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15 July 2008 4:59 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

This week finds the U.S. Army bringing war games to a whole other level, a '60s sex icon getting an exposé, Ron Perlman returning as the defender of small fluffy kittens everywhere and Eddie Murphy taking cinema egotism to new heights.

"August"

After the warm reception his first feature "Xx/Xy" received at Sundance in 2002, director Austin Chick returned to the snowy slopes of Park City to debut his sophomore effort, which seemed to impress our own Matt Singer when he saw it in January. Assembling an noteworthy ensemble that includes the likes of Robin Tunney, Naomie Harris, Rip Torn and David Bowie, Chick follows Tom and Josh Sterling (Josh Hartnett and Adam Scott, respectively), two brothers desperately trying to right the sinking ship of their failing dot-com company in the weeks leading up to the devastating September 11th attacks.

Opens in New York.

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12 July 2008 2:06 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Seen on: July 12, 2008

The players: Director: Brian Robbins, Writers: Rob Greenberg and Bill Corbett, Cast: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks and Gabrielle Union

Facts of interest: Brian Robbins also directed "Norbit."

The plot: A crew of aliens travel to Earth to find a way to save their planet.

Our quick thoughts: Unless you got a bunch of time and money to waste this weekend, I highly suggest you stay as far away as possible from “Meet Dave,” a boring 90-minute comedy filled with lame jokes, embarrassing physical comedy and bad acting. Granted, it’s certainly not the worst we’ve seen from Eddie Murphy over the past years, but the film’s obvious lack of laughs and surprises still makes it almost unbearable to watch.

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22 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy both scored multiple nominations for the 2008 Golden Raspberry Awards - honoring the worst movies and performances of the past year. The annual ceremony - known as the Razzies - is a spoof of the Oscars, with the honors handed out a day before the famed Academy Awards. Lohan's 2007 movie I Know Who Killed Me received a staggering nine nods in the nominations, which were announced on Monday - a day before the Oscar nominees are revealed. The film is tipped in several categories including Worst Picture, Worst Director for Chris Sivertson and Worst Actress for Lohan. The Mean Girls star is nominated in this category twice as she played two different parts in the film. Golden Raspberry founder John Wilson insists Lohan's thriller deserves to lead the way at the 2008 ceremony. He says, "Lohan's movie played like a cross between the torture tale Hostel and The Patty Duke Show. For worst actress, Lohan polled more heavily than any actor since Sofia Coppola in The Godfather Part III. I Know Who Killed Me is the most fabulously brainless movie since Showgirls, which Razzie voters picked as the worst movie of the 1990s. By the end of it, you still don't know what happened. Can I please have my hour and 50 minutes back?" Eddie Murphy's 2007 comedy Norbit received eight nominations, including two for Murphy himself for Worst Actor and Worst Actress - as he also played the wife of the main character in the film. Wilson adds about Murphy's performance, "We decided that each of his characters was so offensive that he deserved individual nominations." The other Worst Picture nominees were Bratz, Daddy Day Camp with Cuba Gooding Jr. and I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry, which starred Adam Sandler.

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21 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Eddie Murphy found himself holding a whole basket of Golden Raspberry nominations for his work in the comedy Norbit. Murphy, an Oscar nominee last year for Dreamgirls, received Razzies for worst actor, worst supporting actor, worst supporting actress and worst screen couple. (In the movie, Murphy plays the nerdy title character as well as a fat woman who pursues him.) Murphy and the film's other writers were also nominated for worst screenplay, and the film itself was nominated for worst film. Other films nominated for worst film included I Know Who Killed Me, Bratz, Daddy Day Camp, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. The Razzies are handed out the day before the Oscar ceremonies.

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3 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Lindsay Lohan gave the poorest acting performances in 2007, according to a poll of nearly four million British movie-goers. The actress - who was honored for her contribution to the film industry at the Capri Film Festival in Italy on Sunday - was criticized for her performance in thriller I Know Who Killed Me. Eddie Murphy also featured in the AOL Moviefone poll for his role in Norbit, while the film was considered to be the biggest waste of the price of a ticket. Matt Damon was recognized for his good acting in The Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean's Thirteen, and Shia LaBeouf was named best newcomer. He also won best screen duo along with Megan Fox for Transformers. The survey, which attracted more than 3.8 million votes, offered users a choice of five nominees in each category.

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