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June 20th, 2012 | 11:32 am by Lauren Olson (@laurenkaye)

Robert Pattinson Gets Snubbed As Hottest Vampire Ever By Abraham Lincoln Cast

Still reeling from the reveal of Rob’s golfing hobby and the squee-tastic new trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, it’s all about vampires today at VH1. Well, let’s be real. Every day is a vampire-obsessed day … so naturally when VH1 News hit the red carpet of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, we just had to know: Who does the cast think is the hottest vampire ever to grace the silver screen?

While we admittedly were fishing for answers involving a name that rhymes with Smattinson, we were shocked and awed that not a single red-carpet attendee fell into our trap. Dominic Cooper and Jimmi Simpson rep’d their generation with Kiefer Sutherland in The Lost Boys, while director Timur Bekmambetov, writer Seth Grahame-Smith, Robin McLeavy and Abe himself Benjamin Walker went with OG vampires like Nosferatu. Erin Wasson and Mary Elizabeth Winstead left us less confused with Brad Pitt in Interview With a Vampire. Watch the interviews below and let us know in our poll who really is the hottest vampire of all-time.

June 15th, 2012 | 4:10 pm by Sabrina Rojas Weiss (@shalapitcher)

Tom Cruise’s 10 Most Rock Star-ish Moments Before Rock Of Ages

As you can see from the video above, Tom Cruise’s co-stars Malin Akerman, Julianne Hough and Catherine Zeta-Jones really feel like the actor was a real rock star on the set of Rock of Ages — and they meant that in the best way, not the diva-concert rider, trash the hotel room kind of way. And from what we can tell from clips of him as Stacee Jaxx, the guy really poured himself into the part. But none of this should surprise us in the least: After all, the guy has always been a rock star, even when he was at his most clean-cut and Hollywood. Here, we’d like to count down the 10 moments when he most resembled the lead singer of his own guitar-thrashing, ear-melting, groupie-attracting, Billboard-topping band.

Rock Of Ages Fashion Flashback: Mary J. Blige Makes Us Love ’80s Jumpsuits All Over Again

Of all the ’80s fashion trends making a comeback these days, we shouldn’t really be surprised about the jumpsuits and rompers showing up all over the place. After all, they are pretty comfortable (even though you have to strip down every time you go to the bathroom #girlproblems). But we get the feeling that isn’t why Mary J. Blige was ready to take one of her costumes home from the set of Rock of Ages.

“All the jumpers are hot,” Blige, who plays strip club owner Justice Charlier, told VH1 News. “I think was the one with the braids, the silver jumper, I would wear that. Right now.”

Unfortunately, we have to wait for the movie to see that particular suit, but in the meantime, here are a couple of others, along with a few iconic ones from their ’80s heyday.

June 4th, 2012 | 1:53 pm by Sabrina Rojas Weiss (@shalapitcher)

What’s In A Best Kiss? MTV Stars’ Opinions Might Differ From Yours

Just as Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have dominated the MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss category for the past four years — including last night, when KStew had to settle for a little onstage self love — their first onscreen lip lock was victorious in our own tournament last week. By an overwhelming majority of 84 to 16 percent, the Twilight kiss crushed The Notebook in our Ultimate Best Kiss Smoochdown. Judging by that vote, you guys your kisses wrought with tension and danger, but no tongue.

VH1 News hit up the Movie Awards carpet last night to find out what the stars thought was their own best kiss, and their tastes tend to differ from the typical Twi-hard.

“A five-minute Frencher is usually the go-to, and if that’s too long of a scene and people get all weird about it, then a nice, light tongue nibble on the lip kind of thing with groaning,” said Jeff Dye, the host of MTV’s hidden-camera show Money From Strangers.

“When a guy takes me out on a date and it’s a surprising kiss,” said Kirsten Prout of ABC Family’s The Lying Game. “Not like a sneak attack, pins you against the wall kind of kiss. When they dip you down low and it’s romantic and it’s like an old Hollywood movie, I’m a sucker.”

“Yeah, and I like up-against-the-wall hair pulling,” chimed in Lauren McKnight, Prout’s co-star in the My Super Psycho Sweet 16 movies.

To each her own!

June 4th, 2012 | 3:39 am by Ambika Muttoo (@missmuttoo)

Paris, Nicky Hilton And Nikki Reed Do Precious Metal Right At The MTV Movie Awards

Paris, Nicky Hilton, Nikki Reed MTV Movie Awards

Let’s for a second forget that Paris Hilton is contorting her body into shapes that shouldn’t even exist. Trust us, this was the least pretzel-like image we could find of her with her sister, Nicky Hilton. Let’s also, for a second, forget that Nikki Reed‘s smile is more of a grimace than a grin. Because all three of them have absolutely nailed a trend we love at the MTV Movie Awards, precious metal. Seriously, anything metallic or sparkly brings out the magpie in us. We all know that embellishment and sequins don’t always go right, so when the wearer manages to get every detail spot on, it’s a cause for celebration.

We’ll start with Paris in a gunmetal Marco Squared sheath with an embellished neckline and hem. We love the fact that the silhouette is cut like a simple, sleeveless sheath. No frills, no hipbones jutting out — she let the fabric and the lines do all the talking. Her sister, Nicky, also wore a Marco Squared design, putting on a silver-grey jacquard strapless dress. It had amazing attention to detail, especially on the drapes of the skirt. Big win for the Hilton sisters! They look sexy, but nowhere close to trashy. We’d go as far to say that they look pretty darn fine. Nikki also joins their ranks in a stunning Randi Rahm cap sleeved, gold micro-beaded cocktail frock. Again, the silhouette is one of a shift, but who needs anything fancy with that fabric? We’re glad she kept it simple, but slightly cheeky — note the keyhole neckline. Dull gold peep-toe Giuseppe Zanotti pumps and a Pierre Hardy animal print clutch completed the look. Take a bow, ladies. Which look is your favorite?

[Photos: Getty Images]

June 4th, 2012 | 2:49 am by Ambika Muttoo (@missmuttoo)

MTV Movie Awards: The 10 Worst-Dressed Ladies Include Some Surprises

MTV Movie Awards Worst Dressed

We feel really bad for the ladies on the worst-dressed list at the MTV Movie Awards. A couple of tweaks to their outfits and they could have been on the best-dressed list, easily. None of the looks in this selection are heinous, except a few. Brooke Hogan would be one of the few. We can’t even begin to deal with her bedazzled, stomach-baring WTF of an ensemble. Another, would be Ciara, whose red Balmain mini-dress crosses the line from sexy short to wardrobe malfunction short. We get that the deep neckline and little skirt slit are supposed to be artful, but they looked ripped. Julianne Hough should be given the memo that a peplum is not necessary for everything. Especially not ’80s looking lace Sally LaPointe cut-out dress. They make the dancer look boxy when we know she isn’t at all. Bad silhouette.

Now on to the ones we truly feel sad about. We love Christina Ricci, but we feel she’s got so tiny that nothing fits her right anymore. Her Christian Siriano strapless number would have looked awesome if she could fill it out a little. As a result, the fabric swamps her and it, somehow, looks synthetic. Lucy Hale fell prey to that same problem. Her color-blocked Catherine Malandrino dress just didn’t sit right on her, which is shame, because Lucy is so lovely! We also beat our heads about Elizabeth Banks, whose sartorial flag normally flies high. We just coudn’t get on board with her black Elie Saab jumpsuit. The detail down the arms and bodice looked … spidery. Look, weird fashion stuff can also be amazing when people own it. She’s trying desperately to own this — we love the makeup and hair — but the outfit has run away with her. Better luck next time. That applies to all these ladies. Have a look at the gallery to see who else is on the list.

[Photo: Getty Images]

June 1st, 2012 | 1:35 pm by Sabrina Rojas Weiss (@shalapitcher)

Snow White Huntsman Chris Hemsworth Was Once Just As Afraid Of Charlize Theron As We Are

We have made much of the fact that Snow White and the Huntsman is a bad-ass, girl-powered (but still feminine!) take on the traditional fairytale in the weeks leading up to the movie’s release today. When our own Kate Spencer traipsed off to a castle in the U.K. to interview the stars, she also took a moment to speak to the men in the cast, Sam Claflin and Chris Hemsworth, to see how they felt about taking a backseat to the ladies. That’s when Chris admitted how much Charlize Theron had him shaking in his old-timey Huntsman boots.

“The stuff that Charlize does in this film as the queen, she’s intimidating to meet in person, let alone when she’s there as the evil queen,” he said. “My first day was with her, and I felt pretty rattled trying to stand eye to eye with her. Originally it was supposed to be my first couple of weeks were pretty minimal. But then they called me the day before we started shooting and they were like, ‘Now tomorrow, we’ve changed the schedule and you’re going to be with Charlize in that big scene with the two of you.’ And I hadn’t even met her or rehearsed, and I didn’t even know the scene properly.”

Much to his relief, Theron is more seasoned pro than evil queen, however. “She’s just so good that whatever she’s trying to do to you, your character, you’re feeling it,” Hemsworth said. “You’re sucked into the moment. She’s a hell of a lot of fun.”

Hemsworth seemed to have a lot of fun with Kristen Stewart, too, as evidenced by his retelling of the story of her punching him in a scene — watch it all above. Then check out a video below to revisit all the great conversations Kate had with the SWATH stars.
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May 31st, 2012 | 3:15 pm by Lauren Olson (@laurenkaye)

Movie Over, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T Says He And Coco Should Play Zombie Vampires In Space

When VH1 sat down with Ice-T at a screening of his film Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, we did not expect the conversation to go the way of zombie vampires … in space. Ever the awesome interviewee, Ice humored our vampire-obsessed tendencies and fielded some very important questions.

After 12 years, Ice’s Law & Order: SVU co-star Christopher Meloni left the series last year presumably to pursue a film career and obviously for his four-episode stint as Roman on True Blood. As a 500-year-old leader of the Vampire Authority, one could say he traded one form of Law & Order for another, much more undead one. On the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler, Ice said “I’m happy for Chris. At some point, you gotta make your exit… If it’s up to me, [Law & Order] will be on for 20 years.” Hilariously Ice added, “He’s going to the best vampire they’ve ever seen because the man’s crazy – he’s got beady eyes.”

Naturally our imaginations wandered and we had to ask about he and wife Coco‘s vampire potential. “We’d be the best vampires in the history of the world,” Ice-T confidently declared. “But I think we need to be a different kind of vampire… like vampire zombies. [Laughs] The next generation – space zombies or something.”

Full interview below, wherein Ice describes Coco’s undercover love for hard-core gore flicks.

May 29th, 2012 | 9:00 am by Kate Spencer (@katespencer)

Exclusive: Kristen Stewart On Making A “Feminine” Action Movie

Snow White and the Huntsman is unique in that it’s an action movie with two women at the helm – the always fierce Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. The guys in the movie, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Claflin, play important but supporting roles. We chatted with Kristen about the “girl powerness” of it all, and asked her if that influenced her decision to sign on as Snow White. “I am really excited about that,” she tells us. “It’s so on trend right now to have that girl power thing. It’s great when it’s done in a way that’s actually feminine.”

“I read so many scripts now,” she added, “where it seems like they’ve literally taken a male character and renamed it with a girl.” As for Snow White, Stewart was drawn to her “very steady, very set staying power.” Considering the positive buzz Kristen garnered in Cannes last week for her work in On The Road, we think the same could be said about her!

May 25th, 2012 | 3:51 pm by Sabrina Rojas Weiss (@shalapitcher)

Nicole Scherzinger Auditioned “Fair And Square” For Her Men In Black III Spot

Nicole Scherzinger in Men in Black III

“Don’t be late for the movie, because then you’ll miss me!” Nicole Scherzinger told VH1 News of her part in Men in Black III. That’s not to say she wasn’t thrilled for her first movie role to be in none other than a major blockbuster franchise, especially since she doesn’t feel like she was just a stunt casting. “I auditioned for the role fair and square.”

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This isn’t the former Pussycat Doll’s first foray into acting, mind you. “I actually grew up doing theater and my major in college was thea-TRE,” she said, with dramatic flare. “But I have a whole new respect, because I’m used to being onstage — doing film is a lot different.”

Nicole, if these faces you made for us are any indication, you should be onscreen a whole lot more:

Nicole Scherzinger MIB3