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Yesterday I posted lists of my Fave Music of ’09 and today I present lists of my Fave Movies and TV shows of 2009. I had a hard time narrowing down my lists for both movies and TV but, in the end, I think I got the list right … at least for me :) Here are my Top 10 Fave Movies of 2009:

At #10 is Avatar:

This movie, in IMAX 3D, was an amazingly beautiful sight to see. I’ll admit that the story (not at all unique) wasn’t the best ever but the storytelling coupled with the amazing special effects makes this movie worthy of inclusion on any Top 10 List for 2009. It was said that Avatar would change the way we watch movies in theaters FOREVER … and while I wouldn’t exactly agree, I will say that James Cameron‘s 15 years devoted to the making of this film were well spent. Avatar may not be a game changer but it very well may be a movie that we look back in years to come as a masterful modern fairytale.

At #9 is Moon:

This movie was all story. While it was cool to look at, the real draw here was the story and acting performance by Sam Rockwell. For most of the film, he acted opposite himself … and he did so very, very well. This movie was not really seen by a lot of people but I think those that did see did really enjoy it … I know I did.

At #8 is The September Issue:

This movie may have been called the “real-life Devil Wears Prada” but it was so much more than that. It was a really intriguing look into what it takes to publish the singly most important magazine issue in the world of Fashion. I loved seeing Vogue Editor In Chief Anna Wintour in action in this film but the real star of The September Issue is Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington. This film prolly wasn’t very interesting to folks not interested in Fashion but I loved it immensely.

At #7 is Taken:

Taken was prolly the biggest surprise for me this year. The film was released in France early in 2008 and then in the UK in Fall 2008. It wasn’t released in the US until January of 2009 and without much fanfare. I think I went to see it on a fluke and I was totally blown away by how fun the film was. Liam Neeson, action star. It was kind of like a Bourne Identity film but with an older, more mature hero. When I sat down to compile this list, I knew Taken would be on it because it’s one of the films that I really remember enjoying this year.

At #6 is Drag Me to Hell:

Okay, I take it back … Taken was not the biggest surprise for me this year, Drag Me to Hell was — for sure! I distinctly remember laughing out loud the first time I saw the trailer for Hell. It looked stupid and I had no plans to waste my time … then word of mouth started going around and people I trusted said that they loved it. I checked it out and, wouldn’t you know it, I loved it too! The movie wasn’t trying to be anything other than what it is … a jump in your seat, fun, horror flick. It’s a lot of fun.

After the jump, check out my Top 5 Fave Movies and my Top 10 Fave TV Shows of 2009 …

Did you know that Robert Pattinson has a sister named Victoria who bears a striking resemblance to him? ‘Tis true, behold:

I dunno … news on the R.Pattz front has been really quite lately and this new photo with his sister looked interesting. I can’t get over how much Vicky looks like a blonder, less hairy Rob.

[Photo credit: INFdaily, thanks Ally]

Last week we learned that Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa got hitched in NY and then shortly thereafter the newlyweds popped up on their honeymoon in Mexico (you may recall Kevin was rockin’ some shorty shorts). Today we get our first look at the couple’s wedding photo as featured on the cover of the new issue of People magazine:

Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa’s wedding earlier this month was like a fairy tale – complete with a castle, an enchanted forest and glass slippers in the bride’s shoe size, a gift from the groom. “I knew that my princess needed her glass slippers and her castle,” Jonas told PEOPLE of the nuptials. “I always wanted my wedding to have that princess feel,” adds the new Mrs. Jonas. “I couldn’t have imagined this,” she says of her lavish wedding Dec. 19 at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York. Despite a blizzard blanketing the roads around the castle, the wedding went forward without a hitch, and the bride, escorted by her father Thomas “Bucky” Deleasa, walked down the aisle to “Bella Notte,” from Lady and the Tramp, played on the guitar by a friend of the Jonas family. “I’m an Italian girl. It just fit me and my dad,” said Danielle of the song choice. The groom’s father Kevin Jonas Sr., an ordained minister, officiated along with Danielle’s childhood pastor, Rev. Ron DePasquale Jr. After reciting traditional vows, the couple exchanged Jacob & Co. wedding bands that they designed for one another. “I’ve never seen a more beautiful bride,” said Kevin of Danielle, who he calls his “Jersey Girl” and who wore a strapless tulle and Chantilly lace Vera Wang gown at the ceremony.

Uhhhhhh … glass slippers? Seriously? LOL … you know it was all his idea, too. I mean … yeah. Doesn’t it kinda sound like this wedding was orchestrated like a couple of kids who were playing “wedding”? HMMM. Well, whatever … as long as they are happy together, that’s really all that matters. Here’s to many happy years ahead for the happy couple … full of glass slippers and shorty shorts galore ;)

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The new Broadway production of Arthur Miller‘s A View from the Bridge, which stars Liev Schrieber, Scarlett Johansson and others, went into previews in NYC last night at the Cort Theater ahead of it’s official opening on January 24, 2010 (for a limited 14-week engagement. Here is a photo of Scarlett and Liev as they stopped to sign a few autographs after last night’s debut performance and some deets about the show itself:

Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber plays bruising Italian-American longshoreman Eddie Carbone in the new Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, beginning previews Dec. 28. In director Gregory Mosher’s new staging of the Greek tragedy-inspired drama, Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson (“Match Point,” “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”) makes her Broadway debut as the object of Eddie’s affection, his niece. She’s attracted to a newly arrived immigrant cousin, Rodolpho, played by Santino Fontana (Billy Elliot), arousing Eddie’s anger. Also joining Tony Award winner Schreiber (Glengarry Glen Ross, Talk Radio) at the Cort Theatre are Jessica Hecht, Michael Cristofer and Corey Stoll, plus Alex Cendese, Anthony DeSando, Antoinette LaVecchia, Mark Morettini, Joe Ricci, Morgan Spector, Robert Turano and Marco Verna. Opening is Jan. 24, 2010. A 14-week engagement has been announced. According to production notes, “In A View From the Bridge, Miller’s most passionate drama, Schreiber plays Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine, played by Scarlett Johansson. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigrant [played by Fontana], Eddie’s jealousy erupts in a rage that consumes him, his family, and his world.” The play was first seen on Broadway in 1955 as a short play paired with A Memory of Two Mondays. (Miller is, of course, the major American playwright known for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.) A View From the Bridge resurfaced Off-Broadway in 1965, starring Robert Duvall. A 1983 Broadway revival starred Tony LoBianco. In 1997, Anthony LaPaglia played Eddie in a Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway revival. The actor won a Tony for his turn, and the production won the Tony as Best Revival.

On the one hand, I would LOVE to see Liev Schrieber on the Broadway stage. He is actually a pretty fantastic actor (X-Men Origins: Wolverine notwithstanding). On the other hand, I can’t for the life of me imagine that Scarlett Johansson would be very good on the live performance stage. But … what do I know? After the jump, check out a short promo video that features Liev and Scarlett (among others) talking up the play …

The cast of MTV‘s hit reality TV series Jersey Shore (minus Angelina Jolie Pivarnick who was booted off the show by the 4th ep of the series) are featured in the new issue of Life & Style magazine … and holy moly, they did they get make-overs! For the most part, everyone looks pretty fantastic … save for Paul Pauly D Delvecchio (whose horrible hair cannot be made-over to look good at all). Here the photo and some deets about their transformations:

Gelled hair, micro-minidresses, Ed Hardy emblems and muscle tees have become the signature look of the hit MTV reality show Jersey Shore. “My personal style is fresh to death,” Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio — famous for his ultraspiked hair — tells Life & Style. “Have you ever been to the supermarket? You know the produce section, like where the food is fresh? That’s my style.” But on Dec. 21, Life & Style gave these up-and-coming stars a fresh new image, inviting them to ditch the shore and step onto the red carpet at one of NYC’s most exclusive nightclubs, Greenhouse, which has a strict dress-your-best policy. There, they modeled the most iconic Hollywood looks of the past few years. And they pulled it off like the A-list pros — including Kim Kardashian and Megan Fox — they were emulating. “I like to walk into the room and have everyone notice what I’m wearing,” Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi tells Life & Style. Mission accomplished! Makeover’s from left to right: Sammi and Ronnie as the new Brangelina, Sexy ‘Jwoww’ as Megan Fox, Mike gets into a Jake Gyllenhaal ‘situation,’ Snooki is a mini Kim Kardashian, Vinny dresses as Justin Timberlake, and Pauly D has Taylor Lautner’s style.

I mean … wow. Jenni Jwoww Farley looks the best, by far. I gotta give it up to Mike The Situation Sorrentino cuz he cleaned up pretty nicely as well. This goes to show that clothes really can make the man or woman and lotta money goes a long way. I gotta say, I’m impressed. Which one of these kids do YOU think looks the best?

[Photo credit: Joshua Kessler; Source]

Yesterday was a pretty cloudy day, perfect for keeping me indoors. I ventured out to run an errand yesterday afternoon only to find the shop I was visiting is closed on Mondays. Meh, it was good to get out of the house ;) I spent a quiet night in after David and I decided to scrap plans to go to the movies. I dug thru some of my books and found my copy of the Vertigo: Tarot Deck Set and decided to give it another read. I hadn’t read the book in about 10 years and had forgotten that Neil Gaiman wrote the introduction to the book:

I’ve been interested in tarot cards for years but I’ve never studied their use very seriously. I’ve always been better with working with runes than tarot cards (which is why I was SO elated to find a beautiful set of runes on my holiday in Iceland last year) but I still find the cards extremely fascinating. The Vertigo deck is just beautiful … Dave McKean‘s artwork is just — stunning. The book is a great quick read and is paired with this particular deck. I’ve always been partial to Aleister Crowley‘s Thoth Tarot deck but that’s another story. In any event, that’s what I did last night.

Today, I plan to run my errand again (hopefully, I’ll be more successful this time around) and will most likely keep things quiet and relaxing again ;) 2009 is slipping away … I’m really anxious to get 2010 underway.

• Mama and Papa Gyllenhaal are officially and legally dunzo.
• Zelda Rubinstein, who starred as Tangina in Poltergeist, has been taken off life support … sadly she doesn’t have long to live :(
• Sad news … Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy The Rev Sullivan passed away at age 28.
• Lil’ Wayne plays one last show before he goes to jail.
• HERE is Argentina’s first legally-wed same-sex couple.
• Hyper, Color.
• Karl Rove, who claims to respect the sanctity of marriage, files for divorce … and tries to keep it a secret.
• Van Morrison is a dad again … at 64.
• THIS escaped convict in the UK thinks he’s really funny, do you agree?
• The infamous “Snooki punch” from MTV‘s Jersey Shore gets reenacted.
• Miranda Kerr does Ralph magazine.
• CoCo‘s puffs.
• Ex-girlfriend Erin Muller alleges that Michael Lohan physical assaulted her by kicking her “in the vagina”.
• Why so glum, Ben Affleck?
• Happily marrieds Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter do some after-Xmas shopping … for knives?
• Mekhi Phifer is 35, Jude Law is 37, Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain is 48, Marianne Faithfull is 63 and Mary Tyler Moore is 73 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• David Tennant denies that he is playing The Riddler in the next Batman movie.
• Avatar sequel talk already?
• Will free TV soon be a thing of the past?

Congratulations are in order for Mariah Carey who made her way to Capri, Italy this week to attend the 14th annual Capri-Hollywood International Film Festival in order to collect a Best Supporting Actress award for her work in the film Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. News of this honor was reported by Variety earlier this month but the actual ceremony only took place in Capri, Italy last night. Here are a few photos of Mimi, decked out in her best finery, at the Capri-Hollywood International Film Festival last night:

Mariah Carey [received] the 14th annual Capri-Hollywood Film Festival’s award for this year’s Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Precious.” The film will also have its Italian premiere at the fest, which runs Dec. 27- Jan. 2 with its awards presented on Dec. 28. Past recipients of the Supporting Actor nod include Dennis Hopper (“Elegy”), Amy Ryan (“Gone Baby Gone”), Rinko Kikuci (“Babel”) and Matt Dillon (“Crash”). The Grammy-award winner also has an extensive acting career, which includes 1999′s “The Bachelor,” “Glitter” and “WiseGirls.”

Yay!! At last, with this award, all painful memories of her failure with Glitter can be completely washed away. I was very impressed with Mimi‘s performance in Precious even tho it was very short. I’m glad to see the film get any recognition cuz it truly is a great movie. I should point out that the dude manhandling Mariah Carey in the last two photos is not an overzealous security guard but is, in fact, her husband Nick Cannon. Were it not for him, she would’ve had to pay someone to hold her umbrella for her so it’s a good thing he came along to the film fest. Congrats on this award, again, MC … it was well-earned.

[Photo credit: Wireimage; Source]

Yesterday we saw photos of pop starlet Kylie Minogue chillin’ in Spain with one of Andrés Velencoso‘s sisters and today we get to see a couple new photos of Kylie with 2 of his sisters:

You know, as cute as it is that Kylie is bonding with his sisters, I gotta wonder where Andrés is while the ladies venture out on the town. At least it looks like the ladies are all getting along well … which is important for the longevity of Kylie‘s relationship with Andrés.

[Photo credit: Splash News]

Checking in again with fashion designer Marc Jacobs, who was spotted yesterday in the company of a good book and his trusty Hermès Birkin bag, as he holidays in the tropics this holiday season with his partner (hubby?) Lorenzo Martone. It was back to the beach for the happy couple … yep, back to the beach and back in those skimpy speedos:

Ah, love. I can’t say that I blame Marc and Lorenzo very much for spending as much time at the beach as possible. The couple arrived in St. Bart’s last week and have been sunnin’ their buns ever since. From how nice and warm it looks in these photos, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they decided to ring in the New Year there as well … tho, it remains to be seen if they’ll ring in 2010 speedo-clad or not ;)

[Photo credit: Splash News]