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Comics Weekly

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Horror fans have every right to expect more from Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark than what the movie delivers.

How Well Do You Know: Back to School: Going to School in the Movies

The end of every summer means the start of a new school year, and a chance for us to remember our favorite high-school and college-based movies. You may know your Breakfast Club from your Mean Girls, but how well do you know Back to School: Going to School in the Movies?

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

Through the season one finale, Twin Peaks had had its share of strangeness, but hardly on the level of “Episode 8.”

Viking Night

Blasphemous thought of the day: The Breakfast Club is overrated. Yes, I just said that.

How Well Do You Know: Source Code

A man awakes on a train, and has just minutes to stop a bomber in Source Code. Fortunately, if he is unsuccessful, he can try again...and again and again and again. You may know that this isn't time travel, but time re-assignment, but how well do you know Source Code?

Overpaid Jerks: 8/22/11-8/28/11

Little League, grand slams, old quarterbacks and NBA interns. Keep up with the last seven days in sports? Test yourself with our sports quiz for the 35th week of 2011.

TiVoPlex

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

Are You With Us?

Jennifer Lopez is the queen of romantic comedies and Vince Vaughn is the king of college-aimed comedies. So when I rented The Cell...

Monday Morning Quarterback

The east coast braced for Irene, and a few scattered people saw some movies.

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Review: The Guard

The Guard opens with a scene in which a group of young men are seen drinking and driving around the back streets of County Galway whilst Rock Star by N.E.R.D. plays on the soundtrack.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Wow. Throw a very large hurricane against the Eastern Seaboard, and the end of summer vacations across the rest of the continent...

How Well Do You Know: Adventures in Babysitting

Chris Parker has the night of her life, and it all starts with agreeing to babysit. Carjackers, stabbings and gangsters .....and that's just before midnight. This movie may make you think seriously about investing in a nanny cam. How well do you know Adventures in Babysitting?

Friday Box Office Analysis

Three new releases even weaker than last week and the looming theat of Hurricane Irene on the east coast make for one of the slowest box office weekends in recent memory.

This is So Last Week: 8/19/11-8/25/11

Did you pay attention to the last week in pop culture news? You know, with the great big wedding, the big divorce rumors, the tattoo removal and Jim Carrey getting all creepy? Then enjoy our entertainment/celebrity quiz for the 34th week of 2011.

This Weekend, Watch This

Writing a Column is intelligent and funny. Revenge should go out on a date with Writing a Column.

Weekend Forecast

Once a year, Hollywood rummages around in its attic, finds a few releases, ones that might even star a familiar name or two, blows the dust off them...

How Well Do You Know: Happy Endings, Season 1 Recap

A wedding gone horribly wrong introduces TV audiences to a great cast of characters in Season 1 of ABC's Happy Endings. The hipster-zombie-food truck connection may be forever etched into your mind, but how well do you know Happy Endings, Season 1?

How Well Do You Know: The Lincoln Lawyer

Slick lawyer Mickey Haller is confronted with an ethical dilemma in The Lincoln Lawyer. A well-connected client has a disturbing connection to one of Haller's earlier cases, and Mick must decide how to proceed. You may or may not trust an attorney who does business from the back of his car, but how well do you know The Lincoln Lawyer?

Make an Argument

There’s a great, neighborhood-y battle thing going on in Chicago right now.

What Went Wrong

This will go into a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen Elektra, or Daredevil, then you might as well just watch Daredevil.

How Well Do You Know: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

What is there to say about Star Wars, one of the most famous Sci-Fi movies ever. George Lucas brought the movie to filmgoers in 1977 and it became a worldwide sensation, Bringing us characters such as Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and the timeless villain Darth Vader. Put aside what you have learned from the later films. How well do you know Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope? May the force be with you.

Monday Morning Quarterback

The popularity of Anne Hathaway is the focus of the final debate this week.

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Comics Weekly

There is another issue released this week of the movie based on no comic but that seems based on a comic that actually became a comic.

Book vs. Movie

With a series of stories about his barbarian hero Conan, Howard helped carve out the sword and sorcery subgenre of fantasy adventure fiction.

How Well Do You Know: Glee: Music from Season 2

Season 2 of Glee saw the New Directions kids working their way through everything from Celine Dion to Jay-Z, with a bunch of original songs thrown in for good measure. You may know the importance of arriving at Nationals with a set list firmly in hand and well rehearsed, but how well do you know Glee: Music from Season 2?

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

I suspect that over the course of the season, David Lynch and company soon realized that the world they’d created in Twin Peaks had grown very large.

Viking Night

Everyone deserves a shot at redemption. Bad things happen to good people, and bad people...just do bad things.

Overpaid Jerks: 8/15/11-8/21/11

This week: Major college football scandal, a pair of triple plays, another NASCAR feud and odd soccer injuries. Here's our sports quiz for the 34th week of 2011.

Review: 30 Minutes or Less

Whether or not the plot of 30 Minutes or Less was drawn from a real-life tragedy is beside the point, because no matter how you look at it, this comedy is a dud.

How Well Do You Know: Ponyo

Hayao Miyazaki's endearing, trippy animated fantasy Ponyo introduces us to a goldfish who falls in love with a boy and yearns to become human. You may have noticed that the moon is getting dangerously close to the earth, but how well do you know Ponyo?

Weekend Wrap-Up

Conan crushed absolutely jack this weekend, finishing the weekend with approximately half the gross of “The Help.”

How Well Do You Know: Sleepers

Sleepers is the controversial true story about friendships that run deeper than blood. Four boys, involved in a prank that goes wrong, are sentenced to a punishment doesn't that fit the crime. All that is left are dreams of escape and sweet revenge. You may not know who painted the other fifteen rooms before the sixteenth chapel, but how well do you know Sleepers?

Friday Box Office Analysis

We'll skip this week's sorry bunch of openers for now and tell you that The Help was the top film on Friday with $5.8 million, which is off a pretty fantastic 23.6% from last Friday.

This is So Last Week: 8/12/11-8/18/11

This week: An unlikely rapper, late night and terrorism, clothing controversy and a very short engagement. Prove your pop culture knowledge with our entertainment and celebrity trivia quiz for the 33rd week of 2011.

Weekend Forecast

It's one of those “something for everyone” weekends at the movies, with four new movies in wide release, each hitting a different genre.

This Weekend, Watch This

Vampires, barbarians, lovers and Spy Kids: This weekend, the movie to watch is........

How Well Do You Know: Fright Night

Charley Brewster leads a normal teenage life until an oddly charismatic vampire moves in next door. Soon, Charley and his friends are in a fight for their lives. You may know why crosses sometimes work and sometimes don't work against a vampire, but how well do you know Fright Night?

Chapter Two

It is my intention to do right by Speed 2: Cruise Control in this week’s Chapter Two.

Things I Learned from Movie X

Just because Sucker Punch is bad doesn't mean it can't teach us something. People learn about bubonic plague in school, so why can't we learn something from Sucker Punch?

How Well Do You Know: Movies in Just One Word

A picture may be worth a thousand words but sometimes you only need to hear one word and a certain motion picture comes to mind. It's time to see if you can pick the movie that the single word provided comes from or is most closely associated with it. In a word...begin.

Comics Weekly

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Interview: Lone Scherfig

Hollywood has kept a close eye on Lone Scherfig after directing Carey Mulligan to a nomination with 2009’s An Education (also a Best Picture nominee).

Monday Morning Quarterback

We return with Part II of Monday Morning Quarterback, including Final Destination: The Finaling, 30 Minutes or Less and Glee 3D.

How Well Do You Know: Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian gave Arnold Schwarzenegger his big break. John Millius' film broad the fantasy character to the screen and and introduced the moviegoing public to one of the great cinematic action stars. You may know what is best in life, but how well do you know Conan the Barbarian?

Review: Attack the Block

If there’s one alien vs. human movie you should see this summer, this is it.

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

Though “Episode 6” isn’t a finale episode of Twin Peaks, I wouldn’t hold it against the viewer who might’ve mistaken it for one.

Viking Night: Super Fly

Being a pimp isn’t as easy as you think it is.

Overpaid Jerks: 8/8/11-8/14/11

This week: Signs are stolen, housing is sought, an AD is fired and Zambrano is through. Pay attention to the last seven days in sports? Prove it in our sports quiz for the 33rd week of 2011.

Are You With Us?

I love a good horror movie. Unfortunately, a good horror movie is an oxymoron in today’s film climate.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a “summer blockbuster” prequel, meaning it’s lighter on intelligence and social commentary and heavier on action and special effects.

Mythology

Not long ago, as recently as the '90s, the summer television landscape was pretty bleak, a dumping ground for reruns and also-ran shows networks burned off.

Monday Morning Quarterback

The apes continued to rise, but it's Emma Stone who proves to be a powerhouse. The BOP staff discusses everything. Be sure to return on Tuesday for Part II.

How Well Do You Know: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Evil Exes

Scott Pilgrim must defeat the League of Evil Exes to win the heart of Ramona K. Flowers. The Evil Exes represent a varied array of abilities, genders and reward tokens. You may know your Lucas Lee from your Matthew Patel, but how well do you know Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Evil Exes?

Note: Material in this quiz pertains to the film, not necessarily the graphic novel series.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Ahhh, mid-August, the sun is shining, and no brainer entertainment is likely leading the box office.

How Well Do You Know: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Film)

Scott Pilgrim's slacker life is turned upside down when he meets Ramona K. Flowers. To win her affection, he is forced to battle seven Evil Exes. The result is a visually inventive, sonically pulsating cinematic gem. So prepare to feel the wrath of the League of Evil Exes as you prove how well you know Scott Pilgrim vs. the World?

Note: Material in this quiz pertains to the film, not necessarily the graphic novel series.

Friday Box Office Analysis

Opening on Wednesday for no discernible reason, best-seller adaptation The Help earned $7.6 million on Friday.

This is So Last Week: 8/5/11-8/11/11

This week: Rappers cause controversy, supermodels get muddy, TV shows are sent to pasture and a rock star's daughter reappears. Want to prove your knowledge of the last seven days in pop culture? Try our pop culture quiz for the for the 32nd week of 2011.

This Weekend, Watch This

A slew of new releases enters the This Weekend Thunderdome. Which will emerge victorious?

Weekend Forecast

And with that, we're pretty much done with blockbusters for the summer.

How Well Do You Know: Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch is a esoteric, existential examination of escaping a tragic reality through the projection of....aw, never mind. Whether or not it made sense, it was inventive and great to look at. You may know the High Roller from the Wise Man, but how well do you know Sucker Punch?

How Well Do You Know: Final Destination Franchise Screenshots

In 2000, a new franchise kicked off that virtually guaranteed that the good guys would never win. Unless you are Bill & Ted, you simply can't beat Death. As the ultimate horror movie villain, Death has chased the cast of Final Destination franchise to their untimely demise with increased gore as the series has progressed. It's time to see how well you know the difference between Final Destination, Final Destination 2, Final Destination 3 and The Final Destination.

Make an Argument

When I’m in the mood for them, documentaries can be some of the most interesting – and sometimes more, entertaining – things on the planet.

Comics Weekly

Buy some comics. Today.

How Well Do You Know: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

The legend comes to life in this action-packed blockbuster. The man who robs from the rich to give to the poor, is faced with a larger-than-life villain. The evil Sheriff of Nottingham will stop at nothing to win Maid Marian,and it's up to Robin and his merry men to stop him. You may know to ask the name of somebody before you run them through, but how well do you know: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves?

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

“Episode Five” begins with Agent Cooper rudely awaking to the sweet sounds of a rowdy business junket of Icelanders.

Overpaid Jerks: 8/1/11-8/7/11

This week: Bad behavior is displayed by pitchers, catchers, hockey psychos and basketball thugs. Plus: winning streaks, losing streaks and Who Said It? Here's our sports trivia quiz for the 32nd week of 2011.

How Well Do You Know: Falling Skies, Season 1 Recap

The first season of Falling Skies depicts the struggles of a resistance group who survive an alien-wrought annihilation of most humans of Earth. On the run from their alien overlords, they must survive against human and non-human threats. You may know the difference between a mech and a skitter, but how well do you know Falling Skies, Season 1?

Review: The Smurfs

All summer long, teenagers and adults have been issued mindless fun. Now it’s time little kids got theirs.

Things I Learned from Movie X

With the dying light of summer comes the final gasp of the blockbuster season, and this year went out with a bang, rather than a whimper, thanks to Captain America.

Monday Morning Quarterback

The apes rose this weekend, and the BOP staff discusses the stellar performance. Also, The Change-Up opened.

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How Well Do You Know: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

In the third film of the Man With No Name trilogy, there are no less than three morally ambivalent lead characters, each one prepared to partner, betray and brutalise the other two to get what they want. When you think the good one is prepared to abandon his partner in the desert after letting him hang from a noose, how bad and ugly do you think the others are? How Well Do You Know The Good, The Bad and the Ugly?

Weekend Wrap-Up

Ten years after Tim Burton and Mark Wahlberg almost destroyed the Planet of the Apes franchise, those damn dirty apes are back, looking to reboot a series that was born in the late 1960s.

How Well Do You Know: For a Few Dollars More

A Fistful of Dollars was quickly followed up with a sequel after the producers of the first movie refused to pay Sergio Leone until he made a second film. Eastwood hadn’t even A Fistful of Dollars when he was asked to sign on for a sequel. But they both came back… for a few dollars more. (Oh, come on!) How Well Do You Know For A Few Dollars More?

Friday Box Office Analysis

The Planet of the Apes reboot took in $19.5 million on Friday, which is a completely acceptable figure.

This is So Last Week: 7/29/11-8/4/11

The last seven days in pop culture news saw supermodels down on the farm, walk on water and seek big bucks in support. We also consider rich actors, a DUI and George Clooney's new girlfriend. Enjoy our entertainment and celebrity quiz for the 31st week of 2011.

Weekend Forecast

Ten years and a week ago, an obscure site named Box Office Prophets launched with a weekend preview featuring a Planet of the Apes movie.

This Weekend, Watch This

This weekend, we have cautionary tales warning against genetic tampering and public urination. Which is more worthy of your $12.50?

How Well Do You Know: The Adjustment Bureau

What you write off as happenstance may actually be the work of unseen forces pushing you back onto the plan...or so David Norris finds out in The Adjustment Bureau. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star as would-be lovers who struggle against forces bent on keeping them apart. Do well enough on this quiz, and we won't have to call The Chairman for an authorization for reset. How well do you know The Adjustment Bureau?

What Went Wrong

This will go into a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen Little Nicky, then count yourself lucky.

Don't Overlook It: Tabloid

Errol Morris is one of the goliaths of the documentary having made such powerful, political films as The Thin Blue Line and The Fog of War.

Chapter Two

I was well aware of the cult surrounding the first two Highlander films, and in particular the infamy surrounding Highlander 2: The Quickening...

How Well Do You Know: Singer/Musician Real Names

You lip sync with them, get down to their tunes, and legally or illegally download their albums. But how well do you know the real names of singers and musicians? We'll give you a birth name, and you'll have to match the correct performer. You may know your William Bruce Rose from your Prince Rogers Nelson, but how well do you know Singer and Musician Real Names?

Comics Weekly

You know what you need? Some comic books, that's what.

Review: Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens takes the Western genre about as seriously as True Grit and Unforgiven, and that comes as a surprise given the film’s premise and marketing campaign.

How to Spend $20

This week: a long overdue sports film arrives, Danny McBride acts funny, attractive people get humpy, and Everwood's final season is a must see. Plus, talking birds!

How Well Do You Know: Twister

An ordinary person spends their life avoiding tense situations. Storm chasers spend their life driving headlong into them. Twister is the film about people who are running towards the tornado when most people run and hide. Are you ready for the ride of your life, with one of Mother Nature's most violent and deadly forces? Can you feel the wind picking up? How well do you know Twister?

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

“Episode 4” was oddly sluggish and disappointing for what I’ve come to expect from Twin Peaks.

Monday Morning Quarterback

The Smurfs took over the world...until actuals were released.

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Viking Night: Mad Max

Somewhere out there on the open road is a wild eyed maniac. He’s behind the wheel of a battle tested hot rod, armed to the teeth and dressed like he’s on his way to the end of the world.

Are You With Us?

This Friday, the idiotically titled, James Franco-led reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes is hitting theaters exactly a decade and seven days after 2001’s failed franchise-starter.

Overpaid Jerks: 7/25/11-7/31/11

This week: NFL signing-a-palooza, curious baseball trades, big money QB contracts and a great way to spend the NBA lockout. Umpire Jerry Meals will probably grade your performance favorably, so here's our sports trivia quiz for the 31st week of 2011.

TiVoPlex

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

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