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Opinion: OLDBOY remake dead

10 Nov 2009 03:00:32 PST

Written by Matt Holmes
The Oldboy remake is done. Latino Review report from "a trusted source" that Mandate (Korean studio behind the original film) and Dreamworks were unable to see eye-to-eye during negotiations over the manga's rights and it left Dreamworks into walking out on the project, along with Stev...

Original story at Obsessed With Film .

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Opinion: OLDBOY remake dead

10 Nov 2009 03:00:32 PST

Original story at obsessedwithfilm (Feedburner) .

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Opinion: McG Wants Will Smith for His 20,000 Leagues' Captain Nemo?

14 Jan 2009 12:00:38 PST

Written by Alex Billington
The character Nemo in this film is more about obsession, he is obsessed and people tend to forget that when you become so obsessed you end up being the villain," McG said. "I'm trying to get Will Smith to do it, been trying to get a hold of him. I've been wanting to work with him for a long time alrea...

Original story at First Showing .

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Movies on DVD Review: Hancock

01 Jan 2009 10:21:33 PST

Written by chasness
Story: $mith is Hancock, an alcoholic, washed-up amnesia-victimized superhero living in L.A. who causes more harm and damage than good. When he saves the life of PR professional Ray Embrey (Bateman), Embrey decides to return the favor by representing Hancock. Hancock begins to clean up hi...

Original story at Chas Andrews' Movie .

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Opinion: Ah, Zion

31 Dec 2008 10:19:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Steven Barnes)
Friend asked me what I thought about Will Smith being offered the Keanu Reeves role in "The Matrix". He turned it down for "Wild Wild West." Wow. Talk about bad choices. But he asked how I thought "Matrix" might have been different. You know, I have to answer that question differently now than I wo...

Original story at Dar Kush .

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Opinion: The Worst Films of 2008

23 Dec 2008 21:58:44 PST

I didn’t care much for “Hancock,” Will Smith’s first release this year. But “Seven Pounds” put Smith over the top. There’s always a lot to like about Will Smith, and I count myself as a fan more often than not. For example, I was truly moved by his performance as Chris Gardner in “The Pursuit of Ha...

Original story at Oh No They Didn't! .

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Will Smith news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Will Smith news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition) User Review 27730 -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Will Smith" "Men in Black" OR "The Pursuit of Happyness" OR "Wild Wild West" OR "Parents Just Don't Understand" OR "Six Degrees of Separation" OR Jiggy OR "Big Willie Style" OR "Bad Boys II" OR "Men in Black II" OR "I Am Legend" OR Prince OR Willennium OR "Agent J" OR "Jada Pinkett" OR "Willow Camille Reign" OR "title aka" OR Biography OR "Bad Boys" OR Hitch OR Filmography OR Discography OR "Best Actor" OR "Just the Two of Us" OR "Born to Reign" OR "Jaden Christopher Syre" OR "Jeff Townes" OR "D.J. Jazzy Jeff" OR Gettin OR rap OR "Jada Pinkett Smith" OR DJ OR episode
• Movie Reviews -- from Gay and Lesbian Times
• Opinion: 'Yes' He Can't [Monday Morning Box Office] -- by Seth from Defamer
• Opinion: 'Yes' He Can't -- by Seth from Gawker: Jim Carrey
• Opinion: Box Office: Smith Vs. Carrey -- by Lou Lumenick from Movies
• Men in Black Review - Does Net Movie Downloads Work -- by barneblog8390 from barne blog
• Opinion: “I Am Legend” Gets Prequel, Why? -- by Rick from TunaFlix
• Movie Review: "I Am Legend" 2007 -- by the rocketboy(noreply@blogger.com) from .
• The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - a TV Show review by ivory_masque -- by ivory_masque from The Ten Latest Reviews - The Ten Word Review
• Review of The Pursuit of Happyness -- by Cynthia Blue from Luna Tail

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Opinion: 'Yes' He Can't

21 Dec 2008 21:10:27 PST

Written by Seth
Plummeting 67% was this remake, largely accredited to poor word of mouth, as audiences who had hoped they'd be in store for some epic-scale sci-fi destruction instead wound up with two hours of Keanu Reeves on roller skates, sliding up to confused pedestrians and doing his best WALL-E im...

Original story at Defamer.com . Related stories include: Opinion: 'Yes' He Can't [Monday Morning Box Office] - Defamer and ... Gawker

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Opinion: Seven Pounds Is "A Present Best Left Unopened" [Critical Mass]

19 Dec 2008 13:40:00 PST

Written by Maria
The film's Italian director does achieve in his second American outing a pleasing blend of Hollywood professional sheen and European sensitivity to character details and nuances. It will be interesting to see how he maintains that balance if he chooses to move through the Hollywood sys...

Original story at Jezebel .

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Opinion: It's Jim Carrey v Will Smith for the US box office crown this weekend

19 Dec 2008 08:18:32 PST

Written by Jeremy Kay
Will Smith isn't nearly as skilful an actor as Carrey but he has been marginally more successful at the US box office (he accomplised this over a shorter period of time, too) and leaves Carrey in the dust overseas, which is no mean feat. Since the former Fresh Prince shot to fame 12 years ago in...

Original story at The Guardian (UK) .

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Movie review: Will Smith in 'Seven Pounds'

19 Dec 2008 00:13:34 PST

Written by Ronald Fulcher
EXCERPT FROM SFGATE.COM -- Will Smith is interested in emotional pain now, in the dark side of American life, in people who are sad or sick or just plain unlucky, and he's found a partner in the Italian director Gabriele Muccino. The team collaborated on "Pursuit of Happyness," a 2006 film th...

Original story at Keepingitreal .

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Movie Review: Seven Pounds (2008)

18 Dec 2008 23:37:05 PST

Written by Brad Brevet
The highlight of the film is the performance given by Rosario Dawson who plays Emily Posa, a woman dealing with an enlarged heart and standing on death's doorstep. Dawson makes a plea for Oscar consideration with her performance and while she won't be getting any nods this year I really thi...

Original story at RopeofSilicon.com .

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Will Smith's 'Seven Pounds' Roasted In Early Reviews

18 Dec 2008 09:47:27 PST

Written by The Playlist(theplaylist@gmail.com)
Like us, the Village Voice greatly respected Muccino's "The Pursuit of Happyness," but they write: "Writing at the time, I praised the film for Smith's superb performance and for its willingness to honestly address the social and economic realities of America's underclass. Watching S...

Original story at The Playlist .

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Opinion: Movies: In Theaters This Week (Dec. 19)

18 Dec 2008 00:04:00 PST

Written by Hugh Hart
Read Underwire's movie ratings guide. Opening This Weekend Seven Pounds Synopsis: Will Smith reunites with his Pursuit of Happyness director, Gabriele Muccino, to play a suicidal IRS agent consumed with guilt who sets out to help seven strangers. Then he falls in love with a...

Original story at Wired News .

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Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks [Will Smith]

11 Dec 2008 14:35:42 PST

Written by STV
This diabetes-inducing reunion with director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness) also didn't score any nods from the easily persuaded Broadcast Film Critics Association, not to mention any awards from the L.A. or New York film critics (there were lots of snickers when somebody...

Original story at Defamer . Related stories include: Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks - Defamer.com , Opinion: Oscar Watch: No Awards Happyness for Smith, Sony Or 'Seven Hundred Pounds of Schmaltz' - blogs.nypost.com and ... Gawker

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Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks

11 Dec 2008 14:35:42 PST

Original story at Defamer.com . Related stories include: Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks [Will Smith] - Defamer , Opinion: Oscar Watch: No Awards Happyness for Smith, Sony Or 'Seven Hundred Pounds of Schmaltz' - blogs.nypost.com and ... Gawker

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Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks

11 Dec 2008 14:35:42 PST

Original story at Gawker . Related stories include: Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks [Will Smith] - Defamer , Opinion: Oscar Watch: No Awards Happyness for Smith, Sony Or 'Seven Hundred Pounds of Schmaltz' - blogs.nypost.com and ... Defamer.com

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Opinion: Oscar Watch: No Awards Happyness for Smith, Sony Or 'Seven Hundred Pounds of Schmaltz'

11 Dec 2008 07:59:37 PST

Written by Lou Lumenick
Among those regulars not gracing the red carpet at January's Golden Globe awards on Jan. 11 will be Nicole Kidman ("Australia''), Keira Knightley ("The Duchess'') and ... Will Smith, who also didn't make the HFPA cut with Sony's faltering stealth Oscar contender, "Seven Pounds.'' This diab...

Original story at blogs.nypost.com . Related stories include: Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks [Will Smith] - Defamer , Opinion: Critic Reveals Crucial Spoiler for 'Seven Pounds': It Sucks - Defamer.com and ... Gawker

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Opinion: Will Kate Winslet split her Oscars votes and ultimately be — yikes! — snubbed?

05 Nov 2008 11:31:21 PST

Written by tomoneil
In 2001, Billy Bob Thornton gave acclaimed performances in "Monster's Ball," "The Man Who Wasn't There" and "Bandits." He was named best actor for all three by the National Board of Review, and earned Golden Globe nominations in the dramatic category for "Man" and in the comedy category f...

Original story at The Envelope .

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Kevin's Review: Hancock - Missing the Super in Superhero

02 Jul 2008 23:56:47 PDT

Written by Kevin Powers
Despite Hancock sitting solidly in last place on the chart of superhero movies out this summer, the film will still do well. Smith has an installed base that will venture out to see Hancock, however sub-par it might be. Fans of Smith will enjoy the special effects and comedic quips, while gen...

Original story at First Showing .

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'Hancock' Review

02 Jul 2008 10:47:00 PDT

Written by Wilson Morales
There was a time when Will Smith could do no wrong. Everything he does is a hit. When 'Wild Wild West' did well at the box office years ago, despite poor reviews, I knew never to question the power of Smith's appeal. But at the saying goes, 'What goes up, must come down', and after seeing his latest...

Original story at The BV Entertainment Newswire Blog .

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Review: Will Smith Saves the Day as Hancock's Superhero Jerk

01 Jul 2008 15:46:42 PDT

Written by Hugh Hart
What makes the movie's conceit work is that the unlikeable Hancock is portrayed by Will Smith, arguably the most likable movie star in Hollywood. Playing smartly against type, Smith isn't kidding about his character's unexplained depression, but he gets laughs in Hancock, which opens...

Original story at Wired News .

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Opinion: I AM LEGEND

22 Dec 2007 01:41:37 PST

Written by Matt Holmes
It’s the classic ’show and don’t tell’ stuff and it’s the kind of thing you really appreciate as an audience. I AM LEGEND is void of the scenes in INDEPENDENCE DAY when the aliens tell us their past history and what their motives are… much of the film is left up to our imagination and it’s so much...

Original story at Obsessed With Film .

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Early AM LEGEND reviews

10 Dec 2007 01:42:14 PST

Written by Matt Holmes
I wasn’t all that keen on Francis Lawrence getting the gig to direct this classic story after failing to deliver a good HELLBLAZER movie (CONSTANTINE, for those non comic book geeks) but the addition of Will Smith gave me hope for another good sci-fi yarn in the tone of the fun I, ROBOT and IN...

Original story at Obsessed With Film .

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Opinion: New Pics from Will Smith's 'Hancock' Arrive Online

24 Jul 2007 07:01:00 PDT

Written by Erik Davis
Wanna see a bunch of pics featuring Will Smith hanging by a few wires? PopSugar now has a mini gallery of behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Smith's new film John Hancock (or is it just Hancock?). No, it's not a biopic on the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence -- instead, i...

Original story at Cinematical .

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Action Movie Review: Mike and Melody review The Pursuit of Happyness

23 Apr 2007 13:02:00 PDT

Melody: Based on a real person and on events true to his life, this is the rags to riches story of Chris Gardner, who in 1981, was living in San Francisco with his wife and young son, trying to make a self-employed living selling portable bone density scanners to area medical facilities. Will...

Original story at The Reporter .

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