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50 Things You Must Do by the End of the Year

By Lien Ta, Hollywood.com Staff | Friday, October 03, 2008

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31. Quantum of Solace
The blond Bond is nursing a broken heart since Vesper's betrayal in Casino Royale, but Daniel Craig's 007 adventures allows for a new Bond girl to enter: Olga Kurylenko. Hasty indeed, considering that Quantum, the name of an obscure Ian Fleming short story, picks up just an hour after Craig shoots Mr. White in the leg before Casino's closing credits. Turns out, White is just a tiny player in a very messy conspiracy with hubbubs in Chile, Austria and Italy, but Craig's new brunette leads 007 straight to the ruthless culprit (Mathieu Amalric), who's planning a takeover of one of the world's most important natural resources. James Bond is looking to stop this — swilling dry martinis and all. (Nov. 14)

32. Ricky Gervais: Out of England — The Stand-Up Special, HBO
Amidst buzz of a possible Oscar host out of Ricky Gervais, the humorous insensitivity of the pioneer behind the The Office can be relished a lot sooner in the less censored environment of HBO. The taste-making cable network snatched rights to Gervais' recent American tour of stand-up comedy. He's the "British King of Comedy," if he does say so himself, and he did sell out 3,401 seats of Hollywood's Kodak Theater (so familiar with the Oscar stage already!) His biting delivery, always spot-on, riffs on the bravest, what-the?! topics — it's as if an episode of Extras is playing out on stage. But much more shameless. (Nov. 15)

Beyonce Knowles attending the Sony BMG Post Grammy Party at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Beverly Hills, CA - 02-10-08
33. Beyonce
The radio will debut "Single Ladies" and "If I Were a Boy" on Oct. 7, and for the prior, Beyoncé borrows the duo behind Rihanna's "Umbrella" — Jay-Z (reluctantly) opts to share his Rihanna-mentoring tactics with his wife. "Single Ladies," a sing-along dance-to-it beat, will appeal to MTV's pop market as well the nostalgic void of Destiny's Child, while "If I Were a Boy" will be the urban market's jam, specifically. The label posits that this is Beyoncé's most personal album to date (she co-wrote or co-produced all of the as-yet-untitled album's material) which will include contributing vocals from Justin Timberlake and Lil' Wayne. (Nov. 18)

34. Wall-E (3-Disc Special Edition)
The endearing robot Wall-E is tasked with the listless duty of gathering Earth's copious amount of trash 700 years into the future, until he discovers a companion in the sleek femme 'bot Eve. Together, they traveled the universe and found sweetness and undeniable humor in new friends and new life. Among a treasure spaceship of bonus features, the best addition in this set is an unmissable animated short film called Burn-E. The 98-minute sweet-satirical feature offers a healthy, kid-friendly dose of what is relevant to our environment now — and it requires no forcing-down-throats whatsoever. (Nov. 18)

35. Heathers 20th High School Reunion Edition
Arguably the best high-school movie ever, go bravely dark with the three bitch-faced Heathers (Shannen Doherty is one!) and the vindictive shenanigans of Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The limited-edition set includes a miniature teal locker replica filled with the remastered two-disc feature, plus a Blu-ray release, a Return to Westerburg High documentary that revisits the set of the Heathers high school, the original ending, one of three possible T-shirts ("Greetings and Salutations," What's Your Damage?" or "Big Fun"), a Class of 1988 Yearbook and a set of 14 magnets. Oh, household cleaner is not included. (Nov. 18)

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