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Jessica Alba, who appears on the December cover of Elle, told the magazine that she's shy and doesn't like being the center of attention. She must be flipping her lid then since a few nudie (and pregnant) photos of the actress wound up online last week -- and now she's in the spotlight after a case of foot-in-mouth syndrome.

The star of films like 'The Love Guru' and 'Good Luck Chuck' told Elle, "Good actors never use the script unless it's amazing writing. All the good actors I've worked with, they all say whatever they want to say." ... Anyone? ... No? ... Alright then. This comment didn't sit very well with 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' writer John August, who posted an amusing rebuttal on his blog.

Kudos to August for playing nice and suggesting -- to dramatic effect -- that the actress could have been misquoted. Like everyone else, we suspect the 'Fantastic Four' star wasn't. August ends his statement suggesting that the actress use her "charm" to cozy up to a good writer for a decent part since she's never had one.

Alba's filmography doesn't reveal a long list of "good actors" that she's worked with (there are a few in the mix in terrible roles, however), and apparently the good times kept on rolling during this interview since she was also quoted saying, "The time I'm not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It's all about the directors." We feel bad you're not spending time with your kid to work on films like 'Little Fockers' too, but we're not exactly holding our breath with higher expectations.

You can check out John August's full rebuttal after the jump.

[via Deadline]

By now it should be clear to any movie geek who pays attention to such things ... Uwe Boll is not going to improve as a filmmaker. The hilariously prolific filmmaker seems to believe that making LOTS of movies is the same thing as making lots of GOOD movies, which is why his newest efforts (and I do mean efforts) just pop up out of nowhere with little in the way of warning, sense, or appeal.

This explains how we (via Movieline) have two new Boll trailers to offer you today. We know you didn't ask for them, but Dr. Boll makes for an irresistible treat to schlock lovers like myself, and it's nice to know that the old-fashioned "churn 'em out" style of exploitation filmmaking is not completely gone from the world. Boll is shooting to become a less-talented Roger Corman at this point.

'Tron: Legacy.' New trailer. Those are four words that should excite any film geek with a functioning nervous system. Sure, Disney has released enough variants of new posters for Joseph Kosinski's directorial debut to completely revitalize the print industry, but this new trailer is only the third for the eagerly anticipated film. And damned if it isn't just as hypnotic as the first two.

So what do we get to see this time around that we haven't seen thus far? For starters, we get to see a lot more of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) both as an old man and in his digitally de-aged state (which is eerily convincing). But not only do we get more of a look at him, we also get a bit of exposition from him explaining the general gist of what his son, Sam (Garret Hedlund), is going to be facing as he tries to survive on the grid. We also get to see a lot of nice teases of what kind of high-speed obstacles Sam will be up against on the grid -- and they're no longer strictly of the lightcycle variety.

When word hit that Hollywood was gearing up to remake 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' before the series even finished hitting U.S. soil, the news was rife with apprehension. Why remake it so soon, in this growing trend that also brought us 'Let Me In' a mere blink after 'Let the Right One In'? Then the news became more complicated when David Fincher signed on to helm it. Apprehension mixed with a curiosity as audiences wondered how he would handle the material.

One person we haven't heard much from in this remake whirlwind is original director Niels Arden Oplev. But now he's given his two cents on the issue, and he isn't very happy with the current remake trajectory.

Actress Jill Clayburgh passed away at her Lakeville, Connecticut home on Friday at the age of 66, marking the end of a 21-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Her husband, Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe, noted that she fought the disease courageously and privately -- not even co-stars in recent films knew that she was sick -- making it "an opportunity for her children to grow and be human." But her long and silent fight with cancer wasn't the only mark of Clayburgh's strength.

Today's audiences might know her as Tish Darling from the late television series 'Dirty Sexy Money,' or Agnes Finch in 'Running with Scissors,' but Clayburgh's career spanned over forty years, boasting seventy credits, two Oscar nominations and a Cannes festival win for Best Actress. But it isn't the awards that mark the indelible impact of Clayburgh's craft -- it's her starring role in Paul Mazursky's 'An Unmarried Woman.'

Her time as Erica showed off her considerable talents, for sure, but the film also offered up something infinitely more important -- a role model, a source of inspiration and strength to the women who watched her.

Garry Marshall has created a new twist on ensemble movies: He's decided to corner the market on holiday-themed films. Earlier this year he directed the highly successful 'Valentine's Day' romantic comedy of intertwining characters and stories; now he's going to follow that up with 'New Year's Eve.'

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Ashton Kutcher are either in negotiations or getting ready to talk about starring in the film, which tells intertwining stories of a group of New Yorkers dealing with romantic matters during the course of one New Year's Eve, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Mr. T Drawing Day. It all started innocently enough. "Mr. T is incredibly hard to draw, you guys," tweeted artist Scott Campbell (@scottlava on Twitter, perhaps best known for 'Great Showdowns'). Minutes later he threw down the gauntlet: "Let's see your Mr. T's! Let's make this Mr. T drawing day!"

And with that a hashtag and a holiday were born. I jumped on it immediately, urging friends to get in on #MrTDrawingDay, and while a couple of folks I know participated, it paled in comparison to the amount of interest Campbell himself was able to work up. He's got all sorts of Mr. T's now -- stick figures, hilarious sketches, minimalist cartoons, and off-beat puns. He's got everything but a Mr. T by Mr. T himself.

Consider this your digital Louvre, filled with priceless Mr. T portraits. For your pleasure, I've included all of the entries under the tag (with the exception of pieces that weren't downloadable), along with the artists' twitter names (I'm @gholson). Mr. T, famous for his roles in 'Rocky III' and TV's 'The A-Team,' remains a larger-than-life icon of manliness and moral strength, years after his glory days as an actor. He's fully deserving of immortalization via Twitter, so get out your pens and draw!