Friday Afternoon Videos: ‘Son, you got a panty on your head’
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For no reason other than it’s one of the funniest scenes in movie history, here’s the Huggies robbery from the Coen brothers second movie, RAISING ARIZONA.
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They should’ve won for…
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Inspired by Kate Winslet’s Oscar win for THE READER, Chicago Tribune columnist Mark Caro lists other examples of “Right Oscar, Wrong Movie,” including these…
Martin Scorsese won for THE DEPARTED, but should’ve won for TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL or GOODFELLAS
Paul Newman won for THE COLOR OF MONEY, but should’ve won for THE HUSTLER, HUD or THE VERDICT
Sydney Pollack won for directing OUT OF AFRICA, but should’ve won for TOOTSIE.
He’s dead-on about Pacino’s win for SCENT OF A WOMAN being a joke. All that “hoo hah” is the most embarrassing thing he’s ever done. No Oscars for either GODFATHER movie or DOG DAY AFTERNOON? That’s what Al should have won the statue for.
I’m rooting for you, Eddie
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Remember how exciting it Eddie Murphy used to be in movies like TRADING PLACES, 48 HOURS and BEVERLY HILLS COP? Remember how his lightning-fast timing and comic energy blew the rest of the cast off the screen? Remember how he always seemed to be on the verge of doing something really, really amazing?
It’s hard to remember that now, 20 years after his peak roles, with nothing but NORBIT, MEET DAVE and NUTTY PROFESSOR sequels to mark his career, but maybe — just maybe — Eddie Murphy is going to do something good again. Maybe even something great.
According to this article over at Cinematical, Eddie Murphy is going to play none other than Richard Pryor in a drama called RICHARD PRYOR: IS IT SOMETHING I SAID? Murphy worked with Pryor in HARLEM NIGHTS (not, admittedly, the finest screen moment for either of them) and, like just about every other comic of his generation, idolized Pryor and his groundbreaking style of stand-up. What’s more, IS IT SOMETHING I SAID is slated to be directed by Richard Condon, who helmed DREAMGIRLS — the movie that earned Eddie a best supporting actor Oscar recently.
RICHARD PRYOR: IS IT SOMETHING I SAID is tentatively (and with this movie, everything is tentative at this point) scheduled for release in summer of 2010. After all the abuse I’ve given Eddie Murphy over NORBIT and MEET DAVE, it’s nice to actually be looking forward to one of his projects.
