Mo'Nique's come a long way since 'Phat Girlz.'

The amiable actor-comedian-talk show host (and yes, headliner of that infamous 2006 bomb) is the talk of Tinsletown these days thanks to her harrowing dramatic turn in the Oscar favorite 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.' The indie has steadily gained steam since winning big at Sundance and January, subsequently winning the endorsement of media heavies Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, who signed on as producers.

In 'Precious,' Mo'Nique is Mary, the callous, abusive mother to the year's most unlikely heroine, Clareece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), an obese Harlem teen twice impregnated by her father. Mo'Nique is a virtual lock for an Academy Award nomination.

No, you're not in a hemp-induced hallucination; Woody Harrelson has been around a lot lately.

He slayed the undead last month in 'Zombieland' and this weekend will try to survive the end of the world in Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick '2012.' But the Texan had a more serious subject on his mind when we met up with him this week in Manhattan; namely, his other film opening this weekend, 'The Messenger.'

A war film that focuses more on the home front than the battlefield -- in the vein of Hal Ashby's 'Coming Home' or 'The Last Detail' -- Harrelson and Ben Foster ('Pandorum') play two Army officers who have the agonizing responsibility of reporting the death of soldiers to their next of kin. In the process the two build an indelible friendship while battling their own personal demons.

Superstition is piled upon superstition as Roland Emmerich's apocalypse thriller '2012' begins playing on more than 3,000 screens on Friday the 13th. Don't cross paths with a black cat on your way to the theater.

'2012' is a monster-budgeted special effects spectacular exploiting the myth of the Mayan Doomsday Prophecy, some ancient hoohoo that pegs the end of the world as occurring Dec. 21 two years hence. Enough people believe this riff that real-world scientists are actually bothering to debunk it.

Watch a 'Kick Ass' trailer featuring none other than McLovin. [Hollywood.com]






'Fantastic Mr. Fox' gets down with The Bobby Fuller Four in 'Let Her Dance' music video. [ScreenJunkies]


'Bad Lieutenant' is spontaneous, unpredictable and crazy ... don't ask questions, just read the review. [FilmDrunk]


The world is not likely to end in 2012 -- let Asylum tell you why. [Asylum]


Pattinson admits this one aspect of his appearance is 75% of his performance. So, what makes up the remaining 25%? [PopWatch]

Photog angers Mike Tyson and gets punched four times -- blood was gushing "like a water fountain." [FanHouse]
Will 'Tyson' doc pay a big Oscar price for the boxer's faulty anger management? [Thompson on Hollywood]

All joking aside, Dane Cook, you're no Riddler. [CinemaBlend]



Will 'Paranormal' Oren Peli "make lightning strike twice" with 'Area 51'? Get spoilers from an alleged script/outline hybrid. [HorrorSquad]

So it's finally arrived. Roland Emmerich's end-of-the-world epic is in cinemas from today and everyone can now see what armageddon will look like from the comfort of a lovely warm cinema. But are we all really going to perish on December 21, 2012? Erm, apparently not.

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Never understood what all the fuss was about? Stopped watching after 'Saw II'? We're here for you.

As you probably could've guessed ... SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Saw I. Jigsaw chains Lawrence and Adam in bathroom with corpse. Lawrence must kill Adam to save family. Will learn to appreciate life as did Jigsaw survivor Amanda. Danny Glover. Creepy puppet. Pig mask. Lawrence saws off foot and escapes. Corpse is actually Jigsaw. "Game over." Leaves Adam to die. Adam screams.