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Morgan Slams Charitable Madonna

IMDb News
April 30th, 2010 / IMDb News

Weekend Movie Roundup: No Sleeping in This Saturday

Mike Mariani
April 30th, 2010 / Premiere

This weekend unleashes the return of the clawed dream-violator, Freddy Krueger. Back after a 16-year hiatus (if you overlook Freddy vs. Jason), the Nightmare on Elm Street series gets a reboot tomorrow, with Jackie Earle Haley donning the red sweater and finger-knives. In this new version we get a backstory on accused child-molester Fred Krueger's gruesome death, then fast-forward to present day, where Freddy kills you in your sleep. Also out in wide release tomorrow is Furry Vengeance. In Vengeance Brendan Fraser plays a real estate developer who moves in on Oregon woodland with prospects of building a housing development, only to find its resident critters defending their turf in all sorts of silly ways. Brooke Shields plays his beleaugered wife.

Friday Harvest: Robin Hood clips, The Last Airbend trailer and more!

Rotten Tomatoes: News
April 30th, 2010 / Rotten Tomatoes

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!

A Nightmare on Tim’s Street: Day 8

Rotten Tomatoes: News
April 30th, 2010 / Rotten Tomatoes

I’m eight days into the project, but I think my mind is already so overwhelmed by the Freddy Krueger universe that I couldn’t muster much enthusiasm for Freddy vs. Jason. Maybe it’s because New Nightmare seemed to offer such a perfect conclusion to the saga. Perhaps my expectations were raised by people whose opinions I respect (including my colleague Alex Vo, who reviewed the movie in his Friday the 13th watching series). But it’s still a letdown, one that promises an epic, apocalyptic battle between two horror icons but gets bogged down in too many dull characters and head-slapping lapses…

Critics Consensus: Nightmare, Vengeance Both Get Panned

Rotten Tomatoes: News
April 30th, 2010 / Rotten Tomatoes

This week at the movies, we’ve got the return of Freddy Krueger A Nightmare on Elm Street, starring Jackie Earle Haley and Kyle Gallner) and some angry rodents (Furry Vengeance, starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields). What do the critics have to say? Freddy Krueger, one of horror cinema’s most iconic killers, is back to terrorize the teens of Springwood. Unfortunately, say critics, the new incarnation of A Nightmare on Elm Street is stale stuff, lacking the imagination and scares of its predecessors. Critics say Furry Vengeance is no Over the Hedge; instead, it’s a mirthless, aggressively dumb family comedy…