John C. Reilly

Wreck-It Ralph Is Too Much Like Its Arcade Inspiration

Railroad Revival Tour Cancels Tempe Stop (And All the Other Stops, Too)

Here's some bummer news for fans of folksy Americana and country tinged indie rock: The Railroad Revival Tour, scheduled Thursday, October 25, in downtown Tempe and featuring performances by John C. Reilly, Willie Nelson, Band of Horses, and Jamey Johnson, has been cancelled. According to the offici ... More >>

Paul Thomas Anderson on Researching Scientology for His New Film

Top Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

The Railroad Revival Tour: Willie Nelson, Band of Horses, John C. Reilly, and More Just Announced Shows

"Let's duet!" The Valley hasn't been short on Willie Nelson sightings this year, but The Railroad Revival Tour's second go-round promises to deliver some signature Willie thrills with added bonuses: he'll be joined in downtown Tempe on Friday, October 25, by John C. Reilly (yeah, he sings too), Ban ... More >>

Sasquatch! 2012 Wrap-Up: Trivia for the Casual Observer

By Chris Kornelis Sasquatch! went down this past weekend in George, Washington, and our good friends at Seattle Weekly's Reverb blog were on hand to take it all in. Test your knowledge of the 2012 edition of the festival in this multiple-choice trivia test. For clues, check out Seattle Weekly's co ... More >>

Andrew Bird, Mesa Arts Center, 4/18/12

Andrew Bird Mesa Arts Center Wednesday, April 18 When I opened the doors of Mesa Arts Center last night to see indie rock whistle-master Andrew Bird, I was greeted by an ocean of flannel shirts and beards. Folks were politely waiting in line for an overpriced beer and excited to see the show. The g ... More >>

That's Cool, Jack, But How About a Meg White Solo Album?

​Heard the news? Jack White is coming out with a solo album. If first single "Love Interruption," is any indication, Blunderbuss will be loaded with fluttering woodwinds, electric piano, and White in full-tilt gospel mode. It's pretty good -- I mean, not quite as daring as that ICP collab -- but i ... More >>

Tilda Swinton Shines in Brilliant, Disturbing We Need to Talk About Kevin

​For a film titled We Need to Talk About Kevin, there isn't much talking, and certainly not enough about Kevin. Instead, the story is told largely through the eyes of star Tilda Swinton - whose recent Oscar snub is considered one of this year's top mistakes by an increasingly distrusted Acade ... More >>

We Need to Talk About Kevin: We Have a Problem Child

Terri Director Azazel Jacobs Moves Beyond the Labels

Terri: In Which a High School Outcast Finds His Place

Summer Guide: Movies

Z-Trip Remixes Beastie Boys Entire Catalog for Megamix

​The Beastie Boys have been pumping out some of the best promotional blitz I've ever seen for their new record, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, out yesterday in stores and online. In addition to the incredible Fight for Your Right Revisited short film, staring Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, Danny McBride, ... More >>

Beastie Boys to Release Star-Studded Short Film 'Fight For Your Right Revisited'

​In addition to releasing their highly anticipated upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, on May 3, the Beastie Boys will be releasing a short film in a few weeks, according to Pitchfork.Fight For Your Right Revisited is the Beastie Boys' new star-studded 22-minute short film directed by th ... More >>

Cedar Rapids: A Middle-Aged Naif Goes Wild

Cheap Thrills Relaunch, Hellbilly Hoedown, Boats 'n' Hoes, and Other Weekend Events

Benjamin LeathermanJared Alan (left) and Sean Watson of Cheap Thrills"We have been waiting all summer long for this," states the Facebook event page for this weekend's relaunch of Jared Alan and Sean Watson's Cheap Thrills dance party. They ain't kidding, as many fans of the DJ duo have been eager f ... More >>

Cyrus: Peter Pan Complexes Collide

(100) Days of Summer Films

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Fails to Get In on the Vampire Trend

9: Wall-E Would Never Escape Shane Acker’s Animated, Post-Apocalyptic Hellscape

Will Ferrell doesn’t wanna grow up in Step Brothers

The Promotion: Male fulfillment, and the lack thereof, on full display

Summer Guide: The season of big-budget movies uses its brain

Revenge of the Nerds

Judd Apatow enjoyed a pretty good year

Hock the Line

Cheap laughs, lame cameos, and lifeless Cox

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself

Here, Mike! Sit! Good Boy!

Mike White’s low-key directorial debut makes nice while slyly nipping at suburban America

Farce of a Champion

One Toke Wonder

Tenacious D gets the band back together, and . . . and . . . and?

Crash Test Dummy

The loudest, boldest comic actor around takes an endless victory lap

The Long Goodbye

A fine pasture for Altman

Get Inside!

Your three-month forecast of the summer's top movies

The Impossible Bomb

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, '05 may be a pleasant surprise

Crash and Yearn

Scorsese paints Hughes larger than life

Crooked As They Come

Another day, another remake

Fight Club

Sandler and Nicholson yell at each other, and it's unpleasant

Sour Hours

Streep, Moore and Kidman reveal that it's sad to be sad

Tango and Cash

Chicago dances its way through the origins of the celebrity crook

Meaner Streets

Martin Scorsese looks at the roots of New York's violence, with mixed results

Ho Down

Arteta's Good Girl transforms a Friend into a voracious cracker everywoman

Reel People

Self-referential The Anniversary Party celebrates Hollywood angst with an all-pro crowd

Cumming Up

Is he a writer, director, actor or...sex symbol? Um, yes--and more

Squall Waiting

A complete washout, The Perfect Storm drowns before it ever leaves shore

Short Cutlets

A Magnolia by any other name still smells like Altman

The Last Pitcher Show

Kevin Costner conquers the mound in For Love of the Game

The XXX Philes

Everyone's in bed together in "family"-oriented Boogie Nights