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Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
The S-Class and Eddie Murphy
Concerning the 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (Nov. 28), I recently watched the old Eddie Murphy film Coming to America. In that film Murphy and his royal family are driven around in a Mercedes. These cars were a clear statement: huge, distinctive, black and imposing, to be treated with respect. That was 1988. The new S-Class, despite gadgets galore, is lost in today's pack of prominent flagship cars. No wonder M-B brought back the Maybach. It's an effort to regain the status lost by the "common'' Mercedes.
Michael LeClair, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
The new S-Class rear end is almost as ugly as the BMW 7 Series' and will allow its owners to nonverbally state, "I have more money than taste.''
Brian Bowlds, Minden, Nev.
Some parts cars aren't cheap
Your Nov. 21 news story about BMW build-ing a 1973 2002tii from the parts bin at an estimated cost of $97,000 brought back memories. About 1953 or 1954, when Eleanor and John von Neumann owned Hollywood Motors (Ferrari and Porsche dealerships and West Coast Volkswagen distributor), they wondered what it would cost to assemble a VW from their parts inventory. A brand-new VW cost ...
- First class: Eddie Murphy.
- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) February 18, 2007 700+ words
...Dreamgirls" It's strange to think of 45-year-old Eddie Murphy as a newcomer to anything, even the Oscars. Through more...Norbit" could trump such a powerful moment. DID YOU KNOW? Eddie Murphy isn't the first comedian who got serious to get Oscar accolades...
- Tracey Edmonds: on engagement to Eddie Murphy motherhood & showbiz...
- Magazine article from: Jet Slagle, Dana August 13, 2007 700+ words
...The blissful bride-to-be announced recently that she and Eddie Murphy are engaged. The day after the proposal an excited Edmonds...because some schools are reluctant to permit cameras into the classes. Others have criticized the show for being too raw and edgy...
- From Melville to Eddie Murphy: the disability con in American literature and...
- Magazine article from: Leviathan Samuels, Ellen March 1, 2006 700+ words
...regard to nineteenth-century American politics, changing class structures, and the emergence of the "con man" as a contemporary...man, which most critics agree emerged as a result of shifting class relationships, urbanization, and unprecedented social mobility...
- Tufts U.: FILM REVIEW: Eddie Murphy lives large (again); it's not funny (again).
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 16, 2007 700+ words
...a new film by Brian Robbins starring Eddie Murphy, is possibly one of the most appalling...Through the employment of fat suits, Eddie Murphy is able to play the role of not one...the story of a young boy, Norbit (Eddie Murphy), raised in an orphanage/Chinese...
- Eddie Murphy Angela Bassett star in horror movie 'Vampire in Brooklyn.'(Cover...
- Magazine article from: Jet October 30, 1995 700+ words
Eddie Murphy's fans will be in for a real treat...I always wanted to make a comedy and Eddie Murphy always wanted to make a scary movie...began writing the screenplay and soon Eddie Murphy joined forces with director Craven...
- EDDIE MURPHY HAUNTS THEATRES THIS HALLOWEEN
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 24, 1995 700+ words
...United States and Canada on October 27. Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett star in "Vampire...amp; Chris Parker based on a story by Eddie Murphy & Vernon Lynch, Jr. and Charles...Joanna Cassidy. The film is produced by Eddie Murphy and Mark Lipsky, executive produced...
- Eddie Murphy ft Michael Jackson - Whatzupwitu.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire February 19, 2009 700+ words
...and you will know it from the moment Eddie Murphy stares into a wibbly-wobbly pool of...are analogies we could draw between Eddie Murphy's singing career and infinite-turtle...budgets, yet this one was made out of Eddie Murphy's pocket. That just there. That...
- Favorite Father Eddie Murphy Headlines The Laugh-Out-Loud $100 Million Box...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 23, 2003 700+ words
...superstar and funnier-than-ever comedian Eddie Murphy (Shrek, Dr. Doolittle, Nutty Professor...comedy DADDY DAY CARE, two fathers (Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin) join the ranks of the...Early Bloomers" * "Good Morning Eddie Murphy!" featurette * "Meet the Kids of...
- The rise and fall and rise of Eddie Murphy.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Vognar, Chris July 27, 2000 700+ words
Eddie Murphy dons the fat suit once again this weekend...current and former incarnations. The Eddie Murphy we know now is a pretty safe guy, at...Shuffle" featured a casting room full of Eddie Murphy clones, all laughing that trademark...
- Starz InBlack Presents 'The Making of Delirious' With Interviews From Golden...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 23, 2007 700+ words
...23 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Eddie Murphy's recent Golden Globe win and Academy...acclaimed, raw and raunchy concert film Eddie Murphy Delirious filmed live at Constitution...Murphy has had on their careers. "[Eddie Murphy Delirious] was another period in comedy...
Source: HighBeam Research, Letters.(Letter to the Editor)