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4 hrs ago | Hollywood Reporter

Chaz Bono Stars in 'Independence Day' Musical at Hollywood Fringe

The Will Smith action blockbuster is getting the musical treatment at the Los Angeles-based Hollywood Fringe Festival, an annual arts festival featuring hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.

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Related Topix: Short, Independence Day, Thriller, Drama Movies, Los Angeles, CA, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop, Entertainment

8 hrs ago | CBS Local

Queen Latifah Show Seeks Unsung Hero Nominations

Who's your unsung hero? The Queen Latifah Show is looking for remarkable people making a difference in the lives of others to feature when the daytime talk show debuts this fall on CBS.

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Related Topix: Queen Latifah, Black Entertainment, Rap, Celebrities, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

9 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

Farm Boys Spoof 'Fresh Prince' Theme Song

If you loved their take on "Gangnam Style" and "I'm Sexy And I Know It" then you'll surely love their version of "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" theme song, appropriately titled, "A Fresh Breath Of Farm Air."

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Related Topix: Will Smith, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

16 hrs ago | NewsOne

Re: After Earth Movie Review Racism: Is Will And Jaden Smith's...

This past weekend was a huge movie weekend, with "Now You See Me," "Fast and Furious 6," and "After Earth," vying to become blockbuster king.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Sport Movies, The Karate Kid, Family, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Celebrities, Jaden Smith, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Theater, Arts

17 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

Recent releases: 'Man of Steel' lacks heart; 'This Is the End' goes over the top

It's a straightforward quest in which incapacitated Dad sends guilt-ridden, fearful teen son Kitai off to seek help after their spaceship crashes during a trip to Earth, which was abandoned by humans centuries earlier.

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Related Topix: After Earth, The Last Airbender, Celebrities, M. Night Shyamalan, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Jaden Smith, Fast & Furious 6

20 hrs ago | Neatorama

A Fresh Breath of Farm Air

The latest parody song from the talented and hardworking Peterson Farm Brothers is a takeoff on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" with the lyrics changed to reflect their real passion: farming.

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Related Topix: Will Smith, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Tue Jun 18, 2013

CBS Local

Former Baltimore City Cop Builds Full-Size Robot

A former Baltimore cop loved robots so much as a kid, he's now built his own to help inspire the next generation of robotics engineers.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots, Action Movies, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, I, Robot, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

Back Stage

Casting Directors Push Lawmakers To Uncap Pennsylvania's Tax Incentive Program

Casting directors in Pennsylvania are pushing lawmakers to lift a cap on the state's film and television tax credit program, which proponents claim could bring more unionized entertainment industry jobs to the state.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Entertainment, After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Jack Reacher, Abduction

Film School Rejects

How the Summer of 2013 Kicked Off the Post-Movie Star Era

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-turned-21st-century box office king has enjoyed his time as perhaps the sole exception to the many articles that have discussed at length the death of the traditional movie star .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop, After Earth, Wild Wild West, Comedy Movies, Western, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Short, Independence Day, Thriller, Drama Movies, Celebrities, Killing Them Softly

The Atlantic

Will Smith Blew Drake's Mind

Vulnerable Canadian rapper/crooner Drake likes to talk about girls, like, a lot - the ones he had, he has, or he will have - so it's surprising when he says in his new GQ cover story that Will Smith, the noted relationship expert, recently blew his mind with a new theory about love.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Entertainment

Reuters

Super stars trounced by Superheroes

The latest Superman - "Man of Steel" - had the biggest June opening ever- blowing past the expected heroes of summer: Think Will Smith- star of the flop- After Earth, and Tom Cruise- star of the already fading Oblivion.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Oblivion, Western, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Tom Cruise, Bullet to the Head, The Last Stand

The Guardian

Daniel Loeb raises stake in Sony

Will Smith and Jaden Smith in a scene from the Sony/Columbia film After Earth, which opened weakly in the US.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Jaden Smith

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Yahoo!

Toxic fantasy falls to Earth

FI After Earth Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Sophie Okenado DIRECTOR M. Night Shyamalan REVIEW Mark Naglazas 2.5 stars After Earth arrived enshrouded in such damning reviews - one peeved pundit even compared it to John Travolta's legendary turkey Battleship Earth - it feels as toxic as the abandoned planet of the title.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Six Degrees of Separation, Drama Movies, Mystery Movies, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop, Boat Disaster, Arts, Cinema

Monsters and Critics

Soundtrack Details for DreamWorks' Shark Tale

In advance of the October 1 opening of DreamWorks' new computer animated comedy "Shark Tale," Geffen Records will release the film's soundtrack CD on September 21. The soundtrack features performances from several of today's chart-topping musical artists, including Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott, "American ... (more)

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Shark Tale, Hot Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Pop/Rock, Ziggy Marley, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

TV Squad

Joel McHale Is 'Thrilled' About Dan Harmon's Return

"Community" star Joel McHale is the latest in a long line of luminaries to ask, "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" and you'd better have a darn good answer, because you might be asked to prove it over the next few months.

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Related Topix: Joel McHale, Alfonso Ribeiro, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop, Social Software, Entertainment, Television

Eff.org

Church of Scientology Lands in Takedown Hall of Shame

Until now . Last week, CSI demanded that GoDaddy take down a website, cheerupwillsmith.com, that used parody and satire to tweak CSI, its alleged relationship to actor Will Smith, and its reportedly aggressive control over the activities of its members.

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Related Topix: Religion, Scientology, After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Chicago Sun-Times

A father's love helps one day at a time as son braves rehab

'I got sunshine," Tim Perteete sings, and his 17-year-old son joins in, with a voice that croaks a little, "on a cloudy day."

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Related Topix: Soul, The Temptations, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

Salon

Wait, did M. Night Shyamalan lie about writing "She's All That"?

For a director who made his name on surprising reveals, this might be the most shocking of all: M. Night Shyamalan claimed that he ghostwrote A1 4ber-'90s rom-com She's All That .

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Related Topix: After Earth, Animation Movies, Short, The Village, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Celebrities, M. Night Shyamalan, Comedy Movies, She's All That, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Metro

Robin Thicke No. 1 for third week

The R&B star's new single, which features Pharrell Williams, has become the fastest seeling track of 2013 so far.

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Related Topix: DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Rap, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop

Sun-Star

Yerro: - After Earth' leaves bad aftertaste

I DON'T see why "After Earth" is raising such a fuss about its not-so subtle references to Scientology.

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Related Topix: After Earth, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop, US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Jaden Smith, Boat Disaster

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