Two recent film portrayals of African-American women have drawn huge audiences: Tyler Perry's Madea character, which has spawned a franchise; and Eddie Murphy's Rasputia in Norbit. Both characters are ...

Humane Society of Broward seeks permanent home for Rasputia, promotes Walk for the Animals event The Humane Society of Broward County is seeking a permanent, loving home for Rasputia. They also ...

Humane Society of Broward seeks permanent home for Rasputia, promotes Walk for the Animals event The Humane Society of Broward County is seeking a permanent, loving home for Rasputia. They also ...

With his brazen gifts for mimicry, Eddie Murphy may now be the Peter Sellers of blockbuster toilet comedy movies. His “Norbit” is a comedy for masochists–an often awful parade of flatulent gags about ...

WASHINGTON — She is wearing a hot pink nightie fringed by tiny hot pink feathers. Her big, brown legs are polished and wrap around the man lying beneath her. Her makeup is perfect. The man lying ...

EDDIE MURPHY is the most gifted shape-shifter working in comedy today. He can do just about anything and make us laugh — usually the more sophomoric, the better. But in the crass comedy “Norbit,” he’s ...

Physical transformation or not, “Norbit” is unlikely to send Eddie Murphy back to the Kodak Theatre in a year’s time. But why grouse when the movie qualifies him for even greater honors? Surely some ...

I'm the kind of person who has to do things for himself. So, when controversy out broke over Eddie Murphy’s film ‘‘Norbit,’’ I headed for the theater. I had read many of the reviews and had heard much ...

Norbit: Comedy. Starring Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton. Directed by Brian Robbins. (PG-13. 105 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show ...