The Media Girl

Hi all!

Today let's take a look at Vogue's December issue with Academy Award Winner Cate Blanchett on the cover.

Page 96 "Lives" is about REA chairman Rocco Landesman. Page 102 "Up Front" features a correspondent in Afghanistan who is 4 months pregnant. Page 116 "Nostalgia"  follows Jean Nathan's seach for the perfect dress.

FLASH/ VIEW:

Page 121 "It Girl" features actress Carey Mulligan. Page 122 "Norwich Notes" a new novel and clothing line. Page 128 "Talking Fashion" CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund finalists unveil their creations. VIEW: Page 144 "Bull's Eye" features Kate & Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte. Page 153 "Singular Sensation" Jane Herman is featured. Page 156 "The Good Stuff" a stocking can say it all. Page 160 "The Grimm Truth" what happens when the fairytale is over?

Beauty, Health & Fitness/ People are Talking About:

Page 170 "Night Vision" Page 174 "Growing Pains" features Kennedy Fraser. Page 182 "The Ragged Edge" are your overtired? and undersexed? PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT: Page 187 "Talent" features "Up in the Air" star Anna Kendrick. Page 188 "Movies" features Academy Award Winner Penelope Cruz. Page 190 features music group Little Boots.

Fashion & Features:

Page 206 "Little Girl & Boy Lost" inspired by Hansel and Gretel. Page 218 "On the Rise" Features Benjamin Millepied and Cory Stearns. Page 222 is the cover story with Cate Blanchett. She looks so stunning. Take a look! Page 258 "Iriving Penn" Kennedy Fraser remember's Vogue's greatest artist. Page 272 "Carried Away" diets.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Hi all!

Hope this week will be a good for all, as the holiday season is upon us. Thanksgiving is Thursday so Happy gobble gobble! Today we take a look at Allure's December issue with "Spiderman" star Kristen Dunst. Doesn't she look great? we haven't seen her in a bit.

Beauty Reporter/ Fashion/ Insider's Guide:

Page 57 "Look Now: Winged Shadow" Page 74 "Beauty 101" features a guide to wearing perfumes. FASHION: Page 79 "Fashion Bulletin" futuristic looks. Page 80 "Fashion Stakeout" features "500 Days of Summer" star Zooey Deschanel. Page 84 "Fashion Cravings" features black ruffles" Page 88 "Fashion Extras" Features evening watches. INSIDER'S GUIDE: Page 90 features tips for the holidays. Page 102 "The Fragrance Guy" and "House Warming" Page 108 "Essay" is all about presents.

Health:

Page 114 "Body News" features pieces about teeth, face and fat-fighting. Page 116 "Mood News" features pieces about friendships. Page 119 "Fresh Faced" brighter tighter skin.

Features:

Page 139 "Backstage Beauty" Ten trends from the runway. Page 154 "Life of the Party" features a great party guide. Page 162 "Starry Nights" great tips for hair, face, and body for the holidays. Page 168 " Trading Up" flowers! Page 176 "Scents of Place" what reminds you of him or her? Page 188 "Mission: Control" what happens when your diet fails? Page 192 "Testing the waters" is our cover story with actress Kristen Dunst.

Have a great holiday everyone!

Adrienne Bailon was spotted hanging out at LAX Nightclub in Las Vegas.

Becoming a mother/daughter tradition, Katie Holmes was spotted taking Suri to a performance of the “The Lion King” on Broadway.

Don't ask why it took forever to see these 3 films. Just know from now on i'll be seeing them in my home (I get more done here) Anyways I saw three very different films this week. First "Little Manhattan" with Cynthia Nixon and Bradley Whitfield. Then after 4 days oh not watching my other films I FINALLY got to "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and "Lars and the Real Girl" on Friday. Let's start with "Little Manhattan"

Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the Big Apple, director Mark Levin's (Wimbledon) quirky tale of first love puts the spotlight on pint-sized passion as young urbanites Gabe (Josh Hutcherson) and Rosemary (Charlie Ray) explore their budding emotions. And there's one thing that makes them perfect for each other: They're both in the fifth grade. Cynthia Nixon and Bradley Whitford co-star in this winning comedy that proves bigger isn't necessarily better.

I saw this movie with my boyfriend. He really was engaged, and understood what Gabe was going through. Both him and I loved the NYC backdrop and felt it was perfect for such a movie. The narration by Gabe was insightful, funny and emotional. We both really enjoyed this film. Now I took a break because life got in the way, and on Friday saw "Bram Stoker's Dracula"

Synopsis: When Dracula (Gary Oldman) leaves the captive Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker (Winona Ryder) -- the spitting image of Dracula's long-dead wife, Elisabeta (also Winona Ryder) -- obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) sets out to end the madness. Francis Ford Coppola's resurrection of Bram Stoker's novel won three Academy Awards for its eye-popping makeup and production design.

Um...my boyfriend was right to tell me that this film was coo coo. Visually its a great film. The only actor in the damn thing I could respect was Gary Oldman. Winona and Keanu? really? so many better people at that time to use. Finally "Lars and the Real Girl"

Synopsis: When a delusional loner (Ryan Gosling) buys a life-size sex doll over the Internet, promptly falls in love with her and starts telling people that the doll is his girlfriend, his brother (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer) decide it's time to intervene. Patricia Clarkson co-stars in this offbeat feature film debut about love, loss and human relationships from directorCraig Gillespie.

This movie was up and down for me. It had moments where you become very engaged as too why he is delusional, and why Bianca is real too him. At times there is too much dialogue and leaves you bored. Still a great movie.

Next Up:

1. Hamlet 2

2. Drag Me to Hell

3. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

EVENTS
TOMORROW
• 3rd Ward hosts the Score! Pop-up Swap to benefit City Harvest. Bring clothing, accessories, music, art supplies, books, DVDs, housewares, or other miscellany to trade. Entry is $3, which includes complimentary Colt 45 from 1 to 2 p.m. ("Cheap breakfast drinks" will be available until 5 p.m.) Donations are accepted. 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave., nr. Stagg St., East Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-715-4961); 1–7.

• D.J.'s Luke and Zach Go Boating will be playing their dance-worthy mixes in store at Eryn brinié. 501 Broadway, nr. Broome St. (212-308-6134); 1–5.

• Head to the La Femme Fete holiday shopping event and sale, featuring vintage clothes by Daphra Holder and Sammy Davis, jewelry by Kim Last, and stationery and prints by Laura Trimble. 347 W. 36th St., nr. Ninth Ave., Ste. 503; 5–8.

• Try out to win a $250,000 contract with Ford Models at an open casting call. Finalists will participate in Model Boot Camp in São Paulo, Brazil, to determine the winner. Read about the application process and register online at fordmodels.com.W New York, 541 Lexington Ave., at 49th St.; noon–4.

There are 3 dolls in the collection all wearing an outfit plucked from one of Swift's videos and of course each toy comes with a  guitar and hair brush.  Each doll also sings a 30 second highlight of one of Swift's hit songs. The dolls are made by JAKKS Pacific and retail for $19.99.

Here is the singer at the Victoria's Secret fashion show. Wow.

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One person is dead and at least one more suffered minor injuries after one of Miley Cyrus' tour buses crashed and flipped onto its side in Virginia this morning.

Cyrus herself was not on board the bus at the time; the Disney has primarily been jetting to tour dates on a private plane for much of this tour.

"She was not on any of the buses and not on scene at any point," Virginia State Police Sgt. Thomas Molner told E! News. "She was on a different route."

The driver of the bus, whose identity has not been released, is the sole fatality.

"There were 10 people on board the bus that crashed and one is a fatality," Molner said. "One is a minor injury and that person was transported to Southside Regional Hospital in Petersburg."

The crash took place around 8:15 a.m. in the town of Dinwiddie, roughly 40 miles south of Richmond. While the cause of the fatal accident is not yet known, Virginia State Police confirm that the roads were wet at the time.

Story & Photo: E! News

James Van Der Beek and wife Heather Ann McComb are divorcing.

According to People, Los Angeles court records show the couple has split after nearly six years of marriage

She’s been a fixture on daytime television for more than two decades, andOprah Winfrey has announced she’s getting ready to close up shop. The 55-year-old talk show host will be on the air until September 2011, marking a quarter of a century run for “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin was seen in Canada putting this cute adorable little dog.

Photo: TMZ

Tila Tequila has stripped down naked to go on a bizarre, rambling rant -- live on her Ustream page. According to TMZ "Tila has been at this for hours ... ranting about everything from her personal hygiene to her case against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman -- calling him a "woman beater."

She continued, "I am an angel ... because I am here to save the world with my army."

Tila also claims "this is the last time I'll ever be on ustream ever again."

Earlier in the rant, Tila said, "People call me an attention whore .. or whatever ... but excuse me I'm a grown ass woman and I'm confident in myself ...I think a woman's body is a beautiful thing ... that's why I'm a lesbian ... I was born naked ... anybody who is against that is gay and in denial."

Story: TMZ

Photo: Star Magazine's 5th Anniversary

Ice-T and CoCo were spotted putting on a show for the cameras at the JM Magazine Launch party which went down in NYC last night.  CoCo, who hosted the event, was the life of the party as usual

According to Fandango, who notes that their numbers are increasing every second, several thousand New Moon showtimes have sold out, making it the most the company has ever sold prior to a film’s release date. (And, yes, that means the film has even topped The Dark Knight, and movies from both the Harry Potter and Star Wars franchises.) AMC and MovieTickets.com report the same information. Both the movie chain and the online ticket buying service have said the film has broken records set by Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. (New Moon even nabbed the No. 1 spot on MovieTickets.com’s list of top 10 advance ticket sellers of all time, breaking a nearly five-year-old record set by Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith. The service is also reporting over 2,150 sellouts for the film, with over 200 in Los Angeles and New York.)

“You could say that Edward and Jacob slayed The Dark Knight and put a spell on Harry Potterto take the advance ticketing crown at Fandango,” says Fandango rep Harry Medved, who also says that 42 percent of 2,000 ticket buyers surveyed are younger than 24 years old. “Theater owners are continually adding new showtimes and posting them to keep up with fan demand.”

Story: EW

Photo: New Moon's Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner Attend Regal Benefit screening

Katie Holmes was spotted picking up a caffeinated beverage from Starbucks on her way to work today. She strolled past the paparazzi on her way to the Long Island, NY set of “The Romantics.”

Taylor Swift was spotted leaving her London hotel on Thursday (November 19).