. >> tyler perry made great inroads as the first african-american to own a major film studio. criticism from fellow filmmaker spike lee for the type of films he was making. >> a lot of stuff that's on today is coonery and buffoonery. i know it's making a lot of money, breaking records. but we could do better. >> i've had more people coming up to me, i can't wait. people are fascinated with gangster movies. they really are. >> my own son, a child can be susceptible. some child might watch "american gangster" and say i want to be a gangster. it's really about what's going on in your home. >> ""dreamgirls"" is using the success of "ray" and success of "hustle and flow" and now it's going to be like man, it's going to be a no-brainer. when somebody starts to talk about another african-american or black film, it works now. because we allowed it to be black, say it is black, and then transcend that. >> i know that if it is successful it will open the doors for more movies. it's so relevant and so important. i didn't care if i was in this movie for two minutes. i just wanted to be a

ok you've got more films coming out one with adam sandler and another with tyler perry you're on a roll i'm on a roll yeah on i've got a christmas film out right now but it's a very tiny little christmas movie but it's got tear in manning from orange is the new black and gold it's called all-american christmas carol and it's on i tunes and comedy on demand yeah it's a comedy so you're everywhere i'm everywhere what was it like to we're going to honk your dreams lately like do it with. oh my gosh it was so much but it was way out of sound lower and drew barrymore in the hot georgia heat in august but it was so much fun it was like being on vacation he's a great guy he's one of the producers of our show you're going to i love working with tyler he works very fast he edits as he films so we have some twitter questions for you lisa clear once in a what female comedians throughout history did you most admire and did he influence your style again i got to say gracie allen because she was so she played that ditz so perfectly and was just dry about it she she never did that wink wink thing towa

i don't think it the be the i don't think it the be the tyler perry. tyler perry. >> gruj match. >> gruj match. is that worth mentioning? is that worth mentioning? >> yes. >> yes. i'm sort of looking forward to i'm sort of looking forward to gruj match ii. gruj match ii. if it's good there'll be a if it's good there'll be a grudge match ii. grudge match ii. i love comedy, and i love them, i love comedy, and i love them, you know, when they are good and you know, when they are good and for grown-ups. for grown-ups. my fingers are always crossed in my fingers are always crossed in that record. that record. too often comedies seem aimed at too often comedies seem aimed at 14, 15, 16-year-olds. 14, 15, 16-year-olds. i was not my funniest when i was i was not my funniest when i was 14, 15 or 16. 14, 15 or 16. i like the idea of adult comdid i like the idea of adult comdid i say, when they are good they i say, when they are good they are great. are great. when not they are horrible. when not they are horrible. >> and sly stawell own's career >> and sly stawe

i don't think it the be the tyler perry. >> gruj match. is that worth mentioning? >> yes. i'm sort of looking forward to gruj match ii. if it's good there'll be a grudge match ii. i love comedy, and i love them, you know, when they are good and for grown-ups. my fingers are always crossed in that record. too often comedies seem aimed at 14, 15, 16-year-olds. i was not my funniest when i was 14, 15 or 16. i like the idea of adult comdid i say, when they are good they are great. when not they are horrible. >> and sly stawell own's career is going. he starred in "grudge match", he wrote "home front", how good is that. >> i don't know much about home front. it's interesting that sylvester stawell own wrote "rocky." the other interesting one a keanu reeves movie. "47 ronan", they have a lot of resonance with japanese theatre. it's a classic japanese story about someone whose honour is slain and 47 guys practice for two years to avenge the death. it's got a first-time director. into let me jump in about home front. re reviewed it today. what is interesting about home front, a ja

we can talk about the fact that the highest paid black woman in hollywood is actually madea, tyler perry conversation that needs to be happening. >> yes. we could go on and on. kim coals, you're hilarious. lz graham, you're funny too. >> and throw my name into that hat. i'm free. >> you're great. you're awesome. >> thanks to you both. have a great weekend. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," crack cocaine. the mayor of toronto said, he is not addicted to it. really? >> i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. as for a video, i cannot comment on a video that i've never seen or does not exist. >> now police say, mr. mayor, there is a video. and the mayor was forced to respond. we'll be right back. the day we rescued riley, was a truly amazing day. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptom

when people get angry at movies, people are praising "best man holiday" then rip on tyler perry.about portrayal. it's not the portrayal of people of color that i would like to see on screen. yes, are we multidimensional and all types? if that's the only thing you are going to see, that's the problem. >> we are going to talk about the class warfare aspect. up next, whether or not -- we are going to talk about tv. this time, the cosby show effect. [ mom ] because we have people over so often, we've learned how to stretch our party budget. ♪ the only downer? my bargain brand towel made a mess of things. so goodbye so-called bargain brands, hello bounty basic. the affordably priced towel that's an actual bargain. watch how one select-a-size sheet of bounty basic is 50% stronger than a full sheet of the bargain brand. it takes a strong towel to stretch a budget. bounty basic. the strong but affordable picker upper. and try charmin basic. shhhh! i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat that.

>> i think for the past decade tyler perry was one of the only people making black films, sad to sayeeing more people doing it. far while we didn't have a lot of star power. now we have bona fide actors that people want to see in droves and $36 million proves that. >> you had a chance to speak with one of the biggest stars of the movie, terrence howard, gone on to such big things. i'm sorry. we don't have that sound bite. what did he say? >> he basically said this film, people have been waiting for 15 years so he wasn't worried about people not coming out to see it. they've been waiting a long time, watch the old one on repeat and he said he never sees his movies but he saw this unand loved it. he expects it to break records and it kind of is right now. >> do these films have crossover appeal to a mainstream audience or really just being supported by an african-american audience? >> i would say to. i saw wit some of my friends, and i saw wit black, white lashgs tino, and some of my friends that saw it that aren't just black want to see it again and they saw it in '99. it definitely c

tyler. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> so who are the most popular twitter users out there? singer katy perry is number one with 46 million followers. justin bieber is a close number two. lady gaga has 40 million followers. president obama and taylor swift each have 36 million. >>> sunnyvale mother has been reunited with her infant son, the subject of a multistate amber alert yesterday. district attorney's office investigators today escorted patricia romero to the airport where she flew to arizona to be with her baby, 2 week old henry. the child was abducted by his father when he learned patricia was moving out of state. the two were captured at a checkpoint in mexico yesterday. the suspect is 22-year-old jesus guler. he'll have an extradition hearing tomorrow in tucson. he faces two felonies, kidnapping, and parental child abduction. >>> a rape on a south bay college campus is being investigated tonight as a possible hate crime, as well. the student was attacked in a bathroom at deanza college in cupertino. her gender identity may have been part of the identification. abc 7 upon news reporte

tyler. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> so who are the most popular twitter users out there? singer katy perry is number one with 46 million followers. justin bieber is a close number two. lady gaga has 40 million followers. president obama and taylor swift each have 36 million. >>> sunnyvale mother has been reunited with her infant son, the subject of a multistate amber alert yesterday. district attorney's office investigators today escorted patricia romero to the airport where she flew to arizona to be with her baby, 2 week old henry. the child was abducted by his father when he learned patricia was moving out of state. the two were captured at a checkpoint in mexico yesterday. the suspect is 22-year-old jesus guler. he'll have an extradition hearing tomorrow in tucson. he faces two felonies, kidnapping, and parental child abduction. >>> a rape on a south bay college campus is being investigated tonight as a possible hate crime, as well. the student was attacked in a bathroom at deanza college in cupertino. her gender identity may have been part of the identification. abc 7 upon news reporte