Will Smith

Westowne Elementary students learn black history through dance

2012-02-27 17:40:00

A horde of 16 Westowne Elementary School students and two teachers stomped, clapped, shimmied and danced to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" after school Feb. 23. The group, created by fifth-grade teacher Liz Getsinger, has spent the last month studying...

Dru Hill: A timeline

2012-01-16 12:51:00

Nov. 19, 1996: Dru Hill's self-titled debut alum is released; it goes on to sell 1 million copies. 1997: Dru Hill sues Island Records after an Island employee allegedly struck the group's manager over the head with a pool cue. The case is settled, and...

Laura Ingraham continues Twitter war with Chris Brown, 50 Cent

2011-07-20 19:21:00

How can you concoct a perfect Twitter war?� 1) Be a right-wing pundit with an active Twitter account. (Preferably someone sanctimonious.)� 2) Find a hip hop artist who isn't Will Smith with an active Twitter account.� 3) Listen to some of the hip hop...

Made in Maryland

2006-11-01 00:00:00

Absolute Power (1997) Clint Eastwood stars as the sensitive thief who can save the entire American political system from complete corruption. Too bad he wasn't around during the Reagan administration. Eastwood discovers presidential corruption during...

Mitchell sees 'red flags' on hotel bonds

2005-02-25 00:00:00

The chairman of a key Baltimore City Council committee said yesterday that he has strong reservations about the city's plans to publicly finance and own a convention headquarters hotel and wants an independent commission to review proposals rejected...

Oscars reflect newfound diversity

2007-01-24 00:00:00

An African-American actor nominated for his portrayal of a Ugandan madman. A best-picture category that includes a movie filmed in Berber, Arabic, Spanish and Japanese (and another shot almost exclusively in Japanese). A Mexican director whose work...

Academy sticks to a tame script

2004-03-01 00:00:00

The motion picture academy's insistence on decorum in the wake of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl debacle gave last night's telecast of 76th Annual Academy Awards all the unpredictability of a sitcom rerun. ABC had hoped to attract the much-coveted young male...

'Rings' leads Oscar nominations

2002-02-12 00:00:00

The fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" led the Oscar field Tuesday with 13 nominations, best picture, director and supporting actor among them. Other best-picture nominees were "A Beautiful Mind," a dramatization of math...

Hotel proposals still under review

2003-04-10 12:16:00

Sixty days have passed since city officials received three bids to build a major hotel adjacent to the Baltimore Convention Center, and a member of the review committee said today that the panel was seeking to support a development that will benefit the...

It's elementary, Oscar

2002-01-28 00:00:00

Sherlock Holmes never tried his hand at Oscar prognosticating, but indications are he would have had a flair for it. "When you have eliminated the impossible," the great detective said, "whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." As it...

Golden Globe nominations for movies, TV announced

2001-12-20 00:00:00

"A Beautiful Mind" and "Moulin Rouge" led nominations for the Golden Globes on Thursday with six apiece including best picture bids and honors for actors Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. "A Beautiful Mind" was...

Plan for Hilton downtown gets city panel's OK

2003-10-25 00:00:00

The most famous view in Baltimore - the cityscape seen from Camden Yards - appears likely to change soon with the construction of a $200 million convention anchor hotel just north of the stadium. Nearly a year after a splashy City Hall announcement by...

Will Smith acknowledges the crowd as he arrives on May 16, 2012 for the UK Premiere of 'Men In Black III', in London's Leicester Square.

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Actor Will Smith attends the "Men In Black 3" premiere at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain.

2012-05-13 00:00:00

Agent J (Will Smith) learns that Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and the entire world are in jeopardy if he doesn't go back in time to fix things. We can't wait to see Josh Brolin as a younger version of K. Also, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga play the aliens we know them to be.

2012-04-27 14:57:00