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It’s looking mighty clear that Twilight Saga: New Moon will be the big dog this weekend, but don’t just take my word. Let Brett and Ellen give you a quick guide to what’s out today and after the jump, we’ll go line by line into your vampire alternatives.

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What’s shaking, you sinister cinephiles? Forgive the alliteration, but we just want to make sure you’re well advised of your screening options this weekend when it comes to the main releases and two limited.

You already know what DVDs are out, but let’s take a peek at the feature films in wide and limited release.

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Take a gander with Brett and Ellen at this weekend with the new DVDs out this week, as well as three of the major film releases we’ll be doing on next week’s Rotten Tomatoes Show.

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Sure, there were a bunch of DVDs released on Tuesday you could get. But shouldn’t you go see a movie and then send us a webcam review to get on next week’s The Rotten Tomatoes Show?

So what’re we doing?

• This Is It is the Kenny Ortega helmed documentary about the Michael Jackson tour that could’ve been.
• The House of the Devil is Ti West’s ode to satantic thrillers and mood for terror.
• Gentlemen Broncos is Jared Hess’ return to weird filmmaking and sci-fi novelists without a lot of love right now.

So check ‘em out, leave us a webcam and you could get $100 along with some TV goodness.

It’s Friday and you need ideas for what you want to see this weekend. Let Brett and Ellen give you the weekend peekend above, while we bring you what our friends at Rotten Tomatoes are saying:

Astro Boy has one of the highest Tomatometer ratings at 46 percent. Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist is at 49 percent and Jonathan Parker’s (Untitled) is at 45 percent.

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In the this episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, hosts Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox lead ensemble reviews of Julie & Julia, Paper Heart and G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra;  Brett examines the Top 5 Movie Metaphors because of the South African alien Apartheid in District 9 and we host the first ever Foodie Awards for food performance in film.

We reveal another Bag O’ Tricks with the Slo-Mo Walk, there’s a Haiku Review of Julie & Julia, a new Trailer Time, a glance at Gone With the Wind Through Modern Eyes and a Weekend Peekend at the new releases we’ll be reviewing on next week’s show.

And in other news:

• Steve Harvey is turning his relationship book into a movie. Sadly, a Tyler Perry that doesn’t make. [Variety]
• Legendary Pictures wants to reboot Godzilla for America. Again. Meanwhile, Toho has let him continue sleeping. [BD]
• Shockingly, the script for Machete “plays out exactly as a 90 min. film based on a 2-min trailer should.” [LatinoReview]
• Maggie Q joins Priest as “Attractive Woman Who Kicks Ass for the sake of the DVD Special Features.” [SHH]
• Lynn Shelton follows up Humpday with an MTV show about bands in Seattle. Ok. [PR Newswire]
• George A Romero’s Survival of the Dead can has trailer. [Current]

In the this episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, hosts Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox lead ensemble reviews of The Ugly Truth, G-Force, and Orphan, they hit Comic-Con and Brett finds out where The River Runs Through It in Vermont. Ellen looks at The Top 5 Worst Vampire Powers, we’ve got a new Trailer Time and there’s also a peek at this weekend’s new releases–Thirst, In The Loop and Funny People–which you can leave a webcam review for us to use on next week’s show!

In other Important News:

• Ridley Scott will direct the Alien prequel, despite saying he wouldn’t and Carl Rinsch would. [Current]
• Filmmaker Jafar Panahi was arrested with his family in Tehran at a peaceful protest yesterday; he has been released today according to reports. [Washington TV]

-John Lichman

Seriously. Now let Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox guide you into the weekend with this round-up of films we’ll also be doing on next week’s Rotten Tomatoes Show.

Don’t forget to send us your webcam reviews for Brüno, I Love You, Beth Cooper and Cherí by Sunday at midnight.

-John Lichman

In the this episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, hosts Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox lead ensemble reviews of Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Dance Flick; Ellen breaks down the Top 5 Bitches in the movies and Brett shares some unconventional travel tips.

There’s a Haiku Review, a return to Actor Tic Theatre with Ben Stiller, Paul Blart DVD Extras, Trailer Time and our Weekend Peekend involving Up, Drag Me To Hell and Falling Down on DVD!

The show’s taking next Thursday off, by the by! Brett and Ellen will be in New York for Internet Week! Yay! Internet!

In the this episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, hosts Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox lead ensemble reviews of Star Trek, Rudo y Cursi, and Next Day Air;  Brett reveals his Top 5 Spaceships and Ellen Learns How NOT to do a Drug Deal From Watching the Movies.

After that, Trailer Time with The Princess and the Frog;  a look at this weekend’s releases with The Weekend Peekend, a lesson from Wiley Wiggins in Actor Tic Theatre and Brett Thanks God for Blu-Ray…sort of.

Don’t forget to send us your webcam reviews for Angels and Demons, Management and The Brothers Bloom by Sunday night at midnight and you could get on next week’s show–and be $100 richer!