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REVIEW: Flimsy Princess Kaiulani Serves Up Hawaiian History Lite

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Designed to be both essential history lesson and costume weeper, Princess Kaiulani comes up short on both fronts: Deadly earnest intentions and lack of dramatic gumption ensure that the story of Hawaii’s favored daughter remains under-told. Skimping on detail and narrative depth, the film manages to misuse its embarrassment of natural resources — beautiful brown people in Victorian garb, for one thing; the tetchy notion that British colonization suited the Hawaiians better than American imperialism did, for another — in its determination to honor them with a queasy blend of History Channel import and Merchant-Ivory sweep.

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The 10 Coolest Cartoon Chicks in TV History

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This week, MTV finally released a marvelous box set of Daria , the alternative-rocking cynic’s favorite TV series about high-school survival. As I reacquainted myself with the show’s great characters (including arty best friend Jane and fashion-clubbing brat Sandi), I wondered: What makes a cartoon chick cool? After evaluating TV history and plucking from all areas of the animated spectrum, Movieline has chosen the ten coolest cartoon females in history. All listed ladies are sublime, but the #1 retains an untouchable patina of sophistication, camp, and cool.

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On DVD: A Quarter-Billion Cantinflas Fans Can’t Be Wrong

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Who’s Cantinflas? You may not have heard of him, but hundreds of millions of Latinos and Latinas from Buenos Aires to Beverly Hills know him as the most famous Mexican movie star ever — a comic figure so infused in popular Spanish-speaking culture that his name is officially an adjective and verb recognized by the Royal Spanish Academy. Think about it: A quarter of a billion people use your name in everyday conversation during your lifetime (he died in 1993). That’s props. And now Sony is paying tribute of its own.

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Man vs. Wild vs. Diarrhea

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When Bear Grylls gave himself an enema on Man Vs. Wild , did you cry out for more? Listen, as the rugged outdoorsman teases an upcoming episode: “I was half way up a rock face and had diarrhea,” he tells Best Week Ever. “I’m trying to sort of get off of this rock, and I realized it was all about to happen. I had to just say to the camera man, ‘Listen, turn the camera off, I’ve got to go. Now.’…And there’s just diarrhea in free air. I look up and see this red light blinking and he’s like, ‘You’ve got to be joking, this is great!’ You think that would never get on TV, but it does.” [ Best Week Ever ]

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What’s On: The Best Tyramail of All

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Tonight America’s Top Next Model concludes its 14th cycle and finally makes a decent clothes-wearer of one lucky girl. Tyra Banks, your soon-to-be favorite author , has enlisted a well-known fashion designer to make the last runway a daunting one — as if the aluminum sheen of Nigel Barker’s noggin wasn’t disorienting enough.

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Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar Afterglow Plagued by Piracy Suits, International Outrage

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Not to be outdone by Jeff Bridges’ $24,000 federal tax lien , Kathryn Bigelow has both domestic and international quarrels affecting her post-Oscar profile these days. And while you could argue that this year’s groundbreaking Best Director isn’t technically on the front lines of the war on Hurt Locker piracy, she faces a bit more personal skirmish in her attempt to make her follow-up, Triple Frontier .

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Kristen Stewart Scores Two Best Kiss Nods For MTV Movie Awards

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‘New Moon’ and ‘Runaways’ star is up for lip-locks in both films at the awards show. By Jocelyn Vena Kristen Stewart Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage It’s a good thing “The Hangover” isn’t up for Best Kiss at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards . The nomination front-runner snagged six nods but was shut out of the kissing category, leaving room for “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart to dominate. KStew is not only nominated for her steamy kiss with Robert Pattinson in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” but she could also win for her girly lip-lock with Dakota Fanning in “The Runaways.” Stewart has been quite the busy girl this year! When MTV News caught up with the star last year, we asked which big-screen co-star was the better kisser: RPattz’s Edward Cullen or Fanning’s Cherie Currie . “Cherie, yeah,” Stewart laughed. Still, Stewart will have some stiff competition at the awards show. Also in the running for most memorable smooch are Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds for “The Proposal,” along with Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington for “Avatar.” And yet another “Twilight” star made the list, albeit not for the vampire saga. Taylor Lautner’s kiss with his onetime lady love and co-star Taylor Swift in the rom-com “Valentine’s Day” rounds out this year’s Best Kiss nominees. While “Twilight” fans may be pulling for the series’ stars, Lautner and Swift can probably count on support from “Valentine’s Day” co-star Jessica Alba, who gushed about the pair earlier this year. “Taylor Swift is so cute,” Alba said. “And Taylor Lautner is so cute. Their story line is definitely one of my favorites.” What was your favorite kiss at the movies this year? Tell us in the comments! Don’t miss the MTV Movie Awards , airing Sunday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV! For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos 2010 Movie Awards: Best Kiss Nominees ‘Avatar,’ ‘New Moon’ Lead 2010 MTV Movie Awards Nominations Related Photos ‘New Moon,’ ‘Avatar,’ ‘Hangover,’ More Duke It Out As 2010 Movie Awards Nominees

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Buzz Break: Which One is Despicable Me Again?

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‘Breaking Dawn’ Co-Stars Still Demanding Big Raises

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Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz are reportedly asking for $4 million apiece for new ‘Twilight’ films. By Adam Rosenberg Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz Photo: Jon Kopaloff/ Getty Images A bomb dropped on Tuesday in “Twilight” land: As actor contracts are being renegotiated to account for a two-part telling of “Breaking Dawn,” the final chapter in the series, a number of key supporting players have been angling for more money. Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz are said to be the major holdouts, and late on Tuesday reports surfaced that they want $4 million apiece for each of the two “Breaking Dawn” films. EW.com ‘s Hollywood Insider reports that Greene and Lutz were initially joined by their Cullen siblings, Nikki Reed and Jackson Rathbone, in asking for a pay raise. Sources say that Reed has had a change of heart, and her deal is now close to being finalized at $750,000-$1 million for each film. Where Rathbone stands is unclear at this point. While Greene and Lutz don’t have nearly as much screen time as franchise stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, they’re reportedly arguing that their press and publicity commitments match those of the headliners, and they therefore deserve the increased pay, especially in light of the movies’ success. Bear in mind that all of this information comes from unnamed sources. Summit Entertainment and the individual actors’ reps are either refusing to comment or simply haven’t been reached for comment. Some sources say that Greene and Lutz asked for $4 million per film while another states that they just want “$1 million or more.” Whatever the facts are, it’s clear that something is holding up any formal confirmations on “Breaking Dawn” beyond the reveal of Bill Condon as director and the November 18, 2011 release date. Do you agree that Ashley and Kellan deserve a raise? Sound off in the comments. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos ‘Twilight’ Stars Talk ‘Breaking Dawn’

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No One Saw the Completely Precedented Happy Town Failure Coming

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Happy Town , ABC’ s small-town mystery that plays like a blander Twin Peaks , will be pulled from the network’s schedule following this week’s episode, then won’t return until June 2. But Sam Neill was just getting started doing his grizzled thing! I’d feign surprise, except that a show just like Happy Town failed last year at this very time . Can you help solve this sad caper?

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