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- Eminem Reveals Secret Ingredients For Sunday's Movie Awards Performance
- MTV Movie Awards' Hottest Red Carpet Looks
- Susan Boyle Loses 'Britain's Got Talent,' But Soars With Final Performance
- 'Twilight' Big Focus Of Movie Awards, Producer Mark Burnett Says
- Amy Poehler Takes On Jim Carrey: Who Will Win Best Comedic Performance?
- 'Twilight': From Unknowns To Superstars
- Miley Cyrus? 'Mamma Mia's' Amanda Seyfried? Who Will Win Female Breakthrough Performance?
| Eminem Reveals Secret Ingredients For Sunday's Movie Awards Performance Posted: 31 May 2009 12:45 AM PDT What would it take for the MC to hit the big screen again? 'The right script,' Em tells Sway.
UNIVERSAL CITY, California — Eminem is back. Selling an impressive 608,000 copies in its first week, his latest album Relapse announced the rapper's comeback in a big way. And now, to further cement his return, Eminem will be hitting the MTV Movie Awards stage, for one of his first live-TV performances in years. Eminem had a top-secret, closed-door rehearsal at the Gibson Amphitheatre late Saturday night for Sunday's show, and MTV News' Sway caught up with the Detroit MC on his way in to the theater to talk about his recent success and what has surprised him lately.
"I don't know if anything's really surprised me," he said. "More so, I'm happy about the response the record is getting. I'm glad people have caught on to the concept." After his bumpy road with substance abuse, Em has some less harmful ways to get pumped up for a performance. "Lots of alcohol and lots of prescription medications used to be the ingredients," he told MTV News. "But now, it's Diet Coke and Red Bull." Em, who is no stranger to movies, having starred in the acclaimed "8 Mile," said he's considering a return to the silver screen. "For a while, I guess, I wasn't ready," he said. "But I'm ready now. I'm just looking for the right script." Eminem will take the stage during Sunday's show, which kicks off at 9 p.m. ET. Will the vampires grab more trophies than the slumdog? What was the year's ultimate onscreen WTF moment? It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Vote now, and tune in on May 31 at 9 p.m. ET, when the big show airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Artists |
| MTV Movie Awards' Hottest Red Carpet Looks Posted: 30 May 2009 03:18 AM PDT Robert Pattinson, Lauren Conrad and other stars make up our five favorite fashion moments from recent Movie Awards.
The MTV Movie Awards are the perfect place for celebrities to let loose and show off their fun, flirty and hip sense of fashion. Gone are the gowns and stuffy attire reserved for shows like the Oscars and the Golden Globes. In are the miniskirts and relaxed suits that best emphasize the chilled-out, party atmosphere of every MTV occasion. We can't wait to see what our guests are going to wear at the show this Sunday night, but in the meantime, here are five of the best looks worn on the carpet in the last two years.
Megan Fox Zac Efron Lauren Conrad Robert Pattinson Cameron Diaz Will the vampires grab more trophies than the slumdog? What was the year's ultimate onscreen WTF moment? It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Vote now, and tune in on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, when the big show airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more -- updated around the clock -- visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Susan Boyle Loses 'Britain's Got Talent,' But Soars With Final Performance Posted: 30 May 2009 02:38 AM PDT Singer returns to 'I Dreamed a Dream,' but comes in second to dance troupe Diversity.
The world was fixated on the final "Britain's Got Talent" Saturday (May 30), mainly to see how the unlikely overnight sensation Susan Boyle, who has been battered by the media in the wake of last week's shaky performance on the show would fare. She did not disappoint her fans, who, judging by the amount of traffic clogging the show's Web site, were flocking to their computers to see her performance — but ultimately came in second, losing out to dance troupe Diversity. The 10-member British troupe will receive 100,000 pounds ($160,000) and will perform at the Royal Variety Performance before the Queen. After singing performances from contestants Shaheen Jafargholi (who was told by judge Simon Cowell, "You have a great chance of winning this whole thing"), 2 Grand, Hollie Steel and Shaun Smith, Boyle returned to the stage with the song that made her famous, "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Misérables," soaring through the song with a rendition that had the crowd standing on its feet before she was halfway done.
After the performance, the show's hosts acknowledged the pressure Boyle has been under this week, to which she said: "I want to thank the people for all the support they've given me, especially the people at home and people in the audience. Thank you all very much." Asked if it was worth it, she replied, "Well worth it! Well worth it! To hell with everything!" Asked if she feels at home onstage, she said, "I really feel at home onstage, of course I do, I'm among friends am I not?" she asked, looking straight into the crowd. Judge Piers Morgan, who commented extensively on Boyle's hardships last week, even citing negative headlines before saying, "I thought, all you have to do to answer all your critics... is sing the song we all fell in love with, sing it better than you did last time, and Susan, I'm not supposed to favor anyone in this competition as a judge, but forget it, that was the greatest performance I've seen in 'Britain's Got Talent' history, you should win this competition, I loved it!" Boyle grimaced slightly and put her hand over her face. Judge Amanda Holden seconded his praise, adding that "Simon [Cowell] had a tear in his eye, and I've never seen that before." For his part, Cowell referred to her "weird seven weeks" and said, "You had every right to walk away from this ... and a lot of people said you shouldn't even be in this competition, that you're not equipped to deal with it. For what? For you to sit at home with your cat and say 'I've missed an opportunity'? I completely disagree with that. Win or lose, you had the guts to come back here tonight and face your critics, and you beat them. And that's the most important thing. Whatever happens, and I've got to know the real Susan Boyle, who is not the person I've seen portrayed in the media, you can walk away from this, win or lose, with your head held high. I absolutely adore you." When Diversity were announced as winners, Boyle put on a brave face, saying, "The best people won," and she wished them "all the best." Related Photos |
| 'Twilight' Big Focus Of Movie Awards, Producer Mark Burnett Says Posted: 30 May 2009 06:46 AM PDT 'People love the movie, love the books. I've seen nothing like it,' he says of the Twilighter phenomenon.
UNIVERSAL CITY, California — Television super-producer Mark Burnett is responsible for more than a thousand broadcast hours on prime-time TV and has given us shows like "Survivor" and "The Apprentice." These days, he's putting the finishing touches on this year's MTV Movie Awards — and has learned to trust in things like "Twilight," Eminem and his hardworking production crew. "I have a really good team. My philosophy on shows is: I want to hire people under me who are better than me," Burnett explained. "There's nothing more annoying than to be working on a project and the person in charge is always second-guessing you, micromanaging you.
"The way I look at things is this: Imagine you bought a guard dog, and every time the doorbell rang, you barked yourself," he laughed. "It would piss off the dog." This year, his crew has marching orders that only the MTV Movie Awards would permit: Keep it loose, keep it crazy. "The great thing about the MTV Movie Awards is that MTV is edgy, a little nutty and allows the crazy sh-- to happen," Burnett explained. "And that's a beautiful thing." Among this year's crazy elements are the unpredictable Eminem — who Burnett insisted he has no plans to censor. "I really don't. I've never met him, I look forward to it. I'm a street guy from East London, he's a street guy," he reasoned. "He just wants to do his thing, so we should give him the canvas to do his thing. We're just blessed to have him here — we're very grateful. I'm a huge Eminem fan, huge. To have him come back and do this in a big venue is exciting. And whatever happens is gonna happen." Another element Burnett singled out this year as a main focus is the ascension of "Twilight" — and the exclusive trailer the stars will be bringing to the show with them. "They're really, really important. Last year, so much of the media was like, 'Who the hell are these people? What is this thing?' Now, it's the biggest thing for the media," he grinned. "We are so lucky that Summit allowed us to show this clip."
Although Burnett remembers the "Twilight" buzz from last year's ceremony, it wasn't until recently that a family member reminded him of how huge Sunday's exclusive clip is going to be. "Here's how I judge things: I have three kids: a 12-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. At the dinner table, when it first was raised privately in my family that this ['New Moon' trailer] might happen, my daughter levitated off the dinner table," he recalled. "When she was finally able to talk about it, her entire school was buzzing. Every young girl in America is tuned in to see this. "People love the movie, love the books. I've seen nothing like it," he said, explaining that he is also a fan. "Even when the poster was revealed it created news. I love when new things come out in America, things that touch people in a positive way. There's so much negative news ... this is positive. 'Twilight' is love. It's a forbidden love story. I love the movie, I've seen it a number of times. It's great for us." All in all, such mismatched elements as Eminem and "Twilight" are what makes the MTV Movie Awards what they are. And Mark Burnett wouldn't have things any other way. "It's the warts and all — you set up situations that could combust," he grinned. "And then you let it go, man." Will the vampires grab more trophies than the slumdog? What was the year's ultimate onscreen WTF moment? It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Vote now, and tune in on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, when the big show airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Amy Poehler Takes On Jim Carrey: Who Will Win Best Comedic Performance? Posted: 30 May 2009 12:18 AM PDT Anna Faris, Steve Carell and James Franco all want the last laugh at the MTV Movie Awards, Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
MTV Movie Awards categories come and go. We once gave out a Golden Popcorn statue for Best Sandwich. But one category that's been around since the beginning and deserves to stay forever is Best Comedic Performance. After all the Best Kisses have been bestowed and the Best Fights have been waged, it's the folks who made us laugh the hardest that might be remembered longest.
From pregnant baby mamas to clueless sorority house mothers, from stoned-out pot dealers to high-strung yes men to hapless secret agents, the 2009 Movie Awards offer quite a collection of side-splitting, guffaw-inducing nominees. Since this is one of the only categories to have neither "Twilight" nor "Slumdog Millionaire" dominating its ranks, it's tempting to say this is an open field in which any of our jokesters might prevail, or that it'd be cruel to choose among this merriment, so everyone should win. But who are we kidding? The Movie Awards are made for winners, and when we've laughed our last laugh, it's time to pick our favorites from all these wisecracking entertainers. Who's the Favorite? Aficionados of Movie Awards history should know never to bet against Jim Carrey. He's the all-time Golden Popcorn champ, having taken home 10 wins for appearances in films like "Dumb and Dumber," "Liar Liar" and "The Truman Show." And he has won in the Best Comedic Performance category no fewer than four times. The guy's a legend, and his appearances at the show are notoriously colorful. And his role as Negative-Nelly-turned-brazen-optimist Carl in "Yes Man" is no exception. When you check out a clip of Red Bull-wired Carl returning from a couple of raves to flirt a mile-a-minute with Zooey Deschanel's character, you can't help but think voters will once again be saying "yes" to this man. Who's the Underdog? Amy Poehler has been having a pretty good run lately. Her appearances as Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" during the presidential campaign were instant classics, and the debut of her own NBC comedy, "Parks and Recreation," announced to the world that Poehler had arrived. A win for her turn as an infantile surrogate mother opposite pal Tina Fey in "Baby Mama" seems like a richly deserved honor for a career on the rise. From peeing in a sink because she can't figure out the toilet's child safety lock (which is also nominated for Best WTF Moment) to throwing a hilarious fit over swallowing an oversize vitamin, Poehler's scenes in "Mama" were fertile territory for laughs and, perhaps, for awards. Inside Scoop » The working title of Anna Faris' "The House Bunny" was actually "I Know What Boys Like." While the title eventually changed, co-star and "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee had already recorded a cover of the Waitresses' "I Know What Boys Like" for the film. » During last year's Movie Awards, "Pineapple Express" nominee James Franco, along with co-star Seth Rogen, pulled out a possibly fake bag of weed during the live broadcast and proceeded to light a joint. The camera cut away, but the moment remains one of the most memorable in the show's history. Will the vampires grab more trophies than the slumdog? What was the year's ultimate onscreen WTF moment? It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Vote now, and tune in on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, when the big show airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
| 'Twilight': From Unknowns To Superstars Posted: 30 May 2009 05:51 AM PDT Last year they were rookies, but this year the cast will make a triumphant return to the MTV Movie Awards red carpet.
VENICE, California — One year ago, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and a handful of other "Twilight" stars arrived at the MTV Movie Awards and walked down the red carpet, with most of the world's press uninterested in speaking with them. In fact, they had to go back to the beginning of the carpet and start again, just so they could be properly introduced to those who didn't realize they were movie stars. Luckily, MTV had caught the "Twilight" bug early, eagerly did some exclusive interviews with the actors on the carpet and were proud to use the occasion as their coming-out party. This Sunday night, Rob, Kristen, Kellan, Ashley, Cam, Taylor and others will return to Universal's Gibson Amphitheatre triumphantly, leading the evening's attendees with seven nominations. And when director Catherine Hardwicke recently showed us around her Venice home where it all began, she marveled at the difference 12 months can make. "Pretty much, everyone was more or less an unknown when we cast them," she explained. "Now they've all blown up big, like, crazy."
Hardwicke has a seat on the aisle, stage right. And she's ready to do a lot of jumping up and down and shrieking if "Twilight" continues its rags-to-riches story at the MTV Movie Awards. "I think it's going to be different," she said of the reception she expects for stars like Pattinson on this year's red carpet. "Most people, now, know who Robert is. He's been at the top of the Star Meter on IMdB for a year now — he's really blown up big." "We were in Italy with him, and Germany, London. People all over the world are just crazy about him," she said of watching Rob's ascension to the top ranks in Hollywood. "So, [the Movie Awards] are going to be a lot of fun." It's no secret that Hardwicke became a proud den mother on the "Twilight" set, watching over her young actors as she helped guide them from relative obscurity to superstardom. And although the director has passed the "Twilight" torch to others for the upcoming sequels, she's still thrilled to know that she gave Pattinson, Stewart, Lutz, Lautner and others their breakthrough roles. "[That] for me is exciting, because it means there are a lot of actors out there now who can play interesting parts and will be given the chance to do something great," she explained. "Robert's small films and Kristen's small films are getting released now, and hopefully new interesting films will be made, because these two are very unique in their choices." And if "Twilight" should win the big prize of Best Movie on Sunday night? "Oh, well, I don't think I have to give a speech," Hardwicke said tentatively, before being reminded that directors typically do at the MTV Movie Awards. "Well, that would be fun — but we'll see." Instead, Hardwicke grinned, she's looking forward to hearing the possible acceptance speech of Breakthrough Performance nominee Pattinson. "If anyone has dealt with it well, [it's Robert]. He hasn't gotten a big head — he takes it with a grain of salt. He sees the absurdity and the humor in it," she explained. "He's great with that self-effacing Brit-thing; it's awesome." Will the vampires grab more trophies than the slumdog? What was the year's ultimate onscreen WTF moment? It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Vote now, and tune in on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, when the big show airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Miley Cyrus? 'Mamma Mia's' Amanda Seyfried? Who Will Win Female Breakthrough Performance? Posted: 30 May 2009 02:02 AM PDT Find out Sunday when the MTV Movie Awards air live at 9 p.m. ET.
Mamma mia, here we go again. My my, it's been quite a year at the movies, one that has introduced us to an impressive bunch of newcomers. Once again, the MTV Movie Awards are eager to recognize the breakthroughs — and the Female Breakthrough Performance category has several fresh-faced actresses angling to be crowned as the Meryl Streep of tomorrow.
Do Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale have careers beyond the "High School Musical" films? Is Miley Cyrus the singing/acting double threat that she appears to be? Are Kat Dennings and Freida Pinto destined for long careers, and will "Mamma Mia!" star Amanda Seyfried launch a legacy as durable as her Abba collaborators? These questions and more will be answered Sunday night, as fans continue to feverishly vote for Breakthrough Performance Female. Now it's time to handicap the favorites in the category — but, mamma mia, how can we resist any of them? Who's the Favorite? At the age of 16, Destiny Hope "Miley" Cyrus has already released two albums that both debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart; she's ranked on Time magazine's "Most Influential People in the World" and Forbes' "Celebrity 100" lists; and she's starred in two live-action and one animated film, all of which have been hugely successful. Would youbet against her? "Hannah Montana: The Movie" was engineered as the perfect starring vehicle for Miley, and her fans loved every minute of it. As A-list as her career already is, it seems like "The Climb" is only just beginning. Who's the Underdog? Miley has already reached out to her huge fanbase via Twitter and urged them to keep voting throughout the weekend. But should she stumble, look for Amanda Seyfried to sneak in with an all-singing, all-dancing acceptance speech. "Mamma Mia" was the year's ultimate guilty pleasure and is now the highest-grossing film ever in the United Kingdom (take that, "Titanic"!). And don't forget, folks: Our British friends can vote for Sunday's show, too. Blimey! Inside Scoop » "High School Musical 3" stars Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale will be squaring off against each other in this category. "HSM3" was originally scheduled to be called "Haunted High School Musical" and featured a plot that had Troy and the others battling ghosts and ghouls. Mercifully, the haunted-house angle was abandoned in mid-2007, as producers chose to instead focus on the perils and pleasures of senior year at East High School. » Kat Dennings, nominated for "Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist," portrayed Bob Saget's daughter on the short-lived sitcom "Raising Dad" and was born on the exact same day and year as Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Sadly, she appears to have no connection to Dave Coulier. Will the vampires grab more trophies than the slumdog? What was the year's ultimate onscreen WTF moment? It's up to you to decide the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Vote now, and tune in on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, when the big show airs live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
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