http://dir.salon.com/topics/eddie_murphy/?source=rss&aim=eddie_murphy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/meet_dave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/meet_dave/index.html?source=rss Eddie Murphy offers an olive branch to his fans with this good-natured comedy. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/28/hobbit/index.html?source=rss A Hollywood lawsuit may spark a high-stakes corporate war over the biggest franchise in entertainment history By James Hannaham Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/03/21/dresses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/03/21/dresses/index.html?source=rss Why do black comedians like Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence don plus-size pantyhose and parade around as their feisty grandmas? By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/02/09/norbit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/02/09/norbit/index.html?source=rss Eddie Murphy straps on the big fat falsies and shakes them for all they're worth. So why is this movie such a drag? By Scott Lamb Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/12/06/wed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/12/06/wed/index.html?source=rss Aniston and Vaughn split. Family services eyeing Britney? Plus: Murphy says Spice baby may not be his. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/08/29/mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/08/29/mon/index.html?source=rss Did Suge Knight shoot himself? Did Britney bawl out 13-year-old? Plus: "Harry Potter" films dissed. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/05/19/shrek2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/05/19/shrek2/index.html?source=rss Yes, it's for the kids, but this animated sequel may be one of the most mature movies about adult relationships ever made. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/05/09/daddy_day_care/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/05/09/daddy_day_care/index.html?source=rss Eddie Murphy and Steve Zahn confront a chaotic warren of anarchistic kiddies in this silly but exhilarating dads-at-home comedy. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2003/03/11/this_week/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/2003/03/11/this_week/index.html?source=rss Decadent Fassbinder classics, great roles for Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon, the smell of chlorine, yacht racing and another Eddie Murphy flop. By Charles Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/11/01/i_spy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/11/01/i_spy/index.html?source=rss Owen Wilson is funny, Eddie Murphy's a braying ass and the easygoing humor of the classic TV series is frittered away. By Charles Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/03/15/showtime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/03/15/showtime/index.html?source=rss Who's more bored by this quasi-reality-TV cop caper: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy or the audience? By Charles Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/06/22/dolittle2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/06/22/dolittle2/index.html?source=rss Eddie Murphy goes animal crackers again -- and reminds us how truly funny he can be. By Amy Reiter Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/08/14/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/08/14/npmon/index.html?source=rss The big guy's offspring is shakin' it loose for the Cr|e in a cage; David Spade in "Gilligan Powers"? Aaaah! the Roseanne that won't go away. Plus: Gere disses Winona! By Gregg Kilday Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/08/03/ratings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/08/03/ratings/index.html?source=rss As Hollywood comedies get coarse 'n' coarser, ratings ain't what they used to be. By Michael Sragow Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/08/03/eddie_murphy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/08/03/eddie_murphy/index.html?source=rss On the set of his first movie, he was young, gifted, black and beautiful. In his new one, it's just a Murphy, Murphy, Murphy, Murphy, Murphy World. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/07/28/klumps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/07/28/klumps/index.html?source=rss Eddie Murphy's mushy sentiment and cheerfully vulgar humor should delight midsummer multiplex-goers by the millions. By Gregg Kilday Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/27/murphy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/27/murphy/index.html?source=rss Will Eddie Murphy continue Hollywood's African-American winning streak? By Amy Reiter Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/07/21/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/07/21/npfri/index.html?source=rss Whole lotta shakin' goin' on while His Greatness shoots new movie with De Niro; Yasmine Bleeth's new role: "I'm a bitch ..."; Mike Myers: "I'm as happy as a little girl." Plus: How George Clooney makes waves wherever he goes. By Michael Sragow Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/03/16/beyond_the_mat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/03/16/beyond_the_mat/index.html?source=rss A longtime writer for Eddie Murphy directs an alluring doc on the weird world of pro wrestling. Why is WWF capo Vince McMahon trying to pile-drive it? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/08/12/bowfinger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/08/12/bowfinger/index.html?source=rss Martin and Murphy team up for a good-natured sendup of the mindless summer blockbuster -- and just barely avoid making one themselves. By Cynthia Joyce Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/06/18/rock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/06/18/rock/index.html?source=rss Comedian Chris Rock gets tortured by a roomful of entertainment reporters. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/06/25/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/06/25/review/index.html?source=rss A review of the movie 'Doctor Dolittle,' starring Eddie Murphy, by Stephanie Zacharek. By Jenn Shreve Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/06/19/reviewb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/06/19/reviewb/index.html?source=rss Honor thy daughter. Mulan, Disney's first truly heroic female protagonist, battles Huns and gender stereotypes with equal valor. BY BILL McKIBBEN Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/11/04/04media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/11/04/04media/index.html?source=rss Apple clicked on the wrong icon for its "think different" ad campaign. By Catherine Seipp Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/11/03/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/11/03/media/index.html?source=rss Celebrity biographer Frank Sanello suffers the wrath of Sharon Stone, Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy and -- worst of all -- their lawyers.