A few Twilighters seemed miffed at my joking post yesterday about Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart lookin’ gloomy at the Rome International Film Festival this weekend where they were on hand to promote their new movie Twilight. So, to make up for that egregious offense, here are a couple new photos of the pair posing for promotional portraits shot by Elisabetta A. Villa at the St.Regis Grand Hotel on Halloween in Rome, again, to promote their new movie together:

To their credit, they look very serious and preternatural in these photos … which go well with the tone of their love affair in the movie Twilight. Thus far, we’ve only really seen bits of the couple’s chemistry in the meager commercial spots and trailers that have been made available to us. I’m curious to see exactly how the romantic interplay between Bella (Kristen) and Edward (Robert) plays out over the duration of the film. While I generally enjoyed the books overall, there were portions that I felt were far too schmaltzy … will that still be a problem in the movie or will there be a huge dose of realism added to their interactions? Lest anyone think otherwise, I am really intrigued by this new movie … I’m curious to see how the books will come to life. Even if R. Pattz and K. Stew shun any notion of hair brushing, I deffo think they will be able to bring their beloved characters to life.

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Yesterday we saw a few photos of Ryan Reynolds talking to members of the media at a press conference ahead of today’s New York Marathon run … and today we have a couple pics of the man himself in action. Sweat dripping, arms pumping … Ryan sure does make runnin’ look gooood:

I understand that Ryan, who was numbered 14778, managed to complete the 26.2 mile run with a final time of 3:50:22. Sounds like a respectable time to me … and if you also consider that the man looked hawt while running this marathon, well, it sounds like a win-win situation to me. It’s unclear just how much money Ryan managed to raise on behalf of Team Fox (named for Michael J. Fox which seeks to raise funds for Parkinson’s Disease research) but I’m sure he managed to pull in some much needed funds. Well done, Ryan … we all knew you could do it! Woot!

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Last night, David, his sister Eden and I made our way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to see the new exhibit titled Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008:

It was my first visit to the LACMA museum so it was quite a treat for us. David is always interested in doing cultural things so I figured … what the heck. We also made our way into the Broad Contemporary Art Musem to check out the fun exhibits there. I don’t know why but I am in LOVE with Jeff Koons‘ Cracked Egg sculpture on display there. It’s brills! If you live in the SoCal area and haven’t been to the BCAM at LACMA you gotta get there … it’s a fun exhibit. Here are a couple photos of us outside the LACMA building posing in the Urban Light outdoor exhibit and a pic of us with Eden’s friend Amanda who we met up with for dinner afterward:

We met up with Amanda at Stanley’s in Sherman Oaks, CA. To be honest, we were all wiped … we bailed on plans to hang out with anyone afterward and just came home to crash. This afternoon we are going to try and capitalize on the amazing weather outside … we’ll see how long we manage to last ;)

• Feliz Day of the Dead, y’all!
• Sarah Palin takes a prank phone call seriously, thinking she was actually speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. LOL!
• After two failed marriages and a NEW engagement, Carmen Electra vows she won’t be “pressured” into marriage again.
• Criss Angel calls Holly Madison a “beautiful” and “special” person on the same red carpet where he was sucking face with her.
• Rumor has it that Britney Spears is planning a two-week residency at the O2 Arena in London, England next year.
• Larry Birkhead finally gets a place of his own.
• Guy Ritchie has an unfortunate run-in with a rabid Madonna fan.
• Nelly is 34, David Schwimmer (Friends) is 42 and k.d. lang is 47 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Dayum. Homeboy is givin’ those Single Ladies a run for their money.

Wee … time again for us to gaze and gawk at the Hot Dude of the Week. I’ve been on a blonde streak lately so it would make sense that a hawt blonde get chosen as this week’s hot dude … say hello to Dave:

OOOOH, artsy! Generally, we tend to focus on dudes in skimpy undies, flexin’ their muscles with ofttimes serious faces. This week, we’re goin’ for the more artistic B&W vibe with Dave here. It’s a nice pic, I think … Dave’s got a hot bod which he’s not gratuitously showing off — shirtless masculinity, plain and simple. I’m down. I’m sure it won’t be long until we get another speedo-clad hunk of man meat but, for this week at least, we class it up a bit. Enjoy!

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Early last month we learned that Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was awarded the Honorary Patronage award by the Trinity College Philosophical Society and today we learn that English actor Patrick Stewart (who y’all may know expertly played Jean Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation) with The Samuel Beckett Award by the Trinity College Historical Society:

As I understand it, The Samuel Beckett Award is bestowed on folks for their Outstanding Contribution to the Arts and I can think of no more deserving person than Patrick Stewart. Even absent his amazing run as Capt. Picard on ST: TNG, Stewart has given many amazing performances, not the least of which was his portrayal of Macbeth on stage on Broadway earlier this year. I am a huge Patrick Stewart fan and am happy to highlight achievements like this. He rules, y’all!

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Britney Spears, who has of late been very open and forthcoming with her fans on everything from spending time with her children to rehearsing for her new music video, was curiously shy this Halloween weekend as she made her way out of Drew Barrymore’s Halloween party. Dressed as a witch (I think), Britney hid behind her conical hat as she departed from the Halloween fête:

You can see that Brit Brit was rockin’ a witchy black wig while her two friends wore white wigs but it’s evident that she wasn’t really interested in showing off her costume:

Honestly, with all the openness that Britney has been sharing on her official website in recent weeks, I can understand how she might want to lay low every once in a while.

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