'Social Network' connects with fans in $22M debut (AP)
AP - "The Social Network," David Fincher's drama chronicling the contentious origins of Facebook, won the most friends at the weekend box office with a $22.4 million debut.
Director gets 1 year in prison in wiretapping case (AP)
AP - "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was sentenced to one year in prison Monday for lying about his association with a private investigator to illegally wiretap a movie producer.
Celebrity Scribes (omg!)
omg! - See which stars had enough creativity in them to knock out a novel.
Swank's newest role: a woman driven by conviction (AP)
AP - There's an early scene in Tony Goldwyn's "Conviction" when law student Betty Anne Waters offers a textbook definition of "contract" for her classmates.
The Social Network Movie Too Elitist? (associatedcontent)
associatedcontent - The Social Network was triumphant over the weekend. However, although The Social Network topped the box office, it wasn't an overwhelming victory. Although it took home $23 million in early estimates, with all of the Oscar buzz and rave reviews, it could have been a bit higher. The hope is that word-of-mouth will now kick in and boost things, yet if it doesn't, it might harm its award chances. But already there is an excuse that if the movie doesn't take off, it might be because it has been accused of being "elitist"
"Social Network" passes first test with Oscar voters (Reuters)
Reuters - Columbia Pictures' fall hopeful "The Social Network" passed two crucial hurdles during the weekend.
Haider Ackermann's Deconstructed Delicacies (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Haider Ackermann is a Colombian-born though Antwerp, Belgium trained designer whose singularly exotic collections have become a must-see for serious fashion aficionados, as was his latest display staged Saturday, Oct. 2, in Paris.
Record exec Tommy Mottola is writing a memoir (AP)
AP - Record executive Tommy Mottola's (muh-TOH'-luhz) latest project is words only.
Following film and TV, music takes stab at 3-D (AP)
AP - At the beginning of the re-emergence of 3-D, the focus was on film, with movies like "Avatar" paving the way for the technology to become an integral part of the cinema experience.
Kanye West Abandons Hate for "SNL And the Whole Cast" (omg!)
omg! -
Kanye West's Saturday Night Live appearance had everything — a pristine all-white set, 30 dancers, and one of West's most brilliant, emotive performances. But one thing was missing: A verse in his first song, "Power" dissing the entire show.
The original version of the song includes the line...
Detroit musicians strike days before new season (Reuters)
Reuters - The 80 members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra went on strike on Monday after rejecting a contract that would cut their base pay by about a third just days before the new season is set to start.
Actor Tony Curtis buried after Vegas funeral (omg!)
omg! - AP - Actor Tony Curtis was buried Monday with a melange of his favorite possessions — a Stetson hat, an Armani scarf, driving gloves, an iPhone and a copy of his favorite novel, "Anthony Adverse," a book that inspired his celebrity name and launched a robust film career that spanned decades and genres.
Bruno Mars strikes out on his own with "Doo-Wops" (Reuters)
Reuters - Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy's hit single "Billionaire" might never have been written had Mars been aware of the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and British pound.
ABC Family cancels freshman show "Huge" (Reuters)
Reuters - ABC Family has canceled its freshman drama series "Huge."
Zack Snyder at helm of new Superman movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new Superman movie, which Christopher Nolan is producing for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.