November 29, 2024

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6 Reasons Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Are Soulmates

For fans of "That '70s Show"'s most tumultuous couple, Jackie and Kelso, the reported engagement of Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis has been a long time coming.

Not only did they light up the small screen with their polyester-clad antics more than 10 years ago, they've also proved to be a pretty solid couple in recent years during their two-year courtship.

MTV News breaks down why these two were pretty much made for each other below:

Ashton Can Admit Mila Is Smarter Than Him

In an interview with Elle, Kutcher recounted attending the sixtieth birthday party for Bran Ferren, the cofounder of laboratory Applied Minds, telling the interviewer, "Basically, every single person at the table — including my girlfriend — was smarter than me."

The sooner a dude comes to that realization, the better.

They're Both Tech Nerds

On that note, Kunis is a self-described "computer nerd," while Kutcher is big into the tech scene — and let's not forget that time he played Steve Jobs.


The couple that geeks out together...

They Attended A Wedding Together

The pair attended Kunis' brother Michael's wedding, according to E! Online, and no one had a massive meltdown. Success!

They Take Themselves Out To The Ballgame

The pair was "chill" and "normal" while taking in an L.A. Dodgers game in 2012, an observer told People. I hope they had some peanuts and Cracker Jack to wash down all that love.


They've Both Kissed Natalie Portman
Kutcher puckered up with Portman in "No Strings Attached," Kunis kissed her in "Black Swan." I'm not ...

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‘Son of God’: The Reviews Are In

"Son Of God" has some big sandals to fill.

Not only is it the latest epic to tackle the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ — one that's sure to be compared to all that came before — it's also a big-screen adaptation of the hit TV series "The Bible." The movie actually reworks some episodes from that History Channel series and combines them with new footage to deepen the story. And the creators are hoping to score the same biblical magic at the movies that they have on the small screen.

Diogo Morgado, who also starred in the TV series, reprises his role as Jesus, following in the footsteps of iconic performances like Jim Caviezel's in "The Passion of the Christ," Willem Dafoe in "The Last Temptation of Christ" and Jeffrey Hunter in "King of Kings." Regardless of his performance, though, Morgado will likely go down as the best-looking Jesus of the bunch.

While Jesus' story is the centerpiece of "Son of God" — chronicling him going to John (Sebastian Knapp) and other apostles to spread the Gospel before being betrayed and crucified — it also touches on other biblical figures, like Moses, Abraham, Noah, Samson and Delilah, and David and Goliath. (The filmmakers tried to squeeze every drop out of their 138-minute runtime.)

So is "Son Of God" destined to be a new biblical classic, or is its depiction of Jesus in vain? Here's what critics are saying about the film, in theaters Friday (February 28).

A Message Of Love
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Lea Michele And Cory Monteith Talked Children, What They Would Look Like When They Grew Old

Despite it being an extremely difficult year for Lea Michele, she has managed to turn something beautiful out of her tragedy: her album.

The "Glee" star's Louder chronicles the past two years of her life, telling E! News on Thursday that it will tell stories of the "the incredible, beautiful, happy moments of my life, as well as the worst."

On the record, she sings about the heartbreaking death of her longtime boyfriend and costar Cory Monteith, who died last July.Michele postponed the album to add two songs: the lead single and the personal, intense "If You Say So," which takes place seven days after Monteith's death.

Michele admits that she wanted to make an album that was "honest" and "true" to who she is, and fans can clearly see that on her favorite song, "You're Mine."

"It's really about making that commitment in a relationship," she told E!. "At the beginning being scared to take the leap, but once you take it, committing yourself to another person, this is it for life ... You know I'm so grateful to say that I experienced true love and I think that a lot of people unfortunately don't. They'll go a whole lifetime without experiencing it, and I did and I consider myself so lucky that I got to."

The "Battlefield" singer is also opening up in the April issue of Glamour UK, where she admits she feels "little bit more back together" and revealed what she and Monteith were planning for their future.

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Sound Off With Our Ultimate 2014 Oscars Soundboard

The Oscars are an emotional time: many will gather with their friends and loved ones this Sunday to watch the telecast, ballots in hand and high hopes for their favorite movies in their hearts. Of course, we relate to movies because they often seem t... ...

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Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ Video Edited After Complaints About Allah Chain

After complaints from Muslims offended one of the images in it, the video for Katy Perry's 
 has gotten a scrub. Shortly after the Egyptian-themed
 clip debuted, a petition was launched on Change.org that dubbed the clip "highly controversial" because of its "portrayal of blasphemy."

The offending image comes around 1:15 into the video, when a man wearing a number of necklaces melts into a pile of sand. Before he melts, though, some observers noted that among his chains was one bearing a pendant with the word "Allah" spelled out, which also burns up with him.

That spurred 22-year-old Bradford, England, resident Shazad Iqbal to a launch the Change.org petition, which eventually drew 65,258 signatures.

"At 1:15 into the video 'Dark Horse'; a man is shown being burned, whilst wearing a pendant (also burned) forming the word 'Allah', which is the Arabic word for God," Iqbal wrote. "Such goes to show, that blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video, since Katy Perry (who appears to be representing an opposition of God) engulfs the believer and the word God in flames."

Iqbal's complaint said that the video promotes blasphemy by, "Using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner [that] would be considered inappropriate by any religion."

At press time, a spokesperson for Perry had not returned calls for comment, but it appeared that the official video for the song had been altered, with the offending pendant blurred out. (MTV News has not reproduced the offending image in light of the controversy.)

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Kanye West’s <i>Yeezus</i> Will Be Coming To A Theater Near You

We may have a while to wait before Kanye West and Bret Easton Ellis' upcoming movie, but it seems that another 'Ye flick will be coming out soon. On Thursday (February 27), West revealed the trailer for his upcoming Hype Williams-directed movie based on the Yeezus Tour.

The trailer is currently streaming on Yeezy's website, and features footage from his extravagant tour intercut with scenes from nature — horses running through the snow, a red sky through black trees, snow-dusted mountains, etc. The whole thing is underscored by 'Ye's track "Coldest Winter," which, curiously, appears on 808s & Heartbreak, not Yeezus.

The site did not list a release date for the film, just the fact that it was directed by frequent collaborator Williams and that it is "coming to theaters." Williams previously worked with West on his short film "Runaway," among many other projects.

'Ye recently wrapped his epic Yeezus Tour after extending it into 2014, so I'm guessing he had a lot of footage to work with — from some epic rants, to white Jesus to that giant mountain thing.

Would you go see a Kanye flick in the theater?

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When Will 007 Be Back? Ralph Fiennes Reveals Start Date For ‘Bond 24’

The closing of James Bond's last adventure, "Ralph Fiennes' Mallory took up the title of M from Judi Dench.

It was all a nice moment of nostalgia for the series' 50th anniversary, but the arrival of M and Moneypenny was also a sign of things to come, as both Harris and Fiennes have been confirmed for the next installment.

When MTV News recently spoke with Fiennes for Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," he said that he knew nothing about the movie itself, but he did confirm he's got some filming dates already marked in his calendar.

"It's meant to start shooting in October," Fiennes said.

At this point, not much is known about the upcoming 007 movie other than the principal talents involved. Daniel Craig is making his fourth appearance as the man with a license to kill. Sam Mendes is once again directing, though without the help of master cinematographer Roger Deakins. "Skyfall" co-writer John Logan is providing the script, which Fiennes has yet to read.

"I haven't read a script yet, so I can't tell you much," he said. "They'd probably swear me to secrecy anyway."

With a start date set for October, that gives the team a little over a year to meet the November 2015 release date.

"Bond 24" will open in theaters on November 6, 2015.

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Pharrell Clarifies There <i>Is</i> A Black Woman On <i> G I R L</i> Album Cover

Pharrell dropped the cover for his new album G I R Ls about a week ago, featuring three attractive women standing next to him in bathrobes. It didn't take long for the Internet to pick apart the image, with gripes thatblack women weren't represented at all, and on Thursday (February 27) Pharrell admitted that he was truly disappointed with that criticism.

Skateboard P phoned into Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club" on Monday to clarify that there is, in fact, a black woman on the album cover.

"What really disappointed me is that they jumped the gun, because the one I'm standing the closest to is black," he explained. "She's a black girl from Wisconsin that I used to date over 10 years ago. And that just must suck man, for people to just look at something and to assume that they know what's going on."

"If they just bothered to listen to my album, they'd know that my album was an ode to women, period." he continued. "The one thing I was trying to help and aid in changing is this crazy statuesque standard of — you've gotta be white and thin for you to be beautiful."

The super producer explained that his next single will be the track "Marilyn Monroe," which specifically finds him singing that he wants a "different girl."

"That means no matter what color you are, what size you are, your sexual orientation, I respect you as a woman, because I know without you none of us would be here. But, unfortunately, they looked at the cover, ...

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