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Oscar Index: Social Network, King’s Speech Commence Steel-Cage Death Match

Welcome back to Movieline’s Oscar Index, your weekly, foolproof guide to the competition in the Academy Awards’ six major categories. Er, maybe not “foolproof”; this is Oscar season we’re talking about, when fools reign and underdogs crouch behind virtually every corner. Let us once again browse their ranks, yes?

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Oscar Index: Social Network, King’s Speech Commence Steel-Cage Death Match

Watch Michael Douglas, Natalie Portman, Matt Damon and 11 Other Stars Act

Here’s something great for you to watch while the boss isn’t looking: The New York Times assembled 14 actors to perform a variety of classic screen types in short films directed by photographer Solve Sundsbo. Javier Bardem, Michael Douglas, James Franco, Tilda Swinton and Natalie Portman provide highlights, but pay special attention to two performers in particular: Matt Damon’s hilarious silent screaming fit and Jennifer Lawrence’s sexy horror homage. Once again , The Winter’s Bone actress shows just what she had hidden underneath that bulky winter wardrobe. Also of note: singer Owen Pallet did the accompanying music, which sounds an awful lot like Johnny Greenwood’s score from There Will Be Blood . Not that anyone is complaining. [ NYT ]

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Jake Gyllenhaal — Return of the Phantom Phallus

Filed under: Jake Gyllenhaal , Anne Hathaway , Josh Gad , Movies , TMZ TV There’s been much debate on whether Jake Gyllenhaal ‘s penis makes a cameo in ” Love & Other Drugs ” — so we asked his (Jake’s) co-star, Josh Gad , to solve the mystery. Check out TMZ on TV — click here to see your local listings! Read more

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REVIEW: Garden of Eden Isn’t Just Lesser Hemingway; It’s the Worst of Him

Though based on the Hemingway novel published 25 years after his death, Hemingway’s Garden of Eden feels more like the result of an ungodly alliance between Harlequin house writers and the cut-and-paste masterminds at A&E Biography . Hemingway worked on the novel from 1946 until his death, leaving its 200,000 words unpublished. The story is roughly autobiographical, derived in part from to his second marriage (to wealthy Pauline Pfeiffer), but allusions to Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, whom Hemingway reviled, seem to figure as well. As adapted by former Paris Review editor James Scott Linville and directed by John Irwin, The Garden of Eden suggests the bad first novel that Hemingway never wrote. There’s a reason This Side Of Paradise never made it to the screen.

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REVIEW: Garden of Eden Isn’t Just Lesser Hemingway; It’s the Worst of Him

Jesse Eisenberg on Using Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and His Next Project (Which May Involve You)

Last week I met actor Jesse Eisenberg for a lengthy discussion of subjects ranging from his coming-of-age in the New York theater to his beloved Zombieland and his awards-season prospects for The Social Network. We covered a lot of ground, which I’ll be retracing this week in a five-part series here at Movieline. As our impromptu Hell’s Kitchen rendezvous continued, Jesse Eisenberg naturally drifted into the subject The Social Network was in part based on: Facebook, and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. The actor elaborated on his (short) experience on Facebook, the possibility of sending Mark Zuckerberg ill-advised late night emails, if he can still walk down the street without being recognized (or, as it turns out, without being given a noogie) and his new project — which just may wind up somehow involving you.

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Jesse Eisenberg on Using Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and His Next Project (Which May Involve You)

The Mike & Molly Fat Joke Tracker: One Fat Joke, Many Other Awful Jokes

Ever since Mike & Molly premiered in September, Movieline has lovingly chronicled each episode’s fat jokes. From the “I look like Kathy Bates in Misery ” thigh-slapper of episode 2 to the recycled “Looks like you finally freed Willy,” slam of episode 6, Movieline has been there. Our cupcake vigil extended into last night’s tragic episode, “Carl Gets a Girl,” when the sitcom — which gained national fatty recognition for roasting its carb-laden characters — only logged one (gasp!) single fat joke.

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The Mike & Molly Fat Joke Tracker: One Fat Joke, Many Other Awful Jokes

Movieline’s Favorite Palin Feud of the Day: The FCC vs. Bristol

For what it’s worth, this just started as a joke. If three is a trend, though, then five is a tsunami. To catch you up: First, Meghan McCain took on Bristol Palin for not voting ; then Keith Olbermann attacked her for being a hypocrite; then Margaret Cho said she only did Dancing with the Stars because her mother made her. Kathy Griffin blasted Bristol too , but her lobbed insult was so insignificant it didn’t even warrant a Palin Feud of the Day label. Nope, that’s reserved for this: A handful of very upset Dancing with the Stars fans decided the FCC was the best place to voice their displeasure over Bristol’s improbable run to the finals. Strap in, America. This is happening.

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Brad Pitt: Angelina’s Booty Is Up for Grabs

Filed under: Brad Pitt , Angelina Jolie , Movies , Beauty Brad Pitt used the NYC premiere of ” The Tourist ” on Monday night to cop a feel of Angelina Jolie ‘s backside. Brad is supportive of all of Angie’s parts. Read more

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Creepy Shadow Monsters Attack in the Vanishing on 7th Street Trailer

Like many other characters before him, Hayden Christensen walks out one day (presumably onto 7th street) to find his city completely abandoned. Maybe he’s seen 28 Days Later or I am Legend , and feels prepared for the situation and even a bit bored with it at first. I sure did. But then the situation gets more ominous, and soon he finds out he’s not dealing with vampires, zombies or even vampire-zombies, but with merciless shadow monsters.

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