Sentences with phrase «like black jack»

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Nothing like a picture of the little tykes from Jack Black's band in School of Rock all grown up to help you reflect on the relentless passage of time and...

Heeding the advice from a fellow parent, Jack and Rebecca decide to enroll Randall in a karate class led by a black instructor and filled with young boys who look just like him.

You know, the one where I compile the statistical dossier of Jack's career and we get all weepy eyed as he slowly slips into the Veil like Sirius Black during the battle at the Ministry of Magic.

Bean and cheese wrap: spread canned refried (fat - free, if you like) pinto or black beans on a whole wheat tortilla and sprinkle with shredded Jack, Colby or other cheese.

Many other parents choose it as a middle name, too, like Denzel Washington, Jack Black, Lance Armstrong, and David Beckham.

I do like the colourfull sweater to wear it with a jeans other en black pants, leather biker jack and boots.

Jack'd is pushing a new video on its social media and issued a news release calling out Grindr for including member profiles with messages like «No blacks, no Asians.»

There's one execution that provides a dollop of Rothian gore (a car on a garage jack comes smashing down, leaving... bloody insides), and a split - screen montage of Kersey in his two identities — doctor and vigilante — is accompanied by AC / DC's «Back in Black,» which feels, in context, like a cheeky dash of horror «tude.

Jack Black's acting resume reads like a Who's Who of bumbling, goofballs in films like Be Kind Rewind, Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock, and Nacho Libre.

Coinciding with the new aesthetic, MvC3 also looks significantly less anime - stylized than previous sprite - based Vs. games, with the heavy use of shadow and thick black lines at times giving the game a Western look somewhat like the work of comic legend Jack Kirby.

Essentially, then, this is a stop through (mostly) all of Linklater's feature films, with the usual testimonials from famous collaborators (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Jack Black, Patricia Arquette) and fans (Jonathan Demme, Kevin Smith), accompanying some admittedly interesting archive material, although said material tends to be stuff anyone with old DVDs of the likes of Dazed and Confused will have seen already.

But «Star Wars» is facing some hefty competition still, from the likes of The Rock, Jack Black and Kevin Hart, whose «Jumanji» sequel took in $ 50.6 million in its second weekend in theaters to take second place.

Credit I Feel Pretty for not going the way of Shallow Hal, the 2001 Farrelly brothers abomination in which the Jack Black character dated a morbidly obese woman — Gwyneth Paltrow in an egregious fat suit — because to him, she looked like (and was) the real Gwyneth Paltrow.

Then there was the Jack Black cameo during his opening number, where Black groused that too many movies are made of comic book adaptations and the like.

Jack Black looks like his usual mischievous self in a stripclub scene.

In what looks like a more antic spiritual sequel to Bernie, Jack Black plays another gregarious, locally - beloved real - life figure hiding a crime: Jan Lewan, a Polish - American polka master who also apparently ran a Ponzi scheme.

Occasionally, the humor goes for some juvenile gender swap laughs, but it's forgivable considering Jack Black goes for broke acting like a spoiled teenage girl.

Jack Black shows that he can hold his own against much more experienced dramatic actors, and others like John Turturro and Ciarán Hinds excel in smaller roles.

I tried to light my film — or rather I asked Jack Green to light it — like a black and white film.

Last Summer's biggest gimmick comedies, Year One (Jack Black in animal skins) and Land of the Lost (Ferrell in another dimension), were crushingly bad; by comparison, Forte's MacGruber (if ever a title deserved to be followed by an exclamation point, this is it), seems like a piece of comic genius.

Overrated Bernie The interviews with the townsfolk are charming and funny and Matthew McConaughey looks hilariously unbeefcake - like, but otherwise, Richard Linklater's latest seems like a lot of easy regional humor used to ease along an overly slack story based on a true murder, with Jack Black turning in what's basically just a more mannered variation on the performance he usually gives.

I appreciated the fact that emerging actors starred in the film, together with well known ones like The Rock or Jack Black, however, I must also say that the well known actors have not obscured the emerging ones, which is great!

Taking director Gus Van Sant (left) out of the rankings, it looks like photographer Michael Kovac asked these guys to line up in descending order of genuine Sundance spirit: Jack Black, Jonah Hill and Joaquin Phoenix.

I hope the next one brings back some of the old crew like Rigetti & Pintel who along with Barbossa, Captain Jack & Gibbs try to get the Black Pearl out of the bottle and in the course of finding how to get all the ships out possibly need the assistance of the «new» Davy Jones (Will Turner).

BEST MALE LEAD Jack Black, Bernie Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook John Hawkes, The Sessions Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe Wendell Pierce, Four Would you like to know more...?

The Linklater segment, entitled «Dream Is Destiny,» will feature conversations with the director's favorite actors like Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey, talking about Linklater's extensive cinematic history that now includes films like School Of Rock, the animated Waking Life, and the award - winning Boyhood.

On the surface, The D Train looks like the archetypal Jack Black film as in previous outings like School Of Rock, he plays a small - town lummox who lies, cheats and alienates everybody around him but writer - directors Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul smartly play on the actors manic misanthrope persona to deliver something surprisingly subversive.

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Directed by: John Whitesell Starring: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Faizon Love, Portia Doubleday, Max Casella Rating: PG - 13 Release Date: February 18, 2011 TRAILER SCORE: 1/10 MY THOUGHTS: It's like Brandon T. Jackson's «Alpa Chino» actually did get Jack Black's character Jeff Portnoy off that tree in Tropic ThunLike Father, Like Son Directed by: John Whitesell Starring: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Faizon Love, Portia Doubleday, Max Casella Rating: PG - 13 Release Date: February 18, 2011 TRAILER SCORE: 1/10 MY THOUGHTS: It's like Brandon T. Jackson's «Alpa Chino» actually did get Jack Black's character Jeff Portnoy off that tree in Tropic ThunLike Son Directed by: John Whitesell Starring: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Faizon Love, Portia Doubleday, Max Casella Rating: PG - 13 Release Date: February 18, 2011 TRAILER SCORE: 1/10 MY THOUGHTS: It's like Brandon T. Jackson's «Alpa Chino» actually did get Jack Black's character Jeff Portnoy off that tree in Tropic Thunlike Brandon T. Jackson's «Alpa Chino» actually did get Jack Black's character Jeff Portnoy off that tree in Tropic Thunder.

Imagine her surprise when she realizes that Shelly is both a man and looks a lot like Jack Black.

Now, they're hoping to translate their brand of comedy to the big screen in this take on black inner city action movies — like «New Jack City,» but with two nerds and a cute kitten at its center.

The humor's not nearly as pointed as it is in «Veep,» but if you like Jack Black being Jack Black, you should like him here, too.

Nevertheless, the film's three stars — Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson — still turn in some decent performances despite the lack of any real laughs in the script, and although the terrific supporting cast (which includes the likes of Kevin Pollack, Brian Dennehy, Rashida Jones and Rosamund Pike) is mostly wasted in throwaway roles, it makes «The Big Year» a lot more enjoyable than it has any right to be.

Oh sure, it had Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan, plus it was a reboot of a movie that a lot of people liked when they were kids (even though it was kind of fucked up), but it's not like anyone expected it to put up such an...

It's kinda like The Forbidden Kingdom meets a reverse Ratatouille: Po (the voice of Jack Black: Margot at the Wedding), a clumsy panda, works in his father's noodle shop yet dreams of being a member of the legendary kung fu warrior team the Furious Five... and then he gets his chance, and he's hopeless at it.

«Everybody's just like, «Jack Black, you in there?»»

John C. Reilly continues to hone his comedic edge; his personality and skills are better suited to a movie like The Promotion than to some of the Will Ferrell / Jack Black collaborations with which he has recently been involved.

It's a «Six Degrees of Ben Stiller» world of comedy right now, with chummy folk like the Wilsons (Owen and Luke), Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jack Black, supporting players like Hank Azaria and Stephen Root, and behind - the - camera talent like Judd Apatow professionally colliding like guests at an overcrowded party.

Jack and his ship, The Black Pearl, are stuck in limbo, where's he's seeing multiples of himself and being followed by a crab that looks like a rock.

The Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, and Kevin Hart had great chemistry together and really do a convincing job acting like teenagers.

Perpetually plump and bulky around the belly, Po the panda (voice by Jack Black) secretly dreams of being a kung fu fighter like his idols, the Furious Five.

But, Im grading on a curve here, as the cast gives 100 % making this a magical movie that can be enjoyed by most members of the family... as long as they like Jack Black.

Here's the bottom - line on The School of Rock: If you like Jack Black, then you will love this movie.

If you don't like Jack Black, stay as far away from The School of Rock as possible.

Jareb Dauplaise does a solid Jack Black imitation for the Nacho Libre send - up, but other than overact like Black, the scene lacks a reason to exist.

While never rising above the B - movie standard that defined his subsequent career — including classics like Creature From The Black Lagoon (Jack Arnold, 1954), It Came From Outer Space (Jack Arnold, 1953) and The Valley Of Gwangi (James O'Connolly, 1969)-- he is quite effective at adapting his performance to the tonal shifts of the film, ultimately delivering a suitable lead character for each of the genres the film navigates.

In the iteration that's now playing at the Pantages through May 27, the more it seemed like Colletti was trying to get out of Jack Black territory, the more it seemed like an impersonation rather than a fully - fleshed out portrayal of the character.

The story isn't anything special: Po (voiced by Jack Black) works with his father in a noodle shop but dreams of being a martial arts star like the famed Furious Five.

They shared some funny memorable moments from filming (Jack Black share a great story about ripping a bit of improv from Joaquin Phoenix), the challenges of trying to make Don't Worry in 25 days, what it was about the material that got Gus Van Sant and the cast involved, what it was like shooting the group scenes, what Van Sant learned from early screenings, and a lot more.

Rather like that other keen and lardy supporting actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Black has become impossible to ignore.