The Worst One-Note Actors

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(NEWSER) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close behind at No. 3, with Jennifer Garner in the runner-up slot. More»

They maximize studios' return on investment (and the top woman's not who you think)

(NEWSER) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation.

1. Matt Damon
2. Brad Pitt
3. Vince Vaughn
4. Johnny Depp
5. Jennifer Aniston

Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy star in Brett Ratner film

(NEWSER) - Tower Heist is a recession comedy, telling the story of a group of men stealing their own money back from a rich swindler. Critics say it’s worth a watch:

• “Here is a comedy that doesn't go heavy on the excremental, the masturbatory, and symphonies of four-letter words. It's funny in an innocent screwball kind of way,” writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times .

...before dropping it on the floor

(NEWSER) - Last year, it was Tina Fey ; this year, Will Ferrell rocked the Kennedy Center as he won the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last night. The star-studded gala saw speeches from celebrities as diverse as Ben Stiller, Ed Asner, Molly Shannon, and Gwen Ifill, the Washington Post reports. It was a low-stress night for comedians, quipped Conan O’Brien: “Tonight, we only need to be PBS funny.” (The award ceremony airs on the channel next Monday.) Some highlights: More»

Jasons Bateman, Sudeikis star in Seth Gordon's comedy

(NEWSER) - Horrible Bosses is shockingly crude and a bit “uneven,” but it’s also amusing, critics say—because we can all identify with such workplace horrors. (Except maybe Jennifer Aniston as a crude, harassing dentist.)

• The film is “frequently very funny,” writes AO Scott in the New York Times . For one thing, it “does not bother to cut its coarseness with a hypocritical dose of sweetness or respectability,” he notes. “The laughter is mean but also oddly pure: it expels shame and leaves you feeling dizzy, a little embarrassed and also exhilarated.”