Jack Black tackles dramatic role in "Bernie"

Funnyman Jack Black (?Tropic Thunder,? ?Gulliver?s Travels?) plays it relatively straight in his new film ?Bernie,? a low-budget ?labor of love? based on the true story of Bernie Tiede, a seemingly mild-mannered funeral director in a small Texas town, who becomes a caregiver of sorts to an ornery widow (Shirley MacLaine) and eventually stands trial for her murder.

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