Salma Hayek has John C. Reilly to thank for making her feel great on the set of new film Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - because he thought the Mexican star looked beautiful behind a beard!

The Frida star plays a bearded woman in the carnival movie and admits she felt far from attractive as her facial hair was being patched on daily.

She says, "I never got used to wearing the beard but John C. Reilly made me feel good about it, telling me I looked so hot with the beard. It's like people telling you, when I was a whale and swollen from the pregnancy and I'd never looked wors...

I've heard good reviews of the Mike Judge comedy "Extract" that came out last week, and I might add it to my list of movies to see, which still includes "District 9" and "Cold Souls." I haven't had as much time to make it to the movie theater lately as I've wanted to.

An unusual combination of movies hits theaters this week: two documentaries, one animated film, two thrillers, and a comedy. Premiering at the box office this week are "9," "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," "Whiteout," "Sorority Row," "The September Issue," and "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour." ...

With news last week that ABC was considering carrying on Scrubs for a ninth season, the question buzzing around Hollywood was: Can Scrubs go on without J.D.?

The eighth season was supposed to be the last. After NBC decided not to renew the show last year, ABC, which had been producing the show since its premiere in 2001, took up the option to air the series, with the expectation that it would be the final season. Most of the main cast members have either stated that they wouldn't return for another season (Zach Braff, Judy Reyes) or have been cast in new television pilots (Donald...

Actress Katie Holmes has reportedly signed up to appear in big screen comedy The Extra Man.

The Dawson's Creek star recently completed an acclaimed stint in Broadway play All My Sons and has been linked to another stage role in the upcoming theater production of Finding Neverland.

However, Holmes may be poised to return to feature films - with a role alongside Paul Dano, John C. Reilly and Kevin Kline in the movie based on a Jonathan Ames novel, about a failed playwright who decides to work as an escort for wealthy widows.

Filming is scheduled to start in New York in Febru...

Actor John C. Reilly dreads filming sex scenes - because he worries he will become aroused by his female co-stars.

The Step Brothers star insists his body responds favorably while he is in bed with an actress, despite the many distractions on set.

He says, "It's always really uncomfortable to have to swap spit with someone and rub bodies. People (actors) always say, 'In a lovemaking scene, sex is the furthest thing from your mind because you're worried about the crew and lighting'. Bulls**t! If you lie naked against someone of the opposite sex, things happen. The plumbing depart...

(Hollywoodchicago) – Barring extreme wealth or hermetics, everyone uses the grocery store. It is the great equalizer – the marketplace where all socioeconomic groups can co-exist side by side – in pursuit of daily bread. Inspired by this reality, writer and director Steve Conrad turned it into his feature directorial debut.

It’s a notable comedy that was shot in Chicago with the definitive title of “The Promotion”. HollywoodChicago.com recently interviewed Conrad to glean his take on the dynamics of this unusual movie subject and to offer the lowdown on shooting the film in the city wh...

Iron Man has already grossed over $400 million worlwide. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull became the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever. With both of these films already in the books, what are the top 10 remaining summer movies to see? This list picks 10 films out of all the remaining movies from now until the end of August. Judging by this list, July looks like it could be one of the biggest months in years.

10. The Incredible Hulk

Release Date: June 13th

Director: Louis Leterrier (Transporter 1 & 2)

It is never a good sign when a franchise n...

Hey, isn’t that...? You know, that guy. The guy that always plays someone in the military. He was in, uh, Syriana, The Kingdom... Oh yeah! He was the father of the emo kid in American Beauty!

Throughout cinematic history, there has been a plethora of actors that, for some reason or another, never become a household name. So here is a cheat sheet of sorts, a brief encyclopedia on "That Guy."

After reading this you can impress your friends! Win the movie game (the one where you name an actor, someone names a film he or she was in, next player names another actor in that film, etc....

There's quite a few websites out there that provide original comedy videos, but what separates Funnyordie.com is that its got Will Ferrell and Adam McKay at its helm. " We liked the idea of just doing comedy for comedy's sake and having a place for our friends to do it too. We went into it with a clubhouse mentality and that was basically it," says McKay, a former SNL head-writer who's co-written and directed Ferrell in the films Anchorman and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, adding "We also talked about the fact that it would be a great opportunity to see new directors, actors,...

Johnny Depp's dark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street was a double winner at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Depp himself claimed his first Globe after being nominated seven times - he took home gold in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category and the Tim Burton film was named one of the night's two Best Films.

Acclaimed TV drama Mad Men also celebrated two awards, claiming the Best TV Drama Series and Best TV Actor honors at the Globes.

It was a semi-disappointing night for Kiera Knightley's period drama Atonem...

The writers' strike has officially infiltrated awards season. The Golden Globes have been reduced to a lackluster news conference. That means no best and worst dressed list. No boozy celebrities making a fool of themselves. All that remains is an hour-long meeting at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with angry WGA picketers surrounding the premises.

So, until the Hollywood powers-that-be finally buckle down and give the writers what they want and deserve, we here at Starpulse are going to call the winners and losers. We looked at reviews, other expert predictions, viewer attitudes and who we ...

"The first time I went on a motorcycle was when I met Tom. I had never gone on one before because my father is a lawyer, and he had seen a lot of accidents. With four daughters and one son, he said: 'No motorcycles.'" Katie Holmes had to wait 26 years for her first motorbike ride with husband Tom Cruise.

"My sister had a baby when she was young so I know what it's like... It's a tough decision and it's gonna be difficult, so I hope her family supports her and takes care of her. It's hard for a young mother." R&B star John Legend offers his thoughts about the news Britney Spears' teena...

Actress Jenna Fischer's performance in new comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a "complete rip-off" of Reese Witherspoon's Oscar-winning turn in Walk The Line, according to the actress herself.

Fischer plays a backing singer who tames John C. Reilly's wild rocker Dewey Cox in the mock rockumentary, a parody of the Johnny Cash biopic for which Witherspoon won a Best Actress Academy Award. And Fischer admits she didn't have to look far for her inspiration.

She says, "It's a complete rip-off of Reese Witherspoon. I watched Walk The Line and just stole all her dance moves and h...

John C. Reilly still regrets visiting the set of a pornographic movie to research his role as an adult film star in Boogie Nights because one actor stopped having sex to shake the actor's hand.

Reilly, who played Reed Rothchild in the '90s classic, was appalled the adult entertainer didn't wash bodily fluids off his hand first.

He tells Maxim, "We walk onto one porn set and this guy is giving this girl the business. The guy's handling his joint, and they're sweaty, with make-up dripping everywhere. It's a gruesome scene.

"Then the guy recognizes me, says, 'John C. Reilly! ...

"Superbad" director Judd Apatow is on a mission to put penises in every movie he makes and end America's fear of male members. The filmmaker placed a penis behind actor John C. Reilly's head in an orgy scene in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and watched as audience members stormed out of a test screening in disgust.

Undeterred, Apatow kept the penis footage in the film - and then made a "c**kumentary" about shooting the scene, which will appear on the DVD.

He says, "The original shot was way longer, where the penis is in close-up, and then one night we showed it to a test audien...

"I don't mind nudity. I just don't do it that often. It depends on the film and if I trust the director and if the context is emotional or just sexual." Mischa Barton reveals she's likely to strip on camera again.

"In my first TV role, I played 'the girl in the betting shop.' The character didn't even have a name. There was a Persian cat and I know it got paid more than I did." Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen recalls her first acting job.

"I'd get home and say to my wife, 'I can't believe what I did today - I made out with a chimpanzee. And it had really big lips.' Actually, within...

Actor John C. Reilly is taking his comedy music character from new movie Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story on the road for a series of concerts this month. Reilly plays Johnny Cash 'contemporary' Cox in the rockumentary about a country rocker who never existed.

And, to promote the movie's American release, the Talladega Nights star will become a country star for real when he kicks off a tour with his band The Hard Walkers, at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday.

The road trip will then wind through Chicago, Austin, Nashville, San Francisco, Los Angeles and N...

"There are times where I'll walk upstairs after the show, and my mom will be sitting on the couch with Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day, drinking a pint of beer. She's totally cool." Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl likes having his mother on tour with the band.

"My family was too Catholic to actually talk about embarrassing stuff like that... I was just turned loose in my neighborhood and figured it out by finding rain-soaked Playboys behind the liquor store." star John C. Reilly on his sexual awakening.

"I told them that I hate violence, don't speak English that good and can't...

"He was hot in the cot." Steve Irwin's widow Terri admits the Crocodile Hunter was good in bed.

"I think they'd be very unlucky to have me." Daniel Radcliffe has snubbed a career in the British Army.

"Unless you like dressing like it's 1995, pull 'em up... and leave the muscle shirts to the bodybuilders" Sexy R&B star Ashanti hates seeing men in sagging jeans and inappropriate T-shirts.

"We've got time, we'll do both." Angelina Jolie on her plans to adopt and conceive more kids.

"I was pretty impressed with George Clooney. I knew he was getting heaps of tail, but he woul...

Jack Black is the odd choice to play Paul McCartney in a new rockumentary about a country rocker who never existed. The White Stripes star Jack White will play Elvis Presley in the odd project, "Walk Hard," which stars John C. Reilly as a Johnny Cash contemporary.

The film also features Paul Rudd as John Lennon, while Jewel, Eddie Vedder and Ghostface Killah will play themselves.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

The White Stripes star Jack White agreed to play Elvis Presley in a new movie if only he could play The King in his younger years. The singer/actor, who starred in 2003's Cold Mountain, was approached by John C. Reilly to appear in the film Walk Hard - and was stunned when he found out how big the film was.

He says, "John C. Reilly called me up and asked if I would do it. They were filming in a couple of days. I said, 'Okay, but what year is it supposed to be?' He said 1957, so that was okay.

"I thought it was just going to be for cable or something but he said, 'Oh no, this is on...

Rocker Jack White has ended months of speculation by confirming he is playing Elvis Presley in upcoming comedy Walk Hard. The White Stripes frontman will play The King alongside Jenna Fischer and John C. Reilly in the new movie, due out next year.

He says, "It's my favorite era of Elvis, around '56, and when John sent me the script I laughed out loud the whole way through."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

Happy Birthday to country singer Billy Gilman (1988), basketball star Tracy "T-Mac" McGrady (1979), rapper Heavy D (1967), "Boogie Nights" star John C. Reilly (1965), "The English Patient" actress Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), country singer Rosanne Cash (1955), "The Da Vinci Code" actor Alfred Molina (1953), "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe" actor Jim Broadbent (1949), actress Priscilla Presley (1945), Lady Marmalade singer Patti LaBelle (1944), "M*A*S*H" actor Gary Burghoff (1943), legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan (1941), and Canadian actor/comedian Tomm...

An all-star cast will provide voices for the main characters in the animated epic 9, which is currently in production for Focus Features. Elijah Wood will voice the title role of 9. Joining him are Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and John C. Reilly.

Scripted by Pamela Pettler, 9 is being produced by Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, and Jim Lemley. 9 is a feature-length expansion of Mr. Acker's short film of the same name. The action-packed tale takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened.

A com...

Video website YouTube has defied a request by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences that it remove all clips from Sunday's Oscar telecast. Several segments of the show, including host Ellen DeGeneres' opening monologue and musical numbers featuring Will Ferrell and Beyonce Knowles, have been among the most-viewed content this week.

Ferrell's musical lament about the lack of recognition for comedies, sung with Jack Black and John C. Reilly, has received over 250,000 views. Despite press reports claiming the site had complied with the request from the Academy, the unauthorized c...

M*A*S*H co-stars Sally Kellerman and Elliot Gould, John C. Reilly, Andie MacDowell and Lily Tomlin were among the stars who paid tribute to late filmmaker Robert Altman at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California yesterday.

Kellerman and Gould recalled working with Altman on the M*A*S*H movie - Kellerman recalled how the director persuaded her to strip for a scene and then attempted to make her feel comfortable by making sure at least one crew member was naked as she shot a shower scene, while Gould called him, "the last great American director in the tradition of Joh...

NBC's Saturday Night Live loads up some of the hottest names in entertainment for its three October shows. October 7 features Emmy nominee Jaime Pressly from My Name Is Earl and U.K. soul singing sensation Corinne Bailey Rae.

October 21 brings Oscar nominee John C. Reilly (Talladega Nights) with music from My Chemical Romance, and October 28 features Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Hugh Laurie (House) and the critically acclaimed music of Beck.

Beginning today, racing aficionados and movie buffs will have an opportunity to bid on and buy four of the "prop" race cars driven by Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen in the filming of Columbia Pictures' comedy Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby.

Sony Pictures has begun selling the iconic and highly collectible cars used in the movie's action-packed NASCAR racing sequences. Bids for the cars will be solicited for the next 10 days at RickyBobby.com and eBay will feature the four cars for sale on its Movies/DVD page and its Entertainment Memorabilia Page.

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John C. Reilly regrets signing up for a before getting behind the wheel.

But there was one thing Reilly forgot in his need for speed - he can't stomach being a car passenger. He explains, "I always have to drive when I'm in a car because I get carsick if I'm a passenger, so I don't know why I was thinking it would be perfectly fine to be riding around with this professional driver.

"It felt like my brain was being sucked out of my right ear and my organs were all moving to the right side of my body, because, in the passenger seat, you're on the outside of the oval (racetrack) a...

Summary:

The film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" stars comic idol Will Farrell as a NASCAR driver whose "whatever it takes" attitude has gotten him to the top.

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Cast and Crew:

Will Ferrell - (Ricky Bobby)

John C. Reilly - (Cal Naughton Jr.)

Sacha Baron Cohen - (Jean Girard)

Gary Cole - (Reese Bobby)

Michael Clarke Duncan - (Lucius Washington)

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