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Wednesday Dec 9 | Denver Post

Lewis: An inconvenient Oscar

Roger L. Simon is pushing for an Oscar recall. Hollywood screen writer Roger L. Simon drives a Prius, supports gay rights and thinks Al Gore should give back his Oscar.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Al Gore, Global Warming, Oscars, Black Entertainment, Woody Allen, Pop/Rock, Bette Midler

Tue Dec 08, 2009

New York City's Hometown Newspaper - ...

Hamill: Movie-making made difficult

So you wanna make an independent movie? I did. It's called "Under New Management," a romantic comedy set against the world of the Brooklyn mob, and it was bought by Showtime and will air this week on The Movie Channel.

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Related Topix: Turk 182!, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Timothy Hutton, Kim Cattrall, Critical Condition, Black Entertainment

Sun Dec 06, 2009

HipHopDx

Slow Children Crossing: Child's Play

Word to Rakim , this comedy troupe may make you laugh but they ain't no joke. Raised on Eddie Murphy , Lucille Ball , Richard Pryor and various Saturday Night Live comics, the group is now likened to comedic giants like The Kids in the Hall and In Living Color .

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Saturday Night Live, Television, Black Entertainment, Eddie Murphy, Pop/Rock

Wed Nov 11, 2009

MyFoxNY

Comedian Paul Mooney

Comedian Paul Mooney is on Good Day New York talking about his new book "Black Is the New White." For the first time he reveals the truth about his celebrated partnership with the brilliant, self-destructive Richard Pryor, from their first meeting to the very last joke, and reflects on some of his most notorious moments, including publicly giving ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Entertainment

Hollywood.com

Michael Schultz

This stage director began his professional career with the Negro Ensemble Company in the mid-1960s and graduated to Broadway in 1969 with the play "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?", starring Al Pacino, Hal Holbrook and.... This stage director began his professional career with the Negro Ensemble Company in the mid-1960s and graduated to Broadway in ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Car Wash, Krush Groove, Drama Movies, Music!, Cooley High, Black Entertainment, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Mon Nov 09, 2009

TV Squad

Paul Mooney's TV history from Black Is the New White

Paul Mooney is well known to stand-up comedians for his own work and for writing for his longtime friend, Richard Pryor.

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Related Topix: Chappelle's Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Paul Mooney, Black Entertainment, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Drama, Ronnie Schell

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Bay Guardian

Negrodamus knows: Paul Mooney, ringmaster of bl...

Paul Mooney made comedy what it is today. And if you didna t already know, hea s ready to educate you on the subject.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Sweden, World News, Japan, African-American

Fri Oct 23, 2009

WTVF Nashville

Lessons from the movies about going broke

Need a lesson on how NOT to control your spending? Try "Brewster's Millions," where Richard Pryor has to lose $30 million in 30 days.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Brewster's Millions, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Vocal, Steve Martin, The Money Pit

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Why are actors - at least famous ones - rarely portrayed on screen?

The latest star to get the transfer is Richard Pryor, the outrageously talented 1970s standup who appeared on screen in films such as Stir Crazy, Lady Sings the Blues and Superman III.

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Related Topix: Lady Sings the Blues, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Superman III, Stir Crazy, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Black Entertainment, Horror Movies, Scary Movie

Fri Oct 16, 2009

AllHipHop.com

The Last Word: Tracy Morgan Disses SNL Fam, Richard Pryor Movie! Amy Winehouse Is Back!?

How's the life everybody? The weekend is here and I'm heading to the left coast to spend time with my sister and her fiancA©, reconnect with old friends and, with any luck, make a few new ones.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Black Entertainment, Tracy Morgan, Rush Limbaugh, US News

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Hollywood.com

Chevy Chase

With the words, "Good evening - " I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not," Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with 1970's era television audiences who delighted each week as the handsome yet accident-prone goofball stumbled.... With the words, "Good evening - " I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not," Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with 1970's era ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Saturday Night Live, Television, Chevy Chase, George Carlin, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Media

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

Marlon Wayans Replaces Eddie Murphy In Bill Condon's Richard Pryor

"First, I'd like to thank Eddie Murphy for inexplicably deciding he didn't want to play Richard Pryor.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Requiem for a Dream, Eddie Murphy, Pop/Rock, Marlon Wayans

Sat Oct 03, 2009

The Sundries Shack

Do Ya, Do Ya Want My Kotter?

Was there ever a better live music show on television than Bert Sugarman's The Midnight Special ? I think not.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Andy Kaufman, Black Entertainment

Tue Aug 18, 2009

Hollywood Reporter

Writing duo has 'Millions' at stake

Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan have been tapped to pen "Brewster's Millions," the latest take on the George Barr McCutcheon novel set up at Warner Bros.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Brewster's Millions, Musical Movies, Dennis O'Keefe, John Candy, Black Entertainment, Entertainment, Movies

Mon Aug 17, 2009

Frankly My Dear... - Movies

Another version of Brewster's Millions?

It's one of the most filmed novels in Hollywood history, this tale of a guy who inherits a fortune provided he can spend a fortune in a fixed period of time.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Brewster's Millions, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment

Fri Aug 14, 2009

WXII12

Employee Celebrates 50 Years At High Point Hospital 2hr

These days, it's hard to imagine keeping a job for 50 years, let alone working in the same place for that long, but a High Point woman has done it.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Critical Condition, Black Entertainment

Wed Aug 12, 2009

Associated Content

Funny People - Judd Apatow Makes Us Laugh, but Also Gets More Serious

I always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid.

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Related Topix: Funny People, Action Movies, Superman III, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Black Entertainment

Fri Jul 31, 2009

Claremore Daily Progress

Bench Sittin' a " Clunkers running on empty

Too good to be true. Consumers are always warned that if something seems unbelievable there has to be a catch or it's an out right scam.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Brewster's Millions, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Claremore, OK, Opinion

Wed Jul 29, 2009

Kicking Tires

$858 Million Left in Cash for Clunkers Pot

If you remember the movie "Brewster's Millions," you might recall how hard it was for Richard Pryor to spend $30 million in 30 days with nothing to show for it in order to later win an inheritance of $300 million.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Brewster's Millions, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment

Sat Jul 25, 2009

San Diego Reader

Superman III

The third Superman movie is made up of three Superman plots, plus a Richard Pryor plot that converges eventually with the Superman ones.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Action Movies, Superman III, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Animation Movies, Short, Thriller, Family, Superman, Black Entertainment, Movies, Entertainment

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