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Wednesday, September 30
Comics Weekly
Check out the latest from the comics world and plan your shopping trip.
Amazing Race Recap
It's hard to believe that I have been watching The Amazing Race for 14 seasons. I've been hooked from Phil Keoghan's first spirited "GO!"
Trailer Hitch
This week: the King of Pop comes back from the dead, National Lampoon takes on vampires and Freddy Krueger undergoes the origins/reboot treatment.
Chapter Two
There are numerous ways to compare and contrast Batman with Batman Returns...
Tuesday, September 29
Monday Morning Quarterback
Thank goodness September movies are finished. This has been one of the dullest months ever. We discuss the weekend box office results, but also what we're looking forward to in the weeks to come.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs knows one of the lasting charms of animation is its ability to accomplish things that can't be done in live action, including some of the wild and crazy antics of slapstick.
How to Spend $20
This week: John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph go places, 20th Century Fox releases a legendary three-disc set and Oz celebrates 70 years.
Take Five
Since I've been sick this last week with a sinus infection, I've actually had lots of time to watch movies in the past few days.
How Well Do You Know: Tomorrow Never Dies
James Bond takes on a media tycoon in Tomorrow Never Dies. An evil media tycoon? No way! But this one ups the ante by also featuring evil Germans – not to mention magical helicopters, BMWs in both car and motorbike form and the usual bad jokes from Bond. How Well Do You Know... Tomorrow Never Dies?
Monday, September 28
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Review: The Informant!
Even if The Informant! was an overwrought piece of fiction, it would still be hard to believe Mark Whitacre's story.
Overpaid Jerks: 9/21/09-9/27/09
Two former football stars take decidedly post-NFL paths, a football vs. basketball fight, a gentleman gets ejected and football pranks go horribly awry. After a weekend filled with nail biters and unexpected results, ease your way into the work week with our quiz on the last seven days in sports.
Sunday, September 27
Weekend Wrap-Up
About six or seven weeks ago, I was sitting around with friends discussing upcoming movies. District 9 was on the horizon, and we were excited about upcoming sci-fi entries in the film schedule.
How Well Do You Know: Six Feet Under: Season One
The first season of HBO's Six Feet Under hit about every pressing social issue that only a series on premium cable (in 2001) would tackle: underage sex and hardcore sex, drugs and medication, sexual identity and homosexuality, religion and church politics. Seamlessly blending drama with comedy, Alan Ball's TV series began its five-season run with a bang, and quickly developed into one of television's finest programs. How well do you know it?
Saturday, September 26
Friday Box Office Analysis
There's nothing really that stands out about any of the new releases this week, they're all just kind of there and audiences are responding in kind.
Friday, September 25
Survivor Recap
Previously on Survivor, a guy burned his teammates' socks. And we're not talking about him doing it in that cute Rupert fashion from the pirate season, either.
Classic Movie Review
WhenShelley wrote her story about the Modern Prometheus, she probably never imagined that her Dr Frankenstein would have such longevity, nor so many relatives.
Weekend Forecast
It's another sort of mishmashy September weekend at the movies.
This is So Last Week: 9/18/09-9/24/09
This week: Emmy starlets try on new dresses, an old Friend gets a new show, an actress gets a new baby, and an unlikely actor adds a new crime to his rap sheet. Plus: Megan Fox demonstrates a new way to sit through an interview. Ease your way into the weekend with our review of the last seven days in pop culture.
Thursday, September 24
Decade at a Glance
We close out our look at 2003 with a review of the box office from September through December.
Are You With Us?
The Deep End is an adaptation of the novel The Blank Wall, by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, which had originally been filmed once before as The Reckless Moment back in 1949.
Mythology
Heroes debuted in the midst of Lost's identity crisis.
A-List
For the most part, the common thought is that most actors who strive to jump from the small screen to the big screen do so at their own peril.
2009 Fall TV Outlook
Every fall, the major networks belch forth a new slate of offerings for public consumption. A host of new shows compete for attention. Most we won't even bother with.
How Well Do You Know: Dude, Where's My Car?
This is a film everyone can relate to. Two idiots wake up with no memory of the night before, and by the end of the day they have battled evil aliens, rescued their girlfriends from a weird cult, saved the universe and tongue kissed each other. Shibby! It’s a pothead version of Waiting for Godot, right down to the homoerotic subtext. How Well Do You Know… Dude, Where’s My Car?
Wednesday, September 23
Comics Weekly
What's new in the world of comics this week? Discover all the latest releases here.
Decade at a Glance
Our look at 2003 continues as we examine a big May...and the months of June through August.
Take Five
Take Five is here to quicken your search for reliable entertainment so you can enjoy what little free time you have.
Trailer Hitch
This week: Stanley Tucci courts Patricia Clarkson, Philip Seymour Hoffman rocks out on a boat and Zac Efron meets Orson Welles.
Chapter Two
When one is talking about "the pink panther", it may actually be necessary to define what one means by that phrase.
How Well Do You Know: Dollhouse, Season 1
Following the premature cancellation of Firefly, Joss Whedon returned to television with Dollhouse. The sci-fi series touches on issues of out of control technology, identity, immortality and slavery as we follow the exploits of Echo and other members of the Dollhouse. You may know your Whiskey from your November, but how well do you know Dollhouse?
Note: Two questions concern the unaired 13th episode Epitaph One, but the quiz doesn't touch on the original unaired pilot. How Well Do You Know: Studio & Distributor Logos II
Our initial Studio & Distributor Logos quiz surprised us by becoming one of our most popular ever. Finally kowtowing to public demand, we now unveil a second edition of the quiz. You see these logos flashing across the screen whenever you begin your movie-viewing experience, but how well have you been paying attention? How well do you know Studio & Distributor Logos?
Tuesday, September 22
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 1978, husband and wife team Judi and Ron Barrett wrote a picture book entitled Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, an story involving edible meteorological phenomena, natural disaster and recovery.
How to Spend $20
This week: Surprise, surprise. 30 Rock again wins Outstanding Comedy at the Emmys.
How Well Do You Know: There Will Be Blood
An iconic final scene coupled with one of the biggest, most memorable lead performances of the past decade are what make this film stand out. From director Paul Thomas Anderson, of “Boogie Nights” fame, comes this epic drama about religion and capitalism fighting each other in the form of common men, about fathers and sons, about sibling rivalry, and even a few milkshakes. How well do you know There Will Be Blood?
Monday, September 21
Review: Whiteout
Whiteout is a murder mystery that takes place in Antarctica. I tell you this up front because the movie's location is all it really has going for it.
Decade at a Glance
With many of the decade's cinematic trends already introduced, 2003 brought on the rise of the Teen Queen, Farrell & Ferrell, and the reshaping and re-animation of the horror genre.
Hollywood Psych
As the 26th AFL-CIO Convention began last Monday in Pittsburgh, a small group of attendees was scrambling. They had invited Michael Moore to appear at a rally.
Monday Morning Quarterback
The horror of September continued this weekend. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs performed up to expectations, but the rest of the movies were decidedly blah. Our staff discusses the ups and downs.
Overpaid Jerks: 9/14/09-9/20/09
This week: Major college football choke jobs, a resurgent NFL quarterback, major disappointment in Dallas and a baseball cutie-pie. Oh, and there's that one thing about a rather heavily armed basketball player. Here comes another edition of our look back at the last week in sports, presented in a pleasing quiz format.
Sunday, September 20
Weekend Wrap-Up
While the cover was not blown off the box office, it was a still a decent movie-going weekend, considering it is the month of September.
How Well Do You Know: True Blood: Season Two
Seemingly overnight, True Blood went from little HBO pet project to the biggest thing on pay cable since The Sopranos. With its weekly first-run audience expanding by more than 100% in its second year, the vampire romance/thriller delivered a kick ass storyline that sustains to the very end. How well do you know True Blood: Season Two?
Saturday, September 19
Top Chef Recap
Four episodes done, eight episodes until the finale. Any Top Chef fan knows that this middle section is sometimes the most boring to sit through.
Review: 9
The popular notion for animated features is they're made mostly for children and families. Adults are rarely considered the target audience.
Friday Box Office Analysis
The September doldrums sort of continue, with room for only one breakout - and it feels like even that one is an opportunity missed.
Friday, September 18
Classic Movie Review
Days of Heaven is a low-key affair, a movie about the desecration of nature's beauty, unrequited love, lies, murder, fire, and lots of locusts.
AFInity
Somewhere between the age of five and nine, I became obsessed with "creature features".
Weekend Forecast
Hollywood's "throw a bunch of stuff out there and see what sticks" method of releasing movies in the early fall continues unabated this weekend.
This is So Last Week: 9/11/09-9/17/09
It was a tough week to be a celebrity. They had to deal with rude interruptions, eastern European officials, Facebook accounts and thieving wildlife. All was not unpleasant, though, as two famous women kissed each other. Here comes yet another edition of our pop culture week in review.
Thursday, September 17
Big Brother Recap
It sure felt awesome to see one of the nicest contestants to play the game come out on top and claim the $500,000 prize.
Mythology
Much has been written in, the wake of Moulin Rouge!, of the return of the musical as a profitable genre.
A-List
These are, it goes without saying, the five movies I would take to a desert island if I was to be stranded there for the rest of my days.
Survivor Recap
This season is set in Samoa, a land of volcanos, mountains, ocean, several world champion wrestlers and a significant percentage of the Southern Cal defense.
How Well Do You Know: Sweet Home Alabama
2002's Sweet Home Alabama stars Reese Witherspoon as Melanie Carmichael, a woman trying to cut ties with her secret past before she can proceed with her promising future. Will Melanie be able to leave her southern roots and past behind? Will she discover that she has always had what she's been looking for all along? Will she ever *fully* understand the expression "You're sh*tting me, right?" How well do you know Sweet Home Alabama?
Wednesday, September 16
Comics Weekly
Looking for the newest comic releases? We've got your fix right here.
Trailer Hitch
This week: Willem Dafoe enters Eden, a college girl chooses the wrong house to babysit at and Bella and Edward do the long distance thing.
Chapter Two
His name is Bond. Jam... Oh, hell; you and I know his name, his preferred drink, the type of car he likes, his taste in women, probably the inseam in his trousers as well.
How Well Do You Know: NFL Cheerleaders
Now that the NFL season is underway, it's time to see how familiar you are with the league's cheerleaders. In particular, we'll test your ability to identify cheerleaders according to their team's division. It sounds easy, and it may well be, as long as you don't get too distracted along the way. How well do you know NFL cheerleaders?
How Well Do You Know: Big Brother: Season 11
Wow. What a season, eh? Big Brother churned out one of its best seasons in years, with HouseGuests who will do just about anything to look ridiculous on national television. The theme this year, at least for the first half of the game, was high school cliques. The finale may have aired this week, but how well do you know Big Brother: Season 11?
Tuesday, September 15
Selling Out
Without further ado, I give you a real-time, undoctored account of one full hour of Sunday channel surfing – only movies- in all its glory.
How to Spend $20
Kim says goodbye to My Name is Earl, Hannibal slices and dices on Blu-ray and some nerdy men laugh at science jokes.
Take Five
George Rose's semi-imaginary journey is over and he really has returned from Greece, meaning this week's edition is back to normal. Thank God. It had taken a turn for the Yellow Submarine.
How Well Do You Know: Luke and/or Owen Wilson Movies
We love the Wilsons. Brothers Luke and Owen first appeared on the scene in the mid-1990s, and they've been carving out their own individual career paths ever since. For this quiz, we'll give you the name of a movie. You'll tell us whether it featured Luke, Owen, both or neither.
Monday, September 14
Book vs. Movie: Whiteout
In the late 1990s, novelist/comic book author Greg Rucka wrote a story for a small, young independent comic book publisher out of Portland called Oni Press.
Highlights
Bruce Willis is one of the most recognizable actors on the big screen over the last 25 years. His first leading role was in the 1987 comedy/romance Blind Date.
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Monday Morning Quarterback
Lots of new movies hit theaters, with one doing quite well, while the others...oh, heck. Who cares? NFL season has started!
Overpaid Jerks: 9/7/09-9/13/09
This week: Erin Andrews chats, Michael Jordan baffles, Serena Williams loses it and an NBA star receives divine direction.
We have this and items from Week 1 in the NFL in our sports week in review quiz.
Sunday, September 13
Big Brother Recap
We're coming up to the end of Big Brother. Who makes it to the final three?
Top Chef Recap
We head to the Top Chef kitchen for the Quickfire and the chefs are blown away to find the legendary Daniel Boulud standing with Tom.
Weekend Wrap-Up
With the arrival of the NFL season and some stellar NCAA football match-ups, the weekend box office continues to inspire shrugs from potential audiences - with one bright, shining exception.
How Well Do You Know: Mad Men: Season Two
Proving it wasn't some one-off fluke, Mad Men returned to AMC's schedule and rocked its second season. So much to discuss here -- infidelities, fresh faces and new drama -- all set against the background of the early 1960s. This show wins awards, and boy does it deserve 'em. How well do you know Mad Men: Season Two?
Saturday, September 12
Friday Box Office Analysis
Tyler Perry's latest play to film adaptation is easily the number one film on Friday with $8.6 million.
Friday, September 11
Weekend Forecast
Often, the theme for September weekends is that there is no theme.
AFInity
It's highly unlikely that we'd ever see a movie like A Night at the Opera in theaters today; moreover, even if we did, I can't imagine audiences flocking to see it.
Mythology
Don't Stop Believing is a force to be reckoned with. Steve Perry's secret plan to rule the world is falling into place nicely.
This is So Last Week: 9/4/09-9/10/09
This week: TV hirings and firings, reality TV violence, a Tyra Banks revelation and another bizarre celebrity baby name. Let our quiz safely guide you through this particularly tumultuous week in pop culture.
Thursday, September 10
A-List
It came to me while suffering the usual indignities of working life that it might be best to celebrate this time of year with the chicken soup of movies: a comfort film.
Are You With Us?
For some, a cult film is usually one way of describing a bad film or some low budget, straight-to-video tosh starring someone you just about recognize but can't quite put a name to those breasts.
The Indie Month That Was
While August was a surprisingly lively month for wide releases, the indie world was considerably less virile.
How Well Do You Know: The English Patient
Depending on who you are, The English Patient is either an emotional journey of heartbreak, betrayal, love and obsession, or 162 boring minutes of people not talking about their feelings, in the desert, in flashback. In the words of J. Peterman, “I hope you’re watching the clothes, because I can’t take my eyes off the passion”. How well do you know The English Patient?
Wednesday, September 9
Comics Weekly
Get your comics fix right here.
Trailer Hitch
Missi Pyle sveltes up, Clive Owen inherits a new kid and Adam Goldberg has a thing (or two) to say about contemporary art.
Take Five
It's funny that no matter how much I acknowledge karma exists, I am constantly surprised when it rears its ugly head.
How Well Do You Know: Football (in the) Movies
Summer fades and the mind turns towards football. From subjects sublime to silly, from Gayle Sayers to Bobby Boucher, football has been prominently featured in Hollywood films for decades. How well do you know Football (in the) Movies?
Tuesday, September 8
He Said/She Said
Selling Out
Summer. Bah. Who needs it? High electric bills, a lack of lightweight jackets, and bad, bad movies.
How to Spend $20
This week: Dunder Mifflin stays afloat (even in this troubled economy), Amy Poehler introduces us to "the mayor" and Requiem for a Dream goes through the Blu-ray treatment.
Monday Morning Quarterback
In Monday Morning Quarterback, we discuss All About Steve, Gamer and Extract. We really should have chatted about football instead.
How Well Do You Know: Box Office Trivia: Summer 2009
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. The focus this time is the Summer of 2009. That just happened. How well did you pay attention?
Monday, September 7
Big Brother Recap
So much for winning the game, Jeff. Hell, you couldn't even make it to the final four.
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Review: The Final Destination
I refuse to believe that just because "The" is placed in front "Final Destination" it means this is the last sequel in the popular horror franchise.
What Went Wrong
The summer of 2004 was an exciting time for Batman fans, full of anticipation and promise.
Overpaid Jerks: 8/31/09-9/6/09
This week: a running back disses his forerunner, NFL heroes are sent packing and we express delight in the return of college football. Plus: Just for kicks, OPJ fires its offensive coordinator! Our review of the last week in sports is as subtle as a post-game sucker punch.
Sunday, September 6
Weekend Wrap-Up
With the arrival of the Labor Day holiday weekend, North American movie audiences breathed a collective "meh." Three new films all performed about exactly as you would expect.
How Well Do You Know: Weeds: Season Five
If the past two seasons --including this one -- of Weeds have been any indication, it's that we're certainly never heading back to Weeds' golden age. Though still having the ability to bust your gut from time to time, the show has taken on a super soapish tone -- so much so that even the folks over at General Hospital are starting to get jealous. How well do you know Weeds: Season Five?
Saturday, September 5
Friday Box Office Analysis
The best of the sorry bunch of Labor Day openers, All About Steve, earned $3.5 million on Friday.
Friday, September 4
Classic Movie Review
How The West Was Won is another epic from the age when epics were just about the most boring things coming out of Hollywood.
AFInity
Singin' in the Rain has a high place of regard on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list, sitting as it does at number five (it tops their separate list of musicals).
Weekend Forecast
Well, that's it. With the Labor Day weekend arriving, it marks the official end of summer and the disappearance of tentpole blockbusters, for at least a couple of months.
Top Chef Recap
Episode three of Top Chef Las Vegas opens with the women on the defensive.
September Forecasts
Read forecasts from:
This is So Last Week: 8/28/09-9/3/09
This week: Spencer says something dumb. And then says something dumber. Jon does something wussy. And then does something wussier. Plus: news of a new tattoo, a bizarre lawsuit, and an unlikely father figure. We hope you were paying attention.
Thursday, September 3
Review: Taking Woodstock
Ang Lee has obviously seen and has a lot of respect for Michael Wadleigh's Woodstock.
Before Their Time
I didn't love Alex Proyas' Dark City when it was first released in 1998. Gloomy and moody, the film seemed to be all style over substance, and a muddled style at that.
Hollywood Psych
Last weekend saw a rarity at the box-office. Two fairly high profile horror films went head-to-head, with Final Destination franchise coming out ahead of Halloween II.
Selling Out
As Yoda would say, such a melancholic time of year this is.
A-List
Admit it, you probably hate your job.
How Well Do You Know: Rudy
A stirring sports movie, Rudy is a film that even those who are less than enamored with Notre Dame football enjoy. Before he became a hobbit, Sean Astin turned in a solid performance as a plucky overachiever who would stop at nothing to realize his dreams. How well do you know Rudy?
Wednesday, September 2
Comics Weekly
Here's the latest info on new comic releases in addition to some discussion on the ramifications of Disney's purchase of Marvel.
Trailer Hitch
John C. Reilly sucks (blood), George Clooney hypnotizes a goat and Shauna MacDonald channels her inner Sigourney Weaver.
Chapter Two
Chapter Two looks at Addams Family Values.
How Well Do You Know: Movie Posters VII
Movie Posters remains the most popular series of quizzes we've run. For our seventh edition, we decided to try a different approach. We've taken (fairly) well-known movie posters and blown their pixels way up. What you're left with is a distorted, stained glass-like version of the original. It's a new way to ask you... How Well Do You Know: Movie Posters?
Tuesday, September 1
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
How to Spend $20
This week: Heroes avoids cancellation (in part for airing on NBC!), Emile and Elisha make a porno and Bring It On brings "it" again.
Mythology
First, HBO introduced the idea that the best television didn't come from the networks with The Sopranos.
How Well Do You Know: For Your Eyes Only
After the excesses of Moonraker, the Bond franchise was brought back to earth with For Your Eyes Only. Roger Moore returns for the fifth time, and the first of three movies where he was really too old for the role. He even has to suffer the indignity of turning down sex because the Bond girl is too young. How well do you know For Your Eyes Only?
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