NBC has been teasing their new comedy, Parks and Recreation, for weeks. The little tidbits show Amy Poehler trying to put a smile on mediocre local initiatives.

Even Oscar winning actresses like Reese Witherspoon have made a few films that aren't worth seeing. Reese is adorable, bubbly and likeable as an actress and as a person.

Perhaps you've heard about "Assassination of a High School President," the Bruce Willis/Mischa Barton movie that darkly satirizes high school politics.

Somehow, if you think that the American political system doesn't have enough pageantry or drama, the only possible place for you to turn are the movies.

Ever seen a movie with some little-known or vaguely recognizable actor and then had to ask yourself, 'Who WAS that person?' Or have you seen an actor in a movie that suddenly made you see that person in a whole new light? For some actors, all it takes is one role to make their movie careers flourish.

There's the quintessential romantic comedy, and then there's the romdramedy. Similar to a dramedy (in which there is an equal balance of humor and serious content), a romdramedy combines comedy and drama with that mushy thing we call romance.

Before Lindsay Lohan became a Mean Girl and Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron became High School Musical sweethearts, Winona Ryder was a Heather and Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy were our favorite couple from two different worlds.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Before her latest film, if anyone had asked Reese Witherspoon what the term ''extraordinary rendition'' meant, she might have answered with a blank stare.

Cult movie The Breakfast Club has topped a new poll of the "50 Best High School Movies." The 1985 John Hughes detention film, which starred Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Judd Nelson, beat Sean Penn's big break in Fast Times At Ridgemont High and 1993's Dazed & Confused to claim the top spot in the Entertainment Weekly magazine.