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Top Will Ferrell movies

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:51:57 +0000

With Land of the Lost debuting in theaters, Will Ferrell tries to put a new spin on an old (1974) Saturday morning TV series known for its dubious plot lines and cheesy special effects.

If all that sounds a little dicey, Ferrell has a track record for turning odd-seeming projects into big box office. Here’s a look at some of his major successes, with lifetime gross courtesy of boxofficemojo.com:

Top holiday movies

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:14:49 +0000

By Christmas Eve, most of us have paid our annual visit to Bedford Falls or watched the Grinch have a change of heart, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to take in a yuletide classic or two.

A while back, Entertainment Weekly came up with its list of the 12 best holiday movies of all time. The usual suspects are represented, but you might find a surprise or two. A few might even leave you scratching your head, but, hey, that’s the way things go in the list business.

Ready to see who made it?

Here goes:

Elf

Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas

Miracle on 34th Street

It’s a Wonderful Life

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Meet Me in St. Louis

A Christmas Story: 20th Anniversary Two-Disc Edition

Gremlins: Special Edition

A Christmas Carol

The Simpsons’ Christmas Special

The Bishop’s Wife

Love Actually

To read about what makes these special, and to see a slideshow, visit Entertainment Weekly.

Most unusual jobs

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:56:55 +0000

When Career Builder surveyed more than 8,700 workers on the subject of the most unusual jobs they had held in their careers, many respondents clearly took the “odd” part of “odd job” seriously.

Whether they remembered those times fondly or not, they certainly seemed to remember. Career Builder organized the best answers alphabetically.

Here are the first 10:

A – Autopsy assistant
B – Bartender at the Liberace mansion
C – Cat nanny
D – Donkey trainer
E – Elf at Santa’s workshop
F – FBI Fingerprint examiner
G – Grave digger
H – Hurricane hunter
I – Ice sculpture carver
J – Junk mail machine operator

To see the rest, visit Career Builder.