Another weekend, another win for Avatar. With mostly soft new releases hitting screens in January, it's been fairly easy for Avatar to repeat at number one...

Roughly half of everyone working in Hollywood stars in the upcoming movie Valentine's Day. Check out this exclusive video.

On the eve of Oscar nominations being announced, we handicap the races in the major movie award categories.

Avatar is a couple of days away from history while the two new releases are met with a collective shrug.

At 136 minutes, Funny People is a lot of movie. And a lot of drama at that. The summer movie marks a definitive maturity to Judd Apatow's storytelling, in which the comedy dude trades in nudity, sex and morning wood for a project with more heart than either of his previous movies combined. Don't worry though, the fart jokes are still here. How well do you know Funny People?

Edge of Darkness or When in Rome? Decisions, decisions.

January continues its unusually star-studded lineup for films for the last week of the month, although it looks like we're due for one more week of domination by blue people.

This week: An American Idol catfight, a SAG Awards wrap-up, men behaving badly and bathroom decor tips from the stars. Plus: the sad intersection of celebrities and cattle. Brace yourself, here comes another installment of our weekly pop culture quizzes.

Confession: I’ve seen Aladdin more times than any other movie in my lifetime.

Two weeks ago, I became a dad for the first time and in between the well wishes from friends and family and the posting of numerous pictures on Facebook, the question began to form in my mind...

The only thing I found extraordinary about Extraordinary Measures was how ineffectual it was.

Jimmy Livingston (Gyllenhaal) was born without an immune system. Catching a single germ could kill him.

If we in fact see no more of Better Off Ted, at least we've been witness to 24 episodes of television comedy gold. Season 2 told cautionary tales of workplace-mandated romance and insults and warned of a Veronica scorned. You may be able to distinguished being Lem-basted from being Phil-Lem-busted, but how well do you know Better Off Ted, Season 2?

What are some of your favorite Seinfeld moments? Practically every episode has at least a few instances of genius. Join HowWellDoYouKnow.com as we take you on a nostalgic trip through some of the series' best episodes. Up first is the season six laugher, "The Big Salad," a term that, among other things, had George all in a tizzy.

This week: The Duplass brothers grow up from their Baghead days, Andy Garcia yells at no one in particular and where in the world is Alan Arkin?

24, a series which began with such promise, has now degenerated into similar redundant, wheel spinning filler as its CBS crime show counterparts.

Zombies That Ate the World closes out with its final issue. What a great title.

The Mummy Returns in George Rose's latest batch of suggestions. Ignore his gibberish about The Rock, though.

Great acting, thoughtful scripts, beautiful cinematography.... many times, it is the well written and executed quip that is the most memorable part of a film. Movie quotes hold a special place in popular culture. We've decided to test your knowledge of some select film lines. We'll give you the quote, you tell us the film. Sounds easy, right? We'll see.... It's your fourth opportunity to prove how well you know your movie quotes?

This week, we ask The Warriors to come out to pla-aaay.

This week: Drew Barrymore body slams a chick, Jay Leno sends the LAPD packing and Saw continues to kill people from the grave.

For a few lucky folks in Hollywood, the awards season remained in full swing in Los Angeles, even as the annual Sundance Film Festival was the talk of most of the industry.

Jack Nicholson is one of the biggest names in the business, and here is a look at the most memorable work from one of the best actors to ever perform on the big screen...

If you like your popcorn movies complete with oddly wooden acting, the destruction of national landmarks, and lots and lots of flashbacks, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra is for you. Knowing is half the battle, so how well do you know GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra?

From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!

I've never counted myself as much of a Woody Allen fan.

Angels and fairies and blue people. Oh my!

This week: A bad week for the Jets and the Knicks, a worse week for Favre and the Vikings, a good week for an NBA star and a great week for two young ladies you've never heard of. Relive the last seven days in sports with our weekly quiz, which you better believe knows how to take care of the ball in the closing seconds of a game.

Heading into the frame, way in the back of my mind, I considered the possibility of new release Legion taking top spot away from Avatar this weekend.

Roger Moore is back! And older than ever. In 1985, Bond must take on a younger, psychopathic villain with plans to dominate the world’s computer industry (not Bill Gates), angry ‘roided-up Grace Jones and a blimp. This was Moore’s last Bond movie, so raise a martini and an eyebrow in salute to How Well Do You Know A View to a Kill?

With guns a-blazin', Legion manages to be the the top new opener for the weekend with $6.8 million on Friday.

It’s groundbreaking, it’s unforgettable, and the fourth season of ABC’s iconic drama “Lost” is perhaps the series’ best. From the very beginning of the strike-shortened 14-episode season, the show took no time in following up from the jaw-dropping Season 3 cliffhanger, in which we realized that the bearded Jack Shephard had gotten off the island, as did Kate Austen. How did these two get off the island? Who else survived? What happened on the island so Jack and Kate were allowed to leave? Some of these questions were answered, but some questions are still up in the air to this day. As we get closer to the series’ final season, why don’t you figure out…How Well Do You Know Lost: Season 4?

More likely than not, each weekend there is a movie that you have never heard of in the theaters.

The collection of stiffs this weekend are even less of a challenge for Avatar to overcome.

As we get closer and closer to the announcement of the Oscars nominations on Tuesday, February 2nd, we're finally getting more and more awards being announced, instead of just nominations.

This week: Fun at the Golden Globes, hot chicks, shirtless dudes, daytime TV pole dancing and odd choices for movie franchises. Ready or not, here comes another edition of our weekly pop culture quiz.

I'd be curious to know The Hughes Brothers' motivation behind making The Book of Eli.

This week and next week, the A-List is going to go over the ten best films of 2009, with plenty of honorable mentions thrown in for good measure.

Ah, lists, glorious lists. During these freezing winter months it's always comforting to bask in the warm and fuzzy reflective pleasures of movie rankings.

Ah, television -- teacher, mother, secret lover! If you're like us, you spend dozens hundreds of hours each week enjoying the best quality programming the airwaves can bring you. But where would TV shows be without the memorable characters you enjoy every week? We'll give you the names of four characters from a particular series. Can you match them to the correct show?

Every year at the awards ceremonies, there are people who knock us out with their fashion sense. Sometimes, this is good.

A comic book movie trilogy from the director of (500) Days of Summer? Oh, obviously.

I saw Up within a month of my grandmother's passing. The picture resonated with me in a strong way.

This week: A young woman faces an identity struggle unlike many that have come before her. Also, Rory decides between the rebel and the nice guy.

It’s hard to believe now, but in the mid-90s Nicolas Cage was a respected actor who took chances and made risky choices. Even though Cage was working with Sean Connery, Ed Harris and David Morse, this movie and a sophomore director named Michael Bay managed to change all that. It launched a thousand derivative movies, all starring Nicolas Cage - How Well Do You Know The Rock?

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Amidst the vampire craze currently sweeping pop culture, Daybreakers attempts to shine a new light.

Take Five is here to quicken your search for reliable entertainment (or at least movies that I deem entertaining) so you can enjoy what little free time you have.

This week: The latest season of Weeds may be out, but do you care? Also, Aziz Ansari shines in his first DVD comedy special.

The Hangover earned $277 million domestically. That's supposed to be Harry Potter money, not the type of cash a Vegas buddy comedy is supposed to earn. Why did this happen? The Hangover has some of the funniest moments of the past ten years of cinema. It's an instant classic whose fractured time/memory loss storyline is much more involved than the run of the mill funny fat guy falls down a lot comedy that is the staple of the industry. The Hangover requires you to pay some attention. Did you? Prove it.

Well, all the votes are in, all the tequila has been gulped, and as the hangovers in Hollywood continue today, we can go over who won at last night's Golden Globes ceremony.

From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!

Much of the critical consensus on Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones has faulted the film for a somewhat cloying sentimentality that is seen as overriding the film's strengths.

This week: The NFL playoffs blow, Lane Kiffin is the devil, a dance video foretells doom and Jose Offerman is history's greatest monster. Enjoy another edition of our weekly sports quiz.

Avatar faced some serious competition this weekend, as MLK Weekend brought Denzel Washington and The Book of Eli out to face off against James Cameron and the Blue People Group.

12 prisoners facing death or long prison sentences. Their only chance for redemption is a suicide mission just before D-Day. A huge hit with moviegoers, who may know how the Dirty Dozen got their name. But how do we motivate one for a rope climb? How well do you know The Dirty Dozen?

Denzel Washington's The Book of Eli is off to a solid start with $11.7 million on Friday, good enough to (temporarily) knock Avatar out of the top spot.

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with. You may be able to distinguish dress #6 from dress #22, but how well do you know 27 Dresses?

This week, our hero meets his dream girl!

As Avatar threatens to rewrite the box office record books, it's being seriously challenged at the top spot of the box office charts a little earlier in its run than the current champ.

Ever since Superbad (2007), Michael Cera has become a one-character actor in the movies.

For the last month and a half, all we've been talking about here at In Contention Central are nominations.

This week: A TV milestone, a late night catastrophe, men in dresses, women in bodypaint. Plus: celebs do all sorts of odd things to their nether-regions. All in all, it was a pretty typical week in pop culture. We hope you were paying attention.

Art is a feeling. Coraline is a feeling.

The question that this A-List is posing and answering at the same time is: which people should have their own talk show?

Fletch was the high point of Chevy Chase's film career, and one of the comedic classics to come out of the 1980s. Endlessly quotable, the film chronicles the escapades of a reporter with a dizzying number of alter egos. You may enjoy sticking it to that bastard Ted Underhill any chance you get, but how well do you know Fletch?

This week: The Karate Kid makes its triumphant return to theaters! Also: Can someone explain the business of Nanny McPhee to me, please?

So, uh, the villain has been revealed in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 8. People are...surprised.

The last time I wrote about Chuck, it was on the proverbial bubble. Despite positive critical notice and an adoring tiny little fan base, NBC just didn't think five or six million loyal viewers were enough for an early renewal.

Often, just being given the name of a single character will be enough to identify a movie. Other times, a the name of a movie character's name will ring a bell, but you'll have a hard time putting your finger on the exact source. We're going to test your ability in this area. Given the name of a single character, can you identify the movie the character is from? How well do you know Memorable Movie Character names?

This week: 2009’s most overlooked movie is now in stores. Also, The Matrix celebrates 10 – wait, shouldn’t it be 11? – years.

Mani! Mani! Mani! That's right, Brotherhood of the Wolf is Shalimar's discussion topic for this week.

Let’s take a look at two very important sets of nominations, and analyze some highly touted movies that have fallen from favor in the Oscar hunt.

An Average Joe construction worker has bad dreams, so what does he do? Well, in the future, he goes on virtual vacation to another planet. Or does he? I’m still not sure. As existential as the movie’s theme may be, it still relies on stuff blowing up and Arnold saving the planet. How Well Do You Know Total Recall?

Guess the TiVoPlex Movie of the Month and win a prize!*

Marshall certainly has a gift for musicals (Chicago), but I'm not sure this particular musical needed to be adapted into a feature.

I’m not afraid to claim Heathers as one of my favorite films, or to admit that like all the movies I examine in this column, it certainly isn’t for everyone.

So, some new movies opened this weekend, but we can't seem to shut up about Avatar.

The controversial star of Transformers 2, the body behind Jennifer's Body, few entertainment figures had a bigger year in 2009 than Megan Fox. At once self-obsessed and insecure, shameless self-promoter yet oddly insightful, Fox provided almost daily opportunities for us to consider her impact on the pop culture landscape. How well do you know 2009: The Year in Megan Fox? Probably better than you're willing to admit.

This week: Three awful playoff games, one spectacular; Guns and Basketball, Parts 1-3; athletes in rehab and apprenticeships; and the union of college sports and fast food. We guarantee you'll enjoy another edition of our weekly sports quiz, or we'll refund your purchase price in full.

For the fourth weekend in row, James Cameron's box office behemoth Avatar dominated movie screens.

A batch of new January films infiltrates theaters, but all eyes are still on Avatar as we watch its trek to become the biggest grosser of 2009...and perhaps all-time.

From Kanye's "I'ma let you finish" to the summer death of the King of Pop, 2009 was a wild year in the industry. This quiz is all about the music, from its appearances on TV and film to awards shows to artists making waves on the sales charts. How well do you know 2009: Year in Music?

Happy (belated) New Year, everyone! Welcome to 2010, either the end or the beginning of a decade, depending on which calendar you go by.

It's the first month of the 2010s - even if the movies don't really look quite so different yet (the new decade takes time to settle, I think).

For the weekend of January 8th, the new movies in wide release are Daybreakers, Leap Year, and Youth in Revolt.

Hollywood makes up for that week of repeats with three new wide releases, though your level of thanks for these three films may vary.

This week: A game show host turned action hero, a sloppy drunk acceptance speech, and love: reality TV style. Plus: the curious pairing of actress and boxer. The new year in pop culture has already gotten off to a silly start. Here's a review of the last week, presented in an intriguing quiz format.

Let's take a look into...the future. And, by "future", I mean the next 365 days.

As the calendar year begins anew, we here at BOP would like to acknowledge some of Hollywood's brightest luminaries who shuffled off their mortal coils in 2009.

You may know 9 from Nine, The Uninvited from The Unborn, Brothers from Motherhood and Julia from Julie and Julia, but how well do you know 2009: The Year in Movies?

Blackest Night remains all the rage in comics as 2010 begins.

This week: John Travolta kicks it up a notch, Jude Law steals somebody’s liver (ouch) and Carlos Mencia is in something funny.

As Brett Beach counts down the days until his impending fatherhood, he offers up his take on the legend of Monty Python.

Pop culture in 2009 was just plain wacky. Speidi, Jon and Kate, the Kardashians and Katy Perry's cleavage were everywhere. Disgraced pageant winners, verbal beatdowns, unusual body art and celebrity pets all went into the pop culture stew. Win friends and influence people by proving how well you know 2009: The Year in Pop Culture.

We're back after a brief holiday...

We love Chuck! And Sarah. Sweet, sweet Sarah. Also, DVDs and Blu-Rays are being released this week.

I've long thought that a show about life in a cult would make for some fascinating entertainment. HBO must have agreed with me.

Michael Lynderey finishes up his exemplary work in recapping the 2000s at the box office with this

If you tried to make A Perfect Getaway from Public Enemies in order spend time with Funny People only to find that The Ugly Truth is that He's Just Not That Into You, you're ready for this quiz to be the The Final Destination in proving your knowledge of 2009: The Year in Movies. We Imagine That your were probably quite Taken with the world of films during the last year....provided that, at the very least, you Saw VI. Ready? Away We Go!

A classic BOP column makes it triumphant return today thanks to a new writer. Check it out!

I have a sneaking suspicion many moviegoers, particularly older ones, saw the trailer for Sherlock Holmes (2009) and said to themselves, that's not how I envisioned Sherlock Holmes!

I really dislike movies like The Young Victoria. Not because they're terrible movies but because they're not.

This week: Weaponized locker rooms, entertaining bowl games, college basketball thrillers and a bad week for the Mannings. We suggest that you take our weekly sports quiz, lest we lock you away in a dark electrical closet.

The holiday season box office bonanza ended with a bang, as no new openers meant a clear playing field for our crop of incredible films from last weekend.

In Six Feet Under's second year, the world of the Fisher family grew a bit bigger. We met Keith's parents and his drugged out sister, Brenda goes on an extreme sex binge and more time was spent focused on Rico and his home life. And, as before, there was the threat of Nate and David being bought out by Kroehner. How well do you know Six Feet Under: Season Two?

After last week's spectacular Christmas weekend performance, Avatar (and virtually everything else) benefits from having New Year's Day fall on Friday, as it's up 11% from Christmas Day to $25.7 million.

When growing up, Paul Thomas Anderson used to tell his teachers that he would win an Oscar.

The box office dials up a repeat for the first weekend of 2010, with no new films in release.

It's Complicated couldn't be a more appropriate title for this unbalanced adult comedy.

This week: The year ends with Charlie Sheen getting in trouble, Tyra Banks calling it quits, a comedian freaking children out and Michael Jackson being preserved for posterity. We close out 2009 with another of our weekly pop culture quizzes.