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NEWS ABOUT: Will Smith

Will Smith stories: 27 news summaries

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Dems Vie for Stars' Support

Obama, Clinton seek star power, cash

Jan 11, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Democratic frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are actively recruiting an army of Hollywood stars to help on the campaign trail. The LA Times runs down the supporting casts: Besides Oprah Winfrey, Obama has the support of George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston, and Halle Berry. Clinton's star... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Steven Spielberg • Oprah Winfrey • Scarlett Johansson • George Clooney • Rob Reiner • Chuck Norris • Will Smith

Smith Too Jiggy With Hitler,
Say Irate Jews

Legend actor said Nazi chief tried to do 'what
he thought was good'

Dec 25, 07 8:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Will Smith finds himself in some hot water with the Jewish Defense League after telling a Scottish newspaper that Hitler didn't mean to do evil, but rather, using "a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'"  The JDL denounced Smith's remark... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Nazi • Will Smith • Jewish Defense League • I am Legend • Fresh Prince

Book of Secrets Opens Big

Spurs record sales on oft-quiet weekend

Dec 23, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets dug up $45.5 million this weekend, taking top spot and spurring record sales at a time often stymied by Christmas prep, Variety reports. I Am Legend helped by clearing $34.2 million in second place, and Alvin and the Chipmunks kept singing with $29... More »

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film • Johnny Depp • box office • Will Smith • Nicolas Cage • movies

Legend Science a Little Shaky

The idea of this killer virus is 'far-fetched,' says one expert

Dec 19, 07 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A man-made virus has turned people into mutants and killed off the rest. Downtown New York City looks like a jungle, and the only man left on the planet is trying to reverse the plague using his immune blood. So how realistic is the premise of Will Smith’s new... More »

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New York City • virus • science fiction • apocalypse • Will Smith

Smith Is Box Office Legend

Pic banks top December gross of all time; Chipmunks also wows

Dec 16, 07 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - I Am Legend rocked the box office for $76.5 million this weekend, the highest gross for a December pic ever, Variety reports. Twentieth Century Fox also surprised with Alvin and the Chipmunks, which scored $45 million, second ever for G- or PG-rated December debuts. Together they boosted a sluggish... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • Coen brothers • Will Smith

NEW RELEASE

Smith Carries Legend

Movie has its flaws, but it's also a lot of fun

Dec 14, 07 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - I Am Legend, a tale of the last man on Earth, who, through some freak of immunity, avoids a killer virus, isn't a perfect film. But despite its lack of surprises and its ending, which feels like "a studio-sanctioned reshoot," writes Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips, "you’... More »

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entertainment • film • plague • movie review • Will Smith • movies

Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

Entertainment Weekly picks the smartest players on and behind the silver screen

Dec 3, 07 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Who are the biggest brains in Hollywood? Entertainment Weekly picks the best and brightest:
  1. Judd Apatow, 40, director/writer/producer
  2. Steven Spielberg, 60, director/producer
  3. James Cameron, 53, director/producer
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James Cameron • Steven Spielberg • list • Judd Apatow • Meryl Streep • Tyler Perry • Will Smith • John Knoll • David Heyman • Peter Rice

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