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It May Be Time For Kevin Smith’s Jorts Intervention

Kevin Smith attended the premiere of Eclipse last night with his daughter, dressed like he usually is, but even more so. While we’re not style critics here at Movieline, and we just shrugged at Smith’s shirt (which was potentially stolen from a college freshman who is so psyched that he can now wear clothes with cuss words on them), we feel it is necessary to address the jorts, once and for all.

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It May Be Time For Kevin Smith’s Jorts Intervention

What’s On: Remember Michael Jackson’s Time

Ready to conclude your evening with a tribute to the late King of Pop? ABC’ s got you covered with a special look back at Michael Jackson’s legacy, including a glimpse into the care of his estate and kids in the present day. It could only be better if Vincent Price narrated and said, “There’s Joe Jackson closing in to seal your doom .” But we can’t get what we want sometimes. And for good reason, really.

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What’s On: Remember Michael Jackson’s Time

Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek’s Video Reviews!

Today Movieline introduces a new video feature: Not-so-live, from my living room, reviews of this week’s movies. My video review of the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz action-comedy, Knight and Day, now in theaters, can be found here . And click below for my take on Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Chris Rock, which opens in theaters tomorrow and which just may make you rethink your views on public swimming-pool etiquette. As always, more in-depth reviews can be found in our review archives . Enjoy!

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Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek’s Video Reviews!

Peter Jackson in Negotiations to Direct The Hobbit

It looks like the MGM and Warner Bros. strategy of contacting tonally inappropriate directors to helm The Hobbit franchise had paid off better than any strategy associated with MGM in the last year. According to Movieline sister site Deadline, Peter Jackson is fully immersed in negotiations that would place him behind the camera for the two Hobbit films. Feign your total surprise… now.

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Peter Jackson in Negotiations to Direct The Hobbit

How Miley Cyrus Forced Disney to Ban On-Set Tweeting

Miley Cyrus may have been one of the first stars to famously delete her Twitter — as she told Movieline , “It’s dangerous, it’s not fun, [and] it wastes your life” — but who knew that her habits could dampen other people’s online oversharing? According to her director pal Adam Shankman, he and Cyrus are responsible for a new no-tweeting stipulation that Disney has started to write into its cast and crew contracts. #howdidthishappen?

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How Miley Cyrus Forced Disney to Ban On-Set Tweeting

Hollywood Ink: Channing Tatum, Fox Shot Into Space

EXCLUSIVE: Watch Kip Pardue and James Van Der Beek Update The Famous Rules of Attraction Montage

When Movieline recently interviewed Bret Easton Ellis about the cinematic adaptations of his novels, he singled out Roger Avary’s Rules of Attraction as his favorite. The most acclaimed part of that film was the stream-of-consciousness montage chronicling the hedonistic European trip of Victor Ward (Kip Pardue), and this month, Pardue and James Van Der Beek got together to create a semi-sequel to the clip that pays homage to Ellis’s novels (including his new book, Imperial Bedrooms ) and all the films based on them.

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch Kip Pardue and James Van Der Beek Update The Famous Rules of Attraction Montage

The Duplass Brothers on Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home, and Why They Don’t Read Scripts

The new comedy Cyrus may be low-budget by most studio standards, but for directors Mark and Jay Duplass, it was a whole new world. The brothers made their name in mumblecore until Fox Searchlight came calling, but with more money, more crew members, and actors like Jonah Hill, John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei involved, the Duplasses had to work just as hard to preserve the shaggy, improvisatory aesthetic that got them the job in the first place. In a candid interview with Movieline, Mark and Jay opened up about what their crew thought of them, why they’re unlikely to direct someone else’s script, and what’s in store for their next movie, the stoner comedy Jeff Who Lives at Home .

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The Duplass Brothers on Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home, and Why They Don’t Read Scripts

So You Think You Can Dance Quick Kicks: Rating the Top 11

Obligation #1: I have to remind you to watch this damn show. It’s effing good. You’ll remember it later. You’ll cry a bunch. You’ll call your daughter in college and she’ll know all about it. Obligation #2: It’s been stated before, but So You Think You Can Dance would be better if the judges voted on who’s eliminated instead of the home viewers. We can’t trust couch potatoes in Tuscaloosa to pick a superior between Alex Wong, Billy Bell, and Kent Boyd! Hell, we can’t trust TV critics at Movieline to do it. I’m uninformed, don’t make me ruin lives! At any rate, SYTYCD ‘s Top 11 faced off in a live competition round last night, and one routine even garnered the title of “Best Performance Ever.” Tumble with us as we disagree and break down each performance in “quick kicks.”

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So You Think You Can Dance Quick Kicks: Rating the Top 11

Movieline Has the Final Word on Conangate — and the First Interview with the Author

Back in February, Viking confirmed that Bill Carter, the bestselling author of the Late Shift had flown to Los Angeles to begin research on a new book chronicling the latest late night shakedown at NBC. Proof of the project arrived earlier this week online via cover art for The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy (pictured right) and a September release date. Anxious to hear more about the surefire bestseller, Movieline phoned Carter earlier this week to discuss the impending release date and whether Jay Leno is really as cold and calculating as Conan fans make him out to be.

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Movieline Has the Final Word on Conangate — and the First Interview with the Author