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Iron Man 3 proves its box-office mettle after passing $1bn mark
Iron Man 3 has passed the $1bn mark at the global box office, less than four weeks after it first hit cinemas. The superhero sequel has also become the second highest-grossing comic book film of all time after passing The Dark Knight, which pulled in $1.004bn in 2008. Starring Robert Downey Jr in what has become the...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Iola F. Thor
KIELER, Wis. -- Iola F. Thor, 76, of Kieler, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital.
thonline.com (1 day ago)
Sony Soars Into Angry Birds Flick
"Angry Birds" addicts might finally elect to put their smartphones away for once when the movie version of their favorite app flies into theaters July 1, 2016. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Wednesday that it has won distribution rights to the big-screen ode to the game. Perhaps the gamers who comprise the...
huffingtonpost.com (1 day ago)
Iola Thor
CUBA CITY, Wis. -- Iola Thor, 76, of Kieler, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital.
thonline.com (2 days ago)
Two new Yuba City firefighters receive badges at ceremony
Two temporary firefighters who recently joined the Yuba City Fire Department full-time were recognized on Wednesday during a badge-pinning ceremony. William Bennett, 30, of Roseville, and Blong Thor, 24, of Oroville, were all smiles while shaking...
appeal-democrat.com (2 days ago)
John J. Healey: Finnegans Wake in the Bronx
"I think my life began with waking up and loving my mother's face: it was so near to me, and her arms were round me, and she sang to me." George Eliot from Daniel Deronda In our Highbridge apartment in the Bronx there were hardly any bookshelves to speak of. My father liked to read but I don't ever recall him lost...
huffingtonpost.com (2 days ago)
Homemade Explosive Thor's Hammer Goes Wrong
I swear this is an internet classic that I saw and posted years ago, but after a search I couldn't find it on the site so here it is anyways (or again). This is a video of a bunch of dudes attaching explosives to the ends of giant hammers and then smacking them on the ground. Apparently the hero of our story overdid...
geekologie.com (3 days ago)
Meet The Private Equity CEO Playing On Prince Harry's Polo Team This Afternoon
Prince Harry is in New York City, and the entire town has gone completely mad about him. Tomorrow he'll play in The 3rd Annual Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut for Sentebale, a charity he launched to benefit needy children in Lesotho. And as it so often happens in Greenwich, Wall Street will...
businessinsider.com (3 days ago)
Colin Liotta: The TGIF Universe: How Steve Urkel Changed the World
One of the biggest duels underway in Hollywood right now is the one between Marvel and DC: two powerhouse comic book companies battling it out for supremacy on the silver screen. Marvel has put out a number of noticeable hits the past several years with films like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America, while DC has...
huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
See a Teaser for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
ABC's Avengers-adjacent TV show finally has a trailer. Go ahead and gorge yourself on 30 whole seconds of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., complete with shots of Captain America's shield and Thor's hammer. Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) is alive, and he's got a lot of work to do, what with the ... More »
vulture.com (5 days ago)
The Best Man: Gatsby Starts Big, Finishes Second to Iron Man 3
Handsome Jay Gatsby stares hopefully across the bay at the green light that represents his great love, Daisy Buchanan; he comes tantalizing close to his dream but can’t quite possess it. Just so with Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. This 3-D adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as...
time.com (5 days ago)
Jaimie Alexander discusses 'Thor: The Dark World' Sif and Jane Foster scenes
Fact: 40% of the record-breaking audience for "The Avengers" was female. This undoubtedly contributed to the movie's success as it commanded the most successful movie opening ever. Marvel proved that it can respect female characters...
examiner.com (6 days ago)
The 'Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Are Coming
ABC has ordered "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." to series. The Joss Whedon project is set after the events of "The Avengers," Disney and Marvel's blockbuster hit featuring the characters of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye. Whedon directed the pilot and co-wrote the script with his...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Is 'Thor' star Chris Hemsworth on Instagram or Twitter? (Video)
Sorry to disappoint you, Marvel movie fans, but "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth is not publicly involved with social media sites. This is especially important to note as somewhat established media outlets such as Hello! Daily News have been...
examiner.com (8 days ago)
Liam Hemsworth's brothers Chris and Luke 'stage intervention to convince actor to split with...
According to a new report in Us Weekly, Luke Hemsworth, 31, and Thor star Chris Hemsworth, 29, staged an intervention in an effort to convince their youngest brother to split with the Hannah Montana star.
dailymail.co.uk (9 days ago)
Chris Hemsworth's Wife Is GORGEOUS
Chris Hemsworth is one lucky guy. The "Thor" star's wife, Elsa Pataky, wowed on the red carpet last night at the U.K. premiere of "Fast & Furious 6," held at the Empire Leicester Square in London. Pataky wore a sexy, sheer, sequined gown, which featured a low-cut back. You would never know the 36-year-old...
huffingtonpost.com (9 days ago)
Iron Man 3 shows its mettle with $175m US box-office launch weekend
Robert Downey Jr's future as Tony Stark is uncertain, but the Iron Man series looks set to run and run – and Marvel storylines are becoming increasingly intertwinedThe summer blockbuster season arrived in emphatic style at the weekend as Iron Man 3 stirred up a torpid US box office to deliver the second biggest...
guardian.co.uk (12 days ago)
Iron Man 3 makes second-biggest US debut of all time
Marvel Studios' latest Tony Stark instalment opens with colossal $175.3m, putting it second only to 2012's The AvengersIron Man 3 opened with the second-biggest debut of all time in the US at the weekend – a staggering $175.3m (£113m) – to become the year's highest-grossing film so far.The figure is behind only The...
guardian.co.uk (12 days ago)
HUGE Opening For 'Iron Man 3'
For the "Iron Man" franchise, the third time was the charm. According to numbers released by Disney, the studio's "Iron Man 3" grossed $175.3 million during its opening weekend, the second biggest debut ever behind only last year's "Marvel's The Avengers," which was also released by Disney. Coupled with an...
huffingtonpost.com (12 days ago)
Iron Man 3: movie review (Photos)
It turn out The Incredible Hulk movies were just a pre-game show, Captain America: The First Avenger was for the "serious" crowd, and Thor? Well, let's just forget that ever happened, shall we?Through it...
examiner.com (13 days ago)
Cramer: Disney Can't Miss
This article originally appeared on April 30, 2013 on Real Money. To read more content like this + see inside Jim Cramer's multi-million dollar portfolio for FREE. Click Here NOW. Sometimes it just breaks the bulls' way. This morning I got to witness Robert Downey Jr. ring the opening bell. It got me thinking that...
thestreet.com (14 days ago)
Is Iron Man the Only Interesting Marvel Superhero?
If you’re excited to see Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 this weekend, you’re not alone; early estimates suggest that it might have moviegoers even more excited than they were for last year’s Marvel’s The Avengers. That might seem counter-intuitive: Wouldn’t people be more excited about seeing a bunch of their favorite...
time.com (14 days ago)
Man Builds His Own 80,000-Volt Thor's Hammer
Wait -- you've got a Portal gun and it's just sitting on the shelf collecting dust? Not cool bro. Just in time for the release of Iron Man 3 *shrug*, this is a video of Caleb from Hackaday showing off the 80,000-volt Thor hammer he built out of a tesla coil and foam. It can light up light bulbs. My smile? My smile...
geekologie.com (14 days ago)
'Kon-Tiki' a dramatic exploration of Thor Heyerdahl
MINNEAPOLIS - He wrote an international bestseller about his perilous ocean voyage, directed a 1951 documentary of his adventures that won Norway's only Academy Award, and fueled the proliferation of Polynesian-themed tiki bars. Sixty-five years after his epic trip across the Pacific on the balsawood raft Kon-Tiki,...
miamiherald.com (15 days ago)
'Kon-Tiki' has no problem staying afloat
If there's only one thing to be remembered from "Kon-Tiki," an engrossing fictional recounting of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl's famed voyage across the Pacific on a balsa wood raft, it's this: The man didn't know how to swim.
miamiherald.com (15 days ago)
26,000 Reasons to Love Disney
Filed under: Investing After repeatedly setting new all-time highs so far in 2013, shares of Disney seem absolutely unstoppable. In fact, as of this writing, the entertainment giant's 27% year-to-date return stands second in the Dow Jones Industrival Average only to Hewlett-Packard's stellar 43% rise. Owners of...
dailyfinance.com (15 days ago)
Iron Man 3 smashes his way to the top at the UK box office
More like an Avengers Assemble sequel than a tired third instalment, the reinvigorated action hero powers in at No 1The winnerAs Disney prepared Iron Man 3 for release, the question was always: would it perform like the first two instalments in the Tony Stark series, or could it fly close to the astonishing success...
guardian.co.uk (16 days ago)
'Girls' Star Could Land Big New Role
Allison Williams: From "Girls" to Invisible Girl? At the end of a Tuesday post on Deadline.com about what's coming up for Williams, reporter Mike Fleming noted that the "Girls" star is being discussed as a possibility to star in Twentieth Century Fox's reboot of "Fantastic Four." If Williams lands the job, she'll...
huffingtonpost.com (17 days ago)
Downton Abbey's Lily James cast as Cinderella
Actor who plays Lady Rose MacClare in the hit TV series to take lead in the Kenneth Branagh-directed live-action version of the fairytaleLily James, who stars as Lady Rose MacClare in the popular ITV period drama Downton Abbey, has signed on to play Cinderella in Kenneth Branagh's forthcoming reimagining of the...
guardian.co.uk (17 days ago)
'Iron Man 3' doesn't iron out its kinks
There’s so much dumb stuff in “Iron Man 3” that I expected the credits to say, “Written and directed by Thor.” The villains are all wrong, the motivations are muddy, even the gadgetry is off. And the swaggering genius at the center of it all has become a preening...
nypost.com (17 days ago)
