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'Bourne' Lives? Matt Damon To Meet 'Next Month' With Paul Greengrass And Frank Marshall

Posted 9/16/09 10:00 am EST by in Commentary, Toronto International Film Festival, Video


One of the big releases this week, something I'm very much looking forward to seeing later today, is Steven Soderbergh's "The Informant!" Star Matt Damon was at the Toronto International Film Festival last week promoting the flick, and MTV's Josh Horowitz got a chance to sit down and talk to him. While the Soderbergh flick was obviously the topic of the day, Josh got to squeeze in a little bit about Damon's involvement in the next "Bourne" movie.

There are apparently no concrete plans in place just yet, but Damon did say that he'll be meeting with "Bourne Ultimatum" director Paul Greengrass and series producer Frank Marshall in New York City next month to talk about what's next for the super-spy. As Damon tells Josh in the video below, "we'd love to do it... but we've got to do it right."

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Miley Cyrus And Her Glam Squad In Today's Daily TwitPic

Posted 9/16/09 9:00 am EST by in Daily TwitPic


I'm breaking the rules a little bit this morning. Warmoth's "Twitter Pic of the Day" selection yesterday was a photo of Jessica Simpson's dog, which was snatched away by a coyote before her very eyes. Sorry, but that's just heartbreaking. I have a dog, and I'd be devastated if such a thing happened. I'm sorry for what Simpson went through and I'm not going to make jokes at her poor pup's expense.

So I've picked another tweet from yesterday for today's Daily TwitPic, something that's much more happiness-friendly. Miley Cyrus, her drummer/musical director Stacy Jones and her Glam Squad making funny faces for a camera. Who's going to feel sad looking at a thing like that? No one, that's who! Enjoy your Daily TwitPic and think happy thoughts for Simpson's stolen pup. Read More...

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Patrick Swayze, The Cullen Family And Jessica Simpson's Dog In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 9/15/09 6:30 pm EST by in Twitter-Wood


Though Patrick Swayze's extensive career prompted massive tweeting about "Dirty Dancing," "Point Break" and "Ghost" today, it's important not to forget some of his less prominent contributions from "Donnie Darko" and "Saturday Night Live." Richard Kelly and Seth Meyers were just two of the many mourners who showed up in the Twitter-Wood feed to share such memories.

Swayze's death wasn't the only tragedy to appear today, though, as Jessica Simpson's dog Daisy was apparently kidnapped by a coyote. The actress and singer posted a worried pick of the missing pooch her account, in case anyone finds it. Elsewhere, "Eclipse" filming continues and you can find tweets from director David Slade as well as actors Peter Facinelli and Anna Kendrick below. They're in the Twitter-Wood report for September 15, 2009. Read More...

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'Battleship' Sets A Course For July 2011 With Peter Berg At The Helm

Posted 9/15/09 6:00 pm EST by in News


The word emerged today that director Peter Berg's adaptation of the Hasbro board game "Battleship" will sail into theaters on July 1, 2011, according to a report in Variety. Berg described his adaptation as "a contemporary story of an international five-ship fleet engaged in a very dynamic, violent and intense battle." It's worth noting that he didn't actually name the aggressors, so it could be anything from terrorists to aliens and beyond. Given Berg's background -- "Hancock," "The Kingdom," "The Rundown" -- it could really be anything.

Last week, the MTV's Eric Ditzian had a little chat with the director, and he was all too excited to discuss his upcoming board game adaptation. When Eric expressed skepticism about the feasability of adapting a game of this sort for the big screen, Berg jumped quickly to dismiss any concerns. Read More...

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Patrick Swayze On Dancing Dirty In 'Dirty Dancing'

Posted 9/15/09 5:00 pm EST by in Video


It's been a difficult year already, and the road keeps getting rockier as we go. Today we mourn the loss of yet another great in entertainment: actor, dancer, singer/songwriter and all-around cool dude Patrick Swayze. The 57 year old star succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a nearly two year battle. Many will remember best for "Ghost," but it was "Dirty Dancing" that really broke him out.

In the video below, you can see Swayze step up to defend partner dancing in a world where individual dancing was becoming increasingly popular. As you might have already guessed, the footage comes from his interview with MTV on the press tour for "Dirty Dancing."

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Patrick Swayze: A Fanboy's Remembrance

Posted 9/15/09 4:00 pm EST by in Commentary


FROM MTV.COM: It was one of those "Is that really him? Where's that guy been?" cameos. By the time Patrick Swayze popped up in 2001's cult time-travel mind-frack "Donnie Darko," he'd become something of a pop culture punch line: the dude with the half-pompadour, half-mullet hairdo who popped up every so often on TBS to argue sincerely that nobody puts Baby in a corner.

And then his "Darko" turn reminded us why we'd loved Swayze for so long, from his breakout role in the inaugural Brat Pack movie, "The Outsiders," to the badassery of "Road House" to "Point Break," which was so fantastic it should have spawned an entire copycat industry of undercover FBI/surfer-dude crime flicks. As Jim Cunningham in "Darko," Swayze stole every scene he was in as an impeccably coiffed motivational speaker who delivers his inane coinages — Anger Prisoner! Fear Instrument! — with equal parts unwavering certainty and goose-bump-inducing creepiness.

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Jack Black And His 'Brutal Legend' Kegger On The 2009 MTV VMA Red Carpet

Posted 9/15/09 3:30 pm EST by in Video


The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards means tons of celebrity interviews, but it's also a chance for the glitterati to meet their peers. What you didn't see on TV was Kanye West and Amber Rose hugging Lady Gaga, Lyor Cohen greeting Timbaland and -- in the video below -- the mega meeting of Swizz Beatz, Kid Cudi and Fonzworth Bentley. The three talk about Jay-Z, Bentley's shoes and fashion. Bentley had a great time ribbing -- literally ribbing -- Jack Black and his choice of outfits.

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Duncan Jones Channels Some 'Blade Runner' For His 'Moon' Follow-up, 'Mute'

Posted 9/15/09 3:00 pm EST by in News


That image up there is the first bit of concept art for "Moon" director Duncan Jones' sophomore effort, "Mute." Very little is known about the project, other than the fact that it is set in a futuristic Berlin and that it follows a mute bartender as he searches for his missing lady. "Moon" was easily one of the most inventive science fiction efforts of the decade, right alongside Neill Blomkamp's "District 9," so Jones could be doing something about an international cabal of baby assassins and I'd still be interested.

The website where the image appeared, Liberty Films, also lists Jones and Mike Johnson ("Sherlock Holmes") as the writers. The shoot is set to get underway in early 2010. Read More...

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Joe Dante's 'The Hole' Named Best 3-D Film Of The Year At Venice Film Festival

Posted 9/15/09 2:00 pm EST by in News


If you've seen either "Coraline" or Pixar's "Up" in 3-D, you might have trouble believing there's a better 3-D movie from this year. But apparently the latest from Joe Dante ("Gremlins") is just that. "The Hole," which currently has no U.S. distributor or release date, won the Venice Film Festival's new Persol 3-D award after premiering at the festival this month.

So much for my earlier claim that "it’s really only down to 'Up' and 'Coraline' as serious contenders." Even as a huge fan of Dante's work -- including the highly underrated "Small Soldiers" and "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" -- I wasn't expecting his new thriller, about a family that moves into a house with a bottomless hole in the basement, to feature better use of 3-D than those hit films. Read More...

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Five Of Patrick Swayze's Most Memorable Collaborations

Posted 9/15/09 1:00 pm EST by in Commentary


Widely regarded as a class-act and all-around nice guy, it goes without saying that Patrick Swayze -- who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer last night at the age of 57 -- will be dearly missed. Given his vast wealth of film work, Swayze's death has understandably affected both his fans and his fellow co-stars... and boy, did he have some amazing co-stars.

Many actors find one or two other actors that they form an electric connection with on the big screen, but Swayze had an almost uncountable amount of these co-starring collaborations. From the heart-wrenching "Ghost" to the domestic battlefields of "Red Dawn," these five actors informed some of the most enjoyable performances of Swayze's accomplished career. Read More...

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