22 Oct 2012
Castle-Feature

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Planning to go to the movies tonight with friends or on a hot date? I’ve got the perf movie for ya and it's called "Brooklyn Castle." No it's not about princesses and princes and moats and stuff like that. It's a fascinating look at precocious kids in New York and the state of our education. It opened Friday in New York City (and will continue to hit theaters nationwide) and it’ll touch your heart like no other.

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3 Oct 2012
healthcare

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Healthcare is a big thing that affects our lives, and talk about it has really revved up now that it’s election season. "Escape Fire," a documentary on America’s healthcare, will be coming out this Friday in theaters and on iTunes. The film brings astounding light to how healthcare works in our country (and how shady it can be!) and how we can make improve it.

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20 Aug 2012

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Josh Hutcherson is not only one of 2012's most talked about actors, catching the hearts of million's across the world (including us), he also is one of the most charitable young change-makers around! Josh burst onto the scene playing the role of Peeta in "The Hunger Games," but what he does off screen makes our lil' hearts fill with joy!

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17 Aug 2012
Inocente-Feature

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It's already a tough time when you're teen. But imagine that you're an undocumented teen. Without a home or father around. Helping your mom, who you constantly fight with and taking care of three younger brothers.

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I know Friday night is looming and we're thinking about going out, celebrating the weekend and stuff. BUT if you want to get your mind blown and you're home for the night, tune in to "Inocente" at 10/9c on MTV. It's a touching documentary about Inocente Izucar, a 15-year-old undocumented Latina teen who's been homeless her entire life. Until her art changes things.

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7 Aug 2012

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The Campaign,” starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as rival politicians, hits theaters this Friday. The funny men learned so much while shooting the film, and wanted to share their…erm…“unique” political knowledge in these brand spankin' new MTV Power of 12 videos with us. Check them out!

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23 Jul 2012

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"The Dark Knight Rises" took in about $162 million in North America over the weekend and stars Christian Bale and Tom Hardy are doing a lot more than just duking it out on the silver screen. They're both involved with important causes off screen. So we want to know in this week's Act-Off who gets your vote for doing good? Batman or Bane?!

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20 Jul 2012
BatRomney-Feature

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The Dark Knight Rises" is now in theaters, and while Batman’s deep voice makes me weak at the knees (and makes Justin Bieber's new "manly" voice sound like a baby chipmunk), I’ve always been a bigger fan of Robin. Sidekicks are often the masterminds behind an operation. They’re the ultimate advisors who rescue our heroes while our heroes rescue the world.

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Photo: Judy Goos hugs her daughters friend Isaiah Bow, who was an eye witness to the shooting, outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning in Denver. (AP)

“The Dark Knight Rises” has been in the news a lot as we’ve eagerly awaited seeing the Batman blockbuster, but no one anticipated it would then become an even bigger news story for such a sad reason. Early this morning a gunman opened fire at the midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colorado.

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19 Jul 2012
BatmanBane-Feature

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The final gritty gut punch of Gotham’s caped crusader lands in theaters tomorrow -- are y’all ready to say goodbye to the epic Dark Knight series?! WAAAH. Letting go hurts. But we can't wait to see "The Dark Knight Rises" as the film explores terrorism, 99% vs 1%, corruption, psychology of crime fighting and more. But does the movie have a special message for this Presidential election year? Controversial right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh has a hunch but Gary Oldman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt aren’t buying his bat beef.

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