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Director Bratt Ratner recently explained why he chose Gabby Sidibe for his movie Tower Heist. Ratner remarked that the ‘Precious’ actress had great on-screen chemistry with Eddie Murphy.
“I wanted Gabourey because she was a dramatic actress. I didn’t realize how funny she would be. She went toe to toe with Eddie Murphy. I told her to flirt with him in the scene and she just went all the way, it was amazing. | Full Story
Whogottherole.com was invited to an advanced screening of Tower Heist and this is all we have to say: If you pre-judged the film by its previews, you would be under the impression that it is an uncreative re-do of other superior heist films. But alas, we were actually entertained once we saw the movie in its entirety on the big screen. The same jokes that seem to fall flat in the previews, when given the proper time to develop, result in a theater full of laughter. | Full Story
Its Official Eddie Murphy is going to host the academy Awards. There was a lot of talk over the weekend about Murphy emceeing the event. However, over the holiday weekend and after a lot of big names offered their service to host, AMPAS
President Tom Sherak Only had the comedian on his mind. Murphy was chosen a lot soon then Usual. They are generally always chosen in the month of January. | Full Story
When a group of hard working guys find out they’ve fallen victim to a wealthy business man’s Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. This is a comedy that stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Tea Leoni. Alda who plays a kind-of Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme against the wrong people. Ben Stiller who plays head of security loses money in that scheme and want payback on the billionaire. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
The Hollywood Reporter
