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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.

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

In his latest film, John Cusack plays a man whose marriage failed because he spent too much time dreaming about being a writer and not enough time with his family.

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

A pert, smoky-voiced brunette, Daphne Zuniga was an actress in demand back in the 1980s, following her send-up of Princess Leia in the Mel Brooks farce, "Spaceballs" . But it was her understated portrayal of.... A pert, smoky-voiced brunette, Daphne Zuniga was an actress in demand back in the 1980s, following her send-up of Princess Leia in the Mel ...

It began with a knock on the door. Cameron Crowe turned the knob, and there was Lowell Marchant, a beaming 19-year-old freshly relocated from Arkansas to Los Angeles.

A few weeks ago I panned a recent raunchy sex comedy, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." The story was predictable, the jokes fell flat, the same sad punchlines were recycled continually and enough with the gay jokes already.

Categories: Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck! Now that we've had a few days to digest the gloriously moronic trailer for John Cusack's upcoming time-travel comedy Hot Tub Time Machine , we can't help thinking that it will either be the stupidest movie Rob Schneider never made or a so-dumb-it's-brilliant instant classic.

This week on The Chris Vernon Show my "Movies" list was Teen Romantic Comedies , based on I Love You, Beth Cooper , which is new at the box office.

What ever happened to Jimmy Reardon? Where have you gone Ferris Bueller? As recently as the 1980s, teenage film heroes were resilient adventurers worthy heirs of the Great American Boy, Tom Sawyer.

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.

Let's just get this out of the way - I was at happy hour. Actually happened to be boozing with the Jim Henson of Hugging Harold Reynolds as well as the fine gents over at LacrosseAllStars .