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And Your Judges Are…10 People We Wouldn’t Mind Being The New American Idol Judges

10 Possible American Idol Replacements Here’s the dilemma: it seems like nobody wants to judge American Idol anymore. Simon Cowell left and everything fell apart. But have no fear, there are going to be replacements. While the people at American Idol are scrambling looking for new judges, we have a few suggestions that will help them out.

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Perez Hilton: Would You Hit It?

We’re as shocked by the following question, as you are, readers. But Perez Hilton walked the red carpet of LOGO’s 2012 NewNowNext Awards last night, an event held in Avalon Hollywood. And… well… our counterpart in celebrity gossip blogging looked darn good while doing it! What can we say? We must give credit where credit is due… Perez has clearly been hitting the gym. But the dilemma in front of you is this: Would you hit it ?

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Perez Hilton: Would You Hit It?

Friday Box Office: Green Hornet Has Sallow Opening Night, Dilemma Self-Destructs

On the weekend of the Golden Globes, a couple of prize turkeys were trotted out at the box office to little effect. Seth Rogen’s long-delayed Green Hornet opened at a weak number one, while Vince Vaughn’s Dilemma barely made a splash at number two. But hey, The King’s Speech opened wide at number four and did okay! Your Friday box office is here.

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Friday Box Office: Green Hornet Has Sallow Opening Night, Dilemma Self-Destructs

True Grit Takes Another Hit from American Cinema Editors

Even more bad news for Team True Grit . Yet another guild has snubbed the Coen Brothers mostly excellent Western, meaning the chances of a Best Picture upset win seem even more unlikely than before. (That the Oscar nominations haven’t come out yet is neither here nor there, amirite?) The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced their selections this morning, and “Roderick Jaynes” (nyuck) didn’t make the cut (nyuck). Who did? The usual suspects! Click ahead for the full-list — though you could probably guess it right now without even looking — and feel free to read these tea leaves in the comments section.

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Ron and Clint Howard on The Dilemma, Improv and What’s Up With Arrested Development

To hear Ron Howard tell it, the key element of his new film The Dilemma is surprise: Tonal twists from comedy to thriller to drama and pathos back again, frequently without warning and with little indication of which character will turn up where — or how or why they’ll do it. Perhaps it was inevitable, then, that I walked into a chat with the filmmaker to find his younger brother, the actor (and Ron Howard stock player) Clint Howard would be joining. Score!

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Ron and Clint Howard on The Dilemma, Improv and What’s Up With Arrested Development

8 Milestones in the Evolution of Vince Vaughn

In The Dilemma , Vince Vaughn plays a man who witnesses his best friend’s wife cheating with another man. Ron Howard’s latest film is a departure of sorts for Vaughn compared to other films if only because the overall tone cannot be described as a “laugh riot.” Still, how did Vaughn become one of the most bankable comedy stars in Hollywood after beginning his career in drama? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of important roles to illustrate what led to an actor’s current success, and with Vaughn, that line was definitely on a downward slant until Todd Phillips came along and cast him in Old School . Let’s look at eight performances — including one of his earliest — that trace the evolution of one Vincent Anthony Vaughn.

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8 Milestones in the Evolution of Vince Vaughn

Don’t Forget to Meet Ron Howard and Movieline Tonight in NYC!

Good morning! Just a friendly reminder for all you New Yorkers in the house to join me tonight at the Apple Store SoHo , where I’ll be chatting with Ron Howard about his new film The Dilemma . The fun starts at 7:30; admission is free, but seats are first-come, first-served, so arrive at least a little early to get yours. And polish up your best queries for the Q&A ! See you there… [ Apple Store ]

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‘Why Were They There?’: Screenwriting Guru Robert McKee Takes on Right-Wing Attackers

Earlier this week, a contributor to the right-wing film and culture Web site Big Hollywood offered up the delightfully titled tale , “For $745 You Too Can Be Insulted By Famed Hollywood Screenwriting Teacher Robert McKee.” Author Ann McElhinney proceeded to recount her time in McKee’s celebrated (and, indeed, expensive) story seminar last October, time reportedly spent chafing under the instructor’s prodigious use of profanity, social criticism, “Bush bashing” and other liberal bloviation. A torrent of conservative bile followed in the site’s comments. Of course, anyone who’s seen Adaptation , featuring Brian Cox as the legendary — and legendarily irascible — writing mentor, could have warned McElhinney of at least some pedagogical turbulence ahead. So Movieline asked McKee on Wednesday: What, if anything, went wrong here?

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‘Why Were They There?’: Screenwriting Guru Robert McKee Takes on Right-Wing Attackers

The happythankyoumoreplease Trailer Leaves Us Hoping for More, Please

You should never really judge a film by its trailer, if only because, like books and their covers, the trailer only tells the part of the story marketing wants you to know. So, let’s all give the new trailer for Josh Radnor’s well-received 2010 Sundance Audience Award winner a pass…because, hoo boy , is this one horrible.

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The happythankyoumoreplease Trailer Leaves Us Hoping for More, Please

REVIEW: Genre Confusion Makes For Hard-to-Watch Dilemma

The Dilemma , Ron Howard’s cheerless, would-be relationship farce, begins with two couples around a dinner table and ends with two men running into each other’s arms. Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) are tight. Friends since college, they share their lives, they share a business — Nick designs car engines and Ronny sells them to Big Auto — and they’ve shared a woman at least once, just to keep things on the level. They share, in other words, the kind of bond that has transformed a certain kind of comedy into a homo-social love story, a soft-core sausage fest.

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REVIEW: Genre Confusion Makes For Hard-to-Watch Dilemma