Eddie Murphy

"What If?" 10 Sci-fi Alternate Universe Dreams

Kris LoPresto | Posted 05.07.2012

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Kris LoPresto

What if Eric Stoltz starred in Back to the Future? The following, in no particular order, are my 10 favorite sci-fi fantasies that never happened... at least not in this universe.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls 'Twins' Sequel 'Real Entertainment'

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.04.2012

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Last week, news broke that Universal Pictures was planning a sequel to the 1988 comedy "Twins," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. Eddie...

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Happy Birthday Eddie!

Posted 04.03.2012

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Eddie Murphy, actor and side-splitting comedian turns 51 today. The "Coming To America" star has stolen hearts nationwide whether it's been during ...

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Yep, Eddie Murphy Is Attached To Star In 'Triplets,' A Sequel To 'Twins'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 03.29.2012

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"Twins" sequel: two words you probably never thought you'd read this side of April Fools' Day. Yet there you are. According to THR, not only is a ...

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How It Felt to Be Rotoscoped By Frank Frazetta

Carole Mallory | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Fritz the Cat, John Carter, Ralph Bakshi, Angelina Jolie, Eddie Murphy, Frank Frazetta, Disney, Pixar, Fire and Ice, Cameron Diaz Johnny Depp, Entertainment News
Carole Mallory

When my agent said Ralph Bakshi was casting an animated movie to be co-directed by Frank Frazetta, I thought, ho hum. It was called Fire and Ice and...

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Phaedra Parks Gives Ayden A Hollywood-Inspired Dedication On 'RHOA'

Posted 05.25.2012

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If fans thought twelve cakes was a bit of overkill for a one-year birthday party last week on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on Bra...

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch Kenneth The Page Take Eddie Murphy's Coffee Order In 'A Thousand Words'

Posted 05.09.2012

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In "A Thousand Words," Eddie Murphy plays a fast-talking literary agent who finds outs he's only got one-thousand words left before he dies. Translati...

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Eddie Murphy's 'Thousand Words' Should Shut Up

AP | By DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.08.2012

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-- In the opening sequence of "A Thousand Words," Eddie Murphy starts with his back to the camera then turns abruptly to reveal a strip of duct tape ...

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Why Is Weird Al Hosting This Art Exhibition?

Posted 03.08.2012

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Normally art is only really funny when it's really bad. That is why we are especially excited to see the return of the exhibition "Is This Thing On?" ...

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Eddie Murphy: Oscars Would Have Been 'A Little Quicker With Me Driving'

Posted 05.01.2012

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While some had gripes with Billy Crystal's blackface routine hosting stint during the 84th Academy Awards, most were impressed that the typically long...

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Bring Some Chutzpah Back: Billy's 9th and Last Oscar Telecast

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.28.2012

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Jon Chattman

It was as if Crystal was preserved in time like Austin Powers, thawed out for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, and recycled past bits without trying at all to show off something fresh and new.

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Billy Crystal Is at It Again! Why Oscar Needs This Baby Boomer!

Pat Gallagher | Posted 04.22.2012

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Pat Gallagher

The Academy Awards got it right again this year. Billy Crystal -- the funniest baby boomer alive -- will host The Greatest Show on Earth for the ninth time. We can all breathe a sigh of relief.

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Idiot's Guide to Belly Laughing

Anastasia Rubis | Posted 04.04.2012

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Anastasia Rubis

Imagine sipping a latte at your local coffee shop, and some crazy dude in the rest room throws open the door and hollers for more toilet paper. He's perched on the bowl, hairy legs spread apart. What would you do?

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Why Are Hundreds Protesting Against A New Theater Director?

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 300 people gathered outside Budapest's New Theater on Wednesday to protest its new director, an actor with links to f...

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Eddie Murphy's Ex Scammed Out Of $7 Million

AP | By DON THOMPSON | Posted 12.21.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A self-described Los Angeles entertainment entrepreneur is charged in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday with bilking $7 mill...

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Wendy Williams Is Psyched To Watch Eddie Murphy Play Marion Barry

Posted 12.16.2011

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Eddie Murphy may have dropped out as host of the Oscars, but he recently scored a major role as former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry in a made-fo...

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Eddie Murphy, Spike Lee Making History

Posted 02.08.2012

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Oscars or not, Eddie Murphy's campaign towards Hollywood prominence marches on. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the legendary funny man is sla...

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Who's The Best Post50 Host: Billy Or Ricky?

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Ricky Gervais, Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, James Franco, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Anne Hathaway, Fifty News

Despite the ripples of anger and resentment felt across certain Hollywood circles in the wake of Ricky Gervais' controversial performance as host of t...

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Why We're Stoked Billy Cystal Is Hosting The Oscars

Second Act | Patrick J. Kiger | Posted 11.17.2011

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It looked like a Hollywood disaster of The Poseidon Adventures proportions when Eddie Murphy backed out of hosting the 2012 Academy Awards, but then c...

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Brett Ratner: More Skeletons In The Closet?

Vulture | Claude Brodesser | Posted 01.16.2012

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Before his brash comments made Brett Ratner persona non grata at the Oscars, he was just a simple Everyman director hoping his anti-capitalist-greed m...

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Jane Lynch 'Feels Bad' For Brett Ratner

Posted 11.15.2011

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Though director Brett Ratner might have made quite a few enemies -- and lost his gig as producer of next year's Oscars -- when he made a homophobic co...

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Which Actor Was The Best In Drag -- And Which Was The Worst?

Posted 11.15.2011

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Eddie Murphy did it. The Wayan Brothers did it. Dustin Hoffman, too. So was anyone all that shocked when Adam Sandler decided to throw on a dress and ...

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Cue: The Muppets! (Why The Muppets Should Host The Oscars)

Jeffery Self | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Eddie Murphy, Brett Ratner, The Oscars, Kermit the Frog, The Muppets, Entertainment News
Jeffery Self

I love movies, and I love the Oscars, and I really think they can be a night of joyful celebration like they used to be.

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FLASHBACK: 'You're Stealing All My Glory!'

Posted 01.10.2012

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Billy Crystal replacing Eddie Murphy is nothing new. Even before Crystal was announced as Murphy's replacement at the Oscars this year, the same thing...

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Billy Crystal Officially Oscar Host

Posted 01.10.2012

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UPDATE: Variety has confirmed that Crystal will indeed host the Oscars. _____ PREVIOUSLY: Billy Crystal is coming to the rescue for the Oscars -- ...

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