MTV revamping the Movie Awards format

I'll admit it, I usually watch the MTV Movie Awards every year. Although I must admit the last 3-4 years have been a bust due to the high popularity of Twilight and Harry Potter. Good movies always get ignored because of the Jersey Shore loving teenage girl crowd that MTV has. MTV president Stephen Friedman states,

"We want to make sure some of the unexpected, smaller, quirkier films have a chance." 

 In the attempt to do that, MTV is introducing "Academy voting" where directors and other people in the industry vote in categories. They are also introducing new categories and getting rid of some classic categories that have been around for a while.

New categories:
Best On-Screen Transformation
Best Music
Best Gut Wrenching Performance
Best Cast
Best On-Screen Dirt Bag

Retired Categories:
Best Villain
Best Scared as Shit Performance
Best Jaw Dropping Moment
Biggest Badass Star
Best Line From a Movie

MTV veteran Jesse Ignjatovic is also involved in this revamp of the show. His involvement is seemingly bringing the music back to the show. However, he stated...

"It’s not just about bringing more music to the show. It’s about integrating music and movies.”

Personally, I feel that the MTV awards shows in general have turned into a joke for the most part. The same movies and actors win every year and like I mentioned above, so many good movies get ignored and shafted when they don't deserve to be. Shows like this should try to introduce independent film to different audiences and give them something they might not have heard about or seen otherwise. That's what I would do. I guess it's pretty much a given for me to watch it this year just to see the changes in action. The 2012 MTV Movie Awards airs on June 3rd.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-movie-awards-fun-academy-voting-315729

New photos for Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

I think both of these movies are going to be great. I can't wait until they are released. I need trailers for both of them... now.

Dark Shadows (featured is Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (featured is Benjamin Walker)

In other news... Briana Evigan is the newest person to join the cast of The Devil's Carnival (Bill Moseley was announced the other day), Tim Burton supports the Beetlejuice reboot being developed by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg (disappointing), Cabin in the Woods will be screened on opening night of SXSW '12 on March 9th, Dario Argento's Dracula 3D will also have a full teaser at SXSW '12, and The Devil Inside still sucks (apparently) despite being #1 at the box office.

Netflix no longer splitting DVD's and streaming into two separate company names.

I take it they are also canning that video game rental idea they were going to do with Qwikster.

Netflix needs to make up their damn minds or I'm going to wind up canceling just out of annoyance.