This Week, the Weekly Ketchup was split into two columns in order to best cover all of the news from San Diego Comic-Con. The first column covered the news that came out before SDCC started, and now here is the column covering the news that came out this weekend. As would be expected, most of the news is about comic book movies, including news for Marvel’s next three movies (Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger), a Superman rumor, the Judge Dredd reboot, movies based on Garth Ennis’ The Boys and Will Eisner’s A Contract with God and the revelation of…

After a few relatively dry weeks of home video releases, we finally get a handful of more notable and/or interesting titles, sure to please everyone from the comic fanboy to the kung fu connoisseur to the ’80s action nut. As is typical of brand new releases that surface during this time of year, some of the biggest new titles are films that weren’t reviewed so highly. But the reissues and smaller releases is where you’ll find the gems this week, including a box set of Stallone films, a documentary about a fine art collection, and a childhood favorite of kids…

There’s a certain kind of movie that appeals to our manliest of sensibilities; movies that ooze an alpha brand of machismo like so much hard-earned sweat. And when we go to these movies, we like to watch men of action. Men who won’t back down. Men with huge, rippling, inconceivable muscles, finely-honed fighting skills, and sharpshooting precision. Little kids admire them. Villains revile them. Women desire them. They are the roughest, toughest, sweatiest, and coolest guys to ever grace the silver screen.

With that in mind, we at RT have manned up and compiled a list of the movies’ most…

After doing a number of small roles on television shows, Ali Larter turned heads with her performance in Varsity Blues, where she played Darcy Sears, aka “the girl with the whipped cream bikini.” From there, Larter expanded her resume to include parts in films as diverse as Final Destination, Legally Blonde, and A Lot Like Love. She got perhaps her biggest break as one of the central characters on NBC’s Heroes, which then led to a role in 2007’s Resident Evil: Extinction. This September, Larter once again steps into the shoes of Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife, and we…

This weekend, Warner Bros. enjoyed a sensational second weekend for its sci-fi thriller Inception which capitalized on amazing buzz to remain the most popular film in North America. Angelina Jolie’s new action pic Salt had to settle for second place but the spy thriller still generated a healthy opening. Like last weekend, funny films had the best holds while everything else dropped harder.

The cabanas at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego make for a much-needed dose of tranquility, compared to the chaos across the street at the San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con. Recent Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges warmly welcomed us in to his temporary haven, and offered to share the fresh fruit and vegetables he was having for lunch. For this particular Five Favorite Films, we thought we’d try and change things up a bit; Mr. Bridges has an extensive filmography, so we thought we’d ask him to share five favorite films that he himself had appeared in. He was game…

Karl Urban isn’t a household name… yet. But the rising star has had his share of memorable roles in some pretty iconic movie franchises. Chances are you’ll recognize the native New Zealander as Eomer, the exiled leader of the Riders of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings trilogy; or as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the 2009 Star Trek prequel; or as Kirill, the Russian assassin on Jason Bourne’s tail in The Bourne Supremacy. This October, Urban stars alongside such premiere talent as Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich (among others) in the action film Red,…

This is the week of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), so you’re getting two helpings of the Weekly Ketchup. This first segment was written on Thursday morning (just as the Comic Con is starting its first full day), and the second helping will be posted after the weekend is over, to cover all of the additional news that comes out. Included in this batch is a new movie for director Sam Raimi, new roles for Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg, news about the 300 sequel and an adaptation of one of the 1990s’ most award-winning comic books. Note: not all news…

Happy Friday Harvest, a weekly round-up of the best pictures, posters, and videos that have become available for viewing/download on Rotten Tomatoes. Each section features the favorite or most interesting item we’ve added for the week, along with several other new highlights. Enjoy!

To celebrate the 2010 Comic-Con, we present to you Comics & Graphic Novels vs. the Critics, an exhaustive countdown that includes movies based on everything from superheroes to graphic novels, from manga to strips from the funny pages — in order of critical approval.

We can see those thought bubbles above your heads — you’re wondering how we compiled this thing. Here’s the breakdown: every movie here originates from a comic book source of some kind, not another medium (we know about the Alien vs. Predator graphic novels, but the movies aren’t based on the comics). Only movies with 20…