A key question: Are aliens more romantic than vampires? — TV Squad The gift that keeps on taking: 15 terrible presents in TV and film — including "she gave me a pen" from Say Anything and the Red Ryder BB gun from A Christmas Story. — The Onion's A.V. Club Check out a new track from Lily Allen. — Stereogum Discuss: The worst holiday movies. — Cinematical So jealous of this Privileged Read more

Nikki Blonsky will guest star on Ugly Betty as an assistant at Elle who bonds with Betty. — Zap2it Charlize Theron is negotiating to star with Tom Cruise in The Tourist, a remake of the French thriller Anthony Zimmer. — ComingSoon True Beauty, a reality show from Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher, will premiere Jan. 5. — The Futon Critic Paramount has acquired the graphic novel Battling Boy Read more

Two more chick lit tomes will be getting the big screen treatment: How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo (He's Just Not That Into You) will be produced by Drew Barrymore's production company, while Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger's book Chasing Harry Winston has also been bought up. — The Hollywood Reporter, Variety Tina Fey or Casey Wilson might play Sarah Palin on SNL this weekend. Read more

According to the AP, Melissa Gilbert will once again star in Little House on the Prairie — but this time as "Ma" Ingalls in a stage musical version of the show. Harvey Korman, the Emmy-winning actor from The Carol Burnett Show has died at age 81, Zap2It reports. Billboard has the news that Toni Braxton has canceled all her scheduled shows in order to concentrate on her health. The memoir of Read more

"I. Am. BEOWULF!" roars a computer-generated (and significantly enhanced) Ray Winstone over and over and over again. The animated epic story of Beowulf is impressive from a visual standpoint — it really is like living inside a video game — though story-wise it's empty and forgettable. But if nothing else, you will absolutely remember who. Is. Beowulf. I managed to see Beowulf in an IMAX Read more

TV Squad mulls the news that ER could get one more season. Forget voicing Beowulf, Ray Winstone wants to talk Indiana Jones 4 over on the MTV Movies Blog. Popwatch decides Prison Break is "going nowhere slowly." On the other hand, TV with MeeVee thinks the show could teach 24 a few lessons. Pretty Much Amazing rounds up the Arcade Fire's covers of Springsteen, the Smiths, and Clinic. TV Filter Read more