FROM MTV.COM: It's the big enchilada, the supreme dream, the prize on which the entire movie-loving world will be focusing its eyes: Best Movie at the MTV Movie Awards. Past winners have included such instant classics as "Pulp Fiction," "Titanic," "Gladiator" and all three "Lord of the Rings" movies. But which film will close out tonight's live ceremony by joining their hallowed ranks?

This year's contest promises to be tighter than Zac Efron's pants. We have the dueling superheroes of "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight," Oscar winner "Slumdog Millionaire," the final installment of the beloved "High School Musical" franchise and arguably the most significant film of the year for teenagers: "Twilight."

Continue reading "'Twilight' Vs. Superheroes, Teens And 'Slumdog': Who Will Win Best Movie?" at MTV.com.

- The first images of supposedly Megatron from "Transformers 2: Something, Something Fallen" get released online. (Latino Review)

- "Half-Blood Prince" to feature 25 minutes of footage in IMAX 3-D, 120 minutes of footage that's not as good as the book. (ComingSoon)

- "Sims" movie to have a dash of "Weird Science," producer explains of adaptation to insanely popular video game. (Collider)

- Quantum of Knowledge: Bond star and director answer fan questions from various websites across the net. (Coming Soon, UGO, AICN, Cinematical, IGN, & CHUD)

- Nicolas Cage joins "Season of the Witch," about a 14th Century knight responsible for transporting a suspected witch. (Variety)

- Details emerge for "Dark Knight" Blu-Ray release. (BluRay)

Michael Caine is one heck of an Alfred Pennyworth, the trusted, knowledgeable, ever wise servant in the two recent films about the dark knight. Who knew all that time helping Batman would rub off?

Caine is set to become something of a crusader (if not a caped one) himself in the recently announced "Harry Brown," the story of an elderly man driven to vigilante justice in a London neighborhood taken over by criminals.

"He's an ex-Marine who lives on a real crap estate in London full of junkies and pimps and hookers. And he becomes a vigilante because he has to or else they’re going to kill him," Caine said of his character, comparing him slightly to Charles Bronson in "Death Wish."

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Earlier this week we brought you an exclusive five-minute sneak peek at "Batman: Gotham Knight," the upcoming "Dark Knight" tie-in anthology that features six animated chapters, each completely distinct and created by different teams of storytellers. Now we've got another exclusive for your viewing pleasure, this one a featurette from the DVD (dropping July 8), where comic book creators discuss how the villains of Gotham City have influenced the Dark Knight.

- I thought you were dead! "Half…." Video showing Two-Face / Harvey Dent pops up online. "The Dark Knight" continues to be the one movie that can't come soon enough. (Why So Serious)

- James Cameron, Joe Dante, Jon Favreau, Rick Baker, Frank Darabont and others pay tribute to Stan Winston. (AICN)

- Sam Raimi to direct "The Given Day," Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River") novel about post WWI Boston. (Variety)

- Just what in the heck is "Hulk" director Louis Leterrier's new film "Strays" all about? AICN investigates. (AICN)

- Practice your parkour. "District 14" coming to theaters. (/film)

- Does Marvel want Leonardo DiCaprio to play Steve Rogers? Do you? "Titanic" star tops on list for Captain America, according to Latino Review. (Latino Review)

- Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes? Thesp rumored to be up for roles in "Holmes," "Dog Years," and "Travis McGee" in wake of "Iron Man’s" success. (EW)

- Alternative trailer, bogus news program pop up online in conjunction with "The Dark Knight." (/film)

- Legendary "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Empire Strikes Back" scribe Lawrence Kasdan reportedly writing "Robotech." (CHUD)

- Amanda Peet lands the female lead in Roland Emmerich’s "2012." (HR)

There are some things you just have to see for yourself whether expectations are great or meager when it comes to movies. Especially summer movies. Last year, when it was announced that 2008 would be the summer of Superheroes; Batman, Iron Man, the Hulk, Hancock and even Indiana Jones (hey, if surviving the Temple of Doom and beating down the Nazis isn't super, what is?). I was underwhelmed.

Batman in the "The Dark Knight" of course. I wouldn't have to see one trailer, just give me a release date and I was there. The others? Uh. Why are they doing it to themselves? I thought that in no way would any other hero film be able to compete with Bats at the box office or even in the quality of the product. So much for that. "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones" both are mega hits despite mixed reviews for one of them (hint: the one I'm referring to wears a hat and rhymes with Shindianna's Bones). The other night, I caught a early screening of "The Incredible Hulk". I won't spoil it for you right now, but below, I'll give you a brief breakdown of my experiences of my recent run-ins the guys who save the day. Read more...