Finally, some long-overdue Will Smith backlash has begun to hit the Internet, in a way. Reviews are in forSeven Pounds, his annual plea for Academy consideration, and they're pretty god awful (but fun to read). Variety's Todd McCarthy was particularly hard on Smith, writing that his performance "proves disturbing as an indication of how highly this or any momentarily anointed superstar may regard himself." But no critic spews more giddy venom than the Times' A.O. Scott, who calls the film "the most transcendently, eye-poppingly, call-your-friend-ranting-in-the-middle-of-the-night-just-to-go-over-it-one-more-time crazily awful motion pictures ever made." Wow. If that's really the case, then how is it that Roger Ebert, a critic even more distinguished than Scott, and one whom Scott himself so admires, gave the movie a positive review?

● Although she's almost 40, Jennifer Aniston is going nude -- save for a red, white, and blue tie -- on the cover of the new GQ. Inside she pokes fun at Brad and Angie, and dishes on John Mayer. [People]
● Recession be damned: Acne Jeans will release their Alber Elbaz-designed denim collection (ranging from $520 to $1,350) tomorrow. They will be available at Acne Studio and Barneys, and I'm sure they have installment payment plans available. [NYMag]
● Anna Wintour and Ralph Lauren gathered the other day for a lunch powwow; spies said their moods were dour, and they both looked "downright anguished." Could they be feeling the economic pinch? [MediaBistro]

Will Smith's son Jaden was just announced as the lead in a remake of 1980s classic The Karate Kid, and everyone (movie geeks) has their own opinion on the matter. But I can't imagine anyone being more distraught than this guy. A whole six months ago, he posted a rant on YouTube spitting vitriol all over the rumor that Smith's son was set to star, with dad to direct and Jackie Chan to fill the role of Mr. Miyagi. The f-bomb-strewn tirade meanders between attacks on Hollywood 's remake addiction ("Every fuckin' great eighties movie, they have to make a shitty remake of it,") Jackie Chan ("have you seen this guy act? Not good enough for Karate Kid!"), to Will Smith himself ("Has Will Smith ever said he was a Karate Kid fan in any of the interviews he's ever given?"). What's most shocking about the whole rant is that it was his girlfriend who first broke the news. Girlfriend.

During this sequel to the star-packed "Five Friends" get out the vote video we (and everyone else) posted a short while back, you just know these people are dying to add two simple words to their message. When Hollywood big shots like Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and especially Scarlett Johansson tell you to "Vote!", you know they're dying to add "for Obama" at the end of that executive order. Who knows, maybe they are, and Steven Spielberg is just such a skilled editor that he cuts it just before they do.

Today, the hip-hop world loses a tweenage idol, and the movie world gains an aspiring next-Will Smith. Shad Moss, the artist formerly known as Bow Wow, is throwing all his eggs into one doggy bag, because he “wants to be the next Will Smith.” Bow Wow was just cast in a recurring role in season five of "Entourage" as Eric’s newest client, a stand-up comic named Charlie, as well as in Patriots, a sports movie set in post-Katrina New Orleans, opposite Forest Whitaker and Isaiah Washington.