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Attack the Block Is the First Geek Hit of SXSW, But Does That Really Mean Anything?

Universal’s geek bonding road trip flick Paul screens shortly tonight at SXSW, but another sci-fi alien pic with ties to the Nick Frost-Edgar Wright-Simon Pegg universe may have already stolen its thunder: Attack the Block , director Joe Cornish’s horror comedy about inner-city London kids who channel their delinquent ways into survival skills when vicious space invaders descend.

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Attack the Block Is the First Geek Hit of SXSW, But Does That Really Mean Anything?

Berlinale Dispatch: The Good News (and Bad News) About Iran

There are just two days of screenings left at the Berlinale — the prizes are awarded on Sunday — but today is my last day at the festival, my day of reckoning. This is the point at which I look back on everything I’ve seen and, more wrenchingly, tote up everything I wanted to see but missed. While I’ve tried to chase down most of the films screening in competition here, day by day my colleagues have been feeding me recommendations from the Panorama and Forum sections of the festival, which showcase films that generally have smaller budgets and take larger risks. I didn’t get to see many of those pictures, and that’s where my deepest regret lies.

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Berlinale Dispatch: The Good News (and Bad News) About Iran

Scotland’s Big Tent Festival Adds Summer School to Promote Green Living

Dancing at last year’s Big Tent Festival. Image Credit: The Big Tent Last year, we covered Scotland’s Big Tent Festival , a weekend-long celebration dedicated to green and sustainable lifestyles. 2009’s edition included an impressive lineup of musicians, speakers and workshops. For the festival’s fifth birthday, its organizer, the Falkland Centre for Stewardship, is breaking out some new tricks. Foremost among these is Big Tent’s first annual Summer School- a three day workshop focused on teachin… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Morning Talk Show News: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith Hit Up Oprah

Set your DVR for Oprah Today and catch Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith along with their adorable kids for the interview you won’t want to miss.

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Morning Talk Show News: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith Hit Up Oprah

Naomi Campbell Shimmers on The Red Carpet at the Premiere of ‘Biutiful’ at Cannes

Naomi Campbell attends the premiere of ‘Biutiful’ held at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival. Now this is the Naomi we know and love. Pop The Top For More… She was dazzling in Gold, Silver and bronze. Credit:Wire Image

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Naomi Campbell Shimmers on The Red Carpet at the Premiere of ‘Biutiful’ at Cannes

Eva Longoria Goes Glam

Eva Longoria looks absolutely glamorous in a white chiffon dress on the red carpet for the premiere of Robin Hood at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes , France during the annual film festival.

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Eva Longoria Goes Glam

‘City’ Boss Kelly Cutrone Says New Show Is ‘More Focused On Work’

‘Sometimes I’m meaner and sometimes I’m nicer,’ she says of ‘Kell on Earth.’ By Jocelyn Vena While Kelly Cutrone’s primary job has been as Whitney Port’s boss on “The City,” starting Monday night (February 1) she’ll be the star of her very own reality show, “Kell on Earth,” airing on Bravo.

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‘City’ Boss Kelly Cutrone Says New Show Is ‘More Focused On Work’

Pink Had The Best Grammy Performance, Readers Say

Make your voice heard in our still-open MTV Newsroom poll.

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Pink Had The Best Grammy Performance, Readers Say