Review in a Hurry: Documentarian Nanette Burstein trails five high school archetypes from small-town Indiana as they navigate the murky waters of senior year, with all the attendant pitfalls, foibles and...

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Review in a Hurry: Meryl Streep gives it her all, but even her moxie and the absurdly catchy music of ABBA can't smooth out this uneven musical. The Bigger Picture: Sophie (Amanda...

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes out on DVD on October 14. Here's what you can expect from the two-disc set:

Disc 1:

• The Return of a Legend—The evolution of the new film and a tribute to the legendary hero and his creators.
• Pre-Production—Follows Steven Spielberg as he creates animatic sequences, Shia LaBeouf as he learns to swordfight and captures the reunion of filmmakers and cast on the soundstage.

Disc 2:

• Production Diary: Making Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—Join filmmakers, cast and crew for a complete look at the making of the film.
• Shooting Begins: New Mexico
• Back To School: New Haven, Connecticut
• Welcome to the Jungle: Hilo, Hawaii
• On-Set Action
• Exploring Akator
• Wrapping Up!
• Warrior Makeup
• The Crystal Skulls
• Iconic Props
•  The Effects of IndyBehind-the-Scenes Photograph

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Considering the rather vast appeal of the Star Wars franchise, it's safe to assume that Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be a hit at the box office.

For those unsure about what this animated feature is all about, though, here's a look at how various critics have reacted to it...

- This isn't the Star Wars we've always known and at least sometimes loved... -- Variety

- Though visually engaging, the feature is a mixed bag of the strengths and weaknesses of the sci-fi world Lucas created 30 years ago... -- Emanuel Levy

- A worthy addition to the original six-film cycle, staying true to the spirit of the series while overhauling it in a number of important ways... -- About.com

- Anakin's a real mannequin in this stiffly-executed CG feature. Strained attempts at comedy are reserved for the constant bickering between Anakin and Ahsoka, who form something of a bizarre dysfunctional family along with the Hutt-let...-- The Hollywood Reporter

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- Angelina Jolie replaces Tom Cruise (seriously) in “Edwin A. Salt,” thriller about a spy falsely accused of defecting. Main character will undergo sex change to accommodate, change name to Veruca. (Variety)

- “Fools Rush In.” Orlando Bloom voyages to Serajevo for next project, about life in the Bosnian capital during three-year siege. (Reuters)

- First look at Jake Gyllenhaal as the “Prince of Persia” pops up online. Gyllenhaal still not Persian enough. (Just Jared)

- Radiohead writes song for new Chuck Palahnuik adaptation “Choke.” (BBC)

- Shake, rattle, and roll: J.J. Abrams to produce earthquake picture. Meh, I’m still waiting for the big one. (THR)

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According to ComingSoon.net, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks/Paramount will release Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in both conventional theaters and IMAX.

Here are quick overviews of each of those summer 2009 blockbusters:

• Opening May 22, 2009, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ben Stiller in the main role. He's joined by Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Jon Bernthal, Bill Hader, Alain Chabat, Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - which will be released on June 26, 2009 - stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas, Rainn Wilson and Jennifer Alden.

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In a new interview with GQ, Pineapple Express star James Franco opens up about his past of bad movies - and his future of making out with Sean Penn.

On making a few bad films: “I wanted to be the best actor that I could be. It’s just sad for me, because I know I worked so hard, and I just feel like in some way I kind of blew it. It’s just hard to get away from what I see as the stain of these bad movies.”

On kissing costar Sean Penn in the movie Milk: “The first kiss of the movie was out on Haight Street, with, like, 200 people watching, outside. I’m sure in the end it will be a really cool shot, but it starts close and then it takes maybe a minute. That’s a long time on film with everybody watching, and, like, a fake moustache getting in your mouth. It was long enough that you couldn’t help but thinking, ‘Oh, my God, I’m kissing Spicoli.’”

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In actuality, Dane Cook recently said in his MySpace blog that he loves his upcoming movie, My Best Friend's Girl. He wrote it "is the best/funniest film I've done yet." That doesn't say much, of course.

The comedian went on to absolutely slam the poster for the romantic comedy. We guess Cook though he was being funny, but we think he was just biting the Hollywod hand that feeds him.

Here are excerpts from the aforementioned blog, with Cook explaining why he hates the My Best Friend's Girl poster:

Here are a few things that truly blow about my upcoming movie poster to promote the release of the film opening on September 19th:

Graphics:
Whoever photoshopped our poster must have done so at taser point with 3 minutes to fulfill their hostage takers deranged obligations. They should have called Donnie Hoyle and had him give a tutorial using "You Suck at Photoshop" templates. This is so glossy it makes Entertainment Weekly look wooden.

My head:
The left side of my face seems to be melting off of my skull. I guess I am looking directly into the Ark of the Covenant? Are they going for the bells palsy thing here? My left side looks like Brittany Spears' vagina.

The Stare.
My character apparently has fallen in love with a strand of Kate Hudsons hair. Kate's mannequin is desperately in love with the inside of my right ear while Jason is half stunned, half corsage.

Final thoughts:
I set out to make a movie like the contemporary men and women, that you and I respect, are making. My generation of comedians, actors, directors and producers that I wish to collaborate with as I build a solid body of work.

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In films like “Notting Hill,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” and “Love, Actually,” writer/director Richard Curtis used the familiar tropes of romantic comedy to hopefully say something a little deeper about who we are and what we’re looking for.

Forget all that, star Bill Nighy said of Curtis’s next movie, “The Boat That Rocked.” The only reason the film exists at all is so Curtis could get his hands on some kick-ass music. Seriously.

“It’s shameless, really,” Nighy laughed with MTV. “It has no other purpose but to make you laugh, and also to play all those records that charted between ‘66 and ‘67. It was a pretty good period. We’ve got the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, and Diana Ross and all kinds of people.”

Also starring January Jones, Nick Frost, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emma Thompson, and others, “The Boat That Rocked” follows several DJs at a pirate radio station. A REAL pirate radio station, mind you, as in skulls and crossbones, rum and treasure, and we’ll be right back after these messages from our sponsors.

“At the time, if you could get a boat three miles outside of territory waters, it was legal to pump in all the new rock and roll into England – you couldn’t find it anywhere else. 22 million kids everyday tuned into Radio Caroline and Radio London, and these pirates – they were called pirate radio stations – and they were arrested by the government and chased across the seas,” Nighy said of the film’s set-up. “It was a big deal, and I remember it when I was a kid.”

Nighy plays the owner of one of the pirate stations, a man named Quentin who “has probably altered his consciousness maybe one too many times,” the veteran actor joked.

Looking forward to “The Boat That Rocked”? Sound off below.

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By Sabrina Rojas Weiss

Twilighters, now that Stephenie Meyer has answered a big chunk of your burning questions about “Breaking Dawn,” it’s time to refocus your inquisitive energy. This time, we want you to quiz each other!

No one knows more about Cullen universe than you guys, of course, so the folks at MTV Arcade want your help creating the ultimate Readers’ Challenge: “Twilight” Quiz. Send your multiple-choice trivia questions about anything in the series’ four novels to quiz@mtv.com now through next “Twilight” Tuesday, August 19. Be sure to include the book titles and page numbers to back up your questions and answers (submissions without page numbers can’t be used).

The finished product will go up on Tuesday, August 26, when you can prove you have the perfectly sharp mental skills of a vampire.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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A slew of celebrities took to the red carpet for last night's world premiere of Tropic Thunder.

Below, we've included thumbnails of a few of the movie's stars at the event. Click on them for larger versions...

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Here's a look inside the one significant stuio movie being release today on DVD...

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Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, Thomas Hayden Church
Why you should rent it: For proof that Juno was not a one-hit wonder for Page.

 

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