Malena, set in Sicily during World War II, offers the gorgeous sight of Monica Bellucci in the title role. So it seems churlish to complain that writer-director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) is covering territory better marked by Federico Fellini and Vittorio De Sica. Bellucci is a stunner who recalls Sophia Loren in her ripe, voluptuous prime. Malena, the wife of an absent soldier, tries to maintain her distance from the lustful gazes of men in the town of Castelcuto. But no male is immune, especially thirteen-year-old Renato (Giuseppe Sulfaro), who pops a hard-on whenever she walks by. Apparently she sparks the same reaction in the director, who shows her walking by in high heels at every opportunity. The script travels the usual coming-of-age route for the boy and the coming-to-ruin route for the beautiful, prostituted Malena. Nothing new here except model-turned-actress Bellucci. To call her noteworthy would be an understatement.

“My President”

Young Jeezy teams up with Nas on this track, in which he compare his own success with the idea of an African-American winning the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 presidential election. "When I pulled up in my car, that s--- was unbelievable to people in my neighborhood because they were like, 'We grew up with him. How the hell did he accomplish this?'" he told Rolling Stone. "I feel like it was the same way with Obama. I grew up all this time, but I've never seen a black man this close to running this country."