The movieblog world went a little nuts yesterday with the release of the new poster for Explodables 2, er, Expendables 2. Now I understand why. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26493/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26494/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26495/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26496/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26497/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26498/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26499/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/19/26500/

Stallone and Che — coincidence? We think not. The stare off to the right of the camera, the mustache creeping down the sides of the mouth, the beret, the palpable sense of resolve in the face of overwhelming odds, the …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKwKhqin0Y I haven't seen Brave yet, so take this for what it is: the worryings of a Pixar fan who just isn't feeling the magic from this latest effort. I thought for a while it was the reliance on physical …

So, word is going 'round that even without werewolves, the budget for the Lone Ranger reboot is pushing $250 million, in part because director Gore Verbinski wanted to build his own trains for the thing. Time for a captioning...what is …

Opening Wide: Rock of Ages and That's My Boy. Um, what shall we say? Tom Cruise certainly is fit for a man of his years. Limited Release: Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, Lola Versus (review forthcoming). Arthouse fare: …

You all remember Patrick Bateman, right? American Psycho's connoisseur of pop? (For those of you who don't enjoy depictions of dismemberment by axe, you can stop the following at about 1:25.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBAEp3Znn4 Well, as fate would have it, the boys …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/13/26184/ Hey, kudos to Edward for the Anne Rice reference!

The Reader's senior movie critic is leaving. Also departing: associate critic John Rubio. They will be sorely missed. The Big Screen will carry on, and while we will not replace what has been lost, we hope to offer something with …

What, did you think we were finished? [Yes, more spoilers.] Okay, so let's suppose Peter Weyland wasn't delusional - that we really are the new gods, thanks to our ability to create super-lifelike androids like David: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOOJl5lWNfM (Or super-handsome androids …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUxdAWrsag8 Speaking of that fake TED talk that Prometheus used in its publicity campaign, and speaking of last week's Questions for Discussion, here's one last possibility for who's who in the reboot of the Prometheus myth, courtesy of Peter Weyland: …

Today's entry: older actors who could have played an older version of Guy Pearce's Peter Weyland character more convincingly - and more movingly - than Guy Pearce in old-man makeup: Max Von Sydow Seriously, Prometheus people. I get that it …

You know, for after you've seen it... It should go without saying that there will be spoilers here. In the original Prometheus story, Prometheus steals fire from heaven for the sake of man, and is punished by having his liver …

So this was interesting: "Legendary horror maven Clive Barker -- who's responsible for the 'Candyman' and 'Hellraiser' franchises -- gave his ex-boyfriend HIV ... and then kicked him out on the street ... this according to claims in a new …

Today, June 8, is World Oceans Day. To celebrate, Rubio's, a restaurant which owes a measure of its success to both oceans and beaches, is hosting a beach clean-up party tomorrow, June 9, at South Cardiff State Beach from 11:30 …

An afro wig. Chris Rock is just playing us now. Don't forget, I Wish and Where Do We Go Now? are finally opening today, even though they were reviewed last week... In other news: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Or, …

Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino - Trailer... by 6ne_Web No, it's not Jamie Foxx doing his best impression of Buster Brown [Ed. - dirtiest rap name ever?]: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25802/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25803/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25805/ Silly Django - time was made for slaves! No, as …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oMA2u_OPzY&feature=relmfu So I attended a screening of Rock of Ages last night, and because it's in the trailer above, I'm not breaking any embargoes when I tell you that in one scene, Catherine Zeta-Jones leads a bunch of angry anti-rock …

Charlize Theron's Queen Ravenna from Snow White & The Huntsman has a definite goal. But apparently, Charlize Theron's Meredith Vickers from Prometheus isn't really feeling supportive. All dialogue taken from the films' respective trailers. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25788/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25789/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25790/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25791/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/07/25793/ Also, …

What is the sound of a thousand fanboys sighing disappointedly? Prometheus, writes David Elliott. "The story is a lurching carnival of budget blasts. The 3-D does not much help stuff such as the storms of metallic dust. This movie could …

It's not that it's a retread of the Matt Damon Bourne movies. It's that it's a retread of...everything else. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VrcOv5jHwk http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/06/25705/ "There is nothing that you wouldn't do for this country." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/06/25706/ "What are you prepared to do?" (And while …