 Poor Christian Bale is always overshadowed. He's the finest Batman ever, yet Katie stole his star the first time, and Heath the second (not to mention the assault charges courtesy of Mom and Sis). But next year — it's his chance to make fabulous of a different franchise: Terminator. Go, John Connor, go!  What else we loved: In Bruges, The Shield, Tell No One, Battlestar Galactica, Man on Wire, The Mentalist, Sally Hawkins, the monster in Cloverfield, the Kate Winslet vs. Kate Winslet Oscar race, Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew, Dexter, Millon Dollar Listing. | GONE
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R.I.P. 2008  We will miss Bernie Mac, Paul Newman, Heath Ledger and others who died this year.
READ THE FULL STORY: R.I.P. 2008
BREAKOUT HOTTIE!
RUSSELL BRAND  A big thing in England, he came from out of nowhere with U.S. audiences in Forgetting Sarah Marshall as the vulgar and narcissistic Albus Snow. His one-of-a-kind performance landed him as host of MTV's Video Music Awards. Despite taking the show to new lows (he referred to President Bush as a retarded cowboy), the cable network's already asked him to host again next year. — E.C.
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