Eddie Murphy News

When was the last time you saw an Eddie Murphy comedy where he was upstaged by anybody? I cana t think of a single instance of his being overshadowed over the course of his illustrious career, from 48 Hours to Beverly Hills Cop to Trading Places to Nutty Professor to Dr.

Based, natch, on his 1963 classic -- if you're under 30, you probably remember the Eddie Murphy version -- it's about a nerdy scientist whose magic potion turns him into Buddy Love, party guy.

IF FX Feature: Life as a Hollywood stunt man [Tue 30/06/2009 05:11:38] By Rodney Appleyard for IF FX For 26 years, Gregg Sargeant has put his life on the line as a stunt man to help directors deliver memorable moments for the movie screen.

Jerry Lewis in the 1963 comedy "The Nutty Professor." Hey, ladies! Jerry Lewis is headed back to Broadway, this time in the directora s chair.

Shortkut is yet another cheating of the audience?Just when we thought, Bollywood filmmakers have finally decided to experiment with new subjects and give something fresh to their loyal audience, here comes a film that not only has a 'con' in its title but also actually aims to con the audience with its lifted plot line from a successful Hollywood ...

Brooks Barnes' NYT piece commits the ultimate sin for a journalist. It seems to purposefully avoid the facts and instead throws around snarky opinion without backup, like "That harsh sentence...is as good an example as any of the prevailing sentiment about Mr.

Cash doesn't equal talent. That's the unfortunate reality, wherein those who have the money to spend on a powerful European performance automobile, for example, don't necessarily possess the skills to drive them like they're meant to be driven.

Eddie Murphy , Woody Allen , Michael Jackson : All indisputable geniuses in the 80s.

Most discerning filmgoers react the same way when the name Eddie Murphy appears above the title on a film poster as they do when they see a graveyard: by holding their breath and walking past it as quickly as possible.

"If Eddie Murphy 's career were an injured horse, it would be shot and the carcass buried in the remotest part of the desert to ensure no one ever stumbled upon it." That harsh sentence, written on June 12 by Rick Bentley in The Fresno Bee in California, is as good an example as any of the prevailing sentiment about Mr.

Hollywood loves to cannibalize itself. Every summer, the studios plunder past glories with sequels, prequels, reboots - and remakes.

"Gweh, I don't really care what them other men say, when it come to woman Zimboo he don't play/ You might nuh look good in de day but yu beauty is jus' a light switch away .

Hollywood nursed another big weekend hangover. The Warner Bros. comedy The Hangover hauled in $33.4 million to remain the top box-office draw for a second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

IN JUST a handful of scenes as Eddie Murphy's ex-wife in "Imagine That," Nicole Ari Parker creates a woman who sums up the aspirations of every parent in the movie.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of Eddie Murphy's career.

This weekend moviegoers could not get enough of Mike Tyson's tiger as the raunchy Vegas-set comedy The Hangover spent a second weekend at number one, dropping a remarkably low amount, and is on course to become the top-grossing R-rated comedy of all time.

'Away We Go' ** John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph play a pregnant young couple in search of a place to raise a family in a comedy-drama that works hard to maintain its indie-quirky-hip tone.

Genre: Family Comedy Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick Starring: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, Martin Sheen, DeRay Davis There's a scene in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories where someone asks, "Why do all comedians turn out to be sentimental bores?" If you need an example of this, Eddie Murphy and Imagine That are ...

Anne Thompson offers up a well-meaning, but profoundly wrong-headed set of Summer Rules today... oy... Here are some summer lessons: 1. Originals sell.

Eddie Murphy and Tara Shahidi star in 'Imagine That'. Movies are fun, no matter how old you are, but sometimes it can be tough to find something the whole family can watch.