousy white trash that has been stinking up Atlanta since the 1950’s. Face it: Atlanta is a chocolate city and always will be. So you can pack up your Tahoes and your Grand caravans with your fat wives and ugly ginger kids and drive back down to Bainbridge. It’s just as easy to be opinionated and unemployed down there as it is here. And the cost of living is a lot cheaper.
buffoonyo
August 13th, 2012
12:16 pm
Sorry but the Madea character is not even funny. Now, when Jamie Fox did Luwanda, now THAT was funny. Madea, not so much.
buffoonyo
August 13th, 2012
12:18 pm
Rented a Perry movie one night thinking I was going to laugh my head off…. nothin… Crickets….
yessir
August 13th, 2012
12:18 pm
@ buffoonyo – I always wanted Luwanda and Sheneneh (Sha-nay-nay) – Martin Lawrence – to “meet.”
Kev
August 13th, 2012
12:18 pm
Hey everybody, I’m Kev. You know me. I’m the sucker who repeats conservative catch-phrases based on taking phrases out of context and misconstruing comments. I’ll be here all day as I have no job. I’m just hanging out watching Fox News so I will know what to repeat in my conversations with my friends when they get off work.
ignition
August 13th, 2012
12:21 pm
Another thing Inside Man grossed over $184 Million Dollars alone…
Spike isn’t struggling, he also is very stubborn about how he wants his films made and are prduced for better or worse.
Yep
August 13th, 2012
12:26 pm
I agree with Spike Lee’s comments and feeling about Perry.
Spike Lee’s movies and documentaries are legendary because they’re filled with substance that makes the human THINK about the society that surrounds us all!
I can take my son’s to see Spikes films without having to navigate questions of why are people laughing at the bible scripture quoting man in the dress on the inside of the theater yet cursing a man outside of the theater for doing the same thing.
Also noticeably absent from theaters showing Perry films is men, because we are not interested in seeing men in drag or viewing a script that is unrealistic and one that the intelligent can’t relate to.
Spike is also disappointed that Perry isn’t broadening the platform that he has been given in doing a wider range of films, like documentaries, action, horror, suspense, drama when Lions Gate has given Perry carte blanc to do whatever he wants to do and they will back him-
I am proud that Perry is a multi millionaire from being homeless, however I find that I pass on viewing his movies, plays and TV shows because if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all and this doesn’t cut it when spending my hard earned money-
Maybe
August 13th, 2012
12:51 pm
Spike hates whitey – whitey don’t buy into Spike – Madea loves everyboy – whitey loves Madea….
WTF
August 13th, 2012
12:54 pm
@Penny Hardaway You just explained what Atlanta sucks.
michael
August 13th, 2012
12:57 pm
I think you are missing that a large part of Perry’s success was appealing to the church crowd who appreciated addressing issues and rl conflicts, typically with “family values” responses. Is meet the browns the lowest common demoniator? Sure. I wouldn’t that about his Married franchise or even his Madea stuff that has other characters deal with non-comic issues. Remember, Madea wasn’t the titular Angry Black Woman.
Kevin
August 13th, 2012
12:58 pm
Hi Kev, I’m Kev.
It’s contextually accurate. I’m sure you won’t/don’t/can’t comprehend it.
I didn’t make it up. Your man said it.
See you at the polls!
Tim
August 13th, 2012
1:00 pm
Hey Penny & WTF, Delta is ready when you are!
michael
August 13th, 2012
1:01 pm
Frankly I lost what respect I had for Lee when he sued Spike TV. I don’t even watch the channel but because his ego was so big that he assumed that everyone would think that it was about him, talk about egocentric. Too bad Spike Mulligan wasn’t alive to sue him.
missnadine
August 13th, 2012
1:04 pm
OK, from a white woman’s perspective: I have watched most of SL’s movies and not one TP movie. The reason? SL makes thought provoking movies that force the audience to confront their fears and hatred. While TP is no doubt a good man who has done a lot in employing minorities in his films, I think most of his films just make more fun of the fat, sassy black woman stereotype.
His TV shows are so bad I run to grab the remote. The shows remind me of a Black version of Mama’s family. They are so bad! I think of TP as I do Ryan Seacrest. Both are influential, from Atlanta, smart, and rich. They have gotten richer by turning out crap like Meet the Browns (TP) and any one of the Kardashian shows (RC). With all that talent and ambition, why can’t they focus on putting out good shows? I look forward to seeing the new SL film. I know it will be good. SL did an awesome job with a documentary on New Orleans. If you had watched it, you would have known that he gave equal airtime to all the players, from the Korean store owner, to the Black doctor, to the white poor person, to the Hispanic councilman… open your eyes folks, and broaden your horizons beyond the sassy finger pointing shrilling stereotype.
Tim
August 13th, 2012
1:04 pm
@ Penny Hardaway & @WTF – Delta is ready when you are!
willie lynch
August 13th, 2012
1:11 pm
Hank Aaron never made the money of a Mike Hampton (If you don’t know google it). Making more money doesn’t equate to having delivered a better product.
By applying the (il)logic that Tyler Perry has made more money therefore Spike Lee has no credibility with his critique, is like saying Wal-Mart’s product line is better than Nordstram’s. Sorry, it just ain’t so.
Kev
August 13th, 2012
1:12 pm
McCain/Palin 2012
Kooky Kevin
August 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
My idea of contextually accurate is taking a statement about common purpose and national interests such as the relationship between infrastructure and the everyday logistical needs of small busiinesses, and removing the word “that” and then restructuring the statement to extrapolate the word “that” to “business” when it actually clearly was linked to the word “highway” in context.
The best part about what I do is either I am too dumb to know what I am saying is wrong, or I know it’s wrong but say it anyway because I lack cohesive original talking points.
michael
August 13th, 2012
1:18 pm
ignition, I honestly wouldn’t hold up most of those movies as commendable besides getting filmed and released. Four Little Girls was touching and the Kings of Comedy was an unexpected hit. Other than than, Do the Right Thing was released at the perfect time and She’s Gotta Have It gave us that annoying persona that shills sneakers.
The man squabbles with Tarantino which frankly, doesn’t say much about either one of them.
Tim
August 13th, 2012
1:19 pm
Hey Penny – Delta is ready when you are!
Thelma Harper
August 13th, 2012
1:19 pm
Vinton! Tell missnadine to shut her pie hole.
Laurence Fishburne
August 13th, 2012
1:21 pm
As between TP and SL I would venture to say that SL has a better grasp of the concept of Eisensteinian dialectical montage, whereas TP has a better command of the fart joke.
yang
August 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
TP did some good plays. As a film maker he sucks. Spike is a real film maker. You can make comedy with silliness and have quality. Look at the Kevin Smith movies. I will go see the new Spike movie but untill TP puts out something that is good I won’t go see it.
On another note TP knows that no black movie has ever lost money. So he will continue to put out B quality movies till one of them bombs.
Penny
August 13th, 2012
1:24 pm
@WTF: what does Atlanta suck?
Your comment is unclear.
Pootie Tang
August 13th, 2012
1:31 pm
My movie was the best.
willie lynch
August 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
Hmmm ….
August 13th, 2012
12:11 pm
So if Spike Lee resorted to more buffoonery he would be more successful? Dave Chappell had some interesting observations on why Black men were asked to put on womens clothing. When you look at just how few Black male box office leads there are and then see how many of them have at one time in their career has put on a dress for a lead role, one should wonder.
The larger issue is, why there is a need by the white male dominated entertainment industry for the effeminization of the Black male?
Tracy Jordan
August 13th, 2012
1:38 pm
Willie, you just reminded me of a funny episode of 30 Rock.
Tracy Jordan
August 13th, 2012
1:39 pm
Hey Penny – Delta is ready when you are!
Red Box
August 13th, 2012
1:48 pm
when I’m at the red box and the black lady in front of me is taking 30 minutes to pick something I just yell, “Come On! There are only two Tyler Perry movies in there! Pick something already!”
Linkster
August 13th, 2012
2:08 pm
Spike’s a great director, but he’s angry. He needs to let the racial thing go. Funny thing how Tyler and the people in the South have pretty much let the racial thing go decades ago, but the Yankees still think it’s a hot issue. Done, over, move on Spike.
Spike Lee Is Tired Of Being Asked About Tyler Perry | HipHop.com
August 13th, 2012
2:09 pm
[...] Lee, who is promoting his Red Hook Summer release, was being interviewed by host Art Terrell, on Atlanta’s KISS 104.1 radio station, when the Perry questions came up. “No more Tyler Perry questions, please,” he [...]
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
August 13th, 2012
2:11 pm
Can someone please name a good Spike Lee movie?????
who the hell cares?
August 13th, 2012
2:12 pm
hollywood has always had an agenda to stereotype blacks. part of the reason tyler is successful is because his movies fit right in with the way hollywood wants to depict us. look at red tails. a true inspiring stroy about the tuskegee airmen and george lucas, GEORGE LUCAS, the Star Wars genuis couldnt even get producers to help with this movie. he had to put his own money in the project for us to even enjoy the film. they want us in a little box but we have to be smart enough and strong enough to blow the box up and show what we really can do. thats what spike lee is trying to do. i dont agree with all his methods but his films are still more relevant and will be way after tyler’s. School Daze vs Madea? Malcolm X vs Why Did I Get Married. No comparison. they are different but they both represent our community. the bigger issue is when are we going to start supporting each other like the other racial communities. this is where it has to start.
who the hell cares?
August 13th, 2012
2:13 pm
i cosign willie lynch. great post!
Tyrone from East Point
August 13th, 2012
2:14 pm
Spike Lee is a hack.
Perry be the man!
Tyler
August 13th, 2012
2:27 pm
There are two things that Spike should stay away from, Twitter and Cameras.
Truthbeliever
August 13th, 2012
2:33 pm
I’ve never been a big fan of Spike Lee, though from all I’ve heard, he touches the conscientiousness of people. He does seem also to be stuck in an angry mode, often lashing out with at those with whom he does not agree. As a Christian, I am a critical thinker and am concerned with the plight of mankind everywhere, not just in my own church, neighborhood, city or country, for that matter. I am disturbed with the lack of morality generally, but especially among so-called Christians. I am apalled concerning the poor qality education our youth are gettting and the continued apathy and breeding of poverty brought on by ignorance. I am advocating change in the medical and insurance arenas because of the great disparities in medical care in this country. That being said, I like a good laugh every now and again. You can’t think for me, but you can entertain me. Tyler Perry is my modern-day hero. My level of conscientiousness is not changed by Tyler, but I am made better because I laughed! Every word or work does not have to be an existential exercise. At the end of the day, I don’t want the cares of the world on my shoulder. So I’m not in denial. I just know what the Scriptures say about laughter making the heart merry.
Mikeal
August 13th, 2012
2:39 pm
I liked when he played beside John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, but that was about it…
Willie McTell
August 13th, 2012
2:39 pm
So if Hollywood has an agenda to sterotype black people, then who’s behind the music industry?
Pam
August 13th, 2012
2:39 pm
If I was Spike, I know I’d be irritated that everytime my name comes up someobdy else is bringing up Tyler Perry. That would piss me the fkuc off to mention that drag queen everytime I put out a new movie product
Penny
August 13th, 2012
2:52 pm
Delta is ready when I am?
Clever use of a 1980’s slogan.
Almost as clever as your use of 1950’s slogans.
And 1850’s textbooks.
The point I was making was that Atlanta is what it is, which is what it has become. You can’t change it back. You can make it dumber by being here and commenting on stuff, but you can’t make it not be a chocolate city.
I will take Delta many times this year, but I will not be leaving Atlanta for good anytime soon. Aside from all the ignorant bigots it really is a nice place.
sharon
August 13th, 2012
2:53 pm
I agree with everythingJeff said @11:04. There is enough room in the business for both of them. I was really disappointed in Spike Lee when he fell into the trap and start trashing Tyler. To be honest the only movie Spike ever made that I liked was Malcolm X. Everything else was garbage to in my opinion.
sharon
August 13th, 2012
2:54 pm
Good for Spike for saying no more Tyler Perry questions
Tracy Jordan
August 13th, 2012
3:17 pm
lol, I just got you all fired up and acknowledge my post. Thanks for responding sport!
Paul
August 13th, 2012
3:23 pm
Let’s not come to the conclusion just because a man has more money he has created the better product.
Kay
August 13th, 2012
4:09 pm
I don’t care for most of Tyler Perry’s films or his TV shows myself but I DO like Tyler Perry himself. He appears to be a decent man and found a way to make a name for himself in Hollywood. Spike Lee also is rich and prominent in that tough industry–and has NO reason to be angry. Tyler Perry isnt the worst of offenders when is comes to stereotyping Black people. Why doesnt Spike pick on those gangster rappers who glorify crime and degrade women? They’ve been around way too long.
Spike Lee: No More Tyler Perry Questions | Postedlife.com
August 13th, 2012
4:40 pm
[...] more Tyler Perry questions, please,” Lee told KISS 104.1 callers asking about Perry. “Peace and love, leave it at [...]
LCDawg
August 13th, 2012
5:15 pm
Tyler Perry is a minstrel humorist nuff said.
Spike Lee Is Tired Of Being Asked About Tyler Perry | 97.9 The Box
August 13th, 2012
6:07 pm
[...] Lee, who is promoting his Red Hook Summer release, was being interviewed by host Art Terrell, onAtlanta’s KISS 104.1 radio station, when the Perry questions came up. “No more Tyler Perry questions, please,” he [...]
Penny
August 13th, 2012
6:08 pm
Actually I was responding to Tim. You’re either boring and unoriginal or just lazy.
But you sure had me worked up! Whew!
Andre
August 13th, 2012
6:14 pm
These two bicker like a couple of old hens.
Andre
August 13th, 2012
6:46 pm
And I’m referring to Penny and Tim.
Jason
August 13th, 2012
6:55 pm
Spike Lee is the black Mel Gibson, stuck funding his own films because of alledged anti semitic retoric in his films. Smart move Spikey.
Spike Lee On ‘Red Hook Summer’ Goals, Brooklyn and Politics – Huffington Post « Abolish Pest Control Serving Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York
August 13th, 2012
7:22 pm
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Big Roc
August 13th, 2012
11:53 pm
Why can’t we love both. The thought provoking movies and the Coonery movies. Why are we always against each other. Let them both do their own thing and make their own money. I’m proud of both men!!!!
steppin fletcher
August 14th, 2012
3:45 am
http://black-face.com/blackface-actors.htm
NEWSFLASH! Don’t Ask Spike Lee About Tyler Perry…
August 14th, 2012
5:32 am
[...] Perry already told y’all to “Let That Sh*t Go!” but according to the AJC, people are still asking Spike Lee about Perry and he’s made a statement asking y’all [...]
JeromeMJ
August 14th, 2012
7:55 am
SPike Lee like most New Yorkers is completely out of touch with anything but black racist Attitudes against white people. He is a NYU film shool joke who makes formula movies with no artistic merit. He is a sensationalist who has always wondered why so few people care to see his movies.
Keep him New York.
NO More Questions, @SpikesLee Is Fed With Being Asked About @tylerperry : Perry Responds “Spike Can Go Straight To Hell : KLIOU
August 14th, 2012
9:37 am
[...] Lee, who is promoting his Red Hook Summer release, was being interviewed by host Art Terrell, on Atlanta’s KISS 104.1 radio station, when the Perry questions came up. “No more Tyler Perry questions, please,” he [...]
Tyler Fairy
August 14th, 2012
10:30 am
NO more Spike Lee Movies or Interviews PLEASE! Please God Help Us!
Tyler Fairy
August 14th, 2012
10:30 am
Sorry, name name is supposed to be Tyler Ferry, darn auto correct!
AnitaM
August 14th, 2012
10:56 am
Both Tyler and Lee are storytellers. There is nothing wrong with how either filmmaker chooses to present aspects of the African American culture, experience, life, etc. Tyler’s methods are no different then Flip Wilson’s who dressed as Geraldine. Lee’s methods are no different than August Wilson’s. What’s important is that issues concerning African American’s has been made mainstream because of both Tyler’s and Lee’s work. Look at this way. The Bible is presented to us in different ways, but the key is that God wants us to come away with the same message-His message of love and salvation. Don’t be closed minded by the methods used and miss the message. You have to look deeper than on the surface of what Tyler and Lee are trying to convey.
Lee is always talking about how Hollywood doesn’t support his films and yet he does nothing to change that. I have a problem with that. If anything, he should try to collaborate with Tyler since Tyler does have influence in places he does not. Let’s not forget Tyler has done non-Madea movies, too.. It’s called networking. Tyler is doing something right. He is the only African American filmmaker that has 3 sitcoms on television! We have not had this type of dominance since Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons, The Cosby Show, A Different World. They could learn from one another.
Madea
August 14th, 2012
11:03 am
Aint no body said nothin bout no lunrch, I don’t want no lurnch!
Mookie
August 14th, 2012
11:04 am
Dago, guinea, garlic-breath, pizza-slingin’, spaghetti-bendin’, Perry Como, Luciano Pavaroitti…
Madea
August 14th, 2012
11:06 am
I don’t like you, say summ’n else smartttt to me
Mookie
August 14th, 2012
11:10 am
I got it, I’m gone.
Madea
August 14th, 2012
11:11 am
I got bout 27 people in my head and they was all about to beat yo tail!! I’m telling you, I’m crazy, I will burn this place DOWN!
Vashtai
August 14th, 2012
8:09 pm
Tyler Perry makes movies for black people and white racists to laugh at. Spike Lee makes movies for black people and thinking white people. Each has their own (sometimes overlapping) market. There is room for both. But it’s still apples and oranges. Each is an auteur in their own way. Tyler just makes way more money pandering to the ghetto.
Yusef
August 15th, 2012
8:39 am
I think it’s time. We gonna march and protest up on Perry. That man has his foot on our neck.
Don
August 15th, 2012
9:33 am
Yeah, Spike makes movies for thinking white people. They’re thinking what the hell am I doing watching this garbage.
ChrisM
August 18th, 2012
12:46 am
Tyler Perry does more than just run around in a dress. He helps people and gives back to the community. He hsd an amazing foundation. I praise him and I thank God for him being such a wonderful person.