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NEWS ABOUT: John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly stories: 5 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Cirque du Freak 
 a Bloodless Bore 

Vampire's Assistant has an identity crisis

Oct 23, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant isn't particularly freaky, and it sure could use some assistance. Some critics' takes:
  • Peter Travers doesn't deign to explain the film's loose ends. "All you need to know is that the movie is a setup for sequels that I hope never come,
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entertainment • Harry Potter • film • movie review • John C. Reilly • Salma Hayek • vampire • Twilight • Michael Cerveris • Cirque du Freak • Chris Massogli

Snarky Stars Wage Protest in Prop 8 Musical

Jack Black is Jesus in 3-min. online rip on gay-marriage ban

Dec 4, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood found a new way to protest California’s passage of anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8: song and dance, the AP reports. Prop 8: The Musical, posted on FunnyOrDie, features Jack Black as Jesus reminding the religious right that shrimp cocktail is also a Biblical “abomination.” The hero of... More »

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California • Hollywood • gay marriage • celebrity • Maya Rudolph • Jack Black • John C. Reilly • musical • FunnyOrDie.com • homosexual rights • Election 2008 • Neil Patrick Harris • Proposition 8 • Margaret Cho • Marc Shaiman

movie review

 Step Brothers Is Harmless Fun

But don't expect too much from the 'infantile' flick

Jul 25, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Step Brothers is not exactly comedy gold, but it does have some redeeming moments, critics say. While the story of two man-boys forced to live together isn’t always amusing, there are some “funny-gut-busting” scenes spawned from “the comic chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly,”... More »

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film • movie review • Judd Apatow • John C. Reilly • Will Ferrell

Beastie Directs Film, Reilly Does Double Header

Esquire picks 5 performances to watch next month

Jun 15, 08 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who will reign in pop culture next month? A dead drug addict and rapper-turned-filmmaker are on Esquire's list of predictions:
  1. Actor John C. Reilly will compete with Will Farrell for jokes in the upcoming laffer, Step Brothers.
  2. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has directed Gunnin' for that #1
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Hunter S. Thompson • John C. Reilly • Beastie Boys • Esquire • Michael Ian Black • Men Without Pants

NEW RELEASE

Dewey Cox Rocks!

Despite being a little uneven, Judd Apatow parody provides lots of laughs

Dec 21, 07 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Judd Apatow's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story "is less thoughtful satire and ... more the distant cousin of Airplane!," writes Brian Orndorf of OhMyNews.com. Starring John C. Reilly as a blues prodigy who ultimately experiences success, failure, and redemption, it plays like "an extended riff... More »

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parody • comedy • movie review • biography • Johnny Cash • Judd Apatow • John C. Reilly

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