It made its grand premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, and now John Cusack's political satire "War, Inc." marches towards a May 23rd limited run. The story? A tacky music artist (pop princess Hilary Duff) is caught in an assassin's scheme to take out a rogue Middle Eastern dictator. The assassin is Cusack, but what you really care about is in the clip below...and that's Duff's dirty raunchy dance number that's shaking up the blogosphere ("I want to blow you...up"). Dig it.
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Exclusive Clip: Hilary Duff's Dirty Dancing In 'War, Inc.'
Posted 5/12/08 5:06 pm EST by Brian Jacks in Hot Stuff, Video
'Speed Racer' To Mariah Carey: 10 Films To Watch -- Or Wait For -- At The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Posted 4/24/08 10:14 am EST by MTV Movies Team in News
Article By Yamil Alvarado
Since its founding in 2002 by Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal, the Tribeca Film Festival has premiered everything from box-office hits, like "Mission Impossible III," to indie favorites, such as "Air Guitar Nation" — and this year proves to be no different. Beginning Wednesday (April 23), the 2008 fest promises a varied feast to cinephiles and mainstreamers alike, offering poignant avant-garde dramas, documentaries and Hollywood-backed blockbuster hopefuls.
With more than 250 films being shown in about a dozen locations all over New York, the festival can be overwhelming. Without a game plan, it's easy to miss some of the festival's best and most-anticipated screenings. So for those of you planning to attend — and the rest of you following from home — MTV News has compiled a list of 10 films to watch out for. Read More...
Cusack Heads To 'War,' But Only In Foreign Markets
Posted 6/15/07 1:08 pm EST by Shawn Adler in News
If there's one thing I learned from sitting down with John Cusack for a half hour last week, it's that the "High Fidelity" star contains multitudes. Apparently, so do his movies.
"It's a kind of a mercenary Samurai movie," he said of "War, Inc."
"It's kind of a satiric, adult comic strip," he added later.
"It's very much like 'Strangelove' set in the future, very dark and twisted," he amended finally.
Forget the tone, Cusack's next flick is the movie so nice they named it twice. "It's called 'Brand Hauser,'" Cusack corrected. "It's on the web right now as 'War, Inc.' but that was for the foreign sales guys." Read More...
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