It's a combination of the Faust legend, John Frankenheimer's Seconds and Being John Malkovich, writes Philip French Tuesday, 17 November 2009 In this amusing, intelligent, well-acted picture, Paul Giamatti, playing a troubled actor called Paul Giamatti currently appearing in Uncle Vanya, goes to a New York surgery called Soul Storage and exchanges ...

ALWAYS a joy when Hollywood royalty decides to "go ugly" for a film. Because it's the most naked play for awards that you ever did see.

Spike Jonze had a pretty impeccable record, from directing Christopher Walken's triumphal dance in the video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," to producing MTV's transcendently stupid pain-porn Jackass , to his magnificent collaborations with Charlie Kaufman on Being John Malkovich and Adaptation .

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With the release of 2012 today, one can't help but reflect upon the career of John Cusack and ask herself one simple question: why do I keep forgiving him these ills? I think it can be argued that we love John Cusack most transcendentally for his performances in the boutique sub-genre of socially-awkward romantic comedies.

John Cusack on "The Early Show." John Cusack is known for his risk-taking roles in films like "Say Anything," "Grosse Pointe Blank," "Being John Malkovich," and "Grace is Gone." And now, he's back in the doomsday film, "2012," where his character takes risks as the world collapses around him.

Alternate Takes 11.14.09: John Cusack Posted by Shawn S. Lealos on 11.14.2009 With the release of 2012, Alternate Takes looks at the films of the movie's star John Cusack Welcome to Week 77 of Alternate Takes.

What happened to John Cusack? In a Hollywood of Cruises and Clooneys, he was a romantic hero I could believe in, a former geek made good, a fast-talking, big-hearted nerd in a faded Clash T-shirt. Alas, the iconoclast I loved, the Cusack of my youth, is dead.

A decade after Brad Pitt and Edward Norton punched their way into our hearts, director David Fincher talks to Paul Cullum about his macho masterpiece.

There's a little quiet indie movie being released this week called 2012 . If you haven't heard of it, check your local arty theater for more details.

Paul Giamatti tends to play moody defeatists and rageful misanthropes. Which is just the way he likes it Paul Giamatti, star of Cold Souls.

How laid back can an actor be? Consider what John Cusack endures in the upcoming movie 2012.

TWO years ago, John Cusack gave an interview to a British newspaper where he claimed he had made only ten good films.

Sreenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who spun American cinema on its head with striking scripts for "Being John Malkovich" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," goes for fiendishly obsessional, intellectual acrobatics in his directorial debut.

John Cusack would run up a massive debt if he knew the world was to end. The 43-year-old actor - who stars in the new film '2012' where he plays the hero in a world which is ending - believes the apocalypse would draw people closer together, but he would be more interested in going on a massive shopping spree.

FIVE years ago, John Cusack was a movie geek. In Sixteen Candles , he was so geeky he wasn't even the lead geek - he was trailing around behind Anthony Michael Hall.

The thinking director's actor ... Keener hit her peak at 46. Photo: Reuters Once told she wasn't sexy enough, Catherine Keener has played the Hollywood game - and won - by sticking to her own rules.

For us Brits, the year 2012 means the Olympics, but for the ancient Mayans it signalled the end of the world.

Renowned Cinematographer Lance Acord Set for Keynote Conversation during Los Angeles HD EXPO - Createasphere DMN Newswire--2009-10-27--Acclaimed American cinematographer Lance Acord will share insights and experiences in an up-close Conversation with American Cinematographer Magazine's Associate Editor Jon Witmer during HD EXPO - Createasphere on ...

Actor John Cusack made his name in edgy, offbeat films and is known for his outspoken political views.