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Karina Longworth Prefers The Human Centipede to Another Year

Mike Leigh’s Another Year , which has been met with generally positive reviews (currently 89% on Rotten Tomatoes) and even some Oscar buzz for Lesley Manville’s performance, has just received it’s first takedown from a major critic. “I haven’t seen a film this year that so openly invited me to revile each and every one of its characters — and I reviewed The Human Centipede ,” wrote Karina Longworth in LA Weekly . Not only that, her Human Centipede review was a positive one. [ LA Weekly ]

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Karina Longworth Prefers The Human Centipede to Another Year

VIDEO: One Final Viral Back to the Future Clip to Close Out 2010

2010: The year we went Back to the Future . Of all the cultural anniversaries and milestones that occurred during the last 365 days, none was more all-encompassing than the 25th anniversary of the time Marty McFly hopped in a souped-up Delorean, headed to 1955 and almost stumbled into an incest-y relationship with his mother. Memories! In case you aren’t Back to the Future d out — and in case Santa didn’t bring you the Blu-rays for Christmas — AMC is running all three films in marathon form starting tonight at 6 p.m. Ahead, in an effort to get you excited for this epic timewaster, watch a scene-by-scene comparison of the end of Back to the Future and the beginning of Back to the Future II …now with more Elisabeth Shue!

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Special Effects Guru Grant McCune of Star Wars Fame Dies at 67

Oscar-winning special effects artist Grant McCune, one of the original members of George Lucas’ F/X team, has passed away at 67 from complications from cancer. Chances are that McCune played a major role in your childhood and adult life with his work on Star Wars , Star Trek: The Motion Picture or maybe Spaceballs . In remembrance of McCune and the model-work he helped pioneer, here’s a making of video of some more recent miniatures work his special effects company did on Spider-Man . After that, take a look at clip from Star Wars: A New Hope which showcases the work which won McCune an Oscar. Rest in peace.

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Julie Taymor’s Public Appearances Latest Spider-Man Casualty

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark painmaster Julie Taymor was set for an interview appearance at a New York Times Arts & Leisure weekend next month, but her PR just released the following regret: “With the changes in the ‘Spider-Man’ production schedule, Julie will be deep in rehearsals and will not be available to participate.” The seclusion begins? She should’ve tried this technique when Across the Universe garnered that Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture . So silly! [ NYT ]

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Who is Cheryl Cole? Ask Jeeves’ Most Searched Celebrity of the Year!

Because this is the slowest news week ever , things like British “star” Cheryl Cole topping Ask Jeeves’ most searched celebrity list is not only worthy of a blog entry, it’s also awesome . Or maybe just to me. Regardless! “This has been the year of Cheryl Cole. She’s head and shoulders above any other celebrity subject on our website,” said an Ask Jeeves spokeswoman . “The interest shown in her has been phenomenal.” Which begs the question: Who is Cheryl Cole?

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10 Favorite Stories of 2010: Louis’s Picks

I spent 2010 hailing 30 Rock , defending American Idol , mixing it up with Erin Andrews and Isaac Mizrahi, and figuring out all the things Snooki looks like. (My favorite: A hat rack where Cher hangs all her old parts.) Ahead, I revisit my ten favorite stories of the year, and yes, my video dalliance with Diablo Cody and Megan Fox makes the cut.

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30 Straight Actors Who Have Gone Gay For a Film Role

While Richard Chamberlain and John Travolta might agree that Hollywood is still not a safe place for leading men and women to be open about their sexuality, the entertainment industry has embraced and rewarded the heterosexual men and women willing to play gay on-screen. The latest example is Mickey Rourke, who has confirmed that he too will join that bandwagon by playing Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas (who announced that he was gay just last December) in an upcoming biopic. In honor of this role — which, hell, might win Rourke the Oscar that evaded him for The Wrestler , when he lost to someone on this very list — Movieline reviews which hetero actors have gone gay or transsexual for a role, and which were awarded Academy Awards along the way.

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Poll: What Percentage of Alaskans ‘Hate’ Sarah Palin?

WGA Awards: Grown Ups Has a Better Shot Than The King’s Speech

The Writer’s Guild of America has released the list of eligible screenplays for their annual awards. Traditionally, these awards have been strong predictors for the Oscars, with winners for both original and adapted screenplays matching up eleven of the last sixteen years. But this year, there are a few noteworthy omissions including The King’s Speech and Toy Story 3 . But don’t worry, Grown Ups is here! Between this and the list of eligible Best Picture films, maybe Armond White should start spearheading a last-minute, Hail Mary campaign for the film, Harvey Weinstein-style.

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Roger Ebert Says This NYC Blizzard Short Film Should Win an Oscar

We’ve gotten some nifty time-lapse videos of the East Coast blizzard, but in terms of capturing the beauty, hardship and sheer scope of the weather, Jamie Stuart’s snow-covered, New-York-shot ode to the Soviet montage is the end-all. Roger Ebert is already calling for the film to receive an Academy Award because of its quality and technical profiency as well as its “role as homage.” Indeed, Stuart’s short Idiot with a Tripod does an admirable job paying tribute to Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent classic Man With a Movie Camera while still capturing the trials and tribulations that people (and dogs) endured at the hands of the snowstorm.

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