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Provided by: rottentomatoes.com12010-09-09 01:37:44entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: After watching the summer season limp to a close at the cineplex -- and sensing the excitement of the fall TV season -- the New York Times' A.O. Scott wonders: are films bad right now, or is TV just better?

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com22010-09-09 01:14:59entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: In a recent interview with Moviefone, John Cena spoke about his new movie, "Legendary," predicted that WWE stars will take Hollywood by surprise, and mused about which celebrities he'd like to face off against in the ring.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com32010-09-09 01:19:30entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: During her more than 50 years as a celebrity reporter and film critic, Bobby Wygant interviewed scores of film stars -- and now you can comb through the online video archives of her old chats with young Harrison Ford, Natalie Wood, and many more.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com42010-09-09 00:56:37entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Joel McHale has joined Jessica Alba in the cast of Robert Rodriguez's upcoming "Spy Kids" sequel/reboot-type thing.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com52010-09-09 00:51:09entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: According to Jeremy Renner, he and Noomi Rapace could be the stars of Tommy Wirkola's "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters."

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com61970-01-01 00:00:00entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Xbox 360 250GB Console, Kinect Sensor and Kinect Adventures for An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: The server did not return XML. The content type returned was text/html; charset=UTF-8 Entertainment news and headlines compiled by the editors of Rotten Tomatoes It's no secret that Hollywood loves sequels -- but studios are also pretty quick to abandon franchises when they start running out of steam at the box office, so if a series can make it past three installments, it's an achievement worth noticing. Of course, noticing and commending are two different things -- but while we tend to be cynical about sequels, particularly later ones, not all fourth film chapters are created equal. In honor of Resident Evil: Afterlife's impending bow, we decided to dedicate this week's column to some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) third sequels. Direct-to-video titles were, as always, off limits, and we mostly ignored the many sequel-friendly (and drearily similar) horror franchises -- but that still left plenty of films to choose from. From the maligned to the honored, from the wildly successful to the all-but-forgotten, it's time to Total Recall...tetralogically!

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com72010-09-08 13:23:53entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: It's no secret that Hollywood loves sequels -- but studios are also pretty quick to abandon franchises when they start running out of steam at the box office, so if a series can make it past three installments, it's an achievement worth noticing. Of course, noticing and commending are two different things -- but while we tend to be cynical about sequels, particularly later ones, not all fourth film chapters are created equal. In honor of Resident Evil: Afterlife's impending bow, we decided to dedicate this week's column to some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) third sequels. Direct-to-video titles were, as always, off limits, and we mostly ignored the many sequel-friendly (and drearily similar) horror franchises -- but that still left plenty of films to choose from. From the maligned to the honored, from the wildly successful to the all-but-forgotten, it's time to Total Recall...tetralogically!

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com82010-09-08 11:41:06entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go and Danny Boyle's 127 Hours will open and close the Brit festival.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com92010-09-08 00:50:36entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Michael Caine is negotiating for the right to be chased by giant bees in the "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D" sequel.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com102010-09-08 00:52:59entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Liam Neeson has joined the cast of "Battleship," where he'll play the Navy admiral whose daughter (Brooklyn Decker) is engaged to a young officer (Taylor Kitsch).

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com112010-09-08 00:57:45entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Clint Eastwood reflects on his long career -- including his close brushes with the Superman and James Bond franchises.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com122010-09-08 01:00:14entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: To celebrate the 25th birthday of the comedy legend known as "Better Off Dead," Moviefone assembled director Savage Steve Holland and (most of) the cast for an oral history.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com132010-09-08 00:35:20entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Miyazaki fans who can't afford a trip to Tokyo can console themselves with Collider's visit to the Studio Ghibli museum.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com142010-09-08 00:39:02entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: It doesn't have a director or a star, but there's a Ronald Reagan biopic in the works, with Jonas McCord ("Malice") attached to write the script.

Provided by: rottentomatoes.com152010-09-08 00:46:33entertainment / rottentomatoes.com /: Robert Schwentke has signed on to direct Ryan Reynolds in "R.I.P.D.," an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic about "a law enforcement division staffed by dead guys."