Didja hear?! The Oscars’ Best Picture category is expanding from a svelte, ultra-elite five nominees to a bloated, practically unfussy 10. Paging Mr. Paul Blart…
What else are we to make of this unlikely change. Was the public clamoring for more nominees? Were there really ten films in 2008 that deserved the undeniable cache of a Best Pic nod? I have nothing against expansion—Major League Baseball’s wildcard playoff system was a sublime instance of business needs meeting sports fan demands. But who demanded this? Read More...
by Jett Wells
Editor's note: This is far, far outside of Movies Blog's coverage zone, I know. But "Fraggle Rock" is the greatest and this news is hella cool. So enjoy.
Though Christian Bale has two huge entries in the summer ’09 movie season—“Terminator Salvation” and next Wednesday’s “Public Enemies”—he hasn’t actually shot a film in a year. But this July he’ll be returning to work and—as MTV’s Josh Horowitz learned during an interview with the actor to promote “Enemies”—kicking some serious ass when he does.
You can expect a lot of things from a versatile actor such as 
I've been bad, dear readers. You may have noticed in the comments for yesterday's eBay Prop-Watch that someone took issue with my posting of a potentially fake movie prop from one of the "Harry Potter" movies. I did explicitly state that there was no definitive proof of its authenticity, but I also recognize that there's a serious collector's market out there for this kind of thing. 
by Gabriel Lipson
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Impractical Robots That Didn't Make The Cut In 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen'
Posted 6/24/09 3:30 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Commentary
The Transformers are known for being butt-kicking, gun-wielding giant robots able to disguise themselves as really cool vehicles and robotic animals. Still, some of these "robots in disguise" have not always had the best or most practical disguises. Especially compared to enemies who still have mobility when they turn into cars or planes and such. Seriously... what is a boom box supposed to do against a mac truck?
Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is out today. Finally. So for your amusement, I've prepared a list of classic Transformers who have obviously been short-changed in life. At least Soundwave gets some redemption in the new movie. Confused? Don't worry... you'll see... Read More...
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