Burnin' Up? Not quite.

Despite no new films opening on more than 1,500 screens this weekend, the early year's run of fantastic box office will still continue, thanks to a specialty release and the post-Oscar weekend.

This week starts with Candace's former BFF, Erinn, scrambling to curry favor with the rest of the Timbira tribe.

This week: movie awards close out, a funnyman moves on and famous couples break up. Plus: Unexpected Crime Fighters, Parts I and II. It was a very eventful week in popular culture. We hope you were paying attention.

The International starts off like any other action thriller but gradually becomes something more.

With Academy Awards season in the books, Josh Spiegel transfers over to A-List. Don't worry, Sean Collier has a new column, too.

This season is in the books and Jason Lee is ready to offer some closure for those of us not quite prepared to let it go.

Top Chef New York didn't seem to have the talent level that most other season had. Still, the inclusion of rock stars, bridal showers and a scowling Englishman made for some quality television. You may know your Team Sexy Pants from your Team Rainbow, but how well do you know Top Chef New York?

Untitled Woody Allen Project

Arthur

Damn Yankees!

It's Complicated

The B Team

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

Dead of Night

Friday the 13th Part 2

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Iron Man 2

Total Recall

Shake Hands With the Devil

Mars Needs Moms

Undefeated: The Rocky Marciano Story

The NeverEnding Story

This is the comic book calm before next week's Watchmen storm.

What do the show's contestants know of the majestic country of Germany? They have beer there. That's it. That's the extent of their knowledge of our WWII foe.

Kim Hollis pinch-hits on the column this week and a Judd Apatow film gets discussed. Coincidence? Absolutely not.

On one of the last weekends prior to the summer blockbuster season of 1995, three movie star hopefuls saw their first headlining films compete at the box office.

The $30-million Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a surprise winner for Universal when it was released in theaters last year. Starring Jason Segel as a broken-hearted, single guy who journeys to Hawaii to forget about his former girlfriend (only to run into her on the island with her new squeeze), the Judd Apatow-produced comedy scored over $100 million in box office dollars. How well do you know it?

Back to Africa

Life of Pi

Quartermain

Salt

Hot Tub Time Machine

Breathers: A Zombie's Lament

Dog Show

Shimmer Lake

All About Steve

Betty Anne Waters

Oh Brother

Five Killers

Astro Boy

Precious

The Green Hornet

Fair Game

Nerveracker

The Blindside

Must Read After My Death

Mars Needs Moms

The Dark Knight

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Clue

The Losers

Edge of Darkness

You may not remember it now because of the Oscars, but Tyler Perry cleaned up this past weekend at the box office. Here is what BOP thinks about it.

Futurama's run may or may not be ending with today's release of the fourth straight-to-DVD movie from the series. BOP may or may not be emotionally devastated right now.

After the monster success of Thunderball, the Bond producers decided go to completely over the top in the fifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. It marks Bond's first trip to Japan, the first appearance of Blofeld beyond a voice and a pair of hands and the first time Connery said 'never again'. How Well Do You Know... You Only Live Twice?

Untitled Woody Allen Project

Curtains weren't open, musical numbers went on far too long, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. was on stage. Nonetheless, the 2009 Oscars were a lot of fun.

Forget it, BOP readers. It's Chinatown.

No one ever shows up naked at the Oscars, which gives us license to criticize relentlessly.

The 2009 Academy Awards are in the books and BOP's staff is ready to take a look at the winners and losers on the night.

The 2009 Academy Awards will be remembered for its musical bent, for its new approach to awards presentation, and for the Slumdog romp. You may have given yourself a black eye before mastering balancing an Oscar on your chin, but how well do you know the 2009 Academy Awards?

Another weekend in 2009, another amazing weekend at the box office.

I'm almost sorry to have to say that Fanboys, the movie that some thought would never be released, is just not that funny.

This week we saw familial injections, an odd theft, a hairline fracture and the end of a sports complex. Plus: a surplus of points and a shortage of miles. Here comes edition #9 of our sports week-in-review quiz.

Tyler Perry and February are two great tastes that taste great together.

We've been dealing with an almost embarrassingly strong winter box office season so far, both in terms of the number of hits and what films are hitting, acting almost like an early spring.

Friday the 13th is unimaginably bad - an utter waste of time, energy and resources.

Oh how the movie-going public loves a comeback story.

The wacky: a funny man took a serious stance on a serious topic, an actress made a serious declaration that may upset fans, and a designer made a head-scratching criticism of a brand name model. The predictable: announcements about lawsuits, retirement and marriage as well as Tracy Morgan craziness. How well do you know the last seven days in pop culture?

For all its silliness and stupidity, I was entertained for 92 minutes, and it wasn't a long 92 minutes, but more the brisk kind.

I have a serious horror obsession. I've been a dedicated movie fan since I was about 16, but I was a fanatic horror fan years before that.

It's here. It's finally here. We've had to endure some pretty obnoxious chefs and some pretty untalented chefs.

The hours after Tribal Council see Sandy gleefully celebrating her stay of execution.

Our Not an Oscar Nominee quiz was one of the more difficult ones we've published. We think that Not an Oscar Winner will prove to be easier. We'll list Academy Award nominees. Can you identify the one that did not take home the Oscar? How well do you know: Not an Oscar Winner?

Little Fockers

In Part One of Monday Morning Quarterback, we discuss how in the world a warmed-over horror remake could become an event film.

Birds of Prey ends its run this week. DC screws up everything.

This week: We decide whether we love Beth Cooper.

With the imminent approach of the Academy Awards, it's time once again to test your Oscar trivia acumen. From nominees to winners, from foreign language films to animated features, from record holders to Oscar trends, everything is fair game in this quiz. It's time to prove how well you know the Academy Awards (Part III).

Now that the Calvins have been handed out, it's time for BOP's readers to have their say. Here are the movies, performances, albums, shows, video games, and books BOP's readers named their favorites of 2008.

Our recap of the season premiere of The Amazing Race continues, and there is a lot going on.

This week: it's an all-dancing, all-singing edition of the column!

In our opinion, there is not near enough Oscar love for this beautifully captured and told love story/silent film homage that was much more than an animated film. So, here is our chance to push WALL-E back in the forefront. WALL-E doesn't lack anything in its tight hour and forty minute running time: genuine comedy, touching romance, fun action sequences and possibly the most awe-inspiring visuals on film. So, sit back and enjoy your cupcake-in-a-cup, while we see how well you know WALL-E.

TiVoPlex capacitor is plexxing.

In 2004, comic writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo wrote a self-help book for single women that was named after a line of dialogue from an episode of Sex In The City.

From now on, we hate all contestants on The Amazing Race right from the beginning of the show until they prove to us that they deserve a modicum of support.

Air Force One perhaps marked the end of Harrison Ford's career as Major Movie Star. Starring as US President James Marshall, Ford did his best John McClane as he attempted to thwart a band of terrorists led by Gary Oldman. You may think you know how to dump fuel from a jet airliner (we recommend that you never try this), but how well do you know Air Force One?

Only one word describes the box office this weekend, and that word is "unbelievable".

This week: The A-Rod apology tour continues, Roberto might be hiding a secret, and the Knicks dunk and slap. Plus: a star is born, and a commissioner loses $2 million. Here comes edition #8 of our sports week in review quiz.

Conveniently opening on Friday the 13th, the latest revival of Jason Voorhees scored huge with $19.2 million.

The 1999 treatment of The Thomas Crown Affair ranks with the most successful cinematic remakes. Pierce Brosnan is suave and Rene Russo is fiery in this entertaining romance/caper flick. You may have a whole crate full of bowler hats stashed away for various purposes, but how well do you know The Thomas Crown Affair?

President's Day Weekend and Valentine's Day team up to provide us with a positively loaded February weekend.

Just before my girlfriend and I saw He's Just Not That Into You, we discussed how women, probably by nature, are prone to drama.

Music's biggest night, the Grammys, has come and gone. Awards were handed out, tears flowed, and the first ripple of a potential career-flattening situation was felt. Feuding continued for ex-bandmates and started for a wrestler and his fans. Plenty of casting news was announced including the departure of not one, not two, but three stars on ABC series. So, let the kids run wild and let's see how well you know what happened this last week.

For the most part, since its creation, 3-D filmmaking has been used simply to shock audiences. "Hey, there's a knife being thrown at the screen!"

With only five chefs left, we're going to see four happy chefs and one disappointed by the end of this.

Over the 4th of July weekend in 1994, studios were compelled to throw as many as five films at moviegoers to see which one would stick.

Survivor's back, and this time it's in Brazil. We hope it goes better for them than it did for the Simpsons when they got in trouble with their tourist board.

Elmore Leonard novels always make for great movies, but none more so than Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight. George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez make for a great screen couple, and they are surrounded by a terrific supporting cast. You may need a new hiding place for all your uncut diamonds, but how well do you know Out of Sight?

Batman RIP is out in trade while the first half of Neil Gaiman's Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader is out in comic book form.

This week: Tokyo!'s trailer completely dazzles me, Seth Rogen adorns mall security gear and some creepster flashes Anna Faris.

Back in the 1990's Hollywood gloriously suffered from Jane Austen Fever. Film adaptations of her work were popping up everywhere as studios and producers rushed to stake claims to Austen's limited oeuvre. It was a halcyon time for aficionados of the genteel romantic comedy, Empire waistlines and heroes who swept off your feet. (You know who you are.) One of the best adaptations was 1995's Sense and Sensibility, if just for making Severus Snape seem dreamy. How Well Do You Know: Sense and Sensse and Sensibility?

Untitled Woody Allen Project

Inception

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo

Jonah Hex

A Nightmare on Elm Street

How Could You Do This to Me?

Grown Ups

Betty Anne Waters

Anguish

The Dorm

Akula

The Matarese Circle

The Art of the Heist

This week: Michael J. Fox fires up the DeLorean, Melissa Leo travels to Canada and Donnie Darko goes Blu-ray.

Don't let the ads fool you. The Uninvited isn't just another teenage horror movie with loud crescendos, characters suddenly leaping into frame and dumb young people making bad choices.

We are chatty this week. This column alone is 2,600 words worth of arguments.

Smart, funny and sexy, When Harry Met Sally has endured as the signature romantic comedy of the 1980s. Nora Ephron's script explored whether men and women can be friends without sleeping together, and stars Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal created memorable roles. You may think there is too much pepper in your paprikash, but how well do you know When Harry Met Sally?

Greenberg

The Rum Diary

The results are in for the eighth annual Calvins Awards. We have 18 categories, and with today's announcement, all awards have been given.

Taken puts a fresh angle on the traditional kidnapping premise by allowing its hero to stay one step ahead of the bad guys.

Every year, the Oscars are announced and every year, with few exceptions, someone will say the following: "Why did Person X win for Movie Y?"

My TiVo got chills when it heard about the new 2 TB hard drives coming out. Two of them would mean about 1,000 movies!

This week: Positively, absolutely everybody's on drugs, Summit reaches a milestone and Lane Kiffin cries wolf. Here is edition #7 of our sports week-in-review quiz.

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Conviction

It's Complicated

The 5th Quarter

After a blistering January at the box office that left movie-going well ahead of last year's sales, February is upon us, and it's time for studios to present their pre-Valentine's Day mini-blockbusters.

Ricky Gervais' Extras ended its run on HBO in 2007 with its most depressing episode to date. The 90-minute special featured Maggie quitting her background artist work and Andy Millman switching to a more competent agent, only to notice his career hit rock bottom when he leaves his popular sitcom. Is there any hope for this likable yet completely narcissistic man?

St. Vincent

With a strong ensemble cast and Valentine's Day just a week away, the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You pulls in a solid $10.5 million on Friday.

The first weekend of February gives us the typical variety pack of mid-level blockbusters, but with no real potential for a breakout hit, the top spot is up for grabs.

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As the Academy would have you think, the little gold statues for Best Actor and Best Actress are powerful signifiers.

Last night's Top Chef elimination was infuriating.

Showtime seriously upped its original programming game over the past couple of years. And one series the network has to thank for putting it on the pay cable map is Dexter, whose first season is based on Jeff Lindsay's 2004 novel about a serial killer who murders for "good". The series may already have wrapped up its third year on the air, but how well do you know its 2006 debut season?

This week a few things related to the Super Bowl happened that had nothing to do with football. There was also a fair share of brouhaha: author-on-author action, a film star versus his director of photography, and a star following in the foolish footsteps of Michael Phelps by being photographed doing something not-too-bright. Even though this quiz is only available in 2D, let's see how well you know the past seven days.

The Rum Diary

The Switch

Damascus Gate

Master Mind

The Book of Eli

The Electric Slide

We Want Sex

Valentine's Day

Carmel

Precious

Sex and the City 2

The Cross

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Candy Land

Green Lantern

Scott Pilgrim Vs. the Universe. Who ya got?

This week: It's a special TV spot edition of Trailer Hitch. You saw the ads on Super Bowl Sunday. Now see what I have to say about them.

Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's maverick CIA analyst, was introduced to the big screen in The Hunt for Red October, in which he has to convince everyone that a renegade Soviet submarine captain is trying to defect to America, and Sean Connery doesn't bother trying to convince anyone that he is not Scottish. How well do you know The Hunt for Red October?

Showtime seriously upped its original programming game over the past couple of years. And one series the network has to thank for putting it on the pay cable map is Dexter, whose first season is based on Jeff Lindsay's 2004 novel about a serial killer who murders for "good". The series may already have wrapped up its third year on the air, but how well do you know its 2006 debut season?

The Challenge

Get Low

Silence

Slap Shot

The Last Airbender

Whether or not you're familiar with the Underworld franchise, Rise of the Lycans won't seem very important to you.

Football season is over. This is the moment when you need your TiVo to shine.

Liam Neeson becomes a bankable action star, but Elizabeth Banks finds that horror isn't her strong suit.

An Olympian says yes to drugs, the Australian Open closes and 20 fans eat on the house. And in case you were wondering, we have a few questions on the Super Bowl. Here comes edition 6 of Overpaid Jerks, our sports week-in-review quiz.

Not Forgotten

The Ward

Precious

Plan B

Whatever Works

Now the Hell Will Start

The biggest battle was not between films this weekend at the box office. Instead, it was between Liam Neeson and two football teams vying for gridiron supremacy.

Our initial People Working Together quiz proved to be the most challenging we have run. Will the second edition prove equally difficult? We'll give you two actors, you have to pick the film in which they both appeared. How well do you know People Working Together, Part II?