During last night's primetime press conference, President Barack Obama elevated his "hip" factor even further by dropping a somewhat indirect reference to "The Matrix" into his defense of health care reform. Here's the quote: "If there's a blue pill and a red pill, and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing that's going to make you well?"
Of course, any "Matrix" fan will tell you that the blue pill is the wrong choice. That one is Neo's (Keanu Reeves) out, his last chance to remain blissfully ignorant of real-world realities. The red pill makes his "blinders come off," teaching him the truth of what the world has become. Is the President trying to tell us that we should chillax in our blissful ignorance? Or am I just picking nits? Check out the video below and decide for yourself; the reference comes in at around 2:22.
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By Vaneta Rogers
James Cameron's "Avatar" is already generating a lot of buzz at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, and the show's barely even begun. In fact, he probably didn't even need to bring the massive mech stationed at the 20th Century Fox booth to get people excited about the film -- but we're glad he did!
Comic-Con didn't even wait for Preview Night to set the 
The script for Disney’s adaptation of the classic Jules Verne character Captain Nemo 
Trooooooon! Say it like you’re James T. Kirk shaking your fist at genetically-engineered mortal enemy Khaaaaaaaaaaan!
UPDATE: Due to rain, fans should now show up for the chance to be a part of the film at 10am, not 3am!
With most of the MTV Movies team on their way to San Diego and Comic-Con officially getting underway tomorrow, I figure I ought to show the annual geek gathering some love. So today's post highlights the many different guides to getting the most out of the convention from Around the Blogosphere. There are a surprising number of niche-focused features, and I've tried to round most of those up along with a general breakdown or two. Even if, like me, you're unable to attend this year, you can at least live vicariously through this guides. Woo.
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'Alice In Wonderland' Teaser Gives A Generous Glimpse Of Tim Burton's Excellence
Posted 7/22/09 2:50 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Commentary, Video
For those of you fretting and raising eyebrows over this new Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) age or Johnny Depp's (he plays the Mad Hatter) star billing, know that Burton's story is a sort-of sequel to the Carroll original. You'll see all sorts of familiar characters and locales of course, but things have changed -- and quite a bit -- since Alice's first visit to Wonderland.
UPDATE: Apparently a certain website got a little overexcited about the "Alice" trailer and decided to run it a day early. These things happen. We've been asked to pull it down, and will of course comply out of respect for Disney, Burton and his talented team.
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Tags Alan Rickman, alice in wonderland, Helena Bonham Carter, johnny depp, matt lucas, Mia Wasikowska, stephen fry, tim burton