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If you like forbidden love, retro gang wars, breakdance fighting and extreme bouffant hairdos, you'll love this ultra-crushworthy new Supervideo for Best Coast's "Our Deal"! Drew Barrymore directed this "West Side Story"-inspired musical drama about two doomed teenagers—played by Chloe Moretz and "Teen Wolf" star Tyler Posey—whose affiliations with warring gangs threaten to destroy their love.

The moody montage also stars Miranda Cosgrove, Donald Glover and Alia Shawkat, and it's got everything you could possibly ask for in a classic teensploitation film. But if you don't know what to ask for, that's okay! Because we've made a list of all the things you need to make angsty teenage drama that crackles with retro-rebellious electricity. So grab your camera, write your script and round up a nice big pile of...

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Tags Alia Shawkat, Best Coast, Chloe Moretz, Drew Barrymore, Miranda Cosgrove, Tyler Posey, Video

A select few MTV News staffers are about to embark on an adventure in Park City, Utah better known to most as the annual Sundance Film Festival. As we're sure most of you are aware of by now (and if you're not, what kind of rock have you been hiding under?) "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart has two major flicks being showcased over this next week in the mountains: "Welcome to the Rileys" and the movie for which she shopped off her long brunette locks, "The Runaways."

While we've already brought you plenty of "Rileys" stills, ones from the rocker movie have been about as rare as seeing a vampire in the sunlight — until now! Feast your eyes on seven — count 'em seven! — new snapshots from "Runaways" by clicking on the two stills below.

The good news doesn't end there: after the jump we have a brand new clip from the movie, too!

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Tags Alia Shawkat, Dakota Fanning, Floria Sigismondi, Kristen Stewart, Michael Shannon, Photo, Scout Taylor-Compton, Stella Maeve, Sundance 2010, The Runaways, Video

Plenty of you have been raving about "The Runaways" teaser trailer we exclusively brought to you this morning, and because it's holiday time, we figured we would gift you with even more from the flick to keep the love flowing.

When you click the photo below, you'll be taken over to what we're now calling here at MTV, a Stop Motion photo flipbook, in which we dissect the entire video frame-by-frame. So prepare to analyze anything from Kristen Stewart's hair and bathtub scene to Dakota Fanning's mature look and Michael Shannon's odd facial expression — however you decide to spend your time perusing through our gallery is time well spent, so click now and enjoy!

Tags Alia Shawkat, Dakota Fanning, Joan Jett, Kristen Stewart, Michael Shannon, Photo, Scout Taylor-Compton, Stella Maeve, The Runaways, Trailers

Not only was “Juno” the little movie from 2007 that could, but it’s the little movie that’s still doing. Following the success of the film, Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody moved onto bigger projects like the Megan Fox-starring “Jennifer’s Body” (yeah, whatever, it flopped, we still love them) and the Steven Spielberg-produced Showtime comedy “United States of Tara.”

Director Jason Reitman’s newest film “Up In The Air” has been getting plenty of buzz on the film festival circuit, and Michael Cera has brought nerds-as-the-romantic-lead to a new level.

And then there’s Ellen Page. God, we love Ellen! Her newest film “Whip It!" is getting plenty of critic and box office love, and now her razor-sharp wit is getting its own special attention.

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Tags Alia Shawkat, Ellen Page, Juno, Sean Tillmann, Stitch N’ Bitch, Whip It

Drew Barrymore and her "Whip It" gang dumped the skates and ditched the elbow pads for the premiere of their coming-of-age roller-derby flick last night in L.A. (That isn't to say there weren't a few Hurl Scout-clad gals rolling around the red carpet at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Nice touch, Miss Barrymore.)

Drew captured a bit of her alter ego's rocker chick vibe (Smashley Simpson would be proud!) in her form-fitting L'Wren Scott dress, accented nicely by red peep-toe pumps. It's not surprising the 34-year-old Hollywood vet's directorial debut brought out some big hitters, including her godfather and "E.T." director Steven Spielberg.

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Tags Alia Shawkat, Amber Heard, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Eve, Fashion & Style, Juliette Lewis, Justin Long, Kate Beckinsdale, Landon Pigg, Photo, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Trammell, Shenae Grimes, Steven Spielberg, Whip It, Zoe Bell

You may have thought that "The Runaways" had completed their band's lineup when they finally cast Scout Taylor-Compton as Lita Ford, but there was still one piece missing — the girl who didn't become a Runaway: bass player Micki Steele.

Well, reportedly Floria Sigismondi’s biopic has found its bass player ... but it won't be the real life Steele. According to the Latino Review, Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development") has joined the band as fictional band member Robin. Read more...

Tags Alia Shawkat, Arrested Development, The Runaways