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Articles tagged "will smith" NewsHollywood, race and the Age of Obamaby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Dec.08] :. Gook. Dragon lady. Swamp rats. These are but a few of the cringe-inducing racial epithets spewed by Clint Eastwood’s Walt Kowalski in “Gran Torino,” the cringe-inducing new drama...  NewsCareers of five of Hollywood’s once-red-hot leading men may hang on their big holiday flicksby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][19.Dec.08] :. None of the actors listed below will miss a meal in 2009. None will have to tighten his Versace belt, have his Gucci driving shoes resoled or be on the lookout for the repo man. However, in film,...  Film ReviewSeven Poundsby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Dec.08] :. Equally afflicted by an old-school weepies affect and new-agey self-righteousness, Seven Pounds is by turns clumsy and overbearing.  Column: The ScreenerExquisite Agonyby Chris Barsanti[18.Dec.08] :. This holiday season, Mickey Rourke (in The Wrestler) and Will Smith (Seven Pounds) suffer for all us sinners.  Short Ends and LeaderTearjerker Given a Post-Modern Make-Over in ‘Pounds’by Bill Gibron[18.Dec.08] :. If there is one genre that’s in desperate need of a post-modern make-over, it’s the tearjerker. Comedy gets retrofitted every few years, while the action film scours the globe for as much... NewsBox-office champ Smith says ‘Seven Pounds’ offers him the chance to shed old personaby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Dec.08] :. DALLAS—“Stop looking at the porn,” Will Smith jokingly admonishes as he steps inside the hotel suite at the Ritz-Carlton. He takes long strides across the room. His smile is wide.... I Am Legend: Ultimate Collector’s Editionby Andrew Winistorfer[9.Dec.08] :. This is as special as “special edition” gets, but it’s a set for a movie not worthy of the adoration. Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008by Bill Gibron[12.Sep.08] :. Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose. Unheroic superhero appealed to director ‘Hancock’ director Peter Bergby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][3.Jul.08] :. “I loved the idea of an alcoholic, nihilistic, subversive superhero, fighting crime drunk,” says Peter Berg about “Hancock” - a screenplay that’s been kicking around... He’s the straight man, the Every man — the Bate-man!by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][2.Jul.08] :. The part reads, “mild-mannered, middle-aged white guy, kind of idealistic, sort of a cheerleader, not the utter pushover he seems.” And oh yeah, “Make him funny.” Sounds like... Hancockby Cynthia Fuchs[2.Jul.08] :. John Hancock is a black superhero desired and derided by crowds who are informed by spectacles, stereotypes, and fear. ‘Hancock’ Hampered by Schizophrenic Scriptby Bill Gibron[1.Jul.08] :. Will Smith is the new up to date version of the late in life career of Charleton Heston. No, he’s not some gun wielding NRA apologist who narrates Bible videos in between bouts with aging. As... Will Smith plays a boozy superhero in ‘Hancock’by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][1.Jul.08] :. LOS ANGELES - Will, Will, Will, baby! You need to branch out. You can’t play the nice guy all the time. You can’t always be admirable, virtuous and principled. You can’t be Robert... The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008by Bill Gibron[30.Apr.08] :. And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming. I Am Obama: The American Imagination and the New Black Heroby Derik Smith[25.Feb.08] :. If Americans are willing to believe that the former Fresh Prince of West Philly can save the world all by himself, then there is a possibility that a black man may be the next president of the United States. He may no longer be fresh, but Will Smith remains a princeby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Dec.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Back in the early 1990s, just as Will Smith was making the transition from rapper to television star with “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” he presented his... I Am Legendby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Dec.07] :. The clash with Alpha Male upturns the film's preceding focus on a Neville-only present. Legendary workaholic Will Smith is movie goldby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][10.Dec.07] :. As someone once said, change is inevitable, except from vending machines. In 1959, Harry Belafonte starred in “The World, the Flesh and the Devil,” playing a miner who emerges from a... DJ Jazzy Jeff: Return of the Magnificentby Quentin B. Huff[11.May.07] :. This is for all the people who never asked, "Where's DJ Jazzy Jeff?" The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)by Matt Mazur[26.Mar.07] :. The Pursuit of Happyness is the male version of a "chick flick": aimed at wringing tears from even the most macho dude in the house. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Dec.06] :. As quick and resolute as Chris may be, he's still caught up in the fiction around him, The Pursuit of Happyness, which is not nearly so smart. Will Smith is at peace with roles as superstar, husband and fatherby Mark Caro [Chicago Tribune][11.Dec.06] :. CHICAGO - Will Smith might be considered an expert on the subject of happiness, and not just because he’s starring in a new movie called “The Pursuit of Happyness.” He also comes... Will Smith and his son believed in the pursuit of ‘Happyness’by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press][30.Nov.06] :. DETROIT - When it comes to movie stars, the mountain doesn’t usually come to Muhammad - especially when the star has been Oscar-nominated for playing Muhammad Ali. Yet Will Smith came to... Hitch (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Jul.05] :. Hitch's combination of expertise and endearing clumsiness makes use of a few too many clichés. Will Smith: Lost and Foundby Mike Schiller[22.Apr.05] :. It's hard to believe that a guy who makes 20 mil a movie would need a comeback album; still, when you've lost all credibility in the rap game, you'd better come out firing. Hitch (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Feb.05] :. Having conquered Independence Day, Will Smith has set his sights on Valentine's Day. I, Robot (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Dec.04] :. 'It's harder and harder to make straight-ahead sci-fi and straight-ahead comic book movies,' says Akiva Goldsman. Shark Tale (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Oct.04] :. Oscar aspires to fame, wealth, and dates with beautiful women-fish. Jersey Girl (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Sep.04] :. Affleck and Smith talk lots about shooting details and feelings about their chosen fields, their mutual esteem and affection audible. I, Robot (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jul.04] :. These green-screen jamborees are utterly summer-blockbustery (or maybe just Will-Smithy), but they also tend to substitute for ideas. Ali: The Director’s Cut (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Jun.04] :. The bravest thing Ali does is to gesture toward, wonder at, and celebrate Muhammad Ali, and then let go of him. Jersey Girl (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Mar.04] :. Early in Jersey Girl, Ben Affleck cries. It's a grim and alarming moment. Bad Boys II (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Dec.03] :. In almost every way, Bad Boys II is larger, louder, and longer than the original. It is also more of the same. All of Us / Eveby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Oct.03] :. These days, hip-hop and tv seem rather like they were made for each other, what with their many interconnections in near every commercial for fast food, soda, and sporting gear, not to mention any number of tv shows, from dramas to sitcoms, that use hiphop to signify everything from sophistication to club culture, comedy to coolness. Bad Boys II (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Jul.03] :. For this invasion, they need extra firepower and get it, including useful high tech surveillance courtesy of the CIA: this is Bad Boys II's most outrageous fantasy, that this agency has its act together. Men In Black II (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jul.02] :. What the sequel does make abundantly clear is that the apparently accidental harmonies of the first can -- indeed must -- be turned into calculation. Ali (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Dec.01] :. Ali embodies a kind of car-wreck charisma -- arrogant and self-conscious, beautiful and fierce, even on twenty-year-old tape, he can take your breath away. This ability to mesmerize makes Ali who he is, or more accurately, who everyone wants him to be. He's a cipher and a screen onto which viewers might project themselves. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe image of lanky, boyishly handsome Will Smith sauntering through the misty dark toward the camera is no doubt a lovely one, but it bodes all kinds of ill for director Robert Redford’s new... Will Smith: Willenniumby Cynthia FuchsI love Lil’ Kim, but I do wonder what she’s doing on Will Smith’s unbashfully titled Willennium. Besides getting paid, I mean. The best I can guess, she’s playing Bad... |
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