1. The mighty Weinsteins will scale back the number of theaters showing Rob Marshall‘s songtastic remake Nine after poor box office performance its opening weekend. [via ArtsBeat] UPDATE: Oops, that is not so, according to NYMag’s Vulture, contradicting Reuters’ original report. Carry on, musical theater buffs!
2. MSNBC ranks architecture as the professional field hit hardest by the 2009 recession, with a whopping 18% reduction in the number of employed architects. [via Culture Monster]
3. A new exhibition shows off Stalin‘s saucy side, with the Soviet dictator’s nude sketches of Russian figures like Marxist theorist Georgy Plekhanov. [via The Daily Beast]
4. If 30 Rock’s Judah Friedlander had to write his life story in six words, it would go like this: “100 percent American. Made in China.” Yeah, slow news day.  [via New York Post]
5. Breakup rumors plague teen pop idols the Jonas Brothers, now that one is married and another is the hottest. There’s a Justin Timberlake reference in there somewhere. [via Pop Eater]

Bonus link: MOG gets in on the listicle action with its roundup of the ten most disappointing albums of the decade.

If you’re like us, then the best part of going to see a movie — aside from the excuse to eat as much calorie-laden butter topping as you want — is watching the trailers. Sure, your friends may think it’s OK to skip out on them, but you know better than that. Trailers are how we know what movies to get excited for next, and when those great expectations aren’t met, we get upset. Here, a look back at the trailers for what appeared to be some of the best movies of the year, but turned out to be some of the worst.

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Rob Marshall’s adaptation of Nine — the Tony-nominated play based of Fellini’s 8 1/2) looks a bit like his last flick, Chicago. There’s a lot of playing with light and shadow, interesting casting choices (Daniel Day Lewis? Fergie? Kate Hudson?), and enough spangly outfits and Fosse-inspired dance numbers to satisfy our inner drag queen. Also: It’s really hard for us to remain impartial, because any film that includes Dame Judi Dench in its cast usually gets a pass. There are a few things that make us nervous though. Read More »