'The Raven' Review
“Not the bees!” - Nicolas Cage, 2008. “Emi-LLLLLLLY!” - John Cusack, 2012. Picture this. John Cusack and Luke “You Kinda Recognize Me” Evans are chasing clues in the hopes of rescuing Alice Eve's Emily...
View ArticleJohn Cusack to Join Elijah Wood in 'Grand Piano'
'Grand Piano' is already appealing just because of its wonderful story concept -- it's an independent thriller described as 'Speed' with a piano. Awesome, right? That and you have Elijah Wood starring...
View Article'Breaking Bad' Almost Had John Cusack Star as Walter White
With the fifth (and sadly final) season of 'Breaking Bad' unfolding before our very eyes and following the show's first successful visit to Comic-Con 2012, we're all basking in the glory of having...
View ArticleSibling Revivalry: Watching 'Say Anything' For the First Time
I hatched the idea to screen 'Say Anything' for our next Sibling Revivalry column last month while Lindsay and I were driving back to New York City from our cousin’s Newport wedding. Peter Gabriel’s...
View ArticleJohn Cusack to Star in Rush Limbaugh Biopic?
John Cusack is a good-looking movie star with a full head of hair and a medium build. He's also a incredibly outspoken liberal. Those traits make him an odd choice to play Rush Limbaugh, the famously...
View Article'Hot Tub Time Machine 2′ Being Talked Up
Though the film was not the runaway hit hoped for when released in 2010, 'Hot Tub Time Machine' has proved popular enough on home video that MGM is exploring making a sequel to the time-travel comedy....
View Article'Hot Tub Time Machine' Sequel to Shoot This Summer?
We're not sure if the 2010 comedy 'Hot Tub Time Machine' has too many devoted fans, but we do know that it made a small profit at the box office before becoming a solid hit on DVD. And that's...
View ArticleRobert Pattinson Reteams With Director David Cronenberg For 'Maps to the Stars'
There are some directors who seem to be able to summon great casts with a simple snap of their fingers and the great David Cronenberg is one of them. His latest film, 'Maps to the Stars,' has not only...
View ArticleSee the Cast of 'Better Off Dead' Then and Now
The 1985 black comedy 'Better Off Dead' tells the tale of a high school student (John Cusack) who falls into a deep depression after his girlfriend dumps him. The film got good reviews, performed...
View Article'The Frozen Ground' Trailer: Nicolas Cage Hunts a Serial Killer
The true crime serial killer movie is about as played out as any genre in movie history, but nothing seems to be stopping 'em. The latest "ripped from the headlines" movie is 'The Frozen Ground,' which...
View Article'Grand Piano' Review
Renowned pianist Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood) comes out of retirement for one night only to play a classical concert in honor of his late mentor. What is already a pressure-filled evening for the stage...
View ArticleSee the Cast of 'Say Anything…' Then and Now
Released in 1989, Cameron Crowe's 'Say Anything...' starred a baby-faced John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, an average high school student who falls for lonely valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye), and the...
View ArticleSee the Cast of 'Being John Malkovich' Then and Now
Released in 1999, Spike Jonze's 'Being John Malkovich' starred John Cusack as a struggling puppeteer who finds a portal into actor John Malkovich's brain. The clever meta-fantasy dramedy was a hit, and...
View Article'Say Anything' 25th Anniversary: How Lloyd Dobler Scarred Me For Life
‘Say Anything’ scarred me for life. I’ve been aware for a few weeks that the 25th anniversary of ‘Say Anything’ was approaching and I’ve kind of gone out of my way to ignore it – even though there’s no...
View Article'Maps to the Stars' Trailer: David Cronenberg Goes to Hollywood
The first trailer for David Cronenberg's 'Maps to the Stars' has arrived online, reuniting the director with his 'Cosmopolis' stars Robert Pattinson and Sarah Gadon, as well as Cronenberg newbies like...
View ArticleTIFF 2014: 'Maps to the Stars' May Be a Bad Movie, But It's at Least Interesting
‘Maps to the Stars’ is not a very good movie – but there’s a difference between a bad movie and an interesting bad movie. ‘Maps to the Stars’ is the latter. It is certainly interesting. And it’s...
View Article'Maps to the Stars' Trailer: David Cronenberg's Dank, Dark World Behind Stardom
After the film made the rounds at TIFF this year, with our own Mike Ryan calling it an "interesting bad movie," a new 'Maps to the Stars' trailer has debuted. It's pretty apparent from the footage that...
View ArticleTIFF 2014: John Cusack Has Good Vibrations as Brian Wilson in 'Love & Mercy'
‘Love & Mercy’ – which premiered this week at the Toronto International Film Festival – isn’t the first movie to try to explore the life of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. There was the 1990...
View Article'Say Anything' TV Series: Cameron Crowe "Trying to Stop" NBC Sequel – UPDATED
Now more than ever we've seen TV looking to classic films of the '80s and '90s for the next great small screen series idea, whether by reboot or sequel, but a proposed 'Say Anything' TV sequel may have...
View Article'Dragon Blade' Trailer: John Cusack Goes Old School Epic With Jackie Chan
Do you buy John Cusack as a Roman soldier who teams up with Jackie Chan in an epic battle film that takes place in the year 48 BC? Yeah, neither do we, but that’s what the first trailer for ‘Dragon...
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