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I wish you all a very happy new year! Hope all your dreams come true
PEACE & LOVE!
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Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Music Video, Directed by Spike Lee
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Bad Boys 3. No doubt.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
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Michael Schumacher Returns to Formula One
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/sports/autoracing/24iht-PRIX.html
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Just an article I wanted to share:
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By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
"Who da man?" Will Smith asked a pummeled alien in 1996's Independence Day.
For more than a decade, the Philly-born and -bred rapper-turned-actor has been "da man" in Hollywood.
But not this year.
And maybe not most of next year either.
The Overbrook High grad hasn't had a leading role since Seven Pounds, released last December, and doesn't star in a film that has wrapped or started shooting, according to IMDP Pro.
The absence is surprising, because, since 1995, when Bad Boys became Smith's first blockbuster, he's had at least one major movie every year - if you count 2000's The Legend of Bagger Vance as a major movie.
From 2002's Men in Black II though last year's Hancock, Smith ran up an unparalleled streak of eight straight films that grossed more than $100 million domestically.
So what's the hitch, and why no Hitch sequel?
Smith hasn't clearly said, and messages left for representatives were not returned.
Apparently, though, Smith has been shifting his attention to other roles - such as father, producer and agent of social change.
"Will's kind of taken time off to be with his kids," Hancock director Peter Berg told Hitfix.com early this month.
Time off from acting, that is. He certainly has been busy.
Today, the trailer debuted for The Karate Kid, produced by Smith and starring his son Jaden with Jackie Chan. Expect it in theaters in June.
Two weeks ago, Will and wife Jada Pinkett Smith made news interviewing President Obama after hosting the official Nobel Peace Prize concert. (Smith has said several times, by the way, he wants to play Obama in the eventual biopic, since they both have big ears.)
The Smiths and Jay Z produced Fela!, a musical that debuted late last month about a Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer.
In September, the Smiths opened a private school called New Village Academy, hoping to create "an ideal educational environment, where children could feel happy, positive and excited about learning." Before it opened, Smith found himself denying allegations it's a Scientology school, and that he's a Scientologist.
When will the former Fresh Prince of Bel Air return to the big screen as a star?
Early last month, reports claimed that Smith is planning to remake Flowers for Algernon, a sci-fi tale with social purpose about a mentally challenged man turned into a genius by medical experiments.
It's the kind of role that might give Smith a shot at the best-actor Oscar he didn't win for Ali.
The easy, greedy route to box-office gold seems obvious: Go straight to Sequel Land. But that may not be Smith's game plan, signs suggest.
No sequel - or prequel (as rumored for I Am Legend) - seems to have an accepted script yet, reports suggest.
When 2012 debuted recently, director Roland Emmerich talked of a followup to his Independence Day - and didn't mention Smith.
Hancock 2 won't happen soon, because getting all the principles to agree is "like the Israeli peace process times a thousand," director Berg told Hitfix.com.
Smith could return for Men in Black III, but with Josh Brolin as a new alien-dispatching agent, the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month.
Other titles linked to Smith include It Takes a Thief, based on the Robert Wagner TV series; a counterfeiting thriller called Greenbacks; a horror flick called Monster Hunter; and My Wife Hates Your Wife, a comedy about friends who have to sneak to see each other.
On the other hand, Smith supposedly declined to play Capt. Nemo in a Disney remake of 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea.
With so many opportunities, clearly Smith could once again be "da man" - if he wants to be.
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Saw this the other day. It's a nice tribute.
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Haha! Thanks 4 this!
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The trailer is just what I expected. I can't say I'm very excited about this movie. The fly scene is great though.
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Merry Christmas Turn!
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TMZ has confirmed with multiple sources that actress Brittany Murphy had died early Sunday morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. She was only 32-years-old.
The Lost Angeles City Fire Department told the site that a 911 call was made at 8:00 am from the Los Angeles house of Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack. From there, the actress was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival.
Murphy is known for such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word." She also had lots of projects in the works, including "The Expendables."
http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=16182&count=0
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Sad news. RIP Brittany
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Well, too many innocent people were killed in Iraq because of that war. A war that could have been avoided. Excuse me if I don't see Bush as a hero.
I guess it's just two different points of view.
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Talk about contradicting yourself. If in some cases its the only way, then that makes it the ANSWER for that situation.
When I say "answer" I mean the right solution to something. A violent act is never the right solution, but, sometimes, it's unavoidable. That doesn't mean I have to like it. For example, when you have to fight to defend your country from other attacks. The problem resides in the one who starts the violence.
Bush was a liar.
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George Bush started an unnecessary war in Iraq. He knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction. He wanted to invade Iraq even before he was elected. For me, he's a killer. And yes, I know Spain was one of the countries that supported that war.
Justice system is f*cked up. Totally agree. But I still think that you can't take someone's life.
You cant say violence is NEVER the answer and then agree that in some cases it is.
Violence is never the answer. I was just saying that sometimes it's the only way, like, as Lerkot said, in self-defence cases.
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Seems you had another great night, Brakes! :clap:
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Exactly, that's why I'll never support things like the death penalty.
The death penalty is extreme, but, why does a murderer deserve to live when the victim cant?
Look at what the punishment would be, life in prison. Not only do they get to keep their life, they also still get to see their family, both things the victim cant do. Prison these days, certainly in the UK, is like putting someone up in a slightly dirty hotel for the duration of their punishment. Take Saddam Hussein as an example, all the lives he ruined, all the people he killed, why does he deserve to keep his life? He deserved to be hanging from the rafters. I'm not condoning violence as a whole, but in certain circumstances, for me at least, it is the only way to bring justice to a crime, in extreme cases.
Okay, I agree with what you guys are saying about Saddam Hussein. What about George Bush? Why does he deserve to live? In my opinion, he's as guilty as Hussein. He just happened to be the President of the most powerful country in the world.
Justice should be applied fairly to everyone, but, as I said before, I don't think the death penalty is the solution. You're doing exactly what the murderer did. You're taking someone's life. Not to mention the amount of innocent people that have been executed. Or the people that have been executed with no real proof of their crimes.
Take Todd Willingham's story as an example.
Read this article: http://socialistworker.org/2006-1/588/588_12_Texas.shtml
Or watch these videos:
Next to that, it is very expensive to lock sickos up for 25 years,
When I'm talking about someone's life, I don't give a damn about money.
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They justified violence tho. I would not punch Berlusconi in the face nether, if anything I'd shake his hand because he gots to be one of the biggest G's ever
IMO, it's a shame to fight violence with violence. But I guess sometimes it's the only way.
I don't know if it every is... self-defence is one thing but other than that, I don't know.
Exactly, that's why I'll never support things like the death penalty.
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This afterparty video is a little bit longer than the one we've already seen.
See [7:27 - 8:10]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXWGyDFAkUU
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They justified violence tho. I would not punch Berlusconi in the face nether, if anything I'd shake his hand because he gots to be one of the biggest G's ever
IMO, it's a shame to fight violence with violence. But I guess sometimes it's the only way.
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Another video from the concert: Will/Jada with Wyclef and a part of his great performance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqFtWQhyc9g
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Though I never liked him, I hope he gets well soon. Violence is never justified.
On occassions a violent act can be justified. The death penalty for a murderer, for example.
I disagree.
What about stoping the Nazis in WW2 or Husein?
I wasn't talking about that, really. I meant the aggression to Berlusconi. U can't justify an act like that, no matter how good it makes you feel. The acts you're talking about form part of History and were done by many other reasons and circunstances.
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You the man, Romano!
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hey guys, i found this afterparty clip from Oslo after the nobel peace price concert, check it! its sick, Will is going craazy!
WoooW!!! AMAZING!!! Wish I could have been there..
Great find. Someone has to upload this to Youtube!
Alfonso Ribeiro talking about the first Aunt Viv
in Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
Posted · Edited by Ale
More articles. Janet Hubert says "There will never be a reunion of the 'Fresh Prince.'"
The Fresh Prince's Janet Hubert: Perfection is Not A Sitcom Mom
In her alternately plaintive and scathing memoir, actress Janet Hubert, known as Vivian Banks on the popular 90's sitcom 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' strikes back at former colleagues whom she says denigrated her name and hurt her career.
In 'Perfection Is Not A Sitcom Mom,' Hubert addresses her departure from the show in 1993 and the toll it took on her personal and emotional life. She talks exclusively to BV on Books about what motivated her to write the book and what she's up to today:
Black Voices: What motivated you to write your memoir?
Janet Hubert: I decided to publish my memoir because I saw this YouTube rant that Alfonso Ribeiro [Carlton] had done about me. He said I was crazy and that I was fired and that I was out of my mind. No one ever defends black women, so I had to do it myself. I wrote it for clarity, to clear my clear my name. I got tired of answering questions about why I left. I answer every single question. In the book, I also talk about how words can kill. You don't take someone's life and just step on it, and you don't take my family's name and destroy it.
BV: What are the most surprising things readers will learn?
JH: My departure was planned for a long time...There will never be a reunion of the 'Fresh Prince.' Will Smith and Alfonso destroyed a 20-year-career with untruths. I got slammed. Will apologized later in an 'Essence Magazine' article, but it still lingers. It's still there...
BV: What have you been up to?
JH: I live on the East Coast. I love the East Coast because there is energy, something else other than entertainment. On the West Coast, everyone is waiting to be discovered. I've been here now for 11 years. My son Elijah is 16. He'll be in college next year.
I've created a children's book series called 'JG & the BC Kids.' It's about a little boy who solves a complicated mathematical equation that opens his imagination and out comes a teacher who takes him and his friends on an adventure.
BV: What's next on the horizon?
JH: I'm quite content. I'm getting my son off to college. I'm remarried and living peacefully. I've written a pilot for a dramady. I'm doing some pitches and I'm going to start [filming] soon...
http://www.bvonbooks.com/2009/12/31/janet-hubert-book-perfection/