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In 1985, an adaptation of "The Hobbit" premiered in Soviet Russia. It featured a sparkly Gandalf and a take on Gollum that was essentially a man wearing a bathing cap and a fishing net, and all 70 acid trip-worthy minutes are now available on YouTube. Also, examine the poor journalism of Marty McFly's hometown in today's Dailies! » A surprising effective mash-up of the British "Office" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" [Slate] » A look at Hill Valley's terrible newspaper in "Back to the Future" [New York Magazine] » New "Side...

Photo: (AP) Sick of hearing negative stories about teens being bad or apathetic? First off, rude -- you're way off. Secondly, we have uncovered a story that caught our attention, leaving us quite inspired and cops surprised. As 18-year-old Gerardo Marquez was walking into a Pizza Hut in Habra, California, the teen stepped on what he thought was just a regular empty envelope. As he reached down and grabbed it he realized it was filled with money. His initial thought? Keep it and carry on! But in this envelope he found...

Photo: (University Hospital, Birmingham) When Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in October for her support of girls' education, it wasn't clear whether she would make it or not. The world rallied for Malala's health and cause, and now the teen activist has been released from the hospital. She had been staying at a British hospital, and the doctors there deemed her well enough to be discharged. This is great news, but it doesn't mean Malala is 100% better. She'll be back in physicians' care soon for cranial reconstructive surgery, because...

FROM MTV NEWS The latest trailer for "Evil Dead" brings us back to one of the most basic of human instincts. If something is super gross, we're going to keep looking, and it's going to be awesome. That's the feeling we're left with after the new preview for the Sam Raimi-produced return to the cabin in the woods. Good lord is it gross, but eff you if you think we're not going to finish it. Check out the trailer after the jump! A transcript of our thoughts while watching the trailer follows: "Was that carrot soup pouring out of that...

Photo: (Getty) When I think back to my Lady Gaga concert experience, I remember a few things vividly: thousands of Little Monsters holding their paws up for the singer and the amazing costumes that Mother Monster rocked. That was then, however. Now Gaga fans have another experience to look forward to: free counseling services offered on the singer's BornBrave bus. Since I've never heard of services like this being described as, per the singer, "a fun tailgating experience for monsters to unite," I'm all but camping out...

As Dillon Panthers fullback Tim Riggins always said: "Texas Chainsaw forever." Wait...what? The gritty, Southern-set horror franchise returns to theaters this weekend with "Texas Chainsaw 3D," which picks up immediately after the events of the 1974 Tobe Hooper-directed original. MTV News rubbed elbows with Leatherface himself to visit the Shreveport, Louisiana, set last year, where we asked stars Alexandra Daddario (at her bloody best) and singer Trey Songz to spill which horror flicks scare them sh--less. "'Silence of the Lambs,'...

It's been a very special year for the James Bond franchise. 007 turned 50 years old, "Skyfall" made over $1 billion and now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed it's honoring our favorite British secret agent with a special tribute at the 85th Academy Awards. The Academy has announced the news in a press release. Thus far no details have been revealed about what the tribute will be beyond the fact it will involve "a special sequence." "We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films...

"Warm Bodies" sounds kind of weird, right? It's a "Twilight"-like paranormal romance, except it's about a zombie? MTV News just had to find out what the latest movie from "50/50" director Jonathan Levine, so Christina Garibaldi headed to the set. The way star Teresa Palmer describes it, the somewhat silly premise is a way to have your brains and eat them too. "When you think of zombie movies you think of R-rated, everyone eating brains, blood and gore, craziness like that," she said. "In our film, it's great because we sort of get...

Photo: (Getty) Right now same-sex marriage is on the books in nine states, and if Jesse Tyler Ferguson's wish comes true, Illinois will be the tenth state. Besides lobbying and talking to politicians, Jesse has also used fashion sense to push his point! The "Modern Family" star sent out multiple Tweets on the issue. First, a short Tweet and a pic to show what he was doing: Lobbying for #ILequality. twitter.com/jessetyler/sta…— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) January 3, 2013 Next he Tweeted about personally making phone calls: Making...

By Hannah Soo Park Sorry haters, but putting a violent spin on sugar-sweet fairytales is one trend Hollywood isn't letting go of anytime soon. The live-action reboot concept made a splash again last summer with "Snow White and the Huntsman," and kicking off this year's list of anticipated childhood-favorites-turned-badass-action-movies is "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," which just debuted a new red band trailer on Collider. So brace yourself for plenty of ridiculous blood, gore and sex—all of which aren't suitable for work, obviously....

Photo: (Getty) Not one, but two of my baby-daddies have movies coming out this Friday! Rapper Bow Wow stars in the military film "Allegiance," and R&B hunk Trey Songz joins the ill-fated cast of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D." Both musicians make bold statements with their new movie roles -- Bow for the U.S. military, and Trey for Black actors everywhere. + Bow Wow Pays Tribute to Our Troops Bow Wow, real name Shad Moss, plays father and medic Chris Reyes in "Allegiance," a tribute to the military that was written, produced, and financed...

Even after Arnold Schwarzenegger's 17th winking utterance of "I'm back," signifying (again) his return to making movies, we can't help but have a nice, warm feeling of nostalgia seeing the man in action That's what makes this exclusive clip from "The Last Stand," Schwarzenegger's first leading role in 11 years all the more special. In the midst of an old-fashioned Western showdown, Schwarzenegger plays Ray Owens, the sheriff of a border town and the last line of defense against a convict attempting to escape into Mexico. Check...

FROM NEXTMOVIE If you've been on a movie news site like Variety or The Hollywood Reporter in the last few months, you've undoubtedly seen one of those "For Your Consideration" ads that try really hard to make certain actors and films "award worthy," as if you had a say. Those ads are usually for respectable movies that actually do have a shot at their sought-after categories, but what about the ones you don't see? The folks over at NextMovie have rounded up a collection of some of the lesser-known (and potentially not real) Oscar campaigns....

Photo: (Getty) Do you ever get jealz of all the musicians teaming up for songs and wish you could join in? Well, you might just have an opportunity to work with Avicii on his next single. True story! The Swedish talent explains, "I'm about to kick off the world's largest music collaboration -- and I want to work with you!" It's called Avicii x You and the project web site will be launching on January 9. "It would be just really cool to make a really good song out of so many people's different ideas," muses Avicii in the video below. So we...

Photo: (Getty) Many of us spent the first day of 2013 recovering from the last night of 2012, but the men and women of Congress didn't have that luxury because they were busy coming to an agreement on the fiscal cliff. A deal was finally made on Tuesday evening but WTF does it mean and, more importantly, how does it affect you? If you want to know what coulda happened without a deal, this video will help explain that. Now, grab a celebratory glass of milk (I'll explain later) and lemme break it down for ya. The fiscal cliff is a series...

Photo: (Getty) Abuse is never okay, and Julianne Hough will be playing an abuse survivor in the soon-to-be-releasd film "Safe Haven." While she's playing a role, it falls closer to home than many roles do, because Julianne was also abused when she was younger. The "Dancing with the Stars" celeb didn't go into great detail about the abuse when talking with Cosmopolitan magazine. As a young dancer she lived in London for a while, and she said, "While I was in London, I was abused, mentally, physically, everything." She was threatened about...

How about some brand new photos from "Star Trek Into Darkness" to continue to help welcome in 2013? Today Paramount unleashed a collection of 11 new production stills. Not quite as exciting as a full-length trailer of course, but director J.J. Abrams knows what he's doing when it comes to keeping fan expectation as high as possible without actually revealing any plot points. So without further ado, feast your eyes at the images below and join us in over-analyzing the hidden meanings that may or may not be embedded within the highly-stylized...