107.9 The River » eddie murphy http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Sat, 18 May 2013 17:54:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Eddie Murphy's 'Hong Kong Phooey' Test Footage Proves This Thing Almost Happened to Us http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-hong-kong-phooey/ http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-hong-kong-phooey/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:24:32 +0000 Britt Hayes http://screencrush.com/?p=71874  

Not long ago, Eddie Murphy and a marginally talented director set out to make a live-action version of the classic cartoon 'Hong Kong Phooey.' This test footage is all that remains of that fateful journey.

]]> http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-hong-kong-phooey/feed/ 0 Alcon Entertainment Is Eddie Murphy In Talks to Host the Oscars? http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-host-oscars/ http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-host-oscars/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:12 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=43521 Sources close to Academy Awards officials  say comedian and actor Eddie Murphy is being considered to host the Oscars in February.

The move is seen as an effort to return to basics — in other words, have one funny act head up the entire ceremony. In years past, the Academy has experimented with different hosting ideas, culminating in the somewhat questionable move this year that saw actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway emceeing what many called a disastrous show.

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