In this weekend’s Tower Heist , Eddie Murphy stars as as a benevolent crook who helps a few Ponzi scheme victims attempt to recover their money. So how did a Brooklyn-area stand-up transform himself into an ’80s comedic superstar, an unexpected dramatic talent and this February, an Academy Award host?
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9 Milestones in the Evolution of Eddie Murphy
In this weekend’s Tower Heist , Eddie Murphy stars as as a benevolent crook who helps a few Ponzi scheme victims attempt to recover their money. So how did a Brooklyn-area stand-up transform himself into an ’80s comedic superstar, an unexpected dramatic talent and this February, an Academy Award host?
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9 Milestones in the Evolution of Eddie Murphy
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“I love George Clooney’s movie, The Ides of March ,” Harvey Weinstein raved recently when asked for an Academy Award prediction. “I love politics, and this movie is the best political movie — it’s gotta be right up there with the best of the best. Seriously, it is the toughest, most incisive, no-bullshit movie I’ve seen this year. And [Ryan] Gosling hits it out of the ballpark. And the entire cast is great. Clooney just nailed it. It’s an appropriate movie for these times. So Oscar prediction? That that gets nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. And it’s not mine.” [ Vulture ]
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Oscar Predictions: Even Harvey Weinstein Is a Sucker For George Clooney
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TV Guide featured Taraji P. Henson’s new show and cast mates on the recent cover but it looks like someone forgot to include her picture! The Academy Award Nominee took to her Twitter to let TV Guide know exactly how she felt… Check Out the Promo Pics for the show… See If You Can Tell What’s Wrong!
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Put On Blast: Taraji P. Henson Calls TV Guide On For Leaving Her Off The Cover But Her Co-Stars Made It
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I know we all kind of visualize Taylor Lautner as a big strapping serving of beefcake and cheese, but the Abduction star is sensitive, too. Just ask him how he reacted to both the end of production and an early-edit screening of Breaking Dawn, Part 1 . Or don’t ask him! Fine! Either way, here’s your Buzz Break.
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When Taylor Lautner Wept
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Whether he is playing a cultural icon, a pajama bottomed-stoner or a soap opera performance artist “whose canvas is murder,” James Franco oftentimes relies on a gravely stage whisper to deliver his lines. From anyone else’s mouth, it would sound creepy, but coming from Franco, it is acceptable and even worthy of Academy Award recognition.* In celebration of his patented delivery, New York Magazine has assembled sixty seconds worth of the actor’s most inspired dramatic whisper work over the past decade. Click through for take-off.
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Cliff Robertson, who won an Academy Award for playing a mentally disabled man in Charly and more recently appeared in the Spider-Man films, has died. The versatile actor of stage, television and movies died of natural causes at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island, according to his rep. Robertson was 88 years old. A successful star throughout the ’50s, Robertson had his first memorable role in 1963 as a young John F. Kennedy in the World War II drama PT 109 . In 1968, he won the best actor Oscar for Charly , a movie based on the short story Flowers for Algernon , reprising a part he originally played for TV. He returned to prominence and garnered renewed attention as Tobey Maguire’s kindly Uncle Ben Parker in the original Spider-Man and two sequels. [Photo: WENN.com]
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Cliff Robertson, Oscar Winner, Passes Away at 88
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Academy Awards executive producer Brett Ratner directed Murphy in the upcoming ‘Tower Heist.’ By Kara Warner Eddie Murphy Photo: Getty Images After trying out a pair of young Hollywood stars for last year’s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has settled on a seasoned vet to helm the 84th annual Academy Awards: Eddie Murphy. “I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others,” Murphy said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to working with [producers] Brett [Ratner] and Don [Mischer] on creating a show that is enjoyable for both the fans at home and for the audience at the Kodak Theatre as we all come together to celebrate and recognize the great film contributions and collaborations from the past year.” Ratner is equally excited to re-team with Murphy, whom he directed in the upcoming “Tower Heist.” “Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” Ratner said. “With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances — especially on stage — I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show Don and I want to produce in February.” In other Oscar-related news, rumor has it that veteran host Billy Crystal will also be incorporated into the show. We still haven’t heard much from new Oscars producer Ratner , however, other than his initial statement that the gig is “a dream come true.” “This wasn’t even in my dreams, it’s so far out,” he said last month. “This is something I never could have imagined.” The filmmaker, who directed Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the “Rush Hour” comedy trilogy as well as 2006’s comic book adaptation “X-Men: The Last Stand,” isn’t wasting any time in getting started on his plans for the show, which will air live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on February 26, 2012. “Work begins now,” he said. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos 2011 Academy Awards Red Carpet
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Eddie Murphy To Host 2012 Oscars
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Cue up some New Order ! Academy Award winner Sofia Coppola and Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars were married in Bernalda, Italy over the weekend. “Everything went well,” Bernalda Mayor and ceremony officiator Leonardo Chiruzzi told the AP. “It was simple, calm, in the garden.” Guests at the wedding — which took place at the at the Coppola family-owned mansion Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda — reportedly included George Lucas, Johnny Depp, Talia Shire, Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman. Local meats and cheeses were served, but whether gnocchi was on the menu remains to be seen. [ LAT /Ministry of Gossip ]
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Sofia Coppola Marries Phoenix Singer Thomas Mars
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Blake Lively just keeps getting better and better in my books, she’s almost too hot for her own good. Here she is filming a scene from some new movie wearing a cute little sundress and what looks to be a bikini top under her tank top. I like it, but if I were directing this thing I think I’d lose the tank top and replace the sundress with some short shorts…. And possibly give her a hot asian lesbian lover. I smell an Academy Award .
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