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6/1 Web Round-up

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Eminem with Sacha Baron Cohen's hind-quarters at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards• Did you miss Eminem’s close encounter with Sacha Baron Cohen’s bare ass?  Never fear. [The Guardian]

• Pixar’s “Up” reminds of the lonely sport of cluster ballooning. [Los Angeles Times]

• Was Universal going for scary or sexy with the “Drag Me to Hell” poster? [The Big Picture]

• Eric Snider notes the failure of high peaks so far at the 2009 box office, but fails to note the money is just spread out more than usual. [Cinematical]

• Peter Sciretta digs into “Up” and comes up with a slew of Pixar Easter eggs. [/Film]

• 10 cool old man protagonists for the “Up” fan. [Spout Blog]

• Jeffrey Wells: “Terminator Salvation” apologist. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

• Brooks Barnes manifest a story about ‘The Princess and the Frog” out of thin, questionably resourced air. [New York Times]

• After accusing the Edinburgh Film Festival to “caving in to anti-Israeli views,” director Gary Sinyor hands back his Charles Chaplin Award. [The Independent]