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New Men in Black film tries to recover some of the shine from original movie

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Director Barry Sonnenfeld is trying to rekindle some of the magic that Men in Black found in its original movie. He’s bringing it back to basics so that it doesn’t seem like it’s trying so hard to be funny.

Black TV goes online

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Counseling for Will Smith’s character in ‘Hancock’

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New Movie Releases: ‘Now You See Me’ and ‘After Earth’

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Viruses At The Movies

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New Movie Releases: ‘Men in Black 3’ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

This week’s biggest release is “Men In Black 3″ starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin as a young Tommy Lee Jones. We also have “Moonrise Kingdom,” the newest film from  Wes Anderson.   Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer  are The Takeaway’s Movie Date team. In addition to hosting the podcast, Rafer is film critic for […]

Ten Years of Art Basel Miami

Its reputation for parties, beaches, and condos was cemented by the eponymous Will Smith rap in 1997. Prior to that, it was best known as a haven for cocaine and pastel suit-wearing cops. But for the past ten years, Art Basel  Miami has brought a cavalcade of new, fierce artistic talent  – curators, critics, gallery owners, and […]

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Musical acts at the Nobel ceremony

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The 16th Annual Nobel Peace Prize concert is tonight. It will be hosted by Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Joining us now to explain some of those choices (and the award show phenomenon) is culture critic, Mary Elizabeth Williams.

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The Takeaway reviews Hancock, with the help of a hero

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Will Smith’s conflicted, alcoholic superhero ?Hancock? hits the big screen this holiday weekend. To help review the film, the Takeaway talks to Jeffrey Roberson, a hero who has a lot in common with Hancock. Guest: Jeffrey Roberson

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