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As the result of a bet between two wealthy commodities traders, the lifestyles of a street hustler (Eddie Murphy) and a blue-nosed employee (Dan Akroyd) of the brokerage are reversed. The innocent victims of the bet scramble to make it in their new foreign environments, with hysterical results. Once they discover the switch .. Read more

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  Murphy: I'll quit movies at 50

  • 08 Jul 2008

  Eddie Murphy has confirmed his recent claims that he is returning to his club roots by announcing he will quit movies when he hits 50. During his 30 years in the business, Murphy has made nearly 40 films – including hits such as Trading Places, Beverley Hills Cop and 48 Hours. Now 47, he told TODAY'S Al Roker about his plans: "I am planning to make movies until I am 50,” "That's two years and eight months. Then I am going back to the stage." The Nutty Professor star... Read more

  

  Murphy enters Nowhereland

  • 25 Jan 2007

  Oscar nominee Eddie Murphy is set to star in a new comedy about a man who loses confidence in his high-flying career and seeks happiness in his daughter's imaginary world. Nowhereland is to be written by Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson, who wrote Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, reports Variety. And Murphy, who secured an Oscar nod for his performance in upcoming musical drama Dreamgirls, looks to return to comedic territory once again this summer when he provides the voice for the loveable... Read more

  

  50+ Women in Film

  • 08 Nov 2010

  Life begins at 40 – but if you’re a movie actress, that’s also when your career gives up the ghost. At least, that’s the way things used to be. Not for everyone of course – there were always bit parts for grannies, and occasionally a star of significant magnitude might parlay her fame into a second career as a horror icon (Bette Davis; Joan Crawford). But those were the exceptions. More typical was the case of Janet Leigh: a Hollywood starlet groomed at the tail... Read more

  

  Movie Santas (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)

  • 09 Dec 2008

  The other day I watched our three-year-old’s stage début, typecast already as a wise man. The performance wasn’t all it might have been, to be honest. He seemed more interested in feeding straw to Baby Jesus than joining in any of the carols. Until, that is, a rousing rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" triggered his inner Kanye. That was also the cue for a special surprise guest star: the big guy in the red suit made his entrance ringing bells, showing off his dance moves, Read more

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