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This Is So Last Week
Weekly pop culture quiz.
This week: Walken reads! A supermodel soars! Colbert sponsors! Plus: celebrity Halloween costumes. As we close the book on another week in pop culture news, here's your chance to prove how well you were paying attention.
BOP 20 of the Holidays
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Each November, we take a few minutes to pick threw the stew of offerings Hollywood ladles out during the last two months of the year. From subtle parables of the apocalypse to an animated spin on a Christmas classic, there's no shortage of offerings.

Selections 20-11
Selections 10-1
     
Quiz
Lost Season 1 quiz

In the weeks leading up to the premiere of Lost's final season, we will be running quizzes on the landmark show's previous seasons.

It was groundbreaking, it was unforgettable. On September 22, 2004, ABC premiered a sci-fi adventure show about the survivors of a plane crash on a seemingly deserted island. Once they landed on the island, however, the survivors realized they weren't alone...



 
Friday Box Office Analysis
We can't wait to see Goat's next movie.
The latest adaptation of the Dickens novel, this time given the 3-D computer animated treatment, opened Friday to $9 million.
Forecasts
He looks nice. Right?
We take a look at both the upcoming weekend and the entire month of November with detailed forecasts.

Weekend Forecast
Nov. Forecast
AFInity
This is not a tragedy about the Phillies and the World Series.
Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart? Yes, please.
This Weekend, Watch This
We hope that he has rockets shooting from his butt, like Astro Boy.
Wondering what movie to see this weekend? Here's a handy system to help you make your decision.
A-List
Bill Murray=good.
I had to wonder what other unlikely actors could, but shouldn't, take on the mantle of Ebenezer Scrooge, and came up with a list of five actors who really shouldn't come anywhere near this classic.
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain quiz
1952's Singin' in the Rain, voted #1 in AFI's list of top musicals, is a comedic representation of an exciting new time in Hollywood's growth. How well do you know this cinematic masterpiece?
Hollywood Psych
Michael would rather have you see Moonwalker. It's true.
The fundamental question surrounding Michael Jackson's This Is It has been answered rather banally.
Are You With Us?
Remember when Nicole Kidman was perfect? Yeah, us too.
Despite a very long, well-publicized shoot in London, England (15 months, with the whole production itself lasting two-and-a-half years), no one seemed to know what Eyes Wide Shut was actually about.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop Quiz
Paul Blart: Mall Cop quiz
How well do you know Kevin James' signature cinematic masterwork?
Trailer Hitch
He hearts Kristen Stewart. No, wait. That's creepy.
This week: Some peeps take Rock, Paper, Scissors a bit too seriously, Benicio del Toro channels his inner Teen Wolf and Jason Bourne has a name change.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum quiz
Timed perfectly on the heels of The Dark Knight, the second biggest film of all time, Arkham Asylum disproved the notion that Batman video games had to suck.
The Big Picture
Recent & upcoming films, awards and, if we're lucky, home phone numbers

November 7, 2009
Career notes, awards, recent and upcoming movies.

Featured today:

Emile Hirsch
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Movie News
  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
    Summit goes with Spanish helmer
  The Avengers
    Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
  Captain America: The First Avenger
    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, November 6
Disney's A Christmas Carol
The Box
The Fourth Kind
The Men Who Stare at Goats

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Other Updates

Trivia
This week's question:

What film sees a performer ask "How's the family?" right before the next act goes on stage?

Answer:
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Top 5
David Mumpower's
Top 5 Reasons Why Undercover Brother is Great
  1. The catfight
  2. Chris Kattan is beaten to a bloody pulp.
  3. The soundtrack
  4. Represent, White She-Devil!
  5. Probable cause.
This Date in Film History
  1951:

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner marry. They subsequently divorce in 1957.


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