"Quantum Of Solace" Headed for $70M Opening Weekend

The latest James Bond film is now estimated to have scored $27M on Friday and another $27M on Saturday. Sony is predicting over $70M for Quantum of Solace opening weekend making Quantum of Solace the biggest Bond opening, easily beating the $40M for Casino Royale and the $47M for Die Another Day.

Robot Chicken Star Wars II

Coming November 16th...
The Emporer

Darth Vader

Lando

Boba Fett

Wilco Performs New Song on Colbert Nation

"Wilco the Song" - exclusive Wilco performance on Colbert Nation.

Delicious whale parts explained?

Photo of an odd (and disturbing) whale diagram found in a Japanese shop. (Source: www.flickr.com/photos/evdg/299265486/.)

McCain Opening on Saturday Night Live

Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) address the nation on QVC, and help sell political merchandise including this charming "Palin in 2012" t-shirt. Cindy McCain also makes a short cameo to help McCain show their fine gold jewelry.

Four Ideas to Save the Economy

The Washington Post asked four business executives how to save the economy. Here are the four ideas the executives came up with:

1. Full nationalization of Fannie and Freddie. (Carl Goldsmith, chief investment officer of Berkeley Capital Management)
2. Suspend worker Social Security contributions to encourage growth through consumer spending. (Dimitri Papadimitriou, president of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College)
3. Suspend state sales taxes, with the federal government picking up the tab. (Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Boston University economics professor)
4. Lenders must renegotiate mortgage terms when prices in their area fall more than 20 percent. (Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago economist)

Source: What's the Big Idea

New "Valkyrie" Trailer

MGM has released the latest theatrical trailer for the upcoming film Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise.



After initially being postponed until February 2009, Valkyrie is now scheduled to open December 26.