Eddie Murphy

The D — as in Dead — List

Tower Heist: Lobby vs. Penthouse

Stealing from the rich to ... oh, whatever. Funny is the message.

He's A Comedy King To Us

Stealing from the rich to ... oh, whatever. Funny is the message.

Mr. Popper's Penguins: Puttin' on the Shitz

Jim Carrey's latest challenges notion all penguins lovable.

With Latest KNON Pledge Drive, DJ EZ Eddie D Hopes To Get The Second-Longest-Running Hip-Hop Show in America Its Second Hour Back

DJ EZ Eddie D​At the beginning of this month, KNON-89.3 FM "The Voice of the People" recently launched its second pledge drive of the year. It's a necessary evil: The community station depends on pledges from listeners to fund the station and keep them on air. Unlike other stations that hold pledg ... More >>

The Second-Longest Running Hip-Hop Radio Show in America, DJ EZ Eddie D's "Knowledge Dropped, Lessons Taught" on KNON, Loses An Hour of Runtime Due To Lack of Pledge Support

DJ EZ Eddie D​Dallas hasn't always been synonymous with underground hip-hop, but, as the culture of area hip-hop has grown, DJ EZ Eddie D, born Eddie Murphy, has been there to witness it all.Since 1987, the KNON-89.3 FM "The Voice of the People" radio personality has served as the host of the stat ... More >>

Full Nelson

DJ EZ Eddie D​Dallas hasn't always been synonymous with underground hip-hop, but, as the culture of area hip-hop has grown, DJ EZ Eddie D, born Eddie Murphy, has been there to witness it all.Since 1987, the KNON-89.3 FM "The Voice of the People" radio personality has served as the host of the stat ... More >>

And She's Telling You...

DJ EZ Eddie D​Dallas hasn't always been synonymous with underground hip-hop, but, as the culture of area hip-hop has grown, DJ EZ Eddie D, born Eddie Murphy, has been there to witness it all.Since 1987, the KNON-89.3 FM "The Voice of the People" radio personality has served as the host of the stat ... More >>

Furry Vengeance: A Movie With A Message-And Not Much Else

DJ EZ Eddie D​Dallas hasn't always been synonymous with underground hip-hop, but, as the culture of area hip-hop has grown, DJ EZ Eddie D, born Eddie Murphy, has been there to witness it all.Since 1987, the KNON-89.3 FM "The Voice of the People" radio personality has served as the host of the stat ... More >>

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 bett ... More >>

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 ... More >>

Consider Yourself Entertained

Cedric hits the stage at Nokia

Chicago Wisecracks

The Second City comes to Dallas

Oscar-Starved

The Second City comes to Dallas

Warrior's Work

Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs at Bass Hall

Deuce Pimpin'

Eddie Griffin goes Undercover

Sagebrush & Spaghetti

Eddie Griffin goes Undercover

They're So Usual

Eddie Griffin goes Undercover

Celluloid Combat

The battle for Oscar is hashed out on a big screen

Hand It to Him

The battle for Oscar is hashed out on a big screen

Dream Works

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

A Dreamgirl's Potential Nightmare

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

Comic Tragedy

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

Walking the Line

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

Dance Party

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

Green Living

Everyone's Irish, even Gumby

Wrong Wayans

Do the right thing: Avoid White Chicks in bad masks

Nice Pussy

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie from a kindly ogre

Fast Times

Bellamy is off track

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Bellamy is off track

Till Death. That's It.

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

Mr. Mom

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

On With the Show

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

Under Ogre

Shrek offers an amusing, if empty, fractured fairy tale

Kingdom Comedy

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

Jerry rigged

Bruckheimer's Coyote Ugly pours a lethal cocktail

Waist of space

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

I See Dull People

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

Identity crisis

Fight crime and stay away from Blue Streak

Pull my Bowfinger

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

Rock on

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

Hard time

It's punishing watching Eddie Murphy waste his comedic talents in Life

Afterthought special

The classic children's story deserves better than this misconceived mess

This tomboy's life

With the gender-bending Mulan, Disney's head is in the right place, but the heart is missing

Memories for sale

With the gender-bending Mulan, Disney's head is in the right place, but the heart is missing

Hommes en noir: film blanc

A refreshingly small, and forgettable, sci-fi farce

Eddie better

Murphy shows acting muscle, but The Nutty Professor weighs him down

Women, on the verge

Studios and audiences are embracing an overdue trend: female-empowerment films