MTV: Video Music Awards Recap

The official MTV News MTV VMA recap in which I point out the bizarre triple name-check of Nirvana and work Morrissey into the story. CLICK HEREto read my report.

MTV: Cobra Starship Perform at the VMA Pre-Show

Leave it to Cobra Starship to slither elegantly down a black carpet. Gabe Saporta has come a long way since the days when his pop-punk band were releasing split 7" singles and touring in vans. Samuel Jackson's meme-worthy "Snakes on a Plane" flick is a distant memory, but Cobra Starship remain — bigger than the soundtrack that spawned them and rocking the MTV News VMA pre-show with gusto on Sunday in downtown Los Angeles. CLICK HEREto read my report.

MTV: Britney Professes Her Love for Adele

LOS ANGELES — Selena Gomez loves Britney Spears and Britney Spears loves Adele. These are two facts that were confirmed during MTV News' 2011 VMA pre-show as two of those three ladies chatted on the black carpet in downtown Los Angeles shortly before the big show got started. CLICK HEREto read my report.

MTV: Box Office Report

Librarians, booksellers and English teachers, rejoice: Moviegoers overwhelmingly chose "The Help," adapted from the best-selling novel, over all of the remakes, sequels and reboots in theaters this past weekend. CLICK HERE to read my report.

MTV: Box Office Report

'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' Holds Up Against 'The Help'
'30 Minutes or Less,' 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie,' 'Final Destination 5' disappoint at box office.
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Interview: Katie Holmes, Guillermo Del Toro

I spoke with Guillermo Del Toro, who is always a great interview (going back to my Prague set visit for "Hellboy"), and Katie Holmes (who I actually enjoyed in "Pieces of April") about "Don't be Afraid of the Dark," which Del Toro co-wrote and produced. To watch that interview, simply CLICK HERE.

MTV: Box Office Report

The "Planet of the Apes" franchise was all the rage in the late 1960s, and this past weekend, what's old was new again as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" dominated the box office.

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MTV: Box Office Report

Smurfs Surprisingly Strong Against Han Solo, James Bond: Industry watchers predicted that "Cowboys & Aliens" would easily top the box office over the weekend. But not so fast, partners! It wasn't little green men who fought hardest against Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford's cowboys, but rather little blue woodland creatures. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.