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"Real Steel" is likely to be the coolest robot boxing movie that's been released (since, well, name another robot boxing movie), and the newest featurette for the film wants to tell you all about why it's going to be a fun adventure to watch.

Arguably the biggest draw for audiences is the boxing in the flick, and the new featurette shows off how the filmmakers used motion-capture technology to make their fighting robots seem believable. The folks behind "Real Steel" hired real-life boxers, choreographed by Sugar Ray Leonard, to stand in for the robots, which means the action fans see on the big screen is going to be legit. Of course, there's the human element of the movie to look forward to as well, but I have a feeling Hugh Jackman might be a bit upstaged by his electronic counterpart in "Real Steel."

Check out the rest of today's film news after the jump!

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Tags kate beckinsale, Real Steel, the great gatsby, The Lady, The Last Exorcism, Underworld: Awakening

Everybody gets scared sometimes. But not everybody gets scared as s*** and lives to tell the tale. In the case of many of these MTV Movie Awards nominees, however, they'll not only live, but they'll achieve MTV immortality by walking away from this year's show with the Best Scared As S**t Performance award!

Who gave us the most fearful performance of the year, though? It's a tough question to answer, but the choice is yours, as always. Read on for a full list of the Best Scared As S**t Performance nominees, then cast your vote for the winner today!

Ellen Page, "Inception"
It's one thing to make a whole new world with only your mind. It's another thing to survive that world. In "Inception," Ellen Page learned the hard way that sometimes dreams can turn into nightmares — and nightmares can turn into reality.

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Tags Ashley Bell, Buried, ellen page, inception, Jessica Szohr, Minka Kelly, MTV Movie Awards, piranha 3d, ryan reynolds, The Last Exorcism, The Roommate

2010 was great year for HD imagery on the walls outside of theaters, as well as on indoor screens. The mark of a great poster comes when you get to the end of the year and remember a design and title even if you never made it to the box office to see the film. The exceptional ones may have even convinced you to make Friday night plans and dole out 12 bucks for a ticket.

Boasting some innovative layouts and homages to masterpieces of the past, as well as a keen grasp of what catches the eye, here are our top 10 picks for 2010 movie posters that will still be imprinted on our minds in 2011, 2012 and long after. Read more...

Tags Best of 2010, Buried, harry potter and the deathly hallows, I Love You Phillip Morris, machete, piranha 3d, The Human Centipede, The Last Exorcism, The Losers, the runaways, the town

SPOILER WARNING: This blog very specifically discusses the ending of "The Last Exorcism." If you haven't seen the movie and plan to, read no further. Trust me, this isn't the sort of movie you want to have spoiled.

I spent a good amount of time on the phone yesterday with Daniel Stamm who is still buzzing after the strong opening weekend for "The Last Exorcism." Speaking from Europe, where he is currently promoting the overseas release, the director spoke at length about a dialogue that's been building among those who have seen the film about the ending. First, a quick refresher: Read more...

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Here we are with the final guest blog for "The Last Exorcism" from producer Eli Roth. It's been a fantastic week of coverage for a movie that more than deserves it. There have been some really smart films this summer and this one is no exception, but it's far more than just a cherry on top. No one sells it better than Eli himself, so read on to hear about the exciting final days leading to today's release. And seriously, make sure you check out the movie this weekend-- it's well worth your time.

by Eli Roth

Once Lionsgate bought the film, I noticed something strange on that release date. Why was August 27th so familiar...? Oh, yes, I know: because my friend Alex Aja's film "Piranha 3D" is opening the same day, which I have a cameo in. This put me in a very odd position. I'm friends with all the "Piranha" people, and I want their film to be a big hit, but putting us on the same release date puts "The Last Exorcism" in direct competition, and could split the horror fan base. Read more...

Tags Ashley Bell, Daniel Stamm, Eli Roth, Patrick Fabian, The Last Exorcism

I know this was floating around last week, but I never got to post it and figured the best time to run it this week would be today, with "The Last Exorcism" now in theaters. Chatroulette is an odd little social web service that you've certainly heard of by now. It's finished now -- "Experiment #1 is over" the website reads -- but it basically would take two random people on the Internet and pair them together in a video webchat.

Like most things on the Internet, it quickly spiraled out of control and eventually came to be lampooned as yet another source for pornography on the web (as if there isn't enough already). The marketing team behind "The Last Exorcism" decided to get a little creative though, staging some disturbing run-ins with a young woman who turns out to be... possessed. It's really creepy to watch her transformation, and it certainly seems to freak out her audience. Hit the jump to see it for yourself. Read more...

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"The Last Exorcism" hits theaters today. Make sure you see it this weekend. I independently decided to devote a week of coverage to it after I saw and was floored by it. If you think the subject of exorcism can't be topped after "The Exorcist"... well, I'm not going to say "The Last Exorcism" is better. Time and public opinion will decide that. But it's a fantastic film, with a wonderfully twisted and twisting story, great performances and an insanely creepy atmosphere, all of it accomplished with minimal gore and special effects.

To help us cap off this week of coverage, producer Eli Roth sat down with MTV Movies Blog on Twitter today to take some questions from us and from fans about the movie and about his work as a whole. I've culled out the key bits, stripped away most of the Twitter code and transcribed it all after the jump. Enjoy! Read more...

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I hope you all have been enjoying this week of coverage around "The Last Exorcism." I've got a lot of love for this movie. It's a really unconventional horror experience, largely because it's so very much not a genre film. It is a genuinely creepy watch, skipping overt gore and a focus on jump scares in favor of ambiance, strong performances and expert cinematography/editing. Don't look for reviews-- just go. The less you know going in, the more you'll appreciate what you see.

To cap off this week-long focus on the film, we've got a pair of treats tomorrow. Producer Eli Roth will be sending in his second guest blog for your reading enjoyment. In his first post, Eli shared the details of his experience producing the movie, as well as discussing why the guy behind gore-heavy works like "Hostel" and "Cabin Fever" would get behind this seeming polar opposite to his previous work. Then, director Daniel Stamm today shared some illuminating anecdotes from the set.

The second treat for tomorrow is a live chat with @eliroth on Twitter. We'll be hitting him with a battery of questions about the movie -- and who knows what else? -- and you should make sure to tune in at 11:30am eastern to watch it all go down. There's still time to submit questions too! Send 'em on over to us at tips@mtvmoviesblog.com.

Tags Daniel Stamm, Eli Roth, The Last Exorcism

Our week-long focus on "The Last Exorcism" continues today with another guest blog, this time from director Daniel Stamm. As we learned from producer Eli Roth in yesterday's post, he took a very hands-off approach during the production, the better to give Stamm the breathing room to really put his flavor on the film. The result is quite powerful, as you'll see when the movie opens tomorrow. Make sure you come back tomorrow as well, for Eli's second guest blog as well as his Twitterview, which is happening at 11:30am eastern.

by Daniel Stamm

In film school they teach you the importance of vision and preparation. Certainly good things to pack when making a film. They are heavy things to carry around, though, and they can make it hard to move. What making "The Last Exorcism" taught me was to readily abandon it all if necessary and go with what feels right in the moment. Read more...

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I'm very pleased to share with you the first of three guest blogs coming this week in support of "The Last Exorcism," which hits theaters this Friday. In today's post, producer Eli Roth charts the development of the film, from his signing on as a producer to its eventual pickup by Lionsgate. Look out for another blog tomorrow from director Daniel Stamm and a second one from Eli on Friday, to go along with our planned Twitterview that day, which starts at 11:30am eastern. And that's that. Take it away, Eli!

by Eli Roth

I've always loved exorcism movies, ever since "The Exorcist" traumatized me at the ripe age of 6. I saw that film and literally could not fall asleep for two years without believing the devil was going to possess me. My parents would argue that we were Jewish and that we didn't believe in that stuff, but I was certain I would be the first test case. My father's a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst and a professor at the Harvard Medical school, so any kind of altered personality was always approached from a psychiatric point of view in my home. Perhaps that's the very thing that intrigued me about possession: the thought that maybe he's wrong, and that another spirit can literally enter your body and take you over. And what if that spirit was none other than the devil himself? Read more...

Tags Daniel Stamm, Eli Roth, The Last Exorcism