If you're one of the odd, elusive pop-culture literati who prefers to read your movies instead of watching them, thankyouverymuch, then this next bit of news will be right up your alley...and of course, if you just want to get your hot little hands on every last anything related to the upcoming release of "Snow White and the Huntsman," well, you'll probably be pretty psyched, too. Because this cinematic story—which used the classic fairytale about wayward princesses and hardworking little people as a springboard from which to create a Snow White who's bigger, bolder and altogether badder-ass than the original—is about to hit bookshelves as an honest-to-goodness novel. And we've got the EXCLUSIVE two-sided poster to prove it!

This glorious triptych work of art is our great privilege to debut, and the same pretty picture will be included inside the "Snow White and the Huntsman" book, which will be released on April 17 by Little, Brown.

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Chris Pine's baby blues can look deep into our souls any day of the week. And this week they will once again grace the big screen in the action-packed rom-com, "This Means War." Sure, we could never pick between Tom Hardy and Chris, if we ever actually had to, but we were able to pull the trigger and name one of them this week’s Hump Day Hottie. So, congrats Chris! And, Tom, you can cry on our shoulder any time you want.

Check out this dreamy photo of Chris and keep reading for more details about him!

Vital stats: 31-year-old Chris grew up in sunny Los Angeles. His family was always heavily involved in Hollywood, as actors and industry folks (his dad, Robert Pine, starred on the '70s series "CHiPs"). Chris attended University of California, Berkeley, where he studied English, and spent a year abroad at the University of Leeds in England. He's cultured!

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The witching hour is nigh. How nigh? Deadline is reporting that "Beautiful Creatures"—the big-screen adaptation of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl's Southern gothic novel—will hit theaters in a little less than a year, on February 1, 2013.

Progress on the long-gestating project has ramped up of late, with casting announcements speeding by quicker than Link's clunky Beater. First came word that two-time Oscar nominee Viola Davis will play seer Amma. Next, the movie's leads (and star-crossed loves) were found: Alice Englert will play Caster Lena, while "Skins" star Jack O'Connell will play Ethan, the boy who loves her. Add in Emma Thompson, who's been cast as both dark witch Sarafine and Link's mom, Mrs. Lincoln, and we've got one compelling cast on our hands.

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After several weeks of kinda lackluster episodes, "Glee" delivered a much-improved hour, thanks mostly to turns by Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell as the long-teased Mr. and Mr. Berry. Finally, the character of Rachel makes perfect sense.

The episode kicked off with Sugar Motta—who I will remind you is a character on the show—inviting everyone to her couples-only Valentine's Day party. The problem was that both Artie and Rory wanted to take Sugar to the party, as if it wasn't something entirely invented for the episode.

Hilariously, Rachel's dads lured both their daughter and Finn to the school auditorium with a note from Mandy Patinkin. They knew about the engagement and, as usual, offered their unwavering support for their daughter. Both Goldblum and Mitchell fell right into their characters without resting on stereotypes.

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If you thought you caught a moment of the macabre in Taylor Swift's new video for "Safe & Sound," you're dead right: turns out, a healthy part of the filming process took place in a historic cemetery. (Hey, "dead right"! Get it? Get it?! ...Ow, stop hitting us!) And when Taylor sat down for a chat with MTV, she was quick to tell us how meaningful that graveyard scene was.

"That's one of my favorite moments in the video," she said. "There's this wide shot where I'm just crumpled up, sitting on a gravestone. And it's actually the grave site of a couple who lived, and died, in 1853."

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Further proof an actor should think twice about turning down a badass bloodsucker role: Directors watch vampire dramas too.

MTV News recently caught up with "Battleship" helmer Peter Berg and the film's leading man Alexander Skarsgård (whom you may know as Eric from HBO's "True Blood") at Toy Fair, and the director let it be known he's been following Alex's work on a certain sexy series.

"I was a fan of 'True Blood' [and] all the girls in the office stormed my office and demanded that we cast him," Peter said of offering the role to the Swede. Of course, with the topic of "True Blood" on the table, I had to ask Alex for any and all hints about the upcoming season, set to debut this summer.

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I'm sure we could all cop to a literary crush or two—Edward Cullen, Peeta Mellark, The Cat in the Hat (What!? We were weird kids!)—but what if your fictional boyfriend actually came to life? Like, you could touch him? Such is the wonderful premise of Jodi Picoult's YA debut, "Between the Lines."

You probably know Jodi as the author of adult novels like "The Tenth Circle," "Nineteen Minutes" and "My Sister's Keeper," which was adapted into a movie starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin, but the best-selling author is venturing into teen-lit territory with the help of her 16-year-old daughter and co-author Samantha van Leer.

"Between the Lines" is the story of teen Delilah, a loner bookworm who'd like nothing more than to abandon polite society and take up residence in a far-flung library somewhere. And there's one tome she's been favoring more than the others, which might have something to do with the fact that she's fallen in love with its fairy-tale prince Oliver...who's come to life! Trapped in the confines of the page, Oliver wants nothing more than to stop being book-ended and explore the real world, and with the help of Delilah, he might just get his wish.

Sounds totally cute, right? As a special treat to you, we've gotten our chocolate-covered paws on the story's first two chapters. Check out the EXCLUSIVE excerpt after the jump, download the full PDF, and be sure to pick up a copy of "Between the Lines" when it hits bookstores June 26.

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by Emily Laurence

All the single ladies, all the single ladies: Instead of wallowing in your solo status this Valentine’s Day, celebrate it! Put down the box of chocolates you bought for yourself, stop looking up your ex on Facebook and call up your girls. Hollywood Crush has your movie night all planned out. Here are five films perfect for a belated Galentine's Day celebration (thank you, Leslie Knope!).

"Thelma & Louise"
This movie proves you don’t need a man to conquer the world—all you need is your BFF. In fact, Brad Pitt's around just long enough for Thelma to appreciate his hot bod and get some savvy tips about his robber lifestyle. As the credits roll, you’ll appreciate your friendships even more and vow to be friends forever (like, forrreal!).

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After spending last Valentine's Day in a state of "Delirium," about a futuristic society in which love is considered a chemically curable disease, we've been waiting all year for the chance to sink our teeth into Lauren Oliver's next dystopian tome. Because seriously, we feel about this book the way most people feel about a bottle of champagne and a box of chocolate truffles. (Which is to say that we want to hide in the bathroom with it and polish it off in one uninterrupted sitting while our significant other bangs on the door and shouts, "What are you doing in there?!")

But alas, it was not to be: There are still two weeks until "Pandemonium" hits shelves. Which means that under most circumstances, we would have spent our Valentine's Day morning composing the following poem to express our feelings...

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Why isn't "Pandemonium" out yet,
Darn it, darn it, darn it angry.

...that is, if Lauren Oliver hadn't given us a wonderful Valentine's gift to make up for the disappointment!

But she did! Which means that rather than salving our feelings with angsty poetics, we'll be patiently awaiting the next book's release... whilst avidly reading "Hana," our EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at "Delirium" from a totally different point of view. Because while we've already followed Lena through the first chapter of her story, "Hana" takes us back and then takes a totally different tack: following the events of "Delirium" through the eyes of Hana, Lena's best friend.

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by Christina Garibaldi

In case you forgot, it’s Valentine’s Day—that most romantic of days when loved ones should be spoiled with flowers, chocolate and loving gestures. Yet, if your boyfriend is someone who hasn’t been planning for this day for the past few weeks, we highly suggest showing him this valuable advice from Mr. Romance, otherwise known as Channing Tatum.

Channing knows a thing or two about melting girls' hearts—you’ll understand if you’ve seen him in “The Vow” or “Dear John”—so when we caught up with him recently before his hosting stint on "Saturday Night Live," we had to get his V-Day tips for all those guys out there that might need a helping hand.

“Do something that is shocking,” Channing said. “You can go to dinner, if that’s what you want to do or have a picnic or something, but do something you’re both going to remember.”

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