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Photo: (Kevin Mazur) DNC! VMAs! SU2C! It's been quite the week for events. You might be wondering about SU2C aka Stand Up To Cancer. It was a national telethon that aired on major networks (CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, etc.) last night to raise money for cancer research. Who was in the house for the star studded telethon? Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Olympic gold medalists Gabby Douglas and Missy Franklin and a ton of other stars. And it blew my mind and made me cry hysterically...in the live audience. Why was I sobbing up a storm...

Photo: (Getty) This was a BIG week for Americuh. Not only did the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards go down last night and NYC Fashion week get kicked off, but the Democratic National Convention "blue" through the South with 3 days of left-wing revelry in the Charlotte, NC. I was on hand in my hometown to catch all the political partying and celeb sightings (will.i.am! Eva Longoria! Gabe Saporta! Salt-n-Pepa! Olivia Wilde! Kal Penn!), so I'ma breakdown the convention chaos for y'all. Ready for the highlights?? + DNC turns it up! When I say #DNC2012...

Photo: (Getty Images) Katy Perry kissed One Direction's Niall and Harry, Rihanna and Chris Brown hugged it out, but it was Demi Lovato's lip-lock with a Moonman that got us all inspired! We've got a photo of the liplock, plus other fave moments from Drake, Frank Ocean and more. + Kevin Hart delivers Presidential address of sorts, promotes international interartist peace and equality. During the opening monologue, Kevin Hart was introduced as "The Future President of the United States." But like, you were probs screaming like he...

Photo: (Getty) So the VMAs red carpet is the perf place to ask celebs what they're wearing, what projects they're working on and about, ya know, music videos (YES, we still play them on MTV.) But with the election right around the corner, we decided to get political with Alicia Keys, Tyga, Rihanna booty grabber A$AP Rocky, Big Sean (WHO HUGGED ME. UH-HUH. TRUE STORY.), Mac Miller, Jersey Shore's Pauly D, Vinny and Deena and other stars. We asked celebs: If you were running for president what would be your campaign song? A$AP Rocky and Mac...

Will.i.am's spiky red Louboutin loafers. Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship's slick skinny tie. Far East Movement's metallic swag. Who knew the warm-up for NYC's Fashion Week would be the Democratic National Convention?! It's a 3-day long political festival that not only attracts the party's most influential in power suits and pearls, but also tons of conscientious celebs rocking their election style. Let's not forget the stoked state delegates in crazy patriotic outfits and general party people just taking in the chaos. Time for a DNC fashion...

By Ryan Gowland Not every film critic is going to get a movie based on their life story, but not every film critic has the renown of Roger Ebert, whose 2011 memoir Life Itself has been optioned to become a documentary from "Hoop Dreams" and "The Interrupters" director Steve James and executive producers Steven Zaillian ("American Gangster" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" scribe) and some guy named Martin Scorsese. Ebert himself broke the news on his Twitter (via The Film Stage), then explained how the project came together to CriticWire....

Anyone familiar with Bond movies know that the pre-credit action sequence is one of the most important elements of the 007 formula. The opener can be short, sweet, and even self-contained, but it has to make an impression. So after four years away from the big screen, Bond, Daniel Craig, and director Sam Mendes have double the pressure to deliver an action-filled opening with "Skyfall." We've seen bits and pieces of the seemingly epic chase that opens the films thanks to the theatrical trailer, but a new featurette over at IGN takes a look...

We may have a ways to go before the girl on fire returns to Panem, but this fall, you can catch the woman who played Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence, in a different role that's sure to generate buzz. From the Academy Award-nominated director of "The Fighter," David O. Russell, comes "Silver Linings Playbook," which stars Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Fandango just revealed a brand new poster for "Silver Linings Playbook," which you can see for yourself after the jump! Official synopsis: Life doesn't always go according...

Recently have you found yourself thinking, "You know, Billy Crystal hasn't been in a movie in a really long time"? How about "Neither has Bette Midler. I love those two. They should do a movie together"? Thankfully, the trailer for "Parental Guidance," which stars the two comedy veterans debuted today over at Yahoo! Movies. You can check out the trailer and the official synopsis after the jump! Official Synopsis: Comedy legends Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play Artie and Diane Decker, who are called in by their daughter (Marisa Tomei) to help care for their three grandkids. When their...

MTV News caught up with Jack Huston at the premiere for season three of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." You may know Huston from his badass role as Richard Harrow, but next year you're going to see him alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the beat poet-murder mystery, "Kill Your Darlings." And wouldn't you know it? Huston had the nicest things to say about his young costar, Radcliffe. "I've never seen [anything like] the way he works, such tenacity," Huston said. "He's got a hunger for the craft. It was one of the loveliest experiences." Huston...

We're a few days into one of the biggest Toronto International Film Festival line-ups in recent years, and already opinions on some of this year's most anticipated releases have begun to roll out. The folks over at Film.com have a few representatives up at TIFF, who have been kind enough to catch some of these titles and let us know what they think. "Looper" Grade: A- In an age where filmmakers are more likely to to shrug and suggest you simply embrace mystery, writer-director Rian Johnson ("The Brothers Bloom") draws a line in the sand...

Photo: (Getty) Last night at the 2012 Video Music Awards (you guys were all watching, riiight?) Demi Lovato dazzled as a performer and presenter. Not only did she strut her stuff on stage in the preshow and help announce winners, she also brought home the coveted Moonman for Best Video With A Message! After her exciting night of performing/announcing/winning and rubbing shoulders with the stars, Demi Tweeted her excitement with a pic of her giving us the peace sign: Leaving VMAs...what an amazing night!! say.ly/eMH47q8— demetria lovato (@ddlovato)...

Adapting any highly regarded piece of literature comes with a lot of pressure, but for the cast and crew of "On the Road," the status of Kerouac's seminal novel was in a category of its own. For the film's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, two of the stars of "On the Road," Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund, spoke with MTV News' Josh Horowitz about that pressure and how they dealt with it. Read more after the jump! Hedlund said that he felt the director, Walter Salles, had the most riding on the success of...

Last night's Video Music Awards may have been all about the music for the most part, but "Twilight" fans got a little something for themselves, when a few of the cast members presented the final trailer for "Breaking Dawn - Part 2." The finale looks like it will be an epic one. As fans know, the ending has been beefed up a bit with some extra vampire-versus-vampire action, and we see plenty of that in this final trailer. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" hits theaters on November 16. What was your favorite part of the...