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  1. Nov 28, 2007, 04:00 PM | by Sean Smith Power Lists are so over. Magazines, including EW, have done them for decades, but as way of digging deep into Hollywood's DNA, "power" has become sort of beside the point. "Power" just tells you who's in charge. It doesn't tell you who's shaking things up. So EW decided to go in search of the people who are rocking the industry's world this year, the people with ideas – innovative, creative, dangerous, renegade ideas – who are changing the way movies are made. We went looking for the 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. Below are the results of three months of constant research, hundreds of hours of conversations with the brightest minds in the industry, and weeks of heated debate. We started with a list of more than 300 contenders, and it proved surprisingly hard to chop them down to a trim 50. We had to establish strict criteria to determine who would – and who would not – make the cut. Here were our rules: 1) Every person on the list had to be smart not just in general, but smart right now. They had to be leading the industry forward in some way, today. 2) The list would be about the movie business only. (We'll do a Smartest People in TV list, too, next year). 3) The list would represent a broad range of intelligence in the movie business – not just the suits and the stars, but the composers and the costume designers, too. 4) "Smart" could mean many things. It encompasses books smarts and street smarts, financial genius and emotional intelligence. We weren't interested in IQ. What mattered was the originality of each person's thinking and the reach of their ideas beyond the borders of their own careers. 5) At 50 names, the list could not possibly include every smart person in Hollywood. Each person on this list needed to help paint a portrait of where movies are today and where they're headed. Each person on this list tells a different story about the movie business today. They are all smart, certainly, but they also symbolize, collectively, Hollywood now. 6) We ranked them first, and primarily, by their overall impact on the industry this year, and then factored in the influence of each person within their own profession. It allows for a diverse and surprising list, where a cinematographer (Emmanuel Lubezki) can take the #24 slot, while an Oscar winning director (Michael Moore) can come in below him at #27. It will also give you, we're sure, plenty to argue with us about. We hope you're happy to see a few familiar faces rewarded on this list and are intrigued by the people you've never heard of. You'll find the complete package – with #5 entry Will Smith on the cover – on newsstands this week and, of course, here on EW.com, along with a quiz to test your Hollywood IQ. (Yes, you'll be graded, but we won't tell anyone your score.) Feel free to tell us how brilliant or idiotic our choices on the comments section below. And make sure to tell us who you'd nominate as one of the 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. We'll take it under advisement. The list after the jump... Entertainment Weekly's 50 Smartest People in Hollywood: 1. Judd Apatow, director/writer/producer 2. Steven Spielberg, director/producer 3. James Cameron, director/producer 4. Ari Emanuel, partner of the Endeavor Agency 5. Will Smith, actor/producer 6. Meryl Streep, actor 7. Peter Rice, president of Fox Searchlight 8. Tyler Perry, actor/director/writer/producer 9. David Heyman, producer 10. John Knoll, visual-effects supervisor of Industrial Light & Magic 11. Brian Grazer, producer 12. Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios 13. George Clooney, actor/director/producer 14. Jerry Bruckheimer, producer 15. Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment 16. Peter Jackson, director/producer 17. Will Ferrell, actor/producer 18. Robert Zemeckis, director 19. Tom Rothman, co-chair of Fox Filmed Entertainment 20. Ben Stiller, actor/director/producer 21. Johnny Depp, actor/producer 22. Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation 23. Brad Bird, writer/director 24. Emmanuel Lubezki, cinematographer 25. Zack Snyder, director 26. Stacey Snider, CEO of DreamWorks SKG 27. Michael Moore, documentarian 28. Paul Greengrass, director 29. J.J. Abrams, producer/director 30. Jodie Foster, actor/director 31. Kathleen Kennedy, producer 32. Thelma Schoonmaker, editor 33. Angelina Jolie, actor 34. Sacha Baron Cohen, actor/writer/producer 35. Tim Palen, co-president of film marketing for Lionsgate 36. Modi Wiczyk, co-CEO of Media Rights Capital 37. Guillermo del Toro, writer/producer/director 38. Diablo Cody, screenwriter 39. Mary Zophres, costume designer 40. Jeff Skoll, founder of Participant Productions 41. Stefan Sonnenfeld, president of Company 42. Daniel Battsek, president of Miramax Films[ 43. Beth Swofford, agent at CAA 44. Roderick Jaynes, editor 45. Cate Blanchett, actor 46. Jeff Walker, Comic-Con impresario 47. Amy Powell, senior vice president of interactive marketing at Paramount 48. Gustavo Santaolalla, composer 49. Sarah Polley, actor/writer/director 50. Ben Affleck, actor/director/writer/producer http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/11/smart-list-intr.html
  2. http://www.etonline.com/news/2007/11/55976/index.html :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom:
  3. UK POSTER! http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3785/ukpostercr6.jpg
  4. WHAT: WILL SMITH will be immortalized at one of Hollywood's most famous landmarks when he places his hands and feet in cement in the forecourt of the world-famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre. WHO: WILL SMITH, the star of the upcoming action thriller I AM LEGEND, a two-time Oscar nominee for THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS and ALI and the star of such hit films as MEN IN BLACK, INDEPENDENCE DAY and I, ROBOT. WHEN: Monday, December 10 WHERE: Grauman's Chinese Theatre ----------------------- ----------------------------- Crew Arrivals: 10:30 AM 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Ceremony: 11:30 AM Hollywood, CA - Your coverage of this event is invited - This film has not yet been rated by the MPAA. www.iamlegend.com For downloadable general press information and photos from I AM LEGEND, please visit: http://press.warnerbros.com I AM LEGEND will be released nationwide on December 14, 2007. The film will distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. http://www.newsobserver.com/1566/story/796548.html :clap2: :birthday: :adore:
  5. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 :gettinjiggywitit:
  6. Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize :wickedwisdom: R.I.P Mr. Kevin DuBrow :therain:
  7. UK Release date brought forward from 8th of January to 21st December!!! http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3389/l1yq2.jpg
  8. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Don't Fight the Feeling :wickedwisdom:
  9. That guy has been banned loads of times. Wsstaff is checking the site everydays so he'll be banned soon (again). Why y'all always have to be complaining about ws.com? You never talk about the interesting things posted on there. It's not fair.
  10. Who cares if Will is a Scientologist? Come on! He's Will Smith!
  11. In the '90s, Tatyana Ali became famous as Will Smith's younger cousin on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air." As Fresh as Ever The 28-year-old Harvard grad surfaced at The Diversity Awards in L.A. last week, looking almost exactly the same! This past summer, Tatyana starred on the reality series "On the Lot" and is getting ready to independently release her second album, "The Light." http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/23/tatyana-ali-memba-her/
  12. I Am Legend -- "We are seeing mutations. Cannibalistic hunger. Typical human behavior is now entirely absent." Other movies will garner the Oscar nominations this season, but this apocalyptic thriller, starring Will Smith, should rule the box office. Its "last man on Earth" storyline comes from a 1958 book, but you may recognize it from the 1971 film "Omega Man." http://www.silive.com/entertainment/tvfilm...lm_preview.html
  13. Will Smith seems dead set on saving humanity one movie at a time http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21883439/
  14. We tried. We emailed them and they said they can't do nothing about it. We did all we could. At least they are checking the site these days and banning all the guys who are making trouble.
  15. Bobby Brown - Every Little Step :wickedwisdom:
  16. "I Am Legend" On Screen, Family Guy At Home New York, Nov.19, 2007 (CBS) Will Smith lights up the cover of the December issue of "Men's Vogue" with the honest expression that is a reflection of his down-to-earth personality, a rarity on the Hollywood scene. He also makes a frank admission that he's counting on the success of his latest film, "I Am Legend." "It's gonna be real scary if "I Am Legend" doesn't work, because I got everything I wanted [in a film]," Smith told the magazine. Smith's new film, due in theaters Dec. 14, is a post-apocalyptic thriller about the sole survivor of a man-made incurable outbreak that swarms New York City. While working in Hollywood, Smith has stayed grounded and under the celebrity radar, due to his solid marriage with actress Jada Pinkett Smith and, he says, his friendship with fellow actor Tom Cruise. "We push one another to be better…There's a comprehension of what each of us goes through that everybody else can't understand," Smith said. "I've studied Buddhism and Hinduism and I've studied Scientology through Tom. And nobody's saying anything different!...I don't think that because the word someone uses for 'spirit' is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different." Smith admits that it's not easy to maintain a happy marriage in Hollywood, and that you have to invest all you've got into making it work. "Counseling, individual learning, books, conflict resolution," Smith confided. "It is a full time job to try and be happy. People tend to think that they can go to work for 50 or 60 hours a week and then come home and their relationship is just supposed to work." The couple wed in November of 1997, when Smith was 29 and Pinkett Smith was 26. He is not much of a figure on the party circuit. "Will literally takes three sips and he's buzzed," says his "Hitch" co-star Eva Mendes. "It's not even like three sips of whiskey; it's literally a piña colada or a daiquiri--he loves girly drinks--and he's down." Other Hollywood stars have taken notice of Smith's one-of-a-kind demeanor. "I don't say this kind of stuff about people, but he's godly," says Smith's "John Hancock" co-star, Charlize Theron. Spotlights illuminate the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during the filming of Will Smith's new movie, "I Am Legend," on Jan. 23, 2007. Local residents were warned prior to the filming not to panic if they see Army helicopters and vehicles in the area; these are only part of the movie, which has been filming in a number of Manhattan locations for several months. Actor Will Smith is seen on the set of his new movie, "I Am Legend," which being filmed underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Jan. 23, 2007. Coast Guard and Army helicopters and military vehicles are helping to create the war-zone action for the week-long shoot that is expected to cause intermittent afternoon traffic delays in the area. Actors are seen on the set of Will Smith's new movie, "I Am Legend," during a shoot underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Jan. 23, 2007. Local residents were warned prior to the filming not to panic if they see Army helicopters and vehicles in the area; they are only part of the filming of the science-fiction thriller, which is due to be released in late 2007. Extras are seen walking past a military Humvee during the filming of "I Am Legend" in New York on Jan. 23, 2007. The movie, starring Will Smith, is about the last human in New York. The film is planning to stage the evacuation of Manhattan by barge this week. Police and Coast Guard members will be providing security for the scene, which may involve about 1,000 extras and a large crew. Oscar nominee Will Smith is seen on the set of "I Am Legend," which is being filmed underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, on Jan. 23, 2007. Smith plays the last person in New York, who has to deal with nightly attacks from the rest of the world - all of which has been transformed into bloodthirsty vampires. The Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting says the movie will employ about 3,000 New Yorkers http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/20...in3522621.shtml
  17. Someone made a question and you said he should be banned for asking that, and you also said those things don't happen on jjfp.com. We told you everyone has the right to ask what he/she wants but it seems like you still don't understand it. That's your best way to help the site? Please. That guy wasn't insulting WS, he was just ASKING. And the decision of leaving the site was yours, and only yours.
  18. I know the mods suck, but there are good members on there, believe it or not. Who said you are not welcome over there? You went to ws.com complaining about how bad was that site compared to this one, so the members didn't like that, obviously.
  19. Will Smith is a caped (Tom) Cruise aider Sunday, November 18th 2007, 4:00 AM Will Smith stands up for his buddy Tom Cruise - and Scientology - in next month's issue of Men's Vogue. "We push one another to be better," Smith says of Cruise. "There's a comprehension of what each of us goes through that everybody else can't understand. "I've studied Buddhism and Hinduism, and I've studied Scientology through Tom. And nobody's saying anything different! ... I don't think that because the word someone uses for 'spirit' is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different." The magazine also reports that the actor's not exactly a he-man boozer. "Will literally takes three sips and he's buzzed," says his "Hitch" co-star Eva Mendes. "It's not even like three sips of whiskey; it's literally a piña colada or a daiquiri - he loves girly drinks - and he's down." Smith's new movie, "I Am Legend," opens next month. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/11/...se_aider-3.html
  20. No prob guys! :2thumbs: You're welcome rackler! :lolsign:
  21. There ya go: Yo Home to Bel Air!
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