Love and Other Drugs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I clung on to its title as box office champion, taking in $70.8 million over the five-day holiday weekend. Disney's new animated adventure, Tangled nipped at its heels with $69 million, marking it as the second biggest Thanksgiving premiere of all time.

Third place went to another family film, as Megamind took in $17.6 million, followed by Christina Aguilera's Burlesque with $17.2 million. Unstoppable rounded out the top five with $16.2 million. Even gratuitous amounts of nudity couldn't help Love and Other Drugs, which took in $14 million.

Need some help choosing a movie to see this weekend? Luckily we've got all your bases covered, so let us guide you through the latest releases — we've got reviews for Love & Other Drugs, Burlesque, Tangled, and The King's Speech.

I've been slowly getting into the holiday spirit by rolling out my gift guides, but let's not forget there's still Thanksgiving to look forward to before December madness sets in. If you need some help gearing up to give thanks, you might want to head to the theater: this month's offerings seem rife for making you appreciate things that you could be taking for granted. Here's the lowdown on five November movies that will make you feel thankful.

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One
   What it's about: The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione prepare to battle the Dark Lord in a war of good vs. evil.
   What it will make you feel thankful for: Good friends who stick by your side through thick and thin.




2. Morning Glory
   What it's about: Young producer Becky tries to save an ailing morning show, which means keeping the show's bickering anchors at bay.
   What it will make you feel thankful for: Your job and possibly your boss.




3. Tangled
   What it's about: Disney takes on the classic fairy tale of Rapunzel.
   What it will make you feel thankful for: Your freedom.




Two more movies after the jump.

You can learn a lot about Love & Other Drugs from simply watching the trailer. There's sex. There's Viagra. There's crying. There's at least one very over-the-top sappy scene in which Jake Gyllenhaal's Jamie chases down Anne Hathaway's Maggie and professes his love for her. What you don't see is that while the preview does accurately reflect the themes of the film, it is also often very funny.

Jake Gyllenhaal puts his good looks to work as Jamie Randall, a med school dropout who isn't sure of anything besides his ADD and his ability to sweet talk ladies into bed. When he's fired from his job at an electronics store (for sleeping with the boss's girlfriend, no less), Jamie takes a job in Ohio as a pharmaceutical sales rep to please his overly bourgeois parents. He seems perfectly suited to a life of schmoozing doctors and peddling anti-depressants until he meets Maggie Murdoch (Anne Hathaway), a no-nonsense Parkinson's patient who doesn't fall for Jamie's cheesy courtship rituals. One coffee date later, and Maggie and Jamie have agreed to a no-frills, strictly sexual relationship, since neither one is interested in being tied down.

To find out if their chemistry lives up to the hype, just read more

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway grace the cover — make that three covers — of the latest Entertainment Weekly to discuss their new film Love and Other Drugs, and they're wearing a lot less clothes than they were in those movie stills! In the film, the actors play two relationship-phobes whose casual fling takes a serious turn (watch the trailer again here). But a big reason the film is getting so much attention is the reported multiple sex scenes. Read on as the duo discuss what it's like to get it on (and strip down) on camera.

• On their rehearsal process:
  Hathaway: "We had two weeks of rehearsal. It was literally the three of us [Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, and director Edward Zwick] in a room, playing. And talking about books that moved us."
  Gyllenhaal: "And watching some pretty racy, sexy scenes from movies."
  Hathaway: "And saying, 'All right, this is turning me on right now!'"
• Gyllenhaal on their chemistry:
  "There's, like, this little door that you open up and you're like, 'You down?' 'Yeah, I'm down — let's do it.' And the door closes when the scene ends. Yeah, it's sexy when we're doing it. And then it stops. But she could probably talk to a wall and have chemistry."

For more excerpts, including how they kept their sex scenes authentic, just read more

Anne Hathaway picked a white Valentino dress last night to pose with Jake Gyllenhaal, in Burberry, at a screening of their Love and Other Drugs held in NYC's Directors Guild of America theater. The duo laughed as they posed with director Ed Zwick and were joined by other celebs like Peter Facinelli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and a newly short-haired LeeLee Sobieski. Anne and Jake were also together on Monday, when they joined forces for a Variety Q and A session. They've had whirlwind travel schedules over the past few weeks to promote the film in London and LA, and Anne's set to stay busy as she gears up to host Saturday Night Live this weekend. She was able to let off some steam last night, however, at the afterparty with her designer pal Valentino.

To see more photos of Jake and Anne at the premiere, just read more

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway were together once again last night for a Q and A session about their film Love and Other Drugs sponsored by Variety. The costars have been especially dedicated to showing off the movie ahead of its Nov. 24 release, between screenings in LA and press events in the UK. Anne and Jake look adorable in their latest promo photos, but off screen, he's still apparently going strong with Taylor Swift. Jake and Taylor were reportedly able to meet up over the weekend when they were both in London, where he was busy with a junket and she appeared at the Radio 1 Teen Awards. Taylor's now in Tokyo for work, and Jake's solo in the Big Apple just in time to celebrate his sister Maggie's 33rd birthday today!