Obviously, actor Beau Bridges is part of a Hollywood dynasty as he is the son of screen legend Lloyd Bridges (Airplane!) and brother to recent Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), but Beau has created quite a name for himself with his career having made almost two-hundred film and television appearances since he first began acting as a child in the ‘1940s. After a small role on his father’s popular show Sea Hunt, Beau went on to appear in numerous television series throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s but it was his role opposite Sally Field in Norma Rae, the role she won an Oscar for, which finally validated Beau Bridges as an actor and not just for his surname. However, it was teaming with his brother for ‘1989s The Fabulous Baker Boys that would bring the actor his highest praise. Since then, Beau has starred on two successful television series (Stargate: Atlantis, and Stargate SG-1), and several critically acclaimed films including Jerry Maguire, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and The Good German. Now the actor returns once again with another critically acclaimed film called The Descendants, which is earning him rave reviews and promises to be a frontrunner at this year’s Oscars.

The film, which is currently in limited release and opens wide on December 16^th, stars Oscar-winner George Clooney (The Ides of March) and was directed by fellow Oscar-winner Alexander Payne (Sideways). The Descendants tells the story of Matt King (Clooney), a real estate lawyer from Hawaii put in charge of his family’s big land deal while he is dealing with his wife’s terminal coma, and two young daughters. Soon after finding out that his wife is going to die, Matt is struck with more bad news … she’s been cheating on him. Along with his children, and his oldest daughter’s (Shailene Woodley) friend Sid (Nick Krause), Matt goes on a quest to confront the man his wife was having an affair with. Beau Bridges plays Matt’s older cousin Hugh, who has a vested interest in the family’s land deal, and also possesses information on the man Matt is looking for. But when Matt finds out what Hugh knows, it could put the land deal in jeopardy and tear a riff between the two cousins permanently.

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with actor Beau Bridges to discuss his work on The Descendants. The legendary actor talked about the new film, working with director Alexander Payne, his love for Hawaii, George Clooney, how filmmaking has changed over the years, and the book his father gave him about acting that he has now passed on to his own daughter.

Last week, a bushel of unofficial pictures taken on the Boston, Massachusetts set of R.I.P.D. provided our very first look at Jeff Bridges in costume as Bo, an Old West gunslinger who has been patrolling the afterlife as a member of the Rest In Peace Department since his death more than a century ago.  In the film, he's partnered with a freshly murdered cop, played by Ryan Reynolds, and the two set out to figure out just who killed him and why.  Another round of set photos is now online, and it boasts images of both lead actors, but those of Bridges are of considerably more interest.

Bridges recently played a bloated, alcoholic US Marshall in the Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit, and we knew from previous pictures that R.I.P.D.'s Bo wouldn't be such a shambling mess, but these new photos prove that he'll be downright dapper.  He's got a sharp hat, some manicured facial hair, a sweet-ass belt buckle, and a golden gun.  All of these things, along with the more important fact of being played by Jeff Bridges, serve to tell the world, "I'm cool."

As Rooster Cogburn in Joel and Ethan Coen's take on True Grit, Oscar winner and all-around awesome dude Jeff Bridges ably portrayed a crusty but formidable old gunslinger in the Old West.  In the Dark Horse Comics adaptation R.I.P.D., Bridges plays Bo, another gunslinger whose been around for awhile.  This time, though, he's been dead for centuries and patrols the afterlife as a member of the titular Rest in Peace Department, a supernatural cop squad dedicated to supernatural policing. 

A new batch of unofficial photos from the Boston, Massachusetts set of R.I.P.D. have revealed our first glimpses of Jeff Bridges in costume as Bo, long with Ryan Reynolds as Nick, a freshly-deceased cop and Bo's partner who is looking to find out just who murdered him.  Earlier this week, we saw Reynolds shooting a scene with Kevin Bacon, who is playing the bad guy.

The supernatural action comedy R.I.P.D. is currently shooting on location in Boston, Massachusetts, and there are set photos to scientifically prove it.  Sadly, these pictures from the set do not involve Marisa Miller, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model and Victoria's Secret Angel who will play the earthly avatar of Jeff Bridges' thoroughly deceased gunslinger character.  Instead, we get a look at Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon standing around a brand-spanking new Dodge musclecar.  Reynolds plays Nick, a cop who gets murdered and ends up policing the afterlife as part of the Rest in Peace Department.  Bacon, meanwhile, will be playing the villain, as he has been inclined to do in recent pictures such as X-Men: First Class and Super.

Last week brought the news that everybody's favorite television drug-dealing mom Mary-Louise Parker is in talks to join the cast of R.I.P.D., the supernatural action comedy twist on the buddy-cop formula starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges as cops who patrol the afterlife.  Should her deal come through, she'll join Kevin Bacon and Stephanie Szocstak.  Now, in a triumph of alliteration, supermodel Marisa Miller and comedic actor Mike O'Malley are the latest additions to an already-eclectic cast.

The cast for R.I.P.D. continues coming together.  Ryan Reynolds are both attached to star in the supernatural action comedy, with Kevin Bacon tentatively set to play the villain.  Now, none other than Mary-Louise Parker, who plays an unlikely pot dealer on the Showtime series Weeds is in negotiations for a supporting role in the film, which is an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic series created by Peter Lenkov.

In this often Puritanical culture of ours, jam packed as it is with hypocritical attitudes on sexuality, the whiff of pornography on any film can drive away audiences in droves, as people often assume that any adult-film connotations must mark the film itself as obscene trash.  This is odd, as we love movies about all manner of criminality, up to and including serial killing, yet we're able to make the distinction between the subject and the art, no matter how heinous the crimes involved.

In the new comedy Meet Monica Velour, now available on Blu-ray and DVD, Kim Catrall plays Linda Romanoli, a retired porn actress who had her heyday in the 1980's and is now a single mother working hard to make ends meet.  When she's tracked down by an awkward teenager, played by Dustin Ingram, who idolizes her based on her days as Monica Velour, the two form an unlikely connection that yields surprising results for both.  Inspired by Meet Monica Velour, our latest Rogue 10 list presents ten films that may involve the porn industry, but that are really about far more than that.

One of the many pleasant surprises in Matthew Vaughn's prequel X-Men: First Class earlier this summer was Kevin Bacon's turn as arch-villain Sebastian Shaw.  From his first scene as a Nazi scientist, Bacon hits exactly the right tone as a Bond-style baddie who toots around in  swankily-decorated nuclear submarine.  The actor also recently played less-than-loveable figures in Super and this weekend's Crazy, Stupid, Love., so it's not hugely surprising that he's currently in final negotiations to play the bad guy in R.I.P.D., the supernatural action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges.

Everybody loves talking animals, and most everybody also loves a group of paranormal investigators, whether they be the ghostbusters or vampire slayers.  The Dark Horse comic Beasts of Burden adroitly combines paranormal investigation and anthropomorphized animals, as the supernatural protectors of the seemingly idyllic town of Burden Hill are five dogs and one cat.  The comic, created by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson is being adapted into a feature film that will mark the return to animation for Shrek director Andrew Adamson.

In the build-up to the last December's release of Tron: Legacy, it was abundantly clear that Disney was hoping to kickstart a new franchise after the original Tron laid dormant for almost two solid decades.  Provided that the sequel performed up to par, director Joseph Kosinski seemed likely to return, along with screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.  After six months with little to no movement on another adventure in the Grid, Disney has hired a new writer, David DiGilio, to tackle a hypothetical third Tron film.