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Nov 19, 2009 -
- Simon Baker attached to surfing drama Breath — Coming Soon
- Eddie Murphy to star in R-rated animal comedy The Misadventures of Fluffy — Movieline
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil and Capitalism: A Love Story both left off of Oscar documentary shortlist — Cinematical
- Get a look at next week's annual Slapsgiving on How I Met Your Mother — PopWatch
- All Songs Considered: The 50 most important recordings of the decade — NPR
- Susan Boyle breaks Amazon's record for global CD pre-orders — Lifeline Live
- Could Lost's Nestor Carbonell be Khan in the Star Trek sequel? — Moviefone
- True Blood's Stephen Moyer signs on for thriller The Caller — MTV Movies Blog
- Remember Chandler's awkward relationship with Thanksgiving?
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Jun 15, 2009 -
The Hangover had another fantastic weekend at the box office. The comedy came in at No. 1 with an estimated $33.4 million, and is now being called a bona fide box office phenomenon.
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Mar 02, 2009 -
According to Entertainment Weekly, writer/director Bill Condon (screenwriter of Chicago, writer/director of Dreamgirls) is shopping around his newest script, Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? The magazine notes that Eddie Murphy, who has included Pryor impressions in his act for years, would be a natural fit for portraying Pryor in the biopic. This would reunite Condon and Murphy after Dreamgirls earned Murphy much award recognition.
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Jul 14, 2008 -
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army won the weekend box office with an estimated $35.9 million, not only handily beating the current competition, but also surpassing the first Hellboy's opening weekend earnings ($23.2 million). Yippee! I'm happy for that ragtag group of superheroes.
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Jul 11, 2008 -
So, full disclosure: I dragged myself to this movie with the lowest of expectations. Things like Norbit and The Adventures of Pluto Nash danced through my mind and I prayed to the comedy gods to spare me a numbingly unfunny experience. I mean, I've just barely recovered from The Love Guru.
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Jul 10, 2008 -
Few have enjoyed the kind of long-term box office success that Eddie Murphy has, and despite recent movies he's made (oh man, Meet Dave looks. . .
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May 29, 2008 -
Apparently, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been an inspiration to other old franchises looking to capitalize on nostalgia as Brett Ratner is aiming to resurrect the Beverly Hills Cop movies with a fourth installment. Eddie Murphy will reportedly "reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley." Variety has more:
Studio is aiming for a 2009 production start and a summer 2010 release.
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Apr 03, 2008 -
Tax season is upon us and I know how stressful it can be to dig up receipts, fill out the forms and file the ol' taxes. Although my friend Savvy wouldn't be too happy to hear this, I have a bad habit of procrastinating and will find any reason to avoid doing my taxes. This year I have a new strategy: hold a money movie night with the following films and then do my taxes — no more excuses!
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Mar 26, 2008 -
Parts of the trailer for the Eddie Murphy comedy Meet Dave are pretty funny, while others fall into the "things that make me go 'Hmm. . .'" category.
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Feb 23, 2008 -
Between Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards and Sunday's Oscars, it's a weekend for recognizing great films. But we can't be getting too lovey-dovey about the year's movies, can we? That's where the Razzies come in.
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