Eddie Murphy 1982. Nolte was scheduled to host the December 11, 1982, Christmas episode of "Saturday Night Live", but became too ill to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The following year, Murphy starred in "Trading Places" with fellow "SNL" alumnus Dan Aykroyd. The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop III") and proved to be an even greater
Faces Places (film) communities of people and create large portraits of them to plaster on the surroundings. "Faces Places" received widespread acclaim from critics. Amy Taubin of "Film Comment" called the film an "unassuming masterpiece", describing it as "both personal and populist, a celebration of artisanal production (including cinema), worker solidarity, and the photographic arts in the face of mortality." On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 99% based on 93 reviews, with an average rating of 8.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Equal parts breezily charming and poignantly powerful, "Faces Places" is a unique cross-generational portrait of life in