June 25, 2010 by jameslucas.

By Seamus O’Reilly

John C. Reilly was born on May 24, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were both Catholics and he graduated from Brother Rice High School, a Catholic school. After that he furthered his education at DePaul University, Reilly almost immediately began acting. In 1989 he had a role in the film Casualties of War, directed by Brian DePalma. Reilly has been featured in over fifty movies so far in his life, and is already in the process of making more films. He has been nominated for a Grammy and an Academy Award. The Grammy was for his work in the film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, in which he wrote a song titled after the movie. His Academy Award nomination came from his part in the film Chicago, the nomination was for Best Supporting Actor.

While I’m sure many will disagree, two of John C. Reilly’s best films have got to be Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. In my opinion, no two men can compete with the comedy tag team of Will Ferrell. These two movies are completely ridiculous and at times quite stupid, but never fail to make me laugh. Anybody who doesn’t at least get a few good laughs out of either of these films has literally no sense of humor what so ever.

In Talladega Nights, John C. Reilly plays Cal Naughton Jr, a NASCAR driver who has been the right hand man to the legendary Ricky Bobby, Ferrell, for as long as they have both been racing. The tables turn and Ricky Bobby falls from glory, leaving Cal Naughton Jr. as the top American driver in the circuit. To add insult to injury Reilly’s character, Naughton, shows up at Ricky Bobby’s house while he is out one day. He takes his place living there with Bobby’s wife and kids. Hilariously enough the two still remain best friends like always, but Bobby has lapses where he realizes that Naughton is completely screwing him over. The southern accents and overall NASCAR personalities portrayed by Ferrell and Reilly in Talladega Nights is so dead on, and that is the real clincher that makes this film hilarious. At times the humor may be a little over the top, but it is certainly one of Reilly’s funniest performances.

Step Brothers was made after Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and had extraordinarily high expectations to be hilarious after the success of Ferrell and Reilly’s first film together. In this movie Reilly plays Dale Doback a 39 year old who still lives with his mother, and Ferrell plays a 39 year old, Brennan Huff, who still lives with his father. Their parents get married and they are forced to move in together. The antics that ensue after the move in are absolutely ridiculous. The two hate each other at first, but then when Dale punches Brennan’s younger brother in the face they hit it off. The end up making bunk-beds and doing karate in the garage, and filming a music video on Dale’s father’s yacht. They ruin the yacht and their parents force them to move out of their house and become real people. The whole concept of the the movie is crazy and Ferrell and Reilly play the roles perfectly.

While John C. Reilly has played serious roles before in movies such as Chicago, The Perfect Storm, and The Aviator I much prefer his comedic roles, especially when he shares the screen with Will Ferrell. The two movies they have starred in together have both been wildly successful and hilarious.

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April 8, 2010 by jameslucas.

By Booker Addison

Crispin Glover is getting some buzz for resurrecting his career as a rude, one-armed bellhop in John Cusack’s latest comedy vehicle: Hot Tub Time Machine. Of course, Glover’s career didn’t necessarily need a resurrection because he’s on a roll, recently appearing in box office hit, Alice in Wonderland.

The hoi polloi is connecting the dots with Glover’s McFly role in the 1985 smash hit, Back to the Future and his role in Hot Tub Time Machine. After all, the new film is about traveling back to the 80s when Back to the Future (also featuring time travel), John Cusack and Chevy Chase ruled earth. Just the 80s connections, the time travel allusions and Cusack’s spray on tan make this a should see film.

What people don’t realize is Glover has cultivated a cultish underground following, screening his whack short films on any projector that will have him for the last 15 years, including the wildly odd What Is It? That stars himself and a cast of actors with Down’s Syndrome.

Hot Tub Time Machine is a raunchy good time. The title is ridiculous and the premise sounds stupid but the trailer looks rather funny, plus there are boobies, leg warmers, cassette players, turquoise colored clothing, and a crew of losers looking to find their mojo. Add Glover, who has the quirky acting chops that all successful modern comedies desperately need to become a phenomenon (see Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover and your mama in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure), and this is a flick worth seeing.

Of course, early reports have some stupid 3D dragon movie topping the box office and Alice in Wonderland holding strong, while Hot Tub parks itself firmly in third place.

Cusack looks like he’s pulling off the straight man roll with aplomb, “that movie guy,” Rob Corddry is spewing funny attitude all over the place, The Office stalwart, Craig Robinson, looks like the glue to the ensemble cast with his impeccable timing, and the young goober kid, Clark Duke, seems to be trying too hard to use this box office smash to launch a semblance of a funny nerd career.

Critics are mixed in their reviews of the movie, but the consensus on Rotten Tomatoes seems to sum it up nicely: “Its flagrantly silly script — and immensely likable cast — make up for most of its flaws.” The movie has garnered a 62 rating on the Tomatometer, which qualifies it as Fresh rather than Rotten.

But back to Glover. The man is hot and you need to witness and believe in the resurrection of McFly. It’s awesome. Need proof? Check out one of the many trailers for this farce, where Mr. Glover drops some serious one-armed man attitude, while refusing help with the luggage and demanding a generous gratuity despite a very sloppy job of carting the crew’s things to their hotel room.

“This is the part where you tip the guy that helped you out,” Glover’s character Phil says while holding has hand out expectantly. He’s just tossed the baggage across the room and yelled at someone who was trying to help him. Brilliant.

Booker Addison loves the humor. He eats it for breakfast, washes his armpits with it, and wears it on his body in the form of funny tshirts.

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Crispin Glover Surfaces in Hot Tub

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March 25, 2010 by jameslucas.

A Reflection on Gregory Peck: The Children of Mockingbird Call Him Atticus
Atticus Finch represents the highest ideals of a human being, someone who is not only handsome and charismatic but a decent, courageous man of action. Those are the kinds of roles that Gregory Peck primarily played throughout his acting career.

Orlando Bloom: A Blockbuster Star
Orlando Bloom debuted in the year 1997 as a rent boy in the film Wilde. And just two days after his graduation at Guildhall, he took one of his most popular movie roles to date, Legolas from Lord of the Rings trilogy. This would not have happened if he got the role he auditioned for, the role of Faramir, who becomes part of the story only on the second part.

Leonardo DiCaprio: One of the Most Famous Male Celebrities
Leonardo DiCaprio, born Leonardo Wilhelm Dicaprio, was born on November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California to parents Irmelin Inderberken, a former legal secretary, and to George DiCaprio, an underground comic artist as well as comic book distributor. Leo is best known for his choice of great roles which he has won several awards for. His most notable roles include his breakthrough performance in This Boy’s Life, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Titanic, Romeo + Juliet, Blood Diamond, The Aviator, Gangs of New York, The Departed, and his most recent film, Revolutionary Road.

Brad Pitt: His Accomplishments
William Bradley Pitt or Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to parents William Alvin Pitt, a truck company owner, and Jane Etta Pitt, a high school guidance counselor. He has two younger siblings, Doug and Julie Neal. Despite being born in Oklahoma, the Pitts grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and were raised as conservative Southern Baptists.

Film Review: The Forgotten (2004)
What’s incredible about this film is that such a talented bunch of cast and technicians could do such great individual jobs yet be so woefully directed overall; “The Forgotten” has an intriguing premise that is at the end of the day badly executed.

Film Review: W (2008)
W. is Oliver Stone without teeth. There are no left-wing jibes at one of the most controversial US Presidents in history, nor is there much fair or three-dimensional exploration in to the character of George W. Bush. Instead, we are left with a film that could have been ninety minutes long instead of two+ hours and still covered the same ground.

Film Review: Slumdog Millionaire
This classic rags-to-riches tale accomplishes the feat of not only telling a great story of triumph over adversity but manages to open your eyes to a part of the world that is hardly ever covered in a Hollywood film besides cliches; no wonder the Academy gave it the Best Picture Oscar.

Film Review: Changeling
With a very strong story, subtly executed and detailed direction, this historical drama about a mother’s strong determination to find her kidnapped son is a touching ordeal of love, sacrifice, brutality and police corruption.

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November 5, 2007 by jameslucas.

Sexy Slayer Eliza Dushku
Her huge T.V. success made her easy to crossover the movie scene. Her comeback film Bring It On along with Kirsten Dunst is a surprise hit of 2000. The following year, she made The New Guy opposite DJ Qualls and her reunion film with Robert De Niro via City By the Sea. Then followed Kevin Smith’s film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back together with hot Ben Affleck, equally hot and sexy stars Shannon Elizabeth and Ali Larter. Her follow-up movie Wrong Turn took her as the lead role about five people held as prey to a group of cannibals.

Every Girl’s Poster Boy Zac Efron
As what Rolling Stone Magazine said, he is another American Heartthrob on the rise. You knew him as Troy Bolton in the hit Disney Channel movie franchise High School Musical. As Link Larkin in the recent film Hairspray. Zac Efron is a certified hot men in every sense of the word as he included in AOL’s 25 Under 25.

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Doing His Own Rendition
He can’t sing a tune but that is for his upcoming movie Rendition that stars Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep. He and Reese get along well while filming and turns into a secret relationship. Reports said that they separate but recently they saw together in special functions. Despite Reese’s divorce to ex-hubby Ryan Philippe, that didn’t stop their blooming romance.

Ellen Degeneres: Funny Ladies Come In Many Forms
Everyone knows Ellen Degeneres is funny. There is no doubt about that. Ranking number 17 on the Forbes list of the 20 richest women in entertainment, Ellen brings in around $65 million per year in her job as a talk show host and her multiple gigs as the host of award shows.

Movie Review: Dan in Real Life
Two of the funniest guys around, Steve Carell and Dane Cook, are back on the big screen-playing brothers in the Dramady, Dan in Real Life. Can they share the screen without overpowering each other, and play it somewhat straight compared to their previous films? The answer is a resounding yes!

Movie Review: Gone Baby Gone
A missing girl, a driven private detective and a film where not everything is what it seems. Based on the novel my Dennis LeHane, Gone Baby Gone is Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, and, a worthwhile film.

Movie Review: Michael Clayton
George Clooney plays the title character in the film, Michael Clayton. Clayton is a legal fixer, a legal kind-of janitor that cleans up people’s messes so that their attorney’s don’t have to. He’s special counsel to one of the most well known law firms in the world, and one of their star litigators requires some clean up work.

Movie Review: The Seeker
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising looks like it’s The Chronicles of Narnia meets Harry Potter. The film starts with a great deal of potential, only to quickly plummet into darkness due to numerous plot issues and the fact that the family at the center of the movie is about as interesting as dirt.

American Gangster Movie Review by Scene-Stealers.com
Eric and JD, two unorthodox film critics at Scene-Stealers.com (and contestants on VH1’s 2007 World Series of Pop Culture as Westerburg High), review American Gangster. In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.

30 Days of Night Movie Review by Scene-Stealers.com
Eric and JD, two unorthodox film critics at Scene-Stealers.com (and contestants on VH1’s 2007 World Series of Pop Culture as Westerburg High), review 30 Days of Night. This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town’s husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.

Rescue Dawn movie review by Scene-Stealers.com
Eric and J.D., two unorthodox film critics at Scene-Stealers.com (and contestants on VH1’s 2007 World Series of Pop Culture as Westerburg High), discuss man vs. nature vs. the Hollywood ending in this new review of Werner Herzog’s Vietnam P.O.W. story Rescue Dawn starring Christian Bale. This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs, including Duane Martin.

Dan In Real Life Press Junket
See Steve Carell talks about his new movie DAN IN REAL LIFE on the 411. Dan Burns (Carell) is a single father who dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie (Binoche) at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch Burns (Cook).

Julia Roberts’ Cinematheque Award
See Julia Roberts and peers on the red carpet when she is awarded with the American Cinematheque Award on the 411. ulia Fiona Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia, never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Satisfaction (1988). The movies introduced her to a new audience who instantly fell in love with this pretty woman. Julia’s biggest success was in the signature movie Pretty Woman (1990), for which Julia got an Oscar nomination, and also won the People’s Choice award for Favorite Actress. Even though Julia would spend the next few years either starring in serious movies, or playing fantasy roles like Tinkerbell, the movie audiences would always love Julia best in romantic comedies. With My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) Julia gave the genre fresh life that had been lacking in Hollywood for some time. Offscreen, after a brief marriage, Julia has been romantically linked with several other actors. Julia has also become involved with UNICEF charities and has made visits to many different countries, including Haiti and India, in order to promote goodwill. Julia is one of the most popular and sought-after talents in Hollywood.

American Gangster Red Carpet
Go coast-to-coast on the red carpet as TV Guide talks to celebrities at the New York AND Los Angeles premieres of AMERICAN GANGSTER! In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.

American Gangster Premiere
Walk the red carpet with TV Guide Network as we take you to the premiere of one of the most anticipated movies of the year-AMERICAN GANGSTER, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe! Get the 411 on the movie, and see who showed up. In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.

Movie Review: Michael Clayton
This is my review of the movie Michael Clayton. Michael Clayton is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach and Ledeen’s dirtiest work at the behest of the firm’s co-founder Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton’s firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach’s brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.

Movie Review: 30 Days of Night
This is my review of the movie 30 days of night. This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town’s husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.

Movie Review: Halloween 1978 vs. Halloween 2007
This is my review of the movie Halloween vs. Halloween. Halloween, 1978: The year is 1963, the night; Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Lane only to discover that her 6 year-old brother had stabbed a 17-year Judith Myers to death… After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out just days before Halloween. No one knows nor would wish to find out what would happen on October 31st 1978, besides Myer’s psychiatrist Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it’ll be to late for many people. Halloween, 2007: On Halloween 1963, Haddenfield, 10-year-old Michael Myers (Daeg Farch), estranged and mentally unstable, is imprisoned in Smith’s Grove Sanitarium under the care of Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) for the murders of his mother’s (Sheri Moon) boyfriend, his older sister, and her boyfriend. Now, 16 years later, he escapes and now in search of his baby sister Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton) and Dr. Loomis must warn the residents of Haddenfield and get to Laurie before Michael does.

Movie Review: Saw IV
This is my review of the movie SAW 4. Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry’s murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw’s latest grizzly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.

Movie Reviews: My Top 10 Horror Movies
This is my top ten list of my personal favorite horror movies. Which of these movies will make the list? Nightmare On Elm Street, The Exorsist, Audition, The Shining, Jaws, Alien, Aliens, The Thing, Silence Of The Lamds, Ichi, The Killer, Last House On The Left, The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, Psycho, Jaws, Fallen, Identity, Day Of The Dead, Halloween, Friday The 13th, Scream, The Omen, Seven.

Denzel Washington is an American Gangster

For the latest trailers, celebrity interviews and clips go to ReelzChannel.com! Dailies hit the red carpet with Denzel Washington. He came out to promote American Gangster. In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.

American Gangster Hottie: Lymari Nadal
For the latest trailers, celebrity interviews and clips go to ReelzChannel.com! Lymari Nadal came out to the premiere of American Gangster. She plays Frank Luca’s (Denzel Washington’s wife Eva. In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.

Russell Crowe is an American Gangster
For the latest trailers, celebrity interviews and clips go to ReelzChannel.com! Dailies hit the red carpet with Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington. They came out to promote American Gangster. In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.

Seinfeld on Bee Movie
For the latest trailers, celebrity interviews and clips go to ReelzChannel.com! The king of nothing humor tells ReelzChannel about his animated movie, Bee Movie! Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Vanessa, a florist in New York City, saves Barry’s life. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

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