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Christian Bale by Zack Wallenfang.

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I've always wondered how Prof. Snape's pants terminated up under all those layers of wizard's robes, and this screen cap seems to address just that. The answer would seem to be: None too sexily. Lest we have the image of Grandpa Snape with a Sansabelt waistline burned into our minds, I'll add a promo pic that reminds us of why we came to love the Master of Potions in the first place [including hand porn] --

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I am reposting this from Michele's blog in case you missed it. I have a lot of friends who are big fans of Daniel Craig--honestly, until now, I could take him or leave him. But this PSA took a lot of guts, and as a woman, I can only say that I really appreciate the support.

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It's almost time for Art Brut's new album to come out, and as a bit of a teaser, one new song is available for free download at Pledge Music. You can get it by clicking here:

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Henry Ian Cusick has been cast in a new series called 'Damage Control', and the pilot is shooting in Los Angeles this week. His character is described as a lawyerish type, so we are expecting plenty of this:

But, never having shied away from objectifying leading men, we're hoping for some of this, too:

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In the context of 'A Brit a Day,' Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort doesn't really do anything for me. But Jason Isaacs as a scruffy, anxious Lucius Malfoy--he can stick around.

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Another production shot from 'The Woman in Black' with Daniel Radcliffe. In this image, he could be Cass Mastern, a character in 'All the King's Men' [which I'm still in the middle of reading] who is an ancestor of main character/narrator Jack Burden. We learn the main themes of the novel through Jack's exploration of his Civil-War-era journals:

Cass's story, as revealed through his journals and letters, is essentially about a single betrayal of a friend that seems to ripple endlessly outward with negative consequences for many people. In studying this fragment of Civil War–era history, Jack begins to suspect (but cannot yet bring himself to accept) the idea that every event has unforeseen and unknowable implications, and that all actions and all persons are connected to other actions and other persons.

So says Wikipedia. Amazing how every great story arc comes back to the notion of connectivity and personal responsibility.

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The Esquire photo shoot that Christian Bale did in support of his work in 'The Fighter' is the gift that keeps on giving. Here is a companion shot to one I posted two weeks ago in which Christian was floating in the pool.

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Alan Rickman has agreed to kindly step aside today so that I can introduce you to my favorite author of crime fiction, Denise Mina. Ms. Mina caught my eye and ear when I read her novel 'Garnethill.' I had been trolling the internet for pictures and information about Glasgow, and specifically Garnethill because that was the neighborhood we stayed in when we were in Glasgow. I bought a used copy of 'Garnethill' that day, devoured it and went on to read the other 2 books in that trilogy as well as a stand-alone novel of hers called 'Deception'. If I had to describe her style, I'd say she has Stephen King's attention to the voice of the character with a touch of Alan Moore's knack for crafting a scene.

Credit to Colin MacPherson for the photo of Denise in her home.

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I really shouldn't like Thom Yorke at all. He's an overly-sensitive, often pretentious front man for Radiohead who sings in a whiny counter-tenor, and he wears skinny jeans. No man over the age of 3 months should wear skinny jeans, in my opinion, ever. Yet, given the chance to see him perform, I can never take my eyes off him.

If this video for "Lotus Flower" doesn't make you love/hate/love him, you are already in the grave, or at least still very sleepy, or something.

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Here's Eddie Argos wearing the 'I heart Dan Radcliffe' button I gave him a few years ago at Cane's in San Diego. I heart Dan Radcliffe too for introducing me to such an amazing band. You've seen that picture before so here's another one.

Eddie is still my vision of Willie Stark.

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The latest installment in the online comic 'Previously on Lost,' below.

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Leather jackets, plain white T's, and intensely gazing into the distance never go out of style. Jason Isaacs, top; Ian Cusick, above.

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Here are 2 of my lads in a single post. A few years ago, Dan Radcliffe was the primary guest on a talk show--Letterman, I think--and Art Brut was the musical guest. I wouldn't be surprised if Dan had a hand in choosing the musical talent since I know him to be a fan. In fact, I first heard Art Brut--and experienced the epiphany of hearing Eddie Argos' voice for the first time--on an internet radio station dedicated to the cutting-edge tastes of Dan Radcliffe. AB were in NYC for a string of gigs at the time of the Letterman invitation, and I remember Eddie blogging about the band being holed-up in their hotel room speed watching all the Harry Potter movies so as to be polite.