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Newswire || BY Jen Yamato || 06 02 2011 5:40 PM

Super 8's J.J. Abrams Had the Coolest Childhood Job Ever

At the tender age of 15, filmmaker J.J. Abrams received an opportunity Dawson Leery would have killed for: the chance to work for his idol, Steven Spielberg. Nearly 30 years later, Abrams looked back on the unusual teen gig that got him started in film and, in a way, led to his teaming up with Spielberg again for this week's Super 8.

Newswire || BY Jen Yamato || 04 19 2011 7:30 PM

John C. Reilly Befriends Misfit Teen in the Charming Terri Trailer

Azazel Jacobs' Terri earned a warm reception at Sundance, where critics acknowledged its indie movie-conventional, vaguely Rushmore-like set-up -- lovable loser strikes up unexpected friendship with authority figure, cue twee soundtrack -- but embraced its unique charms. Now a lovely little trailer has hit the web. After the jump, watch John C. Reilly and newcomer Jacob Wysocki slog through life's great struggle together and just try not to smile.