2010 MTV VMA Awards

The 2010 MTV VMA Awards took place in Los Angeles last night. Between her 8 wins (out of 13 nominations) to the talk over her meat dress, it was definitely Lady Gaga's night. Eminem won two of his eight nominations, and gave a solid live performance at the ceremony as well. Ke$ha also opted for the bizarre fashion choice, going with a dress made out of garbage bags. Some of the other performances at the event included Justin Bieber, Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and will.i.am, Florence + the Machine (our surprise hit from the show), Travis McCoy, Taylor Swift (and no interruptions for her this year!), Drake, Mary J. Blige, Bruno Mars, B.o.B, Paramore, Robyn, Linkin Park, and Kanye West.

Here is the list of winners, with links to the winning videos.

Video of the Year

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (see below)

Best Male Video

Eminem - Not Afraid

Best Female video

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber f/Ludacris - Baby

Best Hip Hop Video

Eminem - Not Afraid

Best Pop Video

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best Dance Video

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best Rock Video

30 Seconds To Mars - Kings and Queens

Best Collaboration

Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé - Telephone

Best choreography

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best Editing

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best Art Direction

Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Best Direction

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best Cinematography

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys- Empire State of Mind

Best Special Effects

Muse - Uprising

Breakthrough Video

The Black Keys - Tighten Up

In case you needed one more viewing of the Video of the Year.

Friday Video: Stop Motion Human Pac-Man Performance

This week's Friday video is a great stop motion video of a Human Pac-Man Performance by Guillaume Reymond, and is the 5th video of his GAME OVER Project. A great video that pays tribute to a classic arcade game.

Another great stop motion video of a timeless 80s video game is his Tetris video.

(H/T Laughing Squid)

Sequel to 'Journey to the Center of the Earth', Michael Caine Journeys to 'Mysterious Island'

File this one under not sure we needed this sequel. The film in question is Journey to the Center of the Earth, and the sequel will be Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will replace Brendan Fraser, to team up with the returning Josh Hutcherson. Also joining the cast will be Michael Caine, who will play Hutcherson's grandfather. Johnson and Hutcherson must travel to this, wait for it, mysterious island to rescue Caine. But don't expect Caine to just lounge around or have a mere cameo appearance; the 77-year-old actor will be involved in a few different action scenes.

The 3-D adventure film will be directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore), and will be loosely based on the 1874 Jules Verne novel Mysterious Island. Production will begin in late October in Hawaii and North Carolina. They hope to have it released September 23, 2011.

Video: Trailers for 'Monsters', Shows Similarities to 'District 9'

Some are calling the upcoming sci-fi Monsters movie the low budget District 9, but that's not entirely fair. From this latest trailer, it certainly doesn't look low budget. Granted, we don't see a lot of the actual monsters, but the glimpses we do see seem consistent with the story and certainly don't look like cheesy or poorly done special effects. If anything, the lower budget ($15,000 vs. District 9's $30 million) helps give the movie that gritty feel.

That grittiness works well with the plot of the film, which shows photojournalist Andrew Kaulder played, by Scoot McNairy, as he helps escort his publisher's daughter Samantha Wynden, played by Whitney Able. They must travel through the infected area where the NASA probe crashed six years prior, releasing alien life forms that began to appear and grow.

The film, directed by Gareth Edwards, is set for a limited release on October 10, 2010.

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Video: Twisted Ballerinas - Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan'

Black Swan is a psychological thriller about dancers in a New York City ballet company. It stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a talented dancer whose whole life is her job, pushed by her zealous mother. Lily, played by Mila Kunis, is a new addition to the company, and Nina's biggest rival for the lead in Swan Lake. Just as the lead role is both the White Swan and Black Swan, innocence and grace vs. guile and sensuality, Nina and Lily form a gradual friendship with this dichotomy as part of their twisted rivalry.

With Darren Aronofsky directing (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler), I have no doubt this will be an exciting and moving film. This film is set to open December 1, 2010.

Paula Patton Accepts 'Mission: Impossible 4'

Paula Patton has chosen to accept her next mission, Mission: Impossible 4. She will play the female lead role in the new Mission: Impossible movie.

Patton appeared in last year's acclaimed drama Precious, and was also in the romantic comedy from earlier this year, Just Wright.

She joins M:I franchise star Tom Cruise, who continues his role as Ethan Hunt. Other members of the cast include Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Jeremy Renner (Hurt Locker). Making his live-action directing debut is director Brad Bird (Incredibles). Alias writers Josh Abbelbaum and Andre Nemac wrote the script.

Mission:Impossible 4 is scheduled to start filming in early December, and is set to hit theaters December 16, 2011.

Video: '127 Hours' Trailer

This is the trailer for 127 Hours, the film based on the true story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who had to do the unthinkable to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for nearly five days. The film stars James Franco as Ralston (Spider-Man, Annapolis, Pineapple Express), and it is directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, The Beach, Slumdog Millionaire).

If the trailer is any indication, this will be a visually stunning movie. Boyle describes the film as "an action movie with a guy who can't move." We're officially intrigued. This will hit theaters November 5, 2010.