Poor Shawn Adler. Our resident movies reporter probably didn't know exactly what he was in for when -- in the process of interviewing Sam Jackson for his new movie "Soul Men" -- he took the opportunity to ask the legendary badass to swear at him.

The resulting cascade of cursing would leave little children in tears, but Shawn took it like a man, even after Jackson labeled him a "f--king liar." Watch the good-natured (and memorable) exchange below, and then click here to check out our full interview with the star.

Bernie Mac didn’t mince words. The comedian and actor, who died suddenly this past August due to complications from pneumonia, was profane, hilarious, and, yet, always touching in the way he went straight for the truth.

So it makes perfect sense that his “Soul Men” co-star and long-time friend Samuel L. Jackson would remember him with exactly the same attitude. And what was Jackson’s favorite memory of Mac from their time together on set?

“Actually, the funniest day for me was a day when I didn’t even work. I actually went over there to see [noted pornstar] Vanessa del Rio the day I wasn’t working,” Jackson said of a brief scene in the film where Mac’s character has casual sex with his neighbor, played in a cameo by Del Rio. Read more...

It's one of those odd twists of fate I suppose that this film, "Soul Men," that wasn't on many of our collective radar's before a few days ago, now has so much resonance. "Soul Men" now has the strange distinction of containing some of the final on-screen performances of both Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. Mac passed away over the weekend after a bout with pneumonia while Hayes succumbed to a stroke on Sunday. The folks behind "Soul Men" have released a few clips from the film today featuring both men. You can view them all here or one featuring Mac and Samuel L. Jackson below.