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FROM DAVID WAIN - DIRECTOR OF "ROLE MODELS" AND "WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER," CREATOR AND STAR OF "THE STATE" AND "STELLA" AND "WAINY DAYS"

Hey...Join me online LIVE right here during the Oscars where I'll be live blogging throughout the show, giving my play-by-play and instant uncensored analysis for the MTV Movies Blog! You'll enjoy the telecast much more aided by the insight of a top Hollywood director who has seen NEARLY TWO-THIRDS of the best picture nominated films. Get a peek behind the scenes of my life as I'll also be reporting on what snacks I'm consuming, which friends have come over, and which of the nominees I've had sex with (hint: none).

The Oscars fun begins this Sunday at 6pm with our live red carpet coverage, leading up to David Wain's live blog right here beginning 8pm EST, 5pm Pacific. Be sure to check in for the most fun Oscars commentary around.

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Contributed by Wil Wheaton

You may know Wil Wheaton as Gordie in "Stand By Me," or perhaps you know him as Wesley Crusher from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." We however, know him as a nerd god, who's a walking encyclopedia of "Trek" and "Watchmen" knowledge. That's why we invited him to the taping of our new movie show "Spoilers" (airing this Saturday at 8pm EST!), to see "Watchmen" and "Trek" footage. You can read Wil Wheaton's thoughts on "Watchmen" here, and "Trek" below.

It was all stuff that I've seen already, but it looked cool and everyone in the theater loved it. You know, a lot of my fellow Trekkies are all worked up because the trailer shows all this action stuff, and I keep hearing people dismissively calling it "Star Trek: 90210” just because there are young people in it or something. I really hope those guys can take a step back and realize a couple of things: these trailers and previews aren't aimed at us; they're aimed at teenagers, so they have to be presented in a language that they understand. Read more...

Tags spoilers, star trek, wil wheaton

It’s official: Ellen Ripley is the most badass female movie character of all time. So now the only question that remains is a simple one: Will we ever see her again? “You know, Fox was going to do another one,” Sigourney Weaver said to us recently while accepting Ripley’s honor. “They had it written. Joss Whedon wrote it.”

As Weaver remembered it, however, the script from the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” mastermind just didn’t rock her world. “It took place on earth,” she explained. “Which, I have to say, just really didn’t interest me. And I just felt that every time we went out there, we needed to have a really original piece.” Read more...

Tags alien, greatest badass, sigourney weaver

He’s made movies about pornographers and serial killers, tortured ‘Nam soldiers and tortured ‘Nam vets, assassinated presidents and disgraced presidents. But to hear Oliver Stone tell it, his last film might have been his riskiest.

“I’m lucky to have survived,” the Oscar-winning director told MTV on the eve of the DVD release of 2008’s George Bush biopic “W.” “It was a movie that was dangerous to make.” What could be risky about depicting a sitting president, dramatizing events still fresh—and sometimes painful—in viewers’ minds and hustling crazily to release the film less than a month before the election? Oh, right. “It could have gotten killed,” Stone went on. “We survived the onslaught.” Read more...

Tags Josh Brolin, oliver stone, w

As Juliet once said to Romeo: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Now, modern-day star crossed lovers Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are getting ready to carry on with their cinematic love affair. But will the second “Twilight” movie smell as sweet now that it has a brand-new name?

MTV News has the scoop on the official name and logo for Chris Weitz’s soon-to-film sequel to “Twilight.” Dubbed “The Twilight Saga's New Moon” (although the title treatment leaves off the "'s") the film’s official title art stays true to the look of the first movie while swapping in an orange tint, a subtle crescent moon, and the release date of 11.20.09.

Although the look of the new logo will undoubtedly get Twilighter tongues wagging, it’s the five-word official title that is the most prominent variation from Stephenie Meyer’s simple “New Moon.” Read more...

Tags New Moon, the twilight saga, Twilight

Just a few days before the taping of "Spoilers" (airing this Saturday at 8pm EST) we decided that we wanted a "Star Trek" expert to weigh in on a few shots we'd be showing in our exclusive featurette. I emailed our senior online producer, Brian, a huge "Trek" fan, to see if he could think of any LA-based experts to invite on the show. He immediately suggested "Stand By Me" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star Wil Wheaton, easily one of the biggest, most high-profile “Trek” fans around (famously the only “TNG” castmember who was a fan of the franchise going into it).

Brian made some calls and a few hours later, emailed me with the excellent news that Wil was totally into the idea and would love to attend the taping. As a Trekker and an avowed comics fan who believes “Watchmen” changed his life, he was the perfect addition to the “Spoilers” family. Read more...

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The director has been chosen. The Jacob controversy is behind us. And the new cast is coming together. Now all that's left is to make a movie, right? Well, not so fast. Before a single frame of "New Moon" is shot, MTV is thrilled to present an exclusive piece of imagery from the film you all can't wait to sink your teeth into come November.

So at 10PM EST tonight, come right back here to the MTV Movies Blog for your first look! And by way the there's more than just an image you can look forward to. There's some interesting news in what we're debuting too. Trust us. You'll see.

Tags New Moon, Twilight

What would you do if you awoke from a four-year coma to discover that your girlfriend had become a Playboy centerfold? That's the "dilemma" facing the star of "Miss March," a raucous and decidedly sexy comedy out March 13 in limited release.

So with spring nearly upon us, we figured out who better to give lessons on picking up hot Spring Breakers than the cast of "Miss March." You can click here to check out all of their tips -- which range from smoking a pipe to surprise wet t-shirt contests -- here, and get a peek below.

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There’s a reason MTV News just named Sarah Connor our #8 Movie Badass of All Time. 24 years after she battled Arnold’s T-800 cyborg and 17 years after she donned a revealing tank top to do sweaty pull-ups in a mental institution, we just can’t quit Connor. Neither, it seems, can her alter-ego Linda Hamilton. In an exclusive interview with MTV, the actress revealed for the first time that she’s in active negotiations to reprise her iconic role in this May’s “Terminator Salvation.”

“We are talking,” Hamilton told us during a wide-ranging conversation for her Movie Badass selection. “I haven’t read it yet. I don’t know what direction they will go in.” Read more...

Tags Linda Hamilton, mcg, terminator salvation

FROM NEWSROOM.MTV.COM For those of us who are anxiously counting down to Sunday's Oscars, there's something better than golden statues to look forward to: a good-old red-carpet showdown. The contenders? In one corner, the reigning champions: Brad Pitt and his baby mama, Angelina Jolie. In the other, Brad's ex Jennifer Aniston and her arm candy, John Mayer.

So which power couple's got the edge? Let's break it down.

Continue reading who we predict to win the Oscar red carpet face-off on NEWSROOM.MTV.COM.

Tags Angelina-Jolie, brad pitt, jennifer aniston, john mayer