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Emancipation: Will Smith Seeks Oscar Redemption with Slave Tale

Emancipation: Will Smith Seeks Oscar Redemption with Slave Tale

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 7, 2022Emancipation, Antoine Fuqua, Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Apple TV+, awards contender, Drama, Period piece films Comment

King Richard: The Ultimate Real-Life Sports-Dad Story, Doubts and All

King Richard: The Ultimate Real-Life Sports-Dad Story, Doubts and All

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 18, 2021Malcolm Gladwell’s “10, 000 hours” theory, King Richard, Will Smith, Richard Williams, Venus and Serena Williams, Sports dads, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Jennifer Capriati, Aunjanue EllisComment

Original-Cin Q&A: 'Joey Pants' thanks Canada for his first lead role in From the Vine, and says he never let his kids watch The Sopranos

Original-Cin Q&A: 'Joey Pants' thanks Canada for his first lead role in From the Vine, and says he never let his kids watch The Sopranos

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 10, 2020Joe Pantoliano, Joey Pants, From the Vine, Risky Business, The Matrix, The Sopranos, Kenneth Canio Cancellara, Will Smith, Bad Boys For Life, Sean Cisterna, Wendy CrewsonComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Dads director Bryce Dallas Howard recalls Ron's advice not to make a 'Bryce-loves-her-dad' doc

Original-Cin Q&A: Dads director Bryce Dallas Howard recalls Ron's advice not to make a 'Bryce-loves-her-dad' doc

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJune 8, 2020Bryce Dallas Howard, Dads documentary, Ron Howard, Rance Howard, Father's Day, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel', Will Smith, Celebrity dads, Daddy bloggersComment

Your Weekend Review: What To See (And What To Skip) In The Theatres

By Original-Cin Staff

ReviewJanuary 19, 2020Dolittle, Clemency, Bad Boys For Life, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael, Weekly Roundup, Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Pauline, TIFF 2019, SundanceComment

Bad Boys For Life: Reboot of Buddy Cop Dramedy Series All Filler, No Thriller

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJanuary 17, 2020Bad Boys For Life, Bad Boys, Sequel, Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Cop Dramedy, buddy action movies, Michael BayComment

Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to skip) in the theatres

Jim SlotekOctober 13, 2019Week's movies in review, Harpoon, Brett Gelman, Blood Simple, Shallow Grave, The Addams Family, Gemini Man, Will Smith, Ang Lee, Lucy in the Sky, Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Rendezvous With Madness, Geoff PevereComment

Gemini Man: Ang Lee Actioner Has Will Smith Times Two But Single-Digit Thrills

By Liam Lacey

ReviewOctober 10, 2019Gemini Man, Ang Lee, Will Smith, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sci-fi, Action, DramaComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Ang Lee talks Gemini Man, Will Smith and advice for his younger self

Original-Cin Q&A: Ang Lee talks Gemini Man, Will Smith and advice for his younger self

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 9, 2019Ang Lee, Will Smith, Gemini Man, "Twin" roles, Digital de-aging technology, Weta Digital, 3D films, Increased frame-rate, 120 frames per second, Netflix films, Movie Q&AsComment

Aladdin: Live-action, CGI-laden mediocrity actually FEELS like 1,001 Nights

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 24, 2019Aladdin, Disney live-action remakes, Guy Ritchie, Dumbo, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Gemma Jackson, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Billy Magnussen, Will Smith, Robin WilliamsComment

Original-Cin video Q&A: Bonnie Laufer talks to Aladdin's Canadian Aladdin, about Will Smith and Guy Ritchie

Original-Cin video Q&A: Bonnie Laufer talks to Aladdin's Canadian Aladdin, about Will Smith and Guy Ritchie

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMay 24, 2019Mena Massoud, Aladdin, Canadian actors, Robin Williams, Will Smith, Guy Ritchie, Naomi Scott, Jack Ryan, John Krasinski, Damian Lewis, Rob Ford, Run This TownComment

PODCAST! EP. 16: We like Us, we really, really like Us

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Kim Hughes and Thom Ernst