Entering theatres with a torrent of bad buzz, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has all the makings of a big-time flop - not necessarily a shock given the thin source material.

Throughout cinematic history, there has been a plethora of actors that, for some reason or another, never become a household name.

In this town (Los Angeles) and this industry (entertainment), there are a handful of strong, intelligent, funny women who - once they finally broke onto the radar - have worked consistently in equally strong, intelligent, funny roles.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Christopher Walken sang a song from ''Hairspray'' and spoofed a ''Saturday Night Live'' skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard is getting ready to honor Christopher Walken as its Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Walken has been invited to Harvard to participate in a roast of his career Friday night.

They've kept television viewers laughing for nearly 20 years, and now the most popular animated family on the small screen makes the leap into theaters as Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, ad Maggie embark on their first-ever feature-length adventure, The Simpsons Movie. Also on DVD: Halloween, Underdog, Stardust, Balls Of Fury, and The Last Legion.

Another Christmas is upon us, as well as one more year down the drain. On that cheerful note, here are some recently released and upcoming DVD releases to help you survive another holiday season.

From the creators of Night at The Museum and Reno 911 comes Balls of Fury, the outrageous new comedy starring Christopher Walken and George Lopez. The high stakes world of underground Ping-Pong is infiltrated in this hilarious spoof that combines comedy and action for one explosive ending.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The critically acclaimed Western ''3:10 to Yuma'' outgunned the fright fest ''Halloween'' to become the weekend's top box office draw.

Kate Winslet, Denzel Washington and director Martin Campbell will all be honored at BAFTA/LA's 16th Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on November 1.