I join 99.5 The River host Randy McCarten live the morning after the 2022 Oscars to share my thoughts on a variety of telecast topics, including the Will Smith / Chris Rock and “In Memoriam” controversies and much more. Here’s the segment. ————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film […]
Will Smith has starred in 12 films over the past 25 years that earned more than $150 million at the domestic box office: “Independence Day” (1996) – $306 million “Men in Black” (1997) – $250 million “Men in Black II” (2002) – $193 million “Shark Tale” (2004) – $161 million “Hitch” (2005) – $180 million […]
Threequels. Threequels. Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? 17 years after “Bad Boys II” – and 25 years after the original – Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team-up again on the third installment in their action dramedy franchise. The two are quite familiar with third chapters. In fact, the last […]
Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind the “Ice Age” franchise and “Rio”, has been around for more than 30 years. It started releasing feature films in 2002. From 2011-2017 Blue Sky opened a movie a year, through distributor 20th Century Fox. But since the release of “Ferdinand” in 2017, a lot has changed at […]
There have been plenty of movies in which the same actor plays two different characters — either twins or two versions of themselves. Will Smith’s new film tries to put a “fresh” spin on this concept. In “Gemini Man”, Smith plays Henry Brogan – a government hitman with 72 confirmed kills. On the brink of […]
Disney’s second of four live-action re-imaginings this year is director Guy Ritchie’s version of “Aladdin”. Ritchie’s previous film, 2017’s “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”, cost $175 million and only made $39 million at the U.S. box office. This “Aladdin” cost even more (a reported $183 million) – so there’s even more on the line […]
Disney is releasing a big movie over Memorial Day Weekend for the fifth consecutive year. There’s a lot riding on Guy Ritchie’s live-action take on “Aladdin”, which stars Will Smith as the Genie. The Mouse House’s history with Memorial Day is an unusual one, dominated by disappointments and… Johnny Depp. Here’s a look, courtesy of […]
In an August Entertainment Weekly article previewing “Collateral Beauty”, star Will Smith, coming-off his #OscarsSoWhite Best Actor nomination snub for his electrifying performance in “Concussion”, is quoted as saying his latest film is “delicately framed in a way that’s going to be tough to promote.” And he was right. The first trailer, released in September, avoids some […]