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Michael Jackson Worth More Dead Than Alive

Brian Moylan · 08/24/11 06:13PM

When Michael Jackson died, he was worth a paltry $50 million. Pfft, that's nothing. Pocket change. Now that he's gone and not accumulating debt to fuel his extravagant lifestyle, the value of his estate has skyrocketed.

Ross the Intern Makes It Big

Richard Lawson · 08/23/11 05:32PM

Jay Leno's old prop has found his way to his very own starring role. Also today: Jeremy Piven writes the jokes himself, get ready to glimpse some Hunger Games, and Katie Couric has decided.

For Sale: Brad and Angie's Beachfront Bliss Bunker

Richard Lawson · 08/22/11 04:51PM

The universe's most perfect couple, professional make-believers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, have put their Malibu dream mansion on the market for an affordable $13.75 million. They're selling the 4,000 square-foot, four-bedroom home presumably because they tend to spend most of their downtime at their 900-acre chateau estate in France. You know how that is. [Real Estalker, photos via PCN and Getty]

Carnage: The White People Are Restless

Richard Lawson · 08/22/11 04:09PM

Here's a trailer for Carnage, a movie based on the Yasmina Reza play God of Carnage, about two yuppie couples warring over an incident between their sons. It was filmed in Paris but takes place in, of course, Brooklyn.

Women Have Conquered August

Richard Lawson · 08/22/11 09:30AM

It's true! Lady movies are officially the go-to fare for the final summer month. Though, don't discount apes. Don't discount them ever, we've learned this summer. We've also learned that America only has room for one Conan.

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 08/19/11 06:10PM

We have only three summer weekends left, so the last few dregs of summer movies are lurching out of the shadows to entertain you. Today we have a wistful British romance, a scary American vampire, and a far-eastern war.

The Continued Nakedness of Joe Manganiello

Richard Lawson · 08/18/11 05:40PM

Yes, ladies and germs, you might just be seeing a little more of Mr. Manganiello. Also today: bad news for Kat Von D, good news for Josh Groban, and this summer is going to save the movie industry.

You Will Never Escape Sex and the City

Richard Lawson · 08/17/11 04:59PM

You thought you were done with Carrie B. and her shoe-loving ways, but you are not. Also today: J.Lo is officially in, ABC is maybe out, Sarah Silverman is in-demand, and Katy Perry is the best at being the worst.

Sean Hayes Is Back and Ready for (Gay) Action

Richard Lawson · 08/16/11 05:04PM

Jack from Will & Grace is working on a new TV show, about gay things. Also today: Jim Belushi is heading back to television, Bradley Cooper makes a wise decision, and there are too many Jeff Buckleys.

Hysteria: Hugh Dancy Will Get You Off

Richard Lawson · 08/16/11 03:45PM

Here's a trailer for the bawdy new period sex (historical period, grossies) comedy Hysteria, about the invention of the vibrator. Mr. Claire Danes himself Hugh Dancy plays a young man tasked with calming the nerves of hysterical women by, well, giving them the big one.

Gourmet Movie Theaters Will Save the Industry

Richard Lawson · 08/16/11 11:51AM

There's a new(ish) trend happening, guys! At movie theaters. Soon gone will be the days of stale popcorn with chemical butter sauce and watery Diet Coke. Instead we'll be feasting upon croquettes and deviled eggs. Movie theaters are getting fancy.

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 08/12/11 06:15PM

We've only a few precious weeks of summer left—it just zoomed by didn't it?—and unfortunately those weeks are the movie doldrums of August. But cheer up, Help is on the way! It should be there in 30 Minutes or Less. Groan.

Aspiring Screenwriter's Screenplay Literally Blows Up

Adrian Chen · 08/12/11 04:54PM

An aspiring screenwriter put his script and laptop in a briefcase and dropped it off at an agent's office in Los Angeles. But the police thought it was a bomb and blew it up. If his script were half as good as this news story, he might have had a chance.

Is Matthew Weiner's Greed Ruining AMC?

Richard Lawson · 08/12/11 01:51PM

Sons of Anarchy creator and Twitter scourge Kurt Sutter took to his account last night and fired off a few upset tweets claiming that Frank Darabont was fired from The Walking Dead because of his colleague and Mad Men creator Matt Weiner's money demands.

There Will Always Be True Blood

Richard Lawson · 08/11/11 04:57PM

Your favorite blood bath will continue on into the new year. Also today: Bobby Cannavale goes to the hospital, Jane Kaczmarek gets a gig, and Roseanne Barr might be coming back.

Harold and Kumar 3: The Christmas One

Max Read · 08/10/11 08:19PM

Here's the trailer for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, which is, yes, the third Harold and Kumar movie to grace our multiplexes. It is, as you may have guessed, a Christmas movie shot in 3D.

Jennifer Love Hewitt Is a Full-Time Hooker

Richard Lawson · 08/10/11 05:35PM

Scott Wolf's girlfriend is getting into the escort scene. Also today: Game of Thrones casting news, a terrible idea for a remake, and Kevin Bacon has a face for radio and TV.

George Lopez No Longer Has a Television Show

Richard Lawson · 08/10/11 01:11PM

TBS has unceremoniously cancelled George Lopez's late night talk show Lopez Tonight, because basically nobody watched it. It's too bad, as Lopez was so admirably gracious and inviting to Conan O'Brien when he came to the network last year. Lopez's last show will air tomorrow night. [LAT]

Gloria Steinem Never Tires of Fighting the Playboy Club

Brian Moylan · 08/10/11 11:59AM

Since it's apparently still 1963, Gloria Steinem is still waging war on the Playboy Club, but this time she's fighting The Playboy Club, calling for a boycott of the NBC show that premieres this fall. Don't worry, Gloria, this piece of crap is going to fail on its own!