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Celebs Who May Need to Back Away from the Tweet Button

Many celebs on Twitter could benefit from a Phonics book. And, through this “social network,” one celeb or another will single-handedly ruin his/her career daily due to lack of discretion. Head to MadameNoire.com for few celebs who are giving publicists everywhere hope for a brighter tomorrow.

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Stephanie Zacharek’s 10 Best Movies of 2010

There’s probably no good reason to read any movie critic’s Top 10 list, but lots of people — including myself — read them anyway. Let’s not be falsely modest about it: It’s an honor to be able to compile a list and to have a place, online or otherwise, to moor it. But everyone who cares about movies has his or her own private list, posted online or not, which may include some or all of the usual suspects in a given year (like The Social Network or The King’s Speech , pictures which lots of people, though not all people, seem to love) as well as a selection of fiercely protected personal favorites.

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Betty White Better Than The Social Network, Says AP

It figures that if some celebrity was going to prevent either Mark Zuckerberg or The Social Network from winning an award this month, it would have to be Betty White. As such, say hello to the AP Entertainer of the Year. “It’s ridiculous,” said White, accurately. “They haven’t caught on to me, and I hope they never do.” If only Aaron Sorkin included the Facebook campaign to get Betty White on SNL in the epilogue of his screenplay! [ LAT ]

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SAG Award Nominations Led By ‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Fighter’

Nominated actors also include Jeff Bridges and 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld for ‘True Grit.’ By Eric Ditzian Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” Photo: See Saw Films The Screen Actors Guild Awards nailed it last year. The organization’s picks for outstanding actor, actress, supporting actor and supporting actress all ended up winning Oscars in their respective categories. Will the SAGs end up being an accurate Academy Award predictor once again this year? The new nominations were announced Thursday morning (December 16), honoring both longtime Oscar front-runner “The King’s Speech” and freshly energized “The Fighter” with four nominations each. “The Social Network,” which was expected to be a serious contender for multiple Oscars, received just two nods. “Black Swan” and “The Kids Are All Right” nabbed three nominations each. The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be aired on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 30, at 8 p.m. ET from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. SAG’s top honor goes not to a film and its producers but to the project’s entire cast. The nominees this year are “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “The King’s Speech” and “The Social Network.” The category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role veered slightly away from the Golden Globe nominations in the dramatic actor category earlier this week, with Robert Duval (“Get Low”) and Jeff Bridges (“True Grit”) sneaking into the pack. They join Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”), Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”) and James Franco (“127 Hours”). Annette Bening (“The Kids Are All Right”) and Natalie Portman (“Black Swan”) remain Oscar front-runners after being recognized for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor, alongside Nicole Kidman (“Rabbit Hole”), Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone”) and Hilary Swank (“Conviction”). Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) continued his stellar awards season with a nod for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. His fellow nominees are John Hawkes (“Winter’s Bone”), Jeremy Renner (“The Town”), Mark Ruffalo (“The Kids Are All Right”) and Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech”). Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role appears to be a wide-open field, with nods going to Amy Adams (“The Fighter”), Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech”), Mila Kunis (“Black Swan”), Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”) and 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit”). After notching the most Globe nominations, HBO rose to the top of the SAG class this year with nine nominations (AMC owned the field last year). Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama nods went to “Boardwalk Empire,” “The Closer,” “Dexter,” “The Good Wife” and “Mad Men.” Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy nominations went to “30 Rock,” “Glee,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Modern Family” and “The Office.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘Black Swan’ MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Social Network’ Related Photos ‘The Fighter’ Knocks Out Hollywood

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What are your 2010 Golden Globe predictons?

Only a day after the Golden Globe nominations were released, the press is already overwhelmed with nominee reactions (Sofia Vergara was apparently in the shower when she heard) and commentary on the mixture of veteran nominees and newcomers (Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Mila Kunis all grabbed noms for young Hollywood). Surely it's now time to start making predictions for the winners. Does a young actress like Emma Stone have a chance at winning Best Performance? Will David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network sweep every category featuring someone connected to the movie? If Johnny Depp's nominated twice for Best Performance, do other actors even stand a chance? What are your predictions for the 2010 Golden Globes? added by: cberlin1

You Have Part of My Attention: Mark Zuckerberg Named Time Magazine Person of the Year

Alternate headline: “If you were the inventors of Time magazine’s Person of the Year, you would have invented Time magazine’s Person of the Year.” What started as a rough morning for the makers of The Social Network turned around in a hurry. Late last night the San Diego Critics Society broke ranks with their film critic brethren and voted Winter’s Bone as top film of 2010 instead of The Social Network (punishment will be meted out later this afternoon). Before David Fincher and friends could cry in their Kashi Go Lean, though, Time magazine swooped in this morning and named Facebook head honcho Mark Zuckerberg as their Person of the Year. Suck on that, Ree Dolly!

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More Awards: The Social Network Will Not Settle for 2nd Place

You know what’s better than winning most of the best picture awards? Winning all of them . Or so it would seem. The San Francisco Film Critics and The Toronto Film Critics have both announced their awards and The Social Network came out on top again, right on the heels of its Best Picture awards from

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‘Black Swan,’ ‘Social Network’ Lead Early Nominations

‘Inception,’ ‘True Grit,’ ‘127 Hours’ and more are already being honored by critics associations. By Kara Warner Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” Photo: Fox Searchlight With Golden Globe nominations on the way Tuesday, the 2010 awards season has officially kicked into high gear. But the Globe nods aren’t the first; the American Film Institute and a handful of critics groups have already released their faves. In looking at overall Best Film/Picture categories, the AFI and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards selected the same nine films: “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “127 Hours,” “The Social Network,” “The Town,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone.” AFI recognized “The Kids Are All Right” as its 10th movie in the category, while the Broadcast Film Critics Association selected “The King’s Speech.” It’s worth mentioning that as has been custom for the past few years during awards season, independent films generally garner plenty of nomination love. “Black Swan,” “127 Hours,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Winter’s Bone” and “Rabbit Hole” are the buzzy Indies this season. With regard to regional critics’ picks in the same category, there are emerging patterns for awards-season front-runners. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle all named “The Social Network” as the best film of the year, along with David Fincher as best director. Speaking of the directing category and the aforementioned critics groups, Fincher will likely compete with four of the following Best Director nominees from the BFCA: Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”; Christopher Nolan, “Inception”; Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”; Danny Boyle, “127 Hours”; and Ethan and Joel Coen, “True Grit.” With regard to acting nods, the field has not been whittled down quite as specifically as the film and director categories. Standouts so far include Colin Firth for “The King’s Speech” — named Best Actor by the NY and L.A. critics, as well as a nominee from the BFCA along with Jesse Eisenberg (named Best Actor by the National Board of Review) for “The Social Network” and Jeff Bridges for “True Grit.” Other contenders include Aaron Eckhart in “Rabbit Hole,” James Franco in “127 Hours” and Ryan Gosling in “Blue Velvet.” The Best Actress category is similarly conflicted thus far, with Natalie Portman (“Black Swan”), Annette Bening (“The Kids Are All Right”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone”) among the early favorites, but a front-runner has yet to emerge. Other ladies on the short lists: Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” and Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine.” These lists add to the recognition already announced by the National Board of Review, the Independent Spirit Awards, the European Film Awards (at which Roman Polanski’s “Ghost Writer” was the standout) and the British Independent film awards. What do you think of this season’s awards darlings so far? Let us know your picks in the comments! For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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Watch a Young Chelsea Handler Do Stand-Up Completely Unrelated to Angelina Jolie

Earlier this week when Chelsea Handler came under fire for calling Angelina Jolie a homewrecker during her stand-up routine, the E! hostess claimed that her digs weren’t anything new. “I’ve been making fun of Angelina Jolie since she made out with her brother! If I’ve learned anything from this, it’s to write some new jokes.” In an effort to substantiate this claim, Movieline dug through some of Chelsea Handler’s stand-up archives — where instead of any other incriminating Jolie-related evidence — we uncovered one vintage gem of a then baby-faced Handler.

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Jesse Eisenberg on Zombieland 2, Good Sequels and Missing John Ritter

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. And so we arrive, sadly, at the end of our five-part journey with Jesse Eisenberg. By the time the actor and I reached this point, the done-to-death The Social Network had given way to… well, quite a few subjects. Let’s just say that in this last installment of our bar-side conversation, it’s a movie-reference blowout: The Godfather , Jurassic Park , all six Star Wars films and three Lord of the Rings films, among others, made the cut. We also discussed the pending progress of Zombieland 2 and Eisenberg’s surprising affection for the star of Three’s Company .

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