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Ahhh… the weekend wonderland, when lounge time… exists. Grab your iPad and curl up with our WKND section, packed with entertainment and inspiration. Here are just a few of our favorites this week: 

Why are studios constantly retrofitting classic films with a new 3-D gloss? Because it makes massive amounts of money, that’s why. 

The Resident Evil franchise is the most successful video game movie franchise of all time with over $675.8 million at the global box office. So how did Milla Jovovich create the most successful video game movie series in history?

The Daily: Why do you think the Resident Evil movies have succeeded while so many other video game translations have failed at the box office?

Milla Jovovich: We really love them and we love making them, and it’s not just a pay day. It’s not like we’re just sleepwalking through it. In the Resident Evil movies I work just as hard as I do on a movie directed by Wim Wenders or Luc Besson. The whole point is each movie is different, each movie has a different story, each movie has a different look. Each movie has its own vibe. And I think that keeps it fresh for people too.

Read the rest of the interview here.

We plotted the ascents of the rich and famous on our Rags to Riches Index!

We plotted the ascents of the rich and famous on our Rags to Riches Index!

theatlantic: Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea’s Music Video Sensation The American rapper T-Pain was retweeted 2,400 times when he wrote ”Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is.” Pop stars expressed admiration. Billboard is extolling his commercial viability; Justin Bieber’s manager is allegedly interested. The Wall Street Journal posted ”5 Must-See” response videos. On Monday, a worker at L.A.’s Dodger stadium noticed Park in the stands and played “Gangnam Style” over the stadium P.A. system as excited baseball fans spontaneously reproduced Park’s distinct dance in the video. “I have to admit I’ve watched it about 15 times,” said a CNN anchor. “Of course, no one here in the U.S. has any idea what Psy is rapping about.” Read more. [Image: Reddit] Could we just live inside that GIF please? 

theatlantic:

Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea’s Music Video Sensation

The American rapper T-Pain was retweeted 2,400 times when he wrote ”Words cannot even describe how amazing this video is.” Pop stars expressed admiration. Billboard is extolling his commercial viability; Justin Bieber’s manager is allegedly interested. The Wall Street Journal posted ”5 Must-See” response videos. On Monday, a worker at L.A.’s Dodger stadium noticed Park in the stands and played “Gangnam Style” over the stadium P.A. system as excited baseball fans spontaneously reproduced Park’s distinct dance in the video. “I have to admit I’ve watched it about 15 times,” said a CNN anchor. “Of course, no one here in the U.S. has any idea what Psy is rapping about.”

Read more. [Image: Reddit]

Could we just live inside that GIF please? 

Between his catalog of Brooklyn-based films and his seemingly permanent status as the Knicks’ courtside jester, filmmaker Spike Lee is a New York institution. As he returns to Brooklyn in his latest film ‘Red Hook Summer,’ and returns to Broadway to direct Mike Tyson’s one-man show, he told The Daily this city won’t be getting rid of him any time soon.  “I hope to do more,” he said, then shook his head and raised his voice a little. “I will do more. I’m not done with Brooklyn.” Read more. 

Between his catalog of Brooklyn-based films and his seemingly permanent status as the Knicks’ courtside jester, filmmaker Spike Lee is a New York institution. As he returns to Brooklyn in his latest film ‘Red Hook Summer,’ and returns to Broadway to direct Mike Tyson’s one-man show, he told The Daily this city won’t be getting rid of him any time soon. 

“I hope to do more,” he said, then shook his head and raised his voice a little. “I will do more. I’m not done with Brooklyn.”

Read more. 

breakingnews: BREAKING: Actor Andy Griffith has died, friend says Andy Griffith died this morning in Dare County, North Carolina, according to former UNC President Bill Friday. Friday, a close friend of the actor, confirmed the news to WITN News. (Photo: AP file, via msnbc.com)

breakingnews:

BREAKING: Actor Andy Griffith has died, friend says

Andy Griffith died this morning in Dare County, North Carolina, according to former UNC President Bill Friday. Friday, a close friend of the actor, confirmed the news to WITN News.

(Photo: AP file, via msnbc.com)

Grab the popcorn and get ready for the Superhero Superbowl! ‘The Avengers’ is officially awesome. Here’s a bit of David Walters’ review:  Want to give a comic book nerd a headache? Ask him which superhero from Marvel Studios’ star-glutted mega-franchise “The Avengers” is the super-est. Iron Man? Thor? Hawkeye, for making a bow and arrow seem like an appropriate weapon for fending off alien attacks? All good guesses, but all wrong. The title goes to white-hot writer/director Joss Whedon (“The Cabin in the Woods”), who took the gaudiest, most daunting directive in recent cinematic history — lash six tent-pole franchises together to make one epic crossover film that won’t disappoint the most frenzied and critical fans on the planet or annoy the rest of us — and produced a sure-fire blockbuster that is easily greater than the sum of its parts. (And all for an economical $220 million!)

Grab the popcorn and get ready for the Superhero Superbowl! ‘The Avengers’ is officially awesome. Here’s a bit of David Walters’ review: 

Want to give a comic book nerd a headache? Ask him which superhero from Marvel Studios’ star-glutted mega-franchise “The Avengers” is the super-est. Iron Man? Thor? Hawkeye, for making a bow and arrow seem like an appropriate weapon for fending off alien attacks?

All good guesses, but all wrong. The title goes to white-hot writer/director Joss Whedon (“The Cabin in the Woods”), who took the gaudiest, most daunting directive in recent cinematic history — lash six tent-pole franchises together to make one epic crossover film that won’t disappoint the most frenzied and critical fans on the planet or annoy the rest of us — and produced a sure-fire blockbuster that is easily greater than the sum of its parts. (And all for an economical $220 million!)

‘Ghost the Musical’ opens on Broadway tonight, so we met up with the show’s sexy stars — where else? — at a pottery studio. 

Want to know someone’s political affiliation? Ask them if they prefer “30 Rock” or “The Bachelor.” It works because Democrats and Republicans watch completely different television.

Want to know someone’s political affiliation? Ask them if they prefer “30 Rock” or “The Bachelor.” It works because Democrats and Republicans watch completely different television.