Wowzah! Weekend gorgeousness!

Bring on 2009, I say. Rob Marshall is remaking Fellini's Otto e mezzo (why fix it if it ain't broke?) as a multi-star vehicle, headed by the ever interesting Daniel Day-Lewis. But, who cares about all that, check out the cast of de-lovelies that has been assembled as his lady entourage instead.

Of course, the showstopper for me has to be Sophia (I owe it all to pasta) Loren. I've always had a penchant for this Napolitana, from my early childhood. Judi Dench brings some silver foxiness and brains to the cocktail, and Penelope Cruz: can you say serious eye candy factor?
I'm not too fond of Nicole Kidman myself (but my lover thinks she's fierce), and was a bit surprised to see that she of the lovely lady lumps is now carving out an acting career for herself. The other damsels are Marion "Edith" Cotillard and Kate Hudson, who I find insanely boring. Her mother did zany better.

A gentle reminder that the original, filmed in 1963, featured Claudia Cardinale (cue some panting on my behalf) and Anouk Aimée (drool).

Re-reading this post, I am slightly bemused. Usually I reserve all this enthusiasm for redheads. What is the matter with me?

Here is a little clip from Otto e mezzo. Isn't Italian sexy? Mi piace moltissimo.