Contributor: Paul Asay

Syfy, the oddly spelled cable outlet once known as the Sci-Fi Network, has never been known for its award-winning original programming. Known for such films as Aztec Rex (in which Aztecs and Conquistadors team up to fight a rampaging dinosaur), The Man …

Think earthlings have issues? Be glad you don’t live on Cybertron. It’s in the midst of a huge civil war, is completely lacking in good vacation spots, and is overrun with … transformers. (Or at least it used to be.)

It was easy to figure out this week’s big movie (ahem) buzz. Toy Story 3, the newest installment in Pixar’s timeless franchise, collected an estimated $109 million this weekend—enough cash to buy everyone in New York City a Barbie doll. It was Pixar’s …

Quick: When you hear the name Homer, do you think of the father of Western civilization’s literature, the Greek poet who crafted The Iliad and The Odyssey? Or do you think of a yellow-skinned cartoon character who has a thing for donuts? Mmmmmm, donuts …

Are you sure we’ve made it to the summer blockbuster season? You wouldn’t know it by the box-office takes as of late. Shrek Forever After took the title for the third straight week with $25.3 million—and that says more about its competition than its lo …

Katherine Heigl thinks she married the perfect man. Turns out, he used to be an assassin. What other deep, dark secrets is he hiding? That he has a Twitter account?

Sure, the franchise may be tired. Sure, the newest installment may have been a box-office disappointment. But, in a frame that saw the fewest number of movie tickets sold over a Memorial Day weekend since 1993 (according to hollywood.com), Shrek Foreve …

Yeah, the app store is overwhelming. Love that touch screen. It’s an all-in-one picture album, GPS, media archive, game platform and know-it-all gadget that’s assuaged the boredom of technophiles everywhere. I hear rumors you can even make calls on it. …

If I made more than $70 million over a weekend, I’d probably be pretty happy about it. When a big, green, 3-D ogre makes that much coin, he’s kinda bummed. Not that you’d know it immediately. The folks at DreamWorks are surely putting a brave face on S …

Carrie Underwood knows a little something about big, bad breakups. Now she’s setting her experience to music.

So long, Jack. See ya, Jack. Sayonara … um, Jack. On Sunday and Monday, broadcast television will bid adieu to three landmark television shows, all of which feature characters named Jack: NBC’s Law & Order (featuring DA Jack McCoy, played by Sam Wa …

A one-note SNL sketch spoofing a semi-successful ’80s TV show turns up in movie form, trying to prove that given enough swear words, any old pallid pedigree will do.

Alan Wake has been pulled into a dark world of his own imagining. But it’s gamers who may walk away with nightmares.

Did you really think that a handful of arrows would be enough to puncture the greatest suit of armor ever? Robin Hood opened this weekend boasting two Oscar-winning stars, a $225 million budget and an enviable Hollywood pedigree. But its $37.1 million …

Robin Hood sheds the tights, loses the feathered hat and instead picks up a Braveheart-style banner. The results? A little off target.