the synopsis for Les Miserables:

Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27^th year. Helmed by The King’s Speech’s Academy Award^®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar^®winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Set against the backdrop of 19^th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.
In December 2012, the world’s longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper’s sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale. With international superstars and beloved songs—including “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More” and “On My Own”—Les Misérables, the show of shows, is now reborn as the cinematic musical experience of a lifetime.

SOME one is a poker. A facebook poker.

WELCOME BACK Y'ALL

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh, so mellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender and callow fellow.
Try to remember, and if you remember,
Then follow.

Merry Christmas

Whatever is beautiful. Whatever fulfills you, challenges you, thrills you, warms you on a cold day or cools you on a hot day. Comfort and Peace. Joy and Love. These are my wishes for us all.

(And Happy Chanukah)

This puss gives me hope.

Why? This is very plain jane black cat, Tommaso, just inherited $95m when his owner died. If such a run of the mill pussy can do so good, there's hope for someone like me. (Hint, hint, write me into your will.)

NOW, you're talking

True Blood Exclusive: Chris Meloni Circling Major Season 5 Role as [Spoiler Alert]

That noise you hear is the sound of Twitter exploding into a million little pieces over the following news: Chris Meloni is being courted to join the cast of True Blood.

Take a deep breath and continue reading…

TVLine has learned exclusively that the former Law & Order: SVU front man is circling what my sources are calling a “major role” in the show’s upcoming fifth season.

But what role? An HBO rep declined to comment, but I hear Meloni — who’s currently shooting a top-secret role in The Man of Steel — is in talks to play (duh) an incredibly powerful vampire.

If a deal comes to pass, this would be a major casting coup for True Blood. It would also mark a high-profile return to the small screen for Meloni following his sudden departure from SVU last spring.

The holidays have begun. Hold onto your hat (and your wallet.)

Joe Paterno Sold His House To His Wife For $1 Before Sandusky Scandal Broke

http://www.thesuperficial.com/joe-paterno-sold-house-wife-one-dollar-sandusky-scandal-11-2011

Why? Because he knows that he will be inundated with law suits. He had better sell her the furniture and a car too, or they'll be eating off of a wooden crate with newspapers for seats and riding a bicycle.

Big Deal

Kendall Jenner received a $90,000 car for her 16th birthday present from her totally functional family. Big deal. I got a car for my 16th birthday too. So OK. It didn't cost $90,000. And OK, it was entirely imaginary. But it's the same thing.

My question is, what are they going to get her in the future? I think they should buy her her own country when she turns 18, because no one here will be able to stand her.

Andy Rooney passes on

I think Michael K of DListed says it best:

"Goodnight, Sweet Grouchy Ass Prince

I don't know how you fly your eyebrows at half-staff, but we should all find a way, because an iconic pair attached to a cranky poet and legendary American curmudgeon has gone off to the great big messy office in the sky where all the mixed nuts are whole and all the water is slutty. Andy Rooney's angel wing brows have spread and he has flown up to the afterworld, while complaining the entire way, at the age of 92. Andy died in a NYC hospital last night from complications following a minor surgery. Andy semi-retired 6 weeks ago after giving his 1,097th and final verbal bitch slap to America on 60 Minutes.

As a cranky bitch who can't wait until I truly have no more fucks to give, this wraps the sads around my heart. One of my rituals every Sunday before Amazing Race was to watch Andy complain about some shit I didn't even know was possible for people to complain about. I mean, he moaned and bitched about coins! Sometimes Andy was right. Sometimes Andy was wrong. Sometimes Andy said some crazy shit. Sometimes Andy made sense. But throughout all of that Andy continued to have no spare fucks to give about what you thought about his complaining. For that, I thank Andy! And now I leave you with a few quotes from one of the great American grouches:

'I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you.'

'The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.'

'Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.'

'Death is a distant rumor to the young.'

Rest in peace, Andy. We'll pour one out for you today and then wave our fists while complaining about the mess we made."

I always cry at weddings

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/entertainment/video-conan-obrien-officiates-gay-wedding

What do you think?

Harrison Ford in his Halloween costume, obviously wearing a banana hammock under it all. What do you think? I'd say the face may have fallen but the goods seem to be holding up pretty substantially.

Did the ground shake?

Yes, it happened. ItsTish and WaitingforGodot, aka TT and Teddy, finally met and exchanged some spit. And how did it go? Well, more to follow soon, but let's just say that Tish now knows Teddy's underwear size.

This one has something for everyone

A cute puppy and a shirtless man. That's some guy named Trevor Donovan on 90210. Whatever.

Zachary Quinto, I salute you

Congrats to Zachary Quinto for having the courage to defy the so called Hollywood wisdom by coming out as a gay man, and in such an offhand, classy way. Referring to some of the issues of the day he simply prefixed his remarks with, "As a gay man..."

Bibby reforms blog comments?

Dear Ted:Seriously, Ted, your boards have gone to hell. Just give the idiot Twilight-Robsten fans one board every day where they can go and fight with each other and slam any actress who is not Kristen Stewart and just give the rest of us one board that is sane. You obviously don't care enough about your readers to honestly monitor your comments section because if you did, you would see the obvious spammers. Either that or make them register.—JDear Spam Alert:I know that the spammers are annoying you; they annoy me, too. But shouldn't obnoxious people have the same rights as us? You don't agree? Fine. The boards are in the midst of an entire makeover. Stay tuned.Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/the_awful_truth/morning_mail_where_does_dreamy_jake/269133#ixzz1agI1AFDeI wonder what those reforms will be? I posted the first comment this morning saying, "The board are in the midst of an entire makeover." That's about a year too late for many long time readers.But guess what. My comment is gone. Probably flagged by one of the twit hags who rule the comments.

Jake is getting kinda beefy and not in a good way

Steve Jobs, got the job done

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." Steve Jobs

Look carefully

I saw this pic yesterday and it confused me. You know how women lie about their age, weight, and dress size? I have a friend in the film industry who says that it is not uncommon for actresses to not only remove the dresses tags on their clothes that give the size, but to then replace them with a tag with a much smaller clothing size. What a lot of trouble. But, she says that kind of thing is sacrosanct to actresses. So what is the male equivalent? It's height. George Clooney lists his height as 5'10-3/4." Pretty precise. And I believe it, because, frankly, I can see him not giving a damn. Ryan Gosling, however, is listed as 6' 1". Of course the real test of height is when people stand next to each other...allowing for things like lifts, something Tom Cruise relies heavily upon. But lifts are not only pretty easy to spot, they are ridiculous. George Clooney make himself ridiculous? I don't think so. So sorry for everyone having problems commenting. What a bitch. If it's any comfort, this isn't formatting the way I typed it.

I refuse

The trailer and poster for the movie "The Human Centipede II" is out. I refuse to click on either even for an instant. Some people seem to think that something can be so degraded and gross as to be fascinating. Not in this case. Not for me.