"At the Movies" to become 100% less crap

[Sanjuro]

*holds up AK-47* WOLVERINES!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...9S0wD99T33AG0"

Cue the closing credits for "At the Movies" co-hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz, who've endured a year of caustic reviews for their performance as film critics.

Replacing them next month on the long-running syndicated series will be film critics A.O. (Tony) Scott of The New York Times and Michael Phillips of The Chicago Tribune, ABC Media Productions announced Wednesday.

The abrupt change reflects a move back to the show's quarter-century-old roots after a year its detractors dismissed as lightweight and too fast-paced.

This is such great news; I'd actually grown attached to Roeper, so I'm sad not to see him, but Phillips and Scott were easily the best of the guest critics who helped Rich out. I can't wait.

But let us pause for a moment of reflection: Rest in peace, Ben Lyons Quote of the Week. You've made me laugh, you've made me cry, you've made me tear out my hair in rage. The world is a little bit less darkly bright without you.


*I apologize if this has been posted elsewhere, but I searched with several different entries