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"Men in Black" is the debut solo single of American rapper and actor Will Smith from the 1997 film of the same name, in which he also played the lead role. The song was released by Columbia Records on June 3, 1997, as the lead single from both the soundtrack and Smith's debut solo album, Big Willie Style (1997), and it was Smith's first solo ...
Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film [2] starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as "men in black", government agents who monitor and police extraterrestrials. The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, based on a script by Ed Solomon, that adapts the Marvel comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham.
In that routine, the Nicholas Brothers leapt exuberantly across the orchestra's music stands and danced on the top of a grand piano in a call and response act with the pianist, to the tune of "Jumpin' Jive". [3] Fred Astaire once told the brothers that this dance number was the greatest number he had ever seen on film. [14]
Men in Black won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, and was also nominated for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe of Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. [55] The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, having a 91% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes film critic website. [56]
The single debuted at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on the week of April 14, 2012. [8] In the following week, the song fell off the chart. Two weeks later, the song re-entered the chart at number 83, on the week of April 28. [9]
Born in Pratt City, Alabama, Cholly began dancing in the late 1930s before his military service in 1942 during World War II.Upon leaving the U.S. Army, he first found fame as one-half of Atkins & Coles, a top vaudeville dance act with partner Charles "Honi" Coles, debuting at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
Men in Black is a science fiction comedy media franchise that originated with the Malibu/Marvel comic book of the same name created by American author Lowell Cunningham.The franchise focuses on the titular non-governmental organization which monitors and regulates paranormal and alien activity on Earth while preventing civilians from finding out about it.
Men in Black: International was premiered at the New York City on June 11, 2019 and was followed by a nationwide theatrical release, three days later. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the "lackluster action and forgettable plot", [ 7 ] and was a financial disappointment , grossing $253.9 million ...