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Erin, it's better to work than not to work. You have to pay that mortgage regularly; creditors don't wait very long these days if you don't. Everyone remembers John Cusack in "The Grifters" and "Say Anything" and "High Fidelity," but he also labored in the teen-movie ghetto far too long for me to fault his choices these days.

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.

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.

The new disaster movie to end all disaster movies known as 2012 enters theaters this weekend with John Cusack in the hero role.

As foretold by the Mayans, Roland Emmerich's apocalypse-thriller 2012 arrives in theaters this Friday featuring John Cusack, an actor not typically known for sharing the screen with tidal waves and explosions.

November 6, 2009 by Ethan Anderton IfA we listed the top movies about break-ups, there's no doubt High Fidelity would be near the top.

Lloyd Dobler , right, embraces Diane Court , left. This is an article of opinion by Patrick Fisackerly, a writer for The Student Printz.

You used to be cool, John Cusack. We first noticed it in the 1980s, when "cool" didn't have a lot of meaning.

Meet the Puttermans. They are a very strange, and unlikable family. Mom and Dad are swingers.

Karaoke Korrespondent Jeff Roman visited Kona Kitchen in Maple Leaf this past Friday.

Alex Kartman is a junior telecommunications major and writes 'Scene Selection' for the Daily News.

Created by Dan Schneider , iCarly premiered on Nickelodeon in the Fall of 2007. The sitcom follows the adventures of Carly Shay , a teenage girl who lives in a hip loft with her 26-year-old brother Spencer .

HOLLYWOOD -- The hottest Nickelodeon actor this side of a sponge is shooting her scene, and the laughs on set are strong though not quite uproarious. Miranda Cosgrove, star of the cable hit 'iCarly,' is nailing her take, but the scene still lacks the show's customary build-to-wacky laughs. The scene needs some heat.

Fortunately, the show's creator, Dan Schneider, is a one-man comic spark. From behind a bank of equipment, he barks out the order: Bring in the flash paper that will be placed inside one of the young actor's smoothie-shop cups. The scene starts again, the smoke effect goes off -- pop! -- without anyone getting singed, and hilarity ensues.

Joan Cusack stars in the made-for-Lifetime comedy Acceptance , about parents and high school students going nuts over of the pressures of college applications and acceptance.

"I Love You, Beth Cooper'' is unusual in that it's the rare teen stu-com - shorthand for "stupid comedy,'' a proud lineage that goes back to "Porky's'' and beyond - that's based on a novel.

Engaging and accessible onscreen, protective and guarded in private, actor John Cusack built an exceptional career by making unusual film choices and steering clear of the Hollywood machine.

Here's a few videos for you to check out: a Bolivian news epic fail; someone shows up a bit late for the red carpet event for Transformers 2 ; The trailer for Roland Emmerich 's latest 'destroy the planet' film; and Chelsea Handler gives us her two cents over Heidi Montag 's music video.