So we here at The Movie Press typically stick to covering movie news we care about. We try and stay out of the gossip or trivial news reporting and sift through the endless amount of crap out there and bring you guys the real meat. But every now and again I come across a trivial something that makes me laugh or I feel like sharing, and well the good folks at MTV's Movie Blog really made me chuckle with this. So yes, this is trivial and stupid, but I hope it brightens your day.

Here's there article:

By now, we’ve all seen the hilarious videos over at “Funny or Die” that have sometimes-good-but-often-bad-moviemaker Denis Leary looking back on the high and low points of his two decades in Hollywood. While breezing through the 47 movies on his resume, Leary came across the 1995 Disney bomb “Operation Dumbo Drop.” “I tell most people it wasn’t me, it was Willem Dafoe,” Leary insisted. “Dafoe denies this, but it’s not me – it’s Willem Dafoe. I never saw it. Why would I see it? I’m not in it. I mean, I like Dafoe, but I’m not gonna see every movie Dafoe makes.”

Well, we here at MTV News are all about getting to the bottom of the story. So, when we recently interviewed Ray Liotta for his new Seth Rogen flick “Observe and Report,” we had to ask the veteran actor: Was it Dafoe or Leary that he remembers being on set with him for that “Dumbo” dud?

“He loved doing it,” Liotta laughed, confirming that it was indeed Mr. Denis Leary. “He’s full of sh-t.”

The flick, which also co-starred Danny Glover and the legendary Doug E. Doug, told the lighthearted story of soldiers during the Vietnam War who were determined to deliver an elephant to a village near Ho Chi Minh so the locals could observe a local ceremony. Although its three lead actors were very hot at the time, the film barely grossed $24 million.

Now, Leary has resurrected himself as the star of the gritty TV show “Rescue Me.” And Liotta teased that his former co-star was only trying to extract himself from “Dumbo” to increase his tough-guy cred.

“Totally,” Liotta laughed when asked if Leary was in the film. “And he loved it. He loved doing it. He’s just too cool for school now, because of his show.”


--Greg MacLennan

David Hayter has written a letter to fans. While it may have little to no impact, the word should still be spread. Was Watchmen the best movie ever? Hardly, but showing support for films that have balls, is a worthwhile cause. Because do we really want to see more Paul Blart type pandering to the masses? If the world makes The Watchmen a success it's not only helping that film that took decades to make, but it helps studios know we are okay handling challenging and layered material. Here's what the man had to say:

“If the film made you think. Or argue with your friends. If it inspired a debate about the nature of man, or vigilante justice, or the horror of Nixon abolishing term limits. If you laughed at Bowie hanging with Adrian at Studio 54, or the Silhouette kissing that nurse. Please go see the movie again next weekend. You have to understand, everyone is watching to see how the film will do in its second week. If you care about movies that have a brain, or balls, (and this film’s got both, literally), or true adaptations — And if you’re thinking of seeing it again anyway, please go back this weekend, Friday or Saturday night. Demonstrate the power of the fans, because it’ll help let the people who pay for these movies know what we’d like to see. Because if it drops off the radar after the first weekend, they will never allow a film like this to be made again.”

--Greg MacLennan

Forbes magazine recently named Will Smith the most bankable star in Hollywood according to industry insiders who rated actors on who can most easily attract financing, theatrical distribution and an audience. This really comes as no surprise, considering Smith's least successful movie of the past ten years was Ali, and that still made $61 million domestically. So get ready to see Will Smith save the world from aliens and/or inspire the world by being sad every Christmas and Fourth of July for the next several years.

 "Welcome to Earth!" - Captain Steven Hiller from Independence Day.

--Clark Herer

So we somehow got enough love to make the list of nominees for the Austin American Statesman Social Media Awards and well, thanks! Now they are determining who will make the final 25, get invited to a swank party, and be labeled the social media award champion. And guess what, part of their determining of that comes from the comments people leave about the nominees, so we need YOU to mozey on over to HERE, and leave a comment about how great we are, what we do for you, and how much you love us and why. Thanks everyone!

--Greg MacLennan