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Articles tagged "will smith" NewsHe’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...  Film ReviewHancockby Cynthia Fuchs[2.Jul.08] :. John Hancock is a black superhero desired and derided by crowds who are informed by spectacles, stereotypes, and fear. NewsWill 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...  NewsHe 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...  Film ReviewI Am Legendby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Dec.07] :. The clash with Alpha Male upturns the film's preceding focus on a Neville-only present.  NewsLegendary 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?" Hitch (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Jul.05] :. Hitch's combination of expertise and endearing clumsiness makes use of a few too many clichés. 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 FuchsAli 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... |
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