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A Naked 'Twilight' Actress's New Moon And 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' In Today's Twitter-Wood

4 hours ago | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

When "Twilight" cast members began tweeting about subjects involving missing clothing, I definitely did not expect to log on to Twitter today and find out that Christian Serratos decided to outdo all of them, but but her new garment-less PETA ad definitely succeeded.

Dane Cook and Ice-t, meanwhile, were less focused on saving fur and more intent on playing "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" this weekend, according to their posts, and at least one of them found himself in possession of some nightvision goggles. Check all of that out after the jump along with Danny Masterson's criticism for Andre Agassi, "Toy Story 3" director Lee Unkrich's favorite childhood toy and much more. I'm @brianwarmoth and this is the Twitter-Wood report for November 9, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@cserratos http://twitpic.com/owo8z - My PETA Ad. Don't eat them...Don't wear them.

-Christian Serratos, Actress ("Twilight, »

- Brian Warmoth

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A Christmas Carol - Movie Review

6 November 2009 10:28 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Jim Carrey plays eight roles in this stupendously visual reworking of Charles Dickens. iconic holiday tale; he delivers each character in unique ways, through accent, facial expression, and carriage. Each character rendering is unique, capturing him in different life stages, respectful of Carrey.s superhuman transformative powers. Carrey plays the gamut of emotions, and every one works because he is a stone cold genius. But our boy needs a hit about now following a long underwhelming run that includes The Number 23 and Yes Man. While A Christmas Carol will draw plenty of holiday traffic, and will enter the Christmas classic canon just because . it.s not the greatest offering from Disney. The artwork is nothing short of stupendous, »

- Anne Brodie

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Fashion fix: Vintage blue coat with red piping from Yes Man

3 November 2009 2:38 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Here at Boxwish, we don’t like to play favourites, electing one film, movie star or product as superior to all the others and yet sometimes it can be tough to maintain such principles. Just take Zooey Deschanel (easy boys!), the actress has snagged the likes of Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with her offbeat charms onscreen, impresses with her musical talents (she performs with jazz act, If All The Stars Were Pretty Babies and has sung in many of her movies) and has a fashion sense to kill for, though thankfully, we’re not prepared to go that far. Yes, it’s fair to say we’re firmly lodged in Camp Zooey (if such a thing were to exist) and so we’re taking a leaf out of her style book with her vintage blue coat from Yes Man. »

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'Superbad' star brings animated comedy to Fox

14 October 2009 9:33 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Fox has picked up a presentation for an animated pilot from Jonah Hill.   According to Variety, Hill is co-writing the untitled pilot with  Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul ("Yes Man"). He'll also voice the main character, described as an uber-mature seven-year-old socialite forced to attend a public schedule.    Mogel, Paul and Hill will all executive produce along with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope through Chernin's new 20th Century Fox TV-based shingle.   Hill was most recently seen in "Funny People." He's no stranger to animation voice-over work, with credits including "Horton Hears a Who!" and the upcoming "How to... »

- HitFix Staff

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Fox to Develop an Animated TV Show with Jonah Hill

14 October 2009 6:44 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

According to Variety, Fox is going to develop a pitch from Jonah Hill (Superbad) that will be produced by Peter Chernin.

Fox will also put together a script based on Peter Bagge's graphic novel series The Bradleys.

Hill is going to provide the voiceover on his show. He will also write it with Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul (Yes Man).

The show will follow "a 7-year-old socialite who acts and talks like an adult." Things get really interesting when he has to go to public school.

The Bradleys script will be written by Peter Bagge and Matthew Lawton (Crank Yankers).

The Bradleys focuses on a dysfunctional suburban family. It was originally published in the early 1980s.

"I was obsessed with Peter Bagge's comics when I was a teen," Lawton states. "I ran away to Seattle at the age of 16, and was definitely this grumpy, disaffected punk kid."

Lawton and Bagge »

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Tracy Morgan Joins The Twitter Craze As Miley Cyrus Goes Offline In Today's Twitter-Wood

8 October 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

The nice thing about Twitter-stalking celebrities is that under most circumstances there is no danger of injury or harm to personal property, which is more than can be said of Christian Serratos' mother's car today, according the "Twilight" star's tweets.

And while danger may not have been a factor, Miley Cyrus seems to have decided that Twitter is no longer the place for her, according to her final tweet before closing her account. I will personally miss the pictures or her mullet-wigged, surgical masked father, in addition to all of her meditative wisdom, and wish her well offline. Sarah Silverman, Ice-t and Jessica Simpson are all still online though. Believe or not, they all posted pics over the last 24 hours, and Silverman's is easily the least bizarre. Oh, and let's also take a moment to welcome Tracy Morgan to the Twitter community. He greets us with an ominous message, »

- Brian Warmoth

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Monty Python, Thom Yorke And Miley Cyrus As Pocahontas In Today's Twitter-Wood

5 October 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

There was a lot to catch up on in Twitter-Wood today after my long weekend, including the 40th anniversary of Monty Python's first appearance on television, which member John Cleese and fan Edgar Wright both noted. Elsewhere, Edward Norton and Danny Masterson had good things to tweet about Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's live solo performance, and Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale joined Paris Hilton among those tweeting their Halloween costume plans for 2009.

There is loads more to check out, though, believe it or not, as James Gunn tweeted a pic of himself offering juice to a horse that may belong to Rainn Wilson and Jeremy Piven posted a behind-the-scene shot of Matt Damon from "Entourage." I can't even summarize it all today, I retweeted so many people. I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter-Wood report for October 5, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@james_gunn http://twitpic.com/kand7 - »

- Brian Warmoth

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Gil Birmingham Playing On The Set Of 'Eclipse' And Miley Cyrus Is Feeling Better In Today's Twitter-Wood

2 October 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Warmoth's out again today. He hates me, you see. Really though, he busts his rear for this column and he gets a break whenever he wants it. The Twitter-Wood was relatively quiet today, but not so quiet that I've got nothing for you. Aubrey O'Day made some noise with a fairly scandalous TwitPic, the one that earned today's Twitter Pic of the Day honors. There were some strong runner-up contenders however from Danny Masterson and Fred Durst.

On the text tweet front, Amber Benson talks about her painful future as a roller derby girl, Rainn Wilson makes a startling observation, Michael McKean comes up with a brilliant movie idea and Ice-t addresses a very personal rumor. Plus, Gil Birmingham from the totally unpopular "Twilight" series brings an update from the set of "Eclipse." I'm @geminibros and this is your Twitter-Wood for October 2, 2009. Have a kickass weekend, y'all.

Twitter Pic of the Day

AubreyODay http://twitpic. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 15 ‘The Invention of Lying’ Chicago Passes With Jennifer Garner

26 September 2009 3:14 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 15 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “The Invention of Lying”!

“The Invention of Lying” stars Jennifer Garner, Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Martin Starr, Jimmi Simpson and Nathan Corddry from writers and directors Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Ricky Gervais is the award-winning creator and star of the original BBC series “The Office”.

To win your free pass to the Chicago screening of “The Invention of Lying” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our trivia question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

“The Invention of Lying” stars Jennifer Garner, Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Zooey Deschanel: New Movie, Newly Married (Trailer)

21 September 2009 6:15 AM, PDT | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »

Offbeat actress Zooey Deschanel married Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard at a private ceremony near Seattle, Washington, over the weekend. Deschanel, also has a new movie coming out in which she stars for the second time and could end up challenging Jennifer Aniston as the queen of romantic comedy. Only close friends, including her “Your Highness” co-stars James Franco and Natalie Portman, and family were invited to the ceremony. Deschanel’s breakthough role was in Cameron Crowe's “Almost Famous,” with Kate Hudson. It was her second film. She debuted in quirky comedy “Mumford” with Hope Davis and Jason Lee in 1999. But she was almost type-cast as a supporting actress until she won a starring role in “Yes Man” with Jim Carrey. »

- kgirard@theimproper.com (Keith Girard)

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Deschanel 'To Wed This Month'

10 September 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Zooey Deschanel is set to wed Death Cab For Cutie rocker Ben Gibbard in a ceremony in Seattle, Washington later this month.

The Yes Man star confirmed the pair's engagement back in April, after two years of dating.

Deschanel is currently filming forthcoming movie Your Highness in Northern Ireland - but is planning to return to the U.S. later this month for an autumn wedding.

A source tells New York Post's gossip column PageSix, "Zooey is in Belfast with James Franco and Natalie Portman but will return at the end of September for her ceremony in Seattle." »

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Brett Ratner With Michael Jackson And Emmy Rossum Singing With Counting Crows In Today's Twitter-Wood

4 September 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

For those of you who caught the Boise State game or "Big Brother" last night, I've got some good news for you. You can click right on ahead and find out what Seth Meyers and Shannon Elizabeth were thinking while you picked your jaw up off the floor in front of the TV. I'm in the prior camp.

Moving on, I've got a pile of photos on the Twitter-Wood playlist today. Selecting among all of Emmy Rossum's shots onstage with Counting Crows in Central Park proved too difficult, so I just grabbed one and suggest you head over to her account for the rest. Grabbing the Twitter Pic of the Day honors, however, was Brett Ratner, who posted a shot of himself with Michael Jackson and P. Diddy. There seems to be something different going on with each of them in the scene. Keep on going, and you'll see »

- Brian Warmoth

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Trailer: (500) Days of Summer

3 September 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Another trailer that has been rudely missed from the HeyUGuys trailer section is that of (500) Days of Summer. I recently watched Yes Man which introduced me to actress Zooey Deschanel who, in my opinion was the best thing about that movie (controversial?!).

Deschanel's latest movie is that for (500) Days of Summer which also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly and Matthew Gray Gubler and is directed by Marc Webb. I posted an exclusive interview with him earlier today which you can check out here.

(500) Days of Summer is out in the UK now! Check out the trailer after the jump.

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Winer Finds A Shining City

26 August 2009 12:52 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Jason Winer, actor and director more commonly known for work he’s done on TV, is blasting his way onto the big screen. Winer and Warner Bros. Pictures are in talks for him to direct the novel adaptation of Shining City. Originally written by author Seth Greenland, Shining City centers on character Marcus Ripps who takes over his black sheep brother’s lucrative dry cleaning business. Before long, he is running one of the most popular escort services in West Hollywood. As the money starts pouring in, he revitalizes his marriage, buys a new Mercedes, and gives his son a bar mitzvah he’ll never forget. But, when his conscience—and the law—starts to catch up with him, Marcus must decide if his sudden financial windfall is worth all the risk.

Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, who both penned the Jim Carrey 2008 film Yes Man, are writing up the script for this feature. »

- Melissa Molina

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Yes Man Movie Review

15 August 2009 11:58 AM, PDT | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »

Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey, is a great comedy movie for everyone who enjoys laughing with their family. Carrey plays the role of the banker Carl Allen who seems to be a wreck. He's unhappy with his job, can't get over being dumped, and whenever he's invited to do something fun and interesting he makes up an excuse and doesn't show up. One evening, he finally goes to a bar with his friend Peter (Bradley Cooper) who announces his engagement with Lucy (Sasha Alexander). Carl, who is feeling uncomfortable enough, sees his ex-wife on the other side of the bar. He tries to be as happy as he can, but he ends up bumping into a waitress and spilling all the drinks on her tray making quite a mess in the bar. The next day, Carl's boss Norman (Rhys Darby) tells him he's not being promoted. Carl's bad mood continues »

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"Twilight" Takes Big Bite at Teen Choice Awards! Vampire Drama Collects Nine Surfboards! See the Complete List of Winners!

10 August 2009 2:40 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

As expected, the vampire drama was the big winner at the Teen Choice Awards! "Twilight" received 9 wins (well, 9 surfboards awards) including Choice Movie Drama.

Winners were announced last night, but if you want to see the show (Jonas Brothers host! Miley Cyrus sings! Lots of Twilight-hotness!) it's on tonight, Aug. 10 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.

Visit the official Teen Choice Awards site right here.

And now, here's the complete list of winners of the 2009 Teen Choice Awards (asterisk denotes the winner for each category):

Choice Movie Action Adventure

* X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Taken

Fast & Furious

Star Trek

Terminator Salvation

Choice Movie Drama

* Twilight

Angels & Demons

Obsessed

Slumdog Millionaire

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Choice Movie Romance

* Twilight

Australia

He's Just Not That Into You

Confessions Of A Shopaholic

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Choice Movie Bromantic Comedy

* Marley & Me

I Love You, Man

Role Models »

- Manny

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‘Funny People’ makes $23.4 million: Will it cover the budget during run?

2 August 2009 1:20 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Not so funny for Universal

Despite rapid-fire penis jokes, a third act collapse and a rather melancholy theme, spit-wad shooter and sometime director Judd Apatow’s latest tour de fart, Funny People, landed at the No.1 position with an estimated $23.4 million.

Starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, Funny People still has some room to grow if it wants to catch its astounding $75-$100 million budget during its theatrical run. (See, that’s what happens when you have Paul Reiser stop by for a cameo. The payroll goes through the roof.) Look at the studio projections (low-$20 million to the mid-$30 million) and Universal may have been gambling on Funny People having a Hangover-like run. Time will tell.

This also marks Sandler’s worst comedy debut since 2000’s Little Nicky. Yet compared to the Happy Gilmore star’s more serious films (Punch-Drunk Love, Spanglish… Going Overboard), Funny People was a weiner winner. »

- Erik Buckman

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Gadget of the week: Gibson Earl Scruggs banjo from Land of the Lost

30 July 2009 2:16 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

We’re going to level with you, Boxwishers. This is one helluva quirky gadget spot this week, one that isn’t quite as essential or present in our everyday lives as say mobile phones, but hey – that’s what we’re all about here at Boxwish, spotting those weird and wonderful items from the varied world of movies. And though for some of you it’s arguably weird, we prefer to think of it as wonderful. Introducing the Gibson Earls Scruggs banjo as played by Will Ferrell’s eccentric palaeontologist Dr. Rick Marshall in new comedy Land of the Lost, out at UK cinemas from tomorrow.

We’ve had a few musical instruments crop up in our weekly gadget spot over the months, including the Fender Jazz Geddy Bass as seen in I Love You, Man, the Epiphone Hummingbird acoustic guitar from Yes Man and the Yamaha Motif XS8 keyboard »

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Take a Dip in the ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ [Red Band Trailer]

25 July 2009 11:41 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Do you like hot tubs? Have you ever sat in your room wishing you could go back in time and make up for all of your short-comings as a teenager? Well, someone had the absolutely brilliant idea to combine both items and give us the awesomest movie idea to ever come out of Hollywood (well besides Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus) - Hot Tub Time Machine.

 

Director Steve Pink (Accepted) teams up with writers Josh Heald and Andrew Mogel to try and bring some laughs and originality to the Hot Tub Time Machine.  This is Heald’s first credited writing attempt and the second for Mogel who wrote the screenplay for Jim Carrey’s Yes Man. These three guys may not have a lot of background in directing and writing but that hasn’t stopped the 34th Street Films movie from picking up some pretty big names to star.

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- Paul Young

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Movie Review: 500 Days of Summer (2009)

17 July 2009 1:42 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer

Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures Perhaps what I appreciate most about 500 Days of Summer is that it doesn't try too hard, which it very easily could have considering its fractured style of story-telling. As a result, it won't be looked at as quirky or even indie as much as it will simply be referred to as a good film. First time feature director Marc Webb has chosen a witty and down-to-earth romantic dramedy as his debut and he does it without stereotypes or catchphrases, and as a result it earns my respect. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom and Zooey Deschanel as Summer. Tom dreams of being an architect, but is stuck writing for a greeting card company, which does little for his career but makes good use of his belief in true love, a belief that comes into play as »

- Brad Brevet

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