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Shakespeare In Love
Shakespeare in Love quiz.
Today we begin a week's worth of quizzes on romantic movies leading up to Valentine's Day.

Shakespeare in Love, the first comedy to win the Oscar for Best Picture since Annie Hall in 1977, tells the story of Will Shakespeare and his brief, doomed love affair with aristocrat Viola de Lesseps.
2010 Calvin Awards
That's a black hole of suck right there. And we mean that in the worst possible way..
The results are in for the ninth annual Calvin Awards and the results are a bit more scattershot than usual. The explanation for this is simple. Several films garnered strong support this year including Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, Up and Up in the Air.

Today:
 Intro
Best Breakthrough Performance
Best Overlooked Film
Worst Performance
Worst Picture
     


 
How to Spend $20
Serious Man: proud defender of seriousness across the land.
This week: The Coen brothers get Serious, Dylan Walsh cheapens his resume and Vince Vaughn goes island hopping.
In Contention
I am so famous now! Kind of.
Today, though, what boils my blood is not the nominees. No, it’s those pesky producers, Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman.
Review: From Paris with Love
This is clearly representing the late stages of love when the artillery comes out.
From Paris with Love doesn’t bring one unique scene to its already small table. It’s a B-level action movie, nothing more, nothing less.
Monday Morning Quarterback
Near perfection.
Avatar has been de-throned by the least likely of contenders. We discuss this and more in Monday Morning Quarterback.

Part One
Part Two
Overpaid Jerks
2010 Weekly sports quiz
This week: All about the Super Bowl, a bad week for broadcasters, impressive hockey streaks and Danica makes her marks.
Drawn That Way
It's like a hostage negotiation. They'll keep making Shrek movies until their demands are met.
Watching Shrek the Third is like sucking on batteries. You're disgusted as you're watching it, and when it's over you wish you hadn't done it.
TiVoPlex
Having seen this movie twice now, I understand a full 15% of it. Maybe.
Primer is a selection this week. Or maybe this has already happened and we just didn't know it. Primer gives me a headache.
In-Flight Entertainment
It's like 50% Coke and 50% iTunes ad!
Now Playing on Westbound American Airline flights in February: Fame.
Weekend Wrap-Up
Peyton Manning and Drew Brees got nothing on us!
Avatar, after seven consecutive weekends at number one, has been pushed to number two this weekend. The pusher ends up being the weeper Dear John.
The Whole Nine Yards
The Whole Nine Yards quiz
You may think that there's nothing than a fine naked woman holding a gun, but how well do you know The Whole Nine Yards?
Friday Box Office Analysis
Hey, James Cameron. Call me!
Quite possibly the least likely film to end Avatar's run at the top of the box office, Dear John earned $13.8 million on Friday, more than double Avatar's take.
The Big Picture
Recent & upcoming films, awards and, if we're lucky, home phone numbers

February 10, 2010
Who is featured today? Here's a hint:

"Leads the charge for keeping The Wild Life off of DVD"
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Movie News
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    Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
  Thor
    Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
  Spider-Man 4
    Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
  Journey to the Center of the Earth 2
    New Line, Walden fire up sequel
 
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Upcoming Releases
Friday, February 12
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Wolfman
Valentine's Day
Friday, February 19
Shutter Island

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Other Updates

Trivia
This week's question:

A villain is asked whether a previous victim sounded anything like that as he screams while falling to his death in this film.

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Top 5
Jason Dean's
Top 5 Cameron Crowe Movies
  1. Singles
  2. Almost Famous
  3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  4. Jerry Maguire
  5. Say Anything...
This Date in Film History
  1906:

Creighton Chaney, later known to the world as Lon Chaney Jr and The Wolfman, is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1940:

MGM's cartoon Puss Gets the Boot, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (but credited to Rudolf Ising), is released. First Tom & Jerry cartoon.


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