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Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Elizabeth Reaser reveal how they became a family on set, talk Twilight fame and more.

Hit the clip for my all-hands Cullen family debriefing.

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New Moon mania is peaking! Keep track in our gallery of magazine covers

I sat down with the New Moon cast recently, and they had a lot to say. Robert Pattinson dished on fame and dental work, but more importantly shared his secrets on how to break up with a girl.

Also, Dakota Fanning explained how she managed the whole regular-teenager thing while filming a vampire movie, and Kellan Lutz spilled a shocker: He may have bagged your groceries.

Hit the jump for more.

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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.

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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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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It's hard to say exactly what makes Up feel so special, but there's only one word to describe the tale about a heartbroken old man's adventures in a flying house: classic. Seriously, classic.

Hit the clip to get my instant take on Pixar's first 3-D flick, put to tape on the drive home from the screening. Little something we're calling Rearview Reviews.

You seen Up yet? Lemme know what you think!

This is coming from a guy who knows nothing of Romulans and Vulcans: Star Trek rocks—seen it twice already. But how much exactly? And is this Chris Pine guy really movie-star material?

Hit the clip to get my instant take, recorded moments after I split from the theater. It's a new feature we're calling Rearview Reviews.

You seen Star Trek yet? Lemme know what you think!
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You gotta hand it to Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine and J.J. Abrams: The Star Trek stars and their mastermind have been talking and talking about this new flick for years. And we've been there, getting it on-camera since the summer of 2007.

So here's a video mashup of two years of interviews: Quinto from Comic-Con, Pine at Sundance, Abrams admitting he's not a "Trekker." And dig Pine getting his hands on his own action figure for the first time, and Quinto finally nailing that "Live Long and Prosper" hand sign.

Check the clip, then hit the jump for the newest interviews, where Abrams offers big love for the original series, and I confront Pine about stealing my onion rings. Seriously.

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Big movie of the week, obviously, is X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Hugh Jackman definitely delivers, but how is the flick? And what's the trademark Marvel "Easter egg" at the end?

Hit the clip to get my instant take, recorded in my ride right after the screening. It's a new feature we're calling Rearview Reviews.

You seen Wolverine yet? Lemme know what you think!
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