Sundance 2008 has unveiled its first truly great film.

Tuesday morning, a group of bleary-eyed moviegoers stumbled into the Yarrow theater, nursing their mocha lattes. The lights went down, the projector lit up, and we were transported to the distinctive, hilarious and twisted world of "Assassination of a High School President," starring Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis and 19-year-old Reece Thompson in a role that should make him 2008's Michael Cera (or, at the very least, Jason Schwartzman). Read more...

Ever since my all-time favorite action film, "Die Hard," burst onto the scene in 1988, it has influenced dozens of other movies. Everything from "Under Siege" to "Speed" to "The Rock" has been cloned from the Bruce Willis classic - as have three additional adventures starring John McClane. But you might be surprised when you hear the latest film to tip its cap towards Bruno's iconic character.

"Alvin and the Chipmunks"???

"Yeah," confirmed Justin Long, whose character Alvin screams "Yippee-ki-yay, mamasita!" in a chase scene while dodging between villainous security guards. "[20th Century Fox] wanted it. It was the same studio. They thought it would be hilarious to do a little 'Die Hard' reference." Read more...

Sit back, relax, and enjoy a hot steaming cup of our links of the day, with news on Oliver Stone, Robert Downey Jr., "Cloverfield," "Harry Potter," and more.

- "The hills are alive with the sound of…thestrals?" A "Harry Potter" musical in the works? (Color us dubious) (Sunday Mirror)

- Enough with the mystery. "Cloverfield" site now roars. I yawn. (1-18-08)

- John Ridley is George Lucas's man, will write long in development Tuskegee-themed WWII pic "Red Tails." (AICN)

- Could your movie about a murdering, sociopath barber have, I dunno, less murdering? Burton told to tone down the gore in "Sweeney Todd." (CHUD)

- Good Morning, Vietnam! Oliver Stone making fourth trip to war well, to direct "Pinkville" with Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum. (Variety)

- "Soloist" becomes Duet: Robert Downey Jr. joins Jamie Foxx in musical biopic. (Variety)

He was the talk of the Sundance Film Festival thanks to "Rocket Science," a buzz-heavy flick about a stuttering high school debater; now, Reece Thompson is graduating into his "Sophomore" year.

The 19-year-old Canadian actor, whose most significant role before "Science" was as a young Jason Lee in the sci-fi dud "Dreamcatcher," has been chosen to star in "Sophomore," a high school comedy co-starring Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis and his daughter Rumer.

Marking the feature film debut of director Brett Simon, the flick takes place at a Catholic High School and tells the story of a popular girl (Barton) who pairs up with a dorky newspaper reporter (Thompson) to do some investigative reporting after some SAT exams are stolen. "Die Hard" legend Willis plays John T. Kirkpatrick, a Gulf War veteran turned principal. Read more...

"Rocket Science" star Aaron Yoo is blogging for MTV. Yesterday he navigated Lower Manhattan in search of a suit for his big premiere and dished on the magic of NYC compared to LA. Today his grand quest continues.

Brutal. Day 2 of suit shoppin'. Somebody stick a fork in my eye. Doesn't help that we were watching "Sunset Boulevard" until 3am last night. Genius flick, that movie, but I'm kinda harrowed this morning. Last night after I gave up on suit shopping, I met back up with Vinnie and Reece Daniel Thompson (Hal Hefner) for dinner at Via Emilia (best Italian in NY and a tiramisu that I dream about in LA). Read more...

The long, tiring days of shooting a movie tend to lead to an assortment of pranks and gags. "Live Free or Die Hard" was no different, as Justin Long revealed to MTV News. In the video clip below, watch Long describe an "incident" he manufactured while filming a car-ride sequence with co-star Bruce Willis. Then, read/watch our full interview with Long right here.

Kevin Smith so loves working with the same group of actors, he once joked that had he directed "Jaws," he'd "cast Ben Affleck as the shark." But according to the director, familiar faces won't be found in Smith's upcoming "Red State," a horror movie about religious fundamentalism.

"'Red State' I would like to do with completely unknown people. I think it would be tough to settle into a horror movie if you're like, 'Hey! That's the Snootchie-Bootchies guy,'" Smith deadpanned.

So no Jason Mewes, no Jason Lee, and no Jeff Anderson. But what about Bruce Willis, who Smith met while filming a cameo on "Live Free or Die Hard"? "Bruce Willis would never do one of my flicks," Smith laughed. "In a million years he wouldn't. Dude would be like, 'No way, I don't want to put the kibosh on my career, man. I hitch my wagon to your star, forget it, we're plummeting,' Justin Long though...maybe one day. If he's feeling charitable."

Originally slated to be his next project, "Red State" may wind up being pushed back so Smith can next film "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," (A page of which was recently posted by "Entertainment Weekly"). Read more...

MTV's "Inside the Action" takes you inside the hottest action flicks by re-creating their most explosive stunts. On deck this week is "Live Free or Die Hard," (the show premieres on MTV Sunday night at 11:30pm) and we brought together co-stars Bruce Willis and Justin Long and director Len Wiseman to witness our fiery carnage first-hand. Watch a segment below -- or see the entire show here -- and then keep reading after the jump for the full behind-the-scenes report from the show's writer.

I've been going on MTV shoots for 8 years now (wow, that freaks me out), but this "Inside the Action" was certainly unusual. I mean, I'd never blown up a car before. Read more...

I was downstairs at the Gibson Amphitheater, mulling around the limo pickup area when I bumped into a laughing Megan Fox. "Your face!" she said, sporting a gleeful and wicked smile. "It's the same color as my dress!" (Watch Megan Fox's search for her dress here). It was hard to argue. A day spent running around in the hot sun at the MTV Movie Awards and I was burnt, and, to be perfectly honest, a little burnt out as well. But also exhilarated, invigorated, and enchanted by what turned out to be the most fun I've ever had as a reporter.

And as I muttered to "Clerks" director Kevin Smith -- one former Middletown, NJ resident to another - as I briskly shuffled past him and his wife outside, "And to think, I wasn't even supposed to be here today!" I wasn't...at least not backstage, not with my camera. My job was to roam the red carpet, press rooms, and backstage areas for photographs and candid moments with celebrities during and after the show, but because of a mix-up I wasn't properly credentialed to be in the places I needed to be.

Which is how I learned a valuable lesson in backstage access: if you want to look like you belong, wear a suit and a headset. I can't stress this enough. A headset is better than an all-access pass, especially during a live event, when everybody with an after-party ticket is looking for someone who might know where the heck they're supposed to go next. "I can be that guy," I thought. And so I was. And using that, I was the guy that slipped, sneaked, and snaked his way into all areas of the red carpet and the Gibson Amphitheater. Read more...

If you think being an awards show presenter is easy, just trying reading from a teleprompter...it's harder than it looks. "Live Free or Die Hard" co-stars Bruce Willis and Justin Long decided to play it safe and train before the big show. See them in action below.

See more backstage videos right here in our "MTV Movie Awards: Under Surveillance show.