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Next month, Netflix has a wide variety of films — modern to classic, animated to live action, Oscar winners to romantic comedies — and we’ve picked seven that you should watch once they’re made available on the streaming service. Enjoy.

1. “Under the Sun” (available November 11)

Directed by Vitaly Manski, the documentary follows a year in the life of a family in Pyongyang, North Korea as their eight-year-old daughter, Zin-mi, prepares to join the Korean Children’s Union on the Day of the Shining Star.

2. “The Ivory Game” (available November 14)

Directed by Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the documentary sheds a light on the seedy underbelly of elephant poaching in Africa and black market ivory trading in China.

Read More: ‘The Ivory Game,’ Produced By Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Shocking Look at an Underground Marketplace — Telluride Review

3. “Just Friends” (available November 14)

On a lighter note, who...

Lisa Kudrow in The Comeback, which she announced will be returning for a third season.

John Singleton is poised to be the next filmmaker to make the leap to television, as FX has picked up the pilot for Snowfall, a show co-created by Singleton. The press release had this summary of the series.

Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and its name is cocaine. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint, young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata, a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller, a prominent family’s “black sheep” desperate to escape his father’s shadow.

Singleton will also direct the pilot.

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“We had some really great footage that we just couldn’t include because it didn’t work with the story. A lot of things felt out, a lot of characters," Johnny Knoxville said last year about material cut from the hit "Bad Grandpa." "Spike Jonze played an old lady named Gloria. We had really funny stuff with Gloria but we couldn’t use it. Same with Catherine Keener, she played my wife and we couldn’t use that. There’s so much on the DVD and we are also doing a whole separate release next year with all the bits and how we made the movie, but I’m not sure how are we going to call it. We usually do 'Jackass 2.5' or 'Jackass 3.5,' so it might be 'Bad Grandpa .5.' ” And well, true to his word, "Bad Grandpa .5" is coming, and yes, Spike Jonze...

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa was one of last year's big surprise hits, coming out of nowhere to dominate the box office. On its way to over $100 million, the comedy is coming home on Blu-ray January 28th. To usher in the release, we caught up with director Jeff Tremaine, the master chef behind all of the Jackass movies. He let us in on the making of the film itself, some of the challenges it posed and where they plan to go in the future.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa is interesting in that it takes a different approach than past films in the Jackass franchise. It sets up a clear narrative, with Johnny Knoxville never breaking character as the 86 year-old Irving Zisman, though most of the interactions seen in the film between him, his on-screen grandson Billy (played by the greatest child actor of his time Jackson Nicoll) and the people around them are completely real.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

After Jackass 3D (and its pseudo-sequel Jackass 3.5 compiled of unused material) and the tragically unfortunate death of celebrated Jackass stunt performer Ryan Dunn, it went up in the air regarding what was next for the crew of professional pranksters. Would Jackass 3 live on as their swan song? Would they ever reunite one last time for 90 minutes of juvenile yet irresistible humor?

With Bad Grandpa we sort of have an answer, as it takes a popular sketch character from the Jackass heritage and creates a hidden camera film around a very basic story. Hey, it worked for Sacha Baron Cohen with Borat (and to a lesser extent with Bruno) so I see no harm in the Jackass crew taking a stab at it. If anything the results are the most inspired and refreshing series of gags in years from the group and a step in a direction ripe with further potential.

"X-Men" spinoff "The Wolverine" was #1 at the box office last weekend, so we know spinoffs can mean big business (not so much the unfairly maligned Elektra, of course).

Two years after "Jackass 3.5," the Jackass crew provides us with a spinoff film starring beloved 86 year-old grandpa Irving Zisman. Of course, Zisman is actually Johnny Knoxville under some Six Flags commercial style old-man makeup. "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" promises to mix secret-camera footage with a fictitious narrative about Zisman on a road trip with his 8 year-old grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicoll).

The brand new trailer suggests the movie will mine hilarity from child endangerment and the general awkwardness of strangers, plus the usual rough-and-tumble pratfalls and whatnot.

All of this got us to wondering: how close to 86 is Knoxville these days? Turns out he's 42! (Hey, Johnny Depp is 50.) "Knoxville" isn't his real name (his birth certificate says Philip John Clapp), but you probably knew that already.

Even after "Jackass 3D" took in $170 million, it seemed like the extra footage jambalaya that was the straight-to-dvd "Jackass 3.5" might the final entry in the "Jackass" franchise, especially after the tragic death of cast member Ryan Dunn. Maybe not. In fact, it looks like the "Jackass" gang could preparing another installment of pranks, stunts, and general testicle-abuse.

Paramount hasn't announced another sequel, per se, but are apparently registering several domain names for a sequel that will apparently named "Jackass 4: Bad Grandpa." While none of the websites are live, the studio has registered names like "badgrampa-movie.com," "jackass4badgrampa.com," "jackass4badgrampamovie.com," "jackass4badgrandpa.com," "jackass4badgrandpamovie.com" and so on covering pretty much every conceivable combinatoion. Registering domain names isn't exactly a sure sign of an impending sequel, but it also wouldn't be the first time that domain name registration precipitated a future project, either.

Still, it's...

Tonight, MTV will air a tribute to Ryan Dunn, the Jackass star who died in a car crash this summer after a night of heavy drinking. Here's how MTV describes the hour-long special, which is followed by a broadcast of the film Jackass 3.5:"A special to celebrate and honor the life of the late Ryan. The tribute will give viewers an intimate look into Ryan's life, from his early years in Ohio, to his antics...

MTV has put together a tribute to Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who was killed in a drunk driving car crash this June along with friend and Jackass crew member Zachary Hartwell. Airing Nov. 28, the one-hour program will focus on Dunn’s life growing up in Ohio and his rise to fame on Jackass. Co-stars Johnny Knoxville, Rob Dyrdek, Wee Man, Chris Pontius, Jeff Tremaine, and Bam Margera will tell stories about Dunn’s life, and the network will air footage of Dunn’s stunts for Jackass and Viva La Bam that have never been seen before.

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Paramount Pictures is offering the entire Jackass movie catalogue including Jackass The Movie, Jackass 2, Jackass 3, as well as, digital features Jackass 2.5 and Jackass 3.5 available for rent directly through the Jackass Facebook Page.Fans who 'Like' the Jackass page can rent the entire collection of Jackass movies directly through Facebook using Facebook Credits at http://www.facebook.com/jackass. Consumers simply click the 'Rent Movies' link on the Jackass Facebook Page and choose among five Jackass movie apps to seamlessly rent and watch the pranks from Johnny ...

"Jackass" fans no longer have to leave the comfort of Facebook to watch their favorite movies. Paramount Pictures has placed the entire "Jackass" catalogue for rent on the social networking site. People who like -- rather, who "like" -- "Jackass" can click "Rent Movies" on the Jackass Facebook page. From there, they can watch any film from the franchise. It'll cost. "Jackass: The Movie," "Jackass 2" and "Jackass 2.5" cost 30 Facebook credits, or $2.99. Newer "Jackassses" -- "Jackass 3" and "Jackass 3.5" cost 40 Facebook credits, or $3.99. Also read: Warner to Rent...

Paramount Pictures is making its Jackass movies available on Facebook. All three theatrical releases, plus two digital features (Jackass 2.5 and Jackass 3.5) can now be viewed directed on the Jackass Facebook page. The first three Jackass movies can be rented — by users who are at least 17 years old — for 30 Facebook credits ($2.99) and viewed for up to 48 hours. Jackass 3 and Jackass 3.5 are available for 40 Facebook credits ($3.99).

“The secret to the enduring popularity of Jackass goes beyond the jaw dropping stunts and cringe-worthy pranks, it’s the true friendship that exists between each one of the Jackass members. What better way for...

The studios are all experimenting with how to compensate for declining DVD sales and rentals, which are plummeting at a rate no one anticipated. All over Hollywood, studio home video departments are constricting, and their formerly sidelined digital divisions are coming into prominence as they try to come up with innovative ways to sell their product. One has to credit Paramount Pictures for being willing to take chances with online marketing and ventures. Now the studio is taking its entire Jackass movie catalogue and placing it for rental directly to fans through the Jackass Facebook page. All three of the Jackass features (Jackass The Movie, Jackass 2, Jackass 3) and two digital movies ( Jackass 2.5 and Jackass 3.5) will be available for streaming on ...

Streaming or downloading movies is a convenient way to rent a flick even though the picture and sound quality are not as good as Blu-ray, but those sometimes fun behind-the-scenes extras are not usually available digitally. To keep you spinning physical discs for years to come, studios are including innovative and often immersive bonus features on the DVDs and Blu-rays of your favorite movies and TV shows. Read all about this month's best extras served up on shiny silver platters that take you beyond the feature presentations. Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie: No, this isn't the Blu-ray 3D version of the latest Jackass movie (late-to-the-party Paramount still isn't onboard with the technology yet), nor is this Best Buy exclusive just an extended cut of the film. There is...

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Streaming or downloading movies is a convenient way to rent a flick even though the picture and sound quality are not as good as Blu-ray, but those sometimes fun behind-the-scenes extras are not usually available digitally. To keep you spinning physical discs for years to come, studios are including innovative and often immersive bonus features on the DVDs and Blu-rays of your favorite movies and TV shows. Read all about this month's best extras served up on shiny silver platters that take you beyond the feature presentations. Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie: No, this isn't the Blu-ray 3D version of the latest Jackass movie (late-to-the-party Paramount still isn't onboard with the technology yet), nor is this Best Buy exclusive just an extended cut of the film. There is...

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The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…

(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)

By now, fans know what to expect from Warners deep, dense, impressively comprehensive Harry Potter Ultimate Editions, which means the wait for the rest of the series to get the treatment has sometimes been quite a hard one to bear. Thankfully, we’re nearing the end with the release of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: Ultimate Edition & Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince...

This is sad. I was just watching "Jackass 3.5" last night, and I woke up to this horrible news. "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn died early Monday morning in a car crash. He was 34.

According to reports, Dunn and another passenger died at 2:30 in the morning in West Goshen, Pennsylvania. The police report revealed that Dunn, driving a 2007 Porsche 911 GT3, slammed into a tree. (Read the press release from West Goshen Police Department right here via Hollywood Reporter)

Hours before the crash, Dunn posted a photo of himself drinking. (Check out the picture right here)

I had the privilege of meeting Dunn last year for the "Jackass 3D" junket. He was very sweet in person -- which makes this horrible news of his death much sadder :sad

Farewell Mr. Dunn, thanks for the laughs!

Think what you will of the "Jackass" series, but they are a surefire success at the box-office. A shameless display of bodily abuse that audiences eat up helping after helping. So much so that Paramount pumps out straight-to-dvd releases like "Jackass 3.5" between films in order to satisfy the craving of eager fans.

You would be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn't at least gotten one hearty chuckle from the series. With that said, we regret to inform fans of the series that one of the its stars Ryan Dunn was the victim of a fatal car crash this morning.

Authorities are pointing to alcohol as being a big factor in the death as he posted a picture of himself drinking on Twitter a few hours before the crash.There are pictures of the wreck and other things of that nature floating around the internet.

We will not be posting...

Sad news to pass along: TMZ reports that Jackass star Ryan Dunn was killed along with another passenger in a car accident in Pennsylvania early Monday morning. Dunn appeared in all three Jackass theatrical films, as well as Jackass 3.5. The 34-year-old tweeted a picture of himself seemingly out at a bar with friends in the hours before the crash. Update: Police say excessive speed contributed to the crash. Said MTV in a statement: "We are devastated by the tragic loss of Ryan Dunn - a beloved member of the MTV family for more than a decade." [TMZ, NBC/Philadelphia]...

It’s just been announced that Jackass star Ryan Dunn has sadly passed away in a car accident.

Best known for his high-wire pranks and stunts in the hit series Jackass, actor, writer and performer Ryan Dunn has passed away, we’re sad to announce. Dunn died just nine days after his 34th birthday, and just one week after the UK DVD release of his latest feature, Jackass 3.5.

Dunn was reportedly killed when a car he was travelling in crashed in the West Goshen Township area of Pennsylvania. A passenger in the car was also killed. It hasn’t yet been confirmed who was driving at the time of the accident.

While Dunn had previously appeared in the low budget 1997 film Invader, it was the MTV series Jackass that propelled him and his co-stars to worldwide fame, and its mixture of dangerous practical jokes and stunts inspired a number of copycat TV shows.

The Jackass crew delivers more stunts, pranks and extreme stupidity in Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie now on Blu-ray and DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment, and M&C.s giving away three copies of the Blu-ray autographed by head Jackass Johnny Knoxville! Crammed full of all-new content, this unrated and uncensored film showcases the legendary crew . including Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-o, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Jason .Wee Man. Acuna, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England and Preston Lacy . performing never-before-seen stunts, outrageous pranks and other side-splitting antics. Prepare to cringe, wince and laugh out loud at Steve-o.s up-close and personal encounter with a snapping turtle, Chris Pontius. wood pecker and stun gun limbo with the whole gang.

We've got aliens, infidelity and cross-dressing cops in this week's DVD and Blu-ray releases, but trust me, it's not as exciting as it sounds. The biggest releases of the week include the mind-numbingly mediocre Battle: Los Angeles, Hall Pass starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, and Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfriend, plus the true crime thriller Kill the Irishman and Big Momma's House: Like Father Like Son. Martial arts fans might want to check out Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, while Norm MacDonald fans will definitely want to see Norm's appropriately-titled stand-up special Me Doing Standup. Other than that, the full feature version of the outtake collection Jackass 3.5 hits stores today... and not a heck of a lot else. What will you be buying or renting? Check out the full list of noteworthy releases after the jump. Amazon.com Widgets

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Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

The Green Lantern – Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard

Mr. Popper’s Penguins – Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury

Movie of the Week

The Green Lantern

The Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard

The Plot: A test pilot (Reynolds) is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.

The Buzz: Just slightly to the right of the “kill me now” column (see Mr. Popper’s Penguins) lies DC’s feeble attempt to answer Marvel’s mighty Thor. I am stupefied at how nerdy Reynolds looks throughout all of The Green Lantern’s marketing efforts. I can’t get over it really, and I’ve never really enjoyed Reynolds at all. Blake Lively is lovely and Peter Sarsgaard is a solid heavyweight, but I just don’t...

Jackass films aren’t made with a shooting script and meticulous camera work. The process involves a lot of trial and error, and so for every movie, it seems there’s enough footage to make a number of films. And where the theatrical Jackass 3-D focuses on the stuff that went great, Jackass 3.5 offers the stunts that were too stupid, too lame, too familiar, or too dangerous to make the theatrical release. It’s the whole gang: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-o, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Chris Pontius, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England, Preston Lacy and Wee-Man. And they’re there to celebrate their failures. Check out our review of the Blu-ray after the jump. As a fan, what I like or find fascinating about these .5 Jackass films is that by collecting all the bits that don’t work, it makes you strangely sympathetic to the film. In some cases the bits...

The next part of the “Jackass” movie series, “Jackass 3.5″, is now out on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download. The unrated film will include over an hour of bonus footage including 30 minutes of never-before-seen video. Below is a sneak peek of the film. Click here to buy the Blu-ray, here to buy the DVD, and here to download the film from Apple. “Jackass 3.5″, directed by Jeff Tremaine, is a continuation of “Jackass 3D”, also directed by Tremaine. “Jackass 3.5″ will have over 85 minutes of new, never-before-seen stunts and pranks from Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-o, Ryan Dynn, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Dave England, Preston Lacy and “Danger...

Jackass 3.5 Review

Premiering on MTV a few days ago was Jackass 3.5, the next piece in this epic saga of pranks, stunts and gags. Anyone familiar with Jackass 2.5 should feel right at home here. Jackass 3.5 is a sequel to Jackass 3D. The film is made up of footage that was shot for the film but never made it into the final cut, unused footage if you will. Star Johnny Knoxville originally said that they shot two movies worth of material, and it looks like he was right. With Jackass 3.5 we get a full fledged sequel that is equally as good as its predecessor and just as funny.

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Repeat after me:  there is never enough Jackass.

The saints and tzadiks at Paramount Home Entertainment know this, and that's why they've released Jackass 3.5 on DVD and Blu-ray.

For your laugh-snorting pleasure comes a whole new collection of deleted scenes, making-of material and features with enticing titles like "Jackass: The European Tour." 

We're happy to debut this clip, that includes Wee-man dressing like a duck.  Enjoy!

Instant Netflix

Welcome to our latest stab at a weekly DVD column, as we attempt again to find a novel or amusing way to repackage opinions expressed in earlier reviews. Because many of you have already seen these movies, and because the readers often value the Pajiba community's opinions as much as the critics, I encourage you all to weigh in with your own opinions in the comments, particularly of the Must See Titles on Netflix Instant.

And before we get into this week's regular DVD releases, we will start with those must-see titles that just hit Instant Netflix. The first is Harry Brown, which Prisco went apeshit for last year: "There's just one man, upset that his friend was murdered, taking out the trash. And goddamn is it fun to watch ... Michael Caine is simply awesome as Harry Brown. You never once doubt his character. There's more depth in...

The Film:

Like the previous films, with Jackass 3D (review here) director Jeff Tremaine and the Jackasses filmed a slew of gags, and with some much left on the cutting room floor after Jackass 3D was released, Paramount naturally crafted an entire new film in Jackass 3.5. While we see a ton of new stunts, a neat thing about 3.5 is that is doesn’t wholly feel like a new film, but feels like a denouement to Jackass 3D, something I called “a side-splitting hilarious coda to a generational gift from a few lovable idiots that balked at the notion that not everyone can keep their fifteen minutes of fame.”

While there’s plenty of great moments, the film is structured differently than most Jackass films, in where the cast and crew are candidly interviewed in-between vintages about the dangerous world of filming a Jackass movie. I liked this structure, but...

Welcome back to Killer Film’s New Release Tuesday for June 14th! Before we get to these releases, let us remind you by ordering through our site, you not only get the best deals around from Amazon, but this one little click will help us out at no extra cost to you! It’s what keeps us killer!

Battle: Los Angeles

There was a lot to like here: solid cast, great non-stop action, cool aliens, gritty cinematography, and yet, it’s all just overkill. Characters are one-dimensional and for all of that non-stop action, it’s a CGI bludgeoning that gets old fast. It’s Black Hawk Down meets ID4 but isn’t as cool as that sounds. (Formats: Blu-ray/DVD) Jon says: Rent Donny says: Buy

Red Riding Hood

“It’s worst than Twilight!” Eh, I don’t know about that. Did Twilight have Gary f’ing Oldman? It has an attractive cast,...

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Last week there were some Blu-ray deals to note and this week there are a couple more. Here's a list of some I found particularly intriguing: The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset [Blu-ray] - $49.99 GoodFellas [Blu-ray] - $10.49 The Departed [Blu-ray] - $9.29 True Grit [Blu-ray] - $14.99 The Dark Knight [Blu-ray] - $10.99 Once Upon a Time in the West [Blu-ray] - $10.49 Avatar (3-Disc Extended Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] - $19.99 With Father's Day coming up it only makes sense that these titles are priced to move, and with the sale items out of the way, let's have a look at this week's new crop.

Battle: Los Angeles Kevin just wrote up an entertaining review for this Blu-ray, which you can read right here. After reading it I was trying to figure out how his thoughts compared to mine when I gave the film a "C+" in my review back...

It’s another jam-packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, June 13th 2011.

Paul (DVD/Blu-ray)

For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town-a rented Rv containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost). Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes… Review.

True Grit (DVD/Blu-ray)

True Grit is a powerful story of vengeance and valour...

The Super 8 Debate   Click above to Listen Now! The JoBlo Movie Podcast takes in the glory of Super 8. We laugh, we cry, we argue about nostalgia. We take a look ahead to The Green Lantern as Moreno explains exactly why he'll never see it. I check out David Schwimmer's excellent Trust, Jackass 3.5, and get a special email from the director of Somebody's Hero, Darin Beckstead. We give our favorite films of the year so far, welcome a Super fan via...

If Jackass 3D was a bit too scatological for your tastes and you wish they’d get back to just launching one another off ramps or random crotch shots then you’ll find Jackass 3.5 much more satisfying. One of the series’ greatest drawbacks is that a Jackass movie will just cut from one stunt to the next and consequently the guys become little more than crash dummies and it’s easy to think of them as disposable entities. Jackass 3.5 solves this by being much more of a reflective piece with the guys you love seeing devastated talking about their favorite memories, how the stunts came to them, and which ones they actually fear doing.

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I’ve decided to push all the Tracy Morgan news into a special edition section of Weekend Meme on page two. Feel free to catch up there.

As I write this, we’re less than 24 hours from the start of the Tony Awards, and our man Neil Patrick Harris has been making the interview circuit. He’s promising the “edgiest Tony’s yet” but much of that seems to depend on whether the 14-time nominated The Book of Mormon can get a song past the censors. As for Nph, he’s not going to make himself the center of the show, and you won’t see him in Spider-Man spandex. Spoilsport. Obviously, I’ll be tweet-snarking the whole thing live.

The Seattle Mariners have become the 4,785,987th baseball team to announce an It Gets Better video. Actually, I’m really happy to see them jump into the project, but I...

The age of modern warfare is clearly leading to innovative and bizarre developments in weaponry. A new, previously unreleased clip from the DVD 'Jackass 3.5' (out on June 14) has wandered its way onto the Internet, ready to introduce the world to a bawdy bit of ordnance referred to as the Dildo Launcher. And if you thought that the Jackass crew would be testing out the the device without employing some dude's bare buttocks as a target, you're clearly among the uninitiated. Has the Pentagon been informed of this? Check out the video...

We have a brand new exclusive clip from the outrageous home video release Jackass 3.5, which will hit DVD shelves June 14. This new uncensored DVD features footage not shown in the Jackass 3D theatrical presentation. Before you proceed, you must be over the age of 18 to watch this clip, which features Johnny Knoxville, a hesitant Bam Margera, and much more.

clickHere To watch our exclusive restricted clip.

Crammed full of all-new content, this unrated and uncensored film showcases the legendary crew - including Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-o, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Jason "Wee Man" Acu&#241a, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England and Preston Lacy - performing never-before-seen stunts, outrageous pranks and other side-splitting antics. Prepare to cringe, wince and laugh out loud at Steve-o's up-close and personal encounter with a snapping turtle, Chris Pontius' wood pecker and stun gun limbo with the whole gang. Plus go behind-the-scenes and...

Getty Jeff Tremaine and Johnny Knoxville

“Genius-level stupidity” may seem like an oxymoron, but if anything deserves that description, it’s the adventures of the cast of “Jackass.” After starting small on MTV with gross-out gags and candid-camera stunts, Jeff Tremaine and his group of guinea pigs have steadily built an empire built on pain, suffering and a whole lot of poop. Last year Tremaine and co. released “Jackass 3D” in theaters to considerable box office success; in 2011, they’re...

Being a "Jackass" ain't easy. You have to endure overwhelmingly powerful blasts from a jet engine, playing tether ball with a beehive, jumping ravines on a bicycle — not to mention going for a bungee jump in a port-o-potty filled with you know what.

Yeah, it's pretty rough stuff. Accidents happen. People get hurt. Like Johnny Knoxville in this exclusive clip from the upcoming "Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie," hitting Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday (June 14). There's over 30 minutes of brand new footage on the home video release, including this little scene where Johnny gets in a bit over his head. Check it out for yourself.

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Jackass is a phenomenon, each film less of a concept and more a brand name. As a film critic, I adore these documentaries. And it took me the longest time to reason out why. Jackass is reliable. When I go to see a more conventional film, the trailers promise me one thing, and more often than not, the final product turns out to be well different from the original. But not with Jackass. It's always going to be the same thing: a bunch of juvenile stunt men doing outrageous stunts. Damaging themselves with ramps and bodily functions, taunting and tormenting each other for my devious amusement. Even if I don't find a particular setup entertaining -- like Jackass 3D's fecal volcano -- there's going to be another stunt mere moments away. Deep inside me, in that primal portion of my makeup that will always find farts funny, crouches that...

MTV brings back the cast of the wildly successful series .Jackass., with the television premiere of the all-new movie Jackass 3.5 on Thursday, June 9 at 10Pm Et/Pt. The film will encore on MTV2 on June 10 at 10Pm Et/Pt. Jackass 3.5 features the entire crew . including Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-o, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Jason .Wee Man. Acuna, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England and Preston Lacy . reuniting to perform never-before-seen stunts, outrageous pranks and other side-splitting antics. .We shot so much incredible stuff when we were making Jackass 3D that we literally had enough footage for another whole movie,. said Johnny Knoxville. .This film is balls deep in more awesome stupid stunts and pranks, our...

MTV brings back the cast of the wildly successful series .Jackass., with the television premiere of the all-new movie Jackass 3.5 on Thursday, June 9 at 10Pm Et/Pt. The film will encore on MTV2 on June 10 at 10Pm Et/Pt. Jackass 3.5 features the entire crew . including Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-o, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Jason .Wee Man. Acuna, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England and Preston Lacy . reuniting to perform never-before-seen stunts, outrageous pranks and other side-splitting antics. .We shot so much incredible stuff when we were making Jackass 3D that we literally had enough footage for another whole movie,. said Johnny Knoxville. .This film is balls deep in more awesome stupid stunts and pranks, our fans...

Thanks to a few very cool PR folks, we've been given some cool stuff to giveaway to some of our readers. Included in this month's giveaway roundup is a Johnny Knoxville signed copy of jackass: 10 Years of Stupid, Blu-ray copies of Glee Encore, Blue Valentine (with the soundtrack), and Blu-ray copies of Monsters, Let the Right One In and The Host. For details on how to enter, hit the jump. To win anything below, you need to email thecollidermailbox@gmail.com with your name and address and say May Giveaway in the headline. This giveaway will be open until June 1 at noon Pacific Time and is only open to residents of the United States. Also, only one entry per person. Here's what you can win: jackass: 10 Years of Stupid Signed by Johnny Knoxville prize is provided by Joost. Remember, you can watch free episodes of Jackass 3.5 on Joost right now.

If you sometimes feel like you're up a creek without a paddle, don't worry, because the gang from "Jackass" is here to help.

In case you weren't aware, "Jackass 3.5," which consists of all new, never-berfore-seen film produced solely for the Web. But you don't have to wait that long to get in on the action, because our pals over at Joost are streaming bits from it as we speak -- and we've got an an exclusive clip and a sweet giveaway to prove it.

The ball is officially in your court.

Ping-pong was at the center of one of "Jackass 3-D"'s most outrageous segments, a bit we can't really go into here for reasons of good taste but which featured Bam Margera getting drilled with ping-pong balls in an unusual fashion. So it's only fitting that we're teaming with Joost to give away a set of paddles and ping-pong balls.

Calling all Jackass 3.5 fans! We're teaming with Joost to give away an Element skateboard (just the board, no wheels) and a helmet, both signed by Bam Margera! Here's how to enter: Comment on our Facebook post with your favorite Jackass moment (keep it clean) and we'll randomly pick one winner. You must comment by Monday 5/9 at 10am Pt. One comment per person. Also, be sure to watch Jackass 3.5 episodes every Tues & Fri, exclusively on http://www.joost.com/jackass3.5 and check out the exclusive photo below.

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Calling all Jackass 3.5 fans! We're teaming with Joost to give away an Element skateboard (just the board, no wheels) and a helmet, both signed by Bam Margera! Here's how to enter: Comment on our Facebook post with your favorite Jackass moment (keep it clean) and we'll randomly pick one winner. You must comment by Monday 5/9 at 10am Pt. One comment per person. Also, be sure to watch Jackass 3.5 episodes every Tues & Fri, exclusively on http://www.joost.com/jackass3.5 and check out the exclusive photo below.

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Sure, we've all keeled over in laughter when watching Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the Jackass crew do what they do best (We've also had to avert our eyes a few times). But what's the process like behind all those hilarious and cringe-worthy pranks and stunts? The crew sat down to talk about their latest project, Jackass 3.5, an all-new film specifically for the online world, and revealed the inspiration and philosophy behind causing your friends bodily harm in the name of a good time... Director Jeff Tremaine sums up the basics: "[We ask]: Is there any way this could possibly succeed? If there is, we throw that one away." Simple, yet genius. And naturally, fear plays a big part of...

Johnny Knoxville is expanding his family with a third child. "My wife Naomi and I are super happy to announce that we are having another little bambino in the fall," the Jackass star, 40, wrote on his Facebook page. "My 15-year-old daughter Madison is very excited about it, and her 16-month-old little brother Rocko has, well, no clue. Wahoo!!" Photos: Who's Due Next?Knoxville - whose latest film, Jackass 3.5, is currently streaming online - tells the Toronto Sun that his brand of gross-out humor isn't meant to be taken all that seriously. "People want to turn their brain off and...

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Johnny Knoxville is expanding his family with a third child.

“My wife Naomi and I are super happy to announce that we are having another little bambino in the fall,” the Jackass star, 40, wrote on his Facebook page.

“My 15-year-old daughter Madison is very excited about it, and her 16-month-old little brother Rocko has, well, no clue. Wahoo!!”

Knoxville — whose latest film, Jackass 3.5, is currently streaming online — tells the Toronto Sun that his brand of gross-out humor isn’t meant to be taken all that seriously.

“People want to turn their brain off and go to the movies and laugh,...