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Video: Bruno Screws With LaToya Jackson on Blu-ray/DVD

Premiere — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:18:37 -0500

The much talked about Brüno clip that was cut from the theatrical release due to Michael Jackson's untimely death is now available for all to see. After offending Paula Abdul, which we thought was a virtually impossibility, Brüno gets Jackson to fill in. The task is simple, eat some sushi off a naked, morbidly obese guy, but things get touchy when he starts asking for access to her famous sibling. Relax MJ fans, at the time this was a harmless joke. Plus, if it can appear on YouTube it can't be that offense. (Or can it?)

Judge for yourself:

This is just one of the many fabulous deleted, alternate, and extended scenes included on the Brüno Blu-ray High-Def and DVD, which is out Tuesday, November 17th.

Weekend Movie Roundup: 'A Christmas Carol' at your door early this year

Premiere — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:38:40 -0500

Every year heralds yuletide cheer just a little bit earlier, so the timing of Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol, out today, seems geared to cajole the earliest inklings of holiday spirit. We'll see how the box office treats this motion-capture rendering of Tiny Tim and the Dickensian crew. Next up is a movie we can vouch for: The Men Who Stare at Goats, which got a good review from us. This Iraq War farce based on the true accounts of military psychic training stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges. [We also interviewed author Jon Ronson, who wrote the book on which it's based.] Richard Kelly, creator of Donnie Darko and Southland Tales, returns to the screen with his new supernatural thriller The Box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. Rounding out the weekend debuts are the alien abduction movie The Fourth Kind, and the already heavily-acclaimed abuse drama Precious, which opens today in limited release.

Animation Evolution: Disney-Pixar's 'UP'

Premiere — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:31 -0500

To commemorate the November 10th release of Disney-Pixar's UP on DVD and Blu-ray, we were sent eight stages of development: from the rough sketch through to the vividly realized final stage that will put your home theater system to the test. We knew always knew grumpy old Carl Fredericksen was a work of art deep down.

AFI Fest 2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox Interviews, Lee Daniels talks Precious

Premiere — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:01:41 -0500

The American Film Institute kicked off their AFI Fest on October 30th and it is set to run through Nov 7. On hand for the film festival was Wes Anderson, director of the Fantastic Mr. Fox, along with cast members Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman. Check out a Jason Schwartzman's red carpet interview below, where he discusses his role as the misfit teenage Fox, Ash.

Another highlight took place before director Lee Daniels (Monster's Ball, The Woodsman) screened his acclaimed film, Precious. First he introduces the cast but then it jumps to the next level when Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry take the stage to praise to the film:

Short Takes: Baldwin and Martin to host Oscars, Clash of the Titans posters leak online, plus Jolie

Premiere — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:00 -0500

After some speculation over who will host the upcoming Oscars, including rumors of Hugh Jackman and Billy Crystal encores, the Academy has made their decision: Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Variety has the story on the co-hosts hosts of the 2010 ceremony, .

New movie posters for the remake of Clash of the Titans, due out March 2010, have leaked online! Maybe a wee bit late on the Epic Movie craze, but still fairly exciting.

Finally, take a look at the hot trailer for the new Angelina Jolie CIA thriller Salt. The fact that the trailer is in Russian only adds to the exotic Angelina Basic Instinct meets Bourne feel: