You cannot outrun the grunting, galloping grindhouse siege that is Conan the Barbarian -- especially its marketing campaign, which barrels ahead today with a new UK trailer spotlighting a certain character who is most definitely not Conan. Behold: Grumpy Stephen Lang!
As hard as this may be to believe for some of you, it appears the critics love (or maybe the correct term is "hate less") Michael Bay more than Tom Hanks. At least when it comes to Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Larry Crowne. The Hanks-directed comedy has been raked through the coals in reviews, and currently sports an even lower Rotten Tomatoes rating than Dark of the Moon. Perhaps it needed more Autobots. Ahead, the 9 most scathing critical responses to Larry Crowne.
Although today's new releases Super 8 and Road to Nowhere couldn't be farther apart in terms of budget, genre, tone, influence and spirit, they do have one striking theme in common: At heart, they are both about the sacrifices, struggles and adventures encountered by artists who make movies. They are the latest in a long tradition of films about films -- and film love -- that Movieline's S.T VanAirsdale and Christopher Rosen surveyed for the occasion.
The Summer of Ugh rolls on at the movies, with the popular kid-lit entry Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer receiving the first of what Relativity Media no doubt hopes is a long, fruitful string of Moody screen adaptations. So far, not so good -- at least on the critical front, anyway, where detractors nationwide are actively urging parents to avoid exposing their kids to the film's hyperactive, kaleidoscopic rubbish. (It currently rocks a 17 percent fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes.) How bad is it? Let Movieline count the ways:
So you might have heard that our remaining days on Earth are numbered. Like, to one. At least that's how a group of fundamentalist Christian doomsday prophets are calling it, prompting followers and skeptics alike to come to grips with the enduring resonance of life after the apocalypse. But filmmakers have never needed an excuse to genuflect when it comes to the End of the World. With this in mind, consider these entertaining and/or potentially instructive movies for your post-apocalyptic viewing pleasure:
Things you should know about Grand Rapids, Mich.: the city was first settled by Europeans at the start of the 19th century as a spot for fur trading; if you're out past 1 a.m. on a September weeknight, it's advisable to wear a coat; and it's the place Jesse Eisenberg and Ruben Fleischer decided to film their Zombieland follow-up, 30 Minutes or Less.
Summer doesn't officially start for another six weeks, but it arrives at the multiplex this weekend with the release of Thor. While that obvious blockbuster has been on the receiving end of some strong reviews, the same cannot be said for Something Borrowed, the first rom-com of the season. Rocking a 12 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes (and dropping), seeing Borrowed will apparently make you blue. (Nyuck.) Ahead, the 9 most scathing reviews of Something Borrowed.
Stars; they're just like us! They even take to Twitter during a national moment of significance to comment on major breaking news. Like the death of Osama bin Laden, which began circulating on the social networking site before being officially announced by Barack Obama on Sunday night. What were your favorite stars saying about this momentous occasion? Click ahead for a smattering of celebrity insight.
Judging from the critical consensus about Arthur, you might want to tie one on in advance of seeing this apparently tepid remake. Currently rocking a 24 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the Russell Brand-led film has the worst reviews of the weekend -- and that's saying something, considering Your Highness is busy getting batted around as well! Click ahead for the nine most scathing reviews of Arthur.
Penelope Cruz, who will be starring in yet another Woody Allen film, thanked the director during her 2009 Oscar acceptance speech for creating a number of great roles for women. She could've thanked him for creating great roles for a certain type of star: the thinking, compulsively relatable thespian who can balance with sophisticated ease with exasperation. Here are nine who deserve a spot in Woody Allen's magnificent oeuvre.
Ever since Jon Cassar's Kennedys mini-series was dumped by the History Channel, audiences probably figured that the project -- starring Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy and Katie Holmes as Jacqueline -- was bad. Even so, viewers still wouldn't have predicted that the Camelot narrative (premiering this Sunday on Reelz) would be as bad as critics are making it out. Ahead, the nine most scathing responses to The Kennedys.
Orphans tend to get a bad rap in films. Some are emotionally disturbed, some suffer stereotypically evil step-parents and most are left to escape their miserable realities through fantasy. Enter Sucker Punch's Babydoll (Emily Browning), a Lolita-lookalike dealing with all three conditions in this weekend's action-fantasy film from Zack Snyder. To mentally prepare you for the plight of cinema's latest little orphan Annie, Movieline revisits nine of the most noteworthy (and inspiring) strays to ever hit the big screen.
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