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“Tower Heist” Failure: Is that the End of Eddie Murphy?

by Roger Friedman - December 26, 2011 11:23 am

The tragedy of "Tower Heist": a star packed action flick that's made a disappointing $125 million worldwide. It should have made twice that number....

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Brett Ratner Oscar Ouster: Bad Timing After Gil Cates’s Death

by Roger Friedman - November 9, 2011 1:00 am

Brett Ratner was ousted from his Oscar producer job on Tuesday. Why? He said a lot of things he shouldn't. And unlike Mel Gibson,...

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Eddie Murphy Gets a Comedy “Comeback” in “Tower Heist”

by Roger Friedman - October 25, 2011 2:02 am

Brett Ratner's "Tower Heist" is getting an old fashioned mega push from Universal Pictures, a studio desperate for a hit after a slow year....

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Eddie Murphy Gets Oscar Gig, Anderson Cooper Gets Winehouses

by Roger Friedman - September 6, 2011 3:22 pm

Eddie Murphy is the official host of the 2012 Oscars. The Academy named him today much to the delight of producer Brett Ratner. Ratner...

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Eddie Murphy As Oscar Host? He Walked Out of the 2007 Show

by Roger Friedman - September 4, 2011 10:44 am

Lots of rumors today that Eddie Murphy is being considered to host the 2012 Academy Awards. It makes sense. He's very funny and a...

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Did Eddie Murphy Capsize Paramount Execs?

by Roger Friedman - June 20, 2009 12:00 am

There are so many reasons John Lesher and Brad Weston are out at Paramount Pictures. But the straw that probably broke the camel’s back:...