Tyler Perry's next move

Few people in the world seem to have things figured out quite as well as Tyler Perry.

Once a year, every February, he puts out a movie for Lionsgate, suffers the barbs of critics who don't like his rather rosy view of the world, and garners more acclaim from his fans. It may be a little more complicated than that, but not much.

And, I'll admit it, I'm just a sucker for his movies. They're essentially 90-minute fairy tales that just let you shut off your brain for a little while and just enjoy the ride.

After straying from his popular stage plays for "Daddy's Little Girls," he'll next be returning to that source material for next February's "Why Did I Get Married." In the latest casting news, Janet Jackson has come on board, as best as I can tell to play Perry's wife in the flick. Sharon Leal, who played Effie White's replacement in the Dreams in "Dreamgirls," and R&B diva Jill Scott have also signed on.

The film revolves around a couple who go away with friends every winter to examine their marriages in a group setting. One of the wives brings along a sexy young temptress who causes plenty of trouble for the couples. In a departure for Perry, at least part of it will be shot in British Columbia before he returns to his home turf of Atlanta for the last act.

"Death Proof" soundtrack

There are three movie soundtracks that I would consider essential listening if I had to pick only a few to take with me, "O Brother Where Art Thou?" "The Muppet Movie" and Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction."

Tarantino, in particular, seems to put almost as much care into selecting the songs for his movies as he does the movies themselves. The soundtrack for "Jackie Brown" was almost as good, and he seems to be continuing the good work with what he's picked out for "Death Proof," his half of the "Grindhouse" flick coming in April.

Here's the list:

“The Last Race” — Jack Nitzsche
“Baby, It's You” — Smith
“Paranoia Prima” — Ennio Morricone
“Planning & Scheming” — Eli Roth & Michael Bacall
“Jeepster” — T Rex
“Stuntman Mike” — Rose McGowan & Kurt Russell
“Staggolee” — Pacific Gas & Electric
“The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)” — Joe Tex
“Good Love, Bad Love” — Eddie Floyd
“Down In Mexico” — The Coasters
“Hold Tight - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
“Sally and Jack (From the Motion Picture Blow Out)” — Pino Donaggio
“It's So Easy” — Willy DeVille
“Whatever-However” — Tracie Thoms & Zoe Bell
“Riot In Thunder Alley” — Eddie Beram
“Chick Habit” — April March

I don't recognize all of those, but I'll listen to just about anything by Joe Tex and Eddie Floyd. The fun will be in finding out what oddities Tarantino dug up to fill the slate. And the movies should just rock too.