GALLERY: Stars Speak For the Trees at 'The Lorax' Premiere
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The Academy Bans Sacha Baron Cohen From the Oscars?
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UPDATE: Contrary to an earlier online report, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences hasn't "banned" Sacha Baron Cohen from attending the Oscars in anticipation of the actor making an appearance on the red carpet as "The Dictator," but the organization has made it clear that such publicity stunt shenanigans aren't welcome.
"We haven't banned him," an Academy spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. "We're just waiting to hear what he's going to do."
Deadline first reported that the "Hugo" star had been banned from attending the ceremony for fear that he would be using the red carpet as a platform to promote his upcoming comedy about a crass totalitarian leader hellbent on keeping democracy out of his country. Get More »
'Wanderlust' Nudity Is No 'Big Deal' For Jennifer Aniston
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According to Jennifer Aniston, "nude" does not qualify as "news."
Aniston and her "Wanderlust" co-star Paul Rudd appeared on MTV First to discuss their raunchy new comedy about a suddenly unemployed Manhattan couple who move to a commune inhabited by people who don't really see a need for clothing most of the time. In staying true to the film's premise, the Hollywood superstars stepped up to the plate and stripped for the camera.
Aniston's purported nude scene has been the subject of much hullabaloo in leading up to the film's release, but the "Horrible Bosses" star has waved off the scene.
"Big deal," she said. "At that point we had been shooting for two months, two-and-a-half months, and the amount of things we were asked to do that we were just, 'All right' ... at that point it was, like, putting on my shoes."
Or, rather, taking off her shoes.
You can watch the full interview with Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd (and watch them introduce an exclusive, never-before-seen clip from "Wanderlust") when MTV First: Wanderlust airs on MTV on Wednesday, Feb. 22 starting at 7:56 p.m. ET.
GALLERY: Please Don't Go, Amanda Seyfried
They say timing is everything. Lucky for Amanda Seyfried, that time is now.
Time for what, you ask? Time for the "Gone" starlet to be anointed with her very own Hot People Looking Hot gallery, that's what!
After bursting onto the Hollywood scene in 2004 with "Mean Girls," the 25-year-old has dazzled us with her romantic features in, well, romantic features. Needless to say, we're totally psyched to see her running scared in "Gone."
And, yeah, we're also totally psyched for the excuse to celebrate her gorgeousness with a gallery. Enjoy!
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Jai Courtney Will 'Die Hard' With a Vengeance
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Hey guys, remember "Die Hard?" It was awesome in the '80s, cool in the '90s and not too bad in the '00s either. Well, don't look now, but it's back to conquer another decade — and it's going to do it with a vengeance.
No, Fox isn't remaking the 1995 threequel "Die Hard with a Vengeance" — but according to SlashFilm, they just tapped "Spartacus: Vengeance" star Jai Courtney to co-star opposite Bruce Willis as John McClane's son in the upcoming fifth "Die Hard" film, "A Good Day to Die Hard." Yippie-ki-yay? Get More »
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Meagan Good to Star in Whitney Houston Biopic?
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Fans of Whitney Houston may be able to see recently deceased star again sooner than they might think, even without the benefit of a trip to the other side.
"Californication" star Meagan Good told E! Online that prior to Houston's death, she and the star were in discussions to have Good play the "I Will Always Love You" singer in a film adaptation of her life. Get More »
Filed Under: Movie News | Source: E! Online
What Lies 'Beneath the Darkness?' Hint: Free Blu-rays
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Last year, some of Hollywood's biggest stars appeared in a series of horror/thrillers from Image Entertainment, but for whatever reason, the movies never really got much attention. You might have heard of Dennis Quaid and Aimee Teegarden's murder opus "Beneath the Darkness," but what about Hilary Swank in "The Resident?" Or Richard Gere and Topher Grace in "The Double?" No?
Well, don't worry, because these films might have flown under the radar when they were in theaters, but we're going to make sure they get their due on Blu-ray — and we want to start by giving you copies of them for free right now. Get More »
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'The Hunger Games' and 'Battle Royale': Rip-off Schmipoff
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Some say there's no such thing as an original story these days, especially in Hollywood. Any time a movie hits the mainstream, someone somewhere finds a way to call it a knock-off.
Author Suzanne Collins has been more than willing to lay her list of "The Hunger Games" inspirations on the table — the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, Roman gladiator games, the Vietnam and Iraq Wars, and her work on the reality TV series "Survivor" ... Sounds like a good recipe. Still, we can already smell the "Battle Royale" comparisons brewing.
Yes, "Battle Royale" also involves kids being forced to fight to the death, but we saw enough major differences between the two to be sure in advance that "The Hunger Games" is in a league all its own. Get More »
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The 2nd Annual 'Twilight' Academy Awards
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Last year, the Academy Awards wanted to attract a broader and younger audience. Unfortunately, they did not go with my suggestion of adding new categories that "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" would be sure to win. That would have definitely attracted the Twi-hard tween crowd, whom advertisers everywhere are trying to get their greedy paws on.
Instead, the Academy went with adding 10 movies to the Best Picture category, which allowed more populist films to be included; and they made James Franco and Anne Hathaway the hosts. We can all agree both choices were disasters, right? Younger viewers didn't care if "Toy Story 3" was nominated for Best Picture. It already had "Best Animated Feature" locked up anyway. And they especially didn't care if "127 Hours" was nominated. Plus, the Hathaway-Franco hosting combo made us all want to cut our arms off with a pocket knife, just to distract from the pain in our ears. Get More »
What the Diff?! Play Our Hot Photo Game: Oscar Edition!
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You've read the blogs, you've watched the movies, you've studied the box office reports and now you think you're finally ready for the 2012 Academy Awards. But how well do you really know this year's best movies?
There's only one way to find out: By playing the brand new Oscar edition of our game, What the Diff?! Get More »
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Brad Pitt Eating: The Mashup
Movie characters may seem more glamorous than you and me, but they've gotta eat. And you know who eats a lot in movies? Brad Pitt. And unlike the rest of us, even in comic moments, he looks good doing it (shocker).
Pitt does a fair amount of eating in his Oscar-nominated turn as Billy Beane in "Moneyball," but he chows down so much in so many movies, we're starting to wonder if the actor just gets hungry on set and brings his lunch into the scene with him. Get More »
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