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News.com.au
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Hollywood star Eddie Murphy lists ‘worst movies' he's released
Eddie Murphy is about as candid as Hollywood stars come, with the actor name dropping the 'worst movies' he's featured in. The US blockbuster legend, 64, sat down for an interview for Complex's 360 With Speedy series when he was asked to rank his top four best films. With a stacked resume of beloved movies, Murphy flipped the question, saying it would be 'easier to name my four worst movies'. Without further ado, Murphy said 2002's The Adventures of Pluto Nash was one of his biggest bombs. Indeed, the comedy sci-fi was not just one of Murphy's top failures, but one of the worst flops in cinema history, grossing $US7 million worldwide against a production budget of approximately $US100 million. Next, Murphy named 1998 Holy Man, which also starred Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston. It made $US12 million against a budget of $US60 million, and received largely negative reviews from critics. Interviewer Speedy Morman then prompted Murphy about his 2007 film Norbit, which despite being a box office success, was pummelled by critics and audiences alike. The film saw Murphy play multiple characters, including the titular role Norbit and his tyrannical wife Rasputia. 'I love Norbit,' Murphy argued. 'You know, Norbit came out right after I got an Oscar nomination [for Dreamgirls ]. So there was articles like, 'How could he get an Oscar when he did this?' They're two different movies. 'I wrote it with my brother Charlie. We think Norbit is funny. 'They gave me a Razzie for worst actor, worst actress and worst actor of the decade for that … Come on, that s**t ain't that bad. 'To this day I like it. Stuff in Norbit makes me laugh.' As for his top four, Murphy named Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, Shrek and Dreamgirls. 48 Hrs also got a special mention. The star dropped several other pop culture revelations in the interview, including that he denied the lead role in 1998 hit Rush Hour – which later went to Chris Tucker – to instead feature in the aforementioned Holy Man. 'They came to me with two scripts; Rush Hour, it's an action comedy with Jackie Chan, all this action. And this other one [ Holy Man ] is you in a robe in Miami. 'And I was like, 'no-brainer'. And we went to Miami and made a horrendous film. But it was easy,' he laughed. 'Sorry, I gotta stop saying [it was] horrendous.' Elsewhere, Murphy revealed he's only ever had to audition once for a role his entire career. That was for Saturday Night Live!, which proved to be his industry break in 1980 aged just 19. 'Never [auditioned for a movie],' Murphy said. 'I'm the only actor … No actor can make such a bold statement. That they only had one audition their whole life. 'It makes other actors sick though.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeff Goldblum to Morgan Freeman: The complete lineup for FSU Opening Nights for 2025-26
Here's the schedule for the 2025-2026 Opening Nights season, officially announced at Florida State University's Moore Auditorium on July 10. Sponsor tickets go on sale July 14, with the public sale on Aug. 7. Visit 2025 Sept. 5 Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra perform live. The star of such films as 'The Fly' and 'Jurassic Park' tickles the ivories with his band (named for his piano teacher) at 7:30 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Sep. 28 Best-selling writer James Patterson, who invented the character of forensic psychologist Alex Cross, and Vanderbilt academic Patrick Leddon discuss their new book 'Disrupt Everything' at 2 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Oct. 3 Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience features young musicians from the movie star's Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Miss., on stage at 7:30 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Barring a movie shoot, Freeman will be on hand. Oct. 14 Louisiana singer-songwriter Andrew Duhon brings his alt-country stylings to town for a show at 7:30 p.m. in the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum and Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road. Oct. 21 Multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins plays a little bit of everything (banjo, fiddle, guitar) during a country blues show at 7:30 p.m. in the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum and Gardens. Oct. 30 The sounds of hip-hop and pop collide when the fusion trio New Jazz Underground mashes things up at 7:30 p.m. at Bricks & Brass, 316 W. Tennessee St. Nov. 5 The cellist OkCello brings his instrument and tape loops along when he puts his spin on classical music and much more at 7:30 p.m. at The Moon, 1105 E. Lafayette St. Nov. 12 What happens when American funk-soul gets a Syrian spin? Find out when Bassel & The Supernaturals band strike up the tunes with a first-generation Syrian singer at 7:30 p.m. in Opperman Music Hall on the FSU Music School campus. Dec. 10 Enjoy the sounds of the holiday season when Tallahassee singer-guitarist Del Suggs presents his annual Almost Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. in Opperman Music Hall. 2026 Jan. 20 Grammy Award-winning songwriter-singer Nicole Zuraitis joins up with the highly capable FSU Jazz Faculty band for evening of tunes at 7:30 p.m. in Opperman Music Hall. Jan. 23 The Andrew Collins Trio offers a concert of folk and acoustic music at 7:30 p.m. in the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum and Gardens. Jan. 29 Vintage footage taken at various World Fairs from the Silent Film Era will run while the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra plays tunes by Scott Joplin, John Philip Sousa and more at 7:30 p.m. at the Fred W. Turner Auditorium on the Tallahassee State College campus. Feb. 3 Hear a new work by Grammy-winner Arturo Sandoval when the Imani Winds and the Boston Brass team up as a 'consortium' of contemporary classical at 7:30 p.m. in Opperman Music Hall. Feb. 8 The Marching Chiefs band will bring the brass-driven music indoors for a change as the finale in the annual tune-packed Prism concert at 2 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Feb. 12 In case Taylor Swift's immense and expensive Eras stadium tour remained too pricey, catch the next best thing when Lover: The Unofficial Eras Tour tribute stops by in all its Swiftian glory at 7:30 at The Moon. Feb. 14 Get in tune with your Valentine when the British vocal ensemble Voces8 sings a cappella at 7:30 p.m. at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Feb. 26 Declared 'top notch' by The New York Times, the chamber orchestra Sphinx Virtuosi lends a touch of classical class at 7:30 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. March 5 A salon concert with a performer yet to be announced will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the FSU President's House on Tennessee Street. March 7 Husband and wife team Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, better known as Shovels & Rope, return to the city with a blend of country, folk and Americana at 7:30 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. March 12 Dancer Aakash Odedra presents his highly personal dance work about his mother when ON takes on an international edge with 'Songs of the Bulbul' at 7:30 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. March 24 The quintet Goitse (a Celtic greeting meaning 'come here') strikes up a blend of original and traditional Irish music at 7:30 p.m. in the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum and Gardens. April 9 A Band Called Honalee will channel the '60s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary during a concert at at 7:30 p.m. in the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum and Gardens. Starting April 16 The annual downtown Chain of Parks arts festival kicks off with a talk by Noah Verrier, the Chain of Parks Presenting Artist. Past artists have included muralist Micheal Rosato and watercolorist Dean Mitchell Going Hollywood: Florida State's Opening Nights artist series announces new season HOW MUCH AND WHEN Depending on show and seating location, ticket prices to ON range from $30 to $135, which includes all fees. Visit Ticket sales will be staggered as follows:• Sponsors and Director Level: July 14 @ 11 a.m.• Producer's Circle: July 22 @ 11 a.m.• Partner: July 24 @ 11 a.m.• Friend: July 28 @11 a.m.• Associate: July 30 @ 11 a.m.• Debut: Aug. 1 @ 11 a.m.• Solo: Aug. 5 @ 11 a.m.• Public On-Sale: Aug. 7 @ 11 a.m. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State University Opening Nights announces 2025-26 schedule Solve the daily Crossword
South China Morning Post
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Michelle Yeoh takes a shine to Labubu made for Hong Kong panda cubs' birthday
Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has become the latest celebrity to take part in a Hong Kong tourism drive after sharing a fun social media picture with a Labubu doll specially made to mark the first birthday of the city's panda twins later this month. Advertisement The star on Monday shared a photo on Instagram of her holding up the Labubu doll, which is cradling the twin pandas in its arms, above a bucket of popcorn. 'Celebrating Hong Kong-born panda twins' first birthday (and my birthday too) with Labubu in the Hollywood Bowl,' she wrote. In other pictures, Yeoh was also seen holding the special doll with American actor Jeff Goldblum, known for his role in the movie Jurassic Park, as well as British actress and singer Cynthia Erivo. Yeoh is among celebrities around the world who received the unique Labubu doll as part of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau's collaboration with the toy's creator, Kasing Lung, to celebrate the first birthday of Hong Kong's panda cub twins and promote the city. The cubs, Jia Jia and De De, are the first to be born in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse Under the collaboration, the Hong Kong Tourism Board partnered with Lung to send out the distinctive dolls to celebrities and famous influencers to showcase online.
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Scotsman
01-08-2025
- Scotsman
'Don't allow an algorithm to choose for you': Google AI Mode, and the death of news as we know it
Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... How do you get your news? It's a question I ask everyone when I meet them - and yes, I'm a lot of fun at social events. But really. How do you get your news? nw How do you know? Twitter? (I won't call it X and you can't make me). Facebook? Google updates? Pushes on your phone? Do you still sit and watch the 6 o'clock news on the BBC? It may sound like a small question, but I promise you, it's one of vital importance. And it's one that has an untold impact on the world around you, because perhaps another way to ask this question is: who controls the flow of your news? Who curates what you see and how you see it? Is it a media outlet? A team of journalists using their training and decades of experience to navigate and filter, to understand context and importance ? Or is it a big tech company? Increasingly operated by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, curating your news to what you want to see and hear? News to suit you, as it were. Google's new AI Mode If you didn't know, Google has been using something called an AI Overview for some time now. If you Google something - what time are Rangers playing tonight - a helpful paragraph will magically appear at the top of your search results telling you exactly what you want to know. AI would have gained this knowledge by scraping articles across the breadth of the internet to find the answer to then helpfully hand to you, hassle free. When it was first introduced, it had some accuracy problems. But AI learns, that's what it does. And now, AI Mode has arrived in the UK, smoothly fitting into your life with no fuss or fanfare. And it's set to decimate the news industry. Billed as being far more accurate than Overview could ever hope to be in its electric sheep dreams, and having a greater reach, scraping news and analysis from websites indiscriminately to paraphrase everything you need to know in one convenient bundle of sentences magically appearing at the top of your search results. So far, so convenient. Why would you need to look further? It's quick, efficient and you're busy and have places to be and things to do. BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images But what's the problem? The problem is - and I don't mean to sound too much like Ian Malcolm, played by Jeff Goldblum, in Jurassic Park, but really, is he ever wrong? - is that no effort has been put in by the AI to acquire this knowledge. And so no responsibility need be taken. Inside the computer is not a bustling group of tiny journalists, pulling their tiny hair out as they desperately wait for a comment from Police Scotland, or the Scottish Government. It's acquired, as said above, by reading and collecting the work done by others, to curate the answer you so desperately crave. When you Google something, it is Google that decides what articles are put in front of you, what articles AI uses to take its information. Complete control over the news, not just over one site, or one newspaper. But a total and complete monopoly on information. It rewards sites and articles that conform to its conditions, and punishes others by hiding them deep at the bottom of the internet, leaving publishers uncertain whether to cave in and characterise their news in a way Google likes, or not, and leave the article as the preverbal tree falling in the wood. Google says these conditions are in place to - ironically - wheedle out spam and AI ensures it's proper, human created, factual news. But can we be sure? Incidentally, they don't pay the sites they take this information off, as they say the articles used are top of the results under the AI answer, so people can click through. But they don't. I mean, do you? So far, so terrifying. Read more here: The 20 best places to retire in Scotland in 2025 Who is responsible? The news is all bias any way through, right? Fake news left, right and centre and the mainstream media are just annoyed they can't brainwash readers. And you know what, perhaps surprisingly, I get it. The news media is far from perfect, and it has always been far from perfect. In more recent years, the internet and social media has fundamentally altered how journalism works. Deciding on how to cover the news is messy and complicated, and we don't always get it right, and we won't in the future either. But what we are, crucially - and this is the point - is regulated. If we make a mistake, we are legally culpable. Say it louder for people at the back. Can Google really say the same? If its AI Overview, or AI Mode, makes a mistake, peddles inaccurate information, who will stop them? Are they bound by Scottish contempt of court rules? Or can they ignore those too? Will they publish the names of victims of crime? Or name hotels where vulnerable asylum seekers have been moved to? Making decisions that would put a real life human editor in scorching hot water, or even, up in front of a judge. How do we hold AI accountable? Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images What can you do? AI is fundamentally changing the way you view the world. All these algorithms that are data gathering everything you touch online is then offering you a very curated view of society, culture and humanity. And its too late - it's already happened. But, you can do something - you can pay for your news. This isn't an advert, it doesn't have to be us. It can be anyone, anywhere you get your news - pay them. Your local paper, your favourite national paper. Hell, your favourite paper from anywhere in the world. Pay your licencing fee if it's the BBC. Go straight to the website or app of the news organisation you read. Don't allow an algorithm to choose for you. The news isn't perfect, but its decisions will always need to be made with human judgement and, more importantly, under strict regulation. Otherwise we descend merrily to chaos, and be careful, because we're already half way there.
CNN
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Rupert Everett says he was dumped from ‘Emily in Paris': ‘For me, it was a tragedy'
Rupert Everett didn't have a huge role on 'Emily in Paris,' but now he no longer has any part whatsoever. The actor who played interior design firm director Giorgio Barbieri on one episode of the hit Netflix series shared while speaking at Marateale, the international film festival held annually in Maratea, Italy, that he has been let go from the show, according to Vanity Fair this week. 'I was fired. I did a scene in the latest season, and they told me, 'Next year we'll speak,'' he reportedly said. 'I waited for them to call me – but ultimately, it never came, and they just fired me.' Everett went on to say that 'show business is always very difficult, from the beginning to the end. When they write the screenplay, they think they want you – but then things change, and they lose your character. I don't know why.' 'For me, it was a tragedy,' he added. 'I was in bed for two weeks because I couldn't get over it.' CNN has reached out to reps for both Everett and Netflix for comment. Not that the popular actor, who was at the festival in part to receive its Basilicata International Award, is without work. IMDb lists Everett as having multiple upcoming projects, including a comedy titled 'The Liar' opposite Jeff Goldblum, and fans are hopeful that he will reprise his beloved role of Julia Roberts' bestie George Downes in the reported planned sequel to the hit 1997 film 'My Best Friend's Wedding.'
