It was announced last evening — after the duo of Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr. turned down the opportunity, and Hugh Jackman declined to come back — that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will be hosting the Oscars early next year. Ummm. Awesome....

Holy freaking Christ. OK, a He-Man movie's been talked about for a while now. Warner Brothers had dumped the project, despite what was apparently a pretty damn good script by Justin Marks. Well, it's not dead yet -- Columbia Pictures is no...

Does anyone understand the sociological appeal of television catchphrases? What is it about them that we're so inordinately fond of? Seriously: Someone should write their graduate school thesis on the appeal of television catchphrases. I want to...

Honorable Mentions: Max Casella in "Doogie Howser, M.D." and Benjamin McKenzie in "The O.C." 11. Taylor Kitsch (28 Years Old), "Friday Night Lights" (2009) (Tim Riggin's Age: 18) Age Differential: 10 years 10. Cha...

So, MGM is remaking Valley Girl. That was inevitable, I suppose. And if you don't know anything about the original, it was about a suburban girl, who, like, totally hooked up with a punk (played by Nicolas Cage), and they, you know, totally, like...

Have you seen any of those recent lists counting down the best films of the past decade? Yeah, I know you're upset that Battlefield Earth didn't make the cut on any of them, but wait until you find out what's certain to be included in the top ten for...

I get the impression from some of the comments I read last night that a few people are unclear on how Pajiba After Dark works, so I'll explain; All the shows I list are new shows. I don't list re-runs (otherwise this would be FOREVER long, which I...

Ah, Facebook. Is there anything you can't provide us with? According to Vin Diesel's (real name: Mark Sinclair Vincent. Weird.) Facebook page, location scouting for the next chapter in the Chronicles of Riddick saga have begun in New Zealand, and...

I don't want you to read anything into this. It's natural. My age and gender are irrelevant. You don't need to buy into stereotypes -- you're above them. The fact of the matter is, baby Harrison is at the doctor's office getting some booster shots...

Thanks to BBC America, DVD box sets, and torrents, more and more of us Yanks have the opportunity to see what folks on the other side of the pond are watching. And there's some good stuff to be had. The short run afforded British series' allows for a...