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Sunday, May 31
Weekend Wrap-Up
After a disappointing Memorial Day Weekend at the box office, and an unexciting May in general, moviegoers get a rare summer treat this weekend – two well-reviewed, audience-friendly flicks to choose from.
Movie of the Day: Brave Big Picture of the Day: Gwyneth Paltrow Saturday, May 30
Friday Numbers Analysis
Pixar's latest release, Up, lifted off with $21.4 million on Friday.
How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation: Season One
The long-awaited Office "spinoff" turned out to be Parks and Recreation, a show that takes a hilarious look inside local government. Starring Amy Poehler as a feminine version of the disillusioned boss perfected by Steve Carell, the series' quick six-episode order proved successful enough to earn a second season on NBC. How well do you know Parks and Recreation, season one?
Movie of the Day: Hotel Transylvania Big Picture of the Day: Steve Carell Friday, May 29
Weekend Forecast
With the shock of Memorial Day Weekend behind us, Hollywood might just be hoping that we all just forget about the month of May.
Box Office Review: Sept. 2008
When evaluating the final box office of a title, there are so many factors to be considered. BOP is here to tell you who did the best last September.
Hollywood Psych
In proving that a film animated entirely with computer-generated images could be successful, imaginative and artful, Pixar forever changed the landscape of both animated film and film itself.
Review: Up
One would be forgiven for speculating that Disney & Pixar's Up is a lighthearted, adventure-based offering.
This is So Last Week: 5/23/09-5/28/09
This week: Catchphrases, a convicted murderer, a lapdog and a non-reader of books? What seemed at first to be a slow week in pop culture nonetheless proved to be "contrived, awful, and slightly frightening!" We hope you were paying attention.
Movie of the Day: Captain America: The First Avenger Big Picture of the Day: Emile Hirsch Thursday, May 28
Chapter Two
I don't get scared much during most scary movies. This isn't a proud boast, just a statement that most films we consider scary or horrific are actually just gross and violent. Case in point: the Saw films.
A-List: Overrated Films
Josh Spiegel broke our collective hearts recently with his comments on To Catch A Thief. Not content to stop there, he takes a shot at another BOP fave in the latest A-List.
Before Their Time
American cinema in the 1960s and the '70s turned out some fantastic paranoid thrillers.
How Well Do You Know: Box Office Trivia III
Box office. It's right there in the title of one of our sites. You probably wouldn't be reading any of our stuff if you didn't have at least some interest in movie numbers. It's about time you step up to the plate and show that you have been paying attention. All questions are based upon North American box office unless stipulated otherwise and we are not factoring in box office inflation. How well do you know: Box Office Trivia, Part III?
Movie of the Day: Rango Big Picture of the Day: Tom Cruise Wednesday, May 27
Monday Morning Quarterback
In Monday Morning Quarterback, we discuss Terminator Salvation. It goes something like this: WTF? Seriously, WTF?
Comics Weekly
The Great Fables Crossover continues! Will the Big Bad Wolf be changed back from his current form as a little girl?
Trailer Hitch
This week: Philadelphians cook up healthier alternatives to the cheese steak, Bruce Willis gets to the bottom of a robotic conspiracy and Rob Marshall embarks on another Oscar pillage.
Mythology
BOP laments the recent loss of Terminator. The television show, that is. Unlike the movie, it was really good.
How Well Do You Know: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
It's almost hard to believe that the South Park movie was released 10 years ago, at the height of the show's early popularity. Both a social satire and a collection of late '90s pop culture, it still holds up as a biting commentary. But with all the time, and South Park episodes, that have passed since, how well do you still remember South Park:
Bigger, Longer & Uncut?
Movie of the Day: Straw Dogs Big Picture of the Day: Jet Li Tuesday, May 26
How to Spend $20
This week: Clive Owen saves a child, Mickey Rourke loses some credibility and Kyra Sedgwick uses some scare tactics.
Review: Terminator Salvation
Somehow, every summer, despite my thorough skepticism of these blockbuster extravaganzas, my hopes are tricked into rising for at least one movie that I am somehow convinced will be good.
Take Five
This week's Take Five looks at movies with conflicts or unanswered questions.
How Well Do You Know: Toy Story 2
Pixar's third feature film, Toy Story 2 retained all of the charm, humor and inventiveness of the original. You may know that the secret entrance to Zurg's fortress is to the left, hidden in the shadows, but how well do you know Toy Story 2?
Movie of the Day: Death and Me Big Picture of the Day: Jim Carrey Monday, May 25
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Overpaid Jerks: 5/17/09-5/24/09
This week: Jake stays put, Chucky gets a job and Spider-man returns. How well do you know the last seven weeks in sports? Take our quiz to find out.
Movie of the Day: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Big Picture of the Day: Gael Garcia Bernal Sunday, May 24
Weekend Wrap-Up
It was supposed to be the showdown of showdowns – Terminator Salvation versus Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Movie of the Day: Thor Big Picture of the Day: Ben Affleck Saturday, May 23
Friday Box Office Analysis
Biggest weekend ever? Not so much.
How Well Do You Know: Scrubs, Season Eight: Part II
In its final(?) season, Scrubs successfully jumped ship from its 7-year home at NBC to ABC. The series not only maintained its quality and hilarity, but improved on it with stronger storylines and deeper character. ("My Last Words" actually had me in tears). How well do you know Scrubs, Season Eight?
Movie of the Day: Despicable Me Big Picture of the Day: Jessica Alba Friday, May 22
Classic Movie Reviews
What is it about the future that scares everyone? Or, rather, what is it about the future that scares the majority of filmmakers in Hollywood?
Review: Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons is mainstream entertainment done well, nothing more, nothing less.
This is So Last Week: 5/15/09-5/21/09
This week: Terribly bad writing, PJs in the White House, on-set friction and an actress goaded into nude scenes.
Plus: The perils of being too beautiful. The last seven days in pop culture were full of bad form and questionable judgment. We hope you were paying attention.
Movie of the Day: The Last Airbender Big Picture of the Day: Matt Damon Thursday, May 21
Are You With Us?
This week, we see how one of our new writers feels about Murderball, one of BOP's favorite little-seen films of the 2000s.
A-List
This week's A-List profiles James Stewart because this week marks his birthday.
Indie Week That Was
This week: Aniston's film needs new management, Bernal and Luna reunite, and a trio of indie directors enter the May fray.
Weekend Forecast
Summer box office finally gets to the fireworks factory with the Memorial Day weekend.
How Well Do You Know: 2008-09 Television Season
The 2008-09 television season is in the books. The curtain finally fell on some old dinosaurs, and we suffered through some spectacularly awful dreck. Yet we managed to squeeze in a few thousand hours in front of the tube. Trust Me, we may have felt like Privileged Kings living in a Dollhouse even when we were having the Worst Week, but how well do you know the 2008-09 television season?
Movie of the Day: The A-Team Big Picture of the Day: Akiva Goldsman Wednesday, May 20
Comics Weekly
Buy Locke & Key. That's all you need to know today.
Chapter Two
I remember catching Scream opening day in December of 1996 mid-afternoon in a near empty mall theater with no idea of the looming pop culture significance of what I was about to experience.
Trailer Hitch
This week: Rag dolls save the world, a Sundance darling exposes its trailer and Robert Downey Jr. plays his best Jack Sparrow.
Movie of the Day: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Big Picture of the Day: Ryan Gosling Tuesday, May 19
Where Oscar Leads
All things being connected in Hollywood; it’s only fitting that the next Oscar path to follow is Kevin Spacey, a one-time co-star of Gwyneth Paltrow.
Take Five
This week's Take Five looks at good "Summer Break" movies.
How to Spend $20
This week: Anna Paquin drinks some blood, the town of Dillon continues its love affair with football, and Kevin James rides a Segway.
How Well Do You Know: Zoolander
Over the last decade, male modelling has had a shadow cast over it by one man and five syllables - De-Rek-Zoo-Lan-Der. But Derek's career is winding down, there's a new model on the scene who's so hot right now and he's just been brainwashed by the fashion industry to assassinate a visiting dignitary. How well do you know Zoolander?
How Well Do You Know: The Terminator
The Terminator defined the 1980s sci-fi blockbuster. It made Arnold a major screen star and put James Cameron on the map. The film adaptation of Harlan Ellison stories became one of the decade's signature hits and launched a successful franchise. You may have an itch to perform an operation on your own endoskeleton, but how well do you know The Terminator?
Movie of the Day: Shrek Forever After Big Picture of the Day: Robert Redford Monday, May 18
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Book vs. Movie
In 2003, failed pop singer Dan Brown's fourth novel hit the top of the New York Times Best Seller list.
Survivor Recap
Erinn, J.T., Stephen and Taj head to the Final Four. Who will emerge victorious?
Monday Morning Quarterback
Angels & Demons opened this weekend, and we ponder whether Tom Hanks made the debut bigger than it should have as well as forecast the future of his career.
How Well Do You Know: Survivor: Tocantins
Survivor: Tocantins produced one of the more deserving champions in the show's runs. It will be remembered, though, for introducing society to one of the most self-deluded nutjobs we've ever met through reality TV.
You may have been through a hurricane, been attacked by a shark, had a run-in with a crocodile, got captured by a tribe in the Amazon....but how well do you know Survivor: Tocantins?
Movie of the Day: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Big Picture of the Day: Hugh Jackman Sunday, May 17
Weekend Wrap-Up
This weekend was ceded to Sony Pictures, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard.
Overpaid Jerks: 5/11/09-5/17/09
This week: Phelps returns, a Philly runs fast and a filly runs faster. Plus: A Nugget is a punk, Sir Charles is beaten by a girl, and we consider the world's sexiest athlete. Here comes our review of the last seven days in sports, presented in an enticing quiz format.
Movie of the Day: Alpha and Omega Big Picture of the Day: Tommy Lee Jones Saturday, May 16
Friday Box Office Analysis
Tom Hanks gets some better hair and a purportedly better movie, but the taint of The Da Vinci Code's quality still impacts the opening of Angels & Demons.
How Well Do You Know: Scrubs, Season Eight: Part I
In its final(?) season, Scrubs successfully jumped ship from its 7-year home at NBC to ABC. The series not only maintained its quality and hilarity, but improved on it with stronger storylines and deeper character. ("My Last Words" actually had me in tears). How well do you know Scrubs, Season Eight?
Movie of the Day: How to Train Your Dragon Big Picture of the Day: Julia Roberts Friday, May 15
Survivor Recap
The show begins with the tribe arriving back at camp after Tribal Council, and Coach continues to prove to be one of the most deluded contestants ever to play the game.
Hollywood Psych
Got a franchise? Can't milk anything else out of it? Start over.
Weekend Forecast
With the two big films of Summer 2009 released so far looking to be just medium-sized hits, Hollywood is looking for something to be the first truly huge film of the year.
This is So Last Week: 5/8/09-5/14/09
This week: Miss California destroys careers, a director wants to watch his wife has sex, bad news for a supermodel, and Megan Fox has a lot to say. Plus: nudity, welcome and unwelcome. Think your week was chaotic? We think everyone would agree that we're lucky to have survived the last seven days in pop culture. We hope you were paying attention.
Movie of the Day: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Big Picture of the Day: M. Night Shyamalan Thursday, May 14
The Indie Month That Was
While box office has been overflowing for 2009's wide release offerings, it hasn't been a very good year for the under-800 theaters crowd.
A-List
This week's topic: movies based on books.
Review: Star Trek
Star Trek would have made a good flashback episode for the 1960s TV series, but as a standalone feature, its value remains questionable.
Before Their Time
Bravo for opening up this article despite its subject - one of the most universally despised comic book adaptations of all time, arguably surpassing even Batman & Robin and Daredevil.
How Well Do You Know: The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code was one of the literary landmarks of the early 2000s. Amid a great deal of pre-release controversy, Columbia Pictures released a film version of the work in 2006. A faithful if uninspiring adaptation, the film nonetheless became the biggest opener at the time for star Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard. You may know your Opus Dei from your Priory of Sion, but how well do you know The Da Vinci Code?
Movie of the Day: Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3-D Big Picture of the Day: Uma Thurman Wednesday, May 13
Monday Morning Quarterback
Something called Star Trek opened this weekend. We suppose we could take a few minutes to talk about it.
Comics Weekly
There are a few new Marvel trades, including World War Hulk in hardcover (FINALLY!).
Take Five
Every so often a film will come along and restores my faith in movie-going
Trailer Hitch
This week: Woody Allen replaces Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz with Larry David, two dudes get physical with their bromance and Disney (finally!) makes a new movie musical.
How Well Do You Know: Rocky Horror Picture Show
It's the biggest cult movie of all time. It's singularly responsible for the continued prominence of midnight screenings. It's been in one continued theatrical run (more or less) for over 30 years. It's the highest grossing movie never to play on 1,000 screens. It launched the careers of Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry...sort of. And it doesn't make any sense, even for a minute. Ladies and gentlemen...The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Movie of the Day: The Cabin in the Woods Big Picture of the Day: Cameron Crowe Tuesday, May 12
How to Spend $20
This week: Seth MacFarlane pumps out fresh material, a great standalone movie somehow becomes a franchise and Liam Neeson shoots some people.
Chapter Two
Today's discussion focuses upon BOP fave Kevin Smith's much anticipated follow-up to Clerks.
Mythology
The straight-to-DVD, later on cable release Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel series, is the focus of this week's discussion.
How Well Do You Know: People Working Together 3
Two actors whose names you know.....can you identify the movie in which they both appeared? One of our most popular quiz series continues with the latest installment of People Working Together. You may know your Ginger Rodgers and Fred Astaire from your Myrna Loy and William Powell, but how well do you know People Working Together, Part 3?
Movie of the Day: Legion Big Picture of the Day: Carrie-Anne Moss Monday, May 11
TiVoPlex
Eraserhead is on TV this week. You know you want to watch it!
Review: Wolverine
I think my friend Sean put it best when he described Wolverineas "claw porn."
Overpaid Jerks: 5/4/09-5/9/09
This week: baseball players do drugs (their mothers only push them), a psychotic father and baseball streaks, both good and bad. Here comes our review of the last seven days in sports, presented in a pleasing quiz format.
How Well Do You Know: The Amazing Race 14
We were hard pressed to find any team worth rooting for among the final five. Yet the fourteenth edition of The Amazing Race still made for entertaining television. Racers had to contend with rule violations, untimely bladder emergencies and international taxi conspiracies.
You may know your Bavarian pies from your Beijing street food, but how well do you know The Amazing Race 14?
Movie of the Day: Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil Big Picture of the Day: Vince Vaughn Sunday, May 10
Weekend Wrap-Up
The biggest knuckleball of the 2009 summer box office season opened this weekend in the form of Star Trek, the second huge, effects-laden prequel to launch in two consecutive frames.
Amazing Race Recap
Previously on The Amazing Race, some woefully unfit beekeepers were eliminated right off the bat. Wait, was that this season?
Movie of the Day: The Book of Eli Big Picture of the Day: Billy Bob Thornton Saturday, May 9
Friday Box Office Analysis
The new adventures of Kirk and Spock blast off to a pretty solid $24.4 million, on top of the $7 million earned starting Thursday evening.
How Well Do You Know: Damages, Season Two: Part II
To dub the second-year cast of FX's Damages as simply "all star" would be the understatement of the year. You've got Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Marcia Gay Harden, Timothy Olyphant, Ted Danson and William Hurt. Coupled with excellent writing material to boot, Damages' sophomore season was nothing short of a complete actors' orgy. Let's get right to it. How well do you know Damages, Season 2?
Movie of the Day: Takers Big Picture of the Day: Naomi Watts Friday, May 8
Classic Reviews: Gilda
For most people these days, the 1946 film noir "Gilda" is best known because of its star, Rita Hayworth.
Weekend Forecast
Just two short weeks into the summer movie season and we already have one of its biggest wildcards arriving in theatres, in the reboot of Star Trek.
Survivor Recap
Previously on Survivor, the people that I like on the show are being exterminated one at a time. I was a huge Brendan fan...gone. I thought Tyson was absolutely hilarious...gone.
This is So Last Week: 5/1/09-5/7/09
This week: The best celebrity breasts, Paula's admission and a burlesque movie. Plus: who has no need for boys in their twenties? Here comes our review of the last seven days in pop culture. We hope you were paying attention (or else we'll have to go all Kiefer Sutherland on you....)
Movie of the Day: Foodfight! Big Picture of the Day: Michael Mann Thursday, May 7
Review: Obsessed
Back in the late '80s/early '90s, movies like Obsessed were everywhere. And it's no wonder - these types of movies proved to be formidable players at the box office.
Are You With Us?
Shalimar examines a BOP staff favorite, The Good Thief. We are...disappointed by his enjoyment level.
A-List: Franchise Films
Even though the summer movie season is synonymous with sequels, remakes, and everything else that lacks some kind of originality, movie studios are always on the lookout for the next big franchise.
How Well Do You Know: Star Trek Movie Trivia
30 years, 11 movies, and a cast of thousands: The Star Trek legacy made the successful jump from small screen to big screen. As the franchise reboot hits theaters, we offer a chance to test your knowledge of the Star Trek movies. You may know your dilithium crystals from your Romulan ale, but how well do you know Star Trek movie trivia?
Movie of the Day: Robin Hood Big Picture of the Day: David Strathairn Wednesday, May 6
Uncanny Update
It's official: the summer movie season has begun.
Comics Weekly
Alan Moore has more to talk about in the world of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Trailer Hitch
This week: Francis Ford Coppola returns to the movies, Alec Baldwin plays one slick attorney and Meryl Streep bakes a pie.
Mythology: Chuck
A semi-mythology show by the name of Chuck is on the brink of cancellation. It's got a devoted geek following, pretty decent reviews, and mediocre ratings.
How Well Do You Know: ThreesiesTwo
Here is part two of Threesies, one of the more unique and challenging quizzes we've run. We will give you the name of three movies. Your job is to pick one actor from each of those three movies and figure out what movie they all made together.
Movie of the Day: Green Lantern Big Picture of the Day: Hilary Duff Tuesday, May 5
Hindsight
Welcome to May 1990, when the summer movie season still began on Memorial Day weekend with the end of the school year.
Chapter Two
The sequel. Along with remakes and adaptations, it has been a cornerstone of the film industry for as long as it took writers and producers and directors to realize that what worked once might work twice.
How to Spend $20
This week: Matthew Broderick skips more school, Brad Pitt transforms into a baby and Dustin Hoffman seduces Emma Thompson.
How Well Do You Know: The Wrestler
The best movie of 2008, The Wrestler is a fine example of great cinema (even if you're not the biggest fan of Mickey Rourke's current face). Great acting, great directing, great cinematography. It's all freakin' here. How well do you know The Wrestler?
Movie of the Day: Y: The Last Man Big Picture of the Day: John Travolta Monday, May 4
Weekend Wrap-Up
After a furious April at the box office, May was set to start summer with a bang. Fox uncoiled X-Men Origins: Wolverine, while Warner Bros. trotted out some lame counter programming.
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
The Amazing Race
You know that nightmare everyone has where they're running around in clown makeup in Tiananmen Square?
She Said/He Said
Caroline and Jamie are ready to talk about Wolverine this week.
Monday Morning Quarterback
We talk about a little dude known as Wolverine. Chances are you haven't heard of him. He's the star of a cult classic or two.
Part One Part Two Overpaid Jerks: 4/27/09-5/3/09
This week: the NBA's bouncing ball of justice, a referee who doesn't have to count, baseball streaks coming to an end. Enjoy our review of the last seven days in sports, presented in a pleasing quiz format.
Movie of the Day: Runaways Big Picture of the Day: Samuel L. Jackson Sunday, May 3
How Well Do You Know: Damages, Season Two: Part I
To dub the second-year cast of FX's Damages as simply "all star" would be the understatement of the year. You've got Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Marcia Gay Harden, Timothy Olyphant, Ted Danson and William Hurt. Coupled with excellent writing material to boot, Damages' sophomore season was nothing short of a complete actors' orgy. Let's get right to it. How well do you know Damages, season two?
Movie of the Day: Ant-Man Big Picture of the Day: Robert Zemeckis Saturday, May 2
Friday Box Office Analysis
They should really just change the sound effect of Wolverine exposing his claws to "cha-ching!"
How Well Do You Know: 30 Rock, Season 1 (Hard)
Do you love 30 Rock so much you want to take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant? If you answered no or if that expression didn't ring a bell, you may find yourself in the deep end taking this quiz. If you answered yes, prepare for your mind grapes to be squeezed. You may look like a solid gold candy bar, but how well do you *really* know the first season of 30 Rock?
Movie of the Day: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Big Picture of the Day: Steve Buscemi Friday, May 1
BOP 25 of Summer
Survivor Recap
The suspense in tonight's episode involves Coach, Sierra and Debbie. These are the three players who currently exist outside an alliance.
Weekend Forecast
Welcome to the summer movie season.
This is So Last Week: 4/24/09-4/30/09
This week: Brass knuckles, a free concert, whore pit vipers and movie toplessness that won't be shown in theaters.
Plus: a rather uncouth award ceremony speech. Mind your manners, here comes our review of the last seven days in pop culture. We hope you were paying attention.
Movie of the Day: Old Dogs Big Picture of the Day: Daniel Craig |
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