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Meow! A Brief History of Actresses Who Have Purr-formed Catwoman

Today, Waner Bros. announced that Anne Hathaway will be playing the role of Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises . Though it went unsaid in the press release, it’s a safe bet to assume that Kyle — who, in every other iteration of Batman, becomes Catwoman — will transform into Batman’s arch nemesis in this version, too. What does Hathaway have in store for her in terms of living up to the on-screen presence of Catwoman when she (we presume) dons her leather suit? Let’s take a look back at the history of other actresses to play Ms. Kyle on-screen.

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Meow! A Brief History of Actresses Who Have Purr-formed Catwoman

5 Jennifer Lopez Movie Quotes She Should Use in Her American Idol Debut

We’re all excited for the 10th-season premiere of American Idol tonight with new judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Assertive Randy Jackson , but are we confident that J-Lo has enough of a fearsome edge to make for good contestant commentaries? I’m skeptical. To help her, let’s unearth five memorable quotes from the best in Jennifer Lopez cinema, and teach her to retool these classic quips to suit her judging needs.

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5 Jennifer Lopez Movie Quotes She Should Use in Her American Idol Debut

8 Milestones in the Evolution of Natalie Portman

In this weekend’s surprisingly not-near-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been release, No Strings Attached , Natalie Portman plays a doctor who’s too busy for a proper relationship, and instead creates a pact with Ashton Kutcher that develops into a “sex-only” one. How did Portman transform herself from child star to the odds-on favorite to take home Oscar gold (note: not for No Strings Attached ) next month? 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 Portman, that line has been on a steady uphill climb sine her debut in Léon . So let’s look at eight performances — including something called “World Patrol Kids” — that trace the evolution of one Natalie Hershlag.

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Rex Reed Believes in Natalie Portman’s Norbit

Forget Armond White ; when it comes to curmudgeonly New York film critics, no one can top Rex Reed. He’s the O.G. of vitriol, snark and just plain nastiness. “After a string of flops, the lovely, accomplished and underappreciated Natalie Portman achieved something of a career breakthrough in the pretentious horror flick Black Swan ,” Reed writes in his review of No Strings Attached . “Now, before the impact has worn off, and on the verge of an Oscar nomination, she crumbles like a mildewed crumpet. Short of breaking into the editing lab and destroying the negative, she should have done everything legally possible to stop the ill-timed release of a vulgar, stupid pile of junk called No Strings Attached . This movie could destroy everything.” Looks like someone didn’t hear that the Norbit thing was over . [ NYO ]

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Rex Reed Believes in Natalie Portman’s Norbit

Late Night Highlights: Betty White Takes (and Spits Up) a Birthday Shot with David Letterman

Last night, Betty White celebrated her 89th birthday with David Letterman and a shot of vodka, which she quickly spit up. Elsewhere, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots performed with Steven Tyler, Regis Philbin celebrated his impending retirement, Larry King parodied himself, and Stephen Colbert promoted a new Slanket competitor, the Coma Cozy.

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Late Night Highlights: Betty White Takes (and Spits Up) a Birthday Shot with David Letterman

Bad Movies We Love: Addams Family Values

Caution: This is not a bad movie. Yes, we’re one sentence in, and I’ve already broken a major Bad Movies We Love rule. Addams Family Values is perfectly cast, hilarious, and the best showcase of Joan Cusack’s insanity since she wore clown leper makeup in Working Girl . But Addams Family Values qualifies as a BMWL because it’s a freakishly dated ’60s sitcom making a go of ’90s family fare, an ooky onslaught of puns and one-liners, and a movie so ridiculous that its theme song is the Tag Team opus “Addams Family (Whoomp).” It’s a Bad Movie We Love because rational filmmakers would’ve never let it happen, but somehow this goofy riot prevailed. Thank God.

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George Lucas Believes in 2012, For Real, Says Concerned Citizen Seth Rogen

If you’re a celebrity who owns a fantastical ranch full of spaceship paraphernalia, chances are you have a passing relationship with reality, anyway. Unfortunately, it turns out George Lucas and reality are barely even acquaintances, as Seth Rogen just revealed that Mr. Lucas allegedly holds a sincere belief in Mayan apocalypse lore . Funnier yet: Steven Spielberg is pretty annoyed about it.

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DVD: Reginald Hudlin on Black Panther and Letting His Geek Flag Fly

Certain comic book characters remain popular on the page but seem to defy adaptation to the big screen — Entertainment Weekly recently asked whether or not we’d ever see a Wonder Woman movie. But for filmmaker and former Black Entertainment Television president Reginald Hudlin, writing first a comic book and then an animated series of Black Panther (out today from Shout! Factory) was a way to visualize a cinematic adventure for a character that Hudlin calls the African equivalent of Captain America.

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DVD: Reginald Hudlin on Black Panther and Letting His Geek Flag Fly

Help Movieline Caption These Befuddling Stills from Tower Heist, The Help, and Abduction

Another day, another set of publicity stills from upcoming movies for all of us to wrap our snarky heads around. Peek into the distant future (all the way to fall 2011) and help Movieline figure out what’s going on in these images from Brett Ratner’s tower heist flick Tower Heist , Tate Taylor’s period novel adaptation The Help , and John Singleton’s Abduction , AKA Taylor Lautner Gets $7.5 Million to Play Tom Cruise .

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