John Cusack

Fifty Shades of Lloyd Dobler

Brian Joseph Davis | Posted 05.10.2012

Brian Joseph Davis

While we've come to expect wizard and vampire characters to lead immortal lives -- through official sequels, reboots, and fan-created sex romps -- what about a subtle romcom loved by Generation X and starring a young John Cusack?

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: The Raven

Dan Persons | Posted 04.30.2012

Dan Persons

If truth is stranger than fiction, then can a serial killer inspired by the eminently strange writings of Edgar Allan Poe be said to be even stranger still?

Cusack: Hollywood Doesn't Make Good Rom-Coms Anymore

Posted 04.26.2012

In “The Raven,” which opens nationwide on April 27, John Cusack stars as a fictionalized version of Edgar Allan Poe. And in this big-screen extrav...

Lucy Blodgett

John Cusack Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 04.25.2012

John Cusack was surrounded by family and friends Tuesday at the presentation of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 2,469th star is in front o...

John Cusack And Jimmy Kimmel Do Purell Shots

Posted 04.25.2012

Getting a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame is a big deal for anyone, and recent recipient John Cusack got a round of applause for his from the "Jimm...

WATCH: What Is John Cusack Reading?

Posted 04.24.2012

Over the weekend, John Cusack appeared at the LA Times Festival of Books to talk about Edgar Allen Poe, and his new movie The Raven. We were there...

John Cusack Would Do 'Say Anything 2,' As Long As It Was With Cameron Crowe

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 04.23.2012

"Say Anything 2" still isn't officially happening, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. At least someday. Maybe? Speaking on "The View" last week...

John Cusack: Playing Edgar Allan Poe Was A Lifelong Dream

Posted 03.09.2012

John Cusack says his turn in "The Raven" is the role of a lifetime, which is high praise considering the 45-year-old has acted in over 50 films and is...

Tom Hanks Pees In Every Movie; Brad Pitt Eats

Cracked.com | Posted 04.25.2012

Actors pride themselves are versatility, but, hey, if something works in one film, try it in another. That must explain why Tom Hanks pees in every...

Fifteen Obscure Movie Quotes

David Macaray | Posted 03.13.2012

David Macaray

For movie dialogue to be memorialized it needs, first and foremost, to be short -- short enough to be easily recalled and repeated (which is unfortunate because that's going to leave some very clever material at the starting gate).

Cameron Crowe Teases 'Say Anything' Sequel Idea

Posted 02.20.2012

What happened when Lloyd Dobbler and Diane Court went to England? We may soon find out. Cameron Crowe is in the midst of promoting "We Bought A Zoo,"...

Celebs Enraged Over Mayor's Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti Park Clearing

Posted 01.15.2012

As the New York City Police Department raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park in the early hours of Tuesday morning, protestors sca...

Terrifying

Posted 12.07.2011

Edgar Allan Poe isn't just for English majors anymore. We've been psyched about John Cusack's psychological thriller since his spot-on Poe portrai...

Review: The Adjustment by Scott Phillips

Carole Mallory | Posted 11.01.2011

Carole Mallory

Just where do many of America's criminals come from? Scott Phillips' searing fourth novel, The Adjustment, plots the journey of PR man Wayne Ogd...

John Cusack Going Very, Very Dark

Posted 09.26.2011

John Cusack will soon star in "The Raven" as Edgar Allen Poe, who wrote dark stories. Next, he may play a man who lived a dark secret reality. Cusa...

John Cusack's 'The Raven' Gets Bloody

Posted 09.21.2011

Portraying a literary giant is tough but it's even tougher when that literary giant is also the main character in macabre thriller. It seems for th...

PHOTO: John Cusack Gets Dark, Scary

Posted 08.27.2011

To enter the world of Edgar Allen Poe is to take a trip into the dark and ominous. It looks like John Cusack has gone in full throttle. The actor p...

WATCH: How To Be Woody Allen

Posted 08.15.2011

When Woody Allen gave up starring in his own films, he handed over the reigns to various actors who managed to keep the director's on-screen persona a...

John Cusack: Goldman Sachs Basically Is The Government

Posted 07.10.2011

Add John Cusack to the list of celebrities unhappy with the supposed ties binding Wall Street and Washington. On Monday night, the actor, known for...

Jordan Zakarin

A Brand New 80's Film

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 05.25.2011

A movie set in another moment in time can take one of two approaches. There is the serious approach, the graceful period piece that weaves the fabric ...

PHOTO: Sneak Peek At 'The Raven'

Posted 05.25.2011

Here's John Cusack doing a spot-on Edgar Allan Poe for the upcoming psychological thriller 'The Raven.' Cusack announced his involved in the James M...

How to Roundhouse Kick Grief in Its 5-Staged Face

Joel Dovev | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Dovev

I found with all the turmoil that was happening in my life, I just wanted a little normalcy and to be around friends. Find something cathartic and fun that you probably don't get to do often, and just dance.

In defense of John Cusack

Tom Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Davis

I owe a debt of gratitude to John Cusack, actually. His portrayal of an obsessive compulsive record-store owner in High Fidelity kind of validated the kind of existence I had in the early 1990s.

DVDs: Life on Mars, A Single Man and The Crazies

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Giltz

If for some reason you haven't watched the acclaimed UK original Life On Mars, it's all gathered together in one neat package with audio commentary, behind the scenes documentaries and more.

Snarclight: A Portrait of a Hollywood Usher

Ali MacLean | Posted 05.25.2011

Ali MacLean

We appreciate you choosing Arclight. And may I add that I personally appreciate you choosing to see this fine piece of cinematic history. I trained at RADA and now I wear a polyester vest. Keep it up, folks.