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This Weekend, Watch This

New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Movie Review: Margaret

This week’s “new” coming-of-age drama Margaret is already facing an uphill battle when it comes to being current.

Weekend Forecast

As September gives way to October, four new movies will attempt to dethrone the Lion King’s reign atop the box office charts.

How Well Do You Know: Archer, Season 1 Recap

In 2009,FX network debuted Archer, an animated program detailing the exploits of the greatest spy...oh, I don't know....ever! Outstanding artwork, great vocal talent and subtle, subtle humor quickly earned the show a loyal following. You may draw the connection between Archer's ping pong paddle and the fact that he was spanked with wooden spoon, but how well do you know Archer, Season 1?

How Well Do You Know: Complete the Album Title

There's nothing tricky, at least concept-wise, behind this music quiz. We've put together a list of 25 albums and omitted a single word from each title. Can you pick out the word which correctly finishes each title. How well can you Complete the Album Title?

Comics Weekly

There is a Castle graphic novel out this week. What are you waiting for?

Wilco's The Whole Love

Hey, did you know that Wilco's eighth studio album -- The Whole Love -- is out September 27?

BOP Interview

BOP's Ryan Mazie interviews Will Reiser and Seth Rogen.

Part I
Part II

Chapter Two

I chose to write about this week’s picks in one column for the express purpose of being able to say More American Graffiti Bridge over and over and over.

How Well Do You Know: X-Men: First Class

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants, to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. How well do you know X-Men: First Class?

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Wizard of Evergreen Terrace

After a mid-life crisis, Homer decides to follow in the footsteps of his intellectual equal Thomas Edison. And as Edison has been dead for over sixty years, there’s no possibility that he could steal any of Homer’s inventions. Or is there? How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace?

Monday Morning Quarterback

Taylor Lautner's acting ability is up for discussion this week.

Part I
Part II

TV Rewind

I don’t know what changed, exactly, but Twin Peaks has gotten a whole lot less fun this season.

Viking Night: Highlander

The last time anybody saw Christopher Lambert, it was probably on the side of a milk carton.

Overpaid Jerks: 9/19/11-9/25/11

This week: A low point for big-shot QBs, a new #1, a loss via replay and a collegiate touchdown record. Prove you're a Ryan Fitzpatrick in a Kerry Collins world by acing our sports trivia quiz for the 39th week of 2011.

Survivor Recap

Can you please call me Van Nest? You always call your favorite Survivor Analysts by their last name, so can I be Van Nest? Thanks!

The Amazing Race Recap

Our master of ceremonies Phil Keoghan kicks off the season with shots of the Pacific Coast and settles in on the starting line of the race – a temple in Los Angeles.

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?

Since David Fincher is one of my favorite directors, I found these columns a perfect opportunity to watch not only one, but two of his movies in a row.

Review: Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs is an effective thriller to be sure, but it doesn’t thrill our minds as much our superficial senses.

How Well Do You Know: Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee has two fish-out-of-water stories for the price of one. An American reporter travels to the Australian outback to meet a legendary outdoorsman. They return to America, where he is as lost in the city as she was in the wilderness. You may like your goanna well done, but how well do you know Crocodile Dundee?

Amazing Race Introductions

Welcome back to the once-again Emmy-winning The Amazing Race.

Weekend Wrap-Up

It continues to be the renaissance of summer 1994 once again, as four newcomers couldn't take down The Lion King 3D.

How Well Do You Know: Peter Pan

Peter Pan is Disney's animated classic about the boy who won't grow up. Peter transports siblings Wendy, John and Michael to Neverland, where countless adventures await. You may know that the sound of a clock ticking means the crocodile is near, but how well do you know Peter Pan?

Friday Box Office Analysis

Brad Pitt's Moneyball opened on top with $6.8 million.

This is So Last Week: 9/16/11-9/22/11

This week: TV accolades were doled out, while new series rolled out. Two old guys spouted off opinions and, once again, celebrity breasts were in the news. Get your pop culture fix with our entertainment and celebrity quiz for the 38th week of 2011.

How Well Do You Know: Parks and Recreation, S04E01: I'm Leslie Knope

Season Four of Parks and Recreations with Leslie facing a difficult career vs. relationship decision. Meanwhile, Ron seeks exile from Tammy I and Ann receives unwelcome requests for diagnoses. Jerry might be making you look at dirty pictures on his computer, but how well do you know Parks and Recreation: I'm Leslie Knope?

Weekend Forecast

It's another busy weekend at the box office as four films again try out the marketplace, with one again potentially challenging for some end of year awards.

This Weekend, Watch This

So this week, out of a maximum of 7 points per movie, it all comes down to a tagline. The movie to watch is.....

Movie Review: Moneyball

With fast-paced editing and even quicker dialogue, Bennett Miller’s long-awaited follow-up to Capote is a surprise grand slam.

How Well Do You Know: Clear and Present Danger

Harrison Ford reprises his role of Jack Ryan in Clear and Present Danger, a rather scathing indictment of the Reagan-era War on Drugs. You may think twice before agreeing to a police escort through the narrow streets of Bogota, but how well do you know Clear and Present Danger?

Movie Review: Drive

Drive is an action drama of both style and extreme violence, but not much else.

What Went Wrong

This will go into a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen The Wolfman, watch the Extended Cut.

Book vs. Movie

Although it is often glossed over as a side item in Hollywood, the subject of high-powered, white-collar motherhood was something of a novelty.

How Well Do You Know: Summer 2011 Box Office Trivia

Blockbusters have come and gone and the kids are back in school. Let's put a lid on summer movies with a quiz to see how well you know the season's box office statistics. You may know all the records that Deathly Hallows II set (and if you do, question #5 will be a lot easier), but how well do you know Summer 2011 Box Office Trivia?

How Well Do You Know: Which Character from The Office Am I? Part II

The US adaptation of The Office introduced television audiences to a slate of memorable characters. You may know your Oscar Nunez from your Todd Packer (note: if you don't, this *really* isn't the quiz for you), but how well do you know the characters from The Office?

(Click on the link for The Office tag below for a few dozen quizzes on individual episodes of The Office)

Monday Morning Quarterback

Which movies has BOP watched lately? Click the link to Part III to find out.

Part I
Part II
Part III

Comics Weekly

The new DC books continue to keep the stores crazy-busy.

Make An Argument

Disney did a remarkable thing this last weekend when it re-issued The Lion King to a new generation of young ones to the tune of $30.2 million.

BOP Interview: Jonah Hill

It was August 2007 when a chubby, curly-haired unknown named Jonah Hill broke out onto the Hollywood scene with the charmingly vulgar teen comedy Superbad.

How Well Do You Know: Brad Pitt Movie Roles

Brad Pitt hit the big time when he charmed Geena Davis' Thelma in 1991's Thelma and Louise. Twenty years and over thirty films later, Pitt is an A-List mainstay with a pair of Oscar nominations for playing a mental patient and a backwardly aging fellow. You may know the first rule of Fight Club and how many times he's been a member of Danny Ocean's crew but how well do you know the roles of Brad Pitt.

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Viva Ned Flanders

Ned Flanders realises that sticking with plain white bread with a glass of water on the side for dipping isn’t much of a life, so he enrolls in the Homer Simpson program. Now he’ll stop living up here, and start living down here, in the impulse zone. Say hello to the new Mrs. Ned Flanders – smooth move, Flanders! And Mrs. Homer Simpson – d’oh! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Viva Ned Flanders?

The New 2011 Fall Shows

A host of new shows compete for attention each fall. Some appear to hold enough promise for us to give a shot. Most we won't even bother with.

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

Perhaps Twin Peaks’ least interesting episode to date, “Episode 11” continued a possibly alarming trend I’ve only begun noticing...

Viking Night

Once upon a time, Arnold Schwarzenegger was known for more than breaking the bank in the state of California and making unauthorized deposits into his housekeeper.

Overpaid Jerks: 9/12/11-9/18/11

This week: a bizarre end to a prize fight, more conference realignment madness, pitching milestones and a baseball star on his way out of town. Here's your weekly sports trivia quiz.

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Let me be clear: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a very bad movie - stupid, unfunny and infantile.

TiVoPlex

An impassioned argument is made to watch Hatchet II in the latest installment of TiVoPlex.

Survivor: South Pacific

Hello, good people, and welcome to the premiere of the BOP Survivor: South Pacific recap! I'm Jim Van Nest, Survivor Analyst, and I'll be your guide...

How Well Do You Know: Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is Disney's timeless animated retelling of a classic fairy tale. A child princess, cursed by an evil witch, hides under the watch of three fairies. When the princess reemerges, love and fate must overcome treachery and doom. You may be familiar with all the potentially dangerous parts of a spinning wheel, but how well do you know Sleeping Beauty?

Weekend Wrap-Up

Well, if it's September, it must be another nutty weekend at the box office.

How Well Do You Know: Rango

A pet chameleon finds himself in the wild west, stumbling into a town whose inhabitants are looking for a hero. Can he be that hero? Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski team up once again for Rango, one of this year's most popular animated movies. You may have heard about eating strawberry Pop-Tarts with Kim Novak, but how well do you know Rango?

Friday Box Office Analysis

Those sneaky folks at the House of Mouse have added a couple of dimensions to this classic, which is their highest grossing non-Pixar film (not adjusted for inflation).

This is So Last Week: 9/9/11-9/15/11

This week's celebrity and entertainment quiz concerns a strange fake kidnapping, a stranger home invasion, forgotten lyrics and an odd use for a baby stroller. How well do you know the last seven days in pop culture?

Weekend Forecast

Everything that's old is new again for this weekend at the box office, if not in fact, at least in spirit, with four new films that feel awfully familiar, though overall figures should stay quiet.

How Well Do You Know: 1990s Bands by Lead Singer

It was the decade that saw hair bands give way to grunge and indie rock. Let's see how well you know the bands of the 1990s. We'll give you a lead singer of an 90s act, and ask you to identify the band he or she fronted. How well do you know 90s Bands by Lead Singer?

Before you send in angry emails, yes, we know that acts listed in this quiz may have had careers before or after the 1990s....we just picked some bands that are most identified with that era.

How Well Do You Know: Big Brother, Season 13 Recap

Big Brother 13 satisfied the fix of reality TV junkies during the summer of 2011. Duos, Tori Spelling, the Humilitard and Pandora's Box all played major roles in how the show unfolded. So before you evict yourself so you can come back with "special powers," let's see how well you know Big Brother 13.

This Weekend, Watch This

New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

Chapter Two

If you look hard enough for coincidences, you can always find them.

How Well Do You Know: Patriot Games

Harrison Ford takes on the role of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in Patriot Games. When Ryan stops a terrorist plot, he makes his family the target of a vengeful radical. You may be telling Jack how you'd be better without him around, but how well do you know Patriot Games?

How Well Do You Know: The Simpsons: Homer to the Max

Homer changes his name to Max Power, without even consulting the mailman who will be so confused, or Marge, who has a tattoo on her you-know-what. Fortunately there are acids that can burn that right off. And as for snuggling - nobody snuggles with Max Power, you strap yourself in and feel the G’s! How Well Do You Know The Simpsons: Homer to the Max?

Comics Weekly

Batman rules the world today.

Movie Review: Contagion

If you view Contagion purely as a thriller, and not as an in-depth socio-political commentary, then it serves as solid entertainment.

How Well Do You Know: The Closer, Season 7 Recap Part 1

Loyal viewers of The Closer could feel Brenda Leigh Johnson's run on the show heading toward home. As Major Crimes continued to work cases, ramifications from a previous case repeatedly dogged Brenda and her squad. You may regret ever hearing the name Shootin' Newton, but how well do you know The Closer, Season 7?

How Well Do You Know: Secret Identities: Super Villains in Film

While their heroic counterparts are vigilant about protecting their identities, villains tend to just adopt a new name under which they bring destruction and chaos. While Lex Luthor boldly went by Lex Luthor, most of his evil peers went a different route. It's time to see how well you know the real names of super villains. (Please note, we are only looking for the alter ego of the villain as seen in the film's image provided.)

BOP 9/11 Archive

Read the BOP 9/11 archive.

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

This sophomore string of episodes plays like fantasy.

Viking Night: Go

Don't you hate it when you're trying to buy drugs for someone and you get held up by weirdo cops, stalked by psycho junkies, etc.?

Monday Morning Quarterback

We discuss new openers, Labor day openers and the NFL.

Part One
Part Two

Overpaid Jerks: 9/5/11-9/11/11

The past seven days in sports saw a streak end, a rookie dominate, an ace return and a division go winless. We promise that our weekly sports trivia quiz will be at least 65% as exciting as the last two minutes of Notre Dame/Michigan.

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?

Not only does The Game play with your adrenaline, but with your thinking process as well.

How Well Do You Know: Cinderella

Second, perhaps, only to Snow White, Cinderella will always remain a permanent fixture at the top of the Disney pantheon. This animated classic still radiates heart and charm more than 50 years after its release. You may know all the words to Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo, but how well do you know Cinderella?

Weekend Wrap-Up

Welcome to the post-Labor Day frame at the box office, this time lifted by the star-driven Steven Soderbergh film, Contagion.

How Well Do You Know: Problem Child

Meet Junior, the seven year old from hell and the newest addition to the Healy family. Ben and Flo were looking for a beautiful boy to add to their family, but what they got was a demon spawn. You may believe good boys get good homes and bad boys get something else, but how well do you know Problem Child?

Friday Box Office Analysis

Finally waking up the box office after the dog days of summer (and Labor Day) kept The Help on top for three weekends, Steven Soderbergh's Contagion opens with $8 million on Friday.

This is So Last Week: 9/2/11-9/9/11

The past week in pop culture saw celebs find offense in flowers, scream at their neighbors, get kicked off flights and defend their breasts on Twitter. Plunge into our entertainment and celebrity trivia quiz for the 36th week in 2011.

This Weekend, Watch This

New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

How Well Do You Know: Matt Damon Movie Roles

With an Oscar on his mantle (surprisingly for writing and not acting), Matt Damon has spent the better part of two decades amassing an impressive filmography. Whether it's making a supporting role memorable (in Courage Under Fire and the Ocean's films) or embodying a title character (see Jason Bourne or Tom Ripley), Damon is worth watching virtually every time. Let's see how well you know the roles of Mr. Matt Damon.

Make an Argument

Are award shows important? Over time I’ve realized they should mean very little to regular viewers of nominated shows.

What Went Wrong

This will go into a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow… it looks gorgeous.

Weekend Forecast

It usually doesn't take long after Labor Day for studios to start rolling out some of the better films in their fall lineups.

How Well Do You Know: Beverly Hills Cop Scenes

Detective Axel Foley heads from Detroit to Beverly Hills to solve cases (he should have stopped after the first two). We'll describe a scene from one of the films, you just need to identify from which it came. You may know to check your tailpipe for a banana, but how well do you know Beverly Hills Cop Scenes?

Comics Weekly

DC shakes up the comic world. Are you checking out the chaos?

Mythology

I’ve talked quite a bit over the course of this column about a TV show’s legacy.

How Well Do You Know: Bring It On

Bring It On takes movie audiences on a roller coaster trip through the cutthroat world of high school cheerleading. Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union star as captains of rival spirit squads. You may be a cheer-tator, but how well do you know Bring It On?

TV Rewind: Twin Peaks

"Is this real, Ben? Or some strange and twisted dream?”

Viking Night

First, cast Milla Jovovich, playing that girl she usually plays.

Overpaid Jerks: 8/29/11-9/4/11

This week: College football returns, NFL contracts are signed, old pitchers make news and an All Pro is cut. Line up and wait for the snap, here comes our sports quiz for the 36th week of 2011.

TiVoPlex

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

Don't Overlook It

Is it just me, or has practically every buddy cop comedy made in the last decade been terrible? Don't Overlook It reviews The Guard.

How Well Do You Know: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The 1937 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remains a watershed moment in film and pop culture. The film marked the beginning of the Disney empire and remains a beloved classic. You know the penalty if you fail....how well do you know Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

Weekend Wrap-Up

As expected, the box office is even uglier over this long weekend compared to last weekend's shortened Hurricane Irene session.

How Well Do You Know: The Burbs

It has been said that good fences make good neighbors - especially when you're living in the 'burbs. Neighbors from hell have just moved in, and Ray and his friends are determined to prove that they're killers. Green sky at night... neighbors take flight. You may have know to keep lame-o's out of your yard, but how well do you know The Burbs?

Friday Box Office Analysis

Three new entries debuted in movie theaters this weekend, but the end result will be the same.

This Weekend, Watch This

New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?

This is So Last Week: 8/26/11-9/1/11

This week: VMA madness, child support insanity and TV stars attack! Plus: crime alternately does/does not pay. Prove your entertainment and celebrity knowledge with our pop culture quiz for the 35th week of 2011.

How Well Do You Know: Labor Day: Working in the Movies II

In 1894, Congress passed a law designating the first Monday in September each year as a holiday for businesses to promote sales and release lousy movies to theaters across the country. In honor of Labor Day, let's see how well you know Working in the Movies.

Chapter Two

This week’s column concerns a film that receives almost no mention outside of its recurring inclusion on those frequent lists of the worst sequels and/or worst films.

Things I Learned from Movie X

When she's all grown up and Zoe Saldanacized, she sets about systematically killing key members of their organisation in the hopes of provoking them into fighting her.

Weekend Forecast

Some might look towards Labor Day weekend for some help in the box office department. To those people I say only this: Ha!

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