You might recognize Robin Coleman under a different name: Hellga. On last year's return of American Gladiators, Coleman competed as the blondest of the buff crew, taking on any who dared challenge her in a physical contest.
After a brief stint on Days of Our Lives, Coleman is on the big screen playing a character named Big Sal in Tyler Perry's new film, Madea Goes to Jail. The film reached number one this past weekend in its debut.
Big Sal is a lesbian inmate with whom Madea has several run-ins. One review cites their scenes as mostly of the slapstick violent variety:
A melee with Big Sal involves Madea shoving the woman's head beneath a steam press. [Another character] Candy also gets into the act, half-heartedly elbowing Big Sal after Madea tosses her foe into a laundry bin. It looks like Coleman wasn't hired just for her acting skills. The woman...
After a brief stint on Days of Our Lives, Coleman is on the big screen playing a character named Big Sal in Tyler Perry's new film, Madea Goes to Jail. The film reached number one this past weekend in its debut.
Big Sal is a lesbian inmate with whom Madea has several run-ins. One review cites their scenes as mostly of the slapstick violent variety:
A melee with Big Sal involves Madea shoving the woman's head beneath a steam press. [Another character] Candy also gets into the act, half-heartedly elbowing Big Sal after Madea tosses her foe into a laundry bin. It looks like Coleman wasn't hired just for her acting skills. The woman...
- 2/23/2009
- by Trish Bendix
- AfterEllen.com
Two criminals of a different kind duke it out for top spot as “Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail” tries to knock off Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th.” The latter debuted last weekend with a huge $40.1 million Friday to Sunday pull over President’s Day weekend and has totaled over $55 million. “Madea” opens in 2,032 theatres and stars Tyler Perry, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sofía Vergara, Derek Luke, Aisha Hunda, RonReaco Lee, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Genjamin Benitez and Robin Coleman. The only other film opening in over a thousand theatres is Screen Gems’ comedy “Fired Up,” starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims, Danneel Harris, David Walton, Adhir Kalyan, AnnaLynne McCord, Juliette Goglia, Philip Baker Hall and John Michael Higgins. The film marks the directorial debut of TV producer and writer Will Gluck (“The Loop,” “Gross Pointe”). The remainder of the openers...
- 2/20/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Two criminals of a different kind duke it out for top spot as “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” tries to knock off Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th.” The latter debuted last weekend with a huge $40.1 million Friday to Sunday pull over President’s Day weekend and has totaled over $55 million. “Madea” opens in 2,032 theatres and stars Tyler Perry, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sofía Vergara, Derek Luke, Aisha Hunda, RonReaco Lee, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Genjamin Benitez and Robin Coleman. The only other film opening in over a thousand theatres is Screen Gems’ comedy “Fired Up,” starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer...
- 2/20/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Two criminals of a different kind duke it out for top spot as “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” tries to knock off Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13th.” The latter debuted last weekend with a huge $40.1 million Friday to Sunday pull over President’s Day weekend and has totaled over $55 million. “Madea” opens in 2,032 theatres and stars Tyler Perry, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sofía Vergara, Derek Luke, Aisha Hunda, RonReaco Lee, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Genjamin Benitez and Robin Coleman. The only other film opening in over a thousand theatres is Screen Gems’ comedy “Fired Up,” starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer...
- 2/20/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A couple days away from its theatrical release, "Madea Goes to Jail" has been given a red carpet treatment as Lionsgate Films threw a New York premiere on Wednesday, February 18. Held at AMC Loews Lincoln Center in New York, the special screening event was attended by movie stars and musicians among others.
From the cast ensemble, Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Aisha Hinds, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito and Robin Coleman were all making an appearance on the evening. Joining them were producer Reuben Cannon and those making the cameo in the movie, including TV personality Sherri Shepherd and Judge Greg Mathis.
Aside from the cast and crew of "Madea Goes to Jail", the event also saw other actors, such as Chyna Layne of "Cadillac Records", Dennis L.A. White and Naturi Naughton of "Notorious" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire". R 'n' B singers,...
From the cast ensemble, Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Aisha Hinds, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito and Robin Coleman were all making an appearance on the evening. Joining them were producer Reuben Cannon and those making the cameo in the movie, including TV personality Sherri Shepherd and Judge Greg Mathis.
Aside from the cast and crew of "Madea Goes to Jail", the event also saw other actors, such as Chyna Layne of "Cadillac Records", Dennis L.A. White and Naturi Naughton of "Notorious" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire". R 'n' B singers,...
- 2/19/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
By Neil Pedley
With all eyes on the upcoming Academy Awards (not to mention the Spirit Awards, the afternoon before), it's a relatively quiet week at the box office. There are some bubblegum high school antics, a couple of documentaries about the dysfunctional, a children's literary classic and a somber drama set during WWII. Take heart, we're nearly over the hump.
Download this in audio form (MP3: 6:11 minutes, 8.5 Mb) "Delhi 6"
BAFTA-nominated director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra returns with this transatlantic journey of self-discovery that offers itself as another girder in the bridge between Bollywood and the U.S. American-born Indian Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) makes a pilgrimage from New York to India to bring his ailing grandmother home. In the process, he discovers a little something about himself, his ancestral homeland and the proud traditions contained within it. Veteran composer A.R. Rahman, who's vying for an Oscar for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire,...
With all eyes on the upcoming Academy Awards (not to mention the Spirit Awards, the afternoon before), it's a relatively quiet week at the box office. There are some bubblegum high school antics, a couple of documentaries about the dysfunctional, a children's literary classic and a somber drama set during WWII. Take heart, we're nearly over the hump.
Download this in audio form (MP3: 6:11 minutes, 8.5 Mb) "Delhi 6"
BAFTA-nominated director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra returns with this transatlantic journey of self-discovery that offers itself as another girder in the bridge between Bollywood and the U.S. American-born Indian Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) makes a pilgrimage from New York to India to bring his ailing grandmother home. In the process, he discovers a little something about himself, his ancestral homeland and the proud traditions contained within it. Veteran composer A.R. Rahman, who's vying for an Oscar for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire,...
- 2/16/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
See from interview video clips, new clips, spots, trailers"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." Movie Jungle has interviews with Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Derek Luke Robin Coleman, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Judge Mablean Ephraim, Judge Mathis, Ion Overman and Ronreaco Lea. There are spots, trailers and clips from the film as well. All videos are within the same player for your embedding ease of use. Tyler Perry writes and directs the Lionsgate distributed comedy which comes out next weekend (February 20th). ...
- 2/13/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See from interview video clips, new clips, spots, trailers"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." Movie Jungle has interviews with Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Derek Luke Robin Coleman, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Judge Mablean Ephraim, Judge Mathis, Ion Overman and Ronreaco Lea. There are spots, trailers and clips from the film as well. All videos are within the same player for your embedding ease of use. Tyler Perry writes and directs the Lionsgate distributed comedy which comes out next weekend (February 20th).
- 2/13/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See from interview video clips, new clips, spots, trailers"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." Movie Jungle has interviews with Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Derek Luke Robin Coleman, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Judge Mablean Ephraim, Judge Mathis, Ion Overman and Ronreaco Lea. There are spots, trailers and clips from the film as well. All videos are within the same player for your embedding ease of use. Tyler Perry writes and directs the Lionsgate distributed comedy which comes out next weekend (February 20th).
- 2/13/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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