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Taylor Lautner's known for flashing his abs of steel, but the teen werewolf insists that all those shirtless scenes—of him and the wolf pack—in The Twilight Saga: New Moon aren't purely gratuitous.

"There's definitely reasons behind it for the film," he told me over the weekend. "When we transform, we don't have clothes, we have to go find our clothes. And we're hot, we're 108 degrees. So it's not like we're randomly taking our shirts off for no reason."

Robert Pattinson also told me he's been self-conscious about his own looks. His one regret about signing on for Twilight?

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There's something heavy, and deep, about the new romance Love Happens, but stars Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart gave me a few tips on keeping things light.

Aniston dishes about how she and Eckhart got way "out of control" on set, especially during a tense dating scene. Hit the clip to get the full interview!

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Catch Jen on Chelsea Lately, this Thursday at 11 p.m.

It's got quantum physics! It's got romance! It's got Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana! There's lots to dig in the adaptation of best-selling book The Time Traveler's Wife, and the stars had plenty to dish about when we sat down recently. Bana on getting naked, McAdams on The Notebook, and both on how that whole chemistry thing works.

Hit the clip for the full story, and follow the jump for more of my interview, and Rachel revealing her food obsessions.

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Before hitting the red carpet for the L.A. premiere of Inglourious Basterds last night, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stopped traffic outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, ambushed a tour bus, shook hands with fans and then dished about it.

"This is my neighborhood," Pitt told me afterward, as the power couple headed down the carpet into Quentin Tarantino's World War II flick. "I ride my bike up and down [Hollywood Boulevard] a lot, and there's always fans and tourists out here, so I always try to give them a little wave."

Angelina had plenty to say, too, most of it about Brad...

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Like Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. is sly, cheeky and clever, not to mention a dapper dandy. Holding court on the Comic-Con red carpet, the charismatic actor flashed the Sherlock-esque Savile Row label on his natty suit while cracking wise and promoting director Guy Ritchie's massive movie about the famous Brit detective. Check out the vid above.

And on the jump, Sherlock Holmes hottie Rachel McAdams hits the Con looking kickass in stilettos and promptly calls herself out for being overly dramatic. She later continues her low-key charm offensive by deftly throwing interviewer Ben Lyons under the bus.

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Only megahottie Megan Fox—who's in San Diego pursuing "complete Comic-Con domination of hearts"—could get away with wearing Armani to such a geeky affair. We had a chance to talk last night, as she arrived for her horror flick Jennifer's Body, and Megan dished about those kinda nude pics that got leaked from the set. Oh, and why she's so shy.

Also, let's clear this up: She says "nobody has talked to me" about starring in a James Bond film, as has been rumored. I was curious, too, why her love life is in a "weird period," so hit the clip to get the full story!

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One of the big items selling at San Diego Comic-Con this year are these Team Jacob and Team Edward T-shirts, calling out the rivalry between Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner's supernatural Twilight boys. I had a chance to ask Kristen Stewart where she stands, and the answer is pretty clear. Check the clip to see what she says.

Also, she and Taylor offer up New Moon scoop on fans, footage and director Chris Weitz. And costar Ashley Greene has even more dish, after the jump. I'm at Comic-Con all weekend, so keep checking back for updates!

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It took me a while to draw out these kooky costars, but Year One cavemen Jack Black and Michael Cera provide low-key laughs in person to perfectly complement the movie's madcap antics. Director Harold Ramis also sits down to spill the beans on all the cool cameos and onset camaraderie.

Politically correct bonus fact: Jack Black makes clear that while no animals were harmed in the making of this film, some animals were f--king annoyed. So now you know.

The Year One star just turned 21, but you'll never guess how the comedy megageek tore it up on his big birthday. Or will you?

John Travolta and Denzel Washington star in this remake of one of my favorites, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, a hostage drama set in the NYC subway. But here, the two stars are completely flat, and director Tony Scott focuses on shaky cameras and shiny gadgets instead of New York, and the human drama, and the plot.

Hit the clip to get my instant take, taped right after the screening. It's a segment we're calling Rearview Reviews.

Have you seen The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 yet? Lemme know what you think!

Can a Will Ferrell movie get too ridiculous? Yes, sadly, and that's what happens when Land of the Lost goes off the rails. (Costar Danny McBride, though, killed it—in a good way.)

Hit the clip to see why this return to the world of Sleestaks and T-Rex's didn't work for me, in a segment we're calling Rearview Reviews. And after the jump, get more of my interview with McBride.

You see Land of the Lost yet? What'd you think?

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Obviously, a certain vampire movie dominated the MTV Movie Awards earlier this week, and I got a chance to chat it up with half the cast. Taylor Lautner gets really excited about the idea of Megan Fox being a fan and dishes about how much more action he gets in New Moon.

Hit the clip for the full story, and follow the jump for Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz talking Twilight vs. The Hills, plus Zac Efron, Will Ferrell and more.

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