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Photo: (Getty) There are after school programs. And then there are AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. Stoked is most definitely the latter. It's an amazing youth mentoring program for under-served youth. How do they engage students? Not through chess or tutoring but through skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. Beyond rad, right? "In most mentoring relationships, people just sit at a table and they eat pizza or they go to the movies. There's nothing that takes mentoring relationships to a whole new level. For any relationship to grow you have to go...

If there is one thing that we know and love about Mark Wahlberg, it's that he is very convincing in action-heavy and physically demanding roles that require him to wield weapons, takedown bad guys and just be a general badass. Not that we don't love his comedic chops, because he's more than proven that he can be just as solid in comedies a la "Ted" but we're always a little extra excited when there is a Wahlberg-led action movie on the horizon, like the forthcoming crime/action/political thriller "Broken City." MTV News was lucky...

Photo: (Gettty) Earlier today a gunman opened fire in the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. According to CNN, 26 people were killed in the school shooting, and the suspect is now deceased in the building. Twenty of the victims were children, and six adults, including the principal and guidance counselor, were killed. Adam Lanza, has been identified as the shooter. So far three handguns connected to him have been found: a Glock, .223 caliber rifle and a Sig Sauer. Lanza's mother was a teacher at the elementary school and...

Wouldn't you know? "Django Unchained" hits theaters on December 25. Considering that fortuitous timing, we thought it wise to suggest some Quentin Tarantino-themed gifts for your holiday season. This is the "Django Unchained"-Quentin Tarantino gift guide. The Homework If you're completely unfamiliar with the spaghetti western genre, this is where you start. These three films, starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Sergio Leone, created the style and remain its most popular examples. (Amazon, $19.99) The Next Step Once you have mastered...

By Hannah Soo Park With intricate storylines and mind-boggling twists, this year's biggest blockbusters didn't fail to pull out all the attention-grabbing stops. But the winding plotlines and extravagant outcomes also came at the cost of leaving major questions unanswered for audiences, even before the end credits began to roll. From the obvious to the more complex thought-provokers, these plot holes and unresolved issues made it difficult to leave theaters without demanding the answers we truly needed. (Major spoilers ahead, obviously!)...

Photos: (Getty/MTV Act) While many fan groups spend their time kissing life-size 1D posters or trying to figure out what Justin Bieber ate for lunch, the Sterek Campaign is bringing "Teen Wolf" fans together to fight for human and animal rights. The campaign was originally born to make "Teen Wolf" creator Jeff Davis aware of the growing demand for a legitimate romance between Stiles and Derek -- two of the show's lead male characters. But the campaign has slowly become a movement, and now -- in addition to breaking mainstream gender stereotypes...

Bad news, remake-haters of the world: Len Wiseman's planned reboot of "The Mummy" is still happening. Even worse, it's not going to have anything to do with the Brendan Fraser film series, though it will still keep its name. "It's horror. It's epic. It's more of a modern-day version of what would happen if we came across a mummy in our world today. It is pretty fascinating," Wiseman told Movieweb in a recent interview. Honestly, that sounds like a terrible idea. "The Mummy" worked because it was a horror-ish movie along the lines of "Indiana...

When Peter Jackson decided to pull material from the "Lord of the Rings" appendices, pinning down what was fair game for his new "Hobbit" trilogy became much harder. With a whole world of Tolkien material to pad out the three films, a new cast of characters became eligible for cameos. But watching the first installment, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," there's really only one character you're curious about: Gollum. "The Lord of the Rings" turned him into an iconic and essential element of the cinematic version of Middle-earth....

Photo: (Youtube) Diem Brown from "The Challenge" was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer for the second time. Her experience with cancer has led her to creating MedGift, an online medical gift registry and making the MTV web special "Surviving Cancer With Diem Brown," and now she's done an emotional photoshoot with People to show how she looks without hair. Diem Tweeted: Here's behind the scenes of my @peoplemag Bald Photo Shoot watch video below "Tears don't show ur weak, quitting does"youtube.com/watch?v=lzVIYO…— Diem Brown (@DiemBrown)...

Photo: (Getty) My family doesn't have many holiday traditions, but I'll never forget the year we were each allowed to open one present on Christmas Eve. I chose a small, square one from my grandmother. I ripped off the wrapping paper, opened the box and found a paperweight...with a dead tarantula inside. This was problematic for two reasons: I couldn't have been older than 10 years old (and therefore really had no need for a paperweight), and I'm terrified of spiders. We've all been there. All eyes are on you, you open a gift -- and it's...

In a year with so many really good movies, picking a top five proved a harder challenge than most other looks back. When the writers at MTV got together to narrow the field down, some expected and some not-so-expected films came to the front. After much discussion, voting, tallying, and order switching, these are the top five movies of the year according to MTV. What do you think of our picks? Do you hate them? Do you love them? Are you questioning whether we saw any movies this year? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!...

As someone who observes the film industry from a journalistic standpoint more so than a fan these days, it's easy to get jaded and cynical about all of Hollywood, full of overpaid actors with too-fragile egos, studios churning out quantity over quality, making movies to win awards, award season, etc. Thankfully there are ways to drown out that noise with little reminders of why movies and a lot of the people who make them are awesome. Case in point, Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman's innovative and wholly entertaining project Live Read,...

The first trailer for "Pacific Rim" basically blew everyone out of the water when it debuted earlier this week. (Need we remind you? Rocket. Punch.) Now to help soak up every ounce of goodness and every intricate detail in the monster vs. robots trailer, MTV News' Josh Horowitz sat down with director Guillermo del Toro, who was more than happy to share his inside knowledge on what went into making the preview. Two things strike us about what del Toro has to say about the full movie. 1) He flat out confirms that the jaegers will...

This helpful infographic will guide you through the history of US presidents on film. William Henry Harrison always gets the shaft. Also, there really is no time to explain in today's Dailies! » There's no time to explain! [Vulture] » Watch "Navajo Joe," the movie Quentin Tarantino wants you to see before "Django Unchained" [The Playlist] » Benedict Cumberbatch says he's not playing Khan. Well, I guess that's that. [Access Hollywood] » New looks at Carrie Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Great Gatsby" [Collider] » Peter...

By Hannah Soo Park The "Tron: Legacy" sequel may not have an official title yet, but it's just been confirmed that the movie has a star lined up to play one of its leading roles. While doing press for the U.S. release of "On the Road," actor Garrett Hedlund confirmed to NextMovie that he will, in fact, be reprising his role as Sam Flynn in the follow-up that's been floating around the sequel rumor mill since the first "Tron" reboot's 2010 release. "You know, yeah, I'm very excited, Disney's very excited," Hedlund said, when asked about...