When Movieline spoke to 127 Hours star Amber Tamblyn, she wasn't very thrilled to hear that there were some afraid to sit through the Danny Boyle film because of the infamous amputation scene. "I feel bad for people who aren't going to see the movie just because they hear that and think that it's going to be horrible," she said. James Franco's grandmother feels bad for those people, too. Except for the feeling bad part.
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After Elijah Wood brightened our week with a trailer for his new man-in-a-dog-suit television show, he's back with a new Funny or Die sketch that's somehow even more strange. Maybe it's just the mustache he's sporting. Also, do check out the website for the bunny museum which flashes on-screen at the end of the video - it is a real place! A strange, fascinating place!
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Jimmy McMillan: The gift that keeps on giving. The former New York State gubernatorial candidate, party leader of The Rent is Too Damn High, and future documentary star took the stage in Brooklyn this weekend to...perform? That seems like the right word. He was certainly singing, there was certainly dancing and it certainly happened on stage. So, voila: Performing! In a perfect world, DAMN! will get a theatrical release in 2011, receive nothing but plaudits and get Jimmy to the Oscars in 2012. That needs to happen, friends! In the meantime, click ahead to watch McMillan embrace his soulful side.
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If you always thought that Return of the Jedi would benefit from toilet humor, good news: Seth MacFarlane has reimagined the Richard Marquand classic to do just so in Family Guy's third and final Star Wars parody: It's a Trap! The feature, which will be released on DVD tomorrow, includes Han Solo flatulence jokes, Paraplegic Joe as Jabba the Hut and a cameo from Pee-wee Herman. If that isn't enticing enough, allow MacFarlane to sell you on the latest George Lucas homage: "It's more of exactly the same kind of jokes you've seen in the other two. So if you like those, this is the same and you'll enjoy it just as much." Take your first look ahead.
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If you have a high tolerance for stick-figure violence, Wisdom Teeth is today's must-watch video. The latest short from Oscar-Nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt (of Rejected fame) premiered at Sundance and is now part of a Showtime program called Short Stories. Despite Hertzfeldt's excellent track record, I'll admit I had a tough time getting psyched to watch even a slapstick cartoon about dental surgery because well, sometimes the dentist really is that scary. But rest assured, the animator's unmatched knack for comic absurdity makes it completely worthwhile and the ridiculous ending will have you in...stitches. I'm sorry.
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I've found Saturday Night Live a tremendous bore this season, but it's hard to beat the pure Dadaist thrill of the most random promo I've ever seen. Jeff Bridges shaves his beard. That's it. That's brilliant. Video after the jump.
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How much of a stretch is it for Broadway-turned-television star Lea Michele to play uptight diva Rachel Berry on Glee? According to her former high school teachers in Tenafly, New Jersey, it is not that much of a stretch at all, because the Emmy-nominated actress demonstrated the same kind of behavior and star quality way back in high school.
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Every production assistant, intern, receptionist, runner and/or other member of Hollywood's aspirational poor can rejoice today as Bourne franchise and United 93 director Paul Greengrass held forth on the biggest unresolved scourge afflicting the film industry today. No, not piracy. No, not the Golden Globes. Greengrass has it out for the exploiters who are "raping and pillaging young people" for the sake of a few budget savings here or there. Bold!
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Sometimes the Internet is a miserable place, filled with know-it-alls, egomaniacs, ingrates, trolls and all other assorted forms of villainy; other times, it produces this video of Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter saying "not you" to an assorted array of random celebrities and cartoons. Thanks, Internet! You're good for today. Click ahead to watch. No, not you. Not you either. OK, you can.
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Oprah Winfrey is really enjoying her time in Australia. When she isn't sailing around Sydney Harbour with close friend Russell Crowe -- or shopping at local gift shops -- she's putting Hugh Jackman in grave danger. Well, not really: The Australian National Treasure received a cut above his right eye while taking part in a zipline-stunt-gone-bad at a taping of Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure on Tuesday. "That was so much fun," said Jackman, "until the end." Let's hope that isn't one of the taglines for Real Steel. Click ahead to watch the unfortunate hilarity.
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There's a lot to be angry about in the world today. Neverending wars, a capsized economy, political stalemates, the Cincinnati Bengals, racist cupcakes... Wait, you didn't hear about the racist cupcakes? They're delicious and all, but ugh. Why do you have to be so racist, cupcake?
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Just one month after Gwyneth Paltrow and her blond tresses brought "F*ck You" to the halls of McKinley High School on Glee, another fair-haired beauty has taken a crack at Cee-Lo's anthemic 2010 hit. That's right, earth: Anything Gwenie can do, Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen can do better? Don't shoot the messenger; this is just the world we occupy in the 21st century.
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Last week, comedy icons Jason Segel and Jack Black sat down at the ol' Black family piano to duet on the holiday classic "Little Drummer Boy," and we here at Movieline HQ couldn't help but wonder if they out Bing Crosby and David Bowie'd Bing and Dave. (Final verdict: They didn't.) Now, it's Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly's turn. The comedy twosome got together with Funny or Die to film a fairly straightforward remake of the iconic (and comfortably bizarre) pairing, only stopping to add a few flourishes. Like this exchange: "It's Bowie. It's David F***ing Bowie!" / "And it's Bing F***ing Crosby, pal." Click ahead for some holiday cheer.
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Earlier this week when Chelsea Handler received press attention for calling Angelina Jolie a homewrecker during her stand-up routine, the E! hostess claimed that her digs weren't anything new. "I've been making fun of Angelina Jolie since she made out with her brother! [...] If I've learned anything from this, it's to write some new jokes." In an effort to substantiate this claim, Movieline dug through some of Chelsea Handler's stand-up archives -- where instead of any other incriminating Jolie-related material -- we uncovered one vintage gem of a then baby-faced Handler.
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Nothing like some forced viral marketing to get your day started. A fake commercial from the makers of the 2011 film Limitless (formerly titled The Dark Fields) is making its way around the Web, and it features Bradley Cooper talking about something called NZT. "The Clear Pill," as it's known on the street, helps people use 100 percent of their brain capacity -- which sounds like something out of Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life -- but comes with some awful side effects: Irreversible coma, homicidal blackouts and sudden death. On the upside, though, no nausea!
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