Subject: Eddie Murphy

• A Dreamgirl's Potential Nightmare

  December 7, 2006

• Last Night: Michael Ian Black at House of Blues

  January 18, 2008

• Women, on the verge

  May 2, 1996

• Eddie better

  July 4, 1996

• Weird science

  August 8, 1996

• Hommes en noir: film blanc

  July 3, 1997

• Memories for sale

  June 11, 1998

• This tomboy's life

  June 18, 1998

• Afterthought special

  June 25, 1998

• Hard time

  April 15, 1999

• Consider Yourself Entertained

  March 12, 2009

• Chicago Wisecracks

  November 6, 2008

• Back...and Loving It

  Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  June 19, 2008

• Oscar-Starved

  March 6, 2008

• Warrior's Work

  February 14, 2008

• Deuce Pimpin'

  February 7, 2008

• Sagebrush & Spaghetti

  June 7, 2007

• Comic Tragedy

  July 27, 2006

• Lots o' libido

  SNL's latest breakaway, Molly Shannon, makes herself large for the big screen in Superstar

  October 7, 1999

• Celluloid Combat

  February 22, 2007

• They're So Usual

  March 22, 2007

• Hand It to Him

  February 8, 2007

• Dream Works

  But it's not perfect. Jennifer Hudson nails it as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model.

  December 21, 2006

• Walking the Line

  More music biopics? Good. Bad musicians starring in them? Not so much.

  January 19, 2006

• Dance Party

  September 1, 2005

• Mat Finish

  The Wrestling Season takes a strong hold on tough teen issues; Den of Thieves steals time

  May 12, 2005

• Green Living

  Everyone's Irish, even Gumby

  March 10, 2005

• Wrong Wayans

  Do the right thing: Avoid White Chicks in bad masks

  June 24, 2004

• Nice Pussy

  A killer cat steals a wonderful movie from a kindly ogre

  May 20, 2004

• Fast Times

  Bellamy is off track

  November 13, 2003

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  July 17, 2003

• Till Death. That's It.

  The In-Laws is bigger and broader than the original, but not better

  May 22, 2003

• Mr. Mom

  Eddie Murphy plays Daddy, once more, and it becomes him

  May 8, 2003

• On With the Show

  De Niro and Murphy play it by the numbers in Showtime, but that's not a bad thing

  March 14, 2002

• A Top 10 Odyssey

  Looking back (and backward), 2001 had a few worthy mementos

  January 3, 2002

• Sly Foxx

  He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

  December 27, 2001

• The Enemy Within

  William Shatner is no longer afraid of his shadow

  September 6, 2001

• Izzy Funny

  Kevin Pollak

  July 12, 2001

• Under Ogre

  Shrek offers an amusing, if empty, fractured fairy tale

  May 17, 2001

• Not-so-Funny Lady

  I'm The One That I Want may work for Margaret Cho fans, but it won't win her converts

  September 21, 2000

• Kingdom Comedy

  Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black standup talent

  August 17, 2000

• Jerry rigged

  Bruckheimer's Coyote Ugly pours a lethal cocktail

  August 3, 2000

• Waist of space

  Is Nutty Professor II any good? Yeah, fat chance.

  July 27, 2000

• I See Dull People

  What Lies Beneath is my head on the movie theater floor, snoozing through this film

  July 20, 2000

• Yo Momma

  Martin Lawrence proves there's a fine line between fat and phat

  June 8, 2000

• Identity crisis

  Fight crime and stay away from Blue Streak

  September 16, 1999

• Pull my Bowfinger

  Steve Martin takes his jabs at Hollywood, but there's no sting

  August 12, 1999

• Rock on

  Chris Rock's Bigger and Blacker than anyone, and his new album may be the funniest hip-hop album ever made

  June 24, 1999

• Best Or Worst--But Why?

  "Jane, you ignorant slut..." For every point, a counterpoint. But why extremes?Many, many years ago an acquaintance of mine recommended the Eddie Murphy disaster Best Defense. Not sure why--even Murphy dismissed (or 'dissed,' as we said back then) the flick publicly. But this friend considered it a decent movie.Personal taste in film can vary, of course. But we encounter the same phenomenon when it comes to cooking. And I've always been fascinated by the range of opinion regarding restaurants or

  April 20, 2009

• Thursday-Morning News Grab Bag

  ​Dallas Area Rapid Transit said yesterday that "for the third consecutive year more than nine out of ten Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) customers report overall satisfaction with the agency." Most riders surveyed believe the trains and buses run on time and as scheduled, are plenty safe and better than what was up and running this time last year; they also would recommend DART to their friends. One note: The survey was conducted in August. Which means, before Texas-OU...Editor & Publishe

  November 12, 2009