In this week's new DVDs, we have plenty of big releases hitting shelves (just in time for those last-minute stocking stuffers!). Take a look at these three picks. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Gordon Gekko is back! Michael Douglas reprises his role as the moneygrubbing villain in this sequel to the iconic '80s film. This time around, Gekko enters the financial world once more following a long Read more

Emma Stone was without the company of her newly single costar, Penn Badgley, earlier today as she promoted Easy A in Berlin, Germany. She's coming off a big weekend of hosting SNL, partying with best friend Taylor Swift, and stepping out with rumored boyfriend Kieran Culkin. There's no slowing down for Emma, who was recently cast as Gwen Stacy in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot and has been linked Read more

They were women who embraced the scarlet letter; they were 19th century prostitutes. Many of them broke through the countless barriers that women faced back then, according to a book review on Alternet. What liberties did courtesans receive? For starters: earning high salaries, owning property, walking solo in public, and using birth control. Madams owned huge parcels of land that women in the Read more

No surprises here: moviegoers headed to theaters this weekend to see firsthand whether or not The Social Network is all its cracked up to be. The film took the top spot at the box office, pulling in $23 million in its opening weekend. Behind it was Legend of the Guardians, which actually climbed one spot since last week with $10.8 million, knocking previous champ Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Read more

I don't know about you, but I winced when I watched Easy A because it reminded me what a savage jungle high school was. While I was watching the movie, the personal finance aspect of the movie jumped out at me (as always). I thought it was interesting that the heroine, Olive, requested gift vouchers from guys as payment for their fake sexual experiences. Receiving cash would've been a better Read more

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps lived up to its title at the box office this weekend, taking first place with $19 million. Another newcomer took second place, as animated flick Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole finished with $16.3 million. It narrowly edged out last week's champ, The Town, which took in $16 million in its sophomore weekend. Emma Stone's Easy A fell to fourth with Read more

All hail new movies! My picks for this week, The Town, and Easy A both earned top marks at the box office over the weekend, taking in $23.8 million and $18.2 million respectively. The number three spot also went to a debuting film, Devil, which garnered $12.5 million. Last week's champ, Resident Evil: Afterlife sunk to fourth with $10.1 million. New animated flick Alpha and Omega rounded out Read more