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VIDEO: The Immortals Welcome You to the Space Jam!
Here's your chance. Do your dance. In this mashup of Space Jam and the Immortals trailer. Hey, Henry Cavill! Come on and slam! And welcome to the jam!
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Safe Trailer: Jason Statham Kicks Ass, Boasts About His Balls
In the new Jason Statham thriller Safe, which comes out on the Oscar-unfriendly date of March 2, our gritty hero must protect a 12-year-old girl who can "memorize anything." Would you beat up a bunch of trained hoodlums to protect a preteen with savant tendencies? Is memorization that necessary a skill anymore? I would just buy an almanac or a flash drive and let the girl fend for herself. But Jason chose differently! Click through for the trailer's carnage and some of Statham's old-fashioned testicle touting.
Lists
The 9 Most Scathing Critical Responses to Jack and Jill
It's been a while since the critical establishment really, really hated something enough for Movieline to feature a customary "Scathing Responses" round-up. But they have emptied their spleens today for Jack and Jill, the new Adam Sandler "comedy" that our own critic Alison Willmore described as "a film whose star often seems moments away from turning to the camera and yelling 'ARE YOU LAUGHING NOW?'"
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9 Milestones in the Evolution of Kirsten Dunst
In this weekend's Melancholia, Kirsten Dunst stars as a conflicted bride anticipating the end of the world only hours after her wedding. So just how did Dunst transform herself from a child vampiress vixen to a Lars von Trier muse?
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Another Steve Carell Project, and 6 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Happy Friday! Also in this edition of The Broadsheet: Hysteria coming to theaters... Your one-stop Shame sex-talk shop... Another Spider-Man stage player takes a tumble... Lou Reed and Metallica explore the outer limits of unlistenability... and more.
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Watch an Adorable Baby Recreate Classic Films
Now here are some remakes I can support: The blog Arthur Recreates Scenes from Classic Movies follows a photogenic young talent -- a tiny baby named Arthur -- and photographs him various stills reminiscent of classic films. You'll love Arthur's take on Rear Window, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and The Shining -- but you will die when you see his version of 12 Angry Men.
AFI Fest
AFI Fest Awards Grand Jury Prize to The Loneliest Planet
AFI Fest closes up shop today (with a very climactic showing of The Adventures of Tintin), but before we say so long to the parking garage at Hollywood & Highland, we have one piece of business left to deal with: the awards. AFI awarded its Grand Jury Prize to Julia Loktev's The Loneliest Planet "for its bold exploration of societal structures and gender roles, set against a landscape that conveys both profound beauty and profound alienation." And because Gael Garcia Bernal is adorbz. Click through for the rest of prizes and announcements.
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'Looking Forward to the Show': Billy Crystal Tweets He's Hosting Oscars
If Billy Crystal's Twitter is to be believed, the funnyman has been tapped to replace Eddie Murphy as host of the Oscars in the wake of RatnerGate, as the comedian Tweeted today. "Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions," read Crystal's post. "Looking forward to the show."
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Your #MuppetOscars Campaign is in Full Swing -- Is That a Good Thing?
It's been roughly 13 minutes since Eddie Murphy departed as Oscar host, and already we have a strong frontrunner to replace Brett Ratner's comeback kid: The Muppets. Supporters rallied on Twitter for their consideration, and now an official "The Muppets Should Host the 2012 Oscars" campaign has been launched on Facebook. We offered up the idea of a Muppet-emceed Oscars in our possible host roundup yesterday, but would the reality of Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo at the dais be as enchanting as we want?
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Jonah Hill was Offered a Part in Tarantino's Django Unchained, But...
Looks like Jonah Hill won't be joining Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell, Kerry Washington, Anthony LaPaglia, RZA and Don Johnson in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, even though he was offered a part. Hill revealed why he had to turn down the role with thundering poetic regret: "I got offered the new Quentin Tarantino movie, and I can't do it because of my schedule... Doing Quentin's movie would have obviously been amazing, but my schedule didn't work out, which sucks." Djonah Unavailable, more like! [MTV via /Film]
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Talkback: Who Should Replace Eddie Murphy as Host of the Academy Awards?
In case you haven't heard, the Oscars have entered a state of crisis -- or a state of freedom, if you prefer. Now that Eddie Murphy is out as host of this year's Academy Awards, let's vent as quickly as we can and think of the single best option for a replacement emcee.
Lists
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 10 Best Pop Song Covers
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a conundrum: He's an immensely likable actor, though he's also very self-serious. He's hammy, yet pretentious. He's always rousing crowds with spirited acoustic covers, yet he's always pimping that website of his. Bottom line: He's an interesting mix, and because he gave an amazing performance in Mysterious Skin, I grant him extra leeway -- and a tribute to his best moments as a viral singing sensation! Yesterday we watched him strum the bejesus out of R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)" and today let's tally up all his fun covers, sort out our favorites, and declare one favorite.
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Aaaand Now Brett Ratner Wants to Ruin The Last American Virgin
A brief tangentially related rant in the middle of RatnerGate: I usually give remakes a relatively fair shake before they prove their worth (or lack thereof), but Brett Ratner's potential redo of the underrated '80s teen sex comedy The Last American Virgin, I cannot abide. News of Ratner's intentions slipped by in his recent Howard Stern appearance, understandably, but he had this to say: "I think I jerked off to [LAV star Diane Franklin] at least two hundred times." Please, universe, don't let this guy ruin the most surprisingly sensitive teen comedy of the '80s. #RatnerFreeRemakes, anyone? [Howard Stern via Cinema Blend]
Adventures in Marketing
New Snow White and the Huntsman Art Suggests Alice-Like Tone
Set photos of an armored Kristen Stewart and the star's own description of Snow White and the Huntsman's bloody edge had me thinking this could be the more transgressive of the two Snow White projects in the works (the other being Tarsem's newly titled Mirror, Mirror, starring Lily Collins and Armie Hammer). The first official SWATH banner art, however, suggests something a bit more kid-friendly, even Alice in Wonderland-esque. Or am I reading too much into the fantastical, Photoshopped flora and fauna swirling around Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and the disembodied head of evil queen Charlize Theron?
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Let George Clooney Tell You About His First Orgasm
Plenty of men and women may still consider George Clooney to be the sexiest man alive. But even those fans might be a little grossed out when they read the Descendants star's account of his first orgasm -- which also happens to be his first orgasm involving a rope. Proceed with caution.
