Arts & Entertainment

BPRW)  History was made recently, when 39-year-old Tyler Perry became the first African-American ever to launch his own major TV and film studio. The sprawling complex, which includes more than 200,000 square feet of studio and office space and sits on 30 acres that once housed Delta Air Lines’ finance, reservation and computer center. Perry will shoot his TBS sitcoms House of Payne and Meet the Browns along with other film projects at the studio, reports the Associated Press.

Studio:  20th Century Fox
Plot: An alien arrives on Earth to stop man from destroying the planet.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     *

The Wright Stuff: Jeffery Wright Stars as bluesman Muddy Waters

A reveiw of the movies on DVD this week.

Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa
Studio:     Dreamworks Animation Plot:     A botched rescue attempt strands several animals in the middle of the African desert.
Cast:     Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sherri Shepherd, Bernie Mac, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer
Rating:     PG
Bottom Line:     **1/2