Joan Cusack

• TV
• 08.09.13 | 10:45AM PT

ABC Sets Premiere Date for 'Toy Story OF TERROR!'

By Daniel Goldblatt

Disney-Pixar's first TV special, “Toy Story of TERROR,” will be out just in time for pre-Halloween scares. ABC announced today that it will air the special at 8 p.m. October 16. Tom Hanks and Tim…

• Film
• 07.29.13 | 04:50PM PT

James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic

By Justin Kroll

James Marsden, Wes Bentley, Joan Cusack and Alan Tudyk have joined the cast of “Welcome to Me” starring Kristen Wiig. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Robbins and Linda Cardellini also star. Shira Piven is…

• Biz
• 07.26.13 | 06:28PM PT

Omnicom Group, Publicis Groupe Consider Merger – Report

By Brian Steinberg

Two of the world's biggest advertising companies are said to be contemplating a merger, the latest sign that shifts in the way marketers communicate with consumers has crimped income and revenue for…

• TV
• 07.25.13 | 12:09PM PT

Why 'Saturday Night Live' Isn't Dead (At Least Not Yet)

By Brian Steinberg

The last time Lorne Michaels ever really let a public comment pass about which "Saturday Night Live" cast member might not return to the program came in 1986, at the tail end of "SNL's" ill-fated…

• Film
• 07.24.13 | 01:37PM PT

Cannes Winner 'The Missing Picture' Gets U.S. Distribution

By Dave McNary

Strand Releasing has taken U.S. rights to Rithy Panh's Cambodian documentary “The Missing Picture,” which won the top jury prize in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. The film is set for a spring release…

• Film
• 07.07.13 | 02:58PM PT

How Kevin Hart's Comedy Counter-Programmer Took on Tonto and Won

By Andrew Stewart

For Kevin Hart, the self-chastising approach seems to be working. In 2011, the stand-up comedian's concert docu “Laugh at My Pain,” from Codeblack Entertainment, quietly became a standout box office…

SEE ALSO: Film Review: 'Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain'

• Film
• 04.12.13 | 02:13PM PT

Ebert Memorial: Cusack, Roeper Recall Critic's Impact

By Scott Foundas

The weather outside was melancholy -- sheets of rain and a thick blanket of fog -- but inside the Chicago Theater, the mood was altogether exuberant at Thursday evening's Roger Ebert memorial tribute.

SEE ALSO: Roger Ebert Dies at 70

• Film
• 09.14.12 | 08:28AM PT

Review: 'Zaytoun'

By John Anderson

An accessible, briskly paced and occasionally schematic adventure that could find its way into the hearts of unlikely auds via a kid-centric story and a solid perf by Stephen Dorff.

• Film
• 04.30.08 | 05:59PM PT

Review: 'War, Inc.'

By John Anderson

Name cast featuring Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Ben Kingsley and Hilary Duff will mean something, but word of mouth will be poisonous.