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Rocky II
Rocky II Trivia Quiz.
Given the box office and critical success of Rocky, a sequel was almost certainly inevitable. That proved to be the right decision, as this movie became the top grossing movie sequel in history at the time. All the main cast members returned to reprise their roles in a story about a club boxer who shocked everyone and went the distance with the with the champ.
Final Oscar Predictions: Part IV
He'd like to thank the Academy....
Let's look back, for a moment, at the last two comedies that have won the Oscar for Best Picture. If we are working under the assumption that The Artist is going to win Best Picture this year (and if you are working under a different assumption then there is something wrong with you), then it will be added to a very small list of true comedies that have taken home the big prize.
     


 
This Is So Last Week
2012 Weekly Entertainment, Celebrity and Pop Culture Trivia Quiz
A TV milestone. An expensive painting. A controversial host. An oddly quiet week in pop culture news means an abbreviated entertainment and celebrity review for the 8th week in 2012.
2012 Oscar Predictions
Staring contest!
As you finish making your own predictions, take a moment to consider our picks.
This Weekend, Watch This
This ain't no Super Soaker
Read this column, or the cast of Act of Valor will come and muss you up some.
Weekend Forecast
Obviously, this is the British poster.
After a remarkably consistent February, where several new movies have performed to best-case scenario, we’ll come crashing back to earth this weekend.
Best Seriously Overlooked Films
Photo published with Instagram.
For the third year running, I bring you the Best Seriously Overlooked Films of the year.
Movie Review: Wanderlust
Don't jump!
Most comedies are reliant on things like plots and dramatic arcs, rising conflict and protagonists fighting against antagonists.
Survivor: One World Recap
Previously on Survivor, a new cast was introduced to the world for the first time. We instantly found approximately 80% of them to be insufferable.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain Trivia Quiz
If you are fighting, stop fighting. If you are marching, stop marching and come back to Cold Mountain.
Viking Night: Stardust
The column author is nuts. This movie is a timeless masterpiece.
Stardust wastes no time getting started, with a snappy prologue regarding a roguish young peasant boy named Dunstan who stumbles upon a kind of dimensional portal.
Top Chef Recap
Mmm, tan lines
Previously on Top Chef, Beverly edged Grayson for a spot in the final five. This turn of events surprised Lindsay, Sarah, Paul and Edward.
The Secret World of Arrietty
BOP loves Studio Ghibli the way that Hall loves Oates.
There have been several adaptations of Mary Norton’s classic children’s novel, The Borrowers...
The Big Picture
Recent & upcoming films, awards and, if we're lucky, home phone numbers

February 25, 2012
Career notes, awards, recent and upcoming movies.

Featured today:

Sienna Miller
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Other Updates

Upcoming Releases
Friday, March 9
John Carter of Mars
Friday, March 30
Clash of the Titans 2
Wednesday, April 4
The Three Stooges
Friday, April 13
The Cabin in the Woods

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Trivia
This week's question:

A villain meets his demise when the hero unclasps a watch in the climactic moments of this movie.

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Top 5
Zach Kolkin's
Top 5 Bill Paxton or Pullman Movies
  1. Apollo 13
  2. True Lies
  3. Spaceballs
  4. A Simple Plan
  5. Independence Day
This Date in Film History
  1901:

Herbert, AKA Zeppo Marx, the youngest Marx brother, is born in New York, New York.

1975:

The first Los Angeles Critics Association Awards are held at Pips Club. Dog Day Afternoon and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are named Best Picture.


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