LA Times photographer David Strick was granted access to the Vancouver, BC set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon and was able to snap some pretty fantastic photos. Here is but one of the fab photos Strick managed to snap of shirtless Twilight star Taylor Lautner for the LA Times‘ Hollywood Backlot … behold:

Oh, the squeals of delight are in the air again. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” will be released on November 20, and tickets are selling quickly … way in advance! Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner return to the supernatural world of vampires and werewolves in this sequel to the uber popular “Twilight.” David Strick was on the set about 15-20 minutes outside of Vancouver as director Chris Weitz and the cast and crew shot scenes late at night, in a very chilly Capilano Park Forest, until at least 4 a.m.

Oh people … there is MUCH more where this came from. Not only was Strick able to snap more hawt photos of shirtless Lautner but he also managed to shoot a few cool-looking photos of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as well — but honesty, it’s the shirtless snaps that are the real draw. After the jump, check out a few more photos …

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Tom Cruise has relocated his family to Boston, MA for the filming of his new movie Wichita and he and wifey Katie Holmes were spotted jogging on the streets of Bean Town earlier today. Oh and wouldn’t you know it, TomKat were even dressed alike … behold:

For as crazy as things started out for these two, they really seem to have leveled off quite a bit. I can’t say that I’m totally convinced that TomKat are a product true love and not of successful brainwashing but they do seem happy and have seemed happy for sometime now. I still find it odd that Tom tends to shadow Katie more times than not … even during their jog he had to reach out and hold her hand (tenderly? or to keep her from bolting?). I expect there will be more TomKat sightings in Boston in the coming weeks … you have been warned.

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A couple of weeks ago, we saw photos of a very happy looking Emma Watson on the Rhode Island campus of Brown University (where she will be spending the next four years engrossed in scholastic learning) and today we get to see a couple new photos of Emma already making her return to her homeland of England. BUT, altho Emma has made her way back to the UK this week, she brought a little bit of the USA with her:

I’m pretty sure Emma is back in the UK to take care of some biz (most likely movie biz or mebbe clothes designing biz) and she’ll be back at Brown in no time. I bet she is anxious to get all her affairs in the UK sorted out so that she can finally settle down into quiet college life here in the States. I know we’ll be very happy to have her … but I can understand why the UK would want to get her back home every now and again ;)

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Twi-hard Twilighters have much to celebrate today … the official album artwork and tracklisting for the soundtrack album for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been released — and there is much cause for celebration. The soundtrack boasts 15 tracks by some amazing artists like Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Lykke Li, The Killers and more. Here is our first look at the album artwork and the accompanying press release announcement:

The highly anticipated track listing for The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack is here! MySpace Music exclusively reveals the list of artists being featured on the hit film’s soundtrack, which will consist of completely original music. While there’s been much speculation about who would be contributing, it’s now confirmed. Wondering who made the cut? The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack will be released on October 20 by Atlantic Records. Some of the artists created the songs after being shown footage from the movie to use as a guide. The songs are all exclusive to the soundtrack. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, and is directed by Chris Weitz. It will be released nationwide on November 20. MySpace previously debuted the film’s first trailer, which set a new record for the site with a total of 4.2 million online views within the first 24 hours and a total of 7.8 million within the first seven days. For more information about the Twilight series, visit the official MySpace profile at http://www.myspace.com/twilightthemovie. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Based on the best-selling book series, the film is the highly anticipated next installment to the movie Twilight, which has grossed $380MM globally at the box office, and has become a worldwide sensation and cultural phenomenon.

I gotta say, even those folks who could care less about Twilight have to be impressed by the roster of artists who will appear on the soundtrack with exclusive music available nowhere else. After the jump, check out the full tracklist of The Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack …

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So I managed to get home to LA from NY last night in record time. My Virgin America flight got in an hour early, without a single delay at all. It was the quickest trip from NY to LA I’ve ever had the pleasure to fly. As much as I’m gonna miss David, who decided to stay in NYC for another week to enjoy the city, I am really happy to be home.

Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of the Nine Inch Nails album The Fragile and fans have taken to Twitter to get #thefragile into the trending topics in celebration:

It’s really insane to realize that such an epic album is already 10 years old … and that Nine Inch Nails has come to an end. As should be clearly evident by now, I’ve been a huge NIN fan for years … The Fragile was such a landmark album in the band’s history … listening to it today is just as powerful as listening to it for the first time back in 1999. If you have never listened to The Fragile or just want to hear it again, you can do so online HERE. It’s a stunning album … one that will live much longer than it’s first 10 years of existence.

UPDATE: Trent Reznor posted a couple of tweets on the official Nine Inch Nails Twitter profile about the 10th anniversary of The Fragile … he even confirmed that a reissue of the album will be coming our way in 2010:

10 years ago for #thefragile – wow. Thinking a lot about that time today. (TR) And… we’ve begun work on the ULTIMATE reissue coming 2010. #thefragile

Woot!! Very exciting news! Can’t wait to see what that release will be like. I’ve heard some ideas for the deluxe packaging … we’ll have to wait and see how it turns out.

I have no plans for the coming week … I’m gonna just try and veg out as much as I can. It’s gonna be hot here in SoCal this week … just the way I like it :)

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend.
• Ratings for the 2009 Emmy Awards are up from last year.
• Michael Jackson turned down a song penned by Madonna because it was too provocative.
• Yoko Ono is a Britney Spears fan.
• Will will Apple let you download female pin-ups from the App Store but not male pin-ups?
• I can’t tell if THIS is cool or creepy.
• An old Republican from Oklahoma believes that Playboy and other pornography makes boys gay.
• Is James Franco the gayest straight actor alive?
• Mariah Carey utters the word “motherfucker” in front of Oprah Winfrey.
• AnnaLynne McCord let’s a nip slip.
• 2, 4, 6, 8 – who do we appreciate?! Megan Fox!!
• Leona Lewis gets inked.
• Jessica Simpson is still a Dallas Cowboys fan.
• Yikes!!
• The Nine Inch Nails album The Fragile is 10, Maggie Grace (Lost) is 26, Nicole Richie is 28, Luke Wilson is 38, Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) is 38 and Leonard Cohen is 75 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Xtina Aguilera opens up about her abusive past.
• Beyoncé plans to perform in Malaysia despite protests.
• Shar Jackson reveals that Kevin Federline doesn’t care how fat he gets.

Last night the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out in a lavish ceremony at the Nokia Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, CA which was broadcast on CBS. As I mentioned earlier, Neil Patrick Harris KILLED as Emmy host last night but the awards show was more than just about him (as hard to believe as that may be). Here are a few pictures from the red carpet arrivals at the 2009 Emmy Awards last night:

While there were a lot of pretty people on the red carpet (Alyson Hannigan looked amazing, as did Drew Barrymore) the real focus of the night was on who won what for which TV show. After the jump, check out some photos from the Emmy telecast itself, see some photos of the Emmy winners in the press room and find out who took home those coveted trophies at last night’s Emmy Awards …

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