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Fox Boss Forgets Own 'Sci-fi Isn't Funny' Rule in Greenlighting 'Meet Dave' [The Disappearing Genius]
Gawker: defamer —
... to lunch? We know you probably didn't see the whole "Goldstein blogs" thing coming either, but still. What's your Friday look like? Second: Actually, we have no second. Have we mentioned that nobody cares about Eddie Murphy? Sucks for Paramount, as Goldstein mentions, which has two Murphy vehicles (A Thousand Words and NowhereLand) on the way this fall. Alas, we don't make the rules. But we can make the reservations — call us, Tom! No one wanted to 'Meet Dave' [The Big Picture]
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Why You Don't Care About Eddie Murphy [The Disappearing Genius]
defamer.com 7/15/2008 — We needed a little time today to digest our feelings after the miserable box-office showing of Meet Dave , whose free-fall over the weekend resulted in the ugliest opening of Eddie Murphy's career. Not having seen it, we have to assume that $5.1 ...
Eddie Murphy's Co-Star Says He Is A "Great Kisser"
icelebz.com 7/16/2008 — Gabrielle Union, who appears alongside Eddie in new comedy "Meet Dave", revealed the actor was well prepared for their passionate on-screen smooch. She said: "Eddie is a great kisser. He brushes and he flosses.
The Wendy Williams Show Welcomes Al Roker
celebritymound.com 7/16/2008 —
Check out these GREAT sound bites from today’s ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ part of a six-week sneak preview on FOX stations in New York, LA, Dallas and Detroit. In discussing the day’s hot topics, Williams commented on Eddie Murphy’s latest film, ...
Hiding Eddie Murphy
weblogs.variety.com 7/16/2008 — Hold your horses everybody. Patrick Goldstein and Stu Van Airsdale pile on Murphy after the disastrous $5 million opening of Meet Dave, which was stupidly marketed; Fox should have kept the title Space Ship Dave. But their problem was ...
Why no one wanted to 'Meet Dave' or Eddie Murphy - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 7/15/2008 — DDIE MURPHY has pulled off an almost unprecedented achievement with "Meet Dave." He's delivered a movie that even 20th Century Fox couldn't market. Buried in bad reviews, the Brian Robbins-directed "Meet Dave" barely grossed $5 million over the ...
Hellboy, Hancock Hot; Meet Dave Not —
Celebrity Fix 7/13/2008
Hellboy had a good weekend. Will Smith had an impressive one. Brendan Fraser had an okay one. Eddie Murphy didn't. Have any of the above.Hellboy II: The Golden Army topped the Friday-Sunday box office with $35.9 million, according to Exhibitor ...