VIDEO: ‘Bernie’ Trailer: Jack Black is a Kindly Murderer . Within seconds, I was pilloried by others who thought the idea ridiculous. They hadn’t yet seen Bernie, of course, ...

They could have held us hostage pretty easily. Black: Or put that deer antler pen in our necks! Jack, you probably didn’t hear too many of Bernie’s gospel songs growing up in synagogue.

After signing on to play the title character of his black comedy “Bernie,” Jack Black wanted to meet the real-life Bernhardt “Bernie” Tiede and ask a few questions as well as win approval ...

Jack Black’s latest role is a long way from Po the “Kung Fu Panda” or even “Gulliver’s Travels.” He’s taking a change of pace playing nice guy-turned-murderer Bernie Tiede in ...

Richard Linklater and Jack Black TA: I'm curious, Jack, about how you put Bernie together from the outside in. He has such a distinctive way of walking and moving.

Actor Jack Black talks to Alex Cohen about his new film "Bernie," his Grammy and Golden Globe nominations, and the future of Tenacious D. Seventeen years ago in East Texas, a former mortician ...

Actor Jack Black is best known for his comedic performances in films like Nacho Libre and School of Rock. In his film Bernie, Black goes to a darker place: He plays a serious small-town funeral ...

Jack Black is a deliciously funny actor, but he didn’t fall into the many, many traps that were there in “Bernie.” He held it down when he could have gotten laughs. He didn’t. He never ...

Laughing at murder and misfortune is nothing new for filmgoers with a taste for dark comedy, but actor Jack Black, star of the true-crime comedy "Bernie," admits that it's harder to sell an ...

Jack Black is Bernie, a pillar of his small-town Texas community who is charged with the murder of a wealthy widow (Shirley MacLaine). Heinous as it is, the crime itself is unremarkable.

Movie review "Bernie" Rated: PG-13 for some violent images and brief strong language Length: 104 minutes ★★★★ Excellent ★★★ Good ★★ Fair ★ Poor As played by Jack Black — this ...