Step Brothers (movie)

John C. Reilly was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in “Chicago” and appeared in the critically acclaimed films “Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator” and “Boogie Nights.” And yet, most...

When it comes to Disney CG features, there’s a lot of buzz about next weekend’s release of “Cars 2.” But the return of Lightning McQueen isn’t the only computer-generated flick being discussed by Disney studios. Last week...

Inside a darkened Hollywood warehouse, doe-eyed Adam Scott lay on a bed in his boxers earnestly flicking water droplets out of Jake Szymanski's fleshy belly button -- a stunt everyone agreed would be hilarious in slow motion. As the crew held its breath...

The place to be at the Hammer Museum's "Gala in the Garden" on Saturday was a corner of the courtyard balcony, 100 feet south of the restrooms. As cocktail hour reached critical mass, Jane Fonda huddled there with honoree Alice......

Even a batch of "Bridesmaids" could not take down a Norse god at the box office this weekend, where through brute force "Thor" took the No. 1 spot for the second consecutive time. After its thunderous debut last weekend, the......

The sight, strolling into the Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant corner of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, was enough to give John C. Reilly a start. "It is SO weird walking into this place and seeing someone dressed as Crepsley, my...

An injured Brian Urlacher watches the Bears-Steelers game from the bench. (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune / September 20, 2009) Conan O'Brien brought out two surprise guests to help him pull the Walker Texas Ranger Lever at his show at the Chicago...

Cyrus, the new film from Jay and Mark Duplass, is open in some cities and coming to many others. A most unpredictable take on a fairly conventional “Step Brothers” story, with John C. Reilly as the loser redeemed by the love of the too hot...

Jonah Hill dials down the daffy to play the title character in Cyrus, a dark, deft and very realistic comedy about an adult son out to sabotage the new guy in his single mom's life. It's a grungy little farce built around a winning “poor, pitiful...

I'm always intrigued to visit the various review aggregate sites on Wed. or Thursday after I've filed my reviews to see if everybody or anybody at all within the reviewing universe reacted to the weekend's offerings the same way I did. Never more than...

After the somber thriller "Inception" topped the box-office charts for three straight weeks, moviegoers will be now be looking to yuk it up this weekend. The Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy "The Other Guys" is virtually certain to be the most......

Hollywood's "Cash for Clunkers" program misfires with The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. It's a car-selling comedy that plays like a backfiring Bentley -- a shiny ride that runs in fits and starts, never quite hitting on all cylinders. The Goods is a...