What to watch on the runway…

It’s that time of year again – it’s time for FASHION WEEK in New York! Starting Feb. 11, smokey eyes and nude lips will invade Bryant Park as designers send their Fall 2010 collections down a runway like a log ride; telling the masses of fashion junkies what they should be wearing come autumn – and this is the last time you’ll see the event in Bryant Park. Come September, the tents will uproot to the Lincoln Center which is, in a way, an end of an era. Now designers will get criticized for their work at a totally different venue.

What to watch in theaters…

Pickings are quite slim in the theaters for the Feb. 12 release dates: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief – which kind of sounds fun, but not as fun as the “look at us we’re famous” ensemble rom-com, Valentine’s Day. I swear, that movie’s cast looks like a celebriorgy of actors. Then there’s The Wolfman – a release date that has been pushed back so many times that I don’t know if I should care about it anymore – but Emily Blunt will probably make it worthwhile. That and the fact that there’s a lot of murderous killings involved.

It goes without saying that the new episode of Lost on Tuesday is a must-see, but there’s also a new episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS) and the season finale of Heroes (NBC) on Monday (does anyone really watch that anymore?) – but if those don’t tickle your fancy, Bravo’s Kell on Earth is definitely something you must keep up with. It makes up for reality TV lameness like Launch My Line and The Fashion Show. Tuesday brings us to Hollywood week on American Idol (FOX) and the series finale of The Jay Leno Show (NBC) – but don’t worry! We’ll see him in the time slot he purloined from Conan. Thursday is the series premiere of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (CBS) – but I’ll probably be watching Jon Bon Jovi as he gives love a bad name on 30 Rock (NBC). Dust off your American flag for Friday because the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony will air on NBC (Good luck trying to top the Beijing Olympics – what are they going to do? Have a big ol’ paper mache maple leaf to represent Canada?! scoff!). On Valentine’s day, celebrate romance with the 2010 NBA All-Star Game (TNT), the series premiere of The Amazing Race (CBS) or Ruby (Style). Nothing says “I love you” like celebrity basketball players, globetrotting people in North Face doing ridiculous tasks for money and a sweet woman who used to be 716 pounds.

What to buy on DVD…

- Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years – that’s a whole lotta Clint. 4,244 minutes to be exact.
- Coco Before Chanel – the film was eh but watch for the sake of Audrey Tautou
- Good Hair- a good Chris Rock documentary about weaves, relaxers and an insane hairstyling competition. Someone even cuts hair underwater!
- Law Abiding Citizen - I totally forgot this movie came out in the theaters!
- Small Wonder: The Complete First Season – HELL TO THE MUTHAFUCKIN YEAH!

What music to listen to…

Get your bedroom eyes ready because Sade’s album “Soldier of Love” hits stores Feb. 8. We’ve been waiting for an album that would be able to make us drop trou 20 seconds into the first track. Hopefully this one will be it.

What to watch on TV…

LOST. There’s nothing else worth watching this week. The beginning of the final season airs on Feb. 2. I am actually really turned on by it. It’s like waiting for prom night.

What to watch in the theaters…

In case you haven’t noticed from my Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, Dear John hits theaters this Friday, Feb. 5. John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers can also be seen in the action-packed operative film, From Paris With Love.

Some DVDs that you might want come Tuesday Feb. 2…

- Adam
- Amelia (buy at your own risk)
- Beverly Hills 90210: The Ninth Season (hell to the yeah!)
- Love Happens (it’s the movie with Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart…yeah, I had to look it up too.)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete Sixth Season
- More Than a Game
- Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Eleventh Season
- New York, I Love You (think Paris Je t’aime but not as good)
- Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration (JVCD + Dolph Lundgren = AWESOME)
- Zombieland (I’ve had this one pre-ordered since it was in the theaters)

As far as fashion goes, nothin’ is in the works…except for New York Fashion Week! (but more on that next week).

What to watch on the runway:

Men’s Fashion Week: Sexually ambiguous models will strut their stuff down the runway in Milan and Paris to show us what us guys will look like this fall. Festivities started on Jan. 16 and will conclude on the 24. I’m keeping my eye on Yohji, YSL, Lanvin and I think Osh Kosh will be showing too!

What to watch on TV:

Monday, Jan. 18: Life Unexpected on the CW. It’s supposed to be like the Gilmore Girls meets Juno. Also, for all you masculine figure skaters out there, the flamboyant Johnny Weir premieres his documentary series called Be Good Johnny Weir on the Sundance channel. Also, Neil Patrick Harris directs the 101st episode of How I Met Your Mother it’s sure to be LEGEN…okay, you know the rest.

Tuesday, Jan. 19: Shania Twain helps judge American Idol on Fox. So that’s where she’s been this whole time!

Wednesday, Jan. 20: The sassy sprite Kristin Chenoweth takes the guest judge chair on American Idol and on Modern Family (ABC), Mitchell makes Jay think that one of his old pals is playing for the same team (in other words he’s gay). I’m already LOLing.

Thursday, Jan. 21: YAY! NBC airs new episodes of The Office, Parks and Recreation, and 30 Rock (the latter with Julianne Moore!). The new law drama (or is it a comedy) The Deep End debuts on ABC and a new Project Runway (Lifetime)! Does anyone even bother with their show, Models of the Runway?

Friday, Jan. 22: The series finale of Dollhouse hits Fox and Spartacus: Blood and Sand premieres on Starz. I wonder if it will be as homoerotic as the original…

Sunday, Jan 24: The Olympics are around the corner and you know what that means – it’s time for the AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships!

What to watch in the theater…

- Extraordinary Measures – any movie with Felicity, Encino Man and Han Solo has to be good.
- Legion
- Tooth Fairy – the Rock stars in this…with Julie Andrews. Nuff said.

What to buy on DVD:

- Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (he’s been tweeting about it – and it sounds damn funny)
- Blood Creek
- Dallas: The Complete Twelfth Season (finally!)
- Fraggle Rock: The Complete Animated Series (I am so down with the FR)
- Gamer
- Girlfriends: The Complete Series Pack
- Girlfriends: The Final Season
- The Invention of Lying (Gervais is God)
- Pandorum
- Weeds: Season Five
- Whiteout

…and new on Blu-ray:
- The whole ‘Bourne’ series: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum – now you can see him kick ass in uber high def!
- Magnolia

The new cast of Project Runway season 7 comes back to New York

What to watch on TV:

Sunday, Jan. 10: Brand new episodes: Big Love on HBO and Chuck on NBC.

Monday, Jan. 11: A new episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS) featuring title character hopeful played by Rachel Bilson and guest star Tim Gunn as – wait for it – Barney’s tailor!

Tuesday, Jan. 12: Grab hold of your loins and get to be assaulted with a one-two punch (another episode airs on the 13th) by a new season of American Idol (FOX) with new judge Ellen DeGeneres.

Wednesday, Jan. 13: A new, delicious episode of Modern Family on ABC.

Thursday, Jan. 14: Consider it Super Thursday with the onslaught of shows that will make your DVR blow up: a new 30 Rock (NBC) with James Franco; an unaired episode of Fringe (Fox) and a new Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – AND Lifetime airs a new season of Project Runway in hopes to redeem themselves from the most horrid and painful season ever. Being back in New York and familiar faces (hi Nina and Michael!) might help. One more thing, the premiere of Carnie Wilson: Unstapled airs on GSN. The title of the show itself is up for vomit-inducing ridicule.

Sunday, Jan. 17: Mark your calendars for A new season of 24 on Fox as well as the 2010 Golden Globe Awards hosted by funny bloke, Ricky Gervais.

What to watch for in the theaters:

On Jan. 15 check out Denzel Washington in Book of Eli. The Lovely Bones also hits theaters nation wide.

What to buy on DVD:

- Damages: The Complete Second Season
- ER: The Complete Twelfth Season
- Fame (the new one)
- Halloween II (also comes in an unrated version)
- The Hurt Locker
- Moon
- Post Grad
- The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season
- Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself
- Passing Strange: The Movie
- Big Fan

…and on CD:

- “Contra,” Vampire Weekend
- “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky,” OK Go
- “Y Not,” Ringo Starr