Thor: The Dark World earned $86.1 million this weekend but still fell short of high industry expectations for the superhero sequel. A film that caters to low expectations, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, finished in second place with $11.3 million.
File Under 'Duh': The Avengers Is the Second Biggest Friday Opening of All Time
For weeks, I've been reminding you all that The Avengers is on the horizon — it doesn't take a box office psychic to realize a film of this magnitude will do well. And wouldn't you know, The Avengers' Friday take was $80.5 million, making it the second biggest Friday opening of all time. (Number one remains Harry…
Racists Boycotting Thor Movie Over Black God
Attention, white people: Your friends at the racist-as-hell Council of Conservative Citizens want you to boycott the new Thor movie. Why? Because a black actor has been cast as a Norse god! It's an "insulting multi-cultural make-over"! Wait, what?
Thor: Notes On a Scandinavian Scandal
Here's a trailer for Thor, the latest addition to Marvel's growing Avengers lineup (which will soon be a movie all its own). Star Trek spacefox Chris Hemsworth (Miley's bf's brother!!!) plays the mythical Norseman stuck in the human world.
What Will Conan O'Brien Do?
Now that Leno's move back to 11:30 is official, all eyes are Conan: Will he suck it up and helm the "Tonight Show" at midnight or make the move to another network? Variety says he is 'not happy'. Duh.
Steve Carell and Tina Fey Love Starring in Films Together
Before our excitement about next year's Fey/Carell vehicle 'Date Night' even had time to incubate, we're hit with news that the NBC comedy darlings might co-star in another romcom. "30 Rock" + "The Office" = Yes, please.
Project Runway's Loss is Bravo's Gain
The gods of Hollywood do not like change. At all. So when Harvey Weinstein did the unthinkable and moved a hit show to another network, we knew it was only a matter of time until their wrath would be appeased.
Allen Street Hotel Girds Itself in Ugly
If our father is to be believed, living in the shadow of Jason Pomeranc's Allen Street hotel is a lot like what it's like to be married: Each day you wake up with something uglier and uglier. The Lower East Side hotel is slogging towards completion, even as Pomeranc flirts with moving to Miami. Last week, a muddy…
