Brian Hiatt

Brian Hiatt is a staff writer for EW.com

'Shaun of the Dead' Director Picks His Six Top Horror Flicks

NUDE ATTITUDE Rested and rejuvenated, Spears released the single ''Womanizer'' to advance her December 2008 album release, Circus, and was rewarded with record-breaking numbers, earning the biggest download numbers for a female since SoundScan began tracking digital music. She also showed off a new, more confident shape and attitude in the accompanying video, in which she played several different women too smart to be ''ized'' by a cheating boyfriend.

Britney Spears: From Media Sideshow to 'Circus' Triumph

Behind the scenes of ''Elf'' with Will Ferrell

Our favorite Green Day songs -- and yours?

Christmas Stars

Kurtis Blow's favorite old-school hip-hop songs

ODB's seven children will split his money

Fight breaks out at Vibe Awards

''Toy Story 3'' in the works, so far without Pixar

CBS scores sweeps-week ratings win