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- Rooney Mara Accepts MTV's Best Movie Award For 'Dragon Tattoo'
- 'VH1 Divas' History: From Katy Perry To Kelly Clarkson
- 'Sherlock Holmes' Mistake Turns Into Action Highlight
- Florence And The Machine 'Grateful' For 'VH1 Divas'
| Rooney Mara Accepts MTV's Best Movie Award For 'Dragon Tattoo' Posted: 19 Dec 2011 03:53 AM PST 'It's nice to hear that people like the film,' actress tells MTV News.
After a long debate, the MTV Movies team chose David Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" as the Best Movie of 2011.
To celebrate the occasion, MTV News' Josh Horowitz presented its star, Rooney Mara, with a trophy and congratulated her for the accomplishment. Mara graciously accepted the award and shared her excitement. "That's so amazing. That's so cool. Thank you, MTV," she said. Given the chance to thank MTV for the honor, Mara expressed her real wish for the film: that people see it and love it. "So many people worked so hard on this film. It was just a year of really hard work. I feel like we put so much work into it," she said. "That's all we really want, for people to love the film and to go out and see it and fall in love with these characters the way we did. Of course, it's nice to hear that people like the film." The honor may have come as a surprise to Mara, since her director, David Fincher, dismissed any awards chances for the film a few weeks ago, but as the film's release draws closer, it is creeping further and further into the awards conversation. Mara just earned a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander.
Mara said she believes the film should get more awards attention simply because of Fincher's work. "I think anything David does deserves to be in any conversation. I think there's nothing he can't do," she said. "He elevates everything that he does. ... He really made it about these two characters. I think he did an incredible job." Stick with MTV as we count down the Best of 2011, including the top Artists, Songs, Live Performances and EDM Artists of the year. Check out everything we've got on "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
| 'VH1 Divas' History: From Katy Perry To Kelly Clarkson Posted: 18 Dec 2011 05:36 AM PST This year's show, airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT Monday on VH1, will feature Florence Welch and a tribute to Amy Winehouse.
Sunday night (December 18), some of the music industry's most-soulful divas will be taking the stage for the latest installment of "VH1 Divas." For some, like Kelly Clarkson, it's a return engagement, but for others, like Florence and the Machine leading lady Florence Welch, it's the chance to display diva-like prowess for the first time.
Since the show kicked off in 1998, it's had a long history of getting some of the biggest female performers in the world on the same stage belting out some of pop's best tunes. That first show gathered Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey, quickly becoming a pop-culture milestone. It even prompted the ladies of "Saturday Night Live" to poke fun at the over-the-top singing styles and personalities of the women chosen for the show. In the 11 years since the premiere episode of the concert special, everyone from old-school belters to new-school singing sensations have been billed as "divas." The show ran annually until 2004, after which it took a break for several years. By the time the show was re-launched in 2009, a whole new crop of pop superstars had emerged. In '09, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Adele and Miley Cyrus proved their diva status, taking the stage and ushering in a new era. A year later, in 2010, Nicki Minaj, Sugarland, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Keri Hilson, Paramore and Katy Perry brought some new-millennium glamour to the show. That year, the show was dedicated to supporting soldiers and billed "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" event. This year's show, airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT Monday on VH1, will bring Clarkson, Welch, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott and Jessie J to the stage. In a tribute introduced by Nas, Welch, Wanda Jackson, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will honor late soul singer Amy Winehouse. VH1 also will pay tribute to the prominent birthplaces of soul music, including Chicago, Detroit, London, Philadelphia and Memphis, Tennessee. The divas are expected to pay homage to these cities and the genre with their own soulful tracks as well as some of soul music's classic tunes onstage at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. And the celebration is not exclusive to women: The Roots have been confirmed as the event's house band, and ?uestlove is set to pull double duty as musical director. Boyz II Men and Travie McCoy also will perform. "VH1 Divas" airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT Monday on VH1. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| 'Sherlock Holmes' Mistake Turns Into Action Highlight Posted: 19 Dec 2011 03:53 AM PST 'A Game of Shadows' director Guy Ritchie recalls how one shot was turned into his favorite action sequence.
There's a lot to like about Guy Ritchie's big-screen versions of the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous literary hero Sherlock Holmes, the latest of which, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," just arrived in theaters. One of the most likable elements is that Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is a bit of a badass, which Ritchie has showcased with as many action sequences as possible.
Those who've seen "A Game of Shadows" know that the "forest escape" scene is the most impressive of the bunch. In a nutshell, Holmes, Watson (Jude Law) and Madam Sim (Noomi Rapace) are running through a forest, trying not to get hit by the sniper pursuing them or one of the many bombs being hurled their way. The sequence has that patented Ritchie finesse. It features a mix of real-time action and slow motion so the audience can fully invest in all the stunning detail, even if that detail is people being blown to bits. When MTV News caught up with Downey and Ritchie, we asked how that sequence — which was written simply as "they run through the forest" in the script — came to be. "It was the height of the winter, and there was a phantom camera on essentially a remote-controlled, high-speed track," Downey recalled of the setup. "So we were trying to sync ourselves with the remote-controlled track. It's really interesting stuff. I think Guy really had an idea for how he wanted [it] to look and feel, and we accomplished it, thank God. It was freezing out there!" Ritchie revealed that although he had planned every detail to make the scene as big as it could be, a technician's blunder forced him to make some unplanned changes that actually improved the sequence. "I threw a lot of moving parts at it. We had ideas, and all in all, it came together in a way I hoped it was going to come together. One of the technicians missed one of the shots, which was the most fundamental shot of Robert and Jude running through the woods. I've only got one shot of them doing that, because the guy forgot to record the rest of it," he said. "So I string this shot out, but what it meant is that I could scream at someone else and realize there was a lot more that could be extracted from this scene, so I went back for three or four more days and absolutely wrung its neck," Ritchie explained of stretching the one shot of Downey and Law to fill time. " ... Somewhere, some poor technician got fired somewhere because he forgot to record it, but really, I'm indebted to him." Check out everything we've got on "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. |
| Florence And The Machine 'Grateful' For 'VH1 Divas' Posted: 18 Dec 2011 05:36 AM PST 'It's really special for me,' Florence Welch tells MTV News of performing at 'VH1 Celebrates Soul' airing Monday at 9 p.m. ET.
Florence and the Machine, Wanda Jackson and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will all take the stage to honor Amy Winehouse at the 2011 "VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul." Nas, a longtime friend of the late singer, will introduce the tribute at the show, which airs Monday night at 9 p.m. ET.
Two of the "Rehab" singer's most memorable tracks will be performed. Jackson and Florence and the Machine are set to team up on "Back to Black," while Jones & the Dap-Kings will play "You Know I'm No Good." Both songs are off Winehouse's 2006 breakthrough album, Back to Black. Frontwoman Florence Welch stopped by the MTV offices on Friday (December 16), and we spoke to her about what it means to appear on the popular VH1 "Divas" series. "It's a real honor, actually, to be counted amongst these amazing female performers," Welch told MTV News. "It's really special for me, because I am still a relatively new artist, and to be up there with these really established singers is amazing for me. ... I'm really grateful." This year, VH1 will pay tribute to prominent birthplaces of soul music, including Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia. The divas are expected to pay homage to these cities and the genre with their own soulful tracks as well as some of classic tunes, at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. In addition to the trio of acts mentioned above, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott and Jessie J are all set to hit the stage for performances. And the celebration isn't exclusive to the ladies. The Roots have been confirmed as the event's house band, and drummer ?uestlove will pull double duty as musical director of the concert. Boyz II Men and Travie McCoy are also on the lineup. Tune in to "VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" on Monday, December 19, at 9 p.m. ET on VH1! Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
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