Why Tyler Perry’s passion project ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ will mark his major film festival debut
LA TimesTyler Perry is nothing if not prolific. I think it’s six, five or six.” His latest film, “A Jazzman’s Blues,” which premieres Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival ahead of a limited theatrical release on Sept. 16 and Netflix launch on Sept. 23, feels like something new from Perry. Solea Pfeiffer and Joshua Boone in “A Jazzman’s Blues.” It’s striking how much the themes and ideas of all your subsequent work are really present in “Jazzman.” It doesn’t feel like an old piece. As well, working with David Fincher and Ben Affleck and understanding a lot more on “Gone Girl.” I learned so much on “Gone Girl.” This will be your first film to play at the Toronto Film Festival and, if I’m correct, this is the first time any of your films have played at a major film festival. “A Jazzman’s Blues” was one of Tyler Perry’s first screenplays, but he waited years to make it.
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